tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54192158287253875892024-03-17T22:28:26.193-05:00I'm Working on a ProjectA scientist twirls through life making as many brightly colored art quilts as possible.Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.comBlogger957125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-77307097067198951522024-03-14T09:12:00.001-05:002024-03-14T09:12:10.532-05:00I Like #327<p> It feels terrible to realize it's been an entire month since my last I like post. Tons has happened and of course I've arrived at Thursday morning with no time for a long backlog. So I'll just say there are lots of overdue posts about all kinds of things, including art things, craft things, construction things, and garden things. </p><p>A few highlights since the last post and I'm recommitting to getting my weekly posts up going forward. Becky and the kids came up for a wonderful weekend in February during which we played lots of games and had lots of fun but also becky helped me build three garden beds using the repurposed materials from my old porch roof they tore down. They won't actually live on my patio like this, but this was when we were building them. I still have to dig them in at their final home (so they're level) and then fill them and plant, but there's been too much going on.</p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4hNRt8RecLRJhs7idRL1umGZjMLAqBdrAKh4cjf7TqkJlelT4CCxEmDhWKbETawIkn7mo3HfDbyXaUjkPUocaJMTZOWJlxu4oGIMcWMsprbUmzU9xTmXrRYk05eMFJs5IbymO-mW0GIuk89J4Kot_781udhhPpgGw6piCMwNeUCT2qy4GSbt8k7uD7rI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4hNRt8RecLRJhs7idRL1umGZjMLAqBdrAKh4cjf7TqkJlelT4CCxEmDhWKbETawIkn7mo3HfDbyXaUjkPUocaJMTZOWJlxu4oGIMcWMsprbUmzU9xTmXrRYk05eMFJs5IbymO-mW0GIuk89J4Kot_781udhhPpgGw6piCMwNeUCT2qy4GSbt8k7uD7rI" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><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/a/AVvXsEjrS-ZZW0il2m-ZbKlneRKVVm5xIeU3k3Y_AsUfNKh_07aKZT5bQr1TbPgEvR7elppzWki0K9FjShmKtSGqCgRGWbiy3TizHJYC6rCFe2GI0HDoqxrLv45449qCs7gRtaTO3gx6P_7yRf2RCuIfjONaEWPGjqYW2UZ2bxk8EObx7mmDzMO3le7ujosKYd8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrS-ZZW0il2m-ZbKlneRKVVm5xIeU3k3Y_AsUfNKh_07aKZT5bQr1TbPgEvR7elppzWki0K9FjShmKtSGqCgRGWbiy3TizHJYC6rCFe2GI0HDoqxrLv45449qCs7gRtaTO3gx6P_7yRf2RCuIfjONaEWPGjqYW2UZ2bxk8EObx7mmDzMO3le7ujosKYd8" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my house plants sent out this beautiful orange flower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I haven't done any gardening at all, but I have one tulip and one daffodil. They looked so lonely compared to everyone else who had clumps but I was happy anyway. </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/a/AVvXsEhgf7Gt6JDQOnpS23SSob1J5uWf76OO_IUA-OPwWW8D5Vx0XY3-50vpZE4-kU-kbt7OOXc-v7DmSbCTnhFBFXQjZp39DXVz8ke8YlYngCsFBKsGoU09N2dFxeRRmIBbjdnFgNq8Bewp5bfSw1XkNOJcSjb9gSlOj1rhn7DqzeaFl-8sWUueuzeOYEWerLc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgf7Gt6JDQOnpS23SSob1J5uWf76OO_IUA-OPwWW8D5Vx0XY3-50vpZE4-kU-kbt7OOXc-v7DmSbCTnhFBFXQjZp39DXVz8ke8YlYngCsFBKsGoU09N2dFxeRRmIBbjdnFgNq8Bewp5bfSw1XkNOJcSjb9gSlOj1rhn7DqzeaFl-8sWUueuzeOYEWerLc" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/a/AVvXsEgHC-m1lrxLMHQ-s_TR_lout4wwLMoKTKRagED6kxZhbq6bR8wXA9QGr-Q4TXtInM0fIlyDJxVZSddfID3fGwxKhrOtRng2nI_tcLStdO8Cma-t5r_DyaVJX5vKQgu5hNJKrKv0lvnrC-x4vLxxQKceYJcOT86rqraNhBJ4PZHqi7fRlM0kCKanu2Ce0fI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHC-m1lrxLMHQ-s_TR_lout4wwLMoKTKRagED6kxZhbq6bR8wXA9QGr-Q4TXtInM0fIlyDJxVZSddfID3fGwxKhrOtRng2nI_tcLStdO8Cma-t5r_DyaVJX5vKQgu5hNJKrKv0lvnrC-x4vLxxQKceYJcOT86rqraNhBJ4PZHqi7fRlM0kCKanu2Ce0fI" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I recovered an old brown chair I got at a garage sale a few years ago to fit better in my new dark puprle bedroom. The chair used to be covered with this funny brown and cream floral velvet. I actually really loved it, it had a sort of 70s vibe that made me think fondly of my grandma. But the dog had chewed up some of the brown and it didn't really go with the new bedroom where I love the dark purple but really wnated a pop of something super bright.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled a piece of bright blue cordouroy from my stash (thanks Mary!) and just traced the cushions and made new covers. It's not the best recovering job, but </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;"><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/a/AVvXsEhOGjppw4HESub0SgI2ct_NJrjr-VhreLkkFB-tEz9Fok3JWjp2JFLrIuI6-_h-6TUcVRlunOiC9woJVBCjIlC1qbVsREXRZCmWHCkIShcMT64jJvvoFqVeCfQ6f1NxZokhUhreTa_2CFb_srjg60z2-Y80AGUVbEJ3nDR8i63AyLm7as7CykYLqMMap1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOGjppw4HESub0SgI2ct_NJrjr-VhreLkkFB-tEz9Fok3JWjp2JFLrIuI6-_h-6TUcVRlunOiC9woJVBCjIlC1qbVsREXRZCmWHCkIShcMT64jJvvoFqVeCfQ6f1NxZokhUhreTa_2CFb_srjg60z2-Y80AGUVbEJ3nDR8i63AyLm7as7CykYLqMMap1g" width="180" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj_Elor7DlHjII21bpF9YhbIEr-BII2EWGtIV7IU-W3eama3_vVYzS70WZJyXse1idt-njyQPHLvombIqO5kKXlrn8Wa6BkzM0aOwNLbK8VcyKQfwxh9MtPkQc-LL2r7xc-jLXq-Pc51dSeP3JK89GVI7EzlU-W_CORXeHpZV6jcoXFtldzm8DwdwRHBg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj_Elor7DlHjII21bpF9YhbIEr-BII2EWGtIV7IU-W3eama3_vVYzS70WZJyXse1idt-njyQPHLvombIqO5kKXlrn8Wa6BkzM0aOwNLbK8VcyKQfwxh9MtPkQc-LL2r7xc-jLXq-Pc51dSeP3JK89GVI7EzlU-W_CORXeHpZV6jcoXFtldzm8DwdwRHBg" width="180" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPDFh6kQi8Qi-mZ7b5Fp8ubDdlenuc9BI7rG1sElaR_ocWlRxIgF4PGYSb5K6-xuXQJnFvuDarvgHUYuybcvRWKkOX-BqqrMsOQgcx6x0jC3Fo8_YzflTeManCZJ8qToWxqaF1ayZJi6jIL7ZSmC6H2tdVp9-1LAH_n0kIad9LvtM8HLy041dvhujaIds" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPDFh6kQi8Qi-mZ7b5Fp8ubDdlenuc9BI7rG1sElaR_ocWlRxIgF4PGYSb5K6-xuXQJnFvuDarvgHUYuybcvRWKkOX-BqqrMsOQgcx6x0jC3Fo8_YzflTeManCZJ8qToWxqaF1ayZJi6jIL7ZSmC6H2tdVp9-1LAH_n0kIad9LvtM8HLy041dvhujaIds" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7uzTMBK7B1cACyC0lPYYL71bhkb3HYhW1sIa3HGO17KfVzeu3n1A9y8czrUE2ojF6IJXUXFP7fR9Ezvjvdn5q95CnksEUuO4BLhoe9Z5BVvesSoSuNYAVrzE01jCvTlQrFeS1obW462FGblqpa4dcAaiG7ntdFlpyDbc0BXCK7rT4DU3OURZp1zBe2vI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7uzTMBK7B1cACyC0lPYYL71bhkb3HYhW1sIa3HGO17KfVzeu3n1A9y8czrUE2ojF6IJXUXFP7fR9Ezvjvdn5q95CnksEUuO4BLhoe9Z5BVvesSoSuNYAVrzE01jCvTlQrFeS1obW462FGblqpa4dcAaiG7ntdFlpyDbc0BXCK7rT4DU3OURZp1zBe2vI" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br />I don't have a good picture of it in its new home, but I'll try to get one for next week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made a bunch of doo-dads for the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta fundraiser. I think I'd shared some of them before but I can't remember. </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/a/AVvXsEgRQKw3TFAXIKNSs-prIvSo6B_3NB2_erth7l_khUTTlBgJAPbFNlgysLv4R9F3qAx9vdGeIpHbA9VIejOiOmLZW-oOEbMTi8E1ZDGeQ2f5jmW2fhPWH9Px4IVILWhx_K3fx7yFeyjNAjjUqlAGYL01jJTfqpzffoVGBDME04kBZf0cwRFV92Gey-EBFvw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRQKw3TFAXIKNSs-prIvSo6B_3NB2_erth7l_khUTTlBgJAPbFNlgysLv4R9F3qAx9vdGeIpHbA9VIejOiOmLZW-oOEbMTi8E1ZDGeQ2f5jmW2fhPWH9Px4IVILWhx_K3fx7yFeyjNAjjUqlAGYL01jJTfqpzffoVGBDME04kBZf0cwRFV92Gey-EBFvw" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally of course we have to have the pups. They're doing great. Blue has moved into bed with me and Spooky so now we're even more snuggly at night (i.e. crowded) but it's ok.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They love "helping" fold the clean laundry.</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/a/AVvXsEgE9aHJsuaRZQCBYdY-3mrLmf9I3iAbB4tsWprALZNYXsj4NTALQLa6gTTOe4go5cDiyJr5E5OMXA8LcxZgZ6Nfoa3ydh45yCq497y-oje1ixqnQyWW2A50AC2U7sQXkLEdPEbL1S8zqMlQEBv0Gpj-tWElWNRcwC7BMJz0W49xjnzn5AooeiXWkVaOXo8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE9aHJsuaRZQCBYdY-3mrLmf9I3iAbB4tsWprALZNYXsj4NTALQLa6gTTOe4go5cDiyJr5E5OMXA8LcxZgZ6Nfoa3ydh45yCq497y-oje1ixqnQyWW2A50AC2U7sQXkLEdPEbL1S8zqMlQEBv0Gpj-tWElWNRcwC7BMJz0W49xjnzn5AooeiXWkVaOXo8" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope there are good things in your life and for more, click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a>!</div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-34109206712704902932024-02-15T10:09:00.000-06:002024-02-15T10:09:02.302-06:00I like #326<p> Not much is happening on the crafty front lately, almost everything is focused on work and construction and mud. However, there's good stuff anyway.</p><p>Last Thursday I went to the annual College of Medicine Alumni Association Gala, its the one big fancy work event each year. This year they let us take home the centerpieces so it was exciting to have fun flowers in the wet cold snowy rainy winter!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK7-NKhjTvMqQ6KD9CuyukrK_R3v350EKPBNC-OCyic1HT819GhWTuex7OvwvYxeg3_XfXx4wsdRfUZiibItBzFZ1nlvJeL6XUEfG1fgPqalatAgEhgiTkRWJ_UhH7xv_bgjU_Rvhjcxk_72moQgjX8ncRL0pTsUyT5YesyfAJuYkldk4niq9cZlgDpdo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK7-NKhjTvMqQ6KD9CuyukrK_R3v350EKPBNC-OCyic1HT819GhWTuex7OvwvYxeg3_XfXx4wsdRfUZiibItBzFZ1nlvJeL6XUEfG1fgPqalatAgEhgiTkRWJ_UhH7xv_bgjU_Rvhjcxk_72moQgjX8ncRL0pTsUyT5YesyfAJuYkldk4niq9cZlgDpdo" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Saturday they demoed the backyard for the new concrete for the porch. Unfortunately it's been really wet and rainy so we had a giant giant mud pit for a few days straight out the backdoor. I was constantly sweeping, the bed and sofa were full of dirt, and it was just a giant mess. I had to put on muck boots to get into the studio. But then it dried up enough to pour the concrete and by yesterday evening the dogs were allowed on it, so now even though there's still tons of mud at least the dogs don't go straight from it into the house. I spent two hours cleaning floors last night and it is (at least temporarily) so much