tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65641383640763747062024-03-18T23:42:00.420-05:00 The Morning LatteCheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.comBlogger812125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-34386154513178561702024-03-18T23:17:00.005-05:002024-03-18T23:33:55.797-05:00'24 Tuesday To-Do #14: Hopping Into Spring!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Somehow it's Tuesday again and so it's time to link up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-3-18-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings </a>by Songbird Designs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/03/18/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-66/" target="_blank">Tuesday To Do</a> by Quilt Schmilt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/be-still-sew-tell-march-18-2024.html" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a><span><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/sew-tell-march-11-2024.html"> </a>by Melva Loves Scraps</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl5FoLF8otFhEYet4k3p6X-heRogq4389VmFqT5BxuukivhmLLBppSk9BP-lnBoMv8VKkuVywPrnR3ZP9-KIRQFd_SW5TqLNDN-dpLI-rKygpnSwBOWodJnruXG-BJPtui5DhUBk7MnPf2B34iufTK0OWwRk6cv0DBv-v3064oukLJdDCnqkIGlw9Uo0/s2532/IMG_5332%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="2532" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl5FoLF8otFhEYet4k3p6X-heRogq4389VmFqT5BxuukivhmLLBppSk9BP-lnBoMv8VKkuVywPrnR3ZP9-KIRQFd_SW5TqLNDN-dpLI-rKygpnSwBOWodJnruXG-BJPtui5DhUBk7MnPf2B34iufTK0OWwRk6cv0DBv-v3064oukLJdDCnqkIGlw9Uo0/w473-h230/IMG_5332%202.HEIC" width="473" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">We're working away at phase 2 of our garden re-do</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">so I have to keep today's post short and sweet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 13 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>1) Finish Blog Hop Post</b></span></div><div>Done.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlL3Spzu2ShuvDulkhYELUpQWFHSuqKgenZN0lnhGrRoOQNKn7y4XY03mLtSUjyd0MpBB37mSkIBkt3NYpV62ogbt9Q8JoPbUrWoDGZXxz1lsVhvv2ANjW1QPfxg4_aT2znmXhBMiC0crTza_UvuvjTo2SVVGe10-_bSWq6tHQ8mwASda41psbsM1wfY/s4032/IMG_5171.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlL3Spzu2ShuvDulkhYELUpQWFHSuqKgenZN0lnhGrRoOQNKn7y4XY03mLtSUjyd0MpBB37mSkIBkt3NYpV62ogbt9Q8JoPbUrWoDGZXxz1lsVhvv2ANjW1QPfxg4_aT2znmXhBMiC0crTza_UvuvjTo2SVVGe10-_bSWq6tHQ8mwASda41psbsM1wfY/w403-h302/IMG_5171.heic" width="403" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you haven't been following along with everyone on the</div><div><a href="http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/03/fast-more-fun-blog-hop-day-2-gypsy-rose.html">Fast and MORE Fun Blog Hop by Villa Rosa Designs</a>,</div><div>you'll likely want to check it out! There are so many</div><div>variations of their new pattern pack to see <i>plus</i></div><div> tons of yummy quilty prizes to be won!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oLf04WY3kr-5mbY2Fq0ohuK3J8LSh7joeCUiRx11H7dDDN_38qCzdy-8Yv08f051KJOhgesLltb4Nhgz_bhHqPFtHpIudo3JYP8YZXMXZX3nUYGQLtngQR2i-KG5ViZKHtKgLNJ5VgRZX5DPIlLnni23naw2UGiMAcJPCsuh880tbigX-5vutPB8nJo/s4032/IMG_5022.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oLf04WY3kr-5mbY2Fq0ohuK3J8LSh7joeCUiRx11H7dDDN_38qCzdy-8Yv08f051KJOhgesLltb4Nhgz_bhHqPFtHpIudo3JYP8YZXMXZX3nUYGQLtngQR2i-KG5ViZKHtKgLNJ5VgRZX5DPIlLnni23naw2UGiMAcJPCsuh880tbigX-5vutPB8nJo/w312-h416/IMG_5022.HEIC" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>Did you catch my <a href="http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/03/fast-more-fun-blog-hop-day-2-gypsy-rose.html" target="_blank">quilt reveal</a>? I took the VRD pattern</div><div>Gypsy and went to town with some stash-busting. </div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi3g2WVdQ1lptZ_ELEWaJrCzoTPRu-FClqi0wmKjdwLQTa31HKyrTmcTbwnatp44j2a7pkWwcOIydV6iQ7HUrMgpGodGfSN-0ldZxRxvtEoSTOYFMUaCFS1wl24EXy-LyOEG9Nlao2c-_8VQxIWzlcBJ1QSRArvPgypx43qZ70fLkepVlEsobLXm9wc4/s3272/IMG_5319.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="2920" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi3g2WVdQ1lptZ_ELEWaJrCzoTPRu-FClqi0wmKjdwLQTa31HKyrTmcTbwnatp44j2a7pkWwcOIydV6iQ7HUrMgpGodGfSN-0ldZxRxvtEoSTOYFMUaCFS1wl24EXy-LyOEG9Nlao2c-_8VQxIWzlcBJ1QSRArvPgypx43qZ70fLkepVlEsobLXm9wc4/w323-h361/IMG_5319.heic" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I got creative with some borders to make the quilt bigger</div><div>and the result is my version, <a href="http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/03/fast-more-fun-blog-hop-day-2-gypsy-rose.html" target="_blank">Orchard Daze</a>. Please check</div><div>out the post <a href="http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/03/fast-more-fun-blog-hop-day-2-gypsy-rose.html" target="_blank">here</a> for more on that project and then check</div><div>out all of the other bloggers' quilts as well! It has really</div><div>been a lot of fun and you still have a few days left to</div><div>sign up to win some of those prizes!</div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Work on next quilt: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisintGoqIKllIO9vqVF2lmVn5fYOLMijVh9IsxeM6cH_RXj_JONbwmXQglk3gOp1IdcruXjDJwOXt2jCcLKWYyd_XWiOwFjY4sx8w2XE6J5zb4-Ak0DJgJN2-H2wWRHjncJ2i9c_pd4mtYnJwLbi4bZV8vV1vAxIacroPOB2QJGVKKk6hprXSIv9SXqvE/s2954/IMG_5299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="2954" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisintGoqIKllIO9vqVF2lmVn5fYOLMijVh9IsxeM6cH_RXj_JONbwmXQglk3gOp1IdcruXjDJwOXt2jCcLKWYyd_XWiOwFjY4sx8w2XE6J5zb4-Ak0DJgJN2-H2wWRHjncJ2i9c_pd4mtYnJwLbi4bZV8vV1vAxIacroPOB2QJGVKKk6hprXSIv9SXqvE/w407-h205/IMG_5299.JPG" width="407" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm still in stash-busting mode and working through my</div><div>Bonnie & Camille fabrics (with some supplementing).</div><div>It's kind of rare that I want to work with spring colors</div><div>so I generally try to go all-in when it hits.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ3ea6LDSq8gCtPsSFvxgXnCJDBVuyGmpu0Qrii7fNZMdQkxwMbe9hd4dxzedtFkqN4O32J3HYUYxx3hAheNJ6AcV8zfmS0XJx7Rs1tfVKiUO5wa3bDjkzeM9nptgip_-Y78xuNhmi2ODZYVG9ggrSPHaWrAT5LNm1AcUGchqO7mypmoLZlLx_XPa_jk/s3424/IMG_5333.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3424" data-original-width="2568" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ3ea6LDSq8gCtPsSFvxgXnCJDBVuyGmpu0Qrii7fNZMdQkxwMbe9hd4dxzedtFkqN4O32J3HYUYxx3hAheNJ6AcV8zfmS0XJx7Rs1tfVKiUO5wa3bDjkzeM9nptgip_-Y78xuNhmi2ODZYVG9ggrSPHaWrAT5LNm1AcUGchqO7mypmoLZlLx_XPa_jk/w286-h381/IMG_5333.HEIC" width="286" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>"One-Roll Wonder" (<u>The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts)</u> has</div><div>become my next <strike>victim</strike> easy-peasy scrap-busting project.</div><div>Even the sashing allowed me to use up many small remnants.</div><div><i>Oh the joy!</i></div><div><div>I wish I had taken a pic of my fabric cabinet at the beginning</div><div>of the year because after this third scrappy quilt--in as many</div><div>months--there has been a very obvious decrease on the top shelf.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRTHy2lHf_rljH6fBEgQbaePFUAi6LdIii941iMrj7zCcPZQ_9s8UTdsMQGSFszIyvVAvKJrFg_2sFGGu2KvqNHjEGRvP6-8hoAmxy-XNmi0nh41KgEMzSd-qtNIm7eQNzgu9_VPC6Ssvu4bZmtcJg5BJCq3L_eJfOiFvcxty88gVseqov8Jdomqhguc/s3645/IMG_5335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="2756" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRTHy2lHf_rljH6fBEgQbaePFUAi6LdIii941iMrj7zCcPZQ_9s8UTdsMQGSFszIyvVAvKJrFg_2sFGGu2KvqNHjEGRvP6-8hoAmxy-XNmi0nh41KgEMzSd-qtNIm7eQNzgu9_VPC6Ssvu4bZmtcJg5BJCq3L_eJfOiFvcxty88gVseqov8Jdomqhguc/w319-h422/IMG_5335.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my progress on what I'll likely call Picnic. I need</div><div>to finalize the block arrangement and then sew it up.</div><div>What do you think Chloe? Border? No border?</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) Work on charity quilt if time allows.</span></div><div>No progress here.</div><div><br /></div><div>4) 10k + steps per day</div><div>I fit five rounds of golf in last week (!) and I got my average</div><div> up to over 14k/day. Am I sore? Am I tired? You betcha.</div><div>But it's so worth it. Hopefully my body adjusts pretty soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>On to next week:</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 14 Priority * * *</span></b></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">1) Finish One Roll Wonder top</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Maybe I'll even get it quilted?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Continue Phase 2 of the Garden Re-Do</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Phase 1 was the fence; phases 2 & 3 are the new raised</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">beds--</span>half of the garden this year and the rest next year.</div><div>(Or just maybe next fall?)</div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnP9dC0prKgKxD5x1m1CyMbAjdhvtLRActtDlGz7AAUfrvGukPnhBvh5MSE7k6u46Ec4AtpaDKFNDRpWRuUpA7BlCatZ6ARnpYQiIqyPDnim87_nHxIgAiAf9E9XeCS8NjC9La9raj7t6jjTqkcmnj_HmSSP6da6sCxg0L5fYn3S0dqNUF_uwgXWYvL4/s3973/IMG_4287.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3973" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnP9dC0prKgKxD5x1m1CyMbAjdhvtLRActtDlGz7AAUfrvGukPnhBvh5MSE7k6u46Ec4AtpaDKFNDRpWRuUpA7BlCatZ6ARnpYQiIqyPDnim87_nHxIgAiAf9E9XeCS8NjC9La9raj7t6jjTqkcmnj_HmSSP6da6sCxg0L5fYn3S0dqNUF_uwgXWYvL4/w415-h271/IMG_4287.heic" width="415" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div>Hubs is almost done placing the beds; next will be the watering</div><div>system and then getting the rock down on the pathways.</div><div>We have to top off the rock in our circle drive every few years</div><div>so I ordered the delivery of 2 loads (about 14 ton) this week</div><div>so that hubs can use some in the garden as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Then I get to fill the beds with all kinds</span> of organic matter and soil.</div><div>We've amassed a mountain of boxes over the last 8 or 9 months</div><div>(ie, Amazon!) and I was lucky enough to score 2 loads of mulch</div><div>last fall when the power company was trimming trees in our area</div><div>(the guys have come to know me and now ask! LOL!). Plus, we</div><div>have our compost pile, leaves, shrub trimmings, etc. It's going to</div><div>a lot of work and my back will <i><b>scream</b></i> but I find that sort of thing</div><div>so blasted fun and satisfying to do that I just can't wait! I'm also</div><div>moving about a bajillion strawberry plants (not near as fun!) to</div><div>some low gardens along the fence.</div><div>Oh, I cannot wait to share some progress pics next week!</div><div><br /></div><div>Okay, I said this would be quick but you get me going there on</div><div>composting and I get all excited. Truly, it's not that far from</div><div>quilting! You take scraps and make great things from them!</div><div>HA HA!</div><div><br />I look forward to a more quilty post next week. Until then,</div><div><br />Happy quilting, gardening and golfing!</div></span></div></span></span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-90402844175432078652024-03-15T02:00:00.013-05:002024-03-18T23:41:04.005-05:00Fast & MORE Fun Blog Hop Day 2: Gypsy Rose / Orchard Daze<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoipb1rmb4lqzp4td332Fq_h4mOyEa8MMaQgReAZjTJ1IeXDUFmmCcKxNReAh5vTwEFPFpwfcqFMRtdzEj9Riqa-lVZSC0Xgpmopuhzvs-FfvZyBFPJr5QM3jrntEGuOXa__o95-Xm1hYIImVmGtoO5QgctGfxAw-gA5zqulFFosoL1of8_AC2iVbG4_A/s3454/IMG_5209.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="3454" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoipb1rmb4lqzp4td332Fq_h4mOyEa8MMaQgReAZjTJ1IeXDUFmmCcKxNReAh5vTwEFPFpwfcqFMRtdzEj9Riqa-lVZSC0Xgpmopuhzvs-FfvZyBFPJr5QM3jrntEGuOXa__o95-Xm1hYIImVmGtoO5QgctGfxAw-gA5zqulFFosoL1of8_AC2iVbG4_A/w361-h230/IMG_5209.heic" width="361" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br />Hello and welcome to the Morning Latte where we</span></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">drink lots of coffee, talk about our quilt projects</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>and </span>make lists to make sure everything gets done!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Today is a really big day around here (psst--prizes!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>so you've picked </span>an awesome time to stop by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXc6EXL50BMsh8snWh8BYL24j0bsjZbLSROr0i3E1PnIhXMYJA5xi-VnOpDWnWkGxuqyFf7OBoIIBpNjdNzLV94fZBdXB6rchALq49G1bUD4bMXPZdLE0PJZbSq0wkJgAjt1v-De1v2yikCdbAc7dQnGXuNyuGYrK6Vl0iQaX-bNReoyu55jiQZeZu8kI/s1800/Blog%20Poster%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1800" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXc6EXL50BMsh8snWh8BYL24j0bsjZbLSROr0i3E1PnIhXMYJA5xi-VnOpDWnWkGxuqyFf7OBoIIBpNjdNzLV94fZBdXB6rchALq49G1bUD4bMXPZdLE0PJZbSq0wkJgAjt1v-De1v2yikCdbAc7dQnGXuNyuGYrK6Vl0iQaX-bNReoyu55jiQZeZu8kI/s320/Blog%20Poster%202024.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It's DAY TWO of the Fast & <i>More</i> Fun Villa Rosa Blog hop!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">If you are unfamiliar with Villa Rosa Designs or if you want</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>more information</span><span> on the hop, please check out </span>the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://villarosaquilts.com/2024/03/14/its-finally-here-kickoff-day-for-the-2024-villa-rosa-designs-fast-more-fun-blog-hop/" target="_blank">blog hop </a><a href="https://villarosaquilts.com/2024/03/14/its-finally-here-kickoff-day-for-the-2024-villa-rosa-designs-fast-more-fun-blog-hop/" target="_blank">home page</a> where Tricia has the great info.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">With 28 quilters who are all excited to share their creations</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>from this </span><span>new collection of </span>five Villa Rosa Designs patterns,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">you won't want to miss a single post so keep on reading!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-8G9OhU5jjw4-PQusllR98sjL-2vCNoq-T5uWCNGBkJpsWwwA9xQCNanGlO9WbC5zxAj7NZ1Qc5FvkmyJyKPMCIIw2jcdwZH0XOe4f3wkPI-iRn3bPtGeWq_19a49HTWZTGFmLef_xAuOY0qsQnE7T-mdJ7Yraxvhvuz1c2DP7e3t3E0q5OTMDMsiVA/s740/2024fast_morefunbloghop.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="740" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-8G9OhU5jjw4-PQusllR98sjL-2vCNoq-T5uWCNGBkJpsWwwA9xQCNanGlO9WbC5zxAj7NZ1Qc5FvkmyJyKPMCIIw2jcdwZH0XOe4f3wkPI-iRn3bPtGeWq_19a49HTWZTGFmLef_xAuOY0qsQnE7T-mdJ7Yraxvhvuz1c2DP7e3t3E0q5OTMDMsiVA/w366-h360/2024fast_morefunbloghop.webp" width="366" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">You can purchase a set of these 5 patterns <a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/products/blog-hop-2024-set-of-5-cards?_pos=2&_sid=04483ddad&_ss=r" target="_blank">HERE</a> OR you can</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">visit the Villa Rosa Designs website <a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/collections/all-cards" target="_blank">HERE</a> where you can</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>also see over 600 </span>more great Villa Rosa card patterns.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Simple, affordable and so, so cute on those little postcards!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Or hey, you might just win a set! </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">There are lot of prizes up for grabs, including quilt pattern sets,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">books, precuts from fat quarters to 5″ squares, and more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And finally, there are FOUR very awesome <i>Grand Prizes!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">This is important stuff for you so let's go over the prize specifics now:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>VILLA ROSA DESIGNS PRIZES</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Villa Rosa Designs is giving away a 2024 Blog Hop</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Rose Card pattern collection on <i>each</i> participating blog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">INDIVIDUAL PRIZES</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Individual Prizes (<i>each blogger will select 3 winners on their blog</i>)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> which may be books, patterns, fat quarter bundles, 5″ squares,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> 2 1/2″ strips, 10″ squares, or notions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><u> FOUR GRAND PRIZES</u></b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> * Kaffe Fasset Precut Collection *</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* $100 digital Gift Certificate to Hancock’s of Paducah *</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* A BIG BOX of mystery quilty goodies *</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* An Electric Quilt 8 download *</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>(The winner for this last one will be selected on the EQ blog</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>so you will need to register there for this prize)</i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>THE SPONSORS</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Please see the list of great sponsors below. Their generosity</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">has helped make this blog hop possible! Thank you!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>HOW TO ENTER FOR PRIZES</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Hop from blog to blog using the schedule and links found on all</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">participating blogs (mine is below) from today, March 14th</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> through March 21st and register for prizes at each blog you visit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The more participating blogs you visit and register with,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">the more chances you have to win prizes! How easy is that?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Winners will be selected randomly. Each blogger will select 3 names</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> to go into the Grand Prize drawings and then 3 winners will be</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">selected randomly to win from the bloggers’ entries. Each blogger</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">will also randomly select 3 winners for the Sponsored Individual</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Prizes</span> and 1 winner for a set of the Blog Hop patterns.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>Prize registration closes Sunday, March 23 2024.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Winners will be announced just as soon as all winners have been</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">notified. Prizes will be shipped as soon as possible. Please be</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">patient if you are a prize winner, this process can take a little time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Stay tuned to see how to register to win <i>here</i> at the </span>Morning Latte</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but first, seeing as how we've already spent so much time together,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I should really introduce myself, especially if you are new around here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cKxv3fYsi7JdxjngffPEaL9YpMo-77Qpc5v8miGyxlTtpKhO70kSAqM_Wytd1BVhNDCAb35DuMa13c0MCIBmedPax6ZRmJJdMB1xqwvetFrkTmLJ_wAtdSm-5HDqN0hJrmDTd7YnvszBdPshhy81MFXFWcRzZLfs_hhyphenhyphenVqZgdhhn9EU3lp4LrNuy8lA/s1749/blog%20hop%20participant%20badge%202024.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="1749" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cKxv3fYsi7JdxjngffPEaL9YpMo-77Qpc5v8miGyxlTtpKhO70kSAqM_Wytd1BVhNDCAb35DuMa13c0MCIBmedPax6ZRmJJdMB1xqwvetFrkTmLJ_wAtdSm-5HDqN0hJrmDTd7YnvszBdPshhy81MFXFWcRzZLfs_hhyphenhyphenVqZgdhhn9EU3lp4LrNuy8lA/w228-h227/blog%20hop%20participant%20badge%202024.tif" width="228" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I am Cheree, the head coffee-lover-quilter in charge around here.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I <i>could</i> start off by telling you a bit about myself--you know, 31+</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>years with the hubs =</span><span> </span><span>4 adult children and</span><span> 3 grandchildren, and</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">some other things like the huge garden, chickens and a rooster with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">no concept of telling time. My life's summary would also include a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">love of knitting, reading, (esp classic lit & non-fiction history) and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">cooking with all of that real food from the garden, <i>and</i> of course</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> there would <span>be an extensive </span><span>section on golf.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>But it's okay, I feel ya--I <i>know</i> you want me to get right</span><span> to </span><span>what we're</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span> all here for, yeah? Ah, I thought so. </span>Let's get down to the quilty talk!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I have been a quilter for over 25 years. Over the last 6+ years, my</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">"full-time hobby" expanded into a longarm business that includes</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">quilt sales on Etsy (with the proceeds going to charity--<i>very fulfilling</i>!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHWXF-KjnqJS3qDCnf2zJr8pKvMx-58L2GKPk7Kh_cPTAPvdchjr6o3JrgM6gyuzf2LohvIvRxUZAaAco3yFhp8SjEskrQchyphenhyphenyaEjC5BT182-0dX6jq-X0TWs19dntzTQTVeT1oIGPdCuw_QDkHkUtFXiahbnCS1bdEOTkRFE8z2-1M3o4B6Iqp7my1I/s3033/IMG_7808.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2579" data-original-width="3033" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHWXF-KjnqJS3qDCnf2zJr8pKvMx-58L2GKPk7Kh_cPTAPvdchjr6o3JrgM6gyuzf2LohvIvRxUZAaAco3yFhp8SjEskrQchyphenhyphenyaEjC5BT182-0dX6jq-X0TWs19dntzTQTVeT1oIGPdCuw_QDkHkUtFXiahbnCS1bdEOTkRFE8z2-1M3o4B6Iqp7my1I/w294-h250/IMG_7808.HEIC" width="294" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I currently sew on a 2023 Pfaff 720 Quilt Expression.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZIfCV4TmA9edy-5hohP4_qg1OHT_AmGdvgq_dcFjS6FN7wiVHEUDWd-ZEGPu4Bq6BD_WMg5qDBj0mqdpt9dYDrZZuv-rXonV711WuyMazFM_EOyB1pWJyqV8xbytirTotQY2SxnfcIOWB0gYUyI7GFvCxd25UUoXhPDZVJQPehWkuMdLWD1app6U-D8/s3559/IMG_0089.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="3559" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZIfCV4TmA9edy-5hohP4_qg1OHT_AmGdvgq_dcFjS6FN7wiVHEUDWd-ZEGPu4Bq6BD_WMg5qDBj0mqdpt9dYDrZZuv-rXonV711WuyMazFM_EOyB1pWJyqV8xbytirTotQY2SxnfcIOWB0gYUyI7GFvCxd25UUoXhPDZVJQPehWkuMdLWD1app6U-D8/w284-h212/IMG_0089.heic" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I quilt on an APQS 2019 Lucey, </span><span>complete with Quilt Path (v 5).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Both are in my studio which is in our home. YAY me, right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>I get to stay home!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>* Side Note *</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZpY-4nW1RW9O9f90nbE-V7KZee5J0DpDaa-fEowaEmlzgjStlAH5Z3ca1qjur5M_d63757FTXlzBemhPYMuOlhkCTES52XYjsTGd_NujqCRU5KDimLc0fvSKDixy96G6Yy3e13ghm6Ch9kha8AcCPZ7vGFTBj9SutiV1z3Am7IhlwByom7nQMu5dL00/s2556/IMG_5280.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="2556" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZpY-4nW1RW9O9f90nbE-V7KZee5J0DpDaa-fEowaEmlzgjStlAH5Z3ca1qjur5M_d63757FTXlzBemhPYMuOlhkCTES52XYjsTGd_NujqCRU5KDimLc0fvSKDixy96G6Yy3e13ghm6Ch9kha8AcCPZ7vGFTBj9SutiV1z3Am7IhlwByom7nQMu5dL00/w358-h166/IMG_5280.PNG" width="358" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i><span>I recently did </span>a room tour with Angela Huffman so if you'd</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>like to see a little of my studio, you can check it out on the</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJLdZrQArM&t=1993s&ab_channel=QuiltedJoy">March 2024 </a></span><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJLdZrQArM&t=1993s&ab_channel=QuiltedJoy">Quilted Joy Clubhouse episode here</a> or</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i><span>on </span><span>their Facebook page if you belong to that group.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima;">(The tour begins around 22 mins into the video.)</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So now it's time to share my Villa Rosa Designs quilt!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It is with those trusty machines (they become our friends, right?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>that I quickly </span>worked up my version of the <a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/products/gypsy?_pos=1&_sid=aa2ea2993&_ss=r" target="_blank">VRD pattern "Gypsy"</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosmK4kCZJl3XPxONKOLVe1j58sGfZ0j2Gh0Iv5uAhMeKD0dpTNn3wPQ5_5HDhUuPHTBeZu5tES4-uvgoO-kl9PaUtaVxA0kyn2uI-3OpsacXzPtl8GuJAkw6AFPaSd2lAP2YaMdOFPmoIi0PK2ZisiKszvseLcHknQZScaUQy1N9OZhiXw_zoTke4LrU/s1838/Gypsy_Front.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1238" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosmK4kCZJl3XPxONKOLVe1j58sGfZ0j2Gh0Iv5uAhMeKD0dpTNn3wPQ5_5HDhUuPHTBeZu5tES4-uvgoO-kl9PaUtaVxA0kyn2uI-3OpsacXzPtl8GuJAkw6AFPaSd2lAP2YaMdOFPmoIi0PK2ZisiKszvseLcHknQZScaUQy1N9OZhiXw_zoTke4LrU/w248-h367/Gypsy_Front.webp" width="248" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">What a fun and quick pattern--and just perfect for those</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>large-print </span>fabrics that you don't want to cut up too much!<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/03/24-tuesday-to-do-week-13-surprise.html">previous quilt</a> had well over 3,000 pieces so I was very</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>due up for </span>something fast and fun! What great timing for</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">a Villa Rosa Designs pattern, right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrKi4WSgFRzhauh02qdoJJK0lKSQ5m5Dx3LKJE52ANIcP5U19ryK2Qevi_c9NZpaxb_HbN7ltXfJZ6Xy-qrYfWs57WfK8fnrrGDF2d16G-yRwsw9fYDjfZfwb4oHdvX3YRj9MgH_yaRBnV6RFVy3GjFJ6qJV8ZMZJ4YB_vYxvDIaOcUNhnVv29t55p_g/s3022/IMG_5205%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="3022" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrKi4WSgFRzhauh02qdoJJK0lKSQ5m5Dx3LKJE52ANIcP5U19ryK2Qevi_c9NZpaxb_HbN7ltXfJZ6Xy-qrYfWs57WfK8fnrrGDF2d16G-yRwsw9fYDjfZfwb4oHdvX3YRj9MgH_yaRBnV6RFVy3GjFJ6qJV8ZMZJ4YB_vYxvDIaOcUNhnVv29t55p_g/w368-h327/IMG_5205%202.heic" width="368" /></a></div><br />To make this quilt, I decided to go all Bonnie and Camille</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">with my fabrics. Well, most of them anyway--there may be</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">a few others mixed in there. But, see? I'm telling you, this is</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">an easy one to just toss in anything that coordinates!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdfd4tB4-5ACEN_3qosvTD2Osuev8GjvYAsqPC1HZ_-C36EVn-lh1gYaPekhTbm5NePFBHUEpPAPctXQqBLqVT5RT-99dv0nGkXCRnUA8ej7l6Zg40KOhgk8tR-yAJCUdk_alC9mFK6d54wPKsBNNu1I2su6S4jmk8hNoBCY1hDNDYqDm-q9gkwe4k80/s4032/IMG_5022.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdfd4tB4-5ACEN_3qosvTD2Osuev8GjvYAsqPC1HZ_-C36EVn-lh1gYaPekhTbm5NePFBHUEpPAPctXQqBLqVT5RT-99dv0nGkXCRnUA8ej7l6Zg40KOhgk8tR-yAJCUdk_alC9mFK6d54wPKsBNNu1I2su6S4jmk8hNoBCY1hDNDYqDm-q9gkwe4k80/w298-h397/IMG_5022.HEIC" width="298" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Now, you could just stop here for a nice baby quilt (36x45).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Aw, look at that ray of sunshine showing its approval!)</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But believe it or not, I don't currently know anyone with a baby</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span> on the </span><span>way </span>so I decided to add some size to this one. If you've</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">followed along with me for any length of time, you'll know that</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I add borders to just about everything. I'm also currently trying</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to move out these Bonnie & Camille fabrics so why not get more</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">of them into this quilt? So Ms. Ray and I started playing around...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxiXQKzd56yBmxXddc7oOuBGqejsDlC2tCVqExTFtn3wcJbBoJh37jYEPnb3M8JaHbM5d1wjEqJ87Ha3xZofHKWmx798eI-fxW1E2l1Q-nbY8tRAlJgzUfbzE5rx6jInYy9Uq26M3ydGoTqjTevYPoAs0hyIjE7i1hxDwZVngeifaOgQw9fpsBSb5fVE/s4032/IMG_5033.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxiXQKzd56yBmxXddc7oOuBGqejsDlC2tCVqExTFtn3wcJbBoJh37jYEPnb3M8JaHbM5d1wjEqJ87Ha3xZofHKWmx798eI-fxW1E2l1Q-nbY8tRAlJgzUfbzE5rx6jInYy9Uq26M3ydGoTqjTevYPoAs0hyIjE7i1hxDwZVngeifaOgQw9fpsBSb5fVE/w321-h428/IMG_5033.HEIC" width="321" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>and a few geese and churn dashes later...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JDDXhEoxIrow-BVXpdur33EJ5bTUft6um_szMzjoDJ6-pxMroknmZQqduPuaNj81ejgTZK2vm-Q-4vFAcF86Hefo-d7_9MlT6M0UtUA9plSebzQfl_-TRhdCmsoQXOmumeutBixE1KnR49NW6cm1u5S6YwE56XSqecFXqQY3vnP_wHa2HgiB6AVTk6g/s3272/IMG_5319.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="2920" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JDDXhEoxIrow-BVXpdur33EJ5bTUft6um_szMzjoDJ6-pxMroknmZQqduPuaNj81ejgTZK2vm-Q-4vFAcF86Hefo-d7_9MlT6M0UtUA9plSebzQfl_-TRhdCmsoQXOmumeutBixE1KnR49NW6cm1u5S6YwE56XSqecFXqQY3vnP_wHa2HgiB6AVTk6g/w406-h454/IMG_5319.heic" width="406" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(59x68)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Voila! It's <i>that</i> simple!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Simpler than trying to get that white to show up well in a pic!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I am calling my Gypsy quilt "Orchard Daze" because it reminds me of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">our orchard when I was young. We had all kinds of fruit trees</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">including two cherry trees. (I used the red cherry fabric on the back)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> We now have peaches, pears, apples and apricots but alas, no cherries.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But I digress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfBBIiORaCdARTo2CB_xgUx0fjDSgkUTXJy8Ok8upfly9ozV_tVvnun2o4fLK4KbUA5G1T5db0XDmIt-Hu7tmc8AowAbTviEy9jJ80yx7Hh-JoAiljBk6TKxsYfDK-hwZey9o9Q0GKBCeCufYHCtqNgxbbO7JLZFOLavdkxPt3eShHm_3x4DoWfh7ihw/s3787/IMG_5185.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3787" data-original-width="2840" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfBBIiORaCdARTo2CB_xgUx0fjDSgkUTXJy8Ok8upfly9ozV_tVvnun2o4fLK4KbUA5G1T5db0XDmIt-Hu7tmc8AowAbTviEy9jJ80yx7Hh-JoAiljBk6TKxsYfDK-hwZey9o9Q0GKBCeCufYHCtqNgxbbO7JLZFOLavdkxPt3eShHm_3x4DoWfh7ihw/w285-h353/IMG_5185.heic" width="285" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I quilted my version of Gypsy in "Riviera" (My Creative Stitches).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigeWCxhgM4ZCPNRfm9_Lp41_MeX4FqsjLXou8kqZj2og_xhukX3CoI5vc4G-IKYBu-DhAIlx4k2Tp2hQzr4Y8AIl7YeWi0wUHy7PQPB7IatJTC7g4M5Hu0c7B8BufyXVpakU98KA7Ysvl-IhcAcSQbACp3Ug-dXDFvvXJ0WVE_00OXFavmB07fPaZ3IM/s4032/IMG_5171.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigeWCxhgM4ZCPNRfm9_Lp41_MeX4FqsjLXou8kqZj2og_xhukX3CoI5vc4G-IKYBu-DhAIlx4k2Tp2hQzr4Y8AIl7YeWi0wUHy7PQPB7IatJTC7g4M5Hu0c7B8BufyXVpakU98KA7Ysvl-IhcAcSQbACp3Ug-dXDFvvXJ0WVE_00OXFavmB07fPaZ3IM/w400-h300/IMG_5171.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">How do you think it turned out?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRP2PeHpK8pwOiHD_DejpsbxM9WcMHp7nRWQ4CKkCSmQfNGUptA4hC9QeiVyuPefvbdkH59T8_pR8KDQ0wUqaR1J5_SEhw4zE6rSJwEF8FRXxgrROAGc6Jh5nurr5aNKGsLmdIrKj2AbRBkT5tIDRZP8I3QBJvlvr-EpzB5Ne1cBm8hokLNKWFvdRhLVc/s3645/IMG_5316.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="2395" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRP2PeHpK8pwOiHD_DejpsbxM9WcMHp7nRWQ4CKkCSmQfNGUptA4hC9QeiVyuPefvbdkH59T8_pR8KDQ0wUqaR1J5_SEhw4zE6rSJwEF8FRXxgrROAGc6Jh5nurr5aNKGsLmdIrKj2AbRBkT5tIDRZP8I3QBJvlvr-EpzB5Ne1cBm8hokLNKWFvdRhLVc/w301-h459/IMG_5316.heic" width="301" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The VRD "Gypsy" quilt pattern provides a beautiful patchwork</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">design for a great baby quilt OR, if you want more size, it's a quick</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">base for adding a border or two and then you'll be good to go!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsGkaI7gkXJkEwPQmf4GAh8pC1NRNjLhaKutblpOKKP02H5prYkOyXKvmNtV1uJwI-STvS_MJTUGmtTTv1fkdG6JRrXuqo48JG2kP1i028T58IArejiW46qTlx6aVzPPHMUEOGJ5-DjoTMZVwa6igouI5JklyvGLADtz8i10oY-qGne03vff4hdU2xHY/s4032/IMG_5203.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsGkaI7gkXJkEwPQmf4GAh8pC1NRNjLhaKutblpOKKP02H5prYkOyXKvmNtV1uJwI-STvS_MJTUGmtTTv1fkdG6JRrXuqo48JG2kP1i028T58IArejiW46qTlx6aVzPPHMUEOGJ5-DjoTMZVwa6igouI5JklyvGLADtz8i10oY-qGne03vff4hdU2xHY/w424-h318/IMG_5203.heic" width="424" /></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Either way, you'll have your quilt top done in a day! </span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">A day!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And as a bonus, do some stash busting while you're at it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxszYMcSybbI4isPPdT3MF_Ojx-H08S2wS7L7oKrEREsgoyTlfcfu3XKEdvX8S4H_hpc3cwNzUVl7X1hONs2voUjXyfxe_al-JLgmJNyy58vKeUAYQbW2tq9Fd5ZAq-mIAxHXOOHMF7plfwYSilB2V6BZ5h91y5XM-LSq7l3x-236m1x0JwibUfYBJWJI/s2809/IMG_5180.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2809" data-original-width="2485" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxszYMcSybbI4isPPdT3MF_Ojx-H08S2wS7L7oKrEREsgoyTlfcfu3XKEdvX8S4H_hpc3cwNzUVl7X1hONs2voUjXyfxe_al-JLgmJNyy58vKeUAYQbW2tq9Fd5ZAq-mIAxHXOOHMF7plfwYSilB2V6BZ5h91y5XM-LSq7l3x-236m1x0JwibUfYBJWJI/w392-h443/IMG_5180.HEIC" width="392" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I know you're excited to get started on your own VRD quilts</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but first here's the part where you sign up for those prizes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>HOW TO ENTER TO WIN PRIZES <i>HERE</i></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>To register to win on THIS blog, I would appreciate if you become</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>a follower of the </span>Morning Latte. (You can subscribe up to the right).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I generally post just once a week and do <i>nothing else</i> with your</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">email address! <span>Please leave a comment below telling me </span>what your</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> favorite of the 5 new VRD patterns is. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">If you are "no-reply" or "anonymous", <b>please</b> be sure to include your</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">email address so that I can </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">contact you if you are one of the winners.</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Used for </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>prize notification &</span> blog subscription only--nothing else.)</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>UPDATE: I am getting entries from no-reply commenters but</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>with NO email address left! PLEASE! I would love to include you</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>in the drawing but I cannot without a way to contact you!</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Now, as I mentioned, this is only day two of the fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">There are 4 other bloggers who are excited to share their own VRD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>quilts</span><span> today so check 'em out. THEN make sure you check back</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">daily over the next week because the fun is <i>JUST</i> beginning!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Use the schedule below to make your plans. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And don't forget share this with all of your quilty friends so</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">they don't miss out on all of the inspiration, fun and prizes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br />Thank you so much for stopping in today, especially you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">newbies out there. I can't wait to hear from you!<br />Happy quilting with Villa Rosa Designs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccGP7c6Rp_One0u6GAqcxYD2sHPITdHXyuf9W_lgobDtcyBQPENX5GcvbENtNxHI5ZzcUKiu8G0uXFG7COcfImbzGfJMoWWxoEW2i6Ndrz5jpLkI9dPH9Qz62cgm0eA5qXeqWk1o8kbeC0WGVYy-NLlfmQXGRVKWH134O-oxqjOUbVVVuDpozqZPBvrs/s3929/IMG_5183.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="3929" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccGP7c6Rp_One0u6GAqcxYD2sHPITdHXyuf9W_lgobDtcyBQPENX5GcvbENtNxHI5ZzcUKiu8G0uXFG7COcfImbzGfJMoWWxoEW2i6Ndrz5jpLkI9dPH9Qz62cgm0eA5qXeqWk1o8kbeC0WGVYy-NLlfmQXGRVKWH134O-oxqjOUbVVVuDpozqZPBvrs/w446-h273/IMG_5183.HEIC" width="446" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>* UPDATE: I am getting entries from no-reply commenters but *</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>with NO email address left! PLEASE! I would love to include you</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>in the drawing but I cannot without a way to contact you!</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2024 VRD Blog Hop Schedule</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Thursday, March 14</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://villarosaquilts.com/" target="_blank">https://villarosaquilts.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Friday, March 15</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Kathleen McCormick -- </span><a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/">https://kathleenmcmusing.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Cheree H -- <a href="http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/">http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/</a> </span><span>(You are HERE!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Roseanne Nelson -- </span><a href="https://www.homesewnbyus.com">https://www.homesewnbyus.com</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Wendy Tuma -- <a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/">https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">C&T (Valerie) -- <a href="https://www.ctpub.com/blog/">https://www.ctpub.com/blog/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Saturday March 16</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Bernie Kringle -- <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/">https://needleandfoot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sandra Walker -- <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/">https://www.mmmquilts.