tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33538353980704853802024-03-13T06:55:45.637-05:00A Stitcher's SnippetsA place to share my love of stitching, crafting, cooking and family.Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149363437785501214noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353835398070485380.post-72066413056674442932018-05-04T11:59:00.000-05:002018-05-04T11:59:43.562-05:00First of May <div style="text-align: center;">
I cannot believe it is already May 4. Experienced our first real signs of Spring yesterday with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the area. Severe weather arrived much later in the Spring this year than usual so I am hoping that means we will have a much shorter severe weather season. </div>
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I opted to plant my flower containers 2 weeks earlier this year. I know everyone keeps saying you could still have a frost before May 15 but based on the future weather forecast and the fact that I can move my pots to a covered porch or cover them I thought I would risk it.</div>
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This pic on the left is my little reading nook. You can find me there most weekday afternoons reading a book whole waiting for my son's bus to deliver him home. It will really look beautiful in a few weeks once the plants start to grow larger.</div>
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FINISHES</div>
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I have had a few finishes as sadly I have not been very good at blogging this past year. Very few of these have I done any finish work on. I will get that done sooner than later. I did, however, take advantage of Vonna's (thetwistedstitcher) finishing service on a couple of the projects. I cannot tell you have pleased I am with the results. I definitely will be giving her some future business.</div>
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Prairie Schooler - Barnyard Christmas Ornaments</div>
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Lizzie Kate - Let There be Peace</div>
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Subrosa - Autumn Bouquet</div>
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I actually framed this one and maybe someday I will find that photo.</div>
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Brook Nolan - Grumpy Cat</div>
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Bent Creek - The First Fall of Snow</div>
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Heartstring Samplery - F is for Friend</div>
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Prairie Schooler - Santa Ornaments</div>
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Lizzie Kate - Rudy the Reindeer Stocking</div>
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I sent them to Vonna The Twisted Stitcher and she did a beautiful finishing job.</div>
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Backing on same items.</div>
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Not forgotten Farm - The Giving Sisters</div>
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Lizzie Kate - Tiny Tidings XXII</div>
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Plum Street Samplers - Bovina</div>
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I think there are a couple more finishes since I last posted my stitching but I will have to think about what they are. I do anticipate framing some of these for my Iowa State Fair entries this year. I have not yet decided which ones as I am still stitching on a few things and there are only so many classes to enter into.</div>
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I have several new starts and WIPS. Here are a sampling of what I am working on mostly at this time. </div>
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I know everyone is doing Stitch Maynia right now. I just don't have the time to start 18 new things in May but I do anticipate pull out a few WIPS and also starting 2 or 3 small stitches.</div>
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Mirabilia - Gathering Eggs</div>
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Silver Creek Samplers - My Christmas List</div>
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Love, love, love stitching this one.</div>
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Little House Needleworks - Battle Hymn of the Republic</div>
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Bent Creek - Trick or Treat Row</div>
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I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and 2018 is starting out well. This is a family photo taken on the 23rd of December. The family owned coffee shop we frequent had Santa in for pictures with everyone as a charity fund raiser. Yes, I know Santa is not in this photo (we did get one) but we took advantage of the setting before he arrived for a family photo. He left the sleigh and reindeer at home and zoomed in on his motorcycle. </div>
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I let my blog go by the wayside last year. Lots of things happening and then I think how am I going to fit months and months of what has been happening into a first post. Well, I finally decided I didn't have to play catch up. I decided it was okay to take up like old friends and just go on from today. Here and there I will add highlights from the past year.</div>
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As promised in my video tutorial on the project bag, I am going to do a pictorial with more detail. Either I don't know enough about video to get it to load or I need to find a different online format that will allow uploading a 20 minute video tutorial. I suppose Youtube might be an option but I have not used Youtube to do anything but watch Flosstube.</div>
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Lor's Project Bag</div>
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SUPPLY LIST FOR LOR'S PROJECT BAG</div>
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1 18" zipper</div>
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Cut 1 16" x 16" piece of fabric (inside back visible through vinyl)</div>
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Cut 2 4 1/2" x 16" strips (used at the top with zipper)</div>
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Cut 1 8 1/2" x 16" vinyl (front) I went to the fabric store and took the time to read what each type of vinyl's recommended use. I used a medium weight vinyl. </div>
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Cut 2 2 1/2" x 3" fabric (will become zipper tabs)</div>
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Cut 1 15 1/2" x 15 1/2" fusible fleece</div>
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1. Cut out all of the fabric, vinyl, iron on fleece and pellon.</div>
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2. Iron the fleece to the 16"x16" fabric.</div>
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3. Iron the pellon to the 4 1/2" x16", the 5 1/2" x 16" and 8 1/2" x 16" pieces of fabric.</div>
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8 1/2" x 16" piece of fabric. Sew from edge to edge. This will quilt the piece all the way through. You will then press this piece and top stitch along the seam you just sewed. I place the left edge of my presser foot along that seam so you are sewing about an 1/8 of an inch from it. Next you will do the same with the 5 1/2" piece (bottom).</div>
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After sewing these pieces together I do take to my cutting board and square up the sides. I use my sewn seams as my straight line to even out the edges.</div>
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Your next step is to sew the 4 1/2" x 16" strips to the 8 1/2" by 16" vinyl piece just as you did before including pressing (being careful not to touch the iron to the vinyl) and top stitching.</div>
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Now it is time to attach the zipper. Lay the zipper face down on the right side of your fabric making sure it is on the 4 1/2" strip. I used the clips to hold everything in place as you do not want to put pins through the vinyl. You will sew close to the edge of the zipper and fabric making sure you catch all layers. Once you sew press the seam and top stitch this piece as well. Now it is time to attach zipper to the vinyl piece again making sure you place face down on the right side on the 4 1/2" strip. You will again press and top stitch.</div>
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It has been quite some time since I last posted. Lots has been happening in our household since June. I am happy to report things are finally starting to slow down a bit (health issues being resolved for my son) and have found some time recently for stitching and sewing. </div>
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LOR'S PROJECT BAG</div>
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I have been noticing on Instagram a lot of project bags with a clear vinyl front to where you could see your items. I decided I would like one for myself but as usual I wanted something a bit different from what i was seeing. I really wanted my bag to have a gusseted bottom. </div>
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A week ago I decided to take my knowledge of the construction of various bags I have made in the past and set about to design just what I wanted. This photo is of my third version and by far the best as I added a medium weight iron on craft pellon to several pieces. It is so much better I wanted to throw out the first 2 versions where I was working out my design.</div>
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I definitely am not a professional seamstress but am not afraid to try and make what I want. I know there are many other ways to make this bag and I may not do everything the way a professional would but this bag fit my needs and I can make one in less than 2 hours so works for me. </div>
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SUPPLY LIST FOR LOR'S PROJECT BAG</div>
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Cut 1 16" x 16" piece of fabric (inside back visible through vinyl)</div>
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Cut 2 4 1/2" x 16" strips (used at the top with zipper)</div>
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Cut 2 5 1/2" x 16" (used at the bottom and will be gusseted)</div>