better. </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/a/AVvXsEg3wALyhhVGd7v2UFtbKfWy85jhp7LLdXwa3yMP_5kedcO2yzzl4-m9f3cAYQxeW4MpslgMKtoQotVnDawWI_UrHCin4dpHCqtJsqf-7yzCjNmrxs-2JCWlH5ldJCNFI8YFNBqwTobitkYikh3JsCrDUfbwxzhxMNpHkFIy7s-p6W5BhLmeB0FdcFg6E7A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3wALyhhVGd7v2UFtbKfWy85jhp7LLdXwa3yMP_5kedcO2yzzl4-m9f3cAYQxeW4MpslgMKtoQotVnDawWI_UrHCin4dpHCqtJsqf-7yzCjNmrxs-2JCWlH5ldJCNFI8YFNBqwTobitkYikh3JsCrDUfbwxzhxMNpHkFIy7s-p6W5BhLmeB0FdcFg6E7A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoHKl9Hru5qO8G29230INTXFh2ytxRcrexwzMRIB2XFuEJ36sOzI2S5cWb2_2VL4FwgGwZE_txHJbl5G9ZmIqLrG-d3-TujsJ5TN0whsht-IuVXXqGhONR_BhT_sEpza1V6-ZqFQrG8vOwnNFy1ODGzOEXCxLyF84e-Ge1UMxb2oqYFmlJeFFoR6dUwps" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoHKl9Hru5qO8G29230INTXFh2ytxRcrexwzMRIB2XFuEJ36sOzI2S5cWb2_2VL4FwgGwZE_txHJbl5G9ZmIqLrG-d3-TujsJ5TN0whsht-IuVXXqGhONR_BhT_sEpza1V6-ZqFQrG8vOwnNFy1ODGzOEXCxLyF84e-Ge1UMxb2oqYFmlJeFFoR6dUwps=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgak5bq8AfTh_erfzhNSXb6ULMnHXMJJBUb8Voiko0s3YOGq8CvrT4FTzP7cJUqc5HQvAUZzmImYWhZt7QJyGXbOnUezbcPqkd3HK6bt7NHFDo1bYgrCVwaoDfyNSZsH4ukNV2i0e_xM3-VA7r1HYfGoUOgLzAN6Ed9wquSiQmCxDaYmrNouWkTFeA6s1c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgak5bq8AfTh_erfzhNSXb6ULMnHXMJJBUb8Voiko0s3YOGq8CvrT4FTzP7cJUqc5HQvAUZzmImYWhZt7QJyGXbOnUezbcPqkd3HK6bt7NHFDo1bYgrCVwaoDfyNSZsH4ukNV2i0e_xM3-VA7r1HYfGoUOgLzAN6Ed9wquSiQmCxDaYmrNouWkTFeA6s1c=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRCzGzxzV-8XSwkTpn4SbatQPcea9BnQ7kbIUWbQP6U-zAQuV81tGuYyGd2kZt5mBVIfrOp1Jldj7an8y6Ycbs94Zy0GdX8uU2w6O17p6CwccEzqAORH1RSN0VSeqHKjLiywUTYxcoFJliIGxRmfCMRfTSOeOGid4dpu6cdjVPruejyeZyy0JKRLb7RwU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRCzGzxzV-8XSwkTpn4SbatQPcea9BnQ7kbIUWbQP6U-zAQuV81tGuYyGd2kZt5mBVIfrOp1Jldj7an8y6Ycbs94Zy0GdX8uU2w6O17p6CwccEzqAORH1RSN0VSeqHKjLiywUTYxcoFJliIGxRmfCMRfTSOeOGid4dpu6cdjVPruejyeZyy0JKRLb7RwU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsFqaPj0G-1tVg7VTCfQ386pWUegGOYBm-Sc4oJlQFIxit_B0TKw7OnVk9D2BSqM-aJTKOukOFTCTJJenLFMGp1Qd5fghNQjtbncuG7KCCwHNIWSQOfOZrqTOsudQj8W7zKxCEKolyVqPwGz_oP_6PRNwpCP5FrLYa0yWRSH1OUgEiV77aSA_tJtHyiy4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsFqaPj0G-1tVg7VTCfQ386pWUegGOYBm-Sc4oJlQFIxit_B0TKw7OnVk9D2BSqM-aJTKOukOFTCTJJenLFMGp1Qd5fghNQjtbncuG7KCCwHNIWSQOfOZrqTOsudQj8W7zKxCEKolyVqPwGz_oP_6PRNwpCP5FrLYa0yWRSH1OUgEiV77aSA_tJtHyiy4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>I'm very excited about the concrete, it's nice and bigger than my old porch footprint. And I learned I can move my fence, so I'm not even sad anymore about losing garden space. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>While they were tearing up the old concrete on Saturday Blue and Spooky and I went out for a nice hike. It was good to get outside and not be at the hourse during the noisiest of the demo, this whole process has been super stressful for the dogs anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEr8s9y-5_pzl3ziLmCLESo0jVqOeo4B5l--Aso4GEQkJqtzJVCvmLhXJHxmPJj9N2XYBD59ufrHd3ZSkc9WvmXIl6eHaSzeRTN-PUqRT-H3azlqCa9Ws3-4sc2t5hFHJBSn4WERnWc-QuTAyrl9NNdRdB88Wglk7oO-1iHgO1nuSiRJB4HDzhBvXkwzM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEr8s9y-5_pzl3ziLmCLESo0jVqOeo4B5l--Aso4GEQkJqtzJVCvmLhXJHxmPJj9N2XYBD59ufrHd3ZSkc9WvmXIl6eHaSzeRTN-PUqRT-H3azlqCa9Ws3-4sc2t5hFHJBSn4WERnWc-QuTAyrl9NNdRdB88Wglk7oO-1iHgO1nuSiRJB4HDzhBvXkwzM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0Wbc01wkf3OjjFNMsPyY4CRSuxarCayTUnz0hAZAnTLz4Y3B3YdVJW4g-MGmxPZ4bvsKrcckL7yYeI0IPXyx05zgFZ9CkaSiw_2wiWiE4BkiOp8bjpcPjjatjV6R2exz78_FiEXi0Zcnb95ljBCvl9xW971_gMerY3-n9zo849tcmrQIrwPlzrtEiDH0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0Wbc01wkf3OjjFNMsPyY4CRSuxarCayTUnz0hAZAnTLz4Y3B3YdVJW4g-MGmxPZ4bvsKrcckL7yYeI0IPXyx05zgFZ9CkaSiw_2wiWiE4BkiOp8bjpcPjjatjV6R2exz78_FiEXi0Zcnb95ljBCvl9xW971_gMerY3-n9zo849tcmrQIrwPlzrtEiDH0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did do one small sewing project this weekend, I made my annual donation quilt for the SAQA spotlight auction. It's inspired by a kelp forest. The quilts are very small, 6x8 matted down to 4.5 x 6.5. Because the quilts are matted, 3/4" all the way around doesn't show, and they recommend you use a flat finishing (i.e. not a bulky binding or facing. Mine has some dimensional elements on it so I was careful to make sure those didn't go into the area where it would be matted. This is the quilt, it looks kind of funny as is, but once matted it will look more like the second picture below.</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/a/AVvXsEjv_KvEU6jrj_llTWgO9mRl-MnumWBIfdSDxwI_9TeL3TwqoM_SA4TlvA_N8SYOiODT2Nu4m5ByECxkd0UhUO99gUhvZwy2duYwasNAOrvfYP7R4ezjdtVx1vzHrB9Ug1_TIC0vC_xs9ItYJ1VGfZFmU2OdCKtRMQGS8GpRQURzHFrd6_txc3eeReiSlZ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv_KvEU6jrj_llTWgO9mRl-MnumWBIfdSDxwI_9TeL3TwqoM_SA4TlvA_N8SYOiODT2Nu4m5ByECxkd0UhUO99gUhvZwy2duYwasNAOrvfYP7R4ezjdtVx1vzHrB9Ug1_TIC0vC_xs9ItYJ1VGfZFmU2OdCKtRMQGS8GpRQURzHFrd6_txc3eeReiSlZ8=w480-h640" width="480" /></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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-aYwmS267LnxcVji8FG3nUx8PXiuM4duL_U0lpm4UsfzLNTTr9L_T-XNmj2P4IAsQa4BQYSIdmHVWj51_i0kJ0yOM6zaCAknNbUU5NZGVBcjXK8F1_ccmnhqqWiNZxG9bEVm3kikSf8zjizw_Y36TEsLQ7bPoeyO_USNrLLmDZ5c4JeQgEGevW4Icc4I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="541" data-original-width="431" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-aYwmS267LnxcVji8FG3nUx8PXiuM4duL_U0lpm4UsfzLNTTr9L_T-XNmj2P4IAsQa4BQYSIdmHVWj51_i0kJ0yOM6zaCAknNbUU5NZGVBcjXK8F1_ccmnhqqWiNZxG9bEVm3kikSf8zjizw_Y36TEsLQ7bPoeyO_USNrLLmDZ5c4JeQgEGevW4Icc4I=w509-h640" width="509" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'm still having fun putting together outfits with lots of handknits. In the summer when it's hot I wear the same basic stuff, but in the winter it's fun to dig stuff out of my closet and do things a little more put together. Lots of times I even start with the shawl and handknit socks and then do the outfit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/a/AVvXsEgZBHXEj1tWYCTUBi1LatF-z5XhhnEi3orzMNPfFW7yz9H39FrtDgXr3Q-YmrBLApT1NhTK2oqtUxTc5L9jkPBlY3scy-mBfNeCPbIkf8MC5IELFvsXi5o-feOwIcx3MhIsVcRxThwEIjzEo4kA8AUIqA33NaWKI286thd_DCujmtp3rVnJ7KG1w2VyzO0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZBHXEj1tWYCTUBi1LatF-z5XhhnEi3orzMNPfFW7yz9H39FrtDgXr3Q-YmrBLApT1NhTK2oqtUxTc5L9jkPBlY3scy-mBfNeCPbIkf8MC5IELFvsXi5o-feOwIcx3MhIsVcRxThwEIjzEo4kA8AUIqA33NaWKI286thd_DCujmtp3rVnJ7KG1w2VyzO0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For Valentine's Day!<br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSA98G7_kQExN738G8n25iDSaAkswI6XsfBokZuRViKWeLIRKHdiazg0QJCj3MOCgAcwY8RQyDveoK-emXOKJmfvF6eE-BmmHuN5xNKC_0rQvXCU_bWbof1h1oSi39UHpDVM2Zbejg_R9MluAEyvDh9_HAEDDDiAeOuGZwDy7Q2qQ4-tl1dk2laaMlC4E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSA98G7_kQExN738G8n25iDSaAkswI6XsfBokZuRViKWeLIRKHdiazg0QJCj3MOCgAcwY8RQyDveoK-emXOKJmfvF6eE-BmmHuN5xNKC_0rQvXCU_bWbof1h1oSi39UHpDVM2Zbejg_R9MluAEyvDh9_HAEDDDiAeOuGZwDy7Q2qQ4-tl1dk2laaMlC4E=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was today's, ignore the dumb face.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglOVej4mJdr5PJCmRiSX6gbnVmw9Q8OY6UfYB9Y5RrxCgms4miGVfvuO_s_u28wuQiTMvv4zdd1m8WGGRySKnFsMpe8MIOIBcodmDu9fJTvw3iSWKMDJKPlOIa4HEzU6Aq73lbDjFtCtWKjfZjy-VTizj8IiQf7k_L0V2gwG4GEL6dl9rDR2VR6J7h_HY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglOVej4mJdr5PJCmRiSX6gbnVmw9Q8OY6UfYB9Y5RrxCgms4miGVfvuO_s_u28wuQiTMvv4zdd1m8WGGRySKnFsMpe8MIOIBcodmDu9fJTvw3iSWKMDJKPlOIa4HEzU6Aq73lbDjFtCtWKjfZjy-VTizj8IiQf7k_L0V2gwG4GEL6dl9rDR2VR6J7h_HY=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope thereare nice things in your life this week! Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> for more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-79745360616811187142024-02-08T09:27:00.007-06:002024-02-08T09:27:44.976-06:00I Like #325<p> Welcome to another week of things to like. They started demo in the backyard this week which is exciting and a bit messy. They got the old porch torn down and garden fence removed, and sadly two of my garden beds disassembled. We're playing it by ear with the weather regarding the next steps which are demoing out the old concrete and pouring the new.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdm_cF_g3XMmr0d5q7NnjQXeIqdqX2nHX3xJWdPm5Xv-z3DZtygqVjq9ThpAQMC5I10vFEg74_gdpikpODBrJ_boPdWN73Gt6nrBoKkVyr4Yioc4GxPxPmHwPC0iYgnyop_lATpzCfSS-cYqzkjlYSgQixX2p48U-CB0RI4enPE0zrLbyhs_U5kHw1rFc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdm_cF_g3XMmr0d5q7NnjQXeIqdqX2nHX3xJWdPm5Xv-z3DZtygqVjq9ThpAQMC5I10vFEg74_gdpikpODBrJ_boPdWN73Gt6nrBoKkVyr4Yioc4GxPxPmHwPC0iYgnyop_lATpzCfSS-cYqzkjlYSgQixX2p48U-CB0RI4enPE0zrLbyhs_U5kHw1rFc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj35vwAvBqy7UGutRJfocnHOfkzAFtHHTOZeRYzPdpZST3bOZ2O29Ol8hnEpyISkFySx3w1m_7vy6xbCs6nVSZsqjDkrjXFM3pxYZsiS44Er7BSXqNpMPjFBYNmxR_DscifWinmHwTpvrvtJR_2lceXjxxvwnpf_Jb7gg2arTL2vUXWYk3QuGyrS9wWo2I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj35vwAvBqy7UGutRJfocnHOfkzAFtHHTOZeRYzPdpZST3bOZ2O29Ol8hnEpyISkFySx3w1m_7vy6xbCs6nVSZsqjDkrjXFM3pxYZsiS44Er7BSXqNpMPjFBYNmxR_DscifWinmHwTpvrvtJR_2lceXjxxvwnpf_Jb7gg2arTL2vUXWYk3QuGyrS9wWo2I=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijcFOtn6j5lFJe9j_92HV3ictMOmOgCqMJTnSbv16rv8mOcznpRgufPAIKAatihsDRYiwZByQWoxKraYiAe8jLLmBnNz4QUPeKzO6IPpXzJ5tygMBDy5M6DlPOpWau68Skt4q6Gl7duYdFnVwnAVml-0EDieUytJAZ_MWi0MkEdxRKMkb3iYxhVWp9EZo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijcFOtn6j5lFJe9j_92HV3ictMOmOgCqMJTnSbv16rv8mOcznpRgufPAIKAatihsDRYiwZByQWoxKraYiAe8jLLmBnNz4QUPeKzO6IPpXzJ5tygMBDy5M6DlPOpWau68Skt4q6Gl7duYdFnVwnAVml-0EDieUytJAZ_MWi0MkEdxRKMkb3iYxhVWp9EZo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made curtains this weekend for two doorless closets in my small bedroom. I used this rough weave raw silk that Georgia gave me. To spruce it up a little I decided to include some trim from my stash. The one room has pale brown and blue sheers, and I was excited to have just enough of this blue and white trim for an accent. The other room has a roman shade made out of the fabric in the top of the second picture. I auditioned several different ribbons/trims, and decided to go for the gold and pink combo.</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/a/AVvXsEht-mcBpYpvisdnL2BFMo0zjVgwRKDdS8lNC3HUOpGucRovmQGeIey8RhOLsI8pjlI5vDKRTNQTrgmzVNo78AZOuhCybnjbTLDFtLCvGJ0We9QCfxiaO-bhfxip4JsxlslopZvobXg17ir77RWxbo3DNAiifBGy0Yj1S6nu3WVSx09e9fV0wKJhMJh089Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht-mcBpYpvisdnL2BFMo0zjVgwRKDdS8lNC3HUOpGucRovmQGeIey8RhOLsI8pjlI5vDKRTNQTrgmzVNo78AZOuhCybnjbTLDFtLCvGJ0We9QCfxiaO-bhfxip4JsxlslopZvobXg17ir77RWxbo3DNAiifBGy0Yj1S6nu3WVSx09e9fV0wKJhMJh089Y=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><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/a/AVvXsEjfs6V-siIxrustX4fEBY13fOXDf-TSEioAZ8a0wo_O5OXeZj6CuGgJvSYu40iY5kh8PBw0Frk2IHjNTxZ6Gx69uJfVILwd7APTO3PIoslU81CktpfRUuqB2aXg2VH6VDAGxz0XKXaqWMI_aQJ9w4Ph0UxJJr2VDo3KGOfll87WmAZPJyo3yIh2ibKGwB0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfs6V-siIxrustX4fEBY13fOXDf-TSEioAZ8a0wo_O5OXeZj6CuGgJvSYu40iY5kh8PBw0Frk2IHjNTxZ6Gx69uJfVILwd7APTO3PIoslU81CktpfRUuqB2aXg2VH6VDAGxz0XKXaqWMI_aQJ9w4Ph0UxJJr2VDo3KGOfll87WmAZPJyo3yIh2ibKGwB0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOc7ehNb0oVU5eRa10XIrWoYdOx48QW-MgT5fW5T5dbIn2HaR3mKebR4lWU-psB_MwZm27zHaZm5ovAfVaDmmv8YyaNeS5UlUdbStm2GhW_qrLI8z-fZFBUDnqNKEB-LVNT0g8AHUTY45ZQPod8Ld7mYp1qMbmZZAs6GPsT2va1BWH6cRdSxgnr9A3QvM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOc7ehNb0oVU5eRa10XIrWoYdOx48QW-MgT5fW5T5dbIn2HaR3mKebR4lWU-psB_MwZm27zHaZm5ovAfVaDmmv8YyaNeS5UlUdbStm2GhW_qrLI8z-fZFBUDnqNKEB-LVNT0g8AHUTY45ZQPod8Ld7mYp1qMbmZZAs6GPsT2va1BWH6cRdSxgnr9A3QvM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also dyed a bunch of sort of medium weight silk that has an interesting Jacquard-type weave. I used Dharma's procion dyes and an acid method. It dulled the sheen a bit but the color came out perfect. It's to make curtains for my new purple bedroom.