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Linda -- <a href="https://www.texasquiltgal.com/">https://www.texasquiltgal.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Debbie Huber – <a href="http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/">http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>SIY (Branyn/Jennifer) – </span><a href="https://siysewityourself.com/">https://siysewityourself.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sunday, March 17</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Carolyn -- <a href="https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/">https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Emily (Norton House) -- <a href="https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news">https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Gail Sheppard -- <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/">https://quiltinggail.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Susan Slaton -- <a href="http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/">http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Monday, March 18</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Nann Hilyard -- <a href="https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/">https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Jaftex (Jennifer) -- <a href="https://scottfortunoff.com/">https://scottfortunoff.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Jan Altomare -- <a href="https://www.cocoaquilts.com/">https://www.cocoaquilts.com/</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Tricia – <a href="http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/">http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, March 19</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Joy -- <a href="https://www.cocoaquilts.com/">https://www.cocoaquilts.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Emily Leachman -- </span><a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/">http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Vicki S -- <a href="http://www.knitbug2.blogspot.com/">www.knitbug2.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Rose Mikulski -- <a href="https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/">https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">QOVF (Lexie) -- <a href="https://www.qovf.org/">https://www.qovf.org/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; 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font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></div></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com133tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-52581671529831650102024-03-11T21:27:00.004-05:002024-03-11T21:47:42.814-05:00'24 Tuesday To Do Week 13: A Surprise, A Quilter's Life, Rolling Along and Chipping Away<div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbTNrMWsSx1L6EYcCziFhsT3PQvtSjLg5lbVng352ToQTsd8E7NysGLBP5jKUIIkNgh5W-AALxmsQGLx5KIv6SMroS7UFYTS1pp1K9WaMsNxLwemGlRdXel3QfEzBsOKweVsyAuahNmUGRHpvurqgSZM-K-svJ_mYhXC82_hT_wgVgc57IBbvChtiMIc/s2910/IMG_5228.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2910" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbTNrMWsSx1L6EYcCziFhsT3PQvtSjLg5lbVng352ToQTsd8E7NysGLBP5jKUIIkNgh5W-AALxmsQGLx5KIv6SMroS7UFYTS1pp1K9WaMsNxLwemGlRdXel3QfEzBsOKweVsyAuahNmUGRHpvurqgSZM-K-svJ_mYhXC82_hT_wgVgc57IBbvChtiMIc/w382-h287/IMG_5228.heic" width="382" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Top o' the mornin' to ya!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>(Getting ready for St. Paddy's around here!)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Welcome to my quilt and coffee headquarters.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>It's time to grab that cuppa, link up and report in.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-3-4-24-2/">Monday Musings</a> by Songbird Designs</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/03/11/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-65/">Tuesday To Do</a> by Quilt Schmilt</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/sew-tell-march-11-2024.html">Sew & Tell</a><span><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/sew-tell-march-11-2024.html"> </a>by Melva Loves Scraps</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Things are picking back up everywhere.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>In the studio, the </span><span>garden and </span><span>yard, </span><span>on the golf course...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>🎉 And hey! I had <i>two</i> finishes this week! </span>🎉</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I also did something a little crazy and way out of my comfort zone.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Well, that's my teaser. First we have to go over the last 2 weeks:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 10 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>1) Finish Blog Hop quilt project #1</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><span>The quilt is finished and pics are taken; still working on</span></span> my post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oGePf_XVXqYMav_RZwruYGPXitFRdHaanJQv_D4QuID7GTYxObrNBkNuu_wly2BilNFTAnJMI_sAYI1FA4Jp3KN8EE-rfhRMUp_4CJy5dmeCMjyVbTYN7VFEPeR45VBS8HmQkmBPLPhiFdz2BNosNx0fxDzW4aInYgsD7EkWCjeGDq3aLfkVd11NpxU/s1749/blog%20hop%20participant%20badge%202024.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="1749" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oGePf_XVXqYMav_RZwruYGPXitFRdHaanJQv_D4QuID7GTYxObrNBkNuu_wly2BilNFTAnJMI_sAYI1FA4Jp3KN8EE-rfhRMUp_4CJy5dmeCMjyVbTYN7VFEPeR45VBS8HmQkmBPLPhiFdz2BNosNx0fxDzW4aInYgsD7EkWCjeGDq3aLfkVd11NpxU/w124-h124/blog%20hop%20participant%20badge%202024.tif" width="124" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I'm looking forward</span><span style="font-family: Imprima;"> to seeing you all here this Friday when</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"> I take my turn at hosting </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">and revealing my own VRD quilt.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQht4Fr-64ubh-M2aVFdkZUDsJ-_GzxVhklupO4l04OWDKQ9A4ZIXblAnS5ygRLqEVSLe_CR-UlszXDCdEB-E-n9q_oHwNv2QUsCZBLcwmWha6ZxoVJG-PnxmafglxiiqtoYkGns_QeeNUBz9VjWeTsJEtYtqiSBwhNeVebXNFz7TUuzNnJlnTGX-VUMo/s1800/Blog%20Poster%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1800" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQht4Fr-64ubh-M2aVFdkZUDsJ-_GzxVhklupO4l04OWDKQ9A4ZIXblAnS5ygRLqEVSLe_CR-UlszXDCdEB-E-n9q_oHwNv2QUsCZBLcwmWha6ZxoVJG-PnxmafglxiiqtoYkGns_QeeNUBz9VjWeTsJEtYtqiSBwhNeVebXNFz7TUuzNnJlnTGX-VUMo/s320/Blog%20Poster%202024.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">There will be lots of fun, inspiration, and prizes!<br />Along with lots of <i>daily</i> prizes from each of the posts,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">these four Grand Prizes will be awarded:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> * <b><i>Kaffe Fassett Precuts Collection *</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">* $100 digital gift certificate for Hancock’s of Paducah *</span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">* A Big Mystery Box of Quilting Goodies *</span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">* Download of Electric Quilt 8 *</span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Don't miss out!<br /><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Finish scrappy stars top</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">DONE.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwE8R3k6POP1jOo9JuviTnph_VF95NAOShY2kmEq-TOV_cdQQzBZxR5D3nvPDPVBSi_ljzMY2VHz4n927-W19UclvSMwZaHVTtFv-G-LmATWTKf6-OZYtSHNv_HTNRu7Ht1jvWcdQ9aCmqhT_7ZEBDJJ1V459BjTfbt_J3IN9e5MQgCfeZY4YZPmNsUQ/s3235/A%20Quilters%20Life.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3235" data-original-width="2805" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwE8R3k6POP1jOo9JuviTnph_VF95NAOShY2kmEq-TOV_cdQQzBZxR5D3nvPDPVBSi_ljzMY2VHz4n927-W19UclvSMwZaHVTtFv-G-LmATWTKf6-OZYtSHNv_HTNRu7Ht1jvWcdQ9aCmqhT_7ZEBDJJ1V459BjTfbt_J3IN9e5MQgCfeZY4YZPmNsUQ/w366-h423/A%20Quilters%20Life.heic" width="366" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A Quilter's Life (59.5" x 69")</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpyd-BrkNOUgdx1QXRlIMW7C9ZD9XZ_1sQZ8grYKPBgYryHWa1B-2fLXQVLWphT_RPlnjJ9487bqln58bsAi165uMYFmzUvAYifbqL_Y_U_LOTct0cTRd7-JMi_CSA2u_bpmemXb1jOudTK7JQALK7r7ofAxWbJBH9lKA_p5oLWlGEtNVgFHMhKp7Ric/s4032/IMG_4894.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpyd-BrkNOUgdx1QXRlIMW7C9ZD9XZ_1sQZ8grYKPBgYryHWa1B-2fLXQVLWphT_RPlnjJ9487bqln58bsAi165uMYFmzUvAYifbqL_Y_U_LOTct0cTRd7-JMi_CSA2u_bpmemXb1jOudTK7JQALK7r7ofAxWbJBH9lKA_p5oLWlGEtNVgFHMhKp7Ric/w414-h311/IMG_4894.heic" width="414" /></a></div><div>Pattern: "Star Toss" by Cindy Blackberg</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> <u>The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts</u> (Martingale)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I wanted it larger so I added a row and a column, and <i>planned</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">on working in a second pieced border before the geese. I tried</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">every idea I could think of before I threw in the <strike>towel </strike>rotary cutter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> and finally went with the plain borders as you see in the finish pic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxsy6W3NFiP5fuP4xpJpiBOsgGZWVmaVE128nEWbt0AMNedRX0F15U0CMBsCKYe_bVkvlBVL2ARTWhUDmc7JqDe5-56_IfG677qP1n4mZk_lJUqEaCvTacI3L22cunnpG94Pe6PJI2W0zKpIIhSiIN6WWo_sh16Njs3Xg9SPuR8cDPluMF4Tjwikw32s/s2561/IMG_5236.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="2561" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxsy6W3NFiP5fuP4xpJpiBOsgGZWVmaVE128nEWbt0AMNedRX0F15U0CMBsCKYe_bVkvlBVL2ARTWhUDmc7JqDe5-56_IfG677qP1n4mZk_lJUqEaCvTacI3L22cunnpG94Pe6PJI2W0zKpIIhSiIN6WWo_sh16Njs3Xg9SPuR8cDPluMF4Tjwikw32s/w398-h299/IMG_5236.heic" width="398" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">In the end it didn't really matter since I was out of the ivory</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">background scraps anyway! That was a clear sign that I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>needed </span><span>to </span><i><span>just throw on a solid border and move on </span></i>but</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I couldn't do even that without some quality over-thinking.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Oi vey, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">By the way, the geese are an adorable 1" x 2" and they make my</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">quilter's heart and soul happy...which kinda makes me regret not</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">naming it Heart & Soul because I feel like I gave it some of that!<br />Maybe my next one...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3aJRWH_3UIvvmPkfEHWbwWSEDdyfz-I5mizXDINO11rrDocHadxsP7uFiSvSi9yrSAEwbqwbnYv0x11RXPITPfx7y_68AdsN4luz-teYirhY2bwJf6ShFew5vadRcMkXJYZGmMgPZdGP9EYCoJ89imPwXGn86V7O4QsUmZLizsWWAvwauKTebijqcrI/s2575/IMG_5225.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="2575" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3aJRWH_3UIvvmPkfEHWbwWSEDdyfz-I5mizXDINO11rrDocHadxsP7uFiSvSi9yrSAEwbqwbnYv0x11RXPITPfx7y_68AdsN4luz-teYirhY2bwJf6ShFew5vadRcMkXJYZGmMgPZdGP9EYCoJ89imPwXGn86V7O4QsUmZLizsWWAvwauKTebijqcrI/w407-h325/IMG_5225.heic" width="407" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My final note is that this might be one of the rare times that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I think No Border just might be best</span>. Next time I'll just add</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">even more rows and columns.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAI1YvQiXSfcRGENhQQHiOTN5PcKtW1yi7yRjgeVH0aTzlCmJ9G8Lcm1vP3tXnLA1dnOwRS-zyZZ1T9g4MptNMUPWvUEbbuTGonqX5o831yoha6dIYTP8e1lvd4QXJO_WBDoBUYKJQHt8MMZ2vFApRWYt2KLzmfb7JThyEN2D4G5ftLVgDSLjqCfMmvWQ/s3687/IMG_5242.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="3687" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAI1YvQiXSfcRGENhQQHiOTN5PcKtW1yi7yRjgeVH0aTzlCmJ9G8Lcm1vP3tXnLA1dnOwRS-zyZZ1T9g4MptNMUPWvUEbbuTGonqX5o831yoha6dIYTP8e1lvd4QXJO_WBDoBUYKJQHt8MMZ2vFApRWYt2KLzmfb7JThyEN2D4G5ftLVgDSLjqCfMmvWQ/w386-h257/IMG_5242.heic" width="386" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My plan for this one is to hang it on the wall at the top of our</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">stairway just outside my studio as a "welcome to my studio."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I've never wanted to hang a full quilt before but I just love seeing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">all of these fabrics that I've used <span>in so many of my quilts, which</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span>is </span></span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">why I'm calling it </span><i style="font-family: Imprima;">A Quilter's Life. </i><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Maybe after a couple months</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> I'll list it but right now I want to see it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>3) Should I make another quilt for the blog hop?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I decided no, I have too many other things to get to.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) Finish charity quilt top </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm not working on this one very often but here's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">where I'm at so far:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCGVQlj1Gtmlmo-2iMpHRBDhA2w9-OBRgkPQgEXMprxkggh_1Z4574n08ElpQGBL05Rx1smvURThHDrqGBX3N0kMNUjZGYXXvKZUAMcBKgSU5SrzkM1qnWNrnPaCH9jCf5ec5Nysdp22o63t0plser9INu9Z3gwfunyM1DGFv-0PTe4561R30_awwzug/s3093/IMG_5156.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3093" data-original-width="2964" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCGVQlj1Gtmlmo-2iMpHRBDhA2w9-OBRgkPQgEXMprxkggh_1Z4574n08ElpQGBL05Rx1smvURThHDrqGBX3N0kMNUjZGYXXvKZUAMcBKgSU5SrzkM1qnWNrnPaCH9jCf5ec5Nysdp22o63t0plser9INu9Z3gwfunyM1DGFv-0PTe4561R30_awwzug/w354-h369/IMG_5156.HEIC" width="354" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I'm just making something simple from donated fabric.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm not big on the diagonal pattern I didn't realize I was</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">creating but I thought just 6 </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">fabrics couldn't pull off</span><span style="font-family: Imprima;"> random</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>very well. </span><span>I might </span>with the row layout but I don't want to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> invest much more time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">5) Garden and yard work</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I planted carrots, brussels sprouts, spinach, broccoli and beets.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">More recently I added in some herbs and cabbage; the potatoes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">are next. And oh yeah, I'm already picking asparagus!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Another hard-freeze is likely but I don't mind covering things</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">if I can get an early start (and a jump on the bugs!).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I've been getting in quite a bit of golf so my step average has</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">been going up. This week's average was well over 12K but I still</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">want to see more. But oh, that golf takes up a lot of time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Looking to next week:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 13 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>1) Finish Blog Hop Post</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>This is an absolute must!<br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'll see you all back here this Friday with my reveal!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Work on next quilt: "One-Roll Wonder"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I've already gotten a start on it. It's a very simple pattern by</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson and is another selection</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>from</span><span> </span><u>The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts</u>. I thought would be</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">helpful in my quest to move out more Bonnie and Camille fabrics.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Actually, that's a good hint for #1, my Week 13 Priority!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) Work on charity quilt if time allows.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Time probably <i>won't</i> allow but you never know...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Now, if you're still wondering what crazy thing I did, I invite you</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to check this YouTube Vid where you can find out:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJLdZrQArM&t=1993s&ab_channel=QuiltedJoy">Angela Huffman/A Quilted Joy: Quilted Joy Clubhouse March 2024</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Specifically around 22 mins)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Go ahead. I'll wait....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Alrighty then. This was my first go at anything like this so it was</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">an experience to be sure and I'm glad I just put myself out there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So, <i>so </i>out of my comfort zone but I think reaching my mid-century</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">mark a couple years ago may have given me a bit of a <i>healthy</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">YOLO attitude. Angela is always looking for quilter's willing to share</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">so you might want to tap into that YOLO attitude yourself?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">We all love sewing room tours!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>A quick 2024's fabric tracking check-in:</u></span></b></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I am 3 yards into the negative this year!</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">[Meaning: I've used more than I've purchased.]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A small amount but it's. in. the. negative!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2024 Fabric Purchases: 35.75yds</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2024 Fabric Usage: 38.75yds</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Overall total yardage: +183yds</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Looking ahead to my future projects, I see no need for any</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">fabric purchases so I feel I'm really going to start chipping</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> away at that overall total [since I started keeping track].</span></div><div><i><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Stellar.</span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">On that happy note, it's time for little more chipping away.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">At my stash for sure, but also on the golf course, of course!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>(Raise your hand if that made you think of</i></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> "A horse is a horse of course, of course..."I)</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br />Happy quilting!</span></div></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-78419996753222428042024-02-26T22:20:00.010-06:002024-02-27T10:11:19.208-06:00'24 Tuesday-To-Do Week #9: Why is it HOT?<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJDucblsuihAvl5B-NCeLB28IaSxgAcelGjktopuihaUvmjnykncRs_E7j9cSoTJjtW6VkyXHzvYjnWCs46_prAdT7cqQCtKftHAuqx7wG8-PB1-632y8keQPxPv9SLDna6WA8gGSnI8xTEg8-LKQ-iB9Aq8_YgG8zf-tB-m9IuF9Q0h9af7Sjs5DXBo/s2767/IMG_5082.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="2767" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJDucblsuihAvl5B-NCeLB28IaSxgAcelGjktopuihaUvmjnykncRs_E7j9cSoTJjtW6VkyXHzvYjnWCs46_prAdT7cqQCtKftHAuqx7wG8-PB1-632y8keQPxPv9SLDna6WA8gGSnI8xTEg8-LKQ-iB9Aq8_YgG8zf-tB-m9IuF9Q0h9af7Sjs5DXBo/w370-h273/IMG_5082.heic" width="370" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy [almost] March!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Time to link up and report in. </span>When you're done here, hop on over</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to<span> </span><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/02/12/to-do-linky-party-61/">Tuesday To Do</a> and <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/sew-tell-february-26-2024.html">Sew & Tell</a> to see what everyone else is up to.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It has been insanely warm here--<i>hot</i> even. I don't understand,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>and </span>someone needs to make it stop. Seriously. It's currently</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">9pm and we have the windows open and the ceiling fan going.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">In February. When we should be having blizzards and such.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>Ugh</i>. At least my step count is getting back to more normal</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">numbers with all the golf, gardening and other outdoorsy stuff.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Averaged 10,612/day but prefer more like 12+K)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5nRgAD0oNw1F-55e1fxdIRqlfHb92R-qM003iYZtGUfQJNuC_cSaAiDcsL5U-mIdMrpUFC6AivHF8gWhQ_dhUZRlG28gGGz5xf8wA1HEJMc08Lt54XidZ-RUBtshyphenhyphendJ0ssblugFWFJYe3Jg7kV3bVLp_xwA6JwAFnS3hehxITZD1kcE71TYtdILpR4I/s3024/IMG_5096%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="3024" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5nRgAD0oNw1F-55e1fxdIRqlfHb92R-qM003iYZtGUfQJNuC_cSaAiDcsL5U-mIdMrpUFC6AivHF8gWhQ_dhUZRlG28gGGz5xf8wA1HEJMc08Lt54XidZ-RUBtshyphenhyphendJ0ssblugFWFJYe3Jg7kV3bVLp_xwA6JwAFnS3hehxITZD1kcE71TYtdILpR4I/s320/IMG_5096%202.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Onions can take pretty cold temps so after tilling some lovely</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">soft soil (that I take full credit for) I planted 250 of the little guys,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">getting a nice </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">start to the gardening. </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Hubs has been </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">busily</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">assembling my </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">new, even-more-raised beds as his time allows.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I've also been chipping away at the yard work. All of these</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">early starts are great but I suspect there is a freeze, or five,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">yet to come that will nix the fruit crops along with all the</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">leaves and flowers that are happily going about their biz.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Onto my week in quilty things:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 7 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>1) Finish Blog Hop quilt project #1</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eXvgR4MFmmjcoxyz7Sbx9scf8AYpbMjRiDgRBeAkKWTKQEJlxx_IHwO3iMx_5k18FR_YXOEnqYduhmQOQB8NhFEcNKcH0niijSyVqsl1nUfyoAqDUKR7_1tRH8Q6jezYiIJUUxwjdReB0OzzEYriLjiCprV4QPktnrDZViXN8FF6Xw7U9P3cpPpDkTg/s1800/Blog%20Poster%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1800" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eXvgR4MFmmjcoxyz7Sbx9scf8AYpbMjRiDgRBeAkKWTKQEJlxx_IHwO3iMx_5k18FR_YXOEnqYduhmQOQB8NhFEcNKcH0niijSyVqsl1nUfyoAqDUKR7_1tRH8Q6jezYiIJUUxwjdReB0OzzEYriLjiCprV4QPktnrDZViXN8FF6Xw7U9P3cpPpDkTg/w177-h147/Blog%20Poster%202024.jpg" width="177" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> I easily finished the main part but then I had to add some</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">border action. Except I ran out of my background fabric. BUT,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">all is well, more arrived and she's all done now. She's getting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">quilted today (unless I go golf!) but that's all I can share there.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Work on border ideas for star quilt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Look, I just can't decide and since I've plowed through all of the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">neutral scraps that are in this, maybe I'd better just not add one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I moved on to piecing all of the geese so I'm good to go for getting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>them into long border strips. I made lots of extras to </span>accommodate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> that would-be extra border though so hmmm, what about those?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfijiG5X_k9sG_bBH_qjg4NA-U_JhnDNLfSB-cDB88cfLGWDT_EjpDCF5sp835hVahRiM0X5FKWnn1ltbaDBW87hmPvhiXpjVufCfirf2TlTSs83OoL-iMS_1dNkF1wGj4ylEp_tVasfoXs3RYvAaXw-CPpI_ShDo3sgTAjI0isnbLvkB8xysFa7Q6axo/s3720/IMG_5101.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2117" data-original-width="3720" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfijiG5X_k9sG_bBH_qjg4NA-U_JhnDNLfSB-cDB88cfLGWDT_EjpDCF5sp835hVahRiM0X5FKWnn1ltbaDBW87hmPvhiXpjVufCfirf2TlTSs83OoL-iMS_1dNkF1wGj4ylEp_tVasfoXs3RYvAaXw-CPpI_ShDo3sgTAjI0isnbLvkB8xysFa7Q6axo/w377-h214/IMG_5101.heic" width="377" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>Here's a little tip:</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Trimming is not my favorite part, esp with all that fiddling to lay</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">pieces out <i>just so</i>. I'm not known for my patience for one thing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>And when I drink a couple cups of coffee on </span>an empty stomach,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(which is almost daily) my hands can get kinda shaky, ya know?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J5Dcf0L8Ftms6Z_dfJXXrds5MbYQyZOPtsILF3xvXAD1vBI35Rmks4YYFtlGko6peQ3lFmds2NsczqK9t6gl3KmVxDl8mBYiIUszZAe2sjtPkJPS69a8-P6yNQ12jXJUGxU4Bg8X1i6NjuIwbfinJYe7hV7hxSTOyiddttvMyIDgs5ZiiWbfxR6MyBA/s4032/IMG_5055.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J5Dcf0L8Ftms6Z_dfJXXrds5MbYQyZOPtsILF3xvXAD1vBI35Rmks4YYFtlGko6peQ3lFmds2NsczqK9t6gl3KmVxDl8mBYiIUszZAe2sjtPkJPS69a8-P6yNQ12jXJUGxU4Bg8X1i6NjuIwbfinJYe7hV7hxSTOyiddttvMyIDgs5ZiiWbfxR6MyBA/w398-h299/IMG_5055.HEIC" width="398" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Not sure if this is a new idea to anyone but with small pieces,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I leave them chained (as in pic). If you pull them lightly taut,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> they'll line right up and then you can trim 2 or 3 at <span>once--I just</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">go </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">with however many line up exactly with the ruler. And zip,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">you're done in no time. Then you can slice those chain thread</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">"connections" quickly (<i><b>but carefully!</b></i>) with your rotary cutter,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">repositioning the chain if needed to make that <span>easier.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Mass piece-trimming goes </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">so much faster this way.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Now here's an <i>awesome</i> tip I came across this week:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I enjoy sewing binding on by hand but I choose to machine bind</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">since it takes small fraction of the hand-sewing time</span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">. Years ago</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I came across a way of </span>connecting that final seam that I thought</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">was pretty much the bees knees. But last week <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnYyVzzIAa8&ab_channel=StitchwithLisaBongean">Lisa Bongean</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">kinda rocked the whole bee hive by taking that up a solid notch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I was getting ready to bind a quilt at the time so I tried it out and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">yep!<i> P</i><i>ure honey</i>. Check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnYyVzzIAa8&ab_channel=StitchwithLisaBongean">Easiest Binding Ever vid here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Enough on tips and helps. Back to the things finished:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) An older finish: Gnome Quilt #2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfeQuz0baZVhnlCX366EzYq9LXm-4b5AJfiBFuW5fTvZl9atoiE_FgHfyxW1fwZWyxsS7fbJKX0nMenqhaq56ov_zGzr12eq7lMboO8KZ0XrgjSHJj89rjZ2t3gliy72nda-3Fzb1zFJkqSGqiE9GLFof9j7Q9xvUUrauKoiC3lgD14t411yCopSVhE4/s2638/IMG_5087.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2638" data-original-width="2122" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfeQuz0baZVhnlCX366EzYq9LXm-4b5AJfiBFuW5fTvZl9atoiE_FgHfyxW1fwZWyxsS7fbJKX0nMenqhaq56ov_zGzr12eq7lMboO8KZ0XrgjSHJj89rjZ2t3gliy72nda-3Fzb1zFJkqSGqiE9GLFof9j7Q9xvUUrauKoiC3lgD14t411yCopSVhE4/w314-h391/IMG_5087.HEIC" width="314" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Another recent accomplishment: a second gnome quilt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I actually counted it as a finish last year even though I was</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>waiting </span><span>on </span>binding fabric. Well it's officially done, pics and all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(A little concerned that the camera wasn't quite level for that pic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Should I be? That was even my second go at it. The quilt <i>is </i>straight!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>4) Hubs and I worked on my biz records: not only is it </span>ready for the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">accountant/taxes, I <i>finally </i>settled on my system of keeping track</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">of it all. I've felt so disorganized these two years but it really took</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">that long to learn exactly what and how I need to set things up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>Noteworthy: I might be the only quilter out there whose hubs</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>knows to the penny how much I spend on fabric and supplies!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>(For the record, he barely raised an eyebrow. I'm actually more</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>concerned than he is!)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvk35ocw9TXdyY07HMWRMZDNrFxRF9I13M9SBQCuWrGSJVySswTXJ_3H-dSizdBXZY6r6Yc_DZCmcnKqJeGJeKnAxSJv-Hdz5cB5cQEyvOA96ktxLVghdGMWXyVVyeZeqVQWDS9Zck8EMC1akmkaV1OlhPm-LOfqUGKSSv8Bq1xPf4G8MV01u992pp3eI/s3196/IMG_5103.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3196" data-original-width="2638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvk35ocw9TXdyY07HMWRMZDNrFxRF9I13M9SBQCuWrGSJVySswTXJ_3H-dSizdBXZY6r6Yc_DZCmcnKqJeGJeKnAxSJv-Hdz5cB5cQEyvOA96ktxLVghdGMWXyVVyeZeqVQWDS9Zck8EMC1akmkaV1OlhPm-LOfqUGKSSv8Bq1xPf4G8MV01u992pp3eI/s320/IMG_5103.heic" width="264" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Lastly I organized my patterns (tossing some) into 2 binders.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And that's it. There's not one thing out of place in my studio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">What else is there to do then but quilt?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 9 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>1) Finish Blog Hop quilt project #1</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Just need to get it quilted, labeled and bound.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Oh, and take </span>pics and write the post.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Finish scrappy stars top</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>3) Should I make another quilt for the blog hop? </span>Decide.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) Finish charity quilt top </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">5) Garden and yard work</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Time to get rolling on these things so until next week,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">happy quilting!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4p4M6Nxo0qkZ-QmIqIZBCxdCJ_xjiqWLT2sEWmEy6Fgb3ObW5YvavrdmT9K94XRxITifis7EnmRtTvG8b9zB46REDAMugfkQk2tsF0eH4xj1DSY19L7ltuYDLAqhDp9E1Tr3YBXWumQQaglt2Px8c5JkfmNqQz6dv-0DgEd5N3JAOjpValjMmsak_7o/s3327/IMG_5071.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="3327" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4p4M6Nxo0qkZ-QmIqIZBCxdCJ_xjiqWLT2sEWmEy6Fgb3ObW5YvavrdmT9K94XRxITifis7EnmRtTvG8b9zB46REDAMugfkQk2tsF0eH4xj1DSY19L7ltuYDLAqhDp9E1Tr3YBXWumQQaglt2Px8c5JkfmNqQz6dv-0DgEd5N3JAOjpValjMmsak_7o/w319-h247/IMG_5071.HEIC" width="319" /></span></a></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-51833986212365057342024-02-12T21:22:00.010-06:002024-02-15T08:23:13.419-06:00'24 Tuesday To Do #7: Starting Other Things But Still Gettin' Scrappy With It<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It's Tuesday again so time to link up and report in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">When you're all through here today, hop on over to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/02/12/to-do-linky-party-61/">Tuesday To Do</a>, <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-2-5-24/">Monday Musings</a> and <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/sew-tell-february-5-2024.html">Sew & Tel</a>l</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to see what everyone else is up to and maybe </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">you'll be inspired to do some <i>doing</i> today!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Okay, did that sound too awkward?)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It was an up and down week, especially with the sewjo.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I did make pretty good strides with my priority and</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> that has me satisfied with the week overall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>* * * Week 6 Priority * * *</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">1) Finish all 80 Stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaMZoDpN_VdiUekGQYXfM979ztd6Km2fFVSAMraD41ilsSYxkapDQaSrvTpDHAxFUm3DzKlDfW-XzL6GaMoe4WSmshIwnwxIXzd0sdcGSvQZe7vf_d3dzVryVQy2IyOKKQu8QzqPu6xnCShSrzdmUtckbF5dpYUl_kzo17jpOz2ywPzqMBPeMYYHK0SE/s3629/IMG_4998.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3629" data-original-width="2925" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaMZoDpN_VdiUekGQYXfM979ztd6Km2fFVSAMraD41ilsSYxkapDQaSrvTpDHAxFUm3DzKlDfW-XzL6GaMoe4WSmshIwnwxIXzd0sdcGSvQZe7vf_d3dzVryVQy2IyOKKQu8QzqPu6xnCShSrzdmUtckbF5dpYUl_kzo17jpOz2ywPzqMBPeMYYHK0SE/w325-h403/IMG_4998.HEIC" width="325" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><i>DONE</i>! And I sewed up the entire </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">center of the quilt. (Woot!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> (approx 2,000 pieces)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Now to slip in an extra border to increase the size.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbi_bE_kGAfDXUJ7TpsAViHKKN_isXw_1ifwWJtYY39gAEzxIUNYKFFxcxvIR7AiqR7W28VRWGwy-YKtbchctlx8Lyd35DknER6hRo4aO8yoYoAtzD1LwcF2UNEboTbkzmBbwS61-d8vv8YMOFK4UsDacoSD27xRt7jZEVmdRi9vqT7Bi8Fxd23HXMi2o/s2447/IMG_4961.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2447" data-original-width="1873" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbi_bE_kGAfDXUJ7TpsAViHKKN_isXw_1ifwWJtYY39gAEzxIUNYKFFxcxvIR7AiqR7W28VRWGwy-YKtbchctlx8Lyd35DknER6hRo4aO8yoYoAtzD1LwcF2UNEboTbkzmBbwS61-d8vv8YMOFK4UsDacoSD27xRt7jZEVmdRi9vqT7Bi8Fxd23HXMi2o/w245-h320/IMG_4961.heic" width="245" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I played with some </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">ideas but I still can't decide if I want to</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">piece one, which would keep with the scrap-happy feel that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm really liking, or just take the easier way out with a simple</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">solid strip before I add that flying geese border.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Recommit to decluttering--DONE.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I'm still following my one item/day rule but </span>we tackled the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">family game cabinets over the weekend and purged about</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">80%, most going to the kids and grandkids. Success.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) Get back on the treadmill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Actually, I've been walking outside </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">which is better but I'm still</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>not hitting my goal of 10k <b><i>six </i></b>days/week. W</span>ith the snow & rain,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">vacay and then a small shoulder procedure, I haven't golfed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">in almost 2 months--and </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I could not be more ready to get</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">back at it. </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Those 20k+ </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">days aren't far off but right now I need</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to figure out how to get all 6 days of this in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) Make Super Bowl food for the fam & watch the Chiefs win!