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Cut 1 8 1/2" x 16" fabric complimentary to strips (outside back)</div>
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Cut 1 8 1/2" x 16" vinyl (front) I went to the fabric store and took the time to read what each type of vinyl's recommended use. I used a medium weight vinyl. </div>
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Cut 2 2 1/2" x 3" fabric (will become zipper tabs)</div>
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Cut 1 15 1/2" x 15 1/2" fusible fleece</div>
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Again on the craft pellon I chose a medium weight. Enough to give the bag some form but not too stiff.</div>
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Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149363437785501214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353835398070485380.post-41567898046455466942017-04-25T14:45:00.001-05:002017-04-25T14:45:37.329-05:00A Year - My How Time Flies!I can't believe an entire year has passed since I have found time to make a blog entry. In all honesty it was a busy year and there are numerous things to share. I think the longer you wait the more difficult it is to decide what to post and how much.<br />
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I have decided to start with the opportunity I had to fulfill a lifelong dream of riding in a hot air balloon in August. <br />
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I was driving to the gym one morning at the beginning of the Indianola Hot Air Balloon Classic here in Iowa. This was the morning where they take off from a location and fly over the metro Des Moines area. A balloon flew right over top of me at a low height and I snapped a shot and posted on my Facebook page that someday I hoped to get a ride in a balloon some day. I should tell you that I do have a healthy fear of heights.<br />
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A couple days later my husband surprises me with having scheduled my flight in a Hot Air Balloon at the Indianola Balloon Classic. I was supposed to take off early in the morning but as is usual in Iowa in August there were nasty thunderstorms in the area. I was rescheduled for an evening flight a couple of days later (which just happened to be a couple days after the deadly balloon accident in another state). <br />
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I have to say I was both exhilarated and scared to death at the same time. Luckily I met a kindred spirit - in other words someone else who was as exhilarated and scared as I was. Both of my guy had followed me down in a separate vehicle (in the end this was good). <br />
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Due to winds we ended up driving South and East of the balloon field to take off. Let me tell you it was a truly hot and humid day and no air conditioning in the van. I think we sweated off 10 pounds by the time they got permission to use a farmer's field to take off.<br />
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It was the most amazing experience! The flight up is such a gentle and quiet ride that you are thousands of feet in the air and you don't even realize it. My fear of heights didn't even enter into the equation once you got started on the journey. The views from up above were breathtaking. I was so lucky to get a flight that when we got to the balloon field we were up so high and so much traffic below we went right on past the field and found another location to land. Our 45 minute flight ended up being 1 1/2 hours long with a touchdown as the sun was setting in the West.<br />
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I was amazed at how quickly the balloons are inflated and gobsmacked at how fast they are deflated and packed up.<br />
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It was truly an amazing experience and I can't wait to take a flight again this summer. <br />
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I took my DSLR camera and got a ton of amazing photos. I hope you enjoy the few I've chosen to post.<br />
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This is Gina (my kindred fear of height) waiting while the balloon is getting set out for inflation. You can see my flat hair - super humid and hot.</div>
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This is my balloon being inflated.</div>
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Cool to be in that position to see straight up into the balloon.</div>
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This is the balloon field from our high vantage point.</div>
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Luckily I knew were my husband and son were sitting so I have a photo of them from above.</div>
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The balloons below were so colorful.</div>
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Passing over a pasture of horses after we passed the balloon field.</div>
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This inquisitive cows came over the hill to watch the packing up of the balloon.</div>
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<br />Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149363437785501214noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353835398070485380.post-18165609354577785472016-04-24T19:22:00.001-05:002016-04-24T19:22:58.298-05:00Really - 2 months<div style="text-align: center;">
When I was browsing blogs the other day and saw my blog title listed on the sidebar of one where it shows blogs you frequent and last posting - 2 MONTHS it said. How can that be possible? I just don't know where the time goes these days. I can see drastic measures must be taken. It is now time to schedule an appointment on my calendar for blogging just like my exercise. If it is there, I will get it done. </div>
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I decided to do some collage photos to show you a bit of what I have been doing over the past 2 months. They are in no particular order as to when they occurred as I think that would require a little too much thinking on my part.</div>
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Speaking of photos - I upgraded my Mac to El Capitan and to quote Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman "Big mistake - HUGE!". My photos no longer just photo stream themselves between devices and I actually have to export from photo to my desktop to use them anywhere else now. Major pain in the backside.</div>
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I finished stitching and making this design by Little House Needleworks into a project bag. It was a delightful stitch and am so pleased with how it turned out. It has inspired me to try something different on the next one using a different stitch on my machine.</div>
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Attended and photographed bridal shower for my soon to be niece's shower (marrying my nephew on June 25 just 2 days before my husband and I celebrate 35 years). The lovely little girl is my great niece who will be a flower girl. The picture of the three in the middle is Liz (L) Zoey(sprawled across the table) Ashley (R and my niece)</div>
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I've been doing some more playing with my DSLR camera I purchased last July. I still can't get a decent night photo with it and am still disappointed in the zoom capability of it. My Nikon point and shoot and had so much more zooming capability and night shooting was much better. I would love to go out some night with someone who knows what they are doing with a camera and learn from them.</div>
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Working on Gathering Eggs by Mirabilia. I am hoping this will be my 2nd piece to enter in the Iowa State Fair this year. As I divided the pattern into 5 sections, well let's just say the photo on the right is about to finish the 2nd of 5. SIGH! Much stitching to do and very little time to accomplish.</div>
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My LNS got moved to their new location. They are not set up yet for shopping but are ready to do framing so I dropped this Lizzie Kate off to be framed for the Fair. I have a really different frame for this one of which I forgot to take a photo so am looking forward to end May to pick it up. Even though they are not set up for shopping yet you can call ahead and tell them what you need and they will gather for you to come and pick up or have shipped. </div>
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My friend, Launa, snagged this from her dad's house for me. It is a DMC color chart with real threads. Yep you heard me those are really threads. It was a priceless gift to me.</div>
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We live next to a park with a lake and they are currently in the process of fixing the spillway and draining lake to dredge the silt from it over the summer. It will be closed to boating, fishing and swimming until 2018 while they get this done and do restoration work. Bill and I periodically take a walk over there to see what they have accomplished.</div>
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We went over to my brother and SIL's house to meet their new puppy. Her name is Ruby and Evil Ruby depending on the time of day. Luckily she was just Ruby when we visited. However, when my cousin was my houseguest over the weekend for the bridal shower we went so she would meet Ruby and she got to meet Evil Ruby. She is an adorable Alaskan Malamut. </div>
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Bill and I went to the Science Center on one of our dates nights to see Star Wars in Imax. Really enjoyed seeing the Foucault Pendulum Demonstrating the Earth's Rotation again. It was always a big hit as a kid when taking a school field trip. We also got to watch the process of changing the film from the previous movie showing to the Star Wars film. Quite a process on a big machine. Took the staff person 20 minutes to complete. </div>
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The pic in the upper right is my friend, Launa and I on a shopping trip with her daughter and friend. We totally embarrassed her daughter with this pic.</div>