</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/a/AVvXsEgVN1XncfSYVgzNy3acaWREZ9vEHQC6sWnSFgh9qhbqe5gauilmiYo2acjimGz8CmY7adbP5-PbMoq6PdwfcJUhy3lHMvkvld8ZtAPsdjguWe57r4eVmYznx4lPYVAmwpCe03tRtl4SQtxZkdvcrMYBlyTLQx2ezotToQOTOIx_ghkCTQPI1IBVTl5eKg0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVN1XncfSYVgzNy3acaWREZ9vEHQC6sWnSFgh9qhbqe5gauilmiYo2acjimGz8CmY7adbP5-PbMoq6PdwfcJUhy3lHMvkvld8ZtAPsdjguWe57r4eVmYznx4lPYVAmwpCe03tRtl4SQtxZkdvcrMYBlyTLQx2ezotToQOTOIx_ghkCTQPI1IBVTl5eKg0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had only one outfit selfie this week, but the bright colors were fun.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></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/a/AVvXsEjyAmYWvV7k-6YvPZh_M-rHhkTd_L49hRQIq2SAm7fNaXed3k34co_eH-LvGbM04qtRcV5jKG5UbBfEmsZaNxtFI3tYtMlxjL4cDkEcsS698prWmj532lyYNK7iB4Eaf0YIpfsR_DW9BMSjrtyeWQFLnCm0f2SMd4twgw9xzTWAN3A4RHM_KzUPDpWx2nc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyAmYWvV7k-6YvPZh_M-rHhkTd_L49hRQIq2SAm7fNaXed3k34co_eH-LvGbM04qtRcV5jKG5UbBfEmsZaNxtFI3tYtMlxjL4cDkEcsS698prWmj532lyYNK7iB4Eaf0YIpfsR_DW9BMSjrtyeWQFLnCm0f2SMd4twgw9xzTWAN3A4RHM_KzUPDpWx2nc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And some pups to brighten your day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></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/a/AVvXsEhVx2N6M4xCa215lamT5oS8yQa1Jixe1uxgwFEmIprooue-5nwiAub4HcF_gxxX4GCe8wpatEYHO9oP4-U3hCa8-0r75iQhMpNVVMWIXo74KBhuenBnU9FsYjVtyVtgKwnioZO8hBHS-fYOQB5WnwakupN94Z3okbS4M1k5ACVSD4qxyeG8okCYxQ-UTkU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVx2N6M4xCa215lamT5oS8yQa1Jixe1uxgwFEmIprooue-5nwiAub4HcF_gxxX4GCe8wpatEYHO9oP4-U3hCa8-0r75iQhMpNVVMWIXo74KBhuenBnU9FsYjVtyVtgKwnioZO8hBHS-fYOQB5WnwakupN94Z3okbS4M1k5ACVSD4qxyeG8okCYxQ-UTkU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgudP4PBmUJMoB5f8e2XGoHBDH8qttVLegzeZYTJUTUzVGeKR17B-Cjixn9hyUGpalt9bdz9GWXe0B-A8bgBraHKOv2HAvcIFEbhGysRNy6Iw3lCrsJa_9wg5mxMPPf7NnbV9r_oEH7aL4Bb-idO4hfjkm9bc5Sxx6ENyJTJgkZeueWwRwljr7L0DnHrLo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgudP4PBmUJMoB5f8e2XGoHBDH8qttVLegzeZYTJUTUzVGeKR17B-Cjixn9hyUGpalt9bdz9GWXe0B-A8bgBraHKOv2HAvcIFEbhGysRNy6Iw3lCrsJa_9wg5mxMPPf7NnbV9r_oEH7aL4Bb-idO4hfjkm9bc5Sxx6ENyJTJgkZeueWwRwljr7L0DnHrLo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's </a>for more things to like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-85128817660572924562024-02-01T08:31:00.008-06:002024-02-01T08:31:54.834-06:00I Like #324<p> Welcome to February! After missing a couple of weeks (at this point I don't even remember why), I'm back with things to like. </p><p>I've had lots of construction happening at my house the last several weeks, and while it's not done, it's at the stage where things are looking so much better. I've been able to start hanging back up are (which is great since it means getting it off the floor), and was able to clean up my studio enough to unload some rolls of fabric from the car. </p><p>Currently I'm really really loving the dark purple paint I picked for my bedroom. It's hard to photograph, but it feels so cozy and bold in person.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8VsEAvdcs5f0xd4_VkGjyANRC_cr2-_U0Q9xCSTs1ldC8s8A8PUHDwgXEXPHsAsukcQFBMRaXFOld_YFuZu8LGLedh8yxA3Nb0Lgo4CkcFZWOvURPVbYKs01I39HOqq1UaGjM28NofkNf7UCrJBJLg-KPOcz28HNYSjx-qQyjQ0U8Tdc8l5cXJ5XpiuA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8VsEAvdcs5f0xd4_VkGjyANRC_cr2-_U0Q9xCSTs1ldC8s8A8PUHDwgXEXPHsAsukcQFBMRaXFOld_YFuZu8LGLedh8yxA3Nb0Lgo4CkcFZWOvURPVbYKs01I39HOqq1UaGjM28NofkNf7UCrJBJLg-KPOcz28HNYSjx-qQyjQ0U8Tdc8l5cXJ5XpiuA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>During the construction, the contractor found three of Spooky's missing balls, he's been thrilled to have them back.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMfLFWspQJ5Qs55L955FvHqr5XvQ8s7V-Pa9QgZ8KRDyaUFYC4LEVv7hwzDKXChvT9iilASlIKf6l9fmp-MTTp2LbGtzXK1lCzDrevigl-KVUSFoZv3HzR_Nhqdb1ppwrnubBTCa6shD_iV6taklhYk8T6tefz6aeZC6tIOAste9ATIQtr9LFE8tP7z-8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMfLFWspQJ5Qs55L955FvHqr5XvQ8s7V-Pa9QgZ8KRDyaUFYC4LEVv7hwzDKXChvT9iilASlIKf6l9fmp-MTTp2LbGtzXK1lCzDrevigl-KVUSFoZv3HzR_Nhqdb1ppwrnubBTCa6shD_iV6taklhYk8T6tefz6aeZC6tIOAste9ATIQtr9LFE8tP7z-8=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>As part of moving things back in, I gave all my plants a bath last Sunday when it was warm. I love my plants, but I did destash about 8 to friends and colleagues. I had lots of duplicates and really need to recapture some space. The ones I gave away were mostly small euphorbia, aloe, and pothos. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC8FbCz4jdCnFIT4vXWz5lla9pJtHirrhw30KCWW9KRR2zojo54PYTC_Px5jPsk4Ch6pe1mroZTFRsA4ozXyzdZkZUPmKXE2WeMm7e1QayZLJxgorGAu8WIT40HgkcyAd5BF-3HiHUaUwMyDO-U3-dozUCjw8dRcYyL1lxKFFQj264IN4cEwlkzk5NbXs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC8FbCz4jdCnFIT4vXWz5lla9pJtHirrhw30KCWW9KRR2zojo54PYTC_Px5jPsk4Ch6pe1mroZTFRsA4ozXyzdZkZUPmKXE2WeMm7e1QayZLJxgorGAu8WIT40HgkcyAd5BF-3HiHUaUwMyDO-U3-dozUCjw8dRcYyL1lxKFFQj264IN4cEwlkzk5NbXs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not much blooming right now except my amaryllis which I rescued as a bulb from a post-Christmas clearance bin at walmart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/a/AVvXsEis6bFwXzCAkS-m6T7jGxdwNHfiuWG5iJS1jr-Fzy7pbV3VYFkU8fKOiMGzRzqhVHT6s3C8Rtl4MbowHEQJxetccxgjpGvYh8FfDCSlvTRQl8e_Kbq-KhrOoINKKe6U7QcAz7TNCaK62312pc0KX7HNHLYHdqbRxnn_HHE6hkLRt8Ybv3_Ic5MSr7zavMM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis6bFwXzCAkS-m6T7jGxdwNHfiuWG5iJS1jr-Fzy7pbV3VYFkU8fKOiMGzRzqhVHT6s3C8Rtl4MbowHEQJxetccxgjpGvYh8FfDCSlvTRQl8e_Kbq-KhrOoINKKe6U7QcAz7TNCaK62312pc0KX7HNHLYHdqbRxnn_HHE6hkLRt8Ybv3_Ic5MSr7zavMM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pups are doing ok, they got in another small fight last night, triggered by dog chaos in a neighbors yard. No severe injuries, but Blue's ear was injured again. They were fine by this morning, cuddled up on the bed together as normal.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigvsIYjScTWKxqrLjlWCF56frwY59xHjsfGYaaRByzbIC-h76aOiHdjp2PJC9rHdgAAhySqAsNukhxWglUWTAMAgsxfaEImznk5x8KqXoRCJhpafM8pqFmCGZrFgHgzR5en3X1cN3CMUxgmIUu_neCogfuqSHFgj9f2RKpsh_sJTr3JkwN3-yGAUF086w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigvsIYjScTWKxqrLjlWCF56frwY59xHjsfGYaaRByzbIC-h76aOiHdjp2PJC9rHdgAAhySqAsNukhxWglUWTAMAgsxfaEImznk5x8KqXoRCJhpafM8pqFmCGZrFgHgzR5en3X1cN3CMUxgmIUu_neCogfuqSHFgj9f2RKpsh_sJTr3JkwN3-yGAUF086w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After some extremely cold weeks, and then a couple weeks of solid gray rain, it's finally been nice this week. I've been enjoying pairing up my hand knits shawls with fun outfits and handknit socks. Sorry about the backgrounds, it's either the work bathroom or the garage.</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/a/AVvXsEjieZdCkh6e7xw9X_GuM_z_Z3FWyzypZz29QS_MlBDxL9_S8FSjwqqKjniy72HbBNMAFX4docZR2l1KjbSOZAsx7P4gV6ywRfovAb89WLCavhFVWbnjRACNt92rytE4F9MVFLqp_XboRYGJr7GNX1ML43hqXce3zsCgY942mbBZFtyyUVVtOpV8SpyDxlA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjieZdCkh6e7xw9X_GuM_z_Z3FWyzypZz29QS_MlBDxL9_S8FSjwqqKjniy72HbBNMAFX4docZR2l1KjbSOZAsx7P4gV6ywRfovAb89WLCavhFVWbnjRACNt92rytE4F9MVFLqp_XboRYGJr7GNX1ML43hqXce3zsCgY942mbBZFtyyUVVtOpV8SpyDxlA=w480-h640" width="480" /></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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgge6_6Fs3K-f6Qx8E0nDYiELYPr3RMLNmXSPCuKYLP4pXM7C15dnhWle2dM7cBsXBfu3kRGStZbXybV8X65ZvdHO7eQhygH44KcR-9pJuoNpbvxfIL9Hp9XTitTQD1FpQ8vceCQ61qYSsC779kFib_TZXh_TjXnHJ8XjUX_0McYunQfFrbnlUwTXSLx1Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgge6_6Fs3K-f6Qx8E0nDYiELYPr3RMLNmXSPCuKYLP4pXM7C15dnhWle2dM7cBsXBfu3kRGStZbXybV8X65ZvdHO7eQhygH44KcR-9pJuoNpbvxfIL9Hp9XTitTQD1FpQ8vceCQ61qYSsC779kFib_TZXh_TjXnHJ8XjUX_0McYunQfFrbnlUwTXSLx1Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg61mI1PmOZxbjZ-i6TaisJ-M4gOIWzRpVi5_NnvBYDG0MjWPlwSNsE3URIaqKIC4kNGl5D8ViZInWThqTrdpvpNOG0D51rzO1Wbmafvrv8x2oU_7n_S-R_EUGwYnbQkOSCY1FWSFRCA94fLOIr2SoETfs_qH5ny0EKxvM4Ag7r1PHxRI4ZWmIKZ-c1zVg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg61mI1PmOZxbjZ-i6TaisJ-M4gOIWzRpVi5_NnvBYDG0MjWPlwSNsE3URIaqKIC4kNGl5D8ViZInWThqTrdpvpNOG0D51rzO1Wbmafvrv8x2oU_7n_S-R_EUGwYnbQkOSCY1FWSFRCA94fLOIr2SoETfs_qH5ny0EKxvM4Ag7r1PHxRI4ZWmIKZ-c1zVg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did get a chance to blog about a couple of new quilts from late last year this week, click <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2024/01/new-quilt-hidden-life.html">here</a> and <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2024/01/new-quilt-hondo-valley-iris.html">here</a> to see them!</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/a/AVvXsEi_w_tn-JGsM3n3KD7oOmjvUgGPt14faXrmPrCl3OsQd3mclUw-dq8qYza4Y8VKkeuRepjOcEB0L9z6cE63DEnrTnZ5_2oQtA2ERwcjYVlrVRZuabo53v37CgcGd8aX5zrnjL-ndUWsYFGyFd5S47Sh5ktDjDbFFNOrg8lO5uHKwmQx-vgqTp4kwZnHDUs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_w_tn-JGsM3n3KD7oOmjvUgGPt14faXrmPrCl3OsQd3mclUw-dq8qYza4Y8VKkeuRepjOcEB0L9z6cE63DEnrTnZ5_2oQtA2ERwcjYVlrVRZuabo53v37CgcGd8aX5zrnjL-ndUWsYFGyFd5S47Sh5ktDjDbFFNOrg8lO5uHKwmQx-vgqTp4kwZnHDUs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you all are finding some things to like! Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> for more!</div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-24384050113008988362024-01-29T18:04:00.001-06:002024-01-29T18:04:00.138-06:00New Quilt-Hondo Valley Iris<p> This is a piece I started last fall, intended to be another in my smocked series. It was made from an old slip that I've had since my college days (now more than 20 years ago). I don't think I've ever worn it since college, which is a long time to keep something in your closet you don't wear.</p><p>Anyway, I first cut it into two pieces and painted it. I was originally going to use the two pieces as the front/back of the quilt, but the pieces were fairly small for a smocked quilt since the smocking eats up a lot of area so I decided it would be a diptych and both painted pieces would be "fronts." Evidently I didn't take pictures from the painting or quilting steps. </p><p>After quilting, I finished the edges with some purple fuzzy yarn from my stash and then set them aside to finish over the Christmas break at my mom's. I decided to leave them sort of skirt-shaped; I wasn't sure what that would do to the smocking, but I didn't want to square them up and lose even more fabric.</p><p>The first smocking pattern I tried was this lattice pattern, I'd been wanting to try it for a while, but unfortunately, it didn't work well with the small piece of quilted fabric. I think for small quilts, it really does help for the smocking pattern to have left-right symmetry so that the side pleats hang evenly on both sides.