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uXFcTNMljyTVR5p8KV503UgDrriLXNsvXSrLcY8OC3gO7YADkpKLMgJmMRHnx0eEfLkKodw_4p14NjWmrDTMeZf_EFsLraRVBI5hLDVDx1zktYuZwcIHxd_MCAK-6cNdse1Zw7hJa6Bmht5RKsuXuOgUjLyKVDevP0tZVxIy83dPV1QQWqxWa4Te0yU/s1179/IMG_5019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1179" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uXFcTNMljyTVR5p8KV503UgDrriLXNsvXSrLcY8OC3gO7YADkpKLMgJmMRHnx0eEfLkKodw_4p14NjWmrDTMeZf_EFsLraRVBI5hLDVDx1zktYuZwcIHxd_MCAK-6cNdse1Zw7hJa6Bmht5RKsuXuOgUjLyKVDevP0tZVxIy83dPV1QQWqxWa4Te0yU/w203-h194/IMG_5019.jpg" width="203" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">How 'bout those Chieeeeeefs!?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Carnita meat, fresh tortillas, homemade </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">refried beans,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">guacamole, fresh salsa, steak queso (on the smoker)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> and all the other fixings for a whole Mexican theme.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I finished it off with sopapilla cheesecake bars and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">buckeye brownies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">From Thanksgiving to Superbowl, I feel like it's been one</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">big <i>excessive</i> celebration. </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">T</span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">he simplicity and structure</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> of Lent could not be more welcome. Bring it on!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Looking to next week:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 7 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>1) Finish Blog Hop quilt project #1</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eXvgR4MFmmjcoxyz7Sbx9scf8AYpbMjRiDgRBeAkKWTKQEJlxx_IHwO3iMx_5k18FR_YXOEnqYduhmQOQB8NhFEcNKcH0niijSyVqsl1nUfyoAqDUKR7_1tRH8Q6jezYiIJUUxwjdReB0OzzEYriLjiCprV4QPktnrDZViXN8FF6Xw7U9P3cpPpDkTg/s1800/Blog%20Poster%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1800" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eXvgR4MFmmjcoxyz7Sbx9scf8AYpbMjRiDgRBeAkKWTKQEJlxx_IHwO3iMx_5k18FR_YXOEnqYduhmQOQB8NhFEcNKcH0niijSyVqsl1nUfyoAqDUKR7_1tRH8Q6jezYiIJUUxwjdReB0OzzEYriLjiCprV4QPktnrDZViXN8FF6Xw7U9P3cpPpDkTg/w221-h184/Blog%20Poster%202024.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I will be participating in the VRD Blog Hop in mid-March.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Because project-stress takes the </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">fun right out of quilting, I'm</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">intent on getting it done early. My indecisiveness over the star</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">borders wasn't sitting well with me so I set it aside and started</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">on </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">this one. Obviously I can't share it </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">but my goal is to </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">finish</span><span style="font-family: Imprima;"> it</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">this week...a</span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">nd then decide if I want to make a bonus one.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Work on border ideas for star quilt<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">3) </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">10k+ steps/6 days & Detox session</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">All of the poor eating has my pain/inflammation peaking,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>and</i> a sinus infection threatening to boot. Enough is enough!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">It's detox time. My regimen is</span><span style="font-family: Imprima;"> so extreme that full workouts</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">are discouraged for the first two weeks. Breaking through the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">zero-sugar (and I mean <i>ZERO</i>) response those first few days are</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">key for me but I'm still going to find a way to get the steps in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And that's it for me. Until next week, happy quilting!</span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-29983966727811517052024-02-05T22:03:00.013-06:002024-02-06T07:59:44.638-06:00Tuesday To Do #6: Gettin' Scrappy With It<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fiABEpZf-9syoPVQAqqKKNWE5fkvEb7-e3LSH6sLzfhw7mKU71GAmM7JUKF5sgPVqmoITXQD18XDmnNVLEKk0R2yLC2dX6zDDjVD8rvS6_0v7ToP6dqtY3wZgMMBsV60F52p79MswozQSRqTNo21CSZ-RpFrM9rlhAnafBTr5trIkrQHUkaEVf6gPfI/s4032/IMG_4900.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fiABEpZf-9syoPVQAqqKKNWE5fkvEb7-e3LSH6sLzfhw7mKU71GAmM7JUKF5sgPVqmoITXQD18XDmnNVLEKk0R2yLC2dX6zDDjVD8rvS6_0v7ToP6dqtY3wZgMMBsV60F52p79MswozQSRqTNo21CSZ-RpFrM9rlhAnafBTr5trIkrQHUkaEVf6gPfI/w360-h270/IMG_4900.HEIC" width="360" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Hullo Tuesday.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Here we are again linking up to report our progress:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/01/30/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-59/">Tuesday To Do</a>, <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-2-5-24/">Monday Musings</a> and <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/sew-tell-february-5-2024.html">Sew & Tell</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>* * * Week 5 Priority * * *</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>1) Choose and start new quilt:</b> Done.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtTd2A8bshmcs5TD9gKo7nkdpyhk3X1m5u_agrm-A7Ju_PRIo7MMMNamJRRAlautRTwNiUCJa1KwzEgPDEmBIqTPBJim-WSPlJWNDlUoCHElgHHpJjPE4Z3g-NWUDMdM_G1QRm5DJEAYQZv8U_Ktj1b9IwbL0l_Yu5Xu-MoURL6_YOp1VbMm7JJ6hIYA/s4032/IMG_4888.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtTd2A8bshmcs5TD9gKo7nkdpyhk3X1m5u_agrm-A7Ju_PRIo7MMMNamJRRAlautRTwNiUCJa1KwzEgPDEmBIqTPBJim-WSPlJWNDlUoCHElgHHpJjPE4Z3g-NWUDMdM_G1QRm5DJEAYQZv8U_Ktj1b9IwbL0l_Yu5Xu-MoURL6_YOp1VbMm7JJ6hIYA/w372-h279/IMG_4888.HEIC" width="372" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>There is just no better time </span><span>for </span><span>gettin' scrappy with it</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>than at the start of </span>a new year. If you missed my</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/02/februarys-monthly-goal-sew-let-it-be.html">post about chewing through</a> <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/02/februarys-monthly-goal-sew-let-it-be.html">scraps, check it out here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmQLb6R1rtyVdN4gHc52NTRTf9gMiaI26LB82VDiuwUUlcHJeG7tUtU5m8NVPp7qAvzhmsbdltFWc3SFTiiC6HVc1-hJy8Si6NwzcjII-dR6AkLbVQV9Nr3-smBGRUVwr7ZsOz5rp03ega2iongBhH4mGxWRUQHSBjKp10dDb-lcPdMqz3f5GPVl_Jgk/s4032/IMG_4894.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmQLb6R1rtyVdN4gHc52NTRTf9gMiaI26LB82VDiuwUUlcHJeG7tUtU5m8NVPp7qAvzhmsbdltFWc3SFTiiC6HVc1-hJy8Si6NwzcjII-dR6AkLbVQV9Nr3-smBGRUVwr7ZsOz5rp03ega2iongBhH4mGxWRUQHSBjKp10dDb-lcPdMqz3f5GPVl_Jgk/w405-h304/IMG_4894.heic" width="405" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I found "Star Toss" in <u>The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts</u> by</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> Martingale. It's really just your basic stars but I find this one</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">so inspiring. I've had it pinned for years and now <i>it's time</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LLyCKkCqmI2G8YU7LQ-LlqZTrzOazexzldzHfzhhBxHdUiYXJXjvwJXZnwpIxmLpXWSHZfG4oxGPzdcGp6RRU-ynQByx1OLSenKzrysfF51GHS1A1MSnmcb4xVZ786S4IUJPs7YC4e5GP6cPjUz98L5JTDJDpdhtxQatPLv2-pLCf5nKosBhtiEPRDE/s2450/IMG_4966.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="2450" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LLyCKkCqmI2G8YU7LQ-LlqZTrzOazexzldzHfzhhBxHdUiYXJXjvwJXZnwpIxmLpXWSHZfG4oxGPzdcGp6RRU-ynQByx1OLSenKzrysfF51GHS1A1MSnmcb4xVZ786S4IUJPs7YC4e5GP6cPjUz98L5JTDJDpdhtxQatPLv2-pLCf5nKosBhtiEPRDE/w397-h341/IMG_4966.HEIC" width="397" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>These are only 4" finished but </span><span>I'm having</span> plenty of fun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>making them, especially while l</span>istening to books.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-b0IvLlFh9pbVUdngv89Mzrbh4UAnwIErFnN6xFA5gyRTK6JOiJOJn84MAW6FTIeApiANAPlAMvd1RoICKlZ9KxAGTZb4X9oEk93tieZmFGiYVzKtZABNL1KjsZVg3r1q-07oDc4YBeNkB8T68rGaM9EsbU8UzIHkKJY6TQGTNHOzJxybsLP0F9Qfe1k/s2447/IMG_4961.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2447" data-original-width="1873" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-b0IvLlFh9pbVUdngv89Mzrbh4UAnwIErFnN6xFA5gyRTK6JOiJOJn84MAW6FTIeApiANAPlAMvd1RoICKlZ9KxAGTZb4X9oEk93tieZmFGiYVzKtZABNL1KjsZVg3r1q-07oDc4YBeNkB8T68rGaM9EsbU8UzIHkKJY6TQGTNHOzJxybsLP0F9Qfe1k/w283-h370/IMG_4961.heic" width="283" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The original only measures 40X50 so I'm adding one row</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and one column. I'm also considering inserting a border</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">before the flying geese go on but I'm not sure just what</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>that </span>would be yet. Pieced border action isn't something</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I do a lot of, although I do like it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Get pics of Flannel Woods<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFOnlOPIfRWWosSkW3kXNIlKiEzY6tSmejd8cKuZ6tqp54lYZrk0txTQe2nz8rN3xu_sqUdWfifnWtcvchC3geP2mK3UWc98uKq_4OYh-ljHY9BFJwLotUVHSLinnRXsh4H_ieR_smyVSQGaKjRG2_T4EWCFAReRnyG12TUsUryqchPwzz5w6Tb3qSmo/s3481/IMG_4943.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2871" data-original-width="3481" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFOnlOPIfRWWosSkW3kXNIlKiEzY6tSmejd8cKuZ6tqp54lYZrk0txTQe2nz8rN3xu_sqUdWfifnWtcvchC3geP2mK3UWc98uKq_4OYh-ljHY9BFJwLotUVHSLinnRXsh4H_ieR_smyVSQGaKjRG2_T4EWCFAReRnyG12TUsUryqchPwzz5w6Tb3qSmo/w358-h296/IMG_4943.HEIC" width="358" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2WhW1k0kAQpORSgDVMGJ8WsdaKiZzNQYQS53dsJuGo2WBPHDI3melnD9UqHdF416rKWwH1nKwARMpVicc_pD8rzasDLS62MhPS5psPWx0RgxJtik56yo3PccFFgYybRI1OkcKmbqZ21N3n-tCgD7BJYbPPsuhvi1hebhSLQEzlVua-jW439y621OBNc/s3630/IMG_4947.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="3630" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2WhW1k0kAQpORSgDVMGJ8WsdaKiZzNQYQS53dsJuGo2WBPHDI3melnD9UqHdF416rKWwH1nKwARMpVicc_pD8rzasDLS62MhPS5psPWx0RgxJtik56yo3PccFFgYybRI1OkcKmbqZ21N3n-tCgD7BJYbPPsuhvi1hebhSLQEzlVua-jW439y621OBNc/w364-h259/IMG_4947.HEIC" width="364" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) Post OMGoal finish for January and goal for February</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Finished quilt post <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-goal-finished-flannel-woods.html">here</a> and February Goal post <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/02/februarys-monthly-goal-sew-let-it-be.html">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) Plan charity quilting time: Done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I decided to time it with Hub's men's group since those</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">are "longer" days for me (no dinner prep or tv watching).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Plus, f</span>ollowing someone else's schedule should (in theory!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">prevent me from trying to move it to another day. I also</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">decided to use the same one or two patterns for all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpM6NQgBEDPyKhId6CSGWmVYAw1oVgyObROY1wTRouMAeSEqWQWVByFi9ZecljlyXL5CbmRixT3ycaDYL2M3clt_qW7cs6MzGbWeJnsZjV0umcViarDYFq4Bz4D-CkUCQnNRf6g4sIB2hTBiB9Hvc2DW8usepQwtvRKuEaNVHPlvOV9B1l3gEn0IeU3g/s4032/IMG_4967.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpM6NQgBEDPyKhId6CSGWmVYAw1oVgyObROY1wTRouMAeSEqWQWVByFi9ZecljlyXL5CbmRixT3ycaDYL2M3clt_qW7cs6MzGbWeJnsZjV0umcViarDYFq4Bz4D-CkUCQnNRf6g4sIB2hTBiB9Hvc2DW8usepQwtvRKuEaNVHPlvOV9B1l3gEn0IeU3g/w393-h295/IMG_4967.HEIC" width="393" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(So not my colors! It's like the 80's all over again!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The guys meet about twice a month which I feel works</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">just fine. Yesterday, the first Charity Quilt Evening, I settled</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">on two patterns and cut out the first quilt. At this pace,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I should easily be done with them by this summer. Yee haw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And now for that awesome read:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>First, a disclaimer: there's always a chance that when </span><i>listening</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to a book, a narrator (in this case, two) can make or break a story.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDET8dQvZhdBUi0CwHIBzMw8W6f71JvMfqpD3A6xMt1edsOHjcl1PvpF52Lny64Z_YmZlX-vcpi9FYwmpIh0H91kjnRDZcLP99pQFvA5SscYZhz9CDNMUX-AFxBWyiRo87i3oHsOcFcA5tGFdFffWntbSNxtRZJHsccoaHPq8AYVAeNEBY8TtogagYio/s800/IMG_4906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="559" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDET8dQvZhdBUi0CwHIBzMw8W6f71JvMfqpD3A6xMt1edsOHjcl1PvpF52Lny64Z_YmZlX-vcpi9FYwmpIh0H91kjnRDZcLP99pQFvA5SscYZhz9CDNMUX-AFxBWyiRo87i3oHsOcFcA5tGFdFffWntbSNxtRZJHsccoaHPq8AYVAeNEBY8TtogagYio/w223-h319/IMG_4906.jpg" width="223" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">One of the narrators in this one sounded like Antonio Banderas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> which made it sound very authentic, and quite pleasant. (LOL)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But I do think <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+murmur+of+bees&i=stripbooks&crid=12I1JDPURL8X4&sprefix=the+murmur+of+bee%2Cstripbooks%2C352&ref=nb_sb_noss">The Murmur of Bees</a> (free on Kindle Unlimited) is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">exceptional. There were some key moments that left the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">writer-wanna-be in me sighing. Her insight combined</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>with </span>her writing style...<i>beautiful.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> (Don't get me wrong--it's <i>not</i> a story of sunshine and roses!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Okay moving on to next week's goals:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>* * * Week 6 Priority * * *</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">1) Keep going with Stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm going to try to<i> finish </i>all 80 stars. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Wow...I guess that's it for the week? Hmm, lemme think...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Recommit to decluttering</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I continue to make weekly charity drops, sometimes <i>more</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But with quilting ramping back up, I'm feeling less interested.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Maybe I should map out a plan like I have for charity quilting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And while we're recommitting to things, let's add another:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) Get back on the treadmill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I figured vacay would mess me up but not this bad!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So today I'm recommitting to just 15 mins/day but I'll</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">likely increase it pretty quickly. I just need to <i>start</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Oh, hey! How could I forget this one!?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) Make Super Bowl food for the fam & watch the Chiefs win!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I've been giving some thought to going to the parade in KC</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but alas, it would be on Ash Wednesday. There's also the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">prediction that about 1 million people will attend so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I guess I'll pass and just watch on tv. And save myself</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">a whole day for quilting!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy scrappy quilting!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4HYJfbKYxKCidAq3SiSZZIiALvl6wVFf_cm2g1jVLZGfnckeNi92AEy_2-pJ9ghN7l57l_hEE6azahnCuSJgV07KXvnJnvbqGGMLppaK51F8hreG3R4uHkooU5tOxKVehwUqe_AebWAywivNaUBPh7jAUsG6HD_l5pvJmHMfdMf2avZURq9U6d-Qb0E/s3685/IMG_4957.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="3685" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4HYJfbKYxKCidAq3SiSZZIiALvl6wVFf_cm2g1jVLZGfnckeNi92AEy_2-pJ9ghN7l57l_hEE6azahnCuSJgV07KXvnJnvbqGGMLppaK51F8hreG3R4uHkooU5tOxKVehwUqe_AebWAywivNaUBPh7jAUsG6HD_l5pvJmHMfdMf2avZURq9U6d-Qb0E/s320/IMG_4957.heic" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">PS Still having a big delay with comments so I've changed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">things up a bit for now. Hopefully spammers won't find me!</span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-27211551944324051982024-02-02T10:42:00.004-06:002024-02-03T10:28:13.337-06:00February's Monthly Goal: Sew Let It Be Written<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Today I'm linking up to Stories From the Sewing Room's</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/02/february-one-monthly-goal.html"><span style="text-align: left;">One Monthly Goal</span></a><span style="text-align: left;"> to share my newest project.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenFac5LKyZBuSzd0266cgTg3MuM5bg3ylCnvhA1ttnYsGicT2XyFO7MRohJRkr1QUsGjcONVeQBXUT0I3eG61u0NND953ihMOwgwH5Vj-_-bGFqvB59ddzvCX2GmUg5glThU3APnc6cN8qt2DAzT8lbrUsXV3jwLKrPG1wMPxF3ntnE89vXtXnG_kG4U/s4032/IMG_4894.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenFac5LKyZBuSzd0266cgTg3MuM5bg3ylCnvhA1ttnYsGicT2XyFO7MRohJRkr1QUsGjcONVeQBXUT0I3eG61u0NND953ihMOwgwH5Vj-_-bGFqvB59ddzvCX2GmUg5glThU3APnc6cN8qt2DAzT8lbrUsXV3jwLKrPG1wMPxF3ntnE89vXtXnG_kG4U/w388-h291/IMG_4894.heic" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="text-align: left;">It took me three days to commit to this one, understandably</span></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">Having just cleaned and organized my studio </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">I've been feeling</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">the pull to do something scrappy. I have this on my 2024 list but</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">was I really feeling up for all of that </span><span style="text-align: left;">cutting, the mess, those </span><span style="text-align: left;">tiny</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">pieces--</span><i style="text-align: left;">ALL of those tiny pieces!? </i><span style="text-align: left;">I tried to find something else</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">but I kept coming back </span><span style="text-align: left;">to this one. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Well, it's been on my quilt</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">bucket list for </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">years and </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">when the interest doesn't wane, you</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">just know it's </span><span style="text-align: left;">going </span><span style="text-align: left;">to</span><span style="text-align: left;"> get made </span><i style="text-align: left;">some</i><span style="text-align: left;">day so...why not today?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>Sew let it be written, sew let it be done. </i>(Name that movie!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(<i>Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!</i> Same actor, different movie!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pbc4yZPf6Qt_A9L09rpjjZlTVknMEmvfxf-GVV0N1qReRTdCtL4g0CVxfJAAk2lqish711Cu8eOKXJYqhc9ib-G6kbjKxvQj4PrQziuic4pZjizcGqpe1AEugGM-KHDRo0wjTSlRfQT3p7nyTB0VSPkp2DVduTVLv_JrGRlh3y91srRqGux61rtZDFI/s3546/IMG_4887.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="3546" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pbc4yZPf6Qt_A9L09rpjjZlTVknMEmvfxf-GVV0N1qReRTdCtL4g0CVxfJAAk2lqish711Cu8eOKXJYqhc9ib-G6kbjKxvQj4PrQziuic4pZjizcGqpe1AEugGM-KHDRo0wjTSlRfQT3p7nyTB0VSPkp2DVduTVLv_JrGRlh3y91srRqGux61rtZDFI/w412-h259/IMG_4887.HEIC" width="412" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I may be into my second half of life but I'm still learning. I have</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">finally realized that this is actually a </span><i style="text-align: left;">perfect </i><span style="text-align: left;">time of the year for</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i>all of those pieces </i>because I'm not feeling the pressure of an</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">upcoming </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">holiday season (yet). Enter hours of zoned-out digging</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">through scraps and cutting, cutting, cutting while listening first</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">to</span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;"> music, then a book and later a podcast. </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">Cutting is my favorite</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">part, btw, and seeing those scraps get use up was very satisfying.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Watching my trash can fill up with snibbles? Also satisfying.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">In all, I've been having </span><span style="text-align: left;">a </span><i style="text-align: left;">most</i><span style="text-align: left;"> therapeutic time! In fact, I think it</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">it should </span><span style="text-align: left;">be repeated yearly basis so I've decided that January and</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">February shall be dubbed Scrap Days, or maybe Scrap Retreat Time?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> It's timed perfectly </span><span style="text-align: left;">for using up pieces from the previous year and</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">seems to do wonders mentally after a busy holiday season. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Once again:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i>Sew let it be written, sew let it be done.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEftVOJtcwOyNGYxsXJZ3_2wg1GxlsTWVDmRxtImexYhOBGBB0P1H_DstPoN9e1-fIw1h_KH154Eiysg0wkBZpMnZ_LowkoDSpZb9m551GlqO_BTQBwVZIhzXoFlzORhiSfgDMQAhgQmATbGd0hBFzFkSU-VE7Gcua46DWsej27IeTEIDfWnon31t7n4M/s3787/IMG_4897.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2938" data-original-width="3787" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEftVOJtcwOyNGYxsXJZ3_2wg1GxlsTWVDmRxtImexYhOBGBB0P1H_DstPoN9e1-fIw1h_KH154Eiysg0wkBZpMnZ_LowkoDSpZb9m551GlqO_BTQBwVZIhzXoFlzORhiSfgDMQAhgQmATbGd0hBFzFkSU-VE7Gcua46DWsej27IeTEIDfWnon31t7n4M/w409-h317/IMG_4897.HEIC" width="409" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">The original quilt isn't very </span><span style="text-align: left;">big so I'm adding more blocks.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">I didn't bother with the math; I just estimated </span><span style="text-align: left;">how much more I'll</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">need. I now have</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">about 2400 pieces--about half of which are 1.5"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">squares--a</span><span style="text-align: left;">nd everything from scraps so it was some </span><span style="text-align: left;">slow-going.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>This</i> is why I deliberated for three days. </span><span style="text-align: left;">And why it took me</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">another </span><span style="text-align: left;">three to cut all of this out.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Just having some good ol' quilty fun over here.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQWIiOyUswvUMWGjcNDqS_FNpS_-6QI5bi99K-E60pt7oZkJFa3T0QlzmJfv1oh5wyTQx611_U_YGhDKcDoyX4tZ3cZMhhbI9J6CVWR1MK6JhcchvHALmRxfeC74nmAvZqy2-Nveqjiy3yTBxof-SgF7rAa5d-AZtZYpP0TB3iSjz4GP9_yTGPrn0XKY/s320/february.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQWIiOyUswvUMWGjcNDqS_FNpS_-6QI5bi99K-E60pt7oZkJFa3T0QlzmJfv1oh5wyTQx611_U_YGhDKcDoyX4tZ3cZMhhbI9J6CVWR1MK6JhcchvHALmRxfeC74nmAvZqy2-Nveqjiy3yTBxof-SgF7rAa5d-AZtZYpP0TB3iSjz4GP9_yTGPrn0XKY/w226-h226/february.png" width="226" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So my goal for February is to completely finish it.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">If only I could conjure up </span><span style="text-align: left;">a </span><span style="text-align: left;">few</span><span style="text-align: left;"> blizzards to kick this</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">snow-loving quilter into high gear. Still,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">I <i>think</i> I got this.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Happy scrappy February quilting!</span></div></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-7124312733821700042024-01-30T07:41:00.002-06:002024-01-31T08:38:14.399-06:00January Goal Finished: Flannel Woods<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOIb8eDkS7GCXiKC2GompuP8RFUVgg0oatl4RsPnDMmkOUagPW1JOajNANM9Ek-tCFQ47ilHVQfuMsRgV09RNjuPXGi-PNc7tRv0HO8xJdtTTj9D-_DZEeED2ldlk1kvGTcKfuVPaK72DE9NYZmikHO84T8l1qVdWFeQCNWvy2oimsx_TCoUBia17mG4/s2064/70855570627__171F20D8-F16D-4B46-BAF0-1ACE8D61F230.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="1866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOIb8eDkS7GCXiKC2GompuP8RFUVgg0oatl4RsPnDMmkOUagPW1JOajNANM9Ek-tCFQ47ilHVQfuMsRgV09RNjuPXGi-PNc7tRv0HO8xJdtTTj9D-_DZEeED2ldlk1kvGTcKfuVPaK72DE9NYZmikHO84T8l1qVdWFeQCNWvy2oimsx_TCoUBia17mG4/s320/70855570627__171F20D8-F16D-4B46-BAF0-1ACE8D61F230.HEIC" width="289" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Today I'm linking up to Stories From the Sewing Room's</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/01/january-one-monthly-goal-finish.html"><span style="text-align: left;">One Monthly Goal</span><span> </span></a><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/01/january-one-monthly-goal-finish.html">January finishes</a> to share my latest.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV7S9raROao7RbucVyIp6VDNbm_hbR0fFhTVYMxlXwKfJoh_JaZzl2oOzSAcdm4OK22XXlbGEwUK5Zx_zYJvvL-vtF1PitPIKrlQNtnliYe8ePICsl09ATe0nE7aTRHtB-B4XaShTMGDU-9yq72o0MR7upTB75XRSjIIA2Qu7mJW1OPlg43Zpd-ZUHjk/s1080/january.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV7S9raROao7RbucVyIp6VDNbm_hbR0fFhTVYMxlXwKfJoh_JaZzl2oOzSAcdm4OK22XXlbGEwUK5Zx_zYJvvL-vtF1PitPIKrlQNtnliYe8ePICsl09ATe0nE7aTRHtB-B4XaShTMGDU-9yq72o0MR7upTB75XRSjIIA2Qu7mJW1OPlg43Zpd-ZUHjk/w188-h188/january.png" width="188" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">With UFO's at the top of my list I wanted to make a second</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">version of a quilt I made last summer--one that left me with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">a lot of Woolies scraps. I'm really growing to love that fabric!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeSMdkmhzRYWXu_DAyJT95tEMG8vx6Bp1R40MnvTsghs6CwOg9ngzICIo9POeC3HiGh04ItDBeES4PcqwxWPC1dxNpZ-4UjKznvu4YZH6pYDVzdXxmtds3XY75nISoIXX79RRKzh9N5vDtIK8pNK1gZki8sqjYEcOErQ2G4_lxK46dR6ojP8dNhygTBM/s3210/IMG_4789.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3210" data-original-width="3024" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeSMdkmhzRYWXu_DAyJT95tEMG8vx6Bp1R40MnvTsghs6CwOg9ngzICIo9POeC3HiGh04ItDBeES4PcqwxWPC1dxNpZ-4UjKznvu4YZH6pYDVzdXxmtds3XY75nISoIXX79RRKzh9N5vDtIK8pNK1gZki8sqjYEcOErQ2G4_lxK46dR6ojP8dNhygTBM/w459-h488/IMG_4789.HEIC" width="459" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">"Flannel Woods" 60x63.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>I shared this in my earlier post but I'd like to get opinions here too:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I made notes of the mistakes in this pattern when I made the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">first quilt...<b><i>except</i></b> the <i>missing</i> 1/4" allowance on the side triangles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> It didn't seem right when I was cutting them out this time;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I should have gone with my gut feeling but I was rushing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> SO, if you zoom in, the bottom point of all 4 outer trees is cut off.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8Zqk9YzpCnLXgF9Sdjay-G0DH1k9llovPg8xLE-YAk9CpT5mudyNLprslZQNbs-b7K2JiJoBJJ54LDIj8gqmLh0nBj62BDLU3K6v6c48nHqRKVwiX6PlXRy_cv34-YbtlTXBY4k80TcNqL9SdI7yGI6hWJ5mGsTLt_mD5bWeAAW7cfijJLdqJQJM5vo/s3402/IMG_4786%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3402" data-original-width="2902" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8Zqk9YzpCnLXgF9Sdjay-G0DH1k9llovPg8xLE-YAk9CpT5mudyNLprslZQNbs-b7K2JiJoBJJ54LDIj8gqmLh0nBj62BDLU3K6v6c48nHqRKVwiX6PlXRy_cv34-YbtlTXBY4k80TcNqL9SdI7yGI6hWJ5mGsTLt_mD5bWeAAW7cfijJLdqJQJM5vo/w299-h350/IMG_4786%202.HEIC" width="299" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But it's <i>consistent</i>. Every tree on the edge ends that way so does</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">it really <i>look </i>wrong? I'd really like opinions here, and please be</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">picky because it's for my shop and needs to look <i>good</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> (I could always just gift it next Christmas?)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8ytwyzFkaDk-gaLAXxLFRfWYogfz0NoXlJyxT3c8KQa6PEsa3XGrPW4ULXxLy9Fz3Vxy1QElrDWAoazzOgFsX5qEu5raTC0P4M5tEGk6YH288Nk0OZ8Mhaml-vEgwNlgX7DYpQahw9DTvOlso7clM8FSdWlUR19OCVZpkRcuZ-HOpUyhL1F66jFiChs/s3760/IMG_4790.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="3760" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8ytwyzFkaDk-gaLAXxLFRfWYogfz0NoXlJyxT3c8KQa6PEsa3XGrPW4ULXxLy9Fz3Vxy1QElrDWAoazzOgFsX5qEu5raTC0P4M5tEGk6YH288Nk0OZ8Mhaml-vEgwNlgX7DYpQahw9DTvOlso7clM8FSdWlUR19OCVZpkRcuZ-HOpUyhL1F66jFiChs/w357-h268/IMG_4790.HEIC" width="357" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I did buy a couple yards of gray to patch up the back but</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">now I have scraps from both quilts so I may just knock</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">out a basic 5" squares quilt or something similar. These</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">flannels are too yummy to let sit in the cabinet!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'll see you in a few days with my goal for February.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I've been cleaning and tidying up the studio so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm feeling inspired to get scrappy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Until then, happy quilting!</span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-21835863474231426022024-01-29T19:50:00.004-06:002024-02-02T16:35:43.794-06:00Tuesday To Do #5: Let's Go! (Even Bunnies Are Chiefs Fans!)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did."</i><i>--unknown</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>"Amen!" </i><i>-- Me</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk7DIpCiibwYkjefnZxAmrEq6SE8u12GqQ5kC_fiOrn_3vCC2wXsyyEs6r1hnKTm6BUjnm6y_4EA0cX-Ap4HvOqYBqRSItwpuuRKbBhSMeN2AP9vSf7gWWL4IjeoElbbTQQNiWZIuTc5mLWDkYQWaYftxFymT-5cQkO6TdVLWz0ddKztRwbyzbqvgl6E/s4032/IMG_4785.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk7DIpCiibwYkjefnZxAmrEq6SE8u12GqQ5kC_fiOrn_3vCC2wXsyyEs6r1hnKTm6BUjnm6y_4EA0cX-Ap4HvOqYBqRSItwpuuRKbBhSMeN2AP9vSf7gWWL4IjeoElbbTQQNiWZIuTc5mLWDkYQWaYftxFymT-5cQkO6TdVLWz0ddKztRwbyzbqvgl6E/w291-h337/IMG_4785.HEIC" width="291" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Hello on this Tuesday morning! It's time to link up to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/01/30/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-59/">Tuesday To Do</a> and <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/sew-tell-january-29-2024.html">Sew & Tell</a> and catch up on things.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sorry if you're not sportsy or are tired of the Chiefs</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but I gotta take a moment here.</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_rPYoye5ur9q0UMsOD5RzBqrUDa0b_DuvN1I5AAYhGlIBjVOV81OvovaG58p0VKqe0Fk819A1eKiEYRNrFs1Eq-aP_sTd5ZesJWSgY8JbhYDT53G7dhROdwl9ofELTxNgcQTTawQHVkkTC0Qd-rFVfFyioG-MxiNw4qVGt4EMB2fmGdMKw6lthBHifs/s480/blogger-image--2140665658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_rPYoye5ur9q0UMsOD5RzBqrUDa0b_DuvN1I5AAYhGlIBjVOV81OvovaG58p0VKqe0Fk819A1eKiEYRNrFs1Eq-aP_sTd5ZesJWSgY8JbhYDT53G7dhROdwl9ofELTxNgcQTTawQHVkkTC0Qd-rFVfFyioG-MxiNw4qVGt4EMB2fmGdMKw6lthBHifs/w178-h237/blogger-image--2140665658.jpg" width="178" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>Six? years ago at a single digit temp Chiefs game.</i><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Hooo boy, it sure is a great time to be a Chiefs fan,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>especially for us <span>die-hard</span>s who have always been there.</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Good times, good times!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm also a Kelce fan; just love watching both of those guys.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Wish they'd clean up their language though.) I'm not a Swiftie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but that's been fun to watch as well. Methinks Travis might</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">have <i>two </i>rings in mind for this Super Bowl . . . but we shall see.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaf4Hch1CsajAj1SCtL9fG60aQ7AQew1K1OAv73i4j3D12Oeb-GvTA4Tz-t3CdHU5uaODsZKtO7qo8G2td5Q_zAcooMaJMIURLGgrFBfOdCCbSnfI7SZXcDynoE6lyLwHeQsDvm0YpymsSqoTJrVD7urS5pPrcNJLQmUaRZyDmqPotdY250-IVxFxT_4/s4032/Chiefs%20Bunny.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaf4Hch1CsajAj1SCtL9fG60aQ7AQew1K1OAv73i4j3D12Oeb-GvTA4Tz-t3CdHU5uaODsZKtO7qo8G2td5Q_zAcooMaJMIURLGgrFBfOdCCbSnfI7SZXcDynoE6lyLwHeQsDvm0YpymsSqoTJrVD7urS5pPrcNJLQmUaRZyDmqPotdY250-IVxFxT_4/w334-h445/Chiefs%20Bunny.JPG" width="334" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My daughter's bunny, Violet, watching the game. Too cute!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So, that game. I expected more of a battle but alrighty!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And we are off to the Superbowl again so let's talk snacks!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">What's your fave tailgating fare?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Somehow I need to try to keep it low-key yet yummy but I know</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">it'll grow into a full affair by the time the kids join in. Maybe the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">best way to approach it is to just be super-active this week?<br /><br />Other than walking around DC, I've flopped miserably over</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">these few weeks so it's time to get back at that!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Things have been slow to progress in the studio as well</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but I can at least boast of a clean and organized studio!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So let's go:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>* * * Week 4 Priority * * *</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><span>1) </span>Finish Flannel Woods top; find backing</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Done, and </span>completed the quilt.</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeSMdkmhzRYWXu_DAyJT95tEMG8vx6Bp1R40MnvTsghs6CwOg9ngzICIo9POeC3HiGh04ItDBeES4PcqwxWPC1dxNpZ-4UjKznvu4YZH6pYDVzdXxmtds3XY75nISoIXX79RRKzh9N5vDtIK8pNK1gZki8sqjYEcOErQ2G4_lxK46dR6ojP8dNhygTBM/s3210/IMG_4789.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3210" data-original-width="3024" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeSMdkmhzRYWXu_DAyJT95tEMG8vx6Bp1R40MnvTsghs6CwOg9ngzICIo9POeC3HiGh04ItDBeES4PcqwxWPC1dxNpZ-4UjKznvu4YZH6pYDVzdXxmtds3XY75nISoIXX79RRKzh9N5vDtIK8pNK1gZki8sqjYEcOErQ2G4_lxK46dR6ojP8dNhygTBM/w360-h383/IMG_4789.HEIC" width="360" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">60x63.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I made notes of the mistakes in this pattern when I made the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">first quilt...<b><i>except</i></b> the <i>missing</i> 1/4" allowance on the side triangles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> It didn't seem right when I was cutting them out this time;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I should have gone with my gut feeling but I was rushing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> SO, if you zoom in, the bottom point of all 4 outer trees is cut off.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8Zqk9YzpCnLXgF9Sdjay-G0DH1k9llovPg8xLE-YAk9CpT5mudyNLprslZQNbs-b7K2JiJoBJJ54LDIj8gqmLh0nBj62BDLU3K6v6c48nHqRKVwiX6PlXRy_cv34-YbtlTXBY4k80TcNqL9SdI7yGI6hWJ5mGsTLt_mD5bWeAAW7cfijJLdqJQJM5vo/s3402/IMG_4786%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3402" data-original-width="2902" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8Zqk9YzpCnLXgF9Sdjay-G0DH1k9llovPg8xLE-YAk9CpT5mudyNLprslZQNbs-b7K2JiJoBJJ54LDIj8gqmLh0nBj62BDLU3K6v6c48nHqRKVwiX6PlXRy_cv34-YbtlTXBY4k80TcNqL9SdI7yGI6hWJ5mGsTLt_mD5bWeAAW7cfijJLdqJQJM5vo/s320/IMG_4786%202.HEIC" width="273" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But it's <i>consistent</i>. Every tree on the edge ends that way so does</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">it really <i>look </i>wrong? I'd really like opinions here, and please be</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">picky because it's for my shop and needs to look <i>good</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> (I could always just gift it next Christmas?)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8ytwyzFkaDk-gaLAXxLFRfWYogfz0NoXlJyxT3c8KQa6PEsa3XGrPW4ULXxLy9Fz3Vxy1QElrDWAoazzOgFsX5qEu5raTC0P4M5tEGk6YH288Nk0OZ8Mhaml-vEgwNlgX7DYpQahw9DTvOlso7clM8FSdWlUR19OCVZpkRcuZ-HOpUyhL1F66jFiChs/s3760/IMG_4790.