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I've made a few purchases. The strawberry huller was tossed in my shopping basket by my cousin while I was in MN over Valentine's weekend for some shopping. It was the best purchase I made all weekend. I bought a new bike to start riding on the trail in the park. Can't wait for better weather to start cruising. I bought a new pincushion (B's Caprice) and a cool scissor fob (Primitive Hare). I just love my 15 oz mug from Heartstring Samplery.</div>
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While my cousin was here for the bridal shower we found a couple of hours for shopping. We went to West End Salvage and enjoyed a few laughs. I even found a sign for the Lippert Bldg. It is my friends last name and even spelled correctly. Alas I did not buy for her. Price tag just a bit too high.</div>
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I got this huge smile from my son when I surprised him on a Friday afternoon to pick him up so he would not have the long bus ride home. Lord I love that smile!</div>
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Even though Spring has been working toward warmer and warmer days there is occasionally a very cool night. This is what the water fountain looked like earlier this month after one of those cooler nights. Yikes!</div>
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Yes, I still have managed to get to my favorite coffee shop for a delicious vanilla chai tea. Nothing like a great cup a chai on a cool morning.</div>
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I continue to hit the gym for my morning workouts and enjoy them a great deal. Date nights have been occurring on a regular basis and we've seen a great many movies. A few have been disappointments but you can't like them all.</div>
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I've been reading every chance I get as well. I'm currently rereading the Diana Gabaldon series. It is amazing the things I don't remember from my first time reading the series. I'm enjoying it all over again which is good as they books are about 800 pages long. Also, reading The Bone Tree by Greg Iles. Again another 800 page book. I guess I like my books like my stitching projects - BIG!</div>
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Today is Super Bowl Sunday and the guys in my house are Denver Broncos fans so they have someone to cheer for this year. Be default that makes me a fan as well.</div>
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Rather than have a gazillion pictures on this post I decided to make a few picture collages to catch up on what I've been doing since last post. </div>
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The end of September we helped out a friend who was putting on a charity car show for a family who lost 3 of their boys in an auto accident. I tell you those car show people are a generous bunch.</div>
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In October we attended the Bridges of Madison County Festival and Car Show. There were 100's of cars showing that day. It filled up the school yard on all sides of the school as well as on the street West of the school for several blocks. It warmed up into a surprisingly warm day for October. You will notice in one photo there are some unusual trophies. They were made by an Iowa artist using old car parts, parts from car jacks, etc. We were very surprised and honored to have won one of these trophies for our Camaro. My son still has this one in his room as he loves it so much. Someday maybe he will let us display it with the rest of the car trophies.</div>
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I took a couple of classes from Christian Photo here in town to learn more about my camera I purchased in July. To that end I spent a good deal of time in October out taking photographs trying out all those settings I learned about. I've learned it really does take a 100 photos to get just one that you feel is worthy of all the work.</div>
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I like what the Iowa State Fair says in their entry information page. "Remember to focus on the ART of photography by creating photographs NOT snapshots. It is much more difficult to elevate your photography from snapshot to art. I am hoping to take another class offered by Christian Photo that shares how to take your photography up to that art level. I missed the one for this quarter but am watching for it to be offered again.</div>
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Although I don't feel I am at the artist level with my photography yet I was still pretty pleased and proud to have three of my photographs appear on the local news during the weather segment. I am going to pick out 5 photos to submit to the Iowa State Fair this year in hopes of getting one selected for display. It would be amazing to also win a ribbon but that is unrealistic as so many professionals and amateurs alike enter from Iowa and other states as well. Competition is fierce for the few coveted display spots. </div>
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I have kept super busy over the Fall months. I went to a couple of track meets with my friend, Launa to photograph her daughter who was running cross country. One of my favorite photos is the group of girls before the track meet begins in their circle. I again walked the Race for the Cure and this year I had company in the form of my niece. It was also fun to run into my friends, Julie and Lacey there as well. I attended an Iowa Wild hockey game with my husband and son, balked cookies, spent time hanging at the coffee shop (notice my friend, Launa sticking her tongue out at the camera). I happened to have an eye appointment on Halloween and loved the skeleton in the waiting room. It made me smile. Over night the mushrooms sprung up in my neighbor's yard and I could not resist the photograph.</div>
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Thanksgiving rolled around very quickly this year and I hosted the family dinner. There was a little snow that required a quick scoop of the driveway and then it was on to cooking the feast. It was a delicious meal and enjoyed having the family together. Bill bought a selfie stick before the holiday and Keith was into trying it out before everyone arrived. He does a great job and takes some of our best family photos. My great niece wanted a dishrag and got into wiping everything while here. I offered a rag to everyone in attendance but had no additional takers. My great nephew has such an expressive face and I love the look on his face here while he is watching his grandpa make the homemade whipped cream.</div>
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Christmas came upon me quickly as well. I was busy buying and making gifts right up until the last minute. I was so blessed this year that my friend, Launa brought her daughter, Maggie to help me decorate my tree. Bill was so excited that he wouldn't have to help that he wrote in the frosted over front door to "come in". I love this photo of Launa, Maggie and I where Bill captured the look on Maggie's face as one of the ornaments fell off the tree. She was an absolute delight to have here and hope she will come back again. </div>
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My older brother and I made our yearly trip to shop Christmas ornaments and had a great time. You will see us taking a selfie with Santa Clause. He was fake and for a mere $1,700 we could have brought him home. I had some shopping trips with Bill and Keith and took a photo next to the lovely mall display. I also snapped a couple shots of them licking the spoon/pan after making a batch of fudge.</div>
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Creatively I've been keeping very busy in the form of sewing. I made a plethora of pillowcases each fabric chosen to exactly suit what the individual liked. I love this photo of my great nephew who opened it and thought he would use it as his superhero cape. I think I need to buy more of the fabric and make him an actual cape. </div>
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I took my son, Keith with me to the quilt shop one day and everyone who knows Keith knows this was a mistake on my part. He is famous for walking among the many bolts of fabric and choosing the ones he likes and letting me know just what he wants me to make. This time is was Iowa Hawkeye fabric with many coordinating fabrics. No it couldn't be something easy like a pillowcase. Yep it had to be a blanket. I cut my strips in a wider version of the jelly roll and did the jelly roll race. I was amazed at how quickly the top was pieced together. He loves it and is so expressive with his love of it that it is always worth the work. </div>
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From there one thing led to another and I was asked to make a Mustang fabric quilt for the local Mustang club for one of the members having a baby. Now normally a Camaro girl would just laugh and walk away but I happen to like the men and women in the Mustang club so I went on the search for Mustang fabric. I think it turned out pretty good and I heard from one of the members that it was well received. </div>
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Again one thing led to another and a friend had a top already pieced but was looking for someone to back and bind it into a quilt. I love this family and just could not say no so I overworked my machine and put together another quilt. </div>
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You see there is one stitching piece in the corner of the collage photo. I'm still working on this Lizzie Kate piece and hope to pick it back up now that my sewing days are almost over for a bit. Yes, I still have Camaro fabric to make into a quilt to keep in the Camaro for those cool evenings with the top down. I also still need to finish my Christmas gift for my friend, Harriet. Thankfully we are celebrating along with our birthdays in June/July.</div>
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I have tried an abundance of new recipes this winter and these are the only ones I managed a photo. We really love the french toast casserole. I have made it twice and am still tweaking the recipe. I think I will have it right the next time I make it. Of course, I loved roasted veggies and thought to add in brussels sprouts to the mix. Believe it or not my hubby and son have actually ate some of the brussel sprouts which it think is a victory. I have a deliciously flavorful and tender pork chop recipe that was given to me that is a keeper on our menu. Still have a few more to try and am looking forward to that as well.</div>