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9-dC9djJUzqDMqdg7U62MgNMyoIDsps60lvUlKkTuo-Spsdj_xQeoTrA8hfcZBq_QNbR2X7kaFg95Qt1LcocKJcahaeOH-7JoEDOr2HKeUrXImTibyZ4eGFP5cqCYFYqC-fAm17N98G3ZaOyD6zDsAN21odLT7vc-lSNdM24uHxArHa886y_g36G38U/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2027%202023,%208%2003%2053%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhk9-dC9djJUzqDMqdg7U62MgNMyoIDsps60lvUlKkTuo-Spsdj_xQeoTrA8hfcZBq_QNbR2X7kaFg95Qt1LcocKJcahaeOH-7JoEDOr2HKeUrXImTibyZ4eGFP5cqCYFYqC-fAm17N98G3ZaOyD6zDsAN21odLT7vc-lSNdM24uHxArHa886y_g36G38U/s320/Photo%20Dec%2027%202023,%208%2003%2053%20AM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> I settled for this plainer pattern and I think it worked much better. </p><p>Here's the finished diptych, I like how the irregular shape made the two pieces nest nicely with one another when hanging. The purple and green color scheme reminded me of the wonderful iris at the <a href="https://www.ruidoso.net/listing/detail/176">Hondo Valley Iris Farm</a>, so that's what it's named! The Hondo Valley is the very last thing you drive through going home to my parent's in New Mexico. If you're ever headed to Ruidoso in the spring/early summer, it's definitely worth a stop.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyrhaKNJin_slOKze8wbgI_-Tp-l1TO6uJKkN6CwRkBISqv5OaDL8RJEPUCWiP0KOX95m_rOQBuVy0HljhnEOxfMieQFiL5EjKMU3ZfOt728dUUvdCyW-RWq5mgM08ngX0K6ZLjWmck7tOS-jOiRurGQs6569cgjFOL9ctZGa-DC7jvU-jJFZkyOnCyk/s4200/Hondo%20Valley%20Iris-Full%204200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="4200" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyrhaKNJin_slOKze8wbgI_-Tp-l1TO6uJKkN6CwRkBISqv5OaDL8RJEPUCWiP0KOX95m_rOQBuVy0HljhnEOxfMieQFiL5EjKMU3ZfOt728dUUvdCyW-RWq5mgM08ngX0K6ZLjWmck7tOS-jOiRurGQs6569cgjFOL9ctZGa-DC7jvU-jJFZkyOnCyk/w640-h486/Hondo%20Valley%20Iris-Full%204200.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hondo Valley Iris, c. Shannon Conley, 2024, 20" x 28" x 2"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvXAvyepGKimeucjCAZ3a9m5IrgaYcvYsrtiFzGsvGUje2AkPq1AJ9JHrZaUuo-CechgJNY8H7vGmaKLCLC1TusbG1hRYB3fGMbncuOs1s-NKRPXLOhu5OXI0l4QiJouQh4idvsZ-C-fo2qrhYrC_Pj_3ojwjhrm0d7ufpDEDaawlc_NXF6BGFQUjB6g/s1000/Hondo%20Valley%20Iris-Detail%201-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvXAvyepGKimeucjCAZ3a9m5IrgaYcvYsrtiFzGsvGUje2AkPq1AJ9JHrZaUuo-CechgJNY8H7vGmaKLCLC1TusbG1hRYB3fGMbncuOs1s-NKRPXLOhu5OXI0l4QiJouQh4idvsZ-C-fo2qrhYrC_Pj_3ojwjhrm0d7ufpDEDaawlc_NXF6BGFQUjB6g/w640-h480/Hondo%20Valley%20Iris-Detail%201-1000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh1E7IxfJQj4JaeKruGrcvHhW0quMIIeBQdxxcIG8yFtV4d_JuqjKOMntMmVEdP5x6_TlJdN3SRipy71bheIYA4pduJraqhES1FQ30M8SrZgKbpyD_LlvVsZXKFcPSrRIGMnrUDcflaAbKzhT-0a_vrAB6WW5xU_QxmOcTrL918cNv3JZF4cBswCFgiQ/s8160/P1070665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was for a call for our art quilt group 4 Common Corners. The theme was "Hidden Life" and I was super excited by that. Seemed right up my alley. Last fall was pretty chaotic and stressful though so I sort of wanted to work from something I already had. </p><p>You may recall the background from the quilt I mdae for the fierce planets call (called "Wild Thing") was this purple stretch velvet. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIf9gsW2Onvwi1EMv7SB8D3WiI43MWY060k-i9aNhiB7QVjeqOsauOMWbFjPTVA17iDpl-KYH2gq3Fkll50NoC1fADsIZvcYE3NuPhjW2UD14lnEsJa90stwo6J-iM2Veg59GHqkdPlIe-1bzJvYhpQ21OnpIkEFF7yulK5Lj3N3srfQijlSx_kHgPPXA/s1000/Photo%20Feb%2009%202023,%209%2017%2032%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1000" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIf9gsW2Onvwi1EMv7SB8D3WiI43MWY060k-i9aNhiB7QVjeqOsauOMWbFjPTVA17iDpl-KYH2gq3Fkll50NoC1fADsIZvcYE3NuPhjW2UD14lnEsJa90stwo6J-iM2Veg59GHqkdPlIe-1bzJvYhpQ21OnpIkEFF7yulK5Lj3N3srfQijlSx_kHgPPXA/s320/Photo%20Feb%2009%202023,%209%2017%2032%20PM-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for the final quilt, I cut out a large (~25" diameter) circle where the planet was stitched in. This was the final fierce planets piece to remind you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_NNjEUKpV37-Rw4VQoFi4nGuGUqsS8WgfiPYdgv1ADFkz_yjdNJ2cAWa0PMhyphenhyphenTF3CDhN9bn7sNNfi0Sk2M3JN0-QXE4tn5YCO4n_EFmeYOQ15MJkGSRMlOG-Vu00CLdXRxHTeiJMOyvLhCefcaKFjn2HX6pqubMWfBrLbL2IN27GEs8ZHuCw0KWGUd8/s1000/Uranus-full-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_NNjEUKpV37-Rw4VQoFi4nGuGUqsS8WgfiPYdgv1ADFkz_yjdNJ2cAWa0PMhyphenhyphenTF3CDhN9bn7sNNfi0Sk2M3JN0-QXE4tn5YCO4n_EFmeYOQ15MJkGSRMlOG-Vu00CLdXRxHTeiJMOyvLhCefcaKFjn2HX6pqubMWfBrLbL2IN27GEs8ZHuCw0KWGUd8/s320/Uranus-full-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Thing, c. 2023 Shannon Conley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, I had the pretty quilted purple circle and it felt sort of like a circular field of view inside a microscope, so it seemed like a great thing to use for my hidden life piece. I've always loved stromatolites and cyanobacteria in general, mostly because I love the idea of tiny little bacteria toiling away for billions of years oxygenating our atmosphere and paving the way for (eventually) us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of doing stromatolites this time, I picked a different type of cyanobacteria, cylindrospermum. It's a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria that form these colonial aggregates that look like little worms and can glide and move together in their aqueous environment. I quilted a bunch of overlapping colorful cylindrospermum onto the quilt using lots of different thread and couched yarn. </div><br /><p></p><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/AVvXsEgGYeURcnwF-Ay9mFsmrQ7hdXn0-hcyMe_IzIP1HTArRobcXj11cg2y1fKRpWvfyd1QxZ4dlgbU6CkD4NlTRhKaK1sk_WUKjzYZbWCuV5eMz2ika-7478b6bp5ibOsn5V5eVwOoiDFDTqF_3m0Q4N7TRhjyPdIzpDWHSxnyP-TbDxxTljhg8WoNNOjTkfY/s1000/smallPhoto%20Oct%2014%202023,%201%2044%2024%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYeURcnwF-Ay9mFsmrQ7hdXn0-hcyMe_IzIP1HTArRobcXj11cg2y1fKRpWvfyd1QxZ4dlgbU6CkD4NlTRhKaK1sk_WUKjzYZbWCuV5eMz2ika-7478b6bp5ibOsn5V5eVwOoiDFDTqF_3m0Q4N7TRhjyPdIzpDWHSxnyP-TbDxxTljhg8WoNNOjTkfY/s320/smallPhoto%20Oct%2014%202023,%201%2044%2024%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQzia1hHQd2TTX4tJs3hOw7UlZnVroqqPHbEbwRIwebm4JJQEPHq-kgiVHr2boIRycGvQEg7OPep-IHB2UuWr3Aj60mnELtXb34zLESjwX7-F5evR6v9n6dgYIXrSFyD0HgECxv_4L3HNvCeGufL0JgdBaSoAjVLQA4UOWXaswNpCqr74h9Xb0zZhQAs/s1333/small-Photo%20Oct%2014%202023,%202%2040%2047%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQzia1hHQd2TTX4tJs3hOw7UlZnVroqqPHbEbwRIwebm4JJQEPHq-kgiVHr2boIRycGvQEg7OPep-IHB2UuWr3Aj60mnELtXb34zLESjwX7-F5evR6v9n6dgYIXrSFyD0HgECxv_4L3HNvCeGufL0JgdBaSoAjVLQA4UOWXaswNpCqr74h9Xb0zZhQAs/s320/small-Photo%20Oct%2014%202023,%202%2040%2047%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To give the cylindrospermums a little more weight I added some shiva paintstick inside the cells.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The filaments often have a larger bit close to the end that sort of looks like a head. It's actually called an akinete and is apparently the cell in the cylindrospermum that's the most resistant to cold weather and can overwinter in unfavorable conditions. I filled some of them with quilting, </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/AVvXsEjGDHU7hW3dIDBTeasOeq56IP8y7wqqTnwpRl8dqJZjAO_cVFlL3D2yQq0C-X9WUuLiUcjyipnh3zoisDN_Va_71LiH_WFHnm_ZzrdNkRuDC1WpIqPdkl8rwJzQmnUP1ccdRtceKs5QnNELN1ajv72vdrstI5QzJAPDGZNMGREB1DbmSC5R6rldW0VN3xE/s1000/Conley-Cylindrospermum-detail%201-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDHU7hW3dIDBTeasOeq56IP8y7wqqTnwpRl8dqJZjAO_cVFlL3D2yQq0C-X9WUuLiUcjyipnh3zoisDN_Va_71LiH_WFHnm_ZzrdNkRuDC1WpIqPdkl8rwJzQmnUP1ccdRtceKs5QnNELN1ajv72vdrstI5QzJAPDGZNMGREB1DbmSC5R6rldW0VN3xE/w640-h480/Conley-Cylindrospermum-detail%201-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of them I filled with roving, and some I filled with very old thread, sliced off a spool and then stitched down around the edge. They give it a little texture.</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/AVvXsEiaCEvhg8OC55coIg-bFOt5rnLAgZ33WzeatRleJsM6NfdHxOudxYw_uaOGH1wHHMwBtGI516SF_hvG5a6sIloROUl1WW-xP0tOmggw62HiE745aQ5xlyhS-bC7pzSnWqoswXckMutsyU4LmhUYzIqJ_gmXY3nrE_M6SvvirhcYgMjUnNCgZWL8o2P9dss/s1000/small-PA150651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCEvhg8OC55coIg-bFOt5rnLAgZ33WzeatRleJsM6NfdHxOudxYw_uaOGH1wHHMwBtGI516SF_hvG5a6sIloROUl1WW-xP0tOmggw62HiE745aQ5xlyhS-bC7pzSnWqoswXckMutsyU4LmhUYzIqJ_gmXY3nrE_M6SvvirhcYgMjUnNCgZWL8o2P9dss/w640-h480/small-PA150651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I faced it and put fairly stiff plastic tubing inside the facing so it would hold its shape. It has a slat across the widest part of the back and a vertical slat going top to bottom. I love the way it turned out, to me it definitely looks like a microscope field with things swimming around waiting to be visualized! And I love using up a cast off bit of something else.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbr5Bx0SpcU53IyANt3rNehLcX1dTRJ7OzQKmmifm8UT4Gw_JYNyX4k73MOesx4jIaMefDtr5_G-0UK8-a3MSFQ281PH6Zpjwr-ALwUDf651iuuyIphZTHA6hlAQLWJxR72eOewHmgO3LwJJYszA-ufOZDNOBYNm4e2RZBPG5GdOvnljR5YA5wr-0asB0/s1000/Conley-Cylindrospermum-full-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1000" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbr5Bx0SpcU53IyANt3rNehLcX1dTRJ7OzQKmmifm8UT4Gw_JYNyX4k73MOesx4jIaMefDtr5_G-0UK8-a3MSFQ281PH6Zpjwr-ALwUDf651iuuyIphZTHA6hlAQLWJxR72eOewHmgO3LwJJYszA-ufOZDNOBYNm4e2RZBPG5GdOvnljR5YA5wr-0asB0/w640-h624/Conley-Cylindrospermum-full-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cylindrospermum, c. 2023, Shannon Conley, 24" x 24"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-78262824688463333202024-01-15T08:00:00.001-06:002024-01-15T08:00:00.254-06:002023 Christmas Crafts<p> I didn't do as much crafting as I sometimes do for Christmas, but I did have make a few things. I always really enjoy making small things for my friends and family. </p><p>This year for the Christmas tree ornaments I made, I used all these old wooden spools I've been saving, many of them came from my sister's mother-in-law Mary Alyce (thanks Mary!) It was super fun to pick trims and beads from my stash to accent them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNjAT8lPwyFs6zZsVAItiANnxazUTK2j0-j9MUm2ppM1zR-MQzq_wZCJ7k5H2PiRng8zPcBDbofC-J_pyVUArTWTOoIquVcU0J9yTHbBOoB-g0r1UBgr6S7w5pc0_ldOMlnTOACNJ-z8ZJipyuJPhoBgxCD1zuNXcDBwZnVuQq39gKxvufdbyVoWu7hA/s1000/small-Photo%20Nov%2018%202023,%209%2007%2017%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNjAT8lPwyFs6zZsVAItiANnxazUTK2j0-j9MUm2ppM1zR-MQzq_wZCJ7k5H2PiRng8zPcBDbofC-J_pyVUArTWTOoIquVcU0J9yTHbBOoB-g0r1UBgr6S7w5pc0_ldOMlnTOACNJ-z8ZJipyuJPhoBgxCD1zuNXcDBwZnVuQq39gKxvufdbyVoWu7hA/s320/small-Photo%20Nov%2018%202023,%209%2007%2017%20AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2W2T7UgeJJgOiDoMDl4FYemiTCikNHWQTzuCyX3m2g7Ppr6q_n3pxoNLDU7CfGNrAnZN8LbjRDmqPRy5LkWnfutNZNAcix6l2NJFMg6PVKnGlfoNQMROf2ZJgg7FrcgfzWPRmzJ5riyjdwN5Be0AHbFFbHCdMQbnCPMsJSEm5NO8Q-nWfTsWMOmHfGs/s1000/small-Photo%20Nov%2018%202023,%209%2008%2028%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She's a knitting and quilting friend, and I love the neon yarn and adorable hanger.