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="3760" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8ytwyzFkaDk-gaLAXxLFRfWYogfz0NoXlJyxT3c8KQa6PEsa3XGrPW4ULXxLy9Fz3Vxy1QElrDWAoazzOgFsX5qEu5raTC0P4M5tEGk6YH288Nk0OZ8Mhaml-vEgwNlgX7DYpQahw9DTvOlso7clM8FSdWlUR19OCVZpkRcuZ-HOpUyhL1F66jFiChs/s320/IMG_4790.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Go through fabrics; organize and purge any unwanteds</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Also go through scraps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I purged scraps but only tidied the fabric; I'm not out of space</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">so I decided against purging unwanted fabric for now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But I was on a roll so I kept going...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKolEvuXWtpXV0ckBv0g1DX7VetIveVUNq3jWlk8zuz0qeO8XXk9bpT1vOsMMunaj2eUuzKRQGwP0P-14HII_lJrVy-KAps-R_a-Hnf7ZZ97qomq8qasvkeCrNNaN-aw7lIPgA8pS0aUjZ2a8eq0y0lXbfLGxypZUiGte7tKOJItwMPxc8SLss1P7xlVg/s3088/IMG_4783.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2694" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKolEvuXWtpXV0ckBv0g1DX7VetIveVUNq3jWlk8zuz0qeO8XXk9bpT1vOsMMunaj2eUuzKRQGwP0P-14HII_lJrVy-KAps-R_a-Hnf7ZZ97qomq8qasvkeCrNNaN-aw7lIPgA8pS0aUjZ2a8eq0y0lXbfLGxypZUiGte7tKOJItwMPxc8SLss1P7xlVg/w202-h231/IMG_4783.HEIC" width="202" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And now my entire studio is cleaned and organized.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I even recovered my ironing boards. The fabric is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">an homage to my late cat and sewing buddy, Tasha.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br />Now if I could only find my sewjo. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>* * * Week 5 Priority * * *</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><span>1) Choose and start new quilt</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Decide on listing Flannel Woods. If so, get pics.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br />3) Post OMGoal finish for January and goal for February</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) Make charity quilt plan</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I have lots of charity fabrics but I am realizing it'll never</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">find its way into quilts unless I schedule the time for it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">PS Blogger seems to be having some issues getting</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">comments through so there might be a delay.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Not sure what's up but I am reading them!</span></div></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-59816904441719851492024-01-22T22:02:00.005-06:002024-01-28T15:13:13.010-06:00Tuesday To Do #4: Will Travel (But Will Greatly Miss Snow, Cat and Sewing Room)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJgZ8R6JiCscCze9gigHIqbYBhWHczcjat-n1or1MHB3jojVS_56Pu0cmcuj5z3Eoze5Vi8h8M0Z55_x68wdICAnaVpuIrKMppCz0gBvjQhAS05x-X_B1OB_gK0p32faoqswGO0F6ziskcINngP3OORo80IPS8_i7yGnDoUgWXVyKHaQgP4grJboA2Xg/s4032/IMG_4682.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJgZ8R6JiCscCze9gigHIqbYBhWHczcjat-n1or1MHB3jojVS_56Pu0cmcuj5z3Eoze5Vi8h8M0Z55_x68wdICAnaVpuIrKMppCz0gBvjQhAS05x-X_B1OB_gK0p32faoqswGO0F6ziskcINngP3OORo80IPS8_i7yGnDoUgWXVyKHaQgP4grJboA2Xg/w437-h328/IMG_4682.HEIC" width="437" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Hola! Happy Tuesday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Linking up to <a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/">Tuesday To Do</a> and <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/sew-tell-january-22-2024.html">Sew & Tell</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>When last I posted, I made only one </span>goal: to work on my current</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">quilt and name it. <span>I've decided to stick to "Flannel Woods" but </span><span>due</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">to a lot of </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">traveling, </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I haven't sewn a thing in these two weeks.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>But hey, I'm </span>going to do an update anyway...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">First up I decided to tag along on hub's biz trip to DC. With an</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">early afternoon flight, I'd only partially packed the day before</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but that night we got hit with a blizzard that resulted in a loss of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">power for 33K people around midnight--us included. I'll skip all of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">the drama but I was mere minutes from cancelling when suddenly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> we were all brought back into this century. It made for a <i><b>very hectic</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(can I stress that enough??)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">departure but somehow I made it without forgetting a thing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Oh I love a good snow storm and, with our deck stocked full of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">wood, I don't even mind power loss so I was rather annoyed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">that I couldn't just relax and<i> enjoy</i> it. A small reason among</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">many bigger ones that I <i>almost</i> stayed home but c'est la vie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbhyXGHLM-El6m-kGE2m4pN9GNHSaBxSgE-t1NoDsSPiUrsDtI_nnX6SbExlU1hriVTXkZ6MM-lSYo0tl2R_yCW1Ayjx9m2Lrq9ll-cJ38F7gEVw6ZNmlebANukzMilo36EYUsbEeHqUYGp_uUc6FzftR_192W3uhFQrmPlxeA_EMSAegEAGSRnAty94/s3521/IMG_4599.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3521" data-original-width="3021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbhyXGHLM-El6m-kGE2m4pN9GNHSaBxSgE-t1NoDsSPiUrsDtI_nnX6SbExlU1hriVTXkZ6MM-lSYo0tl2R_yCW1Ayjx9m2Lrq9ll-cJ38F7gEVw6ZNmlebANukzMilo36EYUsbEeHqUYGp_uUc6FzftR_192W3uhFQrmPlxeA_EMSAegEAGSRnAty94/s320/IMG_4599.heic" width="275" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">This was not my first trip to DC so while I did take in a few sights</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">like Ford Theater and the National Archives, I also spent plenty of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">time chilling and reading in coffee shops and in a favorite pub.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I also did a little shopping. Side note: after many years, I finally</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">caved and got some <span style="text-align: left;">lululemon's. I'll be buying more. 'Nuff said.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhUSZE2Jplg3Mey9qa4C8XSz5iRGHABSQksHD_CTJdjYSqwc8NjeEwONun6TGzmJvk3L8m4EaPU9gS5wfiyxw-hBVBrG5d0IZRSpYZ5iRaNKT9_geiLuqUAPHerUbpYIhT4GFsUw1ndbum__lyeD8ArpKlmclfQpOln6A3hjt-lncLmcNreyFJwFxvoY/s2606/IMG_4608.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="1954" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhUSZE2Jplg3Mey9qa4C8XSz5iRGHABSQksHD_CTJdjYSqwc8NjeEwONun6TGzmJvk3L8m4EaPU9gS5wfiyxw-hBVBrG5d0IZRSpYZ5iRaNKT9_geiLuqUAPHerUbpYIhT4GFsUw1ndbum__lyeD8ArpKlmclfQpOln6A3hjt-lncLmcNreyFJwFxvoY/w324-h432/IMG_4608.HEIC" width="324" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">To keep things quilty in this post, I snapped a couple shots of the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">wallpaper in the house where Lincoln was cared for as he died.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Sorry they keep it kind of dark in there!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWs1F4-C9y9_P_5zFuNYnRN72F0jfuS30hyphenhyphenmtF7CXaA6DWlEX9jTRqPPGm_I4ntouLOD_j_Nn2rJIJ7N5vnKgUCOV6kMVJjJqPtr62DU2ImvhOljEhox5JwP5DwlIn9ZfTAHLL8gVQS3KHcOhgU_O9Msv5XPdywgouChK6el_-auqSKTLVqt-Fa4qsArk/s1643/IMG_4609.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="1455" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWs1F4-C9y9_P_5zFuNYnRN72F0jfuS30hyphenhyphenmtF7CXaA6DWlEX9jTRqPPGm_I4ntouLOD_j_Nn2rJIJ7N5vnKgUCOV6kMVJjJqPtr62DU2ImvhOljEhox5JwP5DwlIn9ZfTAHLL8gVQS3KHcOhgU_O9Msv5XPdywgouChK6el_-auqSKTLVqt-Fa4qsArk/w329-h372/IMG_4609.HEIC" width="329" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">These aren't originals but they're close and if I were more into</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">applique, I think I'd recreate some of these in quilts. For me,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">applique is really a matter of<i> "ain't nobody got time for that".</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Maybe I'll just copy the color schemes sometime.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOujRkAaTKDDL0csj1tqPlaLITjiILCO8dlFPF2IBrC94XcVBs1BMIQ7XwIGgYJ6g_i0aXb4_kgf7hWLDMsUdcVxKKmKwvxxbn7cx4tx8o6xapNsGRdSXkNM035qwUidGz2OpENjBRHkbPFECUBB3Gq47pubkliq45RaBL-ogy9jkJAN5fhrW7z38EI9M/s2957/IMG_4643.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2957" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOujRkAaTKDDL0csj1tqPlaLITjiILCO8dlFPF2IBrC94XcVBs1BMIQ7XwIGgYJ6g_i0aXb4_kgf7hWLDMsUdcVxKKmKwvxxbn7cx4tx8o6xapNsGRdSXkNM035qwUidGz2OpENjBRHkbPFECUBB3Gq47pubkliq45RaBL-ogy9jkJAN5fhrW7z38EI9M/w432-h301/IMG_4643.HEIC" width="432" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Temps may have been arctic at home but not in DC so I was</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">able to do a lot of walking around, something I have no prob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">doing by myself...during the day that is.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42S9g4WeFcQdxji851YecywM1FKODuvyTqzhyphenhyphen_2oijg09jDU5x7XJCtYqQYjdzL0Nm6iW-otP3YznwSyV4t1xB-qGkh4H3lARlztgCzFYch9JU2GKGSRUnbkdG0rOXpSP2eNWJR6G3bKqulFjMLAQrY7LfiZAyfF4f21FGXkJowiaqPDMNdeiAmRBYa0/s787/IMG_4647.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="787" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42S9g4WeFcQdxji851YecywM1FKODuvyTqzhyphenhyphen_2oijg09jDU5x7XJCtYqQYjdzL0Nm6iW-otP3YznwSyV4t1xB-qGkh4H3lARlztgCzFYch9JU2GKGSRUnbkdG0rOXpSP2eNWJR6G3bKqulFjMLAQrY7LfiZAyfF4f21FGXkJowiaqPDMNdeiAmRBYa0/w461-h293/IMG_4647.heic" width="461" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Hubs was along for this one.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So I guess I do have this progress to report: 10k steps per day ☑️ </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">We arrived back home Friday evening, and then turned right</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>around </span>and flew out Saturday for the Dominican Republic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuU5ZmiyHwaL9q7BXVMstmTLsp3NfFo2_Ly4vxSKRrXPXaMlLpmFdjA-CgLMBbx970vaPvQpyaz_9bNPT34xw02IcTcIu9qN4ojddP3P1vHrSxn5tnSYrRF3b4dWR3ewGu4CAotHUKuUUdH7PAwSPqTbeZMSgz12IPQYWW3beNiUVIrxf7JghRpqMF0M/s3576/IMG_4690.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="3576" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuU5ZmiyHwaL9q7BXVMstmTLsp3NfFo2_Ly4vxSKRrXPXaMlLpmFdjA-CgLMBbx970vaPvQpyaz_9bNPT34xw02IcTcIu9qN4ojddP3P1vHrSxn5tnSYrRF3b4dWR3ewGu4CAotHUKuUUdH7PAwSPqTbeZMSgz12IPQYWW3beNiUVIrxf7JghRpqMF0M/w418-h287/IMG_4690.HEIC" width="418" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Again, I missed the -25 windchill fun back home. There I was</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">in the sun, temps in the upper 80's and a <span>spectacular view, and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>yet a</span> part of my heart was back home with the snow and snuggly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> weather. I was also a little worried about the chickens, the power</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> staying on and all that jazz. We just have a knack for leaving</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">when the weather gets interesting I guess. Don't get me wrong,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">it was all lovely. But I'm trying to convince hubs to look at</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">traveling at slightly different times of the year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A major flight delay put us in Chicago overnight again before we</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">caught that last flight home so least I got to enjoy their snow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Back here things are in the ugly-snow phase but I'm trying to enjoy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">it anyway. We're entering into more of a 40's temp week. To me,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">this is the ugliest winter weather. Too cold to really be outside but</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">not cold enough to snow and and be pretty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Still, I'll be grateful for the rain that's on the way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I knocked out <i>three</i> books while on vacation:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZG_QEcYncUeZ5x-ad6ZttzoR5wmQYFOpn0xmFh6jGgBfXDwYPtUdQZj0GqylZbrOkjPsViHHap4HBQ-szNyg6av2sqRRsjXUGEDFha73GQBl71dHCI4UWsYl-RRmiDydewSLISQWyWpbTC-MJs4zkMJ0Jhhz_kH8f3L7g9GvEYhnAm1_4fszRPhSqke0/s1500/Samson.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZG_QEcYncUeZ5x-ad6ZttzoR5wmQYFOpn0xmFh6jGgBfXDwYPtUdQZj0GqylZbrOkjPsViHHap4HBQ-szNyg6av2sqRRsjXUGEDFha73GQBl71dHCI4UWsYl-RRmiDydewSLISQWyWpbTC-MJs4zkMJ0Jhhz_kH8f3L7g9GvEYhnAm1_4fszRPhSqke0/w150-h225/Samson.jpeg" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Called-Samson-Novel/dp/1542039746">A Girl Called Samson</a> by Amy Harmon. On Kindle Unlimited and a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Revolutionary War story--two things that work for me. It's loosely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">based on the true story of a woman who disguised herself and served</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">as a soldier. Coincidentally for me, a decent part of it took place at</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">West Point and in the surrounding towns which was all kinds of fun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">since I can easily picture the area and layout in my mind having</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">traveled all around there extensively. I'm still trying to decide if this</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">really qualifies as a "worthwhile read" for me though since it ended</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">up being romantic (and that part <i>not</i> true)* but I did enjoy it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> *(Just a tad, ahem, spicy but not really descriptive, thankfully.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77-fTjsYhaGuE9oQBqcyC2BbKGONhGp2mkxhUzUQGT6sDHzju5c09dLvipjvvXdilnjMxi3ffgmI9FkC02TBf3h3Dz3kfi2bdgTeE2CQqaZar9JvnKQn0h1-_BX1O2BHXHnkKNu4TkienIWYc9xgkoj2LokFo32pNAz8Sv-qIsdxA3FKxq1ESvRrQrB0/s383/Scarlet.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="255" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77-fTjsYhaGuE9oQBqcyC2BbKGONhGp2mkxhUzUQGT6sDHzju5c09dLvipjvvXdilnjMxi3ffgmI9FkC02TBf3h3Dz3kfi2bdgTeE2CQqaZar9JvnKQn0h1-_BX1O2BHXHnkKNu4TkienIWYc9xgkoj2LokFo32pNAz8Sv-qIsdxA3FKxq1ESvRrQrB0/w157-h236/Scarlet.jpeg" width="157" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The second was <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Scarlet-Sky-Mark-Sullivan/dp/1503902374/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">Beneath a Scarlet Sky</a>, another by Mark Sullivan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Holey moley, this one was even better than The Last Green Valley</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">that I mentioned in my last post. It's only January and I'm only</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> 6 books in but I'm positive it will be my favorite read of the year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIs0Cl4oOsb2QWRVePFrO_dMRmUXS5twmYHZE3jXTf8rIbzIphyphenhyphenY_Uw4ApaXm0vgmAB8aE9wixSjOzOOGgDzCkxNb5SX5_StGhlZkv8YoAa2sixrKYNzh7QY02GVLQzQ7KFfBZbmcW1i748E1w66SqgtqEWwL214z5HLBbZDQAI_fxSklEutkeAzX3VFM/s400/Blue.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="264" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIs0Cl4oOsb2QWRVePFrO_dMRmUXS5twmYHZE3jXTf8rIbzIphyphenhyphenY_Uw4ApaXm0vgmAB8aE9wixSjOzOOGgDzCkxNb5SX5_StGhlZkv8YoAa2sixrKYNzh7QY02GVLQzQ7KFfBZbmcW1i748E1w66SqgtqEWwL214z5HLBbZDQAI_fxSklEutkeAzX3VFM/w118-h179/Blue.jpeg" width="118" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Lastly, I read <span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Code-Name-Blue-Wren-Dangerous/dp/1335449884">Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of</a> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Code-Name-Blue-Wren-Dangerous/dp/1335449884" style="text-align: left;">America's</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Code-Name-Blue-Wren-Dangerous/dp/1335449884">Most Dangerous Female Spy―and the Sister She Betrayed</a> by</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Jim Popkin. </span><span style="text-align: left;">At times the writing was a little dry but this look into</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">how </span><span style="text-align: left;">our government works </span><span style="text-align: left;">was </span><span style="text-align: left;">interesting. Spies and crime aren't</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">normally for me but I </span><span style="text-align: left;">still found this worth the read. And perhaps</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">a bit more enjoyable having <i>just </i>visited DC the week before?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A definite "worthwhile read."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It looks like I'm killin' it on the reading but it's only due to all of</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span>the </span></span><span style="text-align: left;">vacation/travel time. Now that I'm back home, it will be</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">much </span><span style="text-align: left;">harder to find time to read with the quilts calling.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">On to quilty things...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Knowing I was going to be gone, I took my Pfaff in for </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">a tune-up.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">She was finished just before we got back so now we're both</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">quite ready to get this party started. So, for next week:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>* * * Week 4 Priority * * *</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><span>1) </span>Finish Flannel Woods top; find backing</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Go through fabrics; organize and purge any unwanteds</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Also go through scraps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Well, not my most interesting post but it's good to be home!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting!</span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-74657457757596429182024-01-08T17:24:00.003-06:002024-01-08T23:20:41.326-06:002024 Tuesday To Do #2: Snow Day Sew Days<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6fuRJfEHwGc3DpHwALZLViO33WZo6RziSvVexPWSQUk-7X0nVpu-r7YzYqAznLooNo3V5vOaM8NZ80l-j2ibxL3_rqwJQYZZjx24wPhZIrDJLZHp-eDCTLvQcIPqd66Jj151xvi3fwk235Kl1ap7q7WPVf_K1coIzRiORt-VLvhTLXTlxnPfsKvLztw/s2928/IMG_4565%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="2928" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6fuRJfEHwGc3DpHwALZLViO33WZo6RziSvVexPWSQUk-7X0nVpu-r7YzYqAznLooNo3V5vOaM8NZ80l-j2ibxL3_rqwJQYZZjx24wPhZIrDJLZHp-eDCTLvQcIPqd66Jj151xvi3fwk235Kl1ap7q7WPVf_K1coIzRiORt-VLvhTLXTlxnPfsKvLztw/w404-h240/IMG_4565%202.HEIC" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Winter is in full swing around here. We've had some beautiful</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">snow and the weekend ahead is sending us to low single digits.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But it's okay! A quilter is <i>always</i> ready for winter!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnr9NChXDT4khXoeBu5POchfnOiDJncH0WphVovyNV6BPef0YBp6qxooCkreCVuSMax0q7kgQHXHeLRvIRFVMrVEiJQNYCWHr185CX30ZyWsgHEmyFyHVX1ZFX3StSRJwSngU9Nux87kikPM-MIp4bXHSKXZR38oJDcyxkwNMqvfAKeMzIgnVpHEPgsSU/s1986/IMG_4569.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="1490" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnr9NChXDT4khXoeBu5POchfnOiDJncH0WphVovyNV6BPef0YBp6qxooCkreCVuSMax0q7kgQHXHeLRvIRFVMrVEiJQNYCWHr185CX30ZyWsgHEmyFyHVX1ZFX3StSRJwSngU9Nux87kikPM-MIp4bXHSKXZR38oJDcyxkwNMqvfAKeMzIgnVpHEPgsSU/w290-h387/IMG_4569.HEIC" width="290" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">One view from my sewing room</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It's time to link up!<br /><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/01/08/to-do-linky-party-56/">Tuesday To-Do</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/sew-tell-party-january-8-2024.html">Sew & Tell</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-2024-plans-for-quilting-24-in-24.html">Last week </a>I shared a year's worth of to-do's but completely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">missed setting any for week 1. Nothing wrong with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">starting out with an "open" week though, is there? 😉</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrcaahHBRrU0wTDK4LXv2_1KGG740Yz8gzw7c2HZGRxaDyzQLffQCGgUVD5wh9zlrPr85zqRYkmvR9rsWhkAvz9e2u2KZF4sT0_5r41PUsj0VJiN5dP4vENZOx6l41bjcJLfGGrb-JP-QXv_T1pMacfnK6ewSxNxv-f3m-CLILSXT46nBsI_a_X0oJYE/s2985/IMG_4577.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="2713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrcaahHBRrU0wTDK4LXv2_1KGG740Yz8gzw7c2HZGRxaDyzQLffQCGgUVD5wh9zlrPr85zqRYkmvR9rsWhkAvz9e2u2KZF4sT0_5r41PUsj0VJiN5dP4vENZOx6l41bjcJLfGGrb-JP-QXv_T1pMacfnK6ewSxNxv-f3m-CLILSXT46nBsI_a_X0oJYE/s320/IMG_4577.HEIC" width="291" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Flannel quilt #2 is moving right along; the trees are next.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(<a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/06/week-26-of-tuesday-to-do-23.html">Cabin in the Woods -- flannel quilt #1-- found here</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The pattern, Into the Woods, is found in MSQC's BLOCK ('22 Vol 9 Is 5)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but if you don't subscribe, just go for just the single pattern. There are</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">problems in the book with directions. (I'm happy to fill you in there.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Note that the trees require a template so grab that while you're at it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Other things have been going on so that's all I have to report</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">from the sewing room. My Pfaff is in for its yearly tune-up so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">it's questionable how much sewing I'll do in the week ahead.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Other goals:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>Health</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I have hit the treadmill every day but one (took a rest day).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Starting out slow but increasing as I go. I'm currently</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">doing 35 mins with (5) 1:30+ jogging increments in there.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I increased the last jog increment today to 3 mins but that left</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> my back unhappy so perhaps just walking tomorrow. I am</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">sure enjoying the jogs but I'll have to be patient somehow!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>Simplify</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My goal is to get rid of at least one thing every day but I think I've</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">already topped 100 items. I'm in the zone and already starting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">see cleaner and more organized spaces.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>24 Worthwhile Reads in 24</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Working on multiple goals at once is awesome. The treadmill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">time and sewing have given me a lot of time to read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_eexYvazFk29ttmYQKoZ4-uwPosAOj8Wx3NFENPpGe_otldT6-QlP2umdbPyiBMrZx0KyTNa-hEXGNmJ0g-qtu8vwj50sM7CUoQrcmPK4Nivz0PngmMeKFzFV37kkjjLzTAzwVr65FwU3PG5oROb2f_wHlpLOSYihN1u4RihJa9kcqJv4-ZJP1Yp6Ww/s2560/The%20last%20green%20valle.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_eexYvazFk29ttmYQKoZ4-uwPosAOj8Wx3NFENPpGe_otldT6-QlP2umdbPyiBMrZx0KyTNa-hEXGNmJ0g-qtu8vwj50sM7CUoQrcmPK4Nivz0PngmMeKFzFV37kkjjLzTAzwVr65FwU3PG5oROb2f_wHlpLOSYihN1u4RihJa9kcqJv4-ZJP1Yp6Ww/w154-h232/The%20last%20green%20valle.jpeg" width="154" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My latest read is <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55961582-the-last-green-valley">The Last Green Valley</a> by Mark Sullivan, a true</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">story taking place during WWII. You can follow the link for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">the info but I couldn't put it down (a bit of a rarity these days).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It could be a little tough to stomach for some but the message</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">that God is always at work, even in the toughest moments, is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">prominent </span>and you'll be moved to tears by the end. It definitely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">qualifies as a 2024 Worthwhile Read so 1 down, 23 to go.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The goal for next week is just to continue on with the flannel quilt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and come up with a name. I'm crazy about Woolies flannel so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm thinking about Flannel Woods...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk69_feprNRnoRHDiyOUTV2NMHmjtp6Rz9XmoFhyphenhyphen6XOU5p2W_x_OFxxUHVZxftBowOjYQFweG9VZH5dkkFBR-vTDSN3kPukiZB_qMcsTdtmmg1TBFWXsNyhcXQ6VW-Hy12U_URnxcRd7iEk5rqA8FYDXmMS36NVPqbxh8L4-TlJLb_wPoGXYLu-y5NRKI/s4032/IMG_4566.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk69_feprNRnoRHDiyOUTV2NMHmjtp6Rz9XmoFhyphenhyphen6XOU5p2W_x_OFxxUHVZxftBowOjYQFweG9VZH5dkkFBR-vTDSN3kPukiZB_qMcsTdtmmg1TBFWXsNyhcXQ6VW-Hy12U_URnxcRd7iEk5rqA8FYDXmMS36NVPqbxh8L4-TlJLb_wPoGXYLu-y5NRKI/w343-h257/IMG_4566.heic" width="343" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting!</span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-75844119258975879212024-01-02T13:24:00.001-06:002024-01-02T13:24:03.826-06:00January '24 One Monthly Goal: Here We Go!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx57ZaEsKyCkr_og24YwwHJq3c8O9yXucUttsbLJXY2fUPGm1Slv89ivAebzPzslk2gLub7ksiWDUhlPVdUjnbV_71qPEizmA-gkxrU1YmCDu_RVnkIhJ67RnzGSWCYsd8e6UsfwsZwUaLtomfDW68QR2pryQN0Xu-78MmX7fZ_yb1OM32mFjphfzMVpg/s2064/70855570627__171F20D8-F16D-4B46-BAF0-1ACE8D61F230.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="1866" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx57ZaEsKyCkr_og24YwwHJq3c8O9yXucUttsbLJXY2fUPGm1Slv89ivAebzPzslk2gLub7ksiWDUhlPVdUjnbV_71qPEizmA-gkxrU1YmCDu_RVnkIhJ67RnzGSWCYsd8e6UsfwsZwUaLtomfDW68QR2pryQN0Xu-78MmX7fZ_yb1OM32mFjphfzMVpg/w241-h267/70855570627__171F20D8-F16D-4B46-BAF0-1ACE8D61F230.HEIC" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My new year is off to a great start already.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended 2023 with <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/tuesday-to-do-52-2023-trunk-show-and.html">a look over all of my finishes</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then I jumped in on my plans for the year ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm a fairly accountable quilter so I first made a list of any</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"unfinished business" before I chose a whole bunch of quilts that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm excited about making--thus creating my <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-2024-plans-for-quilting-24-in-24.html">2024's List of Goals</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've already been working in other areas like for my house and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">health but with family around, I've stayed out of the sewing room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for days, which feels a little weird but I'm sure it was good for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today house fell silent again <sniff> so it's time to head on up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0QkY3A4_jmCiBnsf0xjLS1T0BSE6tiwnD1bQ1cCorGVnTFNom_O_Zzw_yR7_qfWNE31bnfZxAgqg_JEdnEJodq0hKuli0pM3X1mmtVNT1Wy7avdFdhr5vdrU7Ni0AufpLW5YZZQWnmKc8I6I_lfsKVIylDDoYrqNJZZ2ecAYe_GLiBtEUJpHacqRkS8/s1080/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0QkY3A4_jmCiBnsf0xjLS1T0BSE6tiwnD1bQ1cCorGVnTFNom_O_Zzw_yR7_qfWNE31bnfZxAgqg_JEdnEJodq0hKuli0pM3X1mmtVNT1Wy7avdFdhr5vdrU7Ni0AufpLW5YZZQWnmKc8I6I_lfsKVIylDDoYrqNJZZ2ecAYe_GLiBtEUJpHacqRkS8/w178-h178/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" width="178" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Stories From the Sewing Room's has kicked off the first</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/12/december-one-monthly-goal.html" style="text-align: left;">One Monthly Goal</a><span> </span><span style="text-align: left;">of the year so today I'm linking up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6vAQ0mLIkhTINrBgoRMkLy6cWc3FoijAxCbsJMDmlqQQxrFwruqflFa0XJKXltFHJAH4PrWgvSP6gN5ih2HtqXVp1JogJJnveHnzl4isP8GqIxWTwBjfR8nsYhNKL0aw79ruffvQmU_iHyQ80PKWKyBO0DYAxLDr0fyL9RwoZzsuxH1mv4cCOnJhLZg/s4032/IMG_2242%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6vAQ0mLIkhTINrBgoRMkLy6cWc3FoijAxCbsJMDmlqQQxrFwruqflFa0XJKXltFHJAH4PrWgvSP6gN5ih2HtqXVp1JogJJnveHnzl4isP8GqIxWTwBjfR8nsYhNKL0aw79ruffvQmU_iHyQ80PKWKyBO0DYAxLDr0fyL9RwoZzsuxH1mv4cCOnJhLZg/w384-h288/IMG_2242%202.HEIC" width="384" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">With UFO's at the top of my list that is my focus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I'm making a second of the </span><span style="text-align: left;">flannel quilt above (teaser pic).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">W</span><span style="text-align: left;">hen I made </span><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/06/week-26-of-tuesday-to-do-23.html">one last summer</a> (pretty hot for working with flannel!),</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I had </span><span style="text-align: left;">extra fabric from </span><span style="text-align: left;">the layer cake so I cut out as much as I could</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> for a </span><span style="text-align: left;">second, counting on a little extra yardage and scraps to fill in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I've since picked up more fabric so I think I'm good to go; besides,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">now is a <i>much</i> better time of the year to work on this one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The pattern is from MSQC but I'll share that info along with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">pics of my </span><i style="text-align: left;">finished</i><span style="text-align: left;"> super-cozy quilt in a few weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Happy quilting!</span></div></span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-75119995230701833062023-12-31T20:15:00.011-06:002024-01-01T09:50:31.108-06:00The 2024 Plans For Quilting: 24 in '24 and The We Who Love To Make Check Mark's Club<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">“Make New Year’s goals. Dig within, and discover what you would </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">like</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>It is an affirmation that you’re interested in fully living life."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">—Melody Beattie, author </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKliOXKYXQtPMDKZ3nR0kxOSnQZ-qNFRQQAX-Nuhp1OUbp-A5Ih451E-eMsMny2tvUjTRML_Qf1M5ckNJoIuCuNb9pVuhoNj6CFKm61FCkAcu0AZBeq_DyC0uxcmCT0D3sc7VgyU5Nr5nA48rx7_49GtSH34Pcri0oVnyI9_zt0623LmN-op0h1Zz_CUA/s400/make%20MLMC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKliOXKYXQtPMDKZ3nR0kxOSnQZ-qNFRQQAX-Nuhp1OUbp-A5Ih451E-eMsMny2tvUjTRML_Qf1M5ckNJoIuCuNb9pVuhoNj6CFKm61FCkAcu0AZBeq_DyC0uxcmCT0D3sc7VgyU5Nr5nA48rx7_49GtSH34Pcri0oVnyI9_zt0623LmN-op0h1Zz_CUA/w391-h260/make%20MLMC.jpg" width="391" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy new year and happy planning!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> So, <i>so</i> much planning and goal-making right now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I love it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And let me tell ya, I am <i>not</i> the only one out there.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">There's not a <i>thing</i> wrong with making those goals and I might</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">just have words (kind ones) (er, sort of) with anyone who disagrees</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">with that. And look, I know a few of you mean well but please,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">please don't tell us list-makers not to over-do it, not to make</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">too-high of goals or any of those other discouraging comments.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7pmNsnn4hhTGt8_ugmY4InsUqrRsggpdb5fIAktzyd-aGSaWJdu0wxVEmbNLzMzvsIwBHqSnXGeOcaLLOW0pS4RQfYz5L2_CV0OovEXFFE3My_1aAJXuUoCLbYOUrBoVgEI432JZOGyY3OWLzbfZExy3tCY1ELsTL-my3GwXEKeYtF6nPuo8W61qudA/s1308/IMG_4509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1178" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7pmNsnn4hhTGt8_ugmY4InsUqrRsggpdb5fIAktzyd-aGSaWJdu0wxVEmbNLzMzvsIwBHqSnXGeOcaLLOW0pS4RQfYz5L2_CV0OovEXFFE3My_1aAJXuUoCLbYOUrBoVgEI432JZOGyY3OWLzbfZExy3tCY1ELsTL-my3GwXEKeYtF6nPuo8W61qudA/s320/IMG_4509.jpg" width="288" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A lot of us thrive with <i>big </i>goals and/or with <i>lots</i> of goals.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Just seeing them written down triggers something in our</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">creative souls. Our fingers begin to twitch. It's time for action!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">We Who Love to Make Check Marks (WWLMCM) actually need that</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">hit so please do not discourage us! Making a goal is making a</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>start </i>and if starts aren't made, then things just don't happen.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So there. 😉</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I was struggling to get a start on this year's list, which is pretty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">unusual, and then it hit me. Well, two things hit me actually:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">[Ha! Look! I'm making a list already!]</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Anyhoo...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">1) I have UFO's. I have UFO's <i>hanging over me!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Generally, </span>I do NOT allow UFO's because they <i>block me mentally!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(it's that "unfinished business" thing)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But a few creeped in this year, mostly due to<span> "double" projects:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">ones cut out at the <i>same time</i> </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">to <i>save time</i> but due to a <i>lack of</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><i> time </i></span><span>I didn't find <i>time</i> to get </span>back to to them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So I believe the lesson for me here is: don't do it <i>next time</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>2) I love my lists but darn it, sometimes things run amok and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>suddenly <i>the list</i></span><span> is managing <i>me</i>. </span>A little of this happened in</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">late-fall but I've gotten pretty good at recognizing when it's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">happening, and why. I don't want to dissect what's a bit of a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">"working at home" issue so I'll just say it continues to be pretty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">frustrating for me at times but I'm working on <i>balance,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and maybe someday I'll even find it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Well with those two lessons (and some digression) in mind,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">let's make some goals! Today I'm linking up to Quilting Jet Girl's </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2023/12/15/2024quiltingplanningparty/?subscribe=success#subscribe-blog-blog_subscription-3">2024 Quilting Planning Party</a>, Quilt Schmilt's </span><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/">Tuesday To Do</a> and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-new-years-sew-and-tell-party.html">Melva's Sew & Tell</a>. (Btw, if you missed last week <span>you might</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>want to </span><span>go check out </span>my <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/tuesday-to-do-52-2023-trunk-show-and.html">2023 Trunk Show and Yearly Wrap-Up</a>.)</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i><b><u>HOW MANY?</u></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I thought 24 quilts would be decently aggressive and </span>fit nicely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">with the whole "2024" thing. <span>But as I was working on</span><span> my</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/tuesday-to-do-52-2023-trunk-show-and.html">2023 Quilty Wrap-Up and Trunk-Show</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I discovered I actually just</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><span>made <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/tuesday-to-do-52-2023-trunk-show-and.html"><i>26 quilts</i> in '23</a>. And most</span><span> were </span></span><span>substantially-sized quilts!