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My family and I attended Camaro 5 Fest in Kentucky in early August and just before Christmas the book published came out. My husband and I were so surprised to see 3 photos of car and family in the book. It was such an unexpected honor for us.</div>
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I also got to go see the Wizard of Oz with my friend, Launa and her daughter, Maggie. It was such a lovely evening out. </div>
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On January 1 a few of us got together to finally watch The Wiz Live that I had recorded. Now we have to do a viewing of Grease Live!</div>
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I will say we have had very little snow here this winter. This picture of me operating the snowblower is the only time I've had it out this year. Mostly I just take the shovel and am done in less than 30 minutes. Even once the broom was enough. </div>
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This discussion is best left for another time. My stitching goals flew out the window when my dad passed away last April. I did surpass my goal of reading 50 books by 1 book this past year. I set a new goal there for 55. It might be a bit ambitious.</div>
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At this point in time my stitching goals consist of finishing Harriet's Christmas gift and completing two projects to enter in the Iowa State Fair. I'm not even sure that is possible at this point. I think I need to either figure out a way to take it to car shows with me this summer and cut back on the car shows I go to.</div>
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<br />Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149363437785501214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353835398070485380.post-21441910067033696492015-09-20T20:51:00.001-05:002015-09-20T20:51:24.159-05:00Stitching<div><br></div>I am not finding a lot of time to stitch with all the car shows. I have started 2 pieces since the Fair and am at least making progress albeit slow.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SdzrVX5Y9EU/Vf9iixQaTbI/AAAAAAAAIng/Qe--6CpVq9k/s640/blogger-image--387971804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SdzrVX5Y9EU/Vf9iixQaTbI/AAAAAAAAIng/Qe--6CpVq9k/s640/blogger-image--387971804.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is At Our House by Lizzie Kate. This has always been a favorite verse and can't wait to have it stitched and framed to hang in my house. I'm stitching this on a piece of 45 count L.L. Vintage Light Exemplar. I was using the called for colors right up until the white would not show up on the fabric. I've substituted DMC 3685 which is a shade of red.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JAArZYZnw2I/Vf9imxambHI/AAAAAAAAInw/nDKJgcMnSPE/s640/blogger-image-1227360800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JAArZYZnw2I/Vf9imxambHI/AAAAAAAAInw/nDKJgcMnSPE/s640/blogger-image-1227360800.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have also restarted - yes I said restarted - Mirabilia's Gathering Eggs. I was 1/3 of the way done stitching 2 over 2 on 28 count but didn't like the look of it. I am now stitching it 1 over 2 on a piece of 40 count dirty linen using the called for threads. I like it so much better. Can't wait to find more time to work on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yr_9zSrIzQU/Vf9ik5jVQMI/AAAAAAAAIno/1KIj14BoN60/s640/blogger-image-131586798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yr_9zSrIzQU/Vf9ik5jVQMI/AAAAAAAAIno/1KIj14BoN60/s640/blogger-image-131586798.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My friend, Harriet and I found time on Friday for one last visit before moving from their town home. We had so much catching up to do that the time just flew by. Looking forward to our next visit in her new home.</div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149363437785501214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353835398070485380.post-87968347702892937222015-09-20T20:37:00.001-05:002015-09-20T20:37:31.870-05:00Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G9yGp_Uh8oc/Vf9fWu8H0OI/AAAAAAAAInU/hvrZLM-wURE/s640/blogger-image--697776773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G9yGp_Uh8oc/Vf9fWu8H0OI/AAAAAAAAInU/hvrZLM-wURE/s640/blogger-image--697776773.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was inspired yesterday to make something different for the picnic lunch I always pack to take along to car show. The recipe was requested for this Orzo Salad so here you go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Orzo Salad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I cut into large pieces the following veggies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomatoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Onions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Zucchini</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yellow squash</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mushrooms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I then tossed them in olive oil with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. I placed on a parchment lined cookie sheet and roasted in the oven at 350 degrees for an hour. Really depends on the size of your pieces how long you bake. Mine were about an inch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also baked for chicken thighs in the oven at 375 degrees for an hour. I took all chicken off the bone and cut up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I boiled 1/2 cup orzo in salted water until done and then drained off water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In a large bowled I combined roasted veggies, chicken, orzo and feta cheese. To this I added 1/3 cup Olive Garden Italian dressing. I encourage you to use your favorite vinergarette dressing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You can eat this either cold (which we did for our picnic) but feel it would be equally yummy as a hot dish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">ENJOY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149363437785501214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353835398070485380.post-45822805834842148862015-09-20T20:26:00.001-05:002015-09-20T20:26:43.991-05:00Car Shows All Rolled Into OneThere are still so many things and pics I want to share. It will do my best to control myself.<div><br></div><div>We've been attending a lot of car shows over the weekends and I have taken oodles of pictures. It really has helped me to "get to know" my DSLR better and am consistently getting better photos. My pictures of "things" are still better than my "people" photos but I have not given up hope yet. To that end I have signed up to take a class in October to get to know my camera better. Can't wait.</div><div><br></div><div>A new friend, Janice, asked me if I have always liked taking photos. I answered yes without giving it much thought. It was an honest answer as I've had a love of taking photos since I was very young. Her question had me probing my memory and realized my mother started my love of photography. When I was in elementary school, momredeemed her books of Regal stamps at the local HyVee in exchange for a Kodak camera. This was my birthday gift that year. What a lovely memory.</div><div><br></div><div>Favorites from car shows...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Su5ov0XJ9Rs/Vf9cwvkF4TI/AAAAAAAAIm4/ClDL9zVI9Do/s640/blogger-image--709418758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Su5ov0XJ9Rs/Vf9cwvkF4TI/AAAAAAAAIm4/ClDL9zVI9Do/s640/blogger-image--709418758.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GIeMVQPj7tg/Vf9cf_svlsI/AAAAAAAAIlw/z0WucNZTsNA/s640/blogger-image-450637991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GIeMVQPj7tg/Vf9cf_svlsI/AAAAAAAAIlw/z0WucNZTsNA/s640/blogger-image-450637991.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Hlf5tUVy4WY/Vf9ceILcLjI/AAAAAAAAIlo/8wxKnPsYOoM/s640/blogger-image--892493853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We attend the annual Grace Lutheran Fall Festival on August 26. It again was another enjoyable evening. There were lots of people there we knew among the hundreds who attended. A meal is provided and there are bouncy toys, horse rides and face painting to keep the kids entertained. They are really good at keeping things on time as well. In at 5:00 p.m. and out right at 8:00 p.m.</div>
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Normally I would be attending the Fair on the last day but this year friends who belong to the Unique Mustang Club were having their first ever sponsored show. Bill, Keith and I decided to attend to support their show. </div>
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I will say we have attended a lot of car shows this year together as a family. It is a pretty low key and relaxing day. You pretty much spend the day walking around looking at cars and talking to owners and sit around in groups in lawn chairs chatting the day away. No laundry to do. No house to clean. Just enjoying the company of family and friends.</div>
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It seems like September has been equally as busy as August this year. I'm going to try and get a few posts done in rapid succession over the next few days to share my August and September with you. Today I'm sharing my results from the Iowa State Fair competition and my days spent at the Fair with family and friends. I decided to take advantage of my Collage App to keep the picture stroll to a minimum.</div>
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I was pleased to have been awarded 6 ribbons out of 7 entries this year. I split evenly this year between 3rd and Honorable Mention. I am not surprised there are no 1st or 2nd place ribbons this year as my projects were so much smaller and had no special things likes beads and metallics. Still very excited to have 6 out of 7 of my pieces recognized. </div>
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I think what was even better was that the comment cards on all pieces contained nothing but positive remarks. I think this is the first time I have never had one critical remark. </div>
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This collage has some other competition things I really enjoyed. I thought the Best of Show crocheted table topper was amazing. The upper right is a contest where everyone gets the same fabric and creates a quilt block. Always so fun to see how different the squares are. These squares will be used to make the quilt for next Fair's raffle. I found the quilt with the scissors quite fun.</div>