</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/AVvXsEhvZOYecNKRS9hWAg68VSCChyphenhyphen4a-wu2E7jYvPK7qXpXTBbmiM8o3MuUtLUb2UBtNz-F820w1eB7q7eE8h_P-pJIczlKs1p-4sNs7kvjSr5dQDCxlnuHSGqCcxYynfleZRkwJbnboTKlrgClnJIDBFNQspYwzp1qfAZ8mKVHhtCe_5EqhkO70nlY25AIA-Y/s1000/small-Photo%20Dec%2019%202023,%204%2006%2018%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="1000" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZOYecNKRS9hWAg68VSCChyphenhyphen4a-wu2E7jYvPK7qXpXTBbmiM8o3MuUtLUb2UBtNz-F820w1eB7q7eE8h_P-pJIczlKs1p-4sNs7kvjSr5dQDCxlnuHSGqCcxYynfleZRkwJbnboTKlrgClnJIDBFNQspYwzp1qfAZ8mKVHhtCe_5EqhkO70nlY25AIA-Y/s320/small-Photo%20Dec%2019%202023,%204%2006%2018%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I also finally got around to making a couple of these little origami multi-pocket pouches. One was for my mom and one for my friend Kristin. It was pretty hilarious, after my mom opened hers she laughed and told me she'd made a couple of that same pattern for her friends for Christmas.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRC94enNmki3EbG1cTGDQpGV8fXXMa1D1YiLjLfIu5AxwK6FbE10thuljGkdiIvrdfJUR4auvGVHQGjYiBIPEDJ83io67jpqB4nZKLREYmH1KESzyDGLhrk0YJvgumGEh2RLBgiCyUEWlqGO0QwKLaUimjKTWuek4Fkh-jPXrrnJYT68g4RX6l1tNJro/s1000/small-Photo%20Dec%2018%202023,%206%2016%2035%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="1000" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRC94enNmki3EbG1cTGDQpGV8fXXMa1D1YiLjLfIu5AxwK6FbE10thuljGkdiIvrdfJUR4auvGVHQGjYiBIPEDJ83io67jpqB4nZKLREYmH1KESzyDGLhrk0YJvgumGEh2RLBgiCyUEWlqGO0QwKLaUimjKTWuek4Fkh-jPXrrnJYT68g4RX6l1tNJro/s320/small-Photo%20Dec%2018%202023,%206%2016%2035%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRdLtS_wZyylYg5idNZub-uibsy6cSz__9tbJWI3j2ByGV33Qfyj0MnLu5GRBSrv7oSwa6FrfY1VaeZ_xdxZeYCGopi9qTktQY13QpJMlBAr0fwz8YMH58C7Rj8C7ZhJr-a_2xJgmT7mQKiALRQ9Hy-LWpnFkAUk08VTIBXWLz1oLik-sqgRQdJP97jc/s1000/small-Photo%20Dec%2018%202023,%206%2016%2052%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRdLtS_wZyylYg5idNZub-uibsy6cSz__9tbJWI3j2ByGV33Qfyj0MnLu5GRBSrv7oSwa6FrfY1VaeZ_xdxZeYCGopi9qTktQY13QpJMlBAr0fwz8YMH58C7Rj8C7ZhJr-a_2xJgmT7mQKiALRQ9Hy-LWpnFkAUk08VTIBXWLz1oLik-sqgRQdJP97jc/s320/small-Photo%20Dec%2018%202023,%206%2016%2052%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I also knitted a few washcloths/dishcloths to give as gifts. They're wonderful to use but wear out, so I figure having a new one now and again isn't a bad thing. I think I wound up knitting four? But evidently I only took pictures of one of them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qAYgA96MeQ0uWZWIVrJfv1__oHUnpW40u4R-wSHQ7s5iVjI3fPP0SWj7te5SlHSWZRGXVDEzvUzm4W0fUCFSKkcJv2jTOHw3Ihyphenhyphenk1oTi94bV0v9y09XONGJDH3ckcAbMUG1qHOr-iMzZt_C5e7P0p0DBQEBjnIM8iEm3EzDyOcAw7dMVLbBScaO5SVw/s1167/small-Photo%20Dec%2010%202023,%208%2026%2054%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qAYgA96MeQ0uWZWIVrJfv1__oHUnpW40u4R-wSHQ7s5iVjI3fPP0SWj7te5SlHSWZRGXVDEzvUzm4W0fUCFSKkcJv2jTOHw3Ihyphenhyphenk1oTi94bV0v9y09XONGJDH3ckcAbMUG1qHOr-iMzZt_C5e7P0p0DBQEBjnIM8iEm3EzDyOcAw7dMVLbBScaO5SVw/s320/small-Photo%20Dec%2010%202023,%208%2026%2054%20PM.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a pre-Christmas (Advent) present for Brett, I made two little advent calendar drawers for each date. One had a candy for Brett and one had a tasty dog treat for Cash.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-qA20Wwr3oMX6sAik_JInlmKY1LOkKqWZBmiDy8DGNMLP9LGlH19f90U30QTO6KahraOv9A5GMMfHl8PpMLjF9taJuyvXiyaEJ4lQjypmlaMaAyfgqtyXfihoDK7iOgC5lG4pv1BqPQ4_Lf-NpHi2dioc9YaxWkKIWTeNGxnqmXBlJDh6AatzpPj7JY/s1000/small-Photo%20Nov%2018%202023,%209%2010%2001%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-qA20Wwr3oMX6sAik_JInlmKY1LOkKqWZBmiDy8DGNMLP9LGlH19f90U30QTO6KahraOv9A5GMMfHl8PpMLjF9taJuyvXiyaEJ4lQjypmlaMaAyfgqtyXfihoDK7iOgC5lG4pv1BqPQ4_Lf-NpHi2dioc9YaxWkKIWTeNGxnqmXBlJDh6AatzpPj7JY/s320/small-Photo%20Nov%2018%202023,%209%2010%2001%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, I had a lot of fun making the clothes for these nativity people. The wooden people are from our church's Godly Play set, and our priest wanted to use them at the children's service on Christmas Eve. I think I shared these in an I like post, but I wanted to have them here too.</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/AVvXsEgkt_XaJZp-AHkgUer6LQBiFl-wIgo4jJuJ0GZfNZRb8Uaq6n1_HOIDGAHw_g2SI1wrXecUVm_hI_y-qn8Lnxx9t3iEZTIVYmVoPO96BIu6QnF3Rb_gTumwzSAsFYETbg2KhF_d87F-0SRehw_Uo4EDXZuXNIudsGfxyf12lsyvewtXzm68Jl9mdLHYVbM/s1000/small0-Photo%20Dec%2009%202023,%201%2056%2036%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1000" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkt_XaJZp-AHkgUer6LQBiFl-wIgo4jJuJ0GZfNZRb8Uaq6n1_HOIDGAHw_g2SI1wrXecUVm_hI_y-qn8Lnxx9t3iEZTIVYmVoPO96BIu6QnF3Rb_gTumwzSAsFYETbg2KhF_d87F-0SRehw_Uo4EDXZuXNIudsGfxyf12lsyvewtXzm68Jl9mdLHYVbM/s320/small0-Photo%20Dec%2009%202023,%201%2056%2036%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then in addition to the one set of nativity people, she wanted to have little swaddled baby Jesuses to hand out to all the children at the service, so at the last knitting night of the year, we glued/tied swaddles on fifty little peg people!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friend Shirley didn't want to be in the picture, we didn't obscure her by accident!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vVaS-OHJZ6kqdWStyvgPAvuI1Y9Q3k9z_RbRZ_5y_ODOjTy80tmW3C_NSKVZAEIkwCcc2ehpCnpVTtQOnkQuGSTQe-bz6YvRjRIxbTDdyBqbNaO6v4zkv-P_KGnZe6weyJIC-pIlzg5ujNdfrF3te9JnjWHOXIdII8Dkh5Xm8ay8kVQNycnBJDyZZ0Q/s1000/small-Photo%20Dec%2014%202023,%207%2032%2058%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I think that's a wrap on 2023 Christmas Crafts. Pretty soon I'll start pinning ornament ideas for 2024</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-47832475027419809152024-01-11T10:42:00.003-06:002024-01-11T10:42:53.032-06:00I Like #323<p> Once again I've missed a few weeks of I like Posts. I know they come every week, but Thursday always seems to sneak up on me! I'm happy to be back, typically the early part of the year tends to be a time I catch up on blogging while things tend to get a little lost toward the later part of the year. </p><p>That may be especially true this year; my studio is currently buried under piles of stuff I have pulled out of my house due to the ongoing construction work. Maybe that's a good thing for blogging- if I can't sew, maybe I'll get up-to-date on un-blogged projects. Really my biggest limitation for blogging is that often, after spending so many hours on the computer at work, I don't want to spend more hours on the computer at home! But here we are and I love our blogging community and the record in the blog so I persist.</p><p>I hope you had a wonderful holiday season/year end. </p><p>I'll just share some highlights of things I liked during the last couple of weeks. </p><p>I loved getting to go with my mom and dad to an opening of a show Mom had several quilts in at the Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City! That's Mom with one of her pieces.</p><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/AVvXsEhFwR7H9ZSptn50Kh30Uievuaytd0ZQALaIbZLcFb0ubhZRTIfjOLPE6UkkzdCHHRpW2uICdPnA_hUQPdBgrbJi3uuDvVBtwrkDae9-VMXQGuVQCNty2CTKXm6LM7bZXACS7S181FePwce3ae0qp6OQ6cIEqz2_x_ZpokXCSkpTAgjRN7S2F1-p4JJEctY/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2015%202023,%205%2053%2036%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwR7H9ZSptn50Kh30Uievuaytd0ZQALaIbZLcFb0ubhZRTIfjOLPE6UkkzdCHHRpW2uICdPnA_hUQPdBgrbJi3uuDvVBtwrkDae9-VMXQGuVQCNty2CTKXm6LM7bZXACS7S181FePwce3ae0qp6OQ6cIEqz2_x_ZpokXCSkpTAgjRN7S2F1-p4JJEctY/s320/Photo%20Dec%2015%202023,%205%2053%2036%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeX_l7dGJVeu5CWmKWWOUHimuYrpfi9KYDeoceOWBGcFY1ExyOMc_y88e9EH0hbMSHuJhoRYJwfwBCW-PQfdSQsxtFgn1dSahzIb_PefKPNVI4jd6nCI33NoG2QWQeUULr99fN__hjbIcU0BOwM6KlJIjqpE6sUeyH9GU0UoGDveWLZgw02yepvsL3r7c/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2015%202023,%206%2051%2030%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeX_l7dGJVeu5CWmKWWOUHimuYrpfi9KYDeoceOWBGcFY1ExyOMc_y88e9EH0hbMSHuJhoRYJwfwBCW-PQfdSQsxtFgn1dSahzIb_PefKPNVI4jd6nCI33NoG2QWQeUULr99fN__hjbIcU0BOwM6KlJIjqpE6sUeyH9GU0UoGDveWLZgw02yepvsL3r7c/s320/Photo%20Dec%2015%202023,%206%2051%2030%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved getting to go the OKC Zoo Safari Lights. It was such a cool animal holiday display, I actually went twice, once with Brett and once with my parents. I'd never seen anything like it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtFhmIEqoDKmeGdWoW8_rO0IwirBYJ-iP0rnMkP3q5vaDciRLonOngxuR7-dqouBFvsWvbQ4aE1jsVCsC7iJ_sZ4MY7andNdrL_5Iumhcf9XjLE3g34KU4TkN0Ojef9PVaPHbYxnYgi4yZfOOyf2XFZr5fOz4OeRrARA-VySYn1L93kdToNZnkyWwsqc/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2015%202023,%208%2023%2011%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtFhmIEqoDKmeGdWoW8_rO0IwirBYJ-iP0rnMkP3q5vaDciRLonOngxuR7-dqouBFvsWvbQ4aE1jsVCsC7iJ_sZ4MY7andNdrL_5Iumhcf9XjLE3g34KU4TkN0Ojef9PVaPHbYxnYgi4yZfOOyf2XFZr5fOz4OeRrARA-VySYn1L93kdToNZnkyWwsqc/s320/Photo%20Dec%2015%202023,%208%2023%2011%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWf-AO7tbqwUh8wQbMWcLaRHicCQo9x7m7TqSke-sUixNCWZxgMRDJNjC0urt-uXV-ngmol_omj6DvnnL41ZewbsFKt3mlzr7lHRI6mSEzFjF4HKw2dKvnW1enrx5z3hdjM94Repf0y8V_fwGMsB-j2awgoTH_wVXTeR015sqfu0qm0Vxi9StsehU92qY/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2008%202023,%207%2005%2009%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjWf-AO7tbqwUh8wQbMWcLaRHicCQo9x7m7TqSke-sUixNCWZxgMRDJNjC0urt-uXV-ngmol_omj6DvnnL41ZewbsFKt3mlzr7lHRI6mSEzFjF4HKw2dKvnW1enrx5z3hdjM94Repf0y8V_fwGMsB-j2awgoTH_wVXTeR015sqfu0qm0Vxi9StsehU92qY/s320/Photo%20Dec%2008%202023,%207%2005%2009%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9SXvO463UxcIXKHNnr2VQyiQupNJa5faVBhCTczYjBxt1xKNAw0ngenVq1vKwhb5snIslvEZEr2JplacQCZDEH8Sufr6yKUOHh4Co3KRDlMlqIcMnVd0KCnt5O3TFigvY4ZqXC3fsSY-jhOu7ZcmZTPt5UtXVFrv8y5cMWUyr0B4S_RMLdBoSpA0Hd4/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2008%202023,%207%2020%2023%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhy9SXvO463UxcIXKHNnr2VQyiQupNJa5faVBhCTczYjBxt1xKNAw0ngenVq1vKwhb5snIslvEZEr2JplacQCZDEH8Sufr6yKUOHh4Co3KRDlMlqIcMnVd0KCnt5O3TFigvY4ZqXC3fsSY-jhOu7ZcmZTPt5UtXVFrv8y5cMWUyr0B4S_RMLdBoSpA0Hd4/s320/Photo%20Dec%2008%202023,%207%2020%2023%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-A-SQjRTM007P9PLvSpw7hDl420hEqSH0iL2JcsYIkqGtmVYoD_GidA0JJzFlGZ7aJ1j4_2WEfxVn_5tS6_iMDWznXYDGlk_KNr4RUrd9FJ-4wANCKlQs6TpmVfBsJ8qxKmmHu5lMHUw-uFGIyVN9NVDjlCHd-l4J95tuMIa5GYhe5xtJHteRilQB6Y/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2008%202023,%207%2024%2022%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-A-SQjRTM007P9PLvSpw7hDl420hEqSH0iL2JcsYIkqGtmVYoD_GidA0JJzFlGZ7aJ1j4_2WEfxVn_5tS6_iMDWznXYDGlk_KNr4RUrd9FJ-4wANCKlQs6TpmVfBsJ8qxKmmHu5lMHUw-uFGIyVN9NVDjlCHd-l4J95tuMIa5GYhe5xtJHteRilQB6Y/s320/Photo%20Dec%2008%202023,%207%2024%2022%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved getting to go to NM for Christmas and help decorate my parents' church (the church I grew up in) for Christmas. It was wonderful to be back in that community.