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So how do I plan after that? Well 24 still seems like plenty, even for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">an obsessed quilter but I have skills and education that need</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">some focus, along with plenty of other non-quilt goals so:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><i>2024 Quilt Count Goal: 24+ quilts</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Looking down the road, I plan to have my goals will match the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">years--while they remain do-able--because that sounds fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>Anyone with me on the "24 in 24"?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><u><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">HOW MUCH FABRIC?</span></u></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIZea2tOhJIoI0k0m0XOtQOOr_MTg5WfuzLrHT1uN4c2S7NJnGZqAWFb958WH6-7S4gj7yld8qe_xFJ_rsRgWa_uBIGn9R0oFGQzpHkxKTaOBcTcskPHIihxth_gHqg-R4Rboi1Hdvsm3JLU_iloxbM9xKmr5wWqzBIaQl9KxEkif-vupj5znPtqbqiY/s1249/IMG_0150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1179" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIZea2tOhJIoI0k0m0XOtQOOr_MTg5WfuzLrHT1uN4c2S7NJnGZqAWFb958WH6-7S4gj7yld8qe_xFJ_rsRgWa_uBIGn9R0oFGQzpHkxKTaOBcTcskPHIihxth_gHqg-R4Rboi1Hdvsm3JLU_iloxbM9xKmr5wWqzBIaQl9KxEkif-vupj5znPtqbqiY/w330-h350/IMG_0150.jpg" width="330" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I might <i>buy</i> a lot but I <i>use</i> a lot. J</span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">ust not enough.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> I have yet to meet my goal of using more than I buy but I did get</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">within sight of it in '23. Look, it's time to get real <span>about </span><span>this:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Fabric Goal: Use 24+ yards more than I buy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><i><u>EDUCATION</u></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Quilt Path, ruler work and custom/FMQ are all areas in which I want,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and need, to increase my knowledge and skills. These are some</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">things I haven't really made time for but it's just time that I do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I also need to learn more about my Pfaff that I bought last January.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It has more tricks than I could remember but now that I've had it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and work with it daily, I think I should go back and let the dealer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">re-teach me some of those things that didn't stick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Education Goal: Become proficient in ruler/FMQ/custom work</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Run through video and workbook courses on Quilt Path</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Learn more about my Pfaff</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIF6AqbElIohkLvuXHnsVxTIWcGgfPFY1PFb63ivK1YYscOhBI_2Xizg7JGMiJL1fYUJbd7TFKYDaSTDr7jtlIxYP2Yx6YjmPMJu2R60tBQrQERTjkg8LE_EyUW8TmpDAOWTrotYryMMZym9St1BHT_K9oxsnKIUxPBsJHlTre4B5jm4Akay1G6nfX3I/s4032/IMG_4530.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIF6AqbElIohkLvuXHnsVxTIWcGgfPFY1PFb63ivK1YYscOhBI_2Xizg7JGMiJL1fYUJbd7TFKYDaSTDr7jtlIxYP2Yx6YjmPMJu2R60tBQrQERTjkg8LE_EyUW8TmpDAOWTrotYryMMZym9St1BHT_K9oxsnKIUxPBsJHlTre4B5jm4Akay1G6nfX3I/w454-h341/IMG_4530.HEIC" width="454" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And now for the actual quilts!</span></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">*Note: Like a lot of us, I stocked up on Martingale books before</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>they </span>disappeared. Many of my project plans are from these.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">1) FIRST, finish any UFOs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I already finished one before the new year but I do intend</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">on getting most of these finished in the next few weeks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(those last two are biggies tho!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">a. Cabin in the Woods</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn5zGZEkjmzTwYmXnL7hjyt2vdsHe98j6BEZR8pzDVXFwm1Ydw14GRwyLjIn5hzOQ4nSOuurHvjZcR1-reVjjTl_WigXeA_OauRSDpk5CvF3mEstreeSAmHKsv1kdZBqAsprW2QP-AQvjY_MyZzXZEi7lntohtW-lFwplYtJKuwXhx56MZR0LZmrnJLk/s3560/IMG_2250.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3560" data-original-width="2670" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn5zGZEkjmzTwYmXnL7hjyt2vdsHe98j6BEZR8pzDVXFwm1Ydw14GRwyLjIn5hzOQ4nSOuurHvjZcR1-reVjjTl_WigXeA_OauRSDpk5CvF3mEstreeSAmHKsv1kdZBqAsprW2QP-AQvjY_MyZzXZEi7lntohtW-lFwplYtJKuwXhx56MZR0LZmrnJLk/w277-h369/IMG_2250.heic" width="277" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The first was made for a friend but</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I had so much fabric, I thought I'd just make a second</span>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">b & c. Two baby quilts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnSopXzUC7Nm4mZ7CTHKU1kRyA4drYjo7vfGH25BFilPlp0ONdC76GD3tBDJb805bgAC3dh7kMQ9c6b_KymcUtI7WPjkv-O9WEO3fiX_0h7XjECILBKd639OtsuVJyCnw0H8Otl_P16RsLu7p1V-kXAt9XjnX7QdNRlhTLf3cLYv9rwM_pVyIZL0vRaA/s3600/IMG_0179.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnSopXzUC7Nm4mZ7CTHKU1kRyA4drYjo7vfGH25BFilPlp0ONdC76GD3tBDJb805bgAC3dh7kMQ9c6b_KymcUtI7WPjkv-O9WEO3fiX_0h7XjECILBKd639OtsuVJyCnw0H8Otl_P16RsLu7p1V-kXAt9XjnX7QdNRlhTLf3cLYv9rwM_pVyIZL0vRaA/s320/IMG_0179.HEIC" width="269" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Made from a <i>3-from-1</i> layer cake pattern for my </span>granddaughter,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I cut the other two out but with no imminent need for baby quilts,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">it was all set aside. Time to make them up for listing in the shop...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">unless someone I know has a baby girl, of course.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">d. "Kelley" <span>by Edyta Sitar, </span><span><u>A Season In Blue </u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3X_GLV8wIYr7sXCWQ5zCtLTj9YrbhDrE4nxYFGxriWkHY4ZJAq9hQI-LtGSJS8rm9100pRfZmOKVNasf04755JfxEZQtRYBNbethAbDP1ue4T5ICo4NouTAdvdMCZLpkv7ubdO56tct4djcfRWfAm7R0XA9NF4p9hu8NJoLFkkUjoUPT-WbBi2ImJedk/s4032/IMG_4345.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3X_GLV8wIYr7sXCWQ5zCtLTj9YrbhDrE4nxYFGxriWkHY4ZJAq9hQI-LtGSJS8rm9100pRfZmOKVNasf04755JfxEZQtRYBNbethAbDP1ue4T5ICo4NouTAdvdMCZLpkv7ubdO56tct4djcfRWfAm7R0XA9NF4p9hu8NJoLFkkUjoUPT-WbBi2ImJedk/s320/IMG_4345.HEIC" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Meant as a side-project but it's time to get it done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">e. "Farmer's Wife" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ekybePK9VvnrDSxPNpNZHa6a4-XBkj02-ZfDsoKOmAhxj3US6gvF8n99oPNWHOMbh4QD48syEhrSwHrou5EdHetYpiyH3CkOY-pRuqzF6jFhgUgI4nF4foLDAAkc_mJtvtn1lQ0ceVA1_2jWZ5F7Pg9wugT4Ld_FpYimXWqyfo_80X63eSSqdmU1qc0/s2048/IMG_1003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="2048" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ekybePK9VvnrDSxPNpNZHa6a4-XBkj02-ZfDsoKOmAhxj3US6gvF8n99oPNWHOMbh4QD48syEhrSwHrou5EdHetYpiyH3CkOY-pRuqzF6jFhgUgI4nF4foLDAAkc_mJtvtn1lQ0ceVA1_2jWZ5F7Pg9wugT4Ld_FpYimXWqyfo_80X63eSSqdmU1qc0/w258-h229/IMG_1003.JPG" width="258" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Started several years ago and not intended to be an</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">all-at-once finish but it got pushed aside when I started</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>selling </span>quilts. I'm over halfway--more than in pic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Charity quilt(s)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) "Aspen" by Edyta Sitar, </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>A Season In Blue </u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xFDqdy61Gwwp9iSEI71_gz7LgqIEdQqmEKZtQVqm5DzKKU0F6s8hPg_L6CCgm7wyR_CFWApJ2Ldt6Sa_o1yGJ2_MNzYTwr85Z6P8h2A3_lWV1QAV8xYvKPr9FmiisoENZK4tkr7uxdlNenaQi0gBH78U7vHlW2N0xjeuNO1cIH0-M-xHWc1hSn-fhuI/s400/Aspen.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xFDqdy61Gwwp9iSEI71_gz7LgqIEdQqmEKZtQVqm5DzKKU0F6s8hPg_L6CCgm7wyR_CFWApJ2Ldt6Sa_o1yGJ2_MNzYTwr85Z6P8h2A3_lWV1QAV8xYvKPr9FmiisoENZK4tkr7uxdlNenaQi0gBH78U7vHlW2N0xjeuNO1cIH0-M-xHWc1hSn-fhuI/w248-h248/Aspen.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Stick with the blues? Probably--but hmm, what about reds?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) Flying Geese by Bonnie Hunter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I do love geese. But what colors?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">5) <a href="https://primitivegatherings.us/autumn-sky-quilt-kit/">Autumn Sky by Lisa Bongean, <u>Rustic Gatherings</u></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiVk47WPeb1JTvIjLd2r-Guwbb3k1cEoES75mlOiIZN8VcfezjRPTDWGTYmxGSCTwpEPDHnlwBN_ObatLWRevZ_nhKUPfDqXrNSDE4_Swnk3X1e276dumEpDAqLKiKx0Z8c4pRzH5SR7FRdmTsAoZ8tKtXSpvjbZCyIxcRifCzRiqjG0OM8e2Kbhx7oI/s2830/IMG_4526.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="2122" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiVk47WPeb1JTvIjLd2r-Guwbb3k1cEoES75mlOiIZN8VcfezjRPTDWGTYmxGSCTwpEPDHnlwBN_ObatLWRevZ_nhKUPfDqXrNSDE4_Swnk3X1e276dumEpDAqLKiKx0Z8c4pRzH5SR7FRdmTsAoZ8tKtXSpvjbZCyIxcRifCzRiqjG0OM8e2Kbhx7oI/s320/IMG_4526.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Can I </span>make a variation of this from some of my <span>trimmings/</span>HST's?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>6) "Scarlet Stars" by Kim Diehl--</span><u>Simple Whatnots</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrjc2VQ0FtjqcAj0AJbetvVCppc8vJfrY2ztmkjUKtnaKN1yOazJqF3TUgJizbFnNgCm6c6pjroW6COt5rmnBfdAl4SWi0KHuCxfc8KagZ67QPzFTBhuJFth_C7E5ViV4VAGnN2qKAtY-kh2CJV93YAKm4TlAdqmWdLibmENJS4q2eI6ejgAxMk6mEZI/s2048/RenderedImage.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2026" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrjc2VQ0FtjqcAj0AJbetvVCppc8vJfrY2ztmkjUKtnaKN1yOazJqF3TUgJizbFnNgCm6c6pjroW6COt5rmnBfdAl4SWi0KHuCxfc8KagZ67QPzFTBhuJFth_C7E5ViV4VAGnN2qKAtY-kh2CJV93YAKm4TlAdqmWdLibmENJS4q2eI6ejgAxMk6mEZI/s320/RenderedImage.JPG" width="317" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><div><br /></div>I gifted <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2021/08/2021-tuesday-to-do-29.html">this one</a> but I'm <i>so </i>into </span>red these days I now want one!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">7) Irish Chain(s) in green, maybe another in red/ivory</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>8) "Star Toss" Cindy Blackberg, </span><u>Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQt-_SNW4qb3pQGA_Y58_Il-2qD0r0ntVxnmAhL0ZW5AOmneNfqzgN35m3B-tG1D47duOrRFLVMoIksrtumI1HReFB494sbfObaUNQa4K6aR2Q1kmEIG8rtYpnAYpdxr9Sho968wod-fVoFapWWWvPalgzoGTjC5kmXjV6GBuS4V0SuY2iHnSVDSpuLI/s3595/IMG_4524.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3595" data-original-width="2843" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQt-_SNW4qb3pQGA_Y58_Il-2qD0r0ntVxnmAhL0ZW5AOmneNfqzgN35m3B-tG1D47duOrRFLVMoIksrtumI1HReFB494sbfObaUNQa4K6aR2Q1kmEIG8rtYpnAYpdxr9Sho968wod-fVoFapWWWvPalgzoGTjC5kmXjV6GBuS4V0SuY2iHnSVDSpuLI/s320/IMG_4524.HEIC" width="253" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">This is the main one on the cover.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">9) "Tracking Tradition" by Debbie Robbers</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>Red & White Quilts</u> (Martingale)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZNARs0Dw57w2zq7zp_TCkzOwAbGaXY93BzVy2ec9hZOBhbsdJoQjbMI18zgrYgNf9dMF6FrmTKsa_bjYcHKNgnph_EpezEkQ1OT-mNpq0tyxKuU4vOUzwdUQsNgprDxRSFMIDFIYUbRGwQDGw6BrX-izsmMxlKewv1gwG8nx9EjTckokBa2Fa5Y8eeo/s3339/IMG_4523.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3339" data-original-width="2631" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZNARs0Dw57w2zq7zp_TCkzOwAbGaXY93BzVy2ec9hZOBhbsdJoQjbMI18zgrYgNf9dMF6FrmTKsa_bjYcHKNgnph_EpezEkQ1OT-mNpq0tyxKuU4vOUzwdUQsNgprDxRSFMIDFIYUbRGwQDGw6BrX-izsmMxlKewv1gwG8nx9EjTckokBa2Fa5Y8eeo/s320/IMG_4523.HEIC" width="252" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">This has been a to-do for several years. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">10) "Slapdash" by Kim Diehl</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>Simple Double-Dipped Quilts</u> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy0-q7EvbVYQGNGB2iHcKh8O1g3TdWoITrIf1e8Gg1If1BjJxthjCWgoALTtZi8qQeYOvn1bbtrxgzJIc9IsvazBJPEgkZNQqDDGnpGNKzfRcijSs-DVbP5QcwdLVPaFwZP05AHQ1lzvJWjUBqWvJUj8rakADWzw2t7uipK8pl63RGLjZLZDLBJaLuCk/s3298/IMG_4535.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3298" data-original-width="2473" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy0-q7EvbVYQGNGB2iHcKh8O1g3TdWoITrIf1e8Gg1If1BjJxthjCWgoALTtZi8qQeYOvn1bbtrxgzJIc9IsvazBJPEgkZNQqDDGnpGNKzfRcijSs-DVbP5QcwdLVPaFwZP05AHQ1lzvJWjUBqWvJUj8rakADWzw2t7uipK8pl63RGLjZLZDLBJaLuCk/w295-h393/IMG_4535.heic" width="295" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">11) "A Dash of Plaid" by Kim Diehl</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>The Big Book of Quick To Finish Quilts</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG6tGJj_c3n7QLK1g-6JEseOvFMTi57C2qwu7PjHqokYX2GHXCV6On7TovCPmNIJCKd-VYXLTWg1mu7A5-44K00JWZ1kDTCeezDLZiOhM40z11_wjUalSb_dpaGBpUbPgx0IVfYeW1FVMmBRgfkibDK4RYp0R_kRMI2WW9ygXLTnxdaB9Vs_92JGAkt0/s2773/IMG_4534.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="2080" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG6tGJj_c3n7QLK1g-6JEseOvFMTi57C2qwu7PjHqokYX2GHXCV6On7TovCPmNIJCKd-VYXLTWg1mu7A5-44K00JWZ1kDTCeezDLZiOhM40z11_wjUalSb_dpaGBpUbPgx0IVfYeW1FVMmBRgfkibDK4RYp0R_kRMI2WW9ygXLTnxdaB9Vs_92JGAkt0/w288-h384/IMG_4534.heic" width="288" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Saw this made up at a LQS and it is beautiful.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>Fall quilts:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">12) "Halloween-ish" by Susan Ache</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> <u>Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiJgUO36FeJRjxxGJz0Ih0L_FyKOzQcCDqxcxK7FNcE0YkwSJVT_sgwFHfhsEZlLMikMLZpH24lt-JoOb4-1vEFbFiBkCu67aoLD7GQ1ckikUTKSNNEHxDN63T12P3PgQNzYTpKkOm74L2GzESUwedgNgtxCwCijmka2saDgXW4OxBU6iimv_JVm5k3U/s2945/IMG_4525.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="2209" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiJgUO36FeJRjxxGJz0Ih0L_FyKOzQcCDqxcxK7FNcE0YkwSJVT_sgwFHfhsEZlLMikMLZpH24lt-JoOb4-1vEFbFiBkCu67aoLD7GQ1ckikUTKSNNEHxDN63T12P3PgQNzYTpKkOm74L2GzESUwedgNgtxCwCijmka2saDgXW4OxBU6iimv_JVm5k3U/w255-h340/IMG_4525.HEIC" width="255" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Have lots of neutrals in small amounts. Must use up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">13) "Harvest Pumpkins" </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">by Julie Hendricksen & Vickie Gerike</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>County Seat Quilts</u><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU0JRLG8g0kCqCexNBIF_s5Gw0L7ZXycWPjuDY0xr1EaZuT-d5a3-umcluye0BttIkR88-pTRjHeI-RxF5AuYuMNAc8PAX9Lp5Izb9QNlzqdm1BtPheASgSeLSGOFY_ELD1E3-4n-NNm0lh8bbjkfkgUvcOq8MWDpg-OznDSgnCR6hrYnMX_4EU3CQF4/s1659/08E1C806-6100-40E8-BAE7-A344CC016499%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU0JRLG8g0kCqCexNBIF_s5Gw0L7ZXycWPjuDY0xr1EaZuT-d5a3-umcluye0BttIkR88-pTRjHeI-RxF5AuYuMNAc8PAX9Lp5Izb9QNlzqdm1BtPheASgSeLSGOFY_ELD1E3-4n-NNm0lh8bbjkfkgUvcOq8MWDpg-OznDSgnCR6hrYnMX_4EU3CQF4/s320/08E1C806-6100-40E8-BAE7-A344CC016499%202.JPG" width="278" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I had a blast making this the first time. I recently picked up</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">a great background fabric for it so an encore is on the way.<br /><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">14) Something with Primitive Gatherings flannel FQ set</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAPr1fbH2gLHphGxuAbFfZHqGhcv7yzQDMgXehZYRllVhXWcJzUopTNb8brglISF4FDzuElifvn6ns-ESX_Jej-iehIQh6i6C5Cikhc5k4XP7x1tfkf1NRFiqARJ_-EUzKdTce33ZyrkB-s0PVlnyXpzjsMlf53TOHXdSP9ux7OAf4LvPfaewHy5jbPE/s3076/IMG_4540.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3076" data-original-width="2307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAPr1fbH2gLHphGxuAbFfZHqGhcv7yzQDMgXehZYRllVhXWcJzUopTNb8brglISF4FDzuElifvn6ns-ESX_Jej-iehIQh6i6C5Cikhc5k4XP7x1tfkf1NRFiqARJ_-EUzKdTce33ZyrkB-s0PVlnyXpzjsMlf53TOHXdSP9ux7OAf4LvPfaewHy5jbPE/s320/IMG_4540.HEIC" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">This is a classic case of "saving fabric" but it's time to use it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Christmas quilts:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">15) "Christmas Vacation" by Susan Ache</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0JNZ8fiCo1POa5tAGgPTq2M2KmNaP-iUeAvAmQL8PsBWfsGDp3vsP5K5xRrTZtZ0lmUrp8N_vvTxVCiE_qrMq_OUF8DI2TOzbpn6hvTCp62WOOYJ7UzaxMa22VTJiopWENuRjac66fiMgPkDJ9uGE_KOjq7EMTYeamJnfOmjcgqDNlFj0N8yUFbsfEg/s4032/IMG_4537.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0JNZ8fiCo1POa5tAGgPTq2M2KmNaP-iUeAvAmQL8PsBWfsGDp3vsP5K5xRrTZtZ0lmUrp8N_vvTxVCiE_qrMq_OUF8DI2TOzbpn6hvTCp62WOOYJ7UzaxMa22VTJiopWENuRjac66fiMgPkDJ9uGE_KOjq7EMTYeamJnfOmjcgqDNlFj0N8yUFbsfEg/s320/IMG_4537.HEIC" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">In reds <i>or</i> greens. This would check off the Irish Chain, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">16) "Nestled in the Trees," Coach House Designs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-O0_yXIWXoTZRBIYnchYEf4dZ_c8aNWTex2GMr8iWXJxLDwiL1cM8mFrTqSPCiC2WZfXhMJOSy1O86kdyZqusaz8ejc603gnXoHjG5iN7WTFMqESFagXVqQXinfdxh6_CYVmQ9RtwEmgkmNpR00FIT3JCWAtdVpMlpmvhomQ7m6yY87YgZDgb5IHx1c/s2814/IMG_4522.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="2110" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-O0_yXIWXoTZRBIYnchYEf4dZ_c8aNWTex2GMr8iWXJxLDwiL1cM8mFrTqSPCiC2WZfXhMJOSy1O86kdyZqusaz8ejc603gnXoHjG5iN7WTFMqESFagXVqQXinfdxh6_CYVmQ9RtwEmgkmNpR00FIT3JCWAtdVpMlpmvhomQ7m6yY87YgZDgb5IHx1c/s320/IMG_4522.heic" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">17) "Peppermint Pines" by Erica Arndt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABXY8QlaoQf1tMU5TST4QRBXCILyG-NLN8OlotZnq-qVb4J_MGAyqXkZRvHkShvJLYpJMfjoagsbVg5j0BiTzaMJYslEOdxLrswwVrRB9hNk5-ShL6doCaJxykTaioErJQNcY-QdFJRzQCgFWycHFlJ6ZUGrvfy4XNlZlkxscrmuw9t7bnWvQtY2NX20/s2048/IMG_7393.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1744" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABXY8QlaoQf1tMU5TST4QRBXCILyG-NLN8OlotZnq-qVb4J_MGAyqXkZRvHkShvJLYpJMfjoagsbVg5j0BiTzaMJYslEOdxLrswwVrRB9hNk5-ShL6doCaJxykTaioErJQNcY-QdFJRzQCgFWycHFlJ6ZUGrvfy4XNlZlkxscrmuw9t7bnWvQtY2NX20/w177-h208/IMG_7393.HEIC" width="177" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCoDMZCD-60S1kesAr7yPm6PA3JKgOAfcdGQs9bPRtkM-jg_s0-jOGNQ5u7kproaaoHjAsQYi6pZVnNogGMcbz0sJ5vQ07SF8LkcY7mUcCZ6UA8F2p98fE7rxUB_I9DRr063ycihby4SkbNHSDLSZOUse0MdTRL4qDCufPPSUEYXIfMD_KiRDj0op53o/s3457/IMG_4707.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2770" data-original-width="3457" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCoDMZCD-60S1kesAr7yPm6PA3JKgOAfcdGQs9bPRtkM-jg_s0-jOGNQ5u7kproaaoHjAsQYi6pZVnNogGMcbz0sJ5vQ07SF8LkcY7mUcCZ6UA8F2p98fE7rxUB_I9DRr063ycihby4SkbNHSDLSZOUse0MdTRL4qDCufPPSUEYXIfMD_KiRDj0op53o/w269-h209/IMG_4707.HEIC" width="269" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Made the above two, now planning a third for a gift</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">18) "Holiday Forest" by Edyta Sitar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80OmfsIJWD7wE6Rg3ol4BQSlbF-1VNRWZKHTyLBK41T1-JePmiShYfC3cii3rxojjKVSqlCuzgD4g0ucTSRcoZJ0wHRjOuSRtKPYRaP0fVijOwW4CCv56ObQNuN2E8Kw5Y9EuFTUkGGMi7CZB1iUqvHwSei_Yw2gZuhA3zu8PmzLNijsXPTmPSNaDs8U/s3203/IMG_4376.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="2885" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80OmfsIJWD7wE6Rg3ol4BQSlbF-1VNRWZKHTyLBK41T1-JePmiShYfC3cii3rxojjKVSqlCuzgD4g0ucTSRcoZJ0wHRjOuSRtKPYRaP0fVijOwW4CCv56ObQNuN2E8Kw5Y9EuFTUkGGMi7CZB1iUqvHwSei_Yw2gZuhA3zu8PmzLNijsXPTmPSNaDs8U/w243-h270/IMG_4376.HEIC" width="243" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">As if I hadn't made enough of these already,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I still </span>want to get a 5th done in blues/ivories.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">There are easily another 10 that I could list but I think I should</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">stop there. I have no idea if all of these will get made but it's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>a pretty safe bet that</span><span> at least <i>most</i> will. </span>And now that I have</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">a nice list to go off of, I'm getting excited to begin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A FEW OTHER GOALS</span></u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"> 1) </span><span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Start running again.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Be more active in quilt guild & church quilt group.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>(I rarely go, usually due to schedule conflicts)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Make Christmas gifts for next year.</span> I can't list what</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I have </span><span>in mind </span><span>but there's a lot </span>so I want to start asap.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Bring out the knitting needles again!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oNewOqSwofKKSYraymeLwrgnZUmKbep6Ii_ZldWf-JkNNY2OYI4yzaC6CeTaV8hzh4_q5lzCDtTNElaXkbjoahmc6TVWVhPNA5bYhtTxlcIakaaB9yf31y-X1Gu_TO5tyslbVMrYhBnz6YjER4zs_uL9Opqi_nKCmwRKf96W8PXYvbq4gf0IfbqRYHI/s4032/IMG_1494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oNewOqSwofKKSYraymeLwrgnZUmKbep6Ii_ZldWf-JkNNY2OYI4yzaC6CeTaV8hzh4_q5lzCDtTNElaXkbjoahmc6TVWVhPNA5bYhtTxlcIakaaB9yf31y-X1Gu_TO5tyslbVMrYhBnz6YjER4zs_uL9Opqi_nKCmwRKf96W8PXYvbq4gf0IfbqRYHI/w165-h220/IMG_1494.jpg" width="165" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Especially in the evenings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">5) <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Listen to and/or read 25+ worthwhile books</span>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>classics, history and/or theology/F</span>aith-based.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">6) <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Get rid of one thing every day</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Yes, for 365 days. Less stuff = less work. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Well that's probably enough <strike>daydreaming</strike> goal-setting for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">the </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">year ahead. I'm getting pretty excited to get started on</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">quite a few of these! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Can't wait to see what everyone else is planning!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And hey, let me know if you're a WWLMCM member!<br />Happy planning and happy New Year!</span></div></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-6925450351827403942023-12-26T11:12:00.014-06:002024-01-07T19:19:15.051-06:00Tuesday To Do #52: 2023 Trunk Show and Wrap-Up (So Far!)<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe_SmksNHAWB97VPyXNjLl4bUeR3he8TEchorQxiFo7MCu79P74t6zWMDd6XFFlT37ymjBG0HjW6u33lLJRd91QmOQ90SLY5gAkxuDdza8v_HyDmGkoI-QC2d_FFcPCt4tteUjL0iXuONgfUYwE7vqwTPOetlGGJLPKDFjMJcIfXw4SbrmcYQVRMTGt0/s1576/IMG_4428.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe_SmksNHAWB97VPyXNjLl4bUeR3he8TEchorQxiFo7MCu79P74t6zWMDd6XFFlT37ymjBG0HjW6u33lLJRd91QmOQ90SLY5gAkxuDdza8v_HyDmGkoI-QC2d_FFcPCt4tteUjL0iXuONgfUYwE7vqwTPOetlGGJLPKDFjMJcIfXw4SbrmcYQVRMTGt0/w426-h320/IMG_4428.heic" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Merry Christmas!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I hope you've all had a lovely holiday so far.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Don't stop celebrating--the Christmas season has just begun!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DODMSLreEh4uccZnSQqWCBp8KRogZ6aB9OCttAGUC2cDV85tFINwGPmdpDCtMHBAuJGFWcXRtdtjIqxRzBFG4UhEt-D-CBWPmQX96nX_6HyOuX65GFTy2zVbdwWr81awzl9gXyuLgL-E8IK-Qv0s5wqaCIB1gu-2CvLKyBNw2neRYiwdaoA12JVmDPc/s3989/IMG_4512.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="3989" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DODMSLreEh4uccZnSQqWCBp8KRogZ6aB9OCttAGUC2cDV85tFINwGPmdpDCtMHBAuJGFWcXRtdtjIqxRzBFG4UhEt-D-CBWPmQX96nX_6HyOuX65GFTy2zVbdwWr81awzl9gXyuLgL-E8IK-Qv0s5wqaCIB1gu-2CvLKyBNw2neRYiwdaoA12JVmDPc/w510-h269/IMG_4512.HEIC" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*my view this morning*</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">We got a decent dusting of snow, unfortunately it started just</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">before dark so I barely got to enjoy it but I guess you could say</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">we did get a bit of a white Christmas? There are some big ol' fluffy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">flakes coming down this morning so I will be content with that.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">One son has already headed home to Omaha so at least his</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">travel will be clear.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>For the last <a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2023/12/26/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-54/">Tuesday To Do link up </a>of the year, </span>I'm celebrating</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">a pretty remarkable year of quilting with my 2023 Trunk Show.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I wrap it up with my latest finish that I haven't shown yet so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">watch for that. But hey! There is still enough time in the year</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to fit in another finish or two. Can I do it? Wait and see!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm also linking up to <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-of-linky-party.html">Meadow Mist Design's Best of 2023 Party. </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Of the 26 quilts I made this year, Peace & Joy is likely my favorite</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but I wanted to recognize a few others so for this party I have my</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><i>bests</i> noted with </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">⭐️stars⭐️. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>(I'd love to </span><span>know if there are any that </span>really stand out to you!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Now, on with the show!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFFwv99C6vu3VCenBbPN5RnUQLCE38iTEtkMuZ9XlGVMn-tD4-0dTchShGNkt9CDBtTX9vLsuVqyy3TxV5t5cBeY311xgSZZ0dtCkPJaED6uJUIPF3PLzMA-je8tlrLnO-OveH-tpA2krriSk8b-o9REW0uGSjQ4mr_Kb7uBnEaGYLbsFtkckHEfYmHM/s1440/30B26E4F-4615-4FF7-998C-4A88A193A3EE.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1440" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFFwv99C6vu3VCenBbPN5RnUQLCE38iTEtkMuZ9XlGVMn-tD4-0dTchShGNkt9CDBtTX9vLsuVqyy3TxV5t5cBeY311xgSZZ0dtCkPJaED6uJUIPF3PLzMA-je8tlrLnO-OveH-tpA2krriSk8b-o9REW0uGSjQ4mr_Kb7uBnEaGYLbsFtkckHEfYmHM/w271-h248/30B26E4F-4615-4FF7-998C-4A88A193A3EE.JPG" width="271" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_vlCDLntDqQT6CGkcML3s8FCnMP1FzqReH48LkrkDmRPPBl-uSVyhksIHETwgM5eOqpa5XKswZzQ3Thr1ADXjwmpPkyngx1OkUVslWyQvlSrKzyvUKjXtKZJMGUX3-x9iG8glqv5fQ_YXA8cMqeKZhXnwo6C-5Py7sHj_TOh7tW7xJNTxN7n16LOWbE/s1440/5CC002A3-3443-4F05-AAFA-A4E0CA2AEB5C.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1440" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_vlCDLntDqQT6CGkcML3s8FCnMP1FzqReH48LkrkDmRPPBl-uSVyhksIHETwgM5eOqpa5XKswZzQ3Thr1ADXjwmpPkyngx1OkUVslWyQvlSrKzyvUKjXtKZJMGUX3-x9iG8glqv5fQ_YXA8cMqeKZhXnwo6C-5Py7sHj_TOh7tW7xJNTxN7n16LOWbE/w271-h247/5CC002A3-3443-4F05-AAFA-A4E0CA2AEB5C.JPG" width="271" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-tuesday-to-do-2-great-things.html"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">"With This Ring" (72x72)</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Wedding gift<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyLWMSPeTGduUwFsabyRrB4Wi_Zpp0UYYCwn7yMG0lKKYbkR7D8LukdS87HLG4_s9KYi8xd0nqfgVYvpM6OD2SFZcbeLdvzFxagDTe8Kas0Vkcv36b6sbe0io8IYQsyCGko0xbcWCCf2YNubDZNVddpcIQCtTCtIz6M-vOrwdW_yfHKwAkqmchfXorZI/s2370/IMG_0418%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2370" data-original-width="2339" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyLWMSPeTGduUwFsabyRrB4Wi_Zpp0UYYCwn7yMG0lKKYbkR7D8LukdS87HLG4_s9KYi8xd0nqfgVYvpM6OD2SFZcbeLdvzFxagDTe8Kas0Vkcv36b6sbe0io8IYQsyCGko0xbcWCCf2YNubDZNVddpcIQCtTCtIz6M-vOrwdW_yfHKwAkqmchfXorZI/w387-h392/IMG_0418%202.HEIC" width="387" /><br /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">⭐️ <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/tuesday-to-do-week-11-week-of-three.html">"Rosie" (71x71)</a> ⭐️</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sold.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hWbQo5nqlYcbjWxYCCoKgl9iv-elJI56Ao0HcpWmWDpRnCl9EycSikl_o_dtcxusGPoiQrMvMe8jA9f-qIlVSPMkGoLj1L4NHsoGoq5R5oPCO5JDkRq7H2bfcIvlg9mxPNbPRCKkf6nPvuTCMDPL47l1P7IhaaZAJ9fzY3NcyW1QdJXpXblwPF1wye4/s3600/IMG_0179.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3022" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hWbQo5nqlYcbjWxYCCoKgl9iv-elJI56Ao0HcpWmWDpRnCl9EycSikl_o_dtcxusGPoiQrMvMe8jA9f-qIlVSPMkGoLj1L4NHsoGoq5R5oPCO5JDkRq7H2bfcIvlg9mxPNbPRCKkf6nPvuTCMDPL47l1P7IhaaZAJ9fzY3NcyW1QdJXpXblwPF1wye4/w390-h464/IMG_0179.HEIC" width="390" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/02/2022-week-9-tuesday-to-do-right.html">Goodnight, Evie</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Gifted to my new granddaughter at her Baptism.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf4G3VkLcH6Mwcl9dNRA1LkIQAsRGKrNKa3f8GSDRNKnowWMuYPrZIn9WGmyoSC6Hr_KeoSqYWAigOSruFkTtrnzS83H0i25VeZ37FAHMr9Je3ucJK7zUVj9DFPcFGANv_1s8gbB1fFVacx0gAeIL4raW6amzguRvqrek7QM57nxW2BlAdBL3KrQmsP8/s2800/IMG_0422.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2148" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf4G3VkLcH6Mwcl9dNRA1LkIQAsRGKrNKa3f8GSDRNKnowWMuYPrZIn9WGmyoSC6Hr_KeoSqYWAigOSruFkTtrnzS83H0i25VeZ37FAHMr9Je3ucJK7zUVj9DFPcFGANv_1s8gbB1fFVacx0gAeIL4raW6amzguRvqrek7QM57nxW2BlAdBL3KrQmsP8/w375-h490/IMG_0422.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/tuesday-to-do-week-11-week-of-three.html">"Meadow" (90x102)</a><br />Listed. (Needs better pic)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRO6OMObp_vIAphyphenhyphenFil7fNQQgO9KcMBZ6nq7bGzikPQ8AeSxbKVRN2AHEgL1iu0ESuUhFeFXzlaiFP4hPC9PXyc6TlGIErRkNb4Mwy3udFpfBPonvVcnLyYC_JDfakobGQeWemNxt-A8BKXcmtUfGPybGdw8i-QvKGWlcflaW0YmiZqchq9NWYM4CRjw/s3063/IMG_0459.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="2884" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRO6OMObp_vIAphyphenhyphenFil7fNQQgO9KcMBZ6nq7bGzikPQ8AeSxbKVRN2AHEgL1iu0ESuUhFeFXzlaiFP4hPC9PXyc6TlGIErRkNb4Mwy3udFpfBPonvVcnLyYC_JDfakobGQeWemNxt-A8BKXcmtUfGPybGdw8i-QvKGWlcflaW0YmiZqchq9NWYM4CRjw/w383-h407/IMG_0459.HEIC" width="383" /><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-monthly-goal-finish.html">"Cascade" (83x94)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Listed (Needs better pic)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/tuesday-to-do-week-12-starts-finishes.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3297" data-original-width="3024" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5c9ycpCnrD9-6-NbxidazcEf8qZX-R7YSaZbCAGqZkkg3EYSyBznmDe06HJu8XvWVBkgvZtXYTphcYkpbCJ-HpfoweaIBd9-cqoIMhbkGsVddI6cOakzdHRYOGMA9ioYnVgTMdt8T0GgVtBQTn43i6_ER42ILVzsxa-J5ztRG4-o6Dr3DLo49eHKpJQ/w392-h427/IMG_0528.HEIC" width="392" /><br />Charity Quilt (53x53)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Donated</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5c9ycpCnrD9-6-NbxidazcEf8qZX-R7YSaZbCAGqZkkg3EYSyBznmDe06HJu8XvWVBkgvZtXYTphcYkpbCJ-HpfoweaIBd9-cqoIMhbkGsVddI6cOakzdHRYOGMA9ioYnVgTMdt8T0GgVtBQTn43i6_ER42ILVzsxa-J5ztRG4-o6Dr3DLo49eHKpJQ/s3297/IMG_0528.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/04/tuesday-to-do-week-14-two-finishes-and.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCSONY2RTNVD6hVcxKnDQJm8OZmRR7Ux_dGZLtRMApUJsLPIskANfY28dAS8NUUVBkiiGTYBBDlWqoHUMIyGwPuHklthd1PgcSMS2MgDC3CtqxC4iNV8PBQTEyzzcXVfDsWlao-owq_OEK_AHNzKsdAiisjJlrjwwleeNbUiwSccr7YV3BeHdlZZDAfM/w399-h299/IMG_0610.HEIC" width="399" /><br /><br /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/04/tuesday-to-do-week-14-two-finishes-and.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">"West Point Stars 5" (65x80)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Listed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/tuesday-to-do-week-12-starts-finishes.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1160" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTaFxGZs9c4zwXf5n-bRJ1olsSzsx_-wDVa-7PhB7wrTo1ZjSXyw50Rdpk9s04dq6BObm5GsVZwW1ywy0ZXfxJS-1vXLXVajzLRpqa1iYSdVmCycAH0S0u6BoTb9I3DTIHC8Ym9McJzJjQC6aXWoYzqmTyZ0Bc1HB1eGZYXwftm3p5HVZ2M_Z9mHODW8/w400-h481/IMG_90DE29DD4EBA-1.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/tuesday-to-do-week-12-starts-finishes.html"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">"West Point Stars 6" (71x86)</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sold</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowF7GksrCLhyd_k_Kc_PmbwLUc7NiwxZtmdHagfHUyLnIO1IjqC5LiyuHjd9ssnHoFv7qyBF6_Z6IlnaYYPPENO1UmmvvN78-O_ylAyDc0v9umocpgfD_x9W_0eUp_pDjVzZEUvtNjZKqdn-BhNjIlKZA_LR2EjJ8lHzNF5V9kR8aBCtwzaZmtB4vNSM/s2881/IMG_1288%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="2881" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowF7GksrCLhyd_k_Kc_PmbwLUc7NiwxZtmdHagfHUyLnIO1IjqC5LiyuHjd9ssnHoFv7qyBF6_Z6IlnaYYPPENO1UmmvvN78-O_ylAyDc0v9umocpgfD_x9W_0eUp_pDjVzZEUvtNjZKqdn-BhNjIlKZA_LR2EjJ8lHzNF5V9kR8aBCtwzaZmtB4vNSM/w347-h345/IMG_1288%202.HEIC" width="347" /><br /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/05/2023-tuesday-to-do-19-breathe-it-all-in.html">"Welcome Wreath"</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Charity quilt contest </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">(Third place)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Donated.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowF7GksrCLhyd_k_Kc_PmbwLUc7NiwxZtmdHagfHUyLnIO1IjqC5LiyuHjd9ssnHoFv7qyBF6_Z6IlnaYYPPENO1UmmvvN78-O_ylAyDc0v9umocpgfD_x9W_0eUp_pDjVzZEUvtNjZKqdn-BhNjIlKZA_LR2EjJ8lHzNF5V9kR8aBCtwzaZmtB4vNSM/s2881/IMG_1288%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/07/week-30-tuesday-to-do.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3759" data-original-width="2952" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzSZBDnoBSJtDZlzW4DyBIJsNWOq7HIUZOr59FVgb6-jUzxqvAGHtvFklGQFhUrR8yj-XZKbuR40HAYCwY7cD7rprT8pwC2-CpFdvJx2U1N88LUP2_Gmc3JwmGGOTkMDdIWbhalHfsiNW8MMJRZRSpay5OjQFba1G7oqav0UNPm1wnNdKXXDsLn-6WQo/w357-h455/IMG_2115.HEIC" width="357" /><br />Sage Stars (43x53)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Gifted.<a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/07/week-30-tuesday-to-do.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCla7GRcL3rDIWYaqBvn90So8nlRmkNGy-UJ4hzsATBgdYMpg60S0sf3-Aa9PrcahJhRbf2U5bilko-tLmP9TlLrzHAIfk6B57o_agbq2ridwAFjnOsQwvgxccBjL0vU7aEY1IfmaJb-gq8BwJmZmq69_7bEzdbjjV1DP8dx93i6CLQ1BXWRVIyyqry_k/s2384/IMG_2414.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="2069" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCla7GRcL3rDIWYaqBvn90So8nlRmkNGy-UJ4hzsATBgdYMpg60S0sf3-Aa9PrcahJhRbf2U5bilko-tLmP9TlLrzHAIfk6B57o_agbq2ridwAFjnOsQwvgxccBjL0vU7aEY1IfmaJb-gq8BwJmZmq69_7bEzdbjjV1DP8dx93i6CLQ1BXWRVIyyqry_k/w361-h416/IMG_2414.HEIC" width="361" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/07/week-27-tuesday-to-do.html">Versailles ( )</a><br />Listed<br /><br /><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/06/week-26-of-tuesday-to-do-23.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="2675" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFiXDp0RDqdXNPnJFk5xGAGFaS0mZe7a2G-33qFRtqlw7xWA77GysC0GVXVtJ9ODSrCGr_7i0JC60TTDCd5UdUTSleDSZrW6kTzinpZfU6w9BvBQ4fIZHsKW5aOgwr-NsWAQZZHLISjGUSABaD2eqxXtyQa-RO-BssPk6q2QzXBEbGi7sK_B5LsrAF58/w370-h383/IMG_2249.HEIC" width="370" /><br /><br />Cabin In the Woods (68x72)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Gifted</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFiXDp0RDqdXNPnJFk5xGAGFaS0mZe7a2G-33qFRtqlw7xWA77GysC0GVXVtJ9ODSrCGr_7i0JC60TTDCd5UdUTSleDSZrW6kTzinpZfU6w9BvBQ4fIZHsKW5aOgwr-NsWAQZZHLISjGUSABaD2eqxXtyQa-RO-BssPk6q2QzXBEbGi7sK_B5LsrAF58/s2771/IMG_2249.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/07/week-28-tuesday-to-do.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3428" data-original-width="2992" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2ie-QViKXb15PSCT72vxVHFnLilRgEXBK_2AbxlCJfAuKS-pl_V3LrEDcccRGplJdqcJI6WQYXQJsQoqsZChm0zz-wC7i57qjaOmTX2clyOKXfNAWApHEgVjggVeveAF1MeElJnzL4O7Fw_ZUt3zmROWGYnc5f82GqdTUXOHHvDSMVOfFFl-hQqFdMk/w371-h426/IMG_2488.HEIC" width="371" /><br /><br /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/07/week-28-tuesday-to-do.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Radiant Fall (72x82)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Listed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/07/week-30-tuesday-to-do.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2475" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkruVRf71nfHF3nPwtHpGG59wlI0XmWb4FlqnWrHkd1DCP3VHVaCrqsLjnRStqCWd5sHNXV_RtSDXfc1S3NssApNPts85qae2sxK3GSj7C11rTrYAngxW6OyFPvVXia2eZyDP23uBppT-cW4vPaNa9ypnkUY7gwC4VZU6WY0n3wK84phKo_KYat-EyC4I/w365-h446/IMG_2535.HEIC" width="365" /><br /><br />Crisp Fall Day ( )</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sold.<a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/tuesday-to-do-week-12-starts-finishes.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/08/week-34-tuesday-to-do-pivot-to.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="2067" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLBykSEI60zL6TXH3PmcsyVjpZn5N7rSQOOHC2YAvfEXk7DuFErz2oHRyJeVva3yixtTpPW7M7fIUlefVqYwGfxjhA4jPkkIJwniKXv7EUYiZjqXlFOKhHbKiyGiVPt24LeAjI7brWnycyBSE_8J4Iyna6WW2fwv6QwliXn1oWvClLf-EvNZL-Pli9dI/w367-h422/IMG_3015.HEIC" width="367" /><br /><br /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">⭐️<a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/08/week-34-tuesday-to-do-pivot-to.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Sweater Weather (81x96)</a>⭐️</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLBykSEI60zL6TXH3PmcsyVjpZn5N7rSQOOHC2YAvfEXk7DuFErz2oHRyJeVva3yixtTpPW7M7fIUlefVqYwGfxjhA4jPkkIJwniKXv7EUYiZjqXlFOKhHbKiyGiVPt24LeAjI7brWnycyBSE_8J4Iyna6WW2fwv6QwliXn1oWvClLf-EvNZL-Pli9dI/s2376/IMG_3015.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/09/2023-tuesday-to-do-39-golfing-quilter.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEGDxmXiL6Zf2V9Em0cFAQMQeSsBLxFwlrvqKZrzw92mXgTR0MIE9Y1VhyphenhyphenoruKfAJksgpRjsMyugQk_U0erUlZ9mDWRVKtvdJkMqeXgpuML0ONKKQEysTSZ3Cq3UV_K5eZOp4QGiYuxIBNz31CwsaQHAYo5Lv-Xs1U1KXr-PATKpziF6ocpbLRkUFJjU/w362-h272/IMG_3318.HEIC" width="362" /><br /><br />Fair Isle Friends</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Gifted.