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These are photos of food items around the Fair. My cousin's son and I are standing next to the 1st place largest pumpkin this year (I promised I wouldn't put this photo on Facebook but didn't saying anything about my blog). I caught them judging some of the vegetables. The tomatoes looked good enough to eat but would have been a big no no. The Floppy Show cake was amazing (you have to be from Iowa to remember Floppy). I thought the sewing theme using fondant was very creative as well.</div>
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Here are a variety of other things I enjoyed at the Fair. I love watching the activity around the midway. Always fun to see the smiles on my guys' faces while riding the sky glider. I love the judged flowers. This year with the butter cow they did Monopoly in butter. There is always the big sand sculpture and it would not be a Fair with out the Big Bull. I couldn't resist the sleeping pig - he appeared to be smiling in his sleep. We also were there for the Veteran's Day parade - the service man who attended my father's funeral and gave me the flag is part of this group. I also caught a morning of horse shows as well.</div>
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This also appeared to be the year of quirky photo ops for me. If there was one, I was volunteered for it. I got behind the wheel of a fire truck, dressed and in a bucket for MidAmerican Energy and put in an oversized chair that made me feel like the Lily Tomlin character Edith Ann.</div>
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On the 2nd to last day of the Fair I travelled South to Kansas City, MO to attend the 50th Anniversary gathering for this lovely couple. They are my Aunt Marg and Uncle Larry and they are two of the loveliest people. Whenever you are around them there is always laughter and joyful fun. I also value that they are such wonderful listeners and offer such good advice and wisdom. I love them dearly!</div>
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I did whip up this little piece to commemorate their special day.</div>
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The last day of the Fair which I am usually at was spent this year attending a first time car show for the Unique Mustang car club. These car shows I've been attending with my husband and son have been a wonderful place to learn to use my new DSLR camera. I will share some of my favorites next post.</div>
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How can I continue to be so wrong. I really do have good intentions but I seem to be having trouble following through with those intentions. Recent example - I had every intention of posting about dropping my items off for Fair judging. I even went so far as to put pictures on as a draft and took my iPad on vacation with me to write my post and publish it. Know what happened? Yep, you guessed it vacation was so busy and returning from vacation was so busy that here I am a week returned and am just now going to write the dropping off my Fair entries post and set my stitching goals for the next year. The Fair has actually started and I've been to the pre-opening reception to get my results and take a few photos (yet to be downloaded on my computer). </div>
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I had 7 tags to enter items this year and as you can see my projects were all pretty small ones this year. I have a couple of Prairie Schooler pieces, a couple of advent SAL pieces from iStitch, one Primitive Hare piece, one piece by Blackbird Designs and the last piece I stitched so long ago I have not a clue who designed it. BTW I don't think it will win anything.</div>
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Here I am dropping off my pieces and that is a friend, Laura N. who volunteers checking items in and releasing them when the Fair is over.</div>
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You can see Keith is watching the whole process very carefully. Bill is the official photographer today.</div>
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Here Laura is verifying from the competition rules catalog that the information on my tags and my registration slip is correct. Results in a future post.</div>
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Unlike many of you who set your goals for the stitching year the first of January I set my goals starting the day I drop off my items to the Fair for judging. It is when I start thinking about projects I want to enter for the next year and as you all know you just don't get them stitched over night. Let's not forget we have to add in time for framing (and the saving of money for framing).</div>
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I've had the question asked of me on more than one occasion why I enter my items in the Fair and subject myself to the criticism of the Judge. </div>
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The main reason is the items I enter I actually keep for myself. If it is something I want stitched to hang on my wall, I better stitch it as entry or it will end up in someone else's home.</div>
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A second reason - If a non-stitcher is so taken with a piece I have entered and it results in them taking up the hobby of stitching so they can have it for themselves, it is a plus for the stitching industry.</div>
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A third reason - I take the Judge's criticism as "constructive criticism". While I know some of the comments are based purely on personal taste (framing choice as I want it to look good in my home), my stitching has improved over the years by taking some of their comments and working on a particular skill.</div>
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I've picked out three projects for the 2016 Fair so far. Again, these are pieces I want to display in my home so will be entries. </div>
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The first project should go into the Verse or Motto (under 15") category. I will know for sure once it is stitched and stretched for framing. This is a Lizzie Kate design I've wanted to stitch for quite some time called At Our House. </div>
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I'm using the colors included in the kit. I started stitching it before we left on vacation on what I thought was 40 count fabric.</div>
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I was wondering why it was seeming so tedious to stitch - ah, I looked at the tag and am actually stitching on 45 count. Those 2 little numbers explain it all. I got into a good stitching rhythm last night and you can see in 2 hours time I did move along quite a bit. I am stitching this up on Lakeside Linen Vintage Light Exemplar. It is looking good.</div>
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Well I finally did it. I spent the money on a camera upgrade and have now gone from a point and shoot model to a DSLR. It actually took me 3 days to find the time to take the camera out of the box. Here are a few test shots I did take. I am pleased with the clarity of the photos. I like the one I took of the clock where it blurs the items in the background making the clock the focus.</div>
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At this point it is "too much" camera for me. I have downloaded the PDF instruction manual so hopefully with a bit of reading I will become more proficient with the camera. Luckily I bought it from a local camera specialty store and they are great to answer any questions. I also checked and they have classes about every quarter to learn to use your camera. I missed this quarters classes while on vacation but another is scheduled for October. I better get my name on the list pronto as I don't want to miss it.</div>
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As always, summer is filled with car shows for the Camaro. You never know who you are going to run into at one of these. It appears the cast of Star Wars was at this one. The shows are always family oriented so is a great way to sit and relax for a few hours with friends who are also showing their cars.</div>
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My friend, Launa had a birthday recently and one of the women in this picture (who shall remain anonymous) thought it would be fun to use the frosting to block out our teeth for the photo. You just never know what is going to happen when this group gets together but you can be sure there will be tons of laughter.</div>
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On a recent stop at the hobby shop Keith spied this piece of St. Louis Cardinal's baseball fabric. Of course, based on the clerk's answer to the width of fabric I bought a yard to make 2 pillowcases. Too bad her answer was not correct. Did I mention Keith thought he would just expire if I did not have them sewn together by the end of the day and I promised it would be done by the time he got home that day. I realized the error of fabric sizes when I started cutting them out 2 hours before he was due home. No time to go and purchase more fabric so used a bit of creativity, a bit of sewing, pinning, ironing and from the looks of the last photo when he got his pillowcases - it was just what he wanted! </div>
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Time for date night is rapidly approaching so off I go. With any luck you will get to see some vacation photos and stitching results in a couple of days! Ta!</div>
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So I thought using the blogger app would help me be able to post quicker and a bit more often after all it is on my iPad and very handy. Decided to put it to the test this past Saturday. Things were moving along pretty nicely and making progress on my first post when hubby calls and can I help him a minute. Set my iPad aside and go help him with for a few minutes. On my way back to my iPad when here comes my son needing some assistance. Okay so now I'm back to my iPad and hubby decides we need to take our chair out to the furniture store to see what part needs to be ordered to fix it. Unexpectedly furniture store has part on hand and will have it fixed in 30 minutes. Head home. Oh shoot, now it is time to get ready for date night. I should have known the same reasons I don't get to the computer to post would apply to using the blogger app. I'm not giving up though. I'm thinking if I could get in the habit of a short post every couple of days I might actually get it done using the app.</div>