</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/AVvXsEjsxPqUNCPS7KrCW9rBi7_OEPMy8WZuRHqOuPIPRbGR7F4ZRNOptz0xxjJSidLuOkc1b2XGrU0JFZ_hHSOlftr4PSQJHoN4kOUFa9QqEMGWXAAZknCBCJlQ1bWvm8MxmnTGs54IXx6gTUcGLebYdPZH53A8X_FqjP5fIzjHNlvnbYOBRrQdghOdy_ACgH4/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2024%202023,%2012%2041%2015%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjsxPqUNCPS7KrCW9rBi7_OEPMy8WZuRHqOuPIPRbGR7F4ZRNOptz0xxjJSidLuOkc1b2XGrU0JFZ_hHSOlftr4PSQJHoN4kOUFa9QqEMGWXAAZknCBCJlQ1bWvm8MxmnTGs54IXx6gTUcGLebYdPZH53A8X_FqjP5fIzjHNlvnbYOBRrQdghOdy_ACgH4/s320/Photo%20Dec%2024%202023,%2012%2041%2015%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took Blue and Spooky with me, and I was so happy Spooky got to have tons of fun rumpusing with my parents' dog Quark.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0PJOodqofSOINrjVqG7_MuOzSWNvw-h2FIPfShp97U4S1upVO7lPsbg2L46uYqUjkcGkYC-0cqZMcRwNG39zb8wTyf5R9ezfFEOrv7-2GWehLFtw3yemnLlOaH2v6goMU8QDmQpwCJ2QjGHXVauaafjWfe0OXsNjl99sbiWsX3msIBwvFow-mp9BAVc/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2030%202023,%204%2002%2042%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEh_0PJOodqofSOINrjVqG7_MuOzSWNvw-h2FIPfShp97U4S1upVO7lPsbg2L46uYqUjkcGkYC-0cqZMcRwNG39zb8wTyf5R9ezfFEOrv7-2GWehLFtw3yemnLlOaH2v6goMU8QDmQpwCJ2QjGHXVauaafjWfe0OXsNjl99sbiWsX3msIBwvFow-mp9BAVc/s320/Photo%20Dec%2030%202023,%204%2002%2042%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loved getting to play so many games! It was a fairly quiet holiday at my parents' house. We missed my sister and her family, but even without them, Mom and I played tons of board games and Dad joined in for the ones he likes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmG6DO-78nEDC15ulxfS-sYnTG5745DAe0OFwF0UyHC0PKtxRz3sgqVNUPP6Y6qqUq-nnUqBgzXn3HxvQaAX3dWcne-Ux3xRWUS5PbDxIlGMLRjNqXCqJKpJxoQvyC6U7Vi5p_j4YJnTzB6udfBvshG5YkmFd13DQmZS1qCOwr5wcWbn7XqA9uZcpz3w/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2030%202023,%206%2041%2052%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmG6DO-78nEDC15ulxfS-sYnTG5745DAe0OFwF0UyHC0PKtxRz3sgqVNUPP6Y6qqUq-nnUqBgzXn3HxvQaAX3dWcne-Ux3xRWUS5PbDxIlGMLRjNqXCqJKpJxoQvyC6U7Vi5p_j4YJnTzB6udfBvshG5YkmFd13DQmZS1qCOwr5wcWbn7XqA9uZcpz3w/s320/Photo%20Dec%2030%202023,%206%2041%2052%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved getting to see my Aunts and Uncles and Grandma on Christmas day. I snapped this picture of our mountain on the way home from Christmas dinner at my Aunt's.</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/AVvXsEhcSb-9RperXXWtTaymyEumzZ_7tCID7orpiKFcysYxrwzgNEfF9PzbC4U-a-D7XimAt9vC6xOuTEOOdbKr4QTRqDiXxPCb5KABr_a1gKcYSvdAlvMbaiSQ_ouPIcS9ftvSy3LLaPdNXjh_vX2Oj0A-TYIXxgL7emvVW062XDGEk0xLPrDQFSx4TIAs_LA/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2025%202023,%202%2055%2018%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSb-9RperXXWtTaymyEumzZ_7tCID7orpiKFcysYxrwzgNEfF9PzbC4U-a-D7XimAt9vC6xOuTEOOdbKr4QTRqDiXxPCb5KABr_a1gKcYSvdAlvMbaiSQ_ouPIcS9ftvSy3LLaPdNXjh_vX2Oj0A-TYIXxgL7emvVW062XDGEk0xLPrDQFSx4TIAs_LA/s320/Photo%20Dec%2025%202023,%202%2055%2018%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loved getting to hike in the mountains. The weather was great the whole time I was there, no snow or rain, just cool and dry. We had nice hiking and even though Blue and Quark don't get along, we worked with them until they got to the point they could go on a walk together calmly which was great.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyVWUjcFUz24nki_ikbRv1KriTG44u1m8rIYTbALWr3sb1HIHCI35wtCH-CmVCYDgcko0gbes_PkEXEUB4an7XhbAlEy59jBz5jGJqc4bQ7jfSuVJkDXu-x_yeeXGR6VWfZcQFNQHdmj6IN-_4A1H_91V2qqgj0nFSi5ftZSKHi4JXR50jCQtXXy1mig/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2030%202023,%2010%2020%2032%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyVWUjcFUz24nki_ikbRv1KriTG44u1m8rIYTbALWr3sb1HIHCI35wtCH-CmVCYDgcko0gbes_PkEXEUB4an7XhbAlEy59jBz5jGJqc4bQ7jfSuVJkDXu-x_yeeXGR6VWfZcQFNQHdmj6IN-_4A1H_91V2qqgj0nFSi5ftZSKHi4JXR50jCQtXXy1mig/s320/Photo%20Dec%2030%202023,%2010%2020%2032%20AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWj1bOvrXjo2vbYWHJb5VB9qXoVbTLfO3mXvptEyO0pWitWPFtMG9uiE19LDdY36vPURgfQZZzhnsaOKjTOlJhyphenhyphenn_Tu6E-rzseTXk75bZvYF76QWQNQFKeryOtvTEtc_4KEEuQnCa_E-dj905FZ_40y_vS7VZP4fTXE1Z-ERLvM_eSAXm9GfmjX3E27rc/s4032/Photo%20Dec%2030%202023,%2011%2010%2028%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjWj1bOvrXjo2vbYWHJb5VB9qXoVbTLfO3mXvptEyO0pWitWPFtMG9uiE19LDdY36vPURgfQZZzhnsaOKjTOlJhyphenhyphenn_Tu6E-rzseTXk75bZvYF76QWQNQFKeryOtvTEtc_4KEEuQnCa_E-dj905FZ_40y_vS7VZP4fTXE1Z-ERLvM_eSAXm9GfmjX3E27rc/s320/Photo%20Dec%2030%202023,%2011%2010%2028%20AM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I'm back in Oklahoma. The work year has started with a bang, and my house is a giant mess with all the construction, but I'm hoping for a good 2024.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> for more things to like!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-20264905388620525922024-01-08T18:44:00.005-06:002024-01-09T18:10:06.101-06:002023 Year in Review<p> I like to do these year-in-review posts just for my own peace of mind. Every year I feel like I haven't been very productive artistically, and while 2023 was less productive than some years, I did accomplish some things.</p><p>I finished 7 art quilts, many of which will go to either the two-person show my mom and I are having this spring at Oklahoma City University or will go to the group show I'm participating in at the New Mexico State Capitol (also this spring).</p><p>It was another year without a piece in my liturgical series which makes me sad. Unfortunately those require a lot more planning and time than some of my other work, but I love them and I really hope to get back this series this year.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/02/lantern-3-finished.html">Lantern 3</a>. This was actually a 2022 make I detested so much I basically put it in timeout until I could resuscitate it. I overpainted it in 2023 and like it much better now.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF8XsIrznLpw94oOu5SIFwSUFOp4Ctr2wEaeF_ywmtou4J5G4Aa71m-X-7GlNM4MVRMtYqq4WT51pT6LzhCv52a6GIs8WMxi-GgYuxJd1GgHljMWHeMDiRG8cgPxcHLlJZuqeRJghVEbMGTTpii3mbmEGFzGnAo6b3HlWXCm9tiQN0p85xRI5nl3CC4M/s4200/Lantern%203-Full-4200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4200" data-original-width="2646" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF8XsIrznLpw94oOu5SIFwSUFOp4Ctr2wEaeF_ywmtou4J5G4Aa71m-X-7GlNM4MVRMtYqq4WT51pT6LzhCv52a6GIs8WMxi-GgYuxJd1GgHljMWHeMDiRG8cgPxcHLlJZuqeRJghVEbMGTTpii3mbmEGFzGnAo6b3HlWXCm9tiQN0p85xRI5nl3CC4M/w404-h640/Lantern%203-Full-4200.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Only%20You">Only You. </a> This was the first real 2023 finish. I love the way this came together and the way it collapses for shipping/hanging.</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/AVvXsEhR7XxQrU5FfZqL2dMGVO2yNaUMc0tczEgKJsDjAZsId5smXR4JRM7NfMJPar6pxxRoLxq6dDRvNqutdKlB4f7sq0dCQUpFcG1gVfMhnVzrtYtutQZrllQCC_5M4vnkX19aHl4nsYIQlfVC4FutUCPh2K3I-VHNW45MP4-_RrSeY1Acyb425vzKFqwf7f4/s2930/Only%20You-Full-smaller-smaller.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7XxQrU5FfZqL2dMGVO2yNaUMc0tczEgKJsDjAZsId5smXR4JRM7NfMJPar6pxxRoLxq6dDRvNqutdKlB4f7sq0dCQUpFcG1gVfMhnVzrtYtutQZrllQCC_5M4vnkX19aHl4nsYIQlfVC4FutUCPh2K3I-VHNW45MP4-_RrSeY1Acyb425vzKFqwf7f4/w436-h640/Only%20You-Full-smaller-smaller.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Solarpunk">Solar Punk:</a> I made this one for the SAQA StichPunk call for entry and I'm so pleased it got in.</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/AVvXsEjnrSN-V871P5t6PpluNvDkSKQVPEDeXzxSiMxhC8hX3-IIxBTa4aKWm7RthMTWx2doHK4Oa69Ytr-2TTi74beoi-BtRGTvVLNDmkH77dF5TcUawDpynBcff_cJgiOZrycsJRItacg7IOwyxa2tjsnPZ94CW2r71dO3160PgsaAtyBZLUuS_gaaskGKvVI/s4200/Solar%20Punk-Full-4200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4200" data-original-width="3020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrSN-V871P5t6PpluNvDkSKQVPEDeXzxSiMxhC8hX3-IIxBTa4aKWm7RthMTWx2doHK4Oa69Ytr-2TTi74beoi-BtRGTvVLNDmkH77dF5TcUawDpynBcff_cJgiOZrycsJRItacg7IOwyxa2tjsnPZ94CW2r71dO3160PgsaAtyBZLUuS_gaaskGKvVI/w460-h640/Solar%20Punk-Full-4200.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Seed%20Heads">Seedheads #2</a>: I made an initial small quilt like this for the annual SAQA benefit auction and enjoyed it so much that I made a bigger one. It was fun to work the color shifts in the pom poms.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhioVwnPZScWkdFLbXFdzpqIKhdMTgemCVXaU0NPfF5aimhkBAGvTrRFXrGThF-Qj3nypUxreHlkTN1J3aPnu0rcZdyvggbNYk3oB1mWcDr7i6C_Klhsc-mO5mCYXJt9mZyQv7PHThWMCEa0qLIeF4bC0ee6trdjP-5YW-3gWfx6pJQ7OK_X39x1wv4HIY/s4200/Seed%20Heads%202-full-4200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4200" data-original-width="2841" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioVwnPZScWkdFLbXFdzpqIKhdMTgemCVXaU0NPfF5aimhkBAGvTrRFXrGThF-Qj3nypUxreHlkTN1J3aPnu0rcZdyvggbNYk3oB1mWcDr7i6C_Klhsc-mO5mCYXJt9mZyQv7PHThWMCEa0qLIeF4bC0ee6trdjP-5YW-3gWfx6pJQ7OK_X39x1wv4HIY/w432-h640/Seed%20Heads%202-full-4200.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Fierce%20Planets">Wild Thing:</a> This was my entry for the SAQA Fierce Planets call. Sadly it didn't get in but it will fit really nicely in our upcoming show at OKCU.</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/AVvXsEh2TsKE5D4pH-7vCE5R-NlpurGyG4i3glxvRRha-25AAE-GLgRNI2kb7zkuKD9PRHllmXKaKrnRDFlH_Z2O8Ut0P2kKMvS1Nov82-vtkm26Bxf35Ecb4jx0qcoBiwv4e_4D29THR520fpJ1wtU2ZjMH-HVO1THutlb4dPyxbIprQIosEKuKR2ck4zNrGng/s4200/Uranus-full-4200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2964" data-original-width="4200" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TsKE5D4pH-7vCE5R-NlpurGyG4i3glxvRRha-25AAE-GLgRNI2kb7zkuKD9PRHllmXKaKrnRDFlH_Z2O8Ut0P2kKMvS1Nov82-vtkm26Bxf35Ecb4jx0qcoBiwv4e_4D29THR520fpJ1wtU2ZjMH-HVO1THutlb4dPyxbIprQIosEKuKR2ck4zNrGng/w640-h452/Uranus-full-4200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Vining">Vining:</a> This is another in my series of smocked quilts.