<a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/09/2023-tuesday-to-do-39-golfing-quilter.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/10/2023-tuesday-to-do-40-wherefore-art.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2615" data-original-width="2488" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXqQe204uDKXgQ79UUAg5GRWPJhd72eNH_N5TtVGagQ3C4YyREDDB0nyAJ_Uz9tfPMJFUt3K0O_iqVCGEXg4sqFojoP4TPdXxOOxcmHLUuJzgYYfQjWpvhrwj71MsVbZKs8Nua3UjxfE9ErqYgb8kD-5Pp-Nck_GYmllTL9Ikx_0CiEhnnzwbPeodh1Q/w376-h396/IMG_3331.HEIC" width="376" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">⭐️<a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/10/2023-tuesday-to-do-40-wherefore-art.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Barberry Bramble (78x88)</a>⭐️</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Listed.<a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/10/2023-tuesday-to-do-40-wherefore-art.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/10/2023-tuesday-to-do-40-wherefore-art.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3378" data-original-width="2765" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBifhdRZAEC5klpclU9lGSqtlNOkylH_m6Dv-oqbbWCrSNDt8-JxORzzrY2wxwStAc2HNgwJG80PKiVxg1E3_4zfqEX_DjCNqmx71-qPbS-wUOorgKv-bgLif0KC3bOXSJImjRj2GOjeojNDlM3sHKczz6hrrWIwtomJw_sYDD0AULepqHhSGrqouEfCY/w380-h464/IMG_3415%202.HEIC" width="380" /><br /><br />Simply Pumpkin (52x65)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBifhdRZAEC5klpclU9lGSqtlNOkylH_m6Dv-oqbbWCrSNDt8-JxORzzrY2wxwStAc2HNgwJG80PKiVxg1E3_4zfqEX_DjCNqmx71-qPbS-wUOorgKv-bgLif0KC3bOXSJImjRj2GOjeojNDlM3sHKczz6hrrWIwtomJw_sYDD0AULepqHhSGrqouEfCY/s3378/IMG_3415%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/10/monster-mash-blog-hop-day-1-fallishly.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="1961" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB3NGyq-pLiZIiSsWNFPviSvnZr00Jk4CgZhetmS1KrfFgQc4mS9AXHWXjtPRUSF1gFiQqCI0rqJsZ2f-US5Bzu-Tk-HWcWdOlDXhHT0X7NZyxfE6HIJgfmX_T_O5N9eaqQpRy8xxlahPeUcfxiH_qMqL3YpgNKOe9zlNbmv29HkExO9YTOIWrhbl864/w375-h444/IMG_3600%202.HEIC" width="375" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/10/monster-mash-blog-hop-day-1-fallishly.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Pepitas (87x105)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB3NGyq-pLiZIiSsWNFPviSvnZr00Jk4CgZhetmS1KrfFgQc4mS9AXHWXjtPRUSF1gFiQqCI0rqJsZ2f-US5Bzu-Tk-HWcWdOlDXhHT0X7NZyxfE6HIJgfmX_T_O5N9eaqQpRy8xxlahPeUcfxiH_qMqL3YpgNKOe9zlNbmv29HkExO9YTOIWrhbl864/s2328/IMG_3600%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-to-do-week-44-harvest-lane.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="2727" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUDBrvtiLv11iRSbq8rKLSXI_r2R4u-y8OZiXZchJq8hyVklS1vLpQKLcZFbTnrFYc58f8AfZBQRLnH_v9WRjhJ-YIolfogh9QccOMS1Lbv80NV4WuDE-sEGGOj6rve-LTBIpKMCSMrLOXVvfgSGAyG5btBWhbEjUSxZDhSg4EPKJ5yORACiRRVRbvBk/w379-h426/IMG_3801.HEIC" width="379" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-to-do-week-44-harvest-lane.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Harvest Lane (74x86)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-to-do-46-thankful-wreaths-finish.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2234" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfGbTD7GfR19_lYKWrDofSISiRFZu-agPJB23ctmKlzS280upa86c28RrO_uBkHBk4pFtHu6KsGcM-hID8Yi84hd04BJEI4YhljHjF0QoWEIwh_B959DSUaxCINOUntIv-ynwVbxQXXh9G4YGcG2oG-We0kwf9DYPEM3PohDMeR-n-bkkNxgCbvMUlYg/w382-h458/IMG_3970%202.HEIC" width="382" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">⭐️ <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-to-do-46-thankful-wreaths-finish.html"><span>"Thankful Wreaths" (89x110)</span></a> ⭐️</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-to-do-46-thankful-wreaths-finish.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDcQsE_5vrzEe5maitX0BW1gwPQmvPZhsXzsWiasYxYhx0719Dxg5FcIeQZuQ7ZbImOwgk_vqs5jkQdZaY6-u38WL0sJ2gL9IdVwboKSb9DeqKPTQq6j96rJrjvaFClPrKNNddWMNPUDy5prYQLEKoVJ5bopd_3zkjrvvW_mYTSDB2CdM1e0exsWHJ5M/s3056/IMG_4119.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="2410" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDcQsE_5vrzEe5maitX0BW1gwPQmvPZhsXzsWiasYxYhx0719Dxg5FcIeQZuQ7ZbImOwgk_vqs5jkQdZaY6-u38WL0sJ2gL9IdVwboKSb9DeqKPTQq6j96rJrjvaFClPrKNNddWMNPUDy5prYQLEKoVJ5bopd_3zkjrvvW_mYTSDB2CdM1e0exsWHJ5M/w379-h482/IMG_4119.HEIC" width="379" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/2023-tuesday-to-do-47-me-me-and-home.html">"Woodland Christmas" (60x77)</a><br />Listed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0HrZL-had6uQp0jADm8dkSvuUdf-P8FpJtgAd1-cQql9YqmrsYBJimZUyUI2tAY_JWGjG3wthwWRhEBBcKpEi1u8Fonkshj3VMlEdLB__wOuP2Up6OkNU2uaBDpsD3aBEbor8BVJU8Bmir9Xb_j1XCIuldNh4Lf304Nn4SWgkNiY4DocxRXmzX_Wfe4/s2843/IMG_4267.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="2422" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0HrZL-had6uQp0jADm8dkSvuUdf-P8FpJtgAd1-cQql9YqmrsYBJimZUyUI2tAY_JWGjG3wthwWRhEBBcKpEi1u8Fonkshj3VMlEdLB__wOuP2Up6OkNU2uaBDpsD3aBEbor8BVJU8Bmir9Xb_j1XCIuldNh4Lf304Nn4SWgkNiY4DocxRXmzX_Wfe4/w365-h428/IMG_4267.HEIC" width="365" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/2023-tuesday-to-do-49-ready-for.html">"Silent Night" (64x75)</a><br />Listed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOE4NCog40th0OvwOd9XKi4Wag2LE_q233q-Of4LV5NpFoibm1XyURrHLMEjLhd9WS1HE_Nz4P8tA4FjAUqjLvHOiQL7bBA0VSaAV4eOf8sLf8YtnaGheiCeEMR6W6-P4-6t6Mo1v4uXAW68QDlFZWMH0bNLyj0CciWkQG9F9CQoVN_bBEv2PRly6Nes/s3203/IMG_4376.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="2885" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOE4NCog40th0OvwOd9XKi4Wag2LE_q233q-Of4LV5NpFoibm1XyURrHLMEjLhd9WS1HE_Nz4P8tA4FjAUqjLvHOiQL7bBA0VSaAV4eOf8sLf8YtnaGheiCeEMR6W6-P4-6t6Mo1v4uXAW68QDlFZWMH0bNLyj0CciWkQG9F9CQoVN_bBEv2PRly6Nes/w371-h412/IMG_4376.HEIC" width="371" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">⭐️ <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/tuesday-to-do-51-i-had-dream-merry.html"><span>"Peace & Joy" (67x77)</span></a> ⭐️</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Gifted</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPLCb_Mqxz76xaV_4yVzA-KrjDRC-lWYNrEKWj2HDB66Ze0yhDT4QCjWcMr70MdyPd5uO5P_3FD-5stxqLdTCtUiGOT1YDXjon-Jvr2DI3u4ojTsfAjFSIuLP3UKJEVOuivlzL_qsDKEPr-ZF8eG4w1Gsyz3MXJHuWopjMffnTrKw-3TAU4SjScdJIXA/s3041/IMG_4471.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="3041" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPLCb_Mqxz76xaV_4yVzA-KrjDRC-lWYNrEKWj2HDB66Ze0yhDT4QCjWcMr70MdyPd5uO5P_3FD-5stxqLdTCtUiGOT1YDXjon-Jvr2DI3u4ojTsfAjFSIuLP3UKJEVOuivlzL_qsDKEPr-ZF8eG4w1Gsyz3MXJHuWopjMffnTrKw-3TAU4SjScdJIXA/w379-h348/IMG_4471.heic" width="379" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Peace & Joy, Too (67x77)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Just for me!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">This one was just finished last week in time for me to enjoy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">throughout the holiday (and through Valentine's Day).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It's already been working its way around the room as we</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">sit by the fire or in our sunroom--which makes me happy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>Update </u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Currently being finished still in time for '23:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Woodland Christmas, Too (pic coming)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I hope you enjoyed my little trip down 2023 Memory Lane.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Do you have a favorite? (A "viewer's choice"?)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u>My stats for the year--<i>so far</i></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Fabric purchased: 368 yards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Fabric used: 312 yards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Quilts made: 26</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Number of total blocks: 1470</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Quilts sold: 12</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Quilts gifted: 6<br />Quilts donated: 2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6ZXI219KyqDIvy4xdP16Hq13PMPerPcFFYVh4mfXl5VX392gGbH3uW_TMkLrwrUZWqEYaWSsyWFzpzTOo0_F4N62GcLj7K2Kv_TRcIvVwwAZt8tdcQctTWKlnnOO2Wy42vTJ4gOekdWB2vVToOcvvlriG3r-IdsPQcOe-nqhPEA_rbUT2imiMqdGRVE/s2419/IMG_0291.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="2022" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6ZXI219KyqDIvy4xdP16Hq13PMPerPcFFYVh4mfXl5VX392gGbH3uW_TMkLrwrUZWqEYaWSsyWFzpzTOo0_F4N62GcLj7K2Kv_TRcIvVwwAZt8tdcQctTWKlnnOO2Wy42vTJ4gOekdWB2vVToOcvvlriG3r-IdsPQcOe-nqhPEA_rbUT2imiMqdGRVE/w352-h422/IMG_0291.heic" width="352" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My most-viewed post of 2023 was my day to host the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/dust-off-quilt-book-blog-hop-whos-ready.html">Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGCgNTgZgi1j6lQvBXxhNZRRWMMQTiNjk5QmnBhr3P7oWmskjoVJURdCAFeezx2HtJXXD54JSHb-tYU4zjSQBSJh8OUKwcWz-WJevwzJZsaXAnCkLFz1Vv0ih8xMKD7RcctAM13DY2uDW6zPacCVjqjHJw2P2OHlBLED-GWNCZQXsAf6LMsYO-OkoIA4/s3816/IMG_3634.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3816" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGCgNTgZgi1j6lQvBXxhNZRRWMMQTiNjk5QmnBhr3P7oWmskjoVJURdCAFeezx2HtJXXD54JSHb-tYU4zjSQBSJh8OUKwcWz-WJevwzJZsaXAnCkLFz1Vv0ih8xMKD7RcctAM13DY2uDW6zPacCVjqjHJw2P2OHlBLED-GWNCZQXsAf6LMsYO-OkoIA4/w370-h294/IMG_3634.heic" width="370" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Next was the <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/turkey-trot-blog-hop-day-1-thankful.html">Turkey Trot Blog Hop</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrQ-uX_mFjSjJ-Ddi9oARc49QgbR1mnxh-giGu_-zYi7ZsHZ4B_eCRmb9QhZkGN6qsBof-dLAm9cZGIc2qApNVLMUJrC4JqjU49RKMWalf7BKXqVDeeJbXfDUSvu4nUoKZfN5GtGfi6lea_U2DLlVy5gOFWVJO4J886WBiK5gZqRXVpw-_7DyFg4Kf28/s3656/IMG_3810.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3656" data-original-width="2742" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrQ-uX_mFjSjJ-Ddi9oARc49QgbR1mnxh-giGu_-zYi7ZsHZ4B_eCRmb9QhZkGN6qsBof-dLAm9cZGIc2qApNVLMUJrC4JqjU49RKMWalf7BKXqVDeeJbXfDUSvu4nUoKZfN5GtGfi6lea_U2DLlVy5gOFWVJO4J886WBiK5gZqRXVpw-_7DyFg4Kf28/w360-h480/IMG_3810.heic" width="360" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>T</span>hird was the <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/10/monster-mash-blog-hop-day-1-fallishly.html">Monster Mash Blog Hop</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now to work on 2024's goals! As soon as I settle on these,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'll be <span><span>linking up </span></span>to <a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2023/12/15/2024quiltingplanningparty/">Quilting Jet Girl's Quilting Planning Party</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I love to start the year with a good ol' list of things I want to do!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting and happy New Year!</span></div><p></p>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-32537721637344826012023-12-18T21:30:00.007-06:002023-12-20T18:47:01.962-06:00Tuesday To Do #51: Soul Quilting / Merry Christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>"God is here. This truth should fill our lives, & every Christmas</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>should be, </i></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>for us, a new & special meeting with God when we</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>allow </i><i>His light </i><i>& grace </i><i>to enter deep into our soul." </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">—Saint Josemaría Escrivá</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8ftBG-3YU-CqJTSI9dk3Ie9vewsGLBb_MyIyNo_xoDAp-x0ry_-ntKX8SiaR1YJjX5CVyLqyK7eoeU2VOMwKS_agCDyDj2DJ4BP5_mgPHZznt2FeiI-v8uSvFxs4Eg8QLueQb1OiVdAjVQp4fUMj56DvgIyc0uvFJxqnZrXn9icp8GnQ-QSywSKu_mw/s3518/IMG_4401.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="3518" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8ftBG-3YU-CqJTSI9dk3Ie9vewsGLBb_MyIyNo_xoDAp-x0ry_-ntKX8SiaR1YJjX5CVyLqyK7eoeU2VOMwKS_agCDyDj2DJ4BP5_mgPHZznt2FeiI-v8uSvFxs4Eg8QLueQb1OiVdAjVQp4fUMj56DvgIyc0uvFJxqnZrXn9icp8GnQ-QSywSKu_mw/w439-h343/IMG_4401.heic" width="439" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy Tuesday to Do! I also want to wish for a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">beautiful and most blessed Christmas to find you all!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 50 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Finish Peace & Joy</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">DONE!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNMJzFskV-2mTRAH-ugkKeuYPHHCUGgV_v18CSQjVr7m3GPlsvFEO5RkLELnjE6BwQ1UsrkNBdTu8U3WNn06gn2XNmJDCM0NrMAtvNIlc3r8vnHtgxTsu8LFqs4XIu6JRbOmKfjPBMzJ0Vb6GL8F5bqQQV_nHF1QjsU6v3DvSHaAkEsgAmFOeE9jnqSk/s3203/IMG_4376.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="2885" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNMJzFskV-2mTRAH-ugkKeuYPHHCUGgV_v18CSQjVr7m3GPlsvFEO5RkLELnjE6BwQ1UsrkNBdTu8U3WNn06gn2XNmJDCM0NrMAtvNIlc3r8vnHtgxTsu8LFqs4XIu6JRbOmKfjPBMzJ0Vb6GL8F5bqQQV_nHF1QjsU6v3DvSHaAkEsgAmFOeE9jnqSk/w376-h418/IMG_4376.HEIC" width="376" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(67x77)<br /><br />When I was making Silent Night (black & white) I just couldn't stop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">envisioning a third one but in reds/ivories. Add in a friend who</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">needed a quilt--in my mind at least--and a <i>very</i> supportive stash</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and suddenly, in a flurry of quilty fun, Peace & Joy had emerged.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFPrZur_Ex9X5hZWNqXwKMn7do5qDo9Ol5kUv0QEZSfEpWGJXkgaSCMyl3fG9wJzhqa6FGmb8ttg893waIV8OfWUVhMw7McqC8Yd2uQMS3PSIac9WVCvHNOU72aPQHWZdK9QhUEszoNCFB69e1y3Sq73sk_P_XGVzLPlUUT4sYBINFU1F3THb1acLy3Q/s3367/IMG_4385.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3367" data-original-width="2550" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFPrZur_Ex9X5hZWNqXwKMn7do5qDo9Ol5kUv0QEZSfEpWGJXkgaSCMyl3fG9wJzhqa6FGmb8ttg893waIV8OfWUVhMw7McqC8Yd2uQMS3PSIac9WVCvHNOU72aPQHWZdK9QhUEszoNCFB69e1y3Sq73sk_P_XGVzLPlUUT4sYBINFU1F3THb1acLy3Q/w366-h484/IMG_4385.HEIC" width="366" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">There is just something about this quilt that speaks to my soul.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">In the beginning the busy background had me hesitating, and then</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>all of that red!</i> But the sort-of Victorian <span>and/or nod to French</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>toile vibe </span><span>makes the perfect</span> traditional Christmas quilt in my mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I can't seem to get it <i>out</i> of my mind either.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Every time I looked at it (and now at these pics), my quilty soul felt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> at <i>peace</i>. And so full of <i>joy</i>. I wanted my friend to feel that, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV6A6xw2C4kYoekoXtwYKd5gow2FaHvd6DkC4Ag1I1C446uNbYEuKqtXJ2Y4-coF-2ENc0ZVIIB7ycZBTN5dB05eThG18vIBkF2JNoXe6RqZJZ8SiJBdQk-nR4gADYCon9PGJWcD7kY0Y1cer8V-T3qyD1GW6LZ579OyefCCyo1WhhyphenhyphenKU4lCewqrn24M/s4032/IMG_4387%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV6A6xw2C4kYoekoXtwYKd5gow2FaHvd6DkC4Ag1I1C446uNbYEuKqtXJ2Y4-coF-2ENc0ZVIIB7ycZBTN5dB05eThG18vIBkF2JNoXe6RqZJZ8SiJBdQk-nR4gADYCon9PGJWcD7kY0Y1cer8V-T3qyD1GW6LZ579OyefCCyo1WhhyphenhyphenKU4lCewqrn24M/w452-h340/IMG_4387%202.heic" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>In all that flurry of making it, I cut </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">out </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">way too many pieces but I do</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">feel all things happen for a reason. Some of it was my distractedness</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(phone calls, etc) and some of it, I just had a change of fabric-heart but</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">it's all going to result in one for me because I just. can't. stand.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">the red/ivory yumminess.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>But I hope having a second in the world doesn't take away </span>from</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">the specialness of the first that was made with this friend in mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">After my priority goal, I added a few more fun things:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Watch Christmas movies: Done, and still going.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) Finish up any partly-read books by a toasty fire</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Working on it. Just finished one last night!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I need four more to meet my 2023 reading goal of </span>25 books.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A wimpy goal compared to how much I used to read but it's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">not something I make as much time for these days. I also</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">now prefer deeper reading and those take longer. One of my</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">current reads is <u>The Spended and the Vile</u> by Erik Larson,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">which follows Winston Churchill through WWII.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(<i>The brain in that guy!)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I had started listening to it but didn't realize it was such a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">short loan from the library so I have since purchased the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">book. I'm just now really getting back at reading it.<br /><i>(Oh, do I love history!)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I started listening to Schindler's List and decided it needs to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">be physically read to really take it all in so it's definitely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">on my list for 2024. Okay, I'm totally digressing....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">4) Light holiday cleaning here and there: working on it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The major cleaning is done but I'm fitting in other, less-important</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">tasks as the mood strikes. When I'm caught up on things, it sure</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">seems more "fun" to clean. I never mind cleaning; I just always</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">have other things I need/want to get done instead.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">5) Holiday baking for fun: working on it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Again, same thoughts: just whatever I'm in the mood for.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, I already bought most of the supplies so there are</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>a lot of fun ingredients in my kitchen </span>that will really need to be</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">used over the holiday season, or I'll still have them by next year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(If you still have your holiday grocery shopping to do, feel free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to stop by Chez de Chereé--very likely I have what you're needing!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">6) Walk and golf: some but not near enough!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The golf only seems to be happening about once a week these days.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It does wonders for my physical well-being so I'm really struggling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The weather has been nice enough for walking but it just isn't as fun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">as smacking a little ball around but maybe I can try a little harder.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-AbJTdO43__NREB-zj9tyn4lzDIDAEarpfxmjPdqO3n_7NO7342cQMUYTovf0TDfa-fbVW8guFh_jflviwnQtcldQOFpB_iaDHdRaGvwLT4euugWvnHvciPFI2bvWtfj0RJTPwTsYBDyGHjZYLs3ohQAIjQYVTw5GC4IF3mwyybsragYhQ8SlyxlmKY/s3043/IMG_4390.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3043" data-original-width="2266" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-AbJTdO43__NREB-zj9tyn4lzDIDAEarpfxmjPdqO3n_7NO7342cQMUYTovf0TDfa-fbVW8guFh_jflviwnQtcldQOFpB_iaDHdRaGvwLT4euugWvnHvciPFI2bvWtfj0RJTPwTsYBDyGHjZYLs3ohQAIjQYVTw5GC4IF3mwyybsragYhQ8SlyxlmKY/w314-h422/IMG_4390.heic" width="314" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Well that wraps up my week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My goal for week 52? I can to continue working on those</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">above but I really just want us to be ready for Jesus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">No complicating it, no allowing distractions in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Just be open and ready.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting and Merry Christmas!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Linking up to <a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2023/12/18/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-53/">Quilt Schmilt: Tuesday To Do</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fresh.inlinkz.com/iframe/blog?u=1fec0c20d41d483288736a4b48da3e60"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Melva Loves Scraps Sew & Tell</span></a></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-13287525973834915492023-12-18T09:06:00.002-06:002023-12-19T08:41:41.308-06:00December Monthly Goal Complete: Silent Night<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Things are really winding down around here. The gifts are wrapped,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">the house is clean and I've even finished all of my <i>planned</i> quilt projects</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">for the year! I'm ending 2023 strong so I have more to share before the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">new year arrives but today I'm linking up to <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/">One Monthly Goal</a> over at</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Stories from the Sewing Room to share my main December finish:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">My second version of </span><span style="text-align: left;">"Holiday Forest" (Edyta Sitar).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrSuBLbhg9EHN9W7ZCyTkdxUCTA66g6B1RRzfPPNzNz0YApbrQwMQTP2e4y2UTD4nHYWygm_n82-B6pYsdUmARjC6fUuClyCIz1HN-XE3togtCez0yNwvTeru0RrnKSFI-Xf3YLou0KUGj8i0xS6pZhhSezqzARGZV4FxADz6sa-P38jehUV7ELYfFrY/s2843/IMG_4267.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="2422" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrSuBLbhg9EHN9W7ZCyTkdxUCTA66g6B1RRzfPPNzNz0YApbrQwMQTP2e4y2UTD4nHYWygm_n82-B6pYsdUmARjC6fUuClyCIz1HN-XE3togtCez0yNwvTeru0RrnKSFI-Xf3YLou0KUGj8i0xS6pZhhSezqzARGZV4FxADz6sa-P38jehUV7ELYfFrY/w383-h449/IMG_4267.HEIC" width="383" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">After adding extra trees ,<a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/12/2023-tuesday-to-do-49-ready-for.html">"Silent Night"</a> finished at <span style="background-color: white;">63.5 x 74.5.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRx25CFshyHsiAkIyoaNyn7vugRvrbHMwHKVEswMEVkvCRfwHQIAifK43_j8GPs8eqeizz90nvCctZBzWRVUbI0ozXVIrsqESTI6s2XYv5dSRQ-TpgcqpQrkwk9Uo0rvkkt6YoypnjbF_uSTtesIbbvr_kUycfWi-QP7qMl_8K4UlvzK5D88tLMrLHw80/s3150/IMG_4276.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="3150" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRx25CFshyHsiAkIyoaNyn7vugRvrbHMwHKVEswMEVkvCRfwHQIAifK43_j8GPs8eqeizz90nvCctZBzWRVUbI0ozXVIrsqESTI6s2XYv5dSRQ-TpgcqpQrkwk9Uo0rvkkt6YoypnjbF_uSTtesIbbvr_kUycfWi-QP7qMl_8K4UlvzK5D88tLMrLHw80/w397-h298/IMG_4276.heic" width="397" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The quilting pattern is West Wind Winter (My Creative Stitches).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39_71eaQsknIigH07wWPpjEJ7QxSn7hIRjdfb2obgGSJkYf5ihpfnarimmD6Fg562JLjoSe9ZzJRTObQbCjmLqlW6hjvnsyX9FhUDOXpPiA7UPO-bD3NNynXuP60vUyULfHoDqG4wBTdnQTkg626c47Bbr3akUv9QzoeLinODfcJ1SBfPOmlviC-1oyA/s2695/IMG_4294.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="2297" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39_71eaQsknIigH07wWPpjEJ7QxSn7hIRjdfb2obgGSJkYf5ihpfnarimmD6Fg562JLjoSe9ZzJRTObQbCjmLqlW6hjvnsyX9FhUDOXpPiA7UPO-bD3NNynXuP60vUyULfHoDqG4wBTdnQTkg626c47Bbr3akUv9QzoeLinODfcJ1SBfPOmlviC-1oyA/w394-h463/IMG_4294.heic" width="394" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Finishing this post means yet another item checked off my list.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I think I'm on a roll!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But wait--there's more! I even made a <i>third</i> version of this!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It's pretty stunning so check back on Tuesday for the big reveal!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Everything finished early and a bonus finish to top it off?<br />I think that's a good sign for things to come in 2024!<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="2737" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLN2WHpOEhZydIsIuUJrWbj0kPUmclJtfiDZwg4zzcavvnJUo9PwSzjYvtamUMaWl-1cgsfmh4ET42UWzfZyM8EKI7v0VwmHZgqGDHBUs4Q9YJAZOBLzMuEdSZhM1Is23jcPS3eHies_C9jDKbbbK5E9le4ZUKc4fLaboFZCOWTbXLrxP4RmC1W4vfAg/w393-h270/IMG_4279.heic" width="393" /></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting and Merry Christmas!</span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-87310125842458218652023-12-11T23:05:00.004-06:002023-12-11T23:07:45.063-06:002023 Tuesday To-Do #49: Ready for Christmas<p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><i>"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth,</i></div><div><i>for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside</i></div><div><i>the fire: it is the time for home.</i></div><div style="font-style: normal;">--Edith Sitwell</div><div style="font-style: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkDK6lOT9Nu4IUbq44TvlhmYVpOsdJ5mwfD99Oi-AVMoTHnNYfPPBDY2mTY7Xlm8U2OetaGFUHgCLH5fVCRNxIIZLUUzYJsK3FVCYhwPrFr3RfmyMBI2OCjlaGYcAxaAn_Br0Kld40d3oF77zw3HwU3tW5CiZhFyuPYOMfo2xWtiYD5IYXv3CZWXWHR0/s3848/IMG_4307.heic" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="3848" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkDK6lOT9Nu4IUbq44TvlhmYVpOsdJ5mwfD99Oi-AVMoTHnNYfPPBDY2mTY7Xlm8U2OetaGFUHgCLH5fVCRNxIIZLUUzYJsK3FVCYhwPrFr3RfmyMBI2OCjlaGYcAxaAn_Br0Kld40d3oF77zw3HwU3tW5CiZhFyuPYOMfo2xWtiYD5IYXv3CZWXWHR0/w408-h312/IMG_4307.heic" width="408" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-style: normal;">Winter is also the time for </span><i>quilts!<br /></i>They do fit under "comfort" and "warmth" but with all of the care</div><div> and time put into them, they've earned their own mention, right?</div><div style="font-style: normal;">I'm doing my best to slow things down here. Part of that</div><div style="font-style: normal;">was skipping last week while I got caught up on my shopping</div><div style="font-style: normal;">and wrapping. And before I could get to that, there was a funeral</div><div style="font-style: normal;">which led to having family over and that really threw things</div><div style="font-style: normal;">into high gear. But, sometimes that's just what one needs to get</div><div style="font-style: normal;">all the stuff done right?</div><div style="font-style: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33esD1-GAjMLFsramY00hKaB2iJxqok_d8YQ916uWWxiLGilTbi1v9JblwRZYPDkGal1BXikO9rGtQN-F0orMsm8YA4pz4WCciSJltFsHVP5tex4-Vhm-uspCv_25HUJX5dht8AnvTJcuUYK1Lkxauk6vHApT3XY4-FnmbPGxeU12hdNSOM3MyOGvku4/s1058/IMG_4331.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1058" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33esD1-GAjMLFsramY00hKaB2iJxqok_d8YQ916uWWxiLGilTbi1v9JblwRZYPDkGal1BXikO9rGtQN-F0orMsm8YA4pz4WCciSJltFsHVP5tex4-Vhm-uspCv_25HUJX5dht8AnvTJcuUYK1Lkxauk6vHApT3XY4-FnmbPGxeU12hdNSOM3MyOGvku4/w231-h230/IMG_4331.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal;">I'm still waiting on a few things to show up in the mail but</div><div style="font-style: normal;">I had an enjoyable wrapping session this weekend while</div><div style="font-style: normal;">we watched Army kick the patootie out of Navy. Again.</div><div><span style="font-style: normal;">(It's okay, </span><i>Squids</i>. We still fully support you everywhere else!)</div><div>So there isn't much else for me to do, prep-wise, other than</div><div>maybe some cleaning.</div><div><br /></div><div>I do have one last quilt that I want to get done asap but first</div><div>we'd better look at what happened over the last two weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 47 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Finish Woodland Christmas #2</span></b></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">On hold.</span></b></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">With #1 finished and listed, I </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">worked on </span>more pressing things.</div><div style="font-style: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Start next quilt</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0uOX7hCfDCCsBIiWCmDmIO7FvtF5LN3wGaM7fyvPoKvLtLF2tD8HRYuc_w4A3eFq33xedKd15fH6y550Fjn5MdAgTHxDKA8IWIgW6M8iVBCx7b9jFr2MXSDwfu679jRIENfJ1PJe3DKtKO95ojrYZqnsUQPd3sf96hp10d8mIPZS61yK9a-xPShGsrs/s2843/IMG_4267.HEIC" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="2422" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0uOX7hCfDCCsBIiWCmDmIO7FvtF5LN3wGaM7fyvPoKvLtLF2tD8HRYuc_w4A3eFq33xedKd15fH6y550Fjn5MdAgTHxDKA8IWIgW6M8iVBCx7b9jFr2MXSDwfu679jRIENfJ1PJe3DKtKO95ojrYZqnsUQPd3sf96hp10d8mIPZS61yK9a-xPShGsrs/w364-h426/IMG_4267.HEIC" width="364" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Started <i>and </i>finished! Even the pics!</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrIHRdkOi0YXP_uc92i9HwWAcLt2cGjOB_kUYQljftG5nyg_v8ZZe4NLrRNObcgc4AZBLfO1pdfbf_bqD18IvLdqAbUCxE9CGarrFI8Njs3nJXqbxJxXcAZ3w8GJQeas_Oo47EYIo1dBoRy-sgOeFaPwbxRSRcJiIz5oBIkrxYuHC76Yz9_xi_eBL5e0/s2695/IMG_4294.heic" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="2297" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrIHRdkOi0YXP_uc92i9HwWAcLt2cGjOB_kUYQljftG5nyg_v8ZZe4NLrRNObcgc4AZBLfO1pdfbf_bqD18IvLdqAbUCxE9CGarrFI8Njs3nJXqbxJxXcAZ3w8GJQeas_Oo47EYIo1dBoRy-sgOeFaPwbxRSRcJiIz5oBIkrxYuHC76Yz9_xi_eBL5e0/w368-h432/IMG_4294.heic" width="368" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div>My "Silent Night" is a larger version (63.5 x 74.5) of</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Edyta Sitar's (Laundry Basket Quilts) "Holiday Forest."</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrGILhpMUx47hSXkRsFZamIuN4wPB75WUP2Xn451ic3kf6QfzhqPDh6HnnPaUnOGDVWkDaEB_D80xC7h_KvH5TtaEgwyoe1SGn56HhZJLLcklAAQEsOOUM3HWebkEQ7Tx7E2yYefStg4Jmpacp4FM2XlqKL9HQavolZyE9DYJO2TgM1cU87yhfeJeuWM/s3150/IMG_4276.heic" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="3150" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrGILhpMUx47hSXkRsFZamIuN4wPB75WUP2Xn451ic3kf6QfzhqPDh6HnnPaUnOGDVWkDaEB_D80xC7h_KvH5TtaEgwyoe1SGn56HhZJLLcklAAQEsOOUM3HWebkEQ7Tx7E2yYefStg4Jmpacp4FM2XlqKL9HQavolZyE9DYJO2TgM1cU87yhfeJeuWM/w376-h282/IMG_4276.heic" width="376" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">The quilting pattern is West Wind Winter (My Creative Stitches).</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">3) Make a Christmas plan that allows optimal time for what matters</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">DONE. And I'm feeling very comfortable with it all!</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">A quick update on some other things going on...</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_P7QK22p4cMp90EUTzlMWiJkjXnrKFkq010xouLoOXtNLAvjuVfFW5sZn3Eb0pdLeAorMZSQy6KP6ebt8-asWjsZ5F7X4cDd64w1b6wKsAzxTasYx1OnlbKSz-4gZ_tOADjhxi1HZ_gWFopvJ39dd3Xv1IL9Uco4UiK5u4XOWLfH73SosJ7WAxdKlEk/s2870/IMG_4015.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="2115" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_P7QK22p4cMp90EUTzlMWiJkjXnrKFkq010xouLoOXtNLAvjuVfFW5sZn3Eb0pdLeAorMZSQy6KP6ebt8-asWjsZ5F7X4cDd64w1b6wKsAzxTasYx1OnlbKSz-4gZ_tOADjhxi1HZ_gWFopvJ39dd3Xv1IL9Uco4UiK5u4XOWLfH73SosJ7WAxdKlEk/s320/IMG_4015.HEIC" width="236" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Remember <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-to-do-46-thankful-wreaths-finish.html">Thankful Wreaths</a> that I had really wanted to keep?</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">It sold. Well, that was bittersweet! LOL. Guess I have until next</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">fall to get another one made!</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Oh and I should also address my Walk-the-Walk progress.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">I have fallen off of posting about it but have kept up most</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">of the time. Most. It's a busy season, okay? </div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">But I'm still fitting some golf in and walking on the treadmill</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">here and there. Most other days I'm doing yardwork or any</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">other number of things that usually get me up to 10k...</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">just not as much as I should. I need to work on that!</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b>* * * Week 50 Priority * * *</b></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b>Finish Peace & Joy</b></div><div style="font-style: normal;">I'm done making quilts for my shop this year but as I was working</div><div style="font-style: normal;">on Silent Night, I kept picturing another in reds with a Victorian</div><div style="font-style: normal;">or French vibe. I have a dear friend who is going through a bit of</div><div style="font-style: normal;">a rough time and I think this would be perfect for feeling loved.</div><div style="font-style: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal;">I've gotten a great start on it but I'll have to just share more</div><div style="font-style: normal;">next week when I'll likely just have the whole thing done.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">And in typical me fashion, I might just have two of them made.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">I'll share that story next week too. LOL.</div><div style="font-style: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal;">That's all I have so how about adding a few more fun things:</div><div style="font-style: normal;">2) Watch Christmas movies</div><div style="font-style: normal;">3) Finish up any partly-read books by a toasty fire</div><div style="font-style: normal;">4) Light holiday cleaning here and there</div><div style="font-style: normal;">5) Holiday baking for fun</div><div style="font-style: normal;">6) Walk and golf</div><div style="font-style: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Happy quilting!</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CVOJm6opR8UyCa0HmIs2728NIg4inKwMZ-XCilCCshWVwK89Ftis49VoymQZaZ9aWqn2tbl9zdtDxQ8R7iO0R33B0ELHnKwIKo8C3EMXDIjwQIyaw1g_oXHATGleqGgZC-QHOxAx53dn27DLHEMpNRx-2avuTIq-lAuxthYL4HqPvo2oUX16SRqxEKo/s3807/IMG_4341.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="3807" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CVOJm6opR8UyCa0HmIs2728NIg4inKwMZ-XCilCCshWVwK89Ftis49VoymQZaZ9aWqn2tbl9zdtDxQ8R7iO0R33B0ELHnKwIKo8C3EMXDIjwQIyaw1g_oXHATGleqGgZC-QHOxAx53dn27DLHEMpNRx-2avuTIq-lAuxthYL4HqPvo2oUX16SRqxEKo/w429-h331/IMG_4341.HEIC" width="429" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linking up to <a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/blog-posts/">Quilt Schmilt Tuesday to Do</a></div></div></div></span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-70782275316198488392023-12-01T00:16:00.002-06:002023-12-01T00:20:20.727-06:00December Monthly Goal<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>“December is a month of invitation to forget ourselves in the service of others.”</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">— Robert Louis Stevenson</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0hMbTaFfAygzesxZkMfIyzjNKA5yuhshc5S2DIQB8Fgl-zmVPihwd7jo8B9ffU5wxnqlvJmhPrveqOCW5_nUwbpULAgCfDC6wLervhkmc6t7SCaG80gWBsIvVh_5xKRmiwNj7MzL7Jc-vazdWM-rJpZ_qwdt25flMrKvaW_PQNPPeQdQglFtV8JWYfw/s851/IMG_6911.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="638" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0hMbTaFfAygzesxZkMfIyzjNKA5yuhshc5S2DIQB8Fgl-zmVPihwd7jo8B9ffU5wxnqlvJmhPrveqOCW5_nUwbpULAgCfDC6wLervhkmc6t7SCaG80gWBsIvVh_5xKRmiwNj7MzL7Jc-vazdWM-rJpZ_qwdt25flMrKvaW_PQNPPeQdQglFtV8JWYfw/w241-h321/IMG_6911.heic" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Happy December!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0QkY3A4_jmCiBnsf0xjLS1T0BSE6tiwnD1bQ1cCorGVnTFNom_O_Zzw_yR7_qfWNE31bnfZxAgqg_JEdnEJodq0hKuli0pM3X1mmtVNT1Wy7avdFdhr5vdrU7Ni0AufpLW5YZZQWnmKc8I6I_lfsKVIylDDoYrqNJZZ2ecAYe_GLiBtEUJpHacqRkS8/s1080/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0QkY3A4_jmCiBnsf0xjLS1T0BSE6tiwnD1bQ1cCorGVnTFNom_O_Zzw_yR7_qfWNE31bnfZxAgqg_JEdnEJodq0hKuli0pM3X1mmtVNT1Wy7avdFdhr5vdrU7Ni0AufpLW5YZZQWnmKc8I6I_lfsKVIylDDoYrqNJZZ2ecAYe_GLiBtEUJpHacqRkS8/w146-h146/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" width="146" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">How about we do this goal thing one last time this year!?</span></span></div>I've linked up </span></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">to</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/12/december-one-monthly-goal.html" style="text-align: left;">One Monthly Goal</a><span> (</span><span style="text-align: left;">Stories From the Sewing Room).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">There are only 24 days until Christmas and most of us are</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">busy, busy, busy so we'll get right to it..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E0RwvAahxamlLWPz8Z1OfzslwAF0LSfB5IbTEJtDpPCTfjq2FnVWAUhFjjGYyg-MagClay5N1I-b0nH5VDzdcEAcgfDJErzJk_JfmcNozdYkPVK1yX-gcv00o6dVpXW5alv0JMJio4XGs7pfhAeBajoiHg7bvWtAawatFkpIbJfd6oFNO_VFgMTVf8k/s3492/IMG_4220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="2878" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E0RwvAahxamlLWPz8Z1OfzslwAF0LSfB5IbTEJtDpPCTfjq2FnVWAUhFjjGYyg-MagClay5N1I-b0nH5VDzdcEAcgfDJErzJk_JfmcNozdYkPVK1yX-gcv00o6dVpXW5alv0JMJio4XGs7pfhAeBajoiHg7bvWtAawatFkpIbJfd6oFNO_VFgMTVf8k/w334-h405/IMG_4220.jpeg" width="334" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My goal for December is to finish "Frosted Forest", my second quilt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">made from Edyta Sitar's pattern "Holiday Forest". Funnily enough,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">when I went through my posts to see what </span><span style="text-align: left;">I named <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-tuesday-to-do-39-last-finish-of.html">the first</a>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I found it was <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2022/12/december-monthly-goal.html">last year's December goal</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Just a good month for snow and pine trees?