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To this point we had already had breakfast out, trips to garden center, gardening, cookout, home made ice cream and fireworks.</div>
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Actually on Independence Day we enjoyed a nice quiet grilled out supper on our deck. We made grilled chicken sandwiches (our first time making) and they were delicious. It was a very hot weekend that weekend so I paired it with a decked out green salad that was light and refreshing on such a hot day.</div>
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On the 5th we attended the GOODGUYS Car Show for All American Sunday. It was another hot day but was so worth the heat as our car was the Sunday pick and won. I made a picture collage to share a bit of the award presentation with you.</div>
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With this hot weather mixed with rain showers every few days our flowers are looking BEAUTIFUL! I'm have to say I am enjoying fresh garden tomatoes from my friend, Launa. Sweet corn is out so must make a stop at my favorite stand soon.</div>
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My friend, Harriet and I finally got around to celebrating our birthdays (hers June, mine July). In case you did not recognize my veiled pic from a previous post.</div>
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I stitched this design by Teresa Murgida of Primitive Acorns called Queen Bee. She has the cutest designs and so much detail for the small stitch count. As soon as I saw this design, I knew I wanted to stitch it right away.</div>
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I had in mind I wanted to finish it into a project bag for Harriet who loves to crochet dishcloths. So I took the stitched design to my local quilt shop and found these delightful fabrics.</div>
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Today's post will be a little picture walk of our weekend thus far.</div>
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A trip to Goode's Greenhouse - hey the plants were 50% off! Bill and Keith took time to pose for a quick photo.</div>
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Homemade ice cream! Keith just could not wait until the 4th so we had ours on the 2nd.</div>
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Warm sheets straight from the dryer on a cool day here. Love that smile!</div>
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Enjoying the results of our gardening this Spring and Summer!</div>
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Great-niece finally gave up and went to sleep in my arms.</div>
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I even managed to add a few stitches to this little patriotic piece. This is Land that I Love by Lizzie Kate. I just love the new little needle minder my friend Cathi H. made. Thanks again, Cathi!</div>
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I've found a new way to make project bags that I'm going to give a try. The zipper has a tab on each end which looks much cleaner and I get to quilt as I go which will be fun and give me some flexibility for design on the outside of the bag. I'll let you know how it turns out. </div>
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I also signed up for an online class through Craftsy for making 3 of the Lazy Girl Design bags. Looking forward to making those as well.</div>
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It goes without saying that I continue to pack up and work on clearing out my parents' house along with my brothers and our spouses. I am pleased to report that this Sunday we will be holding the estate sale and whatever is left - off to donation or trash or wherever just so long as it is gone. It will then be time to put the house I and my brothers' grew up in on the market.</div>
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I did finally manage to pick up and stitch a small project for a friend's birthday. Unfortunately we are not getting together until July 7th so you only get to see a smidgen of what it is and will have to wait to see how I finished it as well. It really was wonderful to put needle and thread to fabric again. I'm in the mood to do something patriotic so am looking through my stash for a small project to stitch. Really feeling the need for the feeling of accomplishment.</div>
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A friend asked me to teach her how to make some project bags so decided to make one to brush up on my skills. As I'm feeling in a patriotic mood, I pulled out several fabrics I had and proceeded to make a project bag. This one is 14x15 finished. Notice how I took a 5" square of star fabric and appliquéd onto the striped fabric to look like a flag. I know - I'm getting more daring these days. The striped fabric is Stonehedge Stars & Stripes by Linda Ludovico. The star square is Summer Festival by Color Principal. The interior star fabric is Indigo Crossing by Polly Minick & Lauri Simpson and the back exterior fabric is MIA exclusively for JoAnn Fabrics. I really had fun experimenting with this bag and a friend has asked me to make one for her daughter to use as a computer bag. Can't wait! Just so you know it only took 1 hour and 30 minutes start to finish to create this bag. This includes cutting the fabric and ripping out the zipper when I put it in backwards - LOL!</div>
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Summer has arrived and with it the start of car nights and car shows. Here we are posing for a family photo in front of our car at the annual Father's Day show at the local Peace Lutheran Church. It really is a family oriented event and so enjoyable to attend.</div>
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See the front seat - one bench seat across not bucket seats. My husband owned a '71 Monte Carlo in a different color when we were dating and it reminds me of the days when you could actually sit next to your guy instead of on the other side of the car. Oh, I think I wouldn't mind having one of these again.</div>
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In June I also did something I said "hell would freeze over" before I would do. I attended my first professional golf event. This was the Principal Golf Classic at The Wakonda Club here in town.</div>
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We were at hole 5 watching all the action. Keith seems to be happy about whatever we are discussing.</div>
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This is Mark Calcavecchia (wearing his bacon pants for luck) who won the event.</div>
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Father's Day included our first batch of home made ice cream. YUM!</div>
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Since last I posted my dad passed unexpectedly on April 3, 2015. As previously indicated, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and was undergoing treatment. His unexpected death by a massive heart attack took some family members by surprise. Yes, we all knew we were going to lose him at some point in 2015 due to the lung cancer but did not see the massive heart attack taking him so quickly. I can truly say for his sake that he went as he (or really anyone) would have wanted and that was quickly and with his dignity. We all knew what to expect over the coming months as his cancer would have progressed so it was a blessing for dad. He and mom are now together again!</div>
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I was lucky to have grown up with such great parents who were wonderful role models for the wedding vows spoken: "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, in health, to love and to cherish". They certainly had their share of ups and downs through the years and my brother's and I watched my parents live those vows in the best ways possible. They provided us with a loving home where we kids felt safe, secure and cherished. Certainly rich in the way that really matters.</div>
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Here are a few of my favorite photos.</div>
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As you would expect after the loss of your second parent who still lived in the house you grew up in (since 1967), there are so many things to sort and go through. Deciding what to keep (and who will keep it), what to donate, what to sell and what to toss. It has been 7 weeks and this process is still ongoing but my 2 brothers and I are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I may be optimistic but I feel we are just a couple weeks away from emptying the contents of the property except for the sell items. Hallelujah! </div>
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Along with the sorting has been the sharing of many memories among my brothers and our families. The surprises we have found of things kept by my mom and dad. For example the necklace I had worn for my senior pictures I had long ago thought was gone and wished I still had to find in my mother's dresser drawer. As I'm really into history (especially family history), it was exciting to find in my dad's metal box on a shelf in his workshop a distant relatives high school diploma from 1847. What a treasure to have. </div>
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We have shared many a laugh through this process which has been wonderful. I imagine the big emotional day will be our last walk through the house when it is sold as it closes a big chapter in all our lives.</div>
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I was a bit late this year but finally did sign up to enter a few items in the Iowa State Fair. They will be much smaller and fewer projects this year. I have kind of lost my stitching mojo as my time at home has been so limited. I am going to start a small project just so I have something to work on if only for 15 minutes.</div>
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I did take a week long break while my friend, Allison and her mom, Lynda were here for a visit to celebrate their birthdays. Surprisingly considering how long Allison and I have known each other it was the first time Lynda and I had met. She was an absolute delight and the perfect addition to make the shopping duo a shopping trio.</div>