</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/AVvXsEjRYrF87migpsSN4FH4g7NXv2lBFLh732l5jS3tU28Jq-kc-v5B2t9pLnKlDveztNStnoCGd2M9TICtMcXvZ6IY4kyUPMV08hxjJadYR6Cb-hYbDn2a3y1qpzPJvd8UruACxp_eQRZkR4ZOHBswfKNLzPA-bxefCuQeCNVcz1N8JhQsNV_cGuulIpJs8i0/s4200/Vining-full-4200-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4200" data-original-width="2695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYrF87migpsSN4FH4g7NXv2lBFLh732l5jS3tU28Jq-kc-v5B2t9pLnKlDveztNStnoCGd2M9TICtMcXvZ6IY4kyUPMV08hxjJadYR6Cb-hYbDn2a3y1qpzPJvd8UruACxp_eQRZkR4ZOHBswfKNLzPA-bxefCuQeCNVcz1N8JhQsNV_cGuulIpJs8i0/w410-h640/Vining-full-4200-small.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cylindrospermum: This was for a 4 Common Corners theme called "Hidden Life." I haven't had a chance to do a blog post about it (hopefully coming soon), but it was definitely a 2023 quilt, not a 2024 quilt.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-3gd6_BQ8X7m41a_-ckDnwi9VPUift9jydkysR2HGFYtV1hYyWZk2FVaWnDlVHoQanRnpSGva6RHfi2IS6nqYGFkYkAnwZg0KCxJf3KkSbO9g8sD-NygjiKs27sEY9LVd3fCZKPa6pRYo5zwRrjBU0yI-skshiGesNg42_mmVOuq92iJeZraEovvZN4/s1000/Conley-Cylindrospermum-full-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1000" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-3gd6_BQ8X7m41a_-ckDnwi9VPUift9jydkysR2HGFYtV1hYyWZk2FVaWnDlVHoQanRnpSGva6RHfi2IS6nqYGFkYkAnwZg0KCxJf3KkSbO9g8sD-NygjiKs27sEY9LVd3fCZKPa6pRYo5zwRrjBU0yI-skshiGesNg42_mmVOuq92iJeZraEovvZN4/w640-h624/Conley-Cylindrospermum-full-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Self-Portrait: This is also definitely a 2023 quilt, I'd completely forgotten I hadn't blogged about it. Hopefully a blog post about it will be coming soon too.</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/AVvXsEjiw1J884LRXWHxsyFmYwsrGGqgCe3q2JZzMeF6B7ndLhSbeednnJPub5_33j5HuUK9XwObrqHVKcha3Z8p-x6QgcJyY0MRVl2lmdMU-jWv-F4rzMCHR35QmjQ0MdmJZiX_aZBLUcFxmhxp0bda3nQH8z2SJfFDho14l4yxI-0yz02LIsDAZQWXCgjBOBY/s1020/Self%20Portrait%202023-full%20small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw1J884LRXWHxsyFmYwsrGGqgCe3q2JZzMeF6B7ndLhSbeednnJPub5_33j5HuUK9XwObrqHVKcha3Z8p-x6QgcJyY0MRVl2lmdMU-jWv-F4rzMCHR35QmjQ0MdmJZiX_aZBLUcFxmhxp0bda3nQH8z2SJfFDho14l4yxI-0yz02LIsDAZQWXCgjBOBY/w628-h640/Self%20Portrait%202023-full%20small.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I had only a couple of knitting finishes this year, one pair of socks for my sister and one sweater for me that came out too big. I still need to go back to it and figure out a way to tighten up the neckline because it's driving me bananas every time I go to put it on.</p><p>I did a little bit of bagmaking this year, including a new choir music tote, a new purse/wallet for my mom, and a boxy bag for my nephew Alex.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTzRP4VyNfBB0bQ9fE6Kk9u-xlteSp5m3NfFdM6yCubHaymIFQW1mw8u2sipDmqBuDbNB5M5ImURR5krgVoMrWdSWe-cXwj1d-G0cw4zX_6QpqyWz1Uoxyj5FVPCTcHbZeskhEqRAikxU10jZZDuD-OzHKZtiwcBu1x_0MmYrS_iFTa8DMMPl0yXrdGU/s1333/Photo%20Feb%2005%202023,%206%2020%2036%20PM-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTzRP4VyNfBB0bQ9fE6Kk9u-xlteSp5m3NfFdM6yCubHaymIFQW1mw8u2sipDmqBuDbNB5M5ImURR5krgVoMrWdSWe-cXwj1d-G0cw4zX_6QpqyWz1Uoxyj5FVPCTcHbZeskhEqRAikxU10jZZDuD-OzHKZtiwcBu1x_0MmYrS_iFTa8DMMPl0yXrdGU/s320/Photo%20Feb%2005%202023,%206%2020%2036%20PM-small.jpg" width="240" /></a></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/AVvXsEgdZG1Sn6L65kG2xKz5w-Cc8VYmMx5c65PdeTWJEm18oQXyhHwUYzIFMsbRPOWPIy1TbqdErcpvZjDRBOPxRoHhFc5stji5ICOiNB6wZWCJpJIg9nEfKuKnNNxqtHlZGbIhB09McNkJLlzWvd18_EzkMX7_VmQ-NIMnGPZQcAgd60UZh0OIsEOp5U7II-4/s1000/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2036%2055%20PM-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1000" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZG1Sn6L65kG2xKz5w-Cc8VYmMx5c65PdeTWJEm18oQXyhHwUYzIFMsbRPOWPIy1TbqdErcpvZjDRBOPxRoHhFc5stji5ICOiNB6wZWCJpJIg9nEfKuKnNNxqtHlZGbIhB09McNkJLlzWvd18_EzkMX7_VmQ-NIMnGPZQcAgd60UZh0OIsEOp5U7II-4/s320/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2036%2055%20PM-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDcU679IGQ9POGQF0KVaIZTgevvUyZa93dCvcE29Mul9PzoLlcOwOX6lDXKpjYSHADgLfObkKbkM1vNhkS3aBcOWlKrZoG6cYxvMSuTYG-I7GCtbGrbcy9Z8-3pWweEs1kja8PVK91fjynEdb1X7zlp421UNnD1-zwuYVq9VfC4POtDeOeA2c7-PC4Rc/s1333/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2035%2029%20PM-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDcU679IGQ9POGQF0KVaIZTgevvUyZa93dCvcE29Mul9PzoLlcOwOX6lDXKpjYSHADgLfObkKbkM1vNhkS3aBcOWlKrZoG6cYxvMSuTYG-I7GCtbGrbcy9Z8-3pWweEs1kja8PVK91fjynEdb1X7zlp421UNnD1-zwuYVq9VfC4POtDeOeA2c7-PC4Rc/s320/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2035%2029%20PM-small.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my non-sewing goals was to visit 12 National Park Sites this year, and while I only got to seven (<a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/04/nps-sites-in-2023.html">read about them here</a>), I'm hoping for at least 6 more in 2024.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's a wrap for 2023, and I'm hoping for a positive outlook, good artwork, and kind friends in 2024.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-46285589178353778512023-12-14T09:27:00.004-06:002023-12-14T09:27:53.548-06:00I Like #322<p> I'm behind again on I like posts. Unfortunately this has been a frustrating week. Blue's ear is still not healing properly (we're going back to the vet), and a bunch of construction I was going to have done repairing drywall turns out to be major termite damage which will be hugely expensive. </p><p><br /></p><p>but here are a few nice things:</p><p>This weekend I made clothes for the pre-school Sunday school figures so they could be nativity people at the children's service on Christmas eve. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifgdYaupYQJGOKSz6W6bGn86nyFH94nRrjUa2oX9w048an0Kyo38jX2II1R-tPN_Eb69EPGv_OewKmbHJq9zmYD0a5P2g4rsHbnc84hVrtMH21lrtmKRVzUU31vrXIGkuLiK7lkTcEZNpd6Z8q5mEKqA7952pgo4G6Po7yQPCsmMfoLg920kRFUm8puzI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifgdYaupYQJGOKSz6W6bGn86nyFH94nRrjUa2oX9w048an0Kyo38jX2II1R-tPN_Eb69EPGv_OewKmbHJq9zmYD0a5P2g4rsHbnc84hVrtMH21lrtmKRVzUU31vrXIGkuLiK7lkTcEZNpd6Z8q5mEKqA7952pgo4G6Po7yQPCsmMfoLg920kRFUm8puzI" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlW8v0HBneeKvRMdAAk-BEnxoEcoqx6CO8hVKlYDMxFBTU5V6lPWcKGsz39nKyKMolnsnefJAx78ykOCabIrHD-W3m3I6EqQNyTpWGi-qjfVpq0yOLk9v2LenBOiEKIZ1PcUL3T3DMKwwNm4UnpqY28UBHYrE9GHjZWm4D5c8JHUwjFhilEUTeUW1nhnQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished and gifted a cute knit wascloth to a friend!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJsNPsqodqxFRu2IoJHv-pOBeULwna_18J1bF5EmJvijLYMfrr9txW2zZxuVIzA5snIMgf6gA6WpJhndNF2QgaiKkHliAnFVOrQeMFTN58elTXEtEsE-XcE98wapbzyHD2USiOl0mPSHeLj8uciZXcRuK86lSZHJTksqNzvvMiPpdJFUEZhnn9fA6toxU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJsNPsqodqxFRu2IoJHv-pOBeULwna_18J1bF5EmJvijLYMfrr9txW2zZxuVIzA5snIMgf6gA6WpJhndNF2QgaiKkHliAnFVOrQeMFTN58elTXEtEsE-XcE98wapbzyHD2USiOl0mPSHeLj8uciZXcRuK86lSZHJTksqNzvvMiPpdJFUEZhnn9fA6toxU" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got my very own trilobite fossil for Christmas from Brett.</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/a/AVvXsEghGrNUj21J2TObJo_s8x5rV_xMUjZsJ5fIXD_LAJ33LlfMoWiUrt1KO6PJstOsgF7MucXB-0AhA7dt7R4vR_QdZnnfgbhUIcPG_66QBKVwjMB7P896XfFybDyEnh1-S8SeLbuWXBs755_ZKm_IeRFrKyyIKUdaOUYbl0K9NvjxARpLuIChIVDYsi_wo3A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghGrNUj21J2TObJo_s8x5rV_xMUjZsJ5fIXD_LAJ33LlfMoWiUrt1KO6PJstOsgF7MucXB-0AhA7dt7R4vR_QdZnnfgbhUIcPG_66QBKVwjMB7P896XfFybDyEnh1-S8SeLbuWXBs755_ZKm_IeRFrKyyIKUdaOUYbl0K9NvjxARpLuIChIVDYsi_wo3A" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the pups are snuggly.</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/a/AVvXsEgZb9d_pyMCIcTb6jBHXEn_fgme8Qce6ppRMbhxjWdt6Yd0MTbCOjpw8ko3J8tqc502nHYSc4_SrHk15qjbWC6XJbZhSBQvfyWFLfcqNYWp7rwYBqW-RnwNsKzkGk3S1KXWhrEl_JTbSQMiim8txqexxex99L_6-6_bWuvRApkV2_xXW8ZY9rFAf3Em29k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZb9d_pyMCIcTb6jBHXEn_fgme8Qce6ppRMbhxjWdt6Yd0MTbCOjpw8ko3J8tqc502nHYSc4_SrHk15qjbWC6XJbZhSBQvfyWFLfcqNYWp7rwYBqW-RnwNsKzkGk3S1KXWhrEl_JTbSQMiim8txqexxex99L_6-6_bWuvRApkV2_xXW8ZY9rFAf3Em29k" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you're having some good things! Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> for more!</div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-35916192345457720882023-11-30T08:57:00.003-06:002023-11-30T08:57:14.043-06:00I Like #321<p> Happy almost-advent everyone! I was privileged to get to spend Thanksgiving with my family in New Mexico last weekend so I have lots to like.</p><p>I left my pups at home with a housesitter, the original plan was for Spooky to go back to the kennel, but he had a persistent cough so I didn't want to send him. Unfortunately, the dogs, who had been very good recently, got into a scuffle while the housesitter was there which was very stressful for everyone. Luckily there were only minor injuries, but now Blue has an infected ear flap, so we're in antibiotics land again. Even so, they spend lots of time happily snuggling. I just don't get it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLJFUp6iUKj7t2n1j_yck465RB57u2bvqbkzUKEAj6W2EoAx8iK6f6xOThDh9Z5bK227zJuaet6GJyCipRvTlGd7VOxYxgM83SHVcMKhhOJwBYEkdtmfIUvD-AcL8L5mC8YndfhW9VQghXfAfcCvZxyknNFToaWpWGp4oHe_wxpTKx61iYWpMe5kpTem4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLJFUp6iUKj7t2n1j_yck465RB57u2bvqbkzUKEAj6W2EoAx8iK6f6xOThDh9Z5bK227zJuaet6GJyCipRvTlGd7VOxYxgM83SHVcMKhhOJwBYEkdtmfIUvD-AcL8L5mC8YndfhW9VQghXfAfcCvZxyknNFToaWpWGp4oHe_wxpTKx61iYWpMe5kpTem4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While at my mom's we got to enjoy lots of wonderful dog time. My mom's two dogs Swatch (she's 14 now!) and her puppy Quark are lots of fun, and they were joined by my sister's Husky puppy Kubota, and the two dogs my parents babysit every day, Abby and Ziva. They all got along great and Kubota, Quark, and Abby just played and played and played.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swatch!</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/a/AVvXsEh5QqkHovckipTci0To-nIQnp780_TL95xK1yZoqTorahBVKB_AG2zcL6SBUDMR4nyqKzU8fTcnkZS76rWn5Bl45JZ7B_E72pnH4cn9Q-sNlqlGyVCcN7BzGZQq7IVXhdnlavWr36l0nTWV5mHCXGIBuYnworpLRHiCxghWMdClWkIiKGNYvdIS-1mjAqY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5QqkHovckipTci0To-nIQnp780_TL95xK1yZoqTorahBVKB_AG2zcL6SBUDMR4nyqKzU8fTcnkZS76rWn5Bl45JZ7B_E72pnH4cn9Q-sNlqlGyVCcN7BzGZQq7IVXhdnlavWr36l0nTWV5mHCXGIBuYnworpLRHiCxghWMdClWkIiKGNYvdIS-1mjAqY=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mom and Quark!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh69qR3pM1mDwGp69OY87WwS3seyf_QE_8i2Vace6BQ5REYkc1xy-jL9KpVEkpJGQprISl1Kr28YWNLIimngAaQBREWV7ybCKWp8i-Ffp5-tHZ1YMvMi_qUc6bqoyYoOHzMZYKDHYfvCteWzJpHpE0Th8RnKg5vsZmwz63lw-j5SM33GGwGNcZ9r_1VYgQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh69qR3pM1mDwGp69OY87WwS3seyf_QE_8i2Vace6BQ5REYkc1xy-jL9KpVEkpJGQprISl1Kr28YWNLIimngAaQBREWV7ybCKWp8i-Ffp5-tHZ1YMvMi_qUc6bqoyYoOHzMZYKDHYfvCteWzJpHpE0Th8RnKg5vsZmwz63lw-j5SM33GGwGNcZ9r_1VYgQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Abby and Ziva!