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The pattern is for 5 trees across and only 4 rows but I wanted</div><div style="text-align: center;">a larger quilt (I'm really good at making extra work for myself)</div><div style="text-align: center;">so as you can see, I've pieced up quite a few more blocks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This has cut me extremely close on background fabric but I</div><div style="text-align: center;">think I got this. I <i>think!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Check back soon (<i>as in next week</i>) for a December Finish!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy quilting!</div></span></span></span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-40314860684872264772023-11-29T08:44:00.004-06:002023-11-29T08:49:45.399-06:00November Goal Complete<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUdW0J-SeyUkasBBjC8GeuWnBt4WH6gqRssQYgg81gg6Vq6jISfR66du3qnYq75tvxWI1zk8ABF6RXypUsEudWbUB6Tbnvr-VaeL9PXrTU0vj7oCv8xPGEJQenvi6PBuWAM_3O5F2kOoJSp4poukXQY2O6bqmmgqy2OuHgjLTk2IV-vLWwUAhlz_AguU/s3249/IMG_3839.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="3249" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUdW0J-SeyUkasBBjC8GeuWnBt4WH6gqRssQYgg81gg6Vq6jISfR66du3qnYq75tvxWI1zk8ABF6RXypUsEudWbUB6Tbnvr-VaeL9PXrTU0vj7oCv8xPGEJQenvi6PBuWAM_3O5F2kOoJSp4poukXQY2O6bqmmgqy2OuHgjLTk2IV-vLWwUAhlz_AguU/w390-h309/IMG_3839.heic" width="390" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There has been quite a bit of quilting going on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">around here, despite the holiday festivities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0QkY3A4_jmCiBnsf0xjLS1T0BSE6tiwnD1bQ1cCorGVnTFNom_O_Zzw_yR7_qfWNE31bnfZxAgqg_JEdnEJodq0hKuli0pM3X1mmtVNT1Wy7avdFdhr5vdrU7Ni0AufpLW5YZZQWnmKc8I6I_lfsKVIylDDoYrqNJZZ2ecAYe_GLiBtEUJpHacqRkS8/s1080/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0QkY3A4_jmCiBnsf0xjLS1T0BSE6tiwnD1bQ1cCorGVnTFNom_O_Zzw_yR7_qfWNE31bnfZxAgqg_JEdnEJodq0hKuli0pM3X1mmtVNT1Wy7avdFdhr5vdrU7Ni0AufpLW5YZZQWnmKc8I6I_lfsKVIylDDoYrqNJZZ2ecAYe_GLiBtEUJpHacqRkS8/w146-h146/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" width="146" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Today I'm linking up </span></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">to Stories From the Sewing Room's</span></div></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/11/november-one-monthly-goal-finish.html" style="text-align: left;">One Monthly Goal</a><span> to share my finished November project.</span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYppzenneTFJ5OZu9CmWKjhVn-J-q4iE4_LGNQjnlyC7ho9l1Eqs9bOEoKQi-utQuWXef_kDzGd7Me0jJaIFIPm7uvlQvNSq1XSt51PPAFPSBWdEsGExlvOW95LT658SDeFSlE7sTpB8J8KcPqW_nFMsOZ6RnyMMk_hy21hN2bLgpuvOHrx2UfB4GwK4/s3373/IMG_3733.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="2642" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYppzenneTFJ5OZu9CmWKjhVn-J-q4iE4_LGNQjnlyC7ho9l1Eqs9bOEoKQi-utQuWXef_kDzGd7Me0jJaIFIPm7uvlQvNSq1XSt51PPAFPSBWdEsGExlvOW95LT658SDeFSlE7sTpB8J8KcPqW_nFMsOZ6RnyMMk_hy21hN2bLgpuvOHrx2UfB4GwK4/w338-h431/IMG_3733.HEIC" width="338" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">At the beginning of this month, I had the center of this quilt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">completed so my </span><span style="text-align: left;">goal </span><span style="text-align: left;">was to figure out what I wanted to do</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><span style="text-align: left;">for the border and</span></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;"> then</span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;"> completely finished quilt.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ceT7On9veKv7hgAWuM5OIr4n0zmSy1-CSX_0xnMpeZuMAMcTQlD9e7EhO55P9sXdXt_CPYNAftakUnj6xhwt8_UXeTlZK995_N5lEdGfUShT1prqCjxrErQcJ9J5zPfY-No7ZsPjrTN7JOidlOUCeWATnOWzhlgDe6XXU83DMWBedHEvrOm4ALtONn8/s3058/IMG_3801.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="2727" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ceT7On9veKv7hgAWuM5OIr4n0zmSy1-CSX_0xnMpeZuMAMcTQlD9e7EhO55P9sXdXt_CPYNAftakUnj6xhwt8_UXeTlZK995_N5lEdGfUShT1prqCjxrErQcJ9J5zPfY-No7ZsPjrTN7JOidlOUCeWATnOWzhlgDe6XXU83DMWBedHEvrOm4ALtONn8/w379-h426/IMG_3801.HEIC" width="379" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">"Harvest Lane" is</span></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;"> from </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">the pattern </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">"Reproduction Chain"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">by </span><span style="text-align: left;">Julie Hendrickson in </span><u style="text-align: left;">The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts.</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">I find it to be one of those patterns that are fun enough to make</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">twice...so I did! My first version, <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/tuesday-to-do-week-11-week-of-three.html">Cascade</a>, can be found <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/tuesday-to-do-week-11-week-of-three.html">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1VHohGJd6XBCpB5-Ys5ficSuTmIkSmfZBU1nDBgLOnVAKLE4obpzBhNRockt4hi9e9czYr-98l-jOXyYvEu6m4p0w95VMKzGA0CuRC8kvW_2iFGHdvM67Pagr5VWhUrdgYxU5U-eX5Z72s9ZRzrlBiof45j_oMCnV9bBVQeGWvh_P6NOAMlYkldYzR0/s3656/IMG_3810.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3656" data-original-width="2742" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1VHohGJd6XBCpB5-Ys5ficSuTmIkSmfZBU1nDBgLOnVAKLE4obpzBhNRockt4hi9e9czYr-98l-jOXyYvEu6m4p0w95VMKzGA0CuRC8kvW_2iFGHdvM67Pagr5VWhUrdgYxU5U-eX5Z72s9ZRzrlBiof45j_oMCnV9bBVQeGWvh_P6NOAMlYkldYzR0/w371-h495/IMG_3810.heic" width="371" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">It's quilted in "Riviera" (My Creative Stitches)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">and finished up at 76 x 87.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd4IUdLMYP2X59ZeGUrk2O85ziUKWttlWKxtKxYtOqHksoaBdpPaJhbvOt30jtdJA1SunONIhTjP-7dSaxykxa23tkVWy_edRRZFHIDT2C5w5O1lKJ2JC6mp6fbVXIryWvKuLG3kVJ8ojWuMB_4oVuuuF87XC50gsqM4HzomFJHPe-8rXDyHPqLaqYFA/s2178/IMG_3818.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="2178" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd4IUdLMYP2X59ZeGUrk2O85ziUKWttlWKxtKxYtOqHksoaBdpPaJhbvOt30jtdJA1SunONIhTjP-7dSaxykxa23tkVWy_edRRZFHIDT2C5w5O1lKJ2JC6mp6fbVXIryWvKuLG3kVJ8ojWuMB_4oVuuuF87XC50gsqM4HzomFJHPe-8rXDyHPqLaqYFA/w385-h307/IMG_3818.heic" width="385" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">December is sure to bring more finishes but I'm beginning</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">to feel it's time for things wind down for the year. It's almost</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">time to make the '23 Wrap Up List, and even more fun is the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">2024 To Do List! But for a time, the sewing machine and the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">longarm will go silent and my focus will </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">shift to Christmas</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">and family. <i>But first</i>, there will be that one last goal of the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">year so I'll see you back here in a few days!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">Until December, </span><span style="font-family: Imprima; text-align: left;">happy quilting!</span></span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-91258970776929317142023-11-27T15:18:00.006-06:002023-11-27T21:17:39.767-06:002023 Tuesday To-Do 47: Me & Me and The Home & Hearth<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>“The solution to an over-busy life is not more time. It’s to slow</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>down</i><i> and simplify our lives around what really matters.” </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">– John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp75zAF-JgWC0hSHvZkldvybPcKsFEojV3rdtlIzqWfAtrfwuzMZQC3bpgKaQyPrTkoFXgHCwsDwAip0_gfMEk9ydgK9aW9fQbdQSY5uRpqVIpdILVVhTdZ9zCnVm6i2jwyGn3gRZJAYxpc4CyggfLeJP-N0nVS-rSg6oRW8xXw0atc3aCPdROZrd1be4/s3139/IMG_4162.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2354" data-original-width="3139" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp75zAF-JgWC0hSHvZkldvybPcKsFEojV3rdtlIzqWfAtrfwuzMZQC3bpgKaQyPrTkoFXgHCwsDwAip0_gfMEk9ydgK9aW9fQbdQSY5uRpqVIpdILVVhTdZ9zCnVm6i2jwyGn3gRZJAYxpc4CyggfLeJP-N0nVS-rSg6oRW8xXw0atc3aCPdROZrd1be4/w439-h329/IMG_4162.heic" width="439" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Another Thanksgiving has come and gone.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Another Tuesday To-Do arrives.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">As usual, I'm a complete mix of "Hurry up and get all the fun</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">things done/made!" and "I need to slow things down!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">There was a lot of fun over our holiday break but this morning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm leaning toward that mellow-me and I'm determined that's</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">who will be making this week's plans. But first I should link up</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to <a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/">Quilt Schmilt</a> and see what we--Me & Me--accomplished.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm also linking up to Melva Loves Scraps' <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/11/new-week-new-quilt-sew-tell-112723.html">Sew & Tell</a> and</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Songbird Designs' <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-11-27-23/">Monday Musings</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1nQ5vUzvpdob7cCwrRQFZHWpRAeV6EMdANQTAwCrGbV5BX9M8sjt4okewruPb5OOW0Poz84GUnCmqWnK88HyHGrhnQJeb4Yc2h16ZplpULLr_88wZhoGznIaef-3xd9W2pVjPPUhZHMW-bJjXXw9xd8z4jZBagWs0KJFIedNbwdBAwNnL4N5MRMm8B8/s3024/IMG_4163.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2122" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1nQ5vUzvpdob7cCwrRQFZHWpRAeV6EMdANQTAwCrGbV5BX9M8sjt4okewruPb5OOW0Poz84GUnCmqWnK88HyHGrhnQJeb4Yc2h16ZplpULLr_88wZhoGznIaef-3xd9W2pVjPPUhZHMW-bJjXXw9xd8z4jZBagWs0KJFIedNbwdBAwNnL4N5MRMm8B8/w327-h465/IMG_4163.heic" width="327" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span><br /></span></div><div><div><b><span>* * * Week 46 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div><span>Finish Christmas Gnome #1</span></div><div><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmqchklCVUWCejgWt_LYTPqJ4Xqmc-qGayOqLGsQESNi7u4giKyEumqTM8wnCYOjNxelFqGAMOOg3wewzNF4RTD2It7JLZiZ5Nch_HtD9VxICTYO8EriuXA6DYyhQVuarNooalnSYhrREHlAuo23SrOiD1ZY1tun231wxmYmowfYG3BOBY_7NNOQ5chk/s3056/IMG_4119.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="2410" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmqchklCVUWCejgWt_LYTPqJ4Xqmc-qGayOqLGsQESNi7u4giKyEumqTM8wnCYOjNxelFqGAMOOg3wewzNF4RTD2It7JLZiZ5Nch_HtD9VxICTYO8EriuXA6DYyhQVuarNooalnSYhrREHlAuo23SrOiD1ZY1tun231wxmYmowfYG3BOBY_7NNOQ5chk/w312-h396/IMG_4119.HEIC" width="312" /></a></div><div><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div><span>"Woodland Christmas" finished up at 60 x 77.<br />Pics were taken and the quilt is now listed in my shop.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>These panels were printed rather crooked so after</span></div><div>all was straightened, it was necessary to add a little</div><div>width to each side so that fit the pattern specs. I chose</div><div>a swirly snowy white fabric that helped it blend pretty</div><div>well so, in person, one doesn't really even notice it.</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONauw-NkHlUHFvslV_68K1VIZ4ZRtKhqk4XWWFLBlc9zCq02ZKz1ZnkjyUmpzvQY1Cdjm3K944OMuGEOW1uCbNcmtKm22Lv2rH_PrUOvGc3pheMn_Jeg0voCc0SlCVhxN-H7_WhrBvTBQIG52hHUXiOU7p_F0YCr7aQcv7pI3aqHY1wobIfE7PQgtYZU/s3681/IMG_4137.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3681" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONauw-NkHlUHFvslV_68K1VIZ4ZRtKhqk4XWWFLBlc9zCq02ZKz1ZnkjyUmpzvQY1Cdjm3K944OMuGEOW1uCbNcmtKm22Lv2rH_PrUOvGc3pheMn_Jeg0voCc0SlCVhxN-H7_WhrBvTBQIG52hHUXiOU7p_F0YCr7aQcv7pI3aqHY1wobIfE7PQgtYZU/w406-h255/IMG_4137.heic" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my last LQS visit I scored the <i>exact</i> amount of fabric</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I needed for the backing--right there on my favorite rack</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for backings [aka, the clearance section].</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmWySMR6SZMtkB1xYl8ht_MFOC8ajocDDqIT3_fqexOTmdYXwmvXiM6Iiqhaqb4s1iqAk4PFpTKWtf7h94BTsOxfYEQ48ihoCUNEorWbNtkj_GhBS4fhfbUDegVA6hIChpDb14afqo5Q7_aXNNThJw2bjcjPUHJsIhDdKCCUKrmRWI9kq-TO4CinpKXM/s3252/IMG_4130.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="3252" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmWySMR6SZMtkB1xYl8ht_MFOC8ajocDDqIT3_fqexOTmdYXwmvXiM6Iiqhaqb4s1iqAk4PFpTKWtf7h94BTsOxfYEQ48ihoCUNEorWbNtkj_GhBS4fhfbUDegVA6hIChpDb14afqo5Q7_aXNNThJw2bjcjPUHJsIhDdKCCUKrmRWI9kq-TO4CinpKXM/w408-h306/IMG_4130.heic" width="408" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The quilt design is "Gnomes in Winter" (My Creative Stitches).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGV3M3O9ZfLcRWE8So1hGnhqaY4uNWD4mv26cGCLFIyZ0L1tpkrJApb6gwvV4DfQdCyMGFCFJQPyRmJRRAM_bW5ADO21mGStwrzqzWdd6-SleO0GBHoAK7X-OYSggYIpZQI89Cdb08qd5QMQUHZD-5ZAd71eIxBf5CNYjuuCfwtRA6rXygVq5tCnWaom4/s3978/IMG_4133.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="3978" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGV3M3O9ZfLcRWE8So1hGnhqaY4uNWD4mv26cGCLFIyZ0L1tpkrJApb6gwvV4DfQdCyMGFCFJQPyRmJRRAM_bW5ADO21mGStwrzqzWdd6-SleO0GBHoAK7X-OYSggYIpZQI89Cdb08qd5QMQUHZD-5ZAd71eIxBf5CNYjuuCfwtRA6rXygVq5tCnWaom4/w425-h320/IMG_4133.HEIC" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have the other MCS gnome pattern (mushrooms) so I'll</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">be keeping an eye out for how to put that one to use</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">next year. Yep, I said it: <i>next year.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2) Start on Gnome #2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Half of the pieces are cut out but I was still working to see</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what the stash would provide when the family arrived</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the holiday hit so all quilting stopped.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now to run through a few things going on around here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6wslanvE75w8MscsCPuUVkqY59riRQDE8tgjI1FcDcK8iv5TZAEWsU9KwvFtPIdRtJiYB16azVHt9xgSYMHuHQekrjVgh_vzQoNOp2W4V9vaJ-IGaX6i_jFzvDLto-5mLla4-ywLefUj4cAJkppKY0YaY7rJ_62xngB55skH8hmpeO5HRkImnJ5tFnk/s4032/IMG_4074.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6wslanvE75w8MscsCPuUVkqY59riRQDE8tgjI1FcDcK8iv5TZAEWsU9KwvFtPIdRtJiYB16azVHt9xgSYMHuHQekrjVgh_vzQoNOp2W4V9vaJ-IGaX6i_jFzvDLto-5mLla4-ywLefUj4cAJkppKY0YaY7rJ_62xngB55skH8hmpeO5HRkImnJ5tFnk/w219-h292/IMG_4074.HEIC" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can imagine that, as much as I love fall decor, there is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no sign of Christmas around here until <i>after</i> Thanksgiving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Except for maybe in the sewing room.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And all those packages arriving!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Friday, it was starting to look like the snow prediction</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was actually going to come true <gasp!> so it was out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the fall things and time for the Christmas decor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to show up--because how can one fully enjoy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a holiday snow without any <i>Christmas </i>around?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO60ARTv4ior2f4a4Ej7J9LnCl8pgNfW3dSCyqTdc1pJop025kB03TQ0y9ZPT968pQizzIZ-F7TzPEkAnZVoolDsfnB3kQNR5xFT1Yo3QmUsWw60bkwqUWP4u_ixG0ZAh6qWmWVr4QF7G3FXEojc27pQS3d1WId1mjWabXOnZbRzWAyz4FYRbBMqpe_jY/s2691/IMG_4073.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="2691" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO60ARTv4ior2f4a4Ej7J9LnCl8pgNfW3dSCyqTdc1pJop025kB03TQ0y9ZPT968pQizzIZ-F7TzPEkAnZVoolDsfnB3kQNR5xFT1Yo3QmUsWw60bkwqUWP4u_ixG0ZAh6qWmWVr4QF7G3FXEojc27pQS3d1WId1mjWabXOnZbRzWAyz4FYRbBMqpe_jY/w408-h291/IMG_4073.HEIC" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But with so many pretty pumpkins, I decided I would still</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enjoy a "Pumpkin Land" out back while Christmas goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">up out <i>front</i> and in the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also still have pumpkins and squash for cooking</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> sitting all around the home and hearth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Er, okay, the kitchen and the garage but doesn't that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sound so much better? <i>Home and hearth. Ahhh</i>.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKI9NdlRU087gCQfZnr_IHwMOu9QcvMvWNWuynjbh9DJuDVcusiC_fJ03X2lbc9o1unAHJqYHxnOx6stofwFnIND-xJ8diz75nvlyj4tOz_XymxJpRWqwsyEn1gwov1AjIQs9o7Qej5znuNYn3xie-hKk3TurVbg5wMKxq4HBt36DeEOghihBbXzxe5o/s2728/IMG_4082.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2728" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKI9NdlRU087gCQfZnr_IHwMOu9QcvMvWNWuynjbh9DJuDVcusiC_fJ03X2lbc9o1unAHJqYHxnOx6stofwFnIND-xJ8diz75nvlyj4tOz_XymxJpRWqwsyEn1gwov1AjIQs9o7Qej5znuNYn3xie-hKk3TurVbg5wMKxq4HBt36DeEOghihBbXzxe5o/w395-h297/IMG_4082.HEIC" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We managed to squeeze an informal family pic--thanks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to my iPhone, iWatch and a tripod. Super-cool, btw, so</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">these will be happening much more frequently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHw8ES4QymnrUkwTWpOSrVTtG9xktisCy3oKEZQRQUDYRkEBSC2edOYLlrX1h2JWmKmTWwfhCzMdSRo6bIijHEpgA5RpPxZ9yJbTnL126LqHJxZq5nqaRuipYlDy7E3AJC8Ft2rCmtlKm7F9XkuS7H40omLQT5vbyS4qsBTtdSQmXyky8LDme_ez8sPg/s2533/IMG_4084.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="2533" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHw8ES4QymnrUkwTWpOSrVTtG9xktisCy3oKEZQRQUDYRkEBSC2edOYLlrX1h2JWmKmTWwfhCzMdSRo6bIijHEpgA5RpPxZ9yJbTnL126LqHJxZq5nqaRuipYlDy7E3AJC8Ft2rCmtlKm7F9XkuS7H40omLQT5vbyS4qsBTtdSQmXyky8LDme_ez8sPg/w387-h303/IMG_4084.HEIC" width="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some pics even <i>less </i>formal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(I think more of these will be happening as well!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was freezing out so it was a very quick to-do</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and then back into the house and the warmth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">of the toasty fire for Game Night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCG3rR3GdXLZzs8Q49NYVRMINTZEci3yzUEMB0zloXxBixhug2uXtO97pfxNGOGgJ_JRUsAytDJ4hf45Q8yEm90P26jiNt8-VgLOh-yWgTL_8Z81DLJV-7KVl5XVw9bHfaCK5L8itRT7IEP2yJ-yReIa3YhOm2lPSnJCpiQm55xXpXbWNwVJPUuMBbBKo/s2540/IMG_4092.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2540" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCG3rR3GdXLZzs8Q49NYVRMINTZEci3yzUEMB0zloXxBixhug2uXtO97pfxNGOGgJ_JRUsAytDJ4hf45Q8yEm90P26jiNt8-VgLOh-yWgTL_8Z81DLJV-7KVl5XVw9bHfaCK5L8itRT7IEP2yJ-yReIa3YhOm2lPSnJCpiQm55xXpXbWNwVJPUuMBbBKo/w379-h339/IMG_4092.HEIC" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For this, the girls and I <i>unknowingly</i> had the same idea about</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">holiday game night apparel. Here I thought I was being sneaky</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">when I bought mine on Etsy. Meanwhile one of my daughters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">made theirs with her Cricut. As hubs quipped, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Gee, can't tell you girls are related or anything!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Who doesn't love <i>White Christmas</i>!?!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9JaIn4WSo5D5IrPkrsA1ml3oXxiVMTWX3g5LNWNcWvtDWC4G8KUAIRCBX_uAVVjjNGYEDXNkdcSezAvVI9f4JI0pEvCiRuVPqhD9vFRcqt6GzHxGBvktbH10TNxkusJWMIuWIJRm-hywxI2ricAkZAAwsc1U0xqKBHnkqsUn-4oeZ3_S0qBFBy76ceY/s4032/IMG_4070.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9JaIn4WSo5D5IrPkrsA1ml3oXxiVMTWX3g5LNWNcWvtDWC4G8KUAIRCBX_uAVVjjNGYEDXNkdcSezAvVI9f4JI0pEvCiRuVPqhD9vFRcqt6GzHxGBvktbH10TNxkusJWMIuWIJRm-hywxI2ricAkZAAwsc1U0xqKBHnkqsUn-4oeZ3_S0qBFBy76ceY/w286-h381/IMG_4070.HEIC" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nerf wars ensued--2Lt dressed the part--and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">games were played.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Pardon the beer but it made for a funny pic.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Early the next morning the flakes started falling and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">soon it was a full-on winter wonderland All. Day. Long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Big, fluffy flakes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a toasty fire going, some of the Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">decor up....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfDo1qgeMB2kSwpw176e-o4QP3cPPvzksDie-sdZLxNeM57Gvq7LHNxLkWeYUA1FdwJO9pVWagYwx1CRMeyevxf18cl__XqtAMeVMlfaMF2Hj-CYwn9uWuSOhhUtTi_ncibhsdh4U3AQpHoyIBq-0YlhTYBF5UR1jSUXyq4Z2wvZtfv8tWc8HVZch3Tk/s3167/IMG_4107.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="3167" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfDo1qgeMB2kSwpw176e-o4QP3cPPvzksDie-sdZLxNeM57Gvq7LHNxLkWeYUA1FdwJO9pVWagYwx1CRMeyevxf18cl__XqtAMeVMlfaMF2Hj-CYwn9uWuSOhhUtTi_ncibhsdh4U3AQpHoyIBq-0YlhTYBF5UR1jSUXyq4Z2wvZtfv8tWc8HVZch3Tk/w442-h305/IMG_4107.HEIC" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">...and I got to enjoy the best of <i>both</i> worlds looking</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">out the deck doors from my kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This just might find its way onto a Christmas card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlifQnhtZTc56xHlSU7Fx1oCYiGmvSO0KGGqGskq-0bBl_0ne0ttq6frgGa2BzNUl7r_b57E16etPMe3ll82b1xMxi27AyK-ABw0RfaEvmo0lAo0XXPz7AvGAB-XkjNDp0eOrRcPApoBFrkO5AHmRBNEKAtgIQLC-vAXcBq3lRmH4Er9yiQSjc3gCgmck/s3606/IMG_4113.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2469" data-original-width="3606" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlifQnhtZTc56xHlSU7Fx1oCYiGmvSO0KGGqGskq-0bBl_0ne0ttq6frgGa2BzNUl7r_b57E16etPMe3ll82b1xMxi27AyK-ABw0RfaEvmo0lAo0XXPz7AvGAB-XkjNDp0eOrRcPApoBFrkO5AHmRBNEKAtgIQLC-vAXcBq3lRmH4Er9yiQSjc3gCgmck/w376-h257/IMG_4113.HEIC" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(In back of my garden)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ended up with about 6 inches that settled so beautifully</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all around, especially on the trees. Fortunately, it caused</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no major travel problems for the boys by Sunday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And suddenly the house was quiet once again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pjo5SETsVccRVTccv5C0UxTnkTHgMlYGvQlwSsWOtsc_duuQJQ2Af0bgCYMNwf8MQndVVFUBbgzvqPHH8xH1bROCSAQCgPVJo9rPlV5KFJlFYtAwZYI6pyi7RLoDYLBcB7LUSCmDiXYHTPWxZNjXjyttpf2inHch6yrK5jfnRsFjV1Z63dIEpSU0WA0/s1327/IMG_4115.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1327" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pjo5SETsVccRVTccv5C0UxTnkTHgMlYGvQlwSsWOtsc_duuQJQ2Af0bgCYMNwf8MQndVVFUBbgzvqPHH8xH1bROCSAQCgPVJo9rPlV5KFJlFYtAwZYI6pyi7RLoDYLBcB7LUSCmDiXYHTPWxZNjXjyttpf2inHch6yrK5jfnRsFjV1Z63dIEpSU0WA0/s320/IMG_4115.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.threeolivesbranch.com/rosemary-sourdough-crackers/">Rosemary Sourdough Crackers</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>How about some homemade crackers?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of the herbs I brought in for the winter so</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have plenty of fresh, aromatic rosemary--<i>my fave</i>!</div></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">This would make a perfect little snack for hubs and I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">when we finally settled in for a post-holiday rest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Here is where you'll note the both sides of me that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I mentioned earlier:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Me-1 wants to make all the things and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Me-2 wants to slow everything down.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But it turns out that <i>this time</i> Me and Me worked together</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">well because that recipe is super-easy and fast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And super yummy. We had cheeses left from game-night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and hubs had made summer sausage on the smoker that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">he wanted to try out. I sat back to watch the Chiefs game</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and....then....I, who seriously canNOT nap (I mean <i>NEVER</i>),</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">proceeded to fall asleep. When I awoke, the game was over</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and another had taken its place. I missed the whole thing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> At least we won!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I really think it's been <i>years </i>since I napped like that.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I still slept well that night too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So I guess I'm rested up for this week's...er....rest?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 47 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Finish Woodland Christmas #2</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Start next quilt</span></div><div>This will be Christmas houses or black and white pines.</div><div><br /></div><div>3) Make a Christmas plan that allows optimal time for what</div><div>matters: ie, a simple but elegant meal, another charcuterie</div><div>spread for somewhat-healthier snacking, less sweets,</div><div>and so on...</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy quilting!</div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnGLe679BUADZ06-Y0pVPyp8tM_kPfGpLjGhZ1IBTamY5OvfR3JrukRqsg4rLeFJuYmjz4Tphb5IkibrUockGwzXIqkKzdBlNqc-eBJmC2g6-8Z2hzsPvt27IbBb0qxIUiUJmM5HM4iwCspiB9giPvgcNE9YVFdP9-mv3BNcarYjFfCLVAMPRkNsycho/s1778/IMG_4111.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="1477" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnGLe679BUADZ06-Y0pVPyp8tM_kPfGpLjGhZ1IBTamY5OvfR3JrukRqsg4rLeFJuYmjz4Tphb5IkibrUockGwzXIqkKzdBlNqc-eBJmC2g6-8Z2hzsPvt27IbBb0qxIUiUJmM5HM4iwCspiB9giPvgcNE9YVFdP9-mv3BNcarYjFfCLVAMPRkNsycho/w350-h421/IMG_4111.heic" width="350" /></a></span></div></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-83358882346489002922023-11-20T21:45:00.002-06:002023-11-21T07:17:23.748-06:00Tuesday To-Do #46: Thankful Wreaths Finish<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9jxccLRk7cEETpkusziSgHSkxmBkgMtt58Zvt88sn86PAUgspo0_fUbX38zkVl5QF6wfzBffSGFed_A6XvoGa0mm9-4YBpga8OCZajpV5fS4PqyZXLN5QW4SQ6P-9DHsFNI9SkLHihaLsRtAFMsWRA0usXW_mw8MY4N8so6qpZTVcE6iRtODACxSTfY/s2453/IMG_4005.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="2453" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9jxccLRk7cEETpkusziSgHSkxmBkgMtt58Zvt88sn86PAUgspo0_fUbX38zkVl5QF6wfzBffSGFed_A6XvoGa0mm9-4YBpga8OCZajpV5fS4PqyZXLN5QW4SQ6P-9DHsFNI9SkLHihaLsRtAFMsWRA0usXW_mw8MY4N8so6qpZTVcE6iRtODACxSTfY/w399-h299/IMG_4005.heic" width="399" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Welcome to a Thanksgiving edition of Tuesday To-Do hosted</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">by <a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2023/11/21/to-do-tuesday-46/">Quilt Schmilt</a>. Like many of you, I'm getting ready for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">family coming home and for that big meal (or two)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">so this review is going to be pretty no-frills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 45 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Quilt, bind, label, pic and list Thankful Wreaths</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">DONE!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Quilted in Pumpkin Fest (Urban Elementz).</span></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWfeviiBPOECTM9_ADB0wtv-vEQqdtb8YbOQ825XpXstaC78S5zv-jNvRfqszI8pXvAHmJ8xAe6_CyzcVxcEWMkRttyXmd3eFT6GNfefqjeveSEavzo8daMtwHGmR_7JHLPq8yTlNZ5gchprfy9Qi0AcXXVnVpSjFgblzdI-j19meyrR9oKqgKbq6Ads/s2820/IMG_4013.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="2820" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWfeviiBPOECTM9_ADB0wtv-vEQqdtb8YbOQ825XpXstaC78S5zv-jNvRfqszI8pXvAHmJ8xAe6_CyzcVxcEWMkRttyXmd3eFT6GNfefqjeveSEavzo8daMtwHGmR_7JHLPq8yTlNZ5gchprfy9Qi0AcXXVnVpSjFgblzdI-j19meyrR9oKqgKbq6Ads/w374-h281/IMG_4013.HEIC" width="374" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm not sure the lighting shows it but this gold ticking</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">turned out to be a perfect match (at a great price)!</span></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gxpPpmWEOtRUTaklZJNUUFROVpJlyzrLLMbSGKthFbUIEmqvRLAcHg6t2x51WBmZNj0xX6haatuMfCoXN-Ny-TA_8CCMguKAfUdpz5a157PocbqeKMmwCbCl43VFlNollGo1Fr4pXetL0XIDSkt5Xg8N1PQDnalRwt2_0P5MXimyZ4kYxnaGYR9tnZg/s2764/IMG_4022.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="2266" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gxpPpmWEOtRUTaklZJNUUFROVpJlyzrLLMbSGKthFbUIEmqvRLAcHg6t2x51WBmZNj0xX6haatuMfCoXN-Ny-TA_8CCMguKAfUdpz5a157PocbqeKMmwCbCl43VFlNollGo1Fr4pXetL0XIDSkt5Xg8N1PQDnalRwt2_0P5MXimyZ4kYxnaGYR9tnZg/w336-h410/IMG_4022.HEIC" width="336" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Some quilts just bring a bigger sense of accomplishment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Perhaps it's the size and the time I spent quilting it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> (over 10 hours) but this is definitely one of those!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Start on my next 2 quilts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">DONE.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMSWAKByyUdF-fSf61Pb6LYS1VtJx5PPCHCOAg-IVLBExas2xZWmspkMWkZc6oK6mqlL2NBP12z3L8nVvBJk8JHvH0Vfvhv9tm3XN4NFZGm5Gmp550h__fYMlsmwyRJIiZOGjbbsahyphenhyphenQdag8-Rf804ryE13n3Fs7n7mf8Bo9Hm9XYHj8HiilJANWr7d8/s4032/IMG_4053.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMSWAKByyUdF-fSf61Pb6LYS1VtJx5PPCHCOAg-IVLBExas2xZWmspkMWkZc6oK6mqlL2NBP12z3L8nVvBJk8JHvH0Vfvhv9tm3XN4NFZGm5Gmp550h__fYMlsmwyRJIiZOGjbbsahyphenhyphenQdag8-Rf804ryE13n3Fs7n7mf8Bo9Hm9XYHj8HiilJANWr7d8/w320-h427/IMG_4053.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I made really good progress on Gnome quilt #1.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The entire center section is done; just need to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">sew on the 3 top and bottom rows.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Next week:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 46 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Finish Christmas Gnome #1</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Start on Gnome #2</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy Thanksgiving and happy quilting!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsEFJZ4MHQovpmFCbczCetTIRulFxmguOcS6KvgoE6k49gkT35bGIZn6w18QFKzBmAReWDLNaOGyGFs1_G46zXUlS52JDLban-E6ZlHecmkYQnhU8VqtXQJprkRthy9Ibjrw_IfYFTq3aOahFjnoB3nvbmLTvdI5hdDoBCbfyzItyXDVIeQUDxP2_PFQ/s4032/IMG_4030.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsEFJZ4MHQovpmFCbczCetTIRulFxmguOcS6KvgoE6k49gkT35bGIZn6w18QFKzBmAReWDLNaOGyGFs1_G46zXUlS52JDLban-E6ZlHecmkYQnhU8VqtXQJprkRthy9Ibjrw_IfYFTq3aOahFjnoB3nvbmLTvdI5hdDoBCbfyzItyXDVIeQUDxP2_PFQ/w403-h302/IMG_4030.heic" width="403" /></span></a></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-3403603854883280382023-11-13T21:53:00.001-06:002023-11-13T21:57:20.532-06:00Tuesday To Do #45: Thankful Wreaths<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>of brown sugar and cinnamon.”</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>--Sarah Addison Allen</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXhDGiU7KKvroTCZA4kBGW9jKi0oR9R5FRgVRlIBv8ezSDF0ymc0O0S0Oji0PVaEGoRvwBatQBSM8j7tqMu6HYABJSN-PSBvadS9GmRMGiLJPsYC5AdCxGTIKuxZT-Zhdf_3XD8PEfB4ZST1YFr5QARKSRVPWUnXoOn5LfZwLCKIS0PmVP-rrXFox0wM/s2766/IMG_3894.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="2766" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXhDGiU7KKvroTCZA4kBGW9jKi0oR9R5FRgVRlIBv8ezSDF0ymc0O0S0Oji0PVaEGoRvwBatQBSM8j7tqMu6HYABJSN-PSBvadS9GmRMGiLJPsYC5AdCxGTIKuxZT-Zhdf_3XD8PEfB4ZST1YFr5QARKSRVPWUnXoOn5LfZwLCKIS0PmVP-rrXFox0wM/w380-h291/IMG_3894.HEIC" width="380" /></a></div><br />Welcome once again to another edition of Tuesday To Do.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span>I've linked up at </span></span><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2023/11/06/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-44/">Quilt Schmilt</a><span> and I'm ready to share my progress.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">After that, I'll do some planning for next week's fun--<i>always</i> my</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">favorite part of these posts. Sure, it's overwhelming to reflect on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">how there are <i>so many</i> quilts to squeeze into so little time but</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">every Tuesday I get to think over and propose how to make</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">yet<i> one </i>more dreamy project become a reality.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">First, a quick note on that tree up there. Isn't it just <i>perfect</i>?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I couldn't quite catch the glow of it (especially since it was my</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">turn to tee off) but I still wanted to share it with you all today.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">God creates amazing things, doesn't He? I'm so thankful</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">to my parents for teaching me to pay attention to His</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">creations--and how grateful I am that He lets us</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">join in that creative process in all kinds of ways!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">So let's see what I created last week:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima;">* * * Week 45 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Finish all blocks for <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/turkey-trot-blog-hop-day-1-thankful.html">Turkey Trot Blog Hop</a> project.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Done.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I was happily moving along at a nice, easy pace when </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I realized</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">the hop was</span> THIS week--NOT next. I wasn't even going to be</div><div style="text-align: center;">home for the most part, but a complete finish in just 3 days?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Out of the question.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I needed </span><span style="font-family: Imprima;">140 blocks. I barely had half of them made!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>The best I could hope for was a finished top, and even that</div><div>was really pushing it. But push I did!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPCno6IyhhH0CraCwSO1fNWkuL6adM1YDToTlXYK2mdGtjPJ0lZqtGKz4TTZ2P_8LFeO57QSUbfCIb3YE6W6z7teXWAjFsMilvBYoJSvG3YMgcFUDPoP1U6SzgDZRSRmR6IxSkjbd3-MAYp29oPxTlP6rhyphenhyphenwQgMsN-U3hDacysGma91SaA9rYL88dhJo/s4032/IMG_3917.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPCno6IyhhH0CraCwSO1fNWkuL6adM1YDToTlXYK2mdGtjPJ0lZqtGKz4TTZ2P_8LFeO57QSUbfCIb3YE6W6z7teXWAjFsMilvBYoJSvG3YMgcFUDPoP1U6SzgDZRSRmR6IxSkjbd3-MAYp29oPxTlP6rhyphenhyphenwQgMsN-U3hDacysGma91SaA9rYL88dhJo/w384-h288/IMG_3917.heic" width="384" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I finished the top of Thankful Wreaths (91x111) just in time</div><div style="text-align: center;">to whip out my <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/turkey-trot-blog-hop-day-1-thankful.html">Turkey Trot Blog Hop post</a>. Whew.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Yesterday I found a lovely backing that is now pieced</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">and the entire ensemble, batting and all, is just waiting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">to be loaded up for quilting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAg3i6cyk4lNdGxL9NV4qoLe7WOu-GlaG-8bto7aYIb2PStCtoCujTw5Ij6v9_a2kIWQ4Os_hDJcfZGyuYB4B3hfNzePLL1Rgz2SpdPhFTTjr4-t2-BJpG30YD5pYntIZv9E6JcV9g3vGM92IFrSvXnBYT1JjVYQhARVz0U3ZUhQLls12B5yUOj9BASs/s4032/IMG_3919.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAg3i6cyk4lNdGxL9NV4qoLe7WOu-GlaG-8bto7aYIb2PStCtoCujTw5Ij6v9_a2kIWQ4Os_hDJcfZGyuYB4B3hfNzePLL1Rgz2SpdPhFTTjr4-t2-BJpG30YD5pYntIZv9E6JcV9g3vGM92IFrSvXnBYT1JjVYQhARVz0U3ZUhQLls12B5yUOj9BASs/w391-h293/IMG_3919.HEIC" width="391" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><b>If you're interested in the garlic knot block,</b> I gave <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/turkey-trot-blog-hop-day-1-thankful.html">some light</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/turkey-trot-blog-hop-day-1-thankful.html">instruction</a> on how to make it with strip piecing. This was given</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to me by a friend who sadly passed away. She loved making</div><div style="text-align: center;">garlic knots so they will always remind me of her. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She also loved teaching others <i>any</i>thing about quilts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>If you're not into making them, feel free to skip </i><i>down to #2</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I wanted to add a little more on the cutting. I didn't</div><div style="text-align: center;">mention this <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/turkey-trot-blog-hop-day-1-thankful.html">yesterday</a> because I couldn't figure out</div><div style="text-align: center;">a clear way to explain it. My hope is that once you start</div><div style="text-align: center;">cutting and making them, THEN this will all make sense!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>If cutting strips from yardage</u>, I recommend cutting</div><div style="text-align: center;">two 2" strips WOF and then cutting those in half to make</div><div style="text-align: center;">4 2" strips (approx 22" long).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Referring to the pictures from <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/turkey-trot-blog-hop-day-1-thankful.html">yesterday's post</a>, you'll see that</div><div style="text-align: center;">from these, you can create an A and a B strip set.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BuTWNwOfo54b71hBOTuowjIY6JOcRIVP3hlhyjhqNbO1yyrbtL7uff5m3TSApRQtoGU7SQFjgr8hFsEe6KROSH7WlyMMV3J3PtUt4b0DvLOgJcD__1YB4barVsRmKcJhGWp0amhuUQjrIIbsGwTggG-mouE8m64gjCS5Cvx4MnlHZjxAWkl_1ohlOfU/s1080/Your%20paragraph%20text.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BuTWNwOfo54b71hBOTuowjIY6JOcRIVP3hlhyjhqNbO1yyrbtL7uff5m3TSApRQtoGU7SQFjgr8hFsEe6KROSH7WlyMMV3J3PtUt4b0DvLOgJcD__1YB4barVsRmKcJhGWp0amhuUQjrIIbsGwTggG-mouE8m64gjCS5Cvx4MnlHZjxAWkl_1ohlOfU/s320/Your%20paragraph%20text.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Remaining would be the 3 black strips and one orange strip</div><div> so you <i>could </i>make another A/B set for blocks that are the</div><div>exact opposite. OR you can start mixing and matching all</div><div>strips all over the place. (Feed that quilt-fabric addict!).</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVliuubUtAQcZ_9ERBZmNm4IRkmd5PBXnoLmdkwszTDb1gmGnnOh3vW16NqZ95s7T-XVOVQQvfdT-unWZcC5s39V6Hw5DmRDETG-dM30MH2ehiZPSkXBFTKT092uhTCMIAwZ4XfJBQRdN-Cum2hsTTTZCeSdDR5qMR0RZWEq0p43rc-jYnwUOe6a2h0FY/s1080/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVliuubUtAQcZ_9ERBZmNm4IRkmd5PBXnoLmdkwszTDb1gmGnnOh3vW16NqZ95s7T-XVOVQQvfdT-unWZcC5s39V6Hw5DmRDETG-dM30MH2ehiZPSkXBFTKT092uhTCMIAwZ4XfJBQRdN-Cum2hsTTTZCeSdDR5qMR0RZWEq0p43rc-jYnwUOe6a2h0FY/s320/1.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Because each strip set is approximately 22", you'll be able</div><div style="text-align: center;">to make 5 blocks from each A/B set. </div><div style="text-align: center;">By the way, this also applies to using fat quarters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, <u>if you're pulling from your scrap bin,</u> just keep in mind</div><div style="text-align: center;">that you'll need at least 4" of each of those strips when</div><div style="text-align: center;">building your sets. I apologize if that's all <i><b>clear as mud</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">but I really think once you get going, it's very obvious.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">2) Keep up with 10K step challenge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I squeaked in all 6 out of 7 days--as is my goal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVncmiRWodl4idK7FGiKQmqQekTeYyamkySGfVjUJvDxLxLCLwkJN6kX8SSZYyyeDzDMY1LRDA3n1Znfih4BIn0fLRxVBxnfFKQnjxTR9L5vbqICDOEMHZPii8Pluyyjv9r2QeAkiAuxN3kAL_F_ka3iVurv7T_wtIE10ga0ZGdmP5IZAbAhtWLPxxN74/s1293/IMG_514E1A102453-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1179" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVncmiRWodl4idK7FGiKQmqQekTeYyamkySGfVjUJvDxLxLCLwkJN6kX8SSZYyyeDzDMY1LRDA3n1Znfih4BIn0fLRxVBxnfFKQnjxTR9L5vbqICDOEMHZPii8Pluyyjv9r2QeAkiAuxN3kAL_F_ka3iVurv7T_wtIE10ga0ZGdmP5IZAbAhtWLPxxN74/w200-h219/IMG_514E1A102453-1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">I also finally found step and mile totals per week, etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Last week I logged over <span style="font-family: Imprima;">93K </span>steps and almost 45 miles.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think that was just an average week at best so I found</div><div style="text-align: center;">that rather encouraging.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(<i>I need to go find some </i><i>of my really good weeks!</i>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehxfTEDfnOWO4XoFDuUkD1UvQWxwahaKGkkhBRx4kCg8LnjFKFQ1ZfyG1xBCY0HukrCesBQtiTZmhhXbVE0Mvqg3KybOnDnoy74EzSPnxVwYzlKDE3WubE65omr5n3bAY7srOVOROeBnXUVUEGWsT7tzYqwJ64FXHes0za3jsVEUvcHPkxDOjUQBRSy0/s1920/Untitled%20design.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehxfTEDfnOWO4XoFDuUkD1UvQWxwahaKGkkhBRx4kCg8LnjFKFQ1ZfyG1xBCY0HukrCesBQtiTZmhhXbVE0Mvqg3KybOnDnoy74EzSPnxVwYzlKDE3WubE65omr5n3bAY7srOVOROeBnXUVUEGWsT7tzYqwJ64FXHes0za3jsVEUvcHPkxDOjUQBRSy0/w60-h106/Untitled%20design.png" width="60" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since starting, my weight has fluctuated some but overall,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've lost 16 lbs. Not a bad way to go into the holidays.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I certainly hope to keep dropping them even if it's slow and</div><div style="text-align: center;">steady like this--it's literally steps in the right direction!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And now to move into next week...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima;">* * * Week 45 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Quilt, bind, label, pic and list Thankful Wreaths</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">Yes, I do want this one for my own bed. But I'll be pulling out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">the winter quilt right after Thanksgiving so I've decided to go</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">ahead and list this one at a hefty price. Mainly because it's a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">large quilt! but also because I'm not too keen on selling it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima;">If it's still in my shop by next September, it's mine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Owner privileges rock!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2) Start on my next quilt(s)</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's time to get some winter quilts made.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Well-past</i> time actually.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LkBPS6xaIEUZ3xhPD2LcL6jKjIRqB6bs6GcmPA4iJ1NYINrzAEV3slRtt0dyypLBFp5WKH12CdSoFENPpozOdbo6QCvL8QFohTjxAvvaELdXSsGwDbVsu8mjNxjSISKQPTRYnqFrzNyvvXvq_z_WmVhXEp_8hzaxr9hd0Y5qKUAwQMFuu2wFURXHt98/s2775/IMG_3430.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="2302" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LkBPS6xaIEUZ3xhPD2LcL6jKjIRqB6bs6GcmPA4iJ1NYINrzAEV3slRtt0dyypLBFp5WKH12CdSoFENPpozOdbo6QCvL8QFohTjxAvvaELdXSsGwDbVsu8mjNxjSISKQPTRYnqFrzNyvvXvq_z_WmVhXEp_8hzaxr9hd0Y5qKUAwQMFuu2wFURXHt98/w299-h361/IMG_3430.HEIC" width="299" /></a></div>(Store sample)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am making <i><b>two</b></i> of these gnome quilts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Using a panel like this is a first for me but in case you</div><div style="text-align: center;">didn't pick up on it, I'm in a bit of a time-crunch to get</div><div style="text-align: center;">some holiday/winter quilts into my shop and that panel</div><div style="text-align: center;">is going to be an important part of making that happen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, it makes me feel like a big cheater.<br />But it's a gnome, and it's cute and I'm running out of time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And it's a <i>gnome!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have lots of the fabric, just no idea if I have all I need but</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm hoping my stash will help me out if necessary.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Did I mention it's a gnome?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />See ya next Tuesday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy quilting!</div></span></span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-7783429590097204862023-11-12T22:10:00.011-06:002024-02-25T22:01:44.657-06:00Turkey Trot Blog Hop Day 1: Thankful Wreaths<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTREVnPaVzGLNN9VyssLtDXT8VEN5ZCmVuv60huKHaqt1YzIYj0j1u229XX91fRCAKBKcgI4vYEfRy4w2U4Beus_RU1QijanVrZCpm4il1deEMdAOAjejLuBbQ26TlawtfJi_XeAdQMhUygWloFyGBRRcuUK0pfISCFFkoGjzLRWw3t0mhKZYDzhvvdxQ/s2048/IMG_5555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTREVnPaVzGLNN9VyssLtDXT8VEN5ZCmVuv60huKHaqt1YzIYj0j1u229XX91fRCAKBKcgI4vYEfRy4w2U4Beus_RU1QijanVrZCpm4il1deEMdAOAjejLuBbQ26TlawtfJi_XeAdQMhUygWloFyGBRRcuUK0pfISCFFkoGjzLRWw3t0mhKZYDzhvvdxQ/w339-h249/IMG_5555.jpg" width="339" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>Hello! </span>It's turkey time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'd like to invite you to take a little break from the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">house cleaning, the menu-making and the grocery</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">shopping. All that Turkey Day work can wait just a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">bit longer while you settle in with a cuppa and enjoy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Day One of the Turkey Trot Blog Hop!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3276F52APT9lyGAHVeG6d3jJMS2FHagFIexUnVmd7Po4ZMySvXf_PYONwsUuR2h5CMyutCIAf-fSpvA4Trt2UHAkpM7fiEYcWInhJA1dGA9bkyd3al8CkfcZc4qEWKSvkWPQXB8XnjDO4cyiZplhWxCHtNavEQcAaRtOLPGro8y7p-77asPoOQrd_iKg/s1000/November.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3276F52APT9lyGAHVeG6d3jJMS2FHagFIexUnVmd7Po4ZMySvXf_PYONwsUuR2h5CMyutCIAf-fSpvA4Trt2UHAkpM7fiEYcWInhJA1dGA9bkyd3al8CkfcZc4qEWKSvkWPQXB8XnjDO4cyiZplhWxCHtNavEQcAaRtOLPGro8y7p-77asPoOQrd_iKg/w252-h252/November.jpg" width="252" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I have a fun quilty project for you to gobble up that</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">will have you tearing through your scraps.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">But that's just one dish in the buffet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Make sure you check out the other Turkey Trot</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">bloggers at the end of this post for more fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUen14aTnP7NOumDIxCzlh3S0JIFRZnpsgkAgZ6FkzBYVsyC6UfrfzYon0sdx7R_TE6W1d2wfIQRV3mzuDnMNd74Kb5W0VaXgehQbjwclk8Vv5eJyMcK1yEylvFiS6XlImIYd1I3M_6oW2i_AoN1PlNhyKpKeyi63HfGX4pk9tmsO4F4bYSZyQBJ38OaU/s2048/IMG_0608.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUen14aTnP7NOumDIxCzlh3S0JIFRZnpsgkAgZ6FkzBYVsyC6UfrfzYon0sdx7R_TE6W1d2wfIQRV3mzuDnMNd74Kb5W0VaXgehQbjwclk8Vv5eJyMcK1yEylvFiS6XlImIYd1I3M_6oW2i_AoN1PlNhyKpKeyi63HfGX4pk9tmsO4F4bYSZyQBJ38OaU/w343-h257/IMG_0608.HEIC" width="343" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>This time of year I'm really drawn to </span>scrappy quilts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvszZR_sQUqaR9Lk-ZN30NTXfxye21fQxcPUNkUFJ37AFSAVLxhteUYxg6aaq-QB_9XFCqaWaDhQkJNOst1g0k1zpafdNTJVzp8Rte0_7g4PtLWLUml83nGR-O90lyzhBS0KehDhwBMGYpqOvu48BPKH76KyDAf3bMyukLVy6Hi5c7RJTC2fQZjYiAHo/s2048/IMG_5558%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="2048" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvszZR_sQUqaR9Lk-ZN30NTXfxye21fQxcPUNkUFJ37AFSAVLxhteUYxg6aaq-QB_9XFCqaWaDhQkJNOst1g0k1zpafdNTJVzp8Rte0_7g4PtLWLUml83nGR-O90lyzhBS0KehDhwBMGYpqOvu48BPKH76KyDAf3bMyukLVy6Hi5c7RJTC2fQZjYiAHo/s320/IMG_5558%202.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm sure it's all of those colors!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP6Z2wcvdiA9JHxzxWWjL8ajI-Cym2vvoQS8OiGOscpzr8hU53KaRifdj29OyGZabcErqXvX6TrSiKZDpYkOZnYxtiDD-cKyc6ONrj2MJ0qNMy2rgYIiT96TaJy_rDz2EyQZUCEaelMQFjn-YkXJwgfFwp0Iny7LkO-dgo9waHAGxa1C7DetL5Qz97Ng/s2048/IMG_5582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2048" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP6Z2wcvdiA9JHxzxWWjL8ajI-Cym2vvoQS8OiGOscpzr8hU53KaRifdj29OyGZabcErqXvX6TrSiKZDpYkOZnYxtiDD-cKyc6ONrj2MJ0qNMy2rgYIiT96TaJy_rDz2EyQZUCEaelMQFjn-YkXJwgfFwp0Iny7LkO-dgo9waHAGxa1C7DetL5Qz97Ng/s320/IMG_5582.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>I love pulling my</span><span> </span><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2020/09/last-to-dos-of-september-and-great.html">first garlic knot quilt</a> out every fall </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It's so full of fun fabric combos that it makes me</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">smile everytime I walk into our room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It's always made me want to give it another go, too,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">especially since this one is a tad bit small.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLtR-xPtbtQT70Aar09YST6r34Ta4usPi13_2NOhDsKcCVjJso0cjN3Z0354V6-4kci8BbXYESRaGC4-Ll3L0qSO0YE1Wd6pKcw0gbaq3ppXp50ZIRRttaCSE42yS7gY3iuAY01GzsyLWLhSb3tFoWPxrs9ke-8DRsXKtHdH8_wy7GvlCPxxV7ZLUIg8/s4032/IMG_3917.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLtR-xPtbtQT70Aar09YST6r34Ta4usPi13_2NOhDsKcCVjJso0cjN3Z0354V6-4kci8BbXYESRaGC4-Ll3L0qSO0YE1Wd6pKcw0gbaq3ppXp50ZIRRttaCSE42yS7gY3iuAY01GzsyLWLhSb3tFoWPxrs9ke-8DRsXKtHdH8_wy7GvlCPxxV7ZLUIg8/w351-h263/IMG_3917.heic" width="351" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Thankful Wreaths</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I decided to tackle it this year and I now have</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>a bigger one </span>almost ready to go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRPSCAGrIvQnlgi60pFCqH1XW5W_-cKanRQl2_Hapenp50A1MKRf9uHukt9WXkg12uryDLKVv7yrk_euIZ_u54ph3i7lhU6pCGzMIBrErcJLXFqb4VfOg1hNKjl4YysFOnxVWxrxel0pvtg05N4Mr2onGQX5fvSbNo5LDRL89gYi5SQcWyCvC_2Etqgk/s4032/IMG_3919.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRPSCAGrIvQnlgi60pFCqH1XW5W_-cKanRQl2_Hapenp50A1MKRf9uHukt9WXkg12uryDLKVv7yrk_euIZ_u54ph3i7lhU6pCGzMIBrErcJLXFqb4VfOg1hNKjl4YysFOnxVWxrxel0pvtg05N4Mr2onGQX5fvSbNo5LDRL89gYi5SQcWyCvC_2Etqgk/s320/IMG_3919.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The top measures 91 X 111; even though it'll shrink a bit</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">with quilting (and washing), it should still fit nicely.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A friend showed me how to construct this block years ago so</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>there is not a </span>tutorial to share but if you'd like to try them out,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I can at least give you a few instructional pics and the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span>measurements. </span>They're very simple and easy to pick up!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">*For my queen sized quilt, I estimated that I used</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">approximately 3 to 4 yards of background fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">*For the colors, I just pulled from my scraps and my stash.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">From the background fabric you'll need 2" strips and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3 1/2" strips; from the colors, you'll only need 2" strips.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xfkR4VSO0GWJyzzu23IV178UyNre_N2ixIGdPwv7lxIPLlwvhGlvIPuThLtdoYJpKmhOyIHHlLCd0x0W8OJXfRFIUKx-fTOIxPS7XDSE2sa7hgfuGc1FHYKs1mGWCpSnfMXw_GYwpdzeMMteskCxllbVrliBgGjnNVbFqilCS3Fdcy2HdxJnbZa5FNo/s2048/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xfkR4VSO0GWJyzzu23IV178UyNre_N2ixIGdPwv7lxIPLlwvhGlvIPuThLtdoYJpKmhOyIHHlLCd0x0W8OJXfRFIUKx-fTOIxPS7XDSE2sa7hgfuGc1FHYKs1mGWCpSnfMXw_GYwpdzeMMteskCxllbVrliBgGjnNVbFqilCS3Fdcy2HdxJnbZa5FNo/s320/2.png" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Sew up the above A and B strip sections as shown.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Cut each strip set into 2-inch sections.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IgM3FcA6svoO-ouocDnup8IM_ctsszn-3d_2SnIx9HceGy6A-RLRntcE7LfABBCBFpB6fH4RS4t3ejgbniH7hLSCFUWZOji8yCiFsjMeIyY1WSQHB4Jelmu_VligaseHRRLbC6sD51CFrQJY8YNoz1o2Lr6WaDaDvR4ur52A4IIeGYRMKMlLMzOn8Mo/s1080/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IgM3FcA6svoO-ouocDnup8IM_ctsszn-3d_2SnIx9HceGy6A-RLRntcE7LfABBCBFpB6fH4RS4t3ejgbniH7hLSCFUWZOji8yCiFsjMeIyY1WSQHB4Jelmu_VligaseHRRLbC6sD51CFrQJY8YNoz1o2Lr6WaDaDvR4ur52A4IIeGYRMKMlLMzOn8Mo/s320/1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lay out two A sections and two B sections exactly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as shown above; sew together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Follow this exact placement for all blocks to ensure</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>that when you rotate them, they will all meet up.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgI4aY_oyEQXpnMX3hOpyzcfv0d_IC7UpgyGsvjCJuAiIa1Co-Fx5U0g6S_S2fzY1oClJwY88x0wWx9TLTTyvMgTIhzvdWinFBpNhtiU0pVL4fLXpOVs8-RflRdmtn3XjJBKS9Zq2nupl8xFHEgIEs49c14mQO1WiHLkgW8KX_MamUd49mEfcc5C7WVEU/s4032/IMG_3879.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgI4aY_oyEQXpnMX3hOpyzcfv0d_IC7UpgyGsvjCJuAiIa1Co-Fx5U0g6S_S2fzY1oClJwY88x0wWx9TLTTyvMgTIhzvdWinFBpNhtiU0pVL4fLXpOVs8-RflRdmtn3XjJBKS9Zq2nupl8xFHEgIEs49c14mQO1WiHLkgW8KX_MamUd49mEfcc5C7WVEU/s320/IMG_3879.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Completed block (6.5" unfinished).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>**Update: a reader commented she went with 2.5" strips which </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">reminded me I meant to say that you could certainly make these</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">any size. It would be a great way to use up orphan </span><span style="background-color: white;">jelly strips!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">***Second update: <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-to-do-45-thankful-wreaths.html">Please see more cutting tips here.</a></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRbbLQEk6GOxsyA3RNs7luVZltKTwaKiNLwFqw7mWG-_i1So0CcZuKVLMOV_Y19VX3vSVS0PaERYPN7kpNtu0wPW0ITWp6nbgnc3cOZ5NWSIzX9tqeHIk8VWPXOwQayZ0f6fQDuOTEvgkodeK-dnivmpokYKHOP3W_2k6o8CHgZ78bq5DU62UFjiAa_g/s4032/IMG_3880.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRbbLQEk6GOxsyA3RNs7luVZltKTwaKiNLwFqw7mWG-_i1So0CcZuKVLMOV_Y19VX3vSVS0PaERYPN7kpNtu0wPW0ITWp6nbgnc3cOZ5NWSIzX9tqeHIk8VWPXOwQayZ0f6fQDuOTEvgkodeK-dnivmpokYKHOP3W_2k6o8CHgZ78bq5DU62UFjiAa_g/w333-h444/IMG_3880.HEIC" width="333" /></a></div><br /><span>Just like log cabin blocks, the garlic knots have multiple</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">layout options. A</span><span style="background-color: white;">bove </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span>is my </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">design wall as I built my wreaths </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">but play around a bit to see what your favorite is.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'd love to meet you back here next week when I share my </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">completed Thankful Wreaths on the Tuesday To Do Linkup!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(Provided I find a backing!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="color: red; line-height: 19.9733px;">Monday November 13<br /></span></strong><strong><span style="color: red; line-height: 19.9733px;"> <br /></span></strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.moosestashquilting.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw1mt0-1yuY0nSx1Qm5QVTlA" href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4472c4;">MooseStashQuilting<br /></span></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bethstrand.wordpress.com&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw2n8C_rzUS3jK9kGRMI7cWC" href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Words & Stitches<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw2biPzIbdkDYqbEd9y0ySVv" href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Morning Latte<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltinggail.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw3tVu_mVIkLjhlN9jUZRI0I" href="https://quiltinggail.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Quilting Gail<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thespiritedlifeofgrammy.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw1M4wS9HqNXrSCXXrms5eLd" href="https://thespiritedlifeofgrammy.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Life Of Grammy<br /></a> <br /><strong><span style="color: red; line-height: 19.9733px;">Tuesday November 14<br /></span></strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw0DE-IVaGRwk2UyCWPMIC2V" href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Karrin’s Crazy World<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justbecausequilts.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw1P3idCnQYdGx4MbRyWWhL3" href="https://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Just Because Quilts<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw0F3rupemHpvDbZGDQa-msb" href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltlovefordomesticfelicity.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw27QeQJ6_2uVsL3M80Mx408" href="https://quiltlovefordomesticfelicity.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Domestic Felicity<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nettiesews.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw0GifDo8ZC0rVuOYyJrkgfv" href="https://nettiesews.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Nettie Sews and Lucky Quilts<br /></a> <br /><strong><span style="color: red; line-height: 19.9733px;">Wednesday November 15<br /></span></strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw3P-A5g4HnOtm_Bx2hmvVPx" href="https://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Selina Quilts<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltdoodledesigns.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw1IHf1qoWhdQYrfb3j-6REH" href="https://quiltdoodledesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Quilt Doodle Designs<br /></span></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.inflorescencedesigns.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw1MO_X8caIyg74oMXQKB-Ay" href="https://www.inflorescencedesigns.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Inflorescence<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mspdesignsusa.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw0f3xBe1tKeISpzJtq5nrfa" href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">MS P Designs USA<br /></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> <br /></span><strong><span style="color: red; line-height: 19.9733px;">Thursday November 16<br /></span></strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justletmequilt.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw2IJWhdB2KlakVLrhFHcCHz" href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Just Let Me Quilt<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.beaquilter.com/blog/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw2A634toN0ZjF1hynGFqDCE" href="https://www.beaquilter.com/blog/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">BeaQuilter<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltedsnail.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw0r6rePTgEoGYZZ3UDFxQLU" href="https://quiltedsnail.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Quilted Snail<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://songbirddesigns.blog/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw3vhjWYmbMT7c2eByPlxDx-" href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Songbird Designs<br /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapdash.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699320371875000&usg=AOvVaw0WBPqsSMMS0VWXl-vtsn3R" href="https://scrapdash.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Scrapdash</a></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-49984758960537115112023-11-07T09:59:00.003-06:002023-11-07T12:22:13.778-06:00Tuesday To-Do Week 44: Harvest Lane Finish<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">“There is music in the meadows, in the air —</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Autumn is here;</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Skies are gray, but hearts are mellow…”</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">— William Stanley Braithwaite, “Lyric of Autumn”</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnEhhbQ7NAPqvt_a5LfNfJIWRRAq0P2fhqQO5mjVRFJjXJ5Ww4McLD2GbYuHvzu8taTea7WXdBr3a2unHkJka5Ky_l6FvtSuS6tnd1lK2OCoW64vwV-Gld7pfsRfCJq_2McEbBi-QXWhDPmlGvmrEud3AKQisKl_qGyvf-OPxDSND53n_CnwGd3-31EU/s3689/IMG_3794.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2940" data-original-width="3689" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnEhhbQ7NAPqvt_a5LfNfJIWRRAq0P2fhqQO5mjVRFJjXJ5Ww4McLD2GbYuHvzu8taTea7WXdBr3a2unHkJka5Ky_l6FvtSuS6tnd1lK2OCoW64vwV-Gld7pfsRfCJq_2McEbBi-QXWhDPmlGvmrEud3AKQisKl_qGyvf-OPxDSND53n_CnwGd3-31EU/w481-h383/IMG_3794.heic" width="481" /></a></span><div style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hello and welcome to another edition of Tuesday To Do,</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">when we </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">link up at </span><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2023/11/06/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-44/" style="font-weight: 400;">Quilt Schmilt</a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and share our progress.</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The "lyric of autumn" has been bringing </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the most beautiful</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">foggy mor</span>nings. I'd love it if the days would cool down a bit</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">more but I have a feeling I'm in the minority there. I just think</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">November is really more about the 50's, not 60's and 70's...but,</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">I'll keep taking advantage of the nice weather while I can.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 44 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PKcRVr4aOXhkn2x8vOcCOcE773XG174LgB7PoSPKU61qnRJLR8zMPlpCfGafWSAR7iRJ4arfci3jOUHvpdOv31LMHtIupUl6QbpWj5QqbAXobLiq9CPToCpNQqE2QSY7mZWtRnyG6Booijv65N5MrXLnCfE0-3t_E4O472jdy8ZcLTQL2-fcn3kUL4s/s3058/IMG_3801.HEIC" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="2727" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PKcRVr4aOXhkn2x8vOcCOcE773XG174LgB7PoSPKU61qnRJLR8zMPlpCfGafWSAR7iRJ4arfci3jOUHvpdOv31LMHtIupUl6QbpWj5QqbAXobLiq9CPToCpNQqE2QSY7mZWtRnyG6Booijv65N5MrXLnCfE0-3t_E4O472jdy8ZcLTQL2-fcn3kUL4s/w353-h396/IMG_3801.HEIC" width="353" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>Finish "Harvest Lane", pic & list: DONE!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>UPDATE: SOLD!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5XSL7Qr6-ABL4WHMil3TGczdXvKP1PIAh-TMkfis4JGSmnqzfx01WNfKWWiqTMcc9GC2ahROyoRjfWg1S6iXDGBVHBhz8Q8h90yOhi9N70h22zHuby1l8ZgV8fQhX7iVLpAbIZKaWvpC29lLCFkYCUii6OK1K86rP23QB5curC1ccT6ZU6JwgMsuzCw/s3656/IMG_3810.heic" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3656" data-original-width="2742" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5XSL7Qr6-ABL4WHMil3TGczdXvKP1PIAh-TMkfis4JGSmnqzfx01WNfKWWiqTMcc9GC2ahROyoRjfWg1S6iXDGBVHBhz8Q8h90yOhi9N70h22zHuby1l8ZgV8fQhX7iVLpAbIZKaWvpC29lLCFkYCUii6OK1K86rP23QB5curC1ccT6ZU6JwgMsuzCw/w399-h532/IMG_3810.heic" width="399" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>I quilted this in "Riviera" from My Creative Stitches</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><b>and it finished up at 74 x 86.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrVwe9ifWPpGEP6U4pE5-b_inlMYriYBFtmN5TD8IB1FBm6SzoqrkO-FJzGvTQzr-Q4NV7DHu0fRIs9zMaNFvr5yyzIBMtWqUzuMUzA5ITyQhCETJalOZw8YrSEFK7qvRyzpxhZyN6npNSYuB8pvfQyuofg1adUs1RaHNQ5EX9l3J0uzmP_cObi-N3P8/s3269/IMG_3834.heic" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="3269" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrVwe9ifWPpGEP6U4pE5-b_inlMYriYBFtmN5TD8IB1FBm6SzoqrkO-FJzGvTQzr-Q4NV7DHu0fRIs9zMaNFvr5yyzIBMtWqUzuMUzA5ITyQhCETJalOZw8YrSEFK7qvRyzpxhZyN6npNSYuB8pvfQyuofg1adUs1RaHNQ5EX9l3J0uzmP_cObi-N3P8/w394-h296/IMG_3834.heic" width="394" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span>"Harvest Lane" is </span></span><span style="text-align: left;">from </span><span style="text-align: left;">the pattern</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">"Reproduction Chain"</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">by Julie Hendrickson and can be found in</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><u style="text-align: left;">The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts</u><span style="text-align: left;">, Martingale Publishing</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2xl1iRW1JOZQwUg_HUroxh7WWkwglftCqyEb1-bxuCUTTOTESRnlaBe35T6onnAagL6DkR2Xulab55uyWG38U08jYI0zbkrRNl7OkiWFfo25CUWMXvMf97DoBdhxnxGVKDimOcvYuO8y6Kco2-ARYc7zRpUi1aUybwDEz1LrZcz28KWb0J9YyGiI9MU/s4032/IMG_3806.HEIC" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2xl1iRW1JOZQwUg_HUroxh7WWkwglftCqyEb1-bxuCUTTOTESRnlaBe35T6onnAagL6DkR2Xulab55uyWG38U08jYI0zbkrRNl7OkiWFfo25CUWMXvMf97DoBdhxnxGVKDimOcvYuO8y6Kco2-ARYc7zRpUi1aUybwDEz1LrZcz28KWb0J9YyGiI9MU/w409-h307/IMG_3806.HEIC" width="409" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Work on blog hop project</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I have about 28 blocks so far but they're small</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">so I have plenty more to make.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">3) Keep up with the 10K step challenge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">My first not-so-great week,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but at least I kept my average above 10K.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu88H6Xiroyw9O2JjXSKb3t1CXTCE6nB6GVjvTaBjfHaokXgmNk4I1zsnt15A-ScWn6lpU8TVWsCWfQIKxVTUl43G_Wh1Sa9ZVnFNSrpw_4hAlKGhRS3EiqKjzDur3TAUeZookax2TSOB4sT85ErZLVhpJeQd8ZJzzMxeu3wRVXZCKWUCg755Fr_3x170/s1179/IMG_C52FD23073A0-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1179" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu88H6Xiroyw9O2JjXSKb3t1CXTCE6nB6GVjvTaBjfHaokXgmNk4I1zsnt15A-ScWn6lpU8TVWsCWfQIKxVTUl43G_Wh1Sa9ZVnFNSrpw_4hAlKGhRS3EiqKjzDur3TAUeZookax2TSOB4sT85ErZLVhpJeQd8ZJzzMxeu3wRVXZCKWUCg755Fr_3x170/w242-h237/IMG_C52FD23073A0-1.jpeg" width="242" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">With all the cold weather and rain last week, there was</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">very little golf played. This might mean more time sewing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">but all that sitting and no golf makes for a very sore back.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">This week is going better but I miss the rain and fall temps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">* * * Week 45 Priority * * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Finish all blocks for Turkey Trot Blog Hop project.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">2) Keep up with step challenge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">And that's it for me. If I just go crazy with the priority project</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and finish it, it'll be time to start on some winter quilts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Looking at the weather, I think I'll be golfing quite a bit but</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">just maybe I can find a way...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqrrLLtBnYYtnJL4gMdFXBTRidX4LOlIlU_FragbazgKcMN0s4gOgv1SIUFuL1yo23uRWXsy0Jpt58FQ_A0XcFpIbPALQTjFD5kzQDWlXSroGqA0iOCh0_pWFznsMyEJQZyzsEVqQqjmjovzlv0UIDlBBYUUqVLn6uiKLfzMXN_i3LZa1ZefLguvVvKY/s3249/IMG_3839.heic" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="3249" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqrrLLtBnYYtnJL4gMdFXBTRidX4LOlIlU_FragbazgKcMN0s4gOgv1SIUFuL1yo23uRWXsy0Jpt58FQ_A0XcFpIbPALQTjFD5kzQDWlXSroGqA0iOCh0_pWFznsMyEJQZyzsEVqQqjmjovzlv0UIDlBBYUUqVLn6uiKLfzMXN_i3LZa1ZefLguvVvKY/w424-h337/IMG_3839.heic" width="424" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting!</span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564138364076374706.post-37538504574205090562023-11-01T10:49:00.003-05:002023-11-01T10:55:43.386-05:00November Goal<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><i>“November at its best—with a sort of delightful menace in the air.” </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">— Anne Bosworth Greene</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">A sort of delightful menace.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I <i>like </i>that! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuyVv4ZBlWWJ-t8-bUfbbLbVuNe8LwH4KYtqV3lR8D5cZ7Ikdca5p82zdLREmtjVfYl-vE_8_AKKeoOd_JM3HOWbD68YnXdWgHYSb1pZqcczzU_QoY-6CWbSPVGDLVTJ1T1b9vM8-M1onLTWaprNl9Xv6e9iQTaHp_QBFIA4-2JzhZjaQlp3CGZusDeM/s2857/IMG_6451.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="2857" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuyVv4ZBlWWJ-t8-bUfbbLbVuNe8LwH4KYtqV3lR8D5cZ7Ikdca5p82zdLREmtjVfYl-vE_8_AKKeoOd_JM3HOWbD68YnXdWgHYSb1pZqcczzU_QoY-6CWbSPVGDLVTJ1T1b9vM8-M1onLTWaprNl9Xv6e9iQTaHp_QBFIA4-2JzhZjaQlp3CGZusDeM/w498-h374/IMG_6451.heic" width="498" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Welcome November, I say!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">It has been awhile since I posted about any monthly goal.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0QkY3A4_jmCiBnsf0xjLS1T0BSE6tiwnD1bQ1cCorGVnTFNom_O_Zzw_yR7_qfWNE31bnfZxAgqg_JEdnEJodq0hKuli0pM3X1mmtVNT1Wy7avdFdhr5vdrU7Ni0AufpLW5YZZQWnmKc8I6I_lfsKVIylDDoYrqNJZZ2ecAYe_GLiBtEUJpHacqRkS8/s1080/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0QkY3A4_jmCiBnsf0xjLS1T0BSE6tiwnD1bQ1cCorGVnTFNom_O_Zzw_yR7_qfWNE31bnfZxAgqg_JEdnEJodq0hKuli0pM3X1mmtVNT1Wy7avdFdhr5vdrU7Ni0AufpLW5YZZQWnmKc8I6I_lfsKVIylDDoYrqNJZZ2ecAYe_GLiBtEUJpHacqRkS8/w205-h205/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" width="205" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Somehow it kept slipping by but I'm here today, linking up</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">to Stories From the Sewing Room's </span><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/11/november-one-monthly-goal.html" style="text-align: left;">One Monthly Goal</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I love Christmas and the holiday season but I also love fall and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span>all those glorious colors! </span></span><span style="text-align: left;">I feel like we're being bombarded with</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Christmas earlier and more heavily than </span><span style="text-align: left;">than ever right now so</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">I'm going </span><span style="text-align: left;">to do my part in keeping the focus </span><span style="text-align: left;">on </span><span style="text-align: left;">Thanksgiving</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">in </span><span style="text-align: left;">every way</span><span style="text-align: left;"> that I can, starting </span><span style="text-align: left;">with this monthly goal.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYppzenneTFJ5OZu9CmWKjhVn-J-q4iE4_LGNQjnlyC7ho9l1Eqs9bOEoKQi-utQuWXef_kDzGd7Me0jJaIFIPm7uvlQvNSq1XSt51PPAFPSBWdEsGExlvOW95LT658SDeFSlE7sTpB8J8KcPqW_nFMsOZ6RnyMMk_hy21hN2bLgpuvOHrx2UfB4GwK4/s3373/IMG_3733.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="2642" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYppzenneTFJ5OZu9CmWKjhVn-J-q4iE4_LGNQjnlyC7ho9l1Eqs9bOEoKQi-utQuWXef_kDzGd7Me0jJaIFIPm7uvlQvNSq1XSt51PPAFPSBWdEsGExlvOW95LT658SDeFSlE7sTpB8J8KcPqW_nFMsOZ6RnyMMk_hy21hN2bLgpuvOHrx2UfB4GwK4/w338-h431/IMG_3733.HEIC" width="338" /></span></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I recently finished the center of this quilt top so</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">my goal </span><span style="text-align: left;">is to get the border figured out and then</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> take </span><span style="text-align: left;">it all the way </span><span style="text-align: left;">to a completely finished quilt.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVE2AKxjuRS96acpJ6XzKqSSR7gPXPlI3wTUwNKpu1_UNKcpq3Pgfuwzl0KsToYTBmUQnPE7lDRIni08FQmsmrnRlvC8WOLCIdaWV7nBIcpSs3pzptBCHz7WQvAKtPgpB10p0nTP-ylDWmjIpHAUaW1elXXmunuPd4eNOjJ8zcIFXRwbsDwGqXK3fph8/s4032/IMG_3750.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVE2AKxjuRS96acpJ6XzKqSSR7gPXPlI3wTUwNKpu1_UNKcpq3Pgfuwzl0KsToYTBmUQnPE7lDRIni08FQmsmrnRlvC8WOLCIdaWV7nBIcpSs3pzptBCHz7WQvAKtPgpB10p0nTP-ylDWmjIpHAUaW1elXXmunuPd4eNOjJ8zcIFXRwbsDwGqXK3fph8/w287-h383/IMG_3750.HEIC" width="287" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">"Harvest Lane" is packed with rich fall colors and is the second I've</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">made from </span><span style="text-align: left;">the pattern</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">"Reproduction Chain" by </span><span style="text-align: left;">Julie Hendrickson.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">The first one (that </span><span style="text-align: left;">still needs better pics!) is </span><a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2023/03/dust-off-quilt-book-blog-hop-whos-ready.html" style="text-align: left;">here</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">(</span><u style="text-align: left;">The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts</u><span style="text-align: left;">, Martingale Publishing)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj732guqEO5FfhAV8sF5xmKb-49mgaLOcXBbjWRhnsJeQaQO7GTs-Piw0GsDYjzxRx9WP3urWMVp5Chfxgg9-E0QhwtM760mmQ7uf4_9vazv3DdzOFxNO0YN75DvO83GvXmlwe04gp_BoJe6gBkD1lFmZXji5GweTGOuajwZwTaZh4LJyDPVO8d3wjgHk0/s1000/November.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj732guqEO5FfhAV8sF5xmKb-49mgaLOcXBbjWRhnsJeQaQO7GTs-Piw0GsDYjzxRx9WP3urWMVp5Chfxgg9-E0QhwtM760mmQ7uf4_9vazv3DdzOFxNO0YN75DvO83GvXmlwe04gp_BoJe6gBkD1lFmZXji5GweTGOuajwZwTaZh4LJyDPVO8d3wjgHk0/w246-h246/November.jpg" width="246" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">I'm also going to mention a secondary monthly goal:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Make, finish and post about my next project which is my</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">contribution to the Turkey Trot Blog Hop and thus</span><span style="text-align: left;"> a secret.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">The days are colder now and I'm spending much more time</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">in my sewing room so getting these both done should not</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">be an issue at all. In fact, I have plans to try for four quilts</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">this month BUT, there will be lots of Thanksgiving prep</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">and fun to be had so we'll take that as it comes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">Happy quilting and we'll see you at the end of November</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Imprima; font-size: medium;">(when I'll be more ready for the Christmas season!).</span></span></div>Cheree @ The Morning Latte http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.com6