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We started our week with a cold day at an Iowa Cubs baseball game but you can see by the smiles it didn't ruin our fun.</div>
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We also did many other things like shopping at multiple malls, a trip to Stitch n Frame (Allison left 9 pieces for framing) lunches and suppers out, cooking suppers, strolling through Historic Valley Junction (I had a necklace made while I waited at a store called Fishlips) and a trip through the Brass Armadillo Antique Mall.</div>
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It was a fabulous visit with an old friend and a new friend!</div>
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Peonies are in bloom. Thank you Rene' for this beautiful bouquet from your garden! </div>
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My first Spring bloom has finally opened during the past week and I couldn't be happier. If I can't have it cold and snowing, it is time to move on to hot with tons of flowers in bloom. Yep, I'm a girl who likes her weather in extremes. I'm just not a fan of Fall and Spring like so many others.</div>
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Ending this week on a relaxing note. Hubby, son and I enjoyed beverages at our favorite coffee shop after early morning haircuts. Tonight is date night for hubby and I and we will be seeing the movie Gunmen (Sean Penn) just out in theaters. The past few movies we have seen have been a bit disappointing so am hoping this one will fair better as we have heard no reviews. Sometimes when you see movies after everyone says how great they are you build them up in your mind that they will be phenomenal and then are usually disappointed.</div>
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This week has been less filled with appointments so my days have consisted mostly of exercising at the Y, housework and running errands with the exception of lunch with my BFF, Rene'. Happy to report that this left some time for stitching. You can see July by Prairie Schooler is coming along nicely. I'm looking forward to a bit more stitching time tomorrow so am expecting to finish the house this weekend. Yea! I'm getting sick of stitching with the house color so am looking forward to finishing this part of the design. It is the last time I have to use the color in the design except for about 4 more stitches. Yippee!</div>
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Well, time to go take a quick spin in the Camaro before getting ready for date night.</div>
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I know it has been awhile since my last post - a month to be exact. At times life gets busy and I feel I have nothing worth sharing. Let's see if I can't bring you current with my life's happenings.</div>
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I think we are heading into the warmer months here in Iowa. We have had a week of temperatures in the mid 60's to mid 70's this past week and Spring bulbs are really peeking up through the ground. It will be so exciting to see Spring colors very soon. Hubby has been doing some Spring clean up in the yard and putting out some of the patio/porch furniture. We are currently on the hunt for new cushions for the gliders we have for the front porch. </div>
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My dad's cancer battle is just that a battle for him. He has finished the first round of radiation and "starter" chemo had his 4 week break and started the targeted chemo 3 weeks ago. This chemo has sure taken a lot out of him. It is tough to watch this man who is a fighter and always on the go to having his legs knocked out from underneath him. The chemo makes him so very weak and he is frustrated as he has the will and desire to go and do but just doesn't have the strength. Prayers and pep talks are a constant right now.</div>
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I did finally finish Poinsettia House by Little House Needleworks. I stitched it on a piece of 28 count OOPS overdyed fabric. You will notice that I did change the design just a bit. I took out the words and moved the little banner with the birds to the location where the words were. I took out about 10 stitches on the side borders (5 above, 5 below the "V" in the middle) to accommodate the change in design. I'm pleased with how it turned out and am now just looking for inspiration to do some finish work with it. </div>
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I have again picked up July by Prairie Schooler and am making great progress on it. This is a photo I took after picking it up again but I have made much more progress that the photo shows. I will take another photo for my next posting. I'm stitching on a piece of 32 count fabric using HDF Premium Silk.</div>
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I just picked up my framed Advent SAL 2014 piece by iStitch from Stitch n Frame just yesterday. I am so very pleased with how it looks. The red frame is a perfect color match for the red thread. I still say it was the right choice to add the red border outside of the white border.</div>
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Remember this Advent SAL piece I left with Vicki. She was going to check her scrap moulding at home as she thought she had a moulding just perfect for it. I stopped into the shop last week and she had two options but she was leaning toward one over the other. As always, it was the one I preferred as well. She knows my taste so well. It will be a couple weeks before I get this one back as she only has enough moulding to make one frame and wants to make sure no mistakes are made. It will be well worth the wait.</div>
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I've slipped in some baking over the past 3 weeks. My hubby and son have enjoyed a pan of magic bars and my loaded chocolate chip cookies.</div>
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My niece had a Pampered Chef party last night which I attended. I had looked at the catalog online before going and had some idea what I wanted to purchase. As always, after seeing some of the new things in person I switched my selections. It really was a fun evening!</div>
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I've been doing a lot of reading lately which probably explains why there hasn't been a ton of stitching going on. I got hooked on reading The Chronicles of St. Mary's (a series of time traveling historians) by Jodi Taylor. I've been in the mood for some light entertaining reading and this series was just perfect. To bad for me I went through all 5 in the series so quickly as I would enjoy reading another.</div>
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I read the most recent by Sarah Addison Allen called First Frost. I really enjoy her books which have such a magical quality about them.</div>
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I am currently reading a book by Tasha Alexander called A Crimson Warning. It is a mystery from her Lady Emily Series. I believe it was tucked into a box from my dear friend, Allison. I am certainly enjoying it as well and think I will be selecting a few more from this series of books. </div>
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I'm looking forward to Allison coming for a week long visit in May for her birthday week. She used to live here several years ago and know we will have fun revisiting old haunts and checking out new ones!</div>
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Allison also sent me an idea for a new placemat. I'm hoping to find some time in the very near future to figure out the sizes I will want to cut my fabrics and get to work. It has been awhile since I spent any time sewing and look forward to a project. </div>
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This little vintage valentine says it all about my hubby and I. I think I turned Bill's eye originally because of the '78 Camaro I was driving - LOL!</div>
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I continue to work on Poinsettia House by Little House Needleworks but am rapidly approaching a finish on this one. I decided I did not want the wording on my piece so I removed the wording and moved the little banner with the birds over to that location. I will begin stitching the border tonight with a small adjustment. As the border is not very involved, I'm hoping for a finish this week. </div>
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I finally found time this week to go to Stitch n Frame to pick out framing for my 2013 and 2014 Advent SAL pieces by iStitch. Red is usually a very difficult color to match with a red frame but the first frame I picked up was a perfect match. I expected to spend an hour trying to come up with a frame for the 2014 piece but it was done in SECONDS!</div>
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I spent Wednesday and Thursday cleaning house and changing several of the vignettes in my home. This is my new one on my kitchen island. Periodically I pull things from my storage in the basement and create new displays and put some things back in storage just to have something new at which to look. Oh, how I love sitting in a freshly cleaned house with new pretties to enjoy!</div>
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We had a foot of snow in 24 hours here in Iowa and after shoveling it all out of my drive - yes shoveling as it drifted so deep and was so wet it was too much for the snowblower - I grabbed my camera and walked to the park for a few photos. </div>
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I am pleased to report that I did finish the 2013 Advent SAL by <a href="http://istitchaholic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">iStitch</a> in the 24 days I allotted myself (I did not start until January 1, 2015). The original intent was to stitch starting December 1, 2013 and finish December 24, 2013 (missed the boat there) so I decided to start on January 1, 2015 and complete on January 24, 2015. This is an equally special day as it would have been my mom's 80th birthday. I think she would have liked that I finished this project on her special day.</div>
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I stitched this on 36 count Natural Raw Linen using DMC white, CC Balsam Fir and CC Cupid. I started this project using 1 thread over 2 but I did not like the coverage at all. I took my start out and then stitched the entire piece with 2 threads over 2. So much happier with the coverage I got. </div>
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Thanks to Robin for her suggestion on finishing this into a bell pull. I had thought about this myself and after finding a couple of tutorials I am going to do this. I am on the hunt right now for bell pull hardware that 1) will look great with the design and 2) is the right size. Smaller hardware is difficult to find but I love a challenge.</div>
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This is the 2014 Advent SAL by <a href="http://istitch./">iStitch</a>. I did go back and add a red border around the white border as my white border was fading into my fabric. I really think it was what this piece needed on my fabric choice. I've narrowed it down to two ideas for finishes. One would simply be to finish into a pillow. My other thought is to finish on top of a box to store my Christmas scissors, fobs, etc. </div>
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This little finish is a freebie called Miss Mushroom by <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://thelittlestitcher.blogspot.com/&ei=kyZvT9-XJYaogwfu5ulr&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dthe%2Blittle%2Bstitcher%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26tbo%3Dd" target="_blank">The Little Stitcher</a>. I stitched it on a scrap piece of Desert Stone Jobelan. I'm pleased to report it puts me closer to my goal of stitching 2 ornaments this year as I am planning to finish this into an ornament for my tree.</div>
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I've now picked up a WIP that I started quite awhile ago (Poinsettia House by Little House Needleworks). So long ago in fact I had to sit and think about it for a few minutes. Why you wonder - well I had decided to change the design just a bit and I had to figure out exactly what I was thinking a couple of years ago when I crossed things off the design and showed arrows moving things around. I think I have figured out what I had in mind. If not, I have at least developed a plan for what I'm going to do now.</div>
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I also picked up my WIP called July by Prairie Schooler. I started this fairly recently (after this past Iowa State Fair). I'm looking forward to getting this one done as it will meet my goal of finishing something from my stash. </div>
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I went on a quick road trip over to Omaha yesterday with my friend, Cathi H. to visit a framing and stitch shop I had never been to before. Several of the ladies here in the local area go there quite often for stitching and stash enhancement but to date I had not managed a trip there.</div>
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It is a small but delightful little shop with such friendly and helpful staff. I liked the way they had the shop set up. Quite efficient use of space and easy to find what you are wanting.</div>
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My intent for this trip was to add some 45 count fabrics to my stash as I've been stitching so much on the smaller count fabrics. I came home with 2 large pieces of 45 count fabric as well as a nice size piece of 52 count fabric. I've never stitched on 52 count and am looking forward to the challenge. I was delighted to also find a piece of 32 count blue with petite dot that I was wanting. </div>
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Fashionable is not a word that I would use to describe myself. It occurred to me over the past couple of months at some point over the past few years my "style" of clothing has become anything but fashionable. I don't tend to wear the latest trends but tend to hang out in the more casual look of jeans and sweaters in the winter and capris and sleeveless tops/t-shirts in the summer. </div>
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My working out and eating "cleaner" has resulted in the loss of inches which in terms of clothing is an entire size. As I've been replacing my clothes in a smaller size, I have been purchasing things that are - do I dare say it - a bit more stylish and fashion forward. </div>
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My recent purchases have been for winter coats. I will admit my first purchase was a practical Columbia coat in black. </div>
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See I told you it was practical. However, it is more form fitting that it appears on the hanger and not a "puffy" coat which is my norm. It does have a hood and is great for those cold snowy winter days when shoveling snow.</div>
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Next I went in search of a wool coat to replace my maxi length coat. I like a longer wool coat that is a bit dressier for going out to lunch, date night, etc. When I went to actually buy, I had my eye on a lavender toggle coat. You can see I did not come home with that coat.</div>
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I ended up with this wool coat (almost feels like felted wool). I loved that the closure on the coat was off center and it has one showing button at the top and has hidden snaps the rest of the way down behind the flap. The coat is more form fitting at the top and flairs out a bit at the bottom. The hanger really doesn't show off the true cut of the coat. I added one of my vintage brooches to the lapel.</div>
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I had also tried on another off center zipper closure coat at the same time as this one. It was also in black and figured another black coat is not what I needed. </div>
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I wonder if my recent purse purchase will be complimentary to it. It is hard to tell until you have the items together.</div>
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I just put the last stitch in the 2013 Advent SAL piece from iStitch. I decided to start on January 1 and finish on January 24. Who knew that even with specialty stitches I would fly through this one and complete 2 days ahead of schedule. </div>
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It is stitched on a piece of 36 count natural raw linen using DMC Blanc, Cupid (CC) and Balsam Fir (CC). You can see by the paper and coin money that the finished size is not very big. It measures 2 1/8" x 11 1/2". I've been asked how I plan to finish this piece and at this moment I have no idea. I'd be happy to consider any suggestions you all have.</div>
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I mentioned previously that I was considering adding a red border to the 2014 Advent SAL piece from iStitch. I really felt I needed a color to border the white to pop it off the fabric a bit. Thanks to Harriet and Teresa for their advice. I started adding the red border yesterday and I definitely think it will help keep it from blending into the fabric so much. I must also think about a finish for this one as well.</div>
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I am starting to feel a bit like Teresa (<a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1073322355"></span>Atwillowtreepond)</a> with my pile of things to finish. At least Teresa does pull her pile out and actual do some finish work. She is my motivator this year. I'm thinking I will schedule myself a week of finishing in July as we know my goal list indicated I would do the finish work on Christmas ornaments by July 31. </div>
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My dear friend, Harriet and I finally found some time to get together for our Christmas exchange before she headed off to Arizona. We had a delightful time drinking chai, exchanging gifts, catching up, laughing and lunching. </div>
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Harriet and I started stitching something for each other somewhere around 2002 or 2003. This year my stitched gift for Harriet was a design by Abby Rose Designs called Bless this Home. I stitched it on a piece of 48 count linen using 1 thread over 2. I used a mix of the overdyed and DMC colors listed in the following combination.<br />
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I ended up finding the perfect fabric and finished it into a small quilt hanging for this table top quilt hanger that I purchased 2 or 3 years ago waiting with the tag still on it for the perfect piece. It seemed like the moon and stars was meant to hang over the house on this piece. </div>
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You all know how my Christmas tree has a collection of ice skate ornaments and a few ornaments with ice skaters as well. Imagine my delight that Harriet had stitched a skater from a JCS Ornament Issue (I had been admiring this one). Lucky for me it doesn't reference Christmas at all so I can display for a bit longer during the winter months.</div>
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I thought it was quite a coincidence that I had pulled out my pattern a week ago to make one of these project rolls and to receive one made by Harriet's husband, Dan. Thankfully I can put that little project on the back burner for me at this time and enjoy using this one. Blue is my favorite color so having this with some many shades of blues/teals is delightful.</div>
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I am making really good progress on the 2013 Advent SAL I purchased in 2013 from <a href="http://istitchaholic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">iStitch</a>. I am really hoping to have it completed by January 24 so I will have stitched it in the 24 days like it was intended. It will be close! I am so glad that I chose to use the specialty stitches Carol provided with this design. I've always wanted to try some specialty stitches and as the bands are so small if felt like a good way to initiate myself to them. It was a goal for 2015 and am pleased to have accomplished one for the year.</div>
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I have added the <a href="http://astitcherssnippetscooking.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Chicken Tortilla Soup</a> Recipe to my cooking blog. Just click on the recipe to be taken to the blog.</div>
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I was out shopping at the the book store the other day and happened upon this mug on the clearance table. I loved the design on it, the shape and size so purchased it and brought it home. It is my most favorite mug at the moment.</div>
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