</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/a/AVvXsEjrSduOzQw2M5AE8TCyzy0AkNTL8WS3Rstz4YQ43KeYPk0W4c-5mqcwn_Yqj3I4vPT68Wad68ah0gNDrsPsjVGi5T3TqolrJAXlPmT2wuAlPyZxBgLascGpWgpEMtmL73HobiQRITlkqgBIyvuQ-y_dwF-RX1zrQ42vbdJnnwrPBcX3Wy5HXMLNxzin0OI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrSduOzQw2M5AE8TCyzy0AkNTL8WS3Rstz4YQ43KeYPk0W4c-5mqcwn_Yqj3I4vPT68Wad68ah0gNDrsPsjVGi5T3TqolrJAXlPmT2wuAlPyZxBgLascGpWgpEMtmL73HobiQRITlkqgBIyvuQ-y_dwF-RX1zrQ42vbdJnnwrPBcX3Wy5HXMLNxzin0OI=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It snowed just a little while we were out there, ledaing to a lovely view out the window on Saturday morning. It melted off quickly though so the roads were fine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/a/AVvXsEjPqFSnk2gQwEHgMhzgsVBoBycBGK5z7txTNLvTTokynqNl6kxzZxvbRjxU7_8Wp-Ia1-nPEtsVT2rrINAr03grcf9SNYcqQ2KnOLRGdyjioJzqyWkKaqskW43HjkyvbCnoJt3oUwTPM9co8R_QwlzOubl64sxMdvk195fLlQUhugFskEOnvfb17OfOLxo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPqFSnk2gQwEHgMhzgsVBoBycBGK5z7txTNLvTTokynqNl6kxzZxvbRjxU7_8Wp-Ia1-nPEtsVT2rrINAr03grcf9SNYcqQ2KnOLRGdyjioJzqyWkKaqskW43HjkyvbCnoJt3oUwTPM9co8R_QwlzOubl64sxMdvk195fLlQUhugFskEOnvfb17OfOLxo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to spend lots of time hanging out with family, my Grandma, cousins, sister, niece and nephew etc. We played tons of games, including (before the snow) a fun round of croquet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB6NQJYwkJn3B3VMF2HHhj_6kcAZENkY-VEik0YvESCTgJmVpGzNkh5r_zasmDJ4sjI9vxqtF2SHaBUqa1jqMLwG4Eez8KiUmKPWgqn3n-1ETyxzt1VwUJxrDPvFdJXT6LUn2jK6FOuu9ikzyeqtDxzP2kwu3BOSG8DVDN7oQyFy1ShEAym3ynydwyoss" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB6NQJYwkJn3B3VMF2HHhj_6kcAZENkY-VEik0YvESCTgJmVpGzNkh5r_zasmDJ4sjI9vxqtF2SHaBUqa1jqMLwG4Eez8KiUmKPWgqn3n-1ETyxzt1VwUJxrDPvFdJXT6LUn2jK6FOuu9ikzyeqtDxzP2kwu3BOSG8DVDN7oQyFy1ShEAym3ynydwyoss=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbAZKijlXBPTTOLKMmQlec4aaaqt_ilfpfK9PHH9YAjloUPawPFWBEbjL4BePq2df0mNsoaLljOEAblJPZvpR75EjRMM5-hvSdlhv8bee-zWP9CnqgnaOXf8GTrRUE1GtylIu7HVWmYfKx4cc9KSiunBhMyWONQdXBZXtn625R813VOktWOWV9m5a8vns" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbAZKijlXBPTTOLKMmQlec4aaaqt_ilfpfK9PHH9YAjloUPawPFWBEbjL4BePq2df0mNsoaLljOEAblJPZvpR75EjRMM5-hvSdlhv8bee-zWP9CnqgnaOXf8GTrRUE1GtylIu7HVWmYfKx4cc9KSiunBhMyWONQdXBZXtn625R813VOktWOWV9m5a8vns=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBr-gWX70_QrcaISbPqNtfms-b-bNNkWCloyuDgYcQZf32vsYRyX0xAbOlaxufiPav9bfs4Hj54_tvOBt-gljHGGslcPxwRY17MCOoHdznA8nuhSm05Hry9oJkA6adKVvxzpWFLGsq5iGL2fyFZUmCWZfCPOCnhuKVTR5kWQ6KeiqQ31rQzDtTCmBYm3w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBr-gWX70_QrcaISbPqNtfms-b-bNNkWCloyuDgYcQZf32vsYRyX0xAbOlaxufiPav9bfs4Hj54_tvOBt-gljHGGslcPxwRY17MCOoHdznA8nuhSm05Hry9oJkA6adKVvxzpWFLGsq5iGL2fyFZUmCWZfCPOCnhuKVTR5kWQ6KeiqQ31rQzDtTCmBYm3w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfDqBB9W2rYhR787pbfvXOLxOyHD-ETOs3IuwCnDwBpG7yVA4354lXKfH8q1J7luyqg1Rf2wZKESSi6dnhEdk9n8whGpUpCToCK00FYYSqP42vxOsf288BSqTBJTQu7HYe51YHuA9xGuZVNLjDGYPQKzogAqpZ7VQnnFZUjK5xQvbjwO0gmx5Ab4MvR2w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfDqBB9W2rYhR787pbfvXOLxOyHD-ETOs3IuwCnDwBpG7yVA4354lXKfH8q1J7luyqg1Rf2wZKESSi6dnhEdk9n8whGpUpCToCK00FYYSqP42vxOsf288BSqTBJTQu7HYe51YHuA9xGuZVNLjDGYPQKzogAqpZ7VQnnFZUjK5xQvbjwO0gmx5Ab4MvR2w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then on the last day I went through a box of stuff my parents had found in their attic, it turned out to be college and high school notes, including this set of my MCAT study materials from 1999. Crazy!</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/a/AVvXsEh9vw5w0NJzZwIuPB-JO47geIqb5IsYwBax39ZK5Dzyrv3Lmv8FxFarcQtcidRzp0p8atv6ema1VF6-JmtBlJHqkKBmpgKN651ZlnvucC0idXGkTgftM64jys7Umvdh5sc0L7wWpxk67Q_WzIz7QvS7wjVZEzImsXZuUqHl8LtIqfTxq9FF6Z9gEbzbSqk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9vw5w0NJzZwIuPB-JO47geIqb5IsYwBax39ZK5Dzyrv3Lmv8FxFarcQtcidRzp0p8atv6ema1VF6-JmtBlJHqkKBmpgKN651ZlnvucC0idXGkTgftM64jys7Umvdh5sc0L7wWpxk67Q_WzIz7QvS7wjVZEzImsXZuUqHl8LtIqfTxq9FF6Z9gEbzbSqk=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now I'm back home and about to start a bunch of construction so I didn't do my traditional big holiday decorating. I put up a small tree in a room that isn't going to have construction and am enjoying this silly car blow-up santa that rides in the backseat!</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/a/AVvXsEjhIvyC9c5z8hIFr8MMFOrOgPFhyrDZkHiiL-aKAWKycdO6uPA8jYdjBrm5VDyFNNkNCiiuXx-rkyJc4SVEONEZ1aE3RYQBubgP1p-7xe5kW6SrRDN1FgoDrDVvN3xhAKMACtnIF4oGtiOBdKrat8KFK8baVxe4r7oMBLjCSEFbC10W4N-TobzsS8XYFOw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhIvyC9c5z8hIFr8MMFOrOgPFhyrDZkHiiL-aKAWKycdO6uPA8jYdjBrm5VDyFNNkNCiiuXx-rkyJc4SVEONEZ1aE3RYQBubgP1p-7xe5kW6SrRDN1FgoDrDVvN3xhAKMACtnIF4oGtiOBdKrat8KFK8baVxe4r7oMBLjCSEFbC10W4N-TobzsS8XYFOw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZQ33vN0SHRCFPhwkOxLdoLBBg0iSGpydM7i9siKqA5witVwmgDLhQMi5GEP1JYYsF1Zgcr1bf5DSDuWvZHcHvf7Sz6rmxHpn9_yWTDdfCiszvYTmN906L46c9y1nH7uXH0kWXEyPWCST7GdXGmhrk4JxooeD2Y2aOP6HPtMhvToKb9AhUw1ILQkXsrZM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZQ33vN0SHRCFPhwkOxLdoLBBg0iSGpydM7i9siKqA5witVwmgDLhQMi5GEP1JYYsF1Zgcr1bf5DSDuWvZHcHvf7Sz6rmxHpn9_yWTDdfCiszvYTmN906L46c9y1nH7uXH0kWXEyPWCST7GdXGmhrk4JxooeD2Y2aOP6HPtMhvToKb9AhUw1ILQkXsrZM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope there are things to like in your life! Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's </a>for more things to like!<br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-46985826505428767772023-11-16T08:12:00.002-06:002023-11-16T08:12:16.687-06:00I Like #320<p> Welcome to another week of things to like. I've started the process of getting a contractor to do some work at my house and unfortunately the damage is quite a bit more extensive than I thought. No estimates yet but I'm preparing for the worst.</p><p><br /></p><p>Blue and Spooky had been "nesting" in the sofa enough that they tore through the top layer of fabric. I was very sad because I really like this sofa, so this weekend I sort of recovered the seat where he'd been tearing through. It's not really that nice because none of the cushions come off (which is actually good), but I stitched it down all around as best I could and stapled it around the back of the footrest. And this fabric, a remnant from my sister's mother-in-law (thanks Mary!) is fairly sturdy. We'll see how long it lasts. Blue wanted to help and almost expired from stress when I made him stay in the nice beautiful 70 degree backyard while I did the couch project alone.</p><p></p><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/a/AVvXsEh6B5ngmKJW-7WEiGooA_zy1BJs1qlzTc9wt99dh8nU4x5VC7is-k-vPc9p8EU1wz1CMgguMmOXnyNFM-JGJ8_ANrW-bP1ivSFx_qlporphWLwTCe6jieMRKCstjP2cAPFzADj8s9hZRlqAN_eFKWXvF96SPedrON3pW-pd5xZv3_md-3p0jBqOyxtwXrA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6B5ngmKJW-7WEiGooA_zy1BJs1qlzTc9wt99dh8nU4x5VC7is-k-vPc9p8EU1wz1CMgguMmOXnyNFM-JGJ8_ANrW-bP1ivSFx_qlporphWLwTCe6jieMRKCstjP2cAPFzADj8s9hZRlqAN_eFKWXvF96SPedrON3pW-pd5xZv3_md-3p0jBqOyxtwXrA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/a/AVvXsEiGkXopKVYIZwDhc5ze_wmgn-S_GAp76crQc2HMygtUc22fdfa7JnTkPvyXgW7VUwKdMfr6RTNtTiH00DTTYgMzPTwwU7gmsjtDcCEu3LveWD3P46szPK66eV6M4U8vWNanueFwt4XLNPpKbUlwhZiAhXaY6fGoASAPpfpIvxjpVO8BKwzgakBodxbCSbk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGkXopKVYIZwDhc5ze_wmgn-S_GAp76crQc2HMygtUc22fdfa7JnTkPvyXgW7VUwKdMfr6RTNtTiH00DTTYgMzPTwwU7gmsjtDcCEu3LveWD3P46szPK66eV6M4U8vWNanueFwt4XLNPpKbUlwhZiAhXaY6fGoASAPpfpIvxjpVO8BKwzgakBodxbCSbk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dogs are super snuggly, but unfortunately Spooky is sick, he has a horrible cough that won't go away. We went to the vet first thing Monday and they gave him some antibiotics but so far they're not doing anything. </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/a/AVvXsEgijxtvB3sg3Q8E3vrG64NTUhmqJbyMcVSi1uRoCIpepvH5TME_O8Kvb1I4BRJnc6SPBxhuqrf5_fel0GbqHUWKi-RP2KuKm0uiVN-EtuwHHi1QKgZL7XBRz4Mrf1G-UIe_m5IcEo2I-5VMnnIrHZMqSe18ir43RVBMc2XP23dO3iZ_LdnNXlKNl3r_11g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgijxtvB3sg3Q8E3vrG64NTUhmqJbyMcVSi1uRoCIpepvH5TME_O8Kvb1I4BRJnc6SPBxhuqrf5_fel0GbqHUWKi-RP2KuKm0uiVN-EtuwHHi1QKgZL7XBRz4Mrf1G-UIe_m5IcEo2I-5VMnnIrHZMqSe18ir43RVBMc2XP23dO3iZ_LdnNXlKNl3r_11g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're nearing Christmas cactus season which always brightens up the grey days! They're not open yet but all the leaves have buds and the promise of more color to come cheers me 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/a/AVvXsEjKoftUOAFbC_QtKM7HO7kIfvC-gd79GKfAKX81Pg-KVs_e4LYB7ZNMtYFYUOZ7-T4_MA6BAaK2-5vLoZFtvDiZQgB3bSw24HuolqxRvNcl7pgWz0k_-9q_HgVr6v9T0Lf4XfhaF6dsEicOlr0pjAtzyMtU0EymDua8ikCzQHdX3kG2hhVgd2QEyoF4c5g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKoftUOAFbC_QtKM7HO7kIfvC-gd79GKfAKX81Pg-KVs_e4LYB7ZNMtYFYUOZ7-T4_MA6BAaK2-5vLoZFtvDiZQgB3bSw24HuolqxRvNcl7pgWz0k_-9q_HgVr6v9T0Lf4XfhaF6dsEicOlr0pjAtzyMtU0EymDua8ikCzQHdX3kG2hhVgd2QEyoF4c5g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a fun week for internet memes too, these three all came across my feeds this week and made me giggle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#fitnessforknitters</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/a/AVvXsEh1MIeQTZbIG2zWoiWupfM973jlg651RoEtWInqHTw6VnGGwaFCHkTOitbu9g2jCoV4Ph7VbOXx4YywpFMPwFom2D13mfbzaVoQY4l9uA1wuhL9_pyXGz9aY5eUSjDaTAmOHc0nPeKVXIBtzCL44uaCHpiC-QY0b2W0KSFndz3Ty8YPN3LiSzxHW9dncLs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="343" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1MIeQTZbIG2zWoiWupfM973jlg651RoEtWInqHTw6VnGGwaFCHkTOitbu9g2jCoV4Ph7VbOXx4YywpFMPwFom2D13mfbzaVoQY4l9uA1wuhL9_pyXGz9aY5eUSjDaTAmOHc0nPeKVXIBtzCL44uaCHpiC-QY0b2W0KSFndz3Ty8YPN3LiSzxHW9dncLs=w344-h640" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK0k5QRDVs_XikPY2PN0nSn16SUDPBkGCae81jVRtso5ZajZFcwrdnjZaa655cWjOMX4YE6DBjTAEGPiLy-yBhBtnG35ZjtdV1TdPGYalDyrY-jwRNJgNGBU8b2WBdAObsG4o1_K4ThSS6FDU1QL3CNCgzNvMvwjd10mJ57SeVGcf4PUhOQnzz_S-XSto" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK0k5QRDVs_XikPY2PN0nSn16SUDPBkGCae81jVRtso5ZajZFcwrdnjZaa655cWjOMX4YE6DBjTAEGPiLy-yBhBtnG35ZjtdV1TdPGYalDyrY-jwRNJgNGBU8b2WBdAObsG4o1_K4ThSS6FDU1QL3CNCgzNvMvwjd10mJ57SeVGcf4PUhOQnzz_S-XSto=w296-h640" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this one is Spooky all the way. If I'm lucky. If I'm not lucky I still get that much bed space but I get the spiky feet side.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5_k-q3srDUPYYwTGzLyRsgwpCgp6KKlhwhvBLfk9czuN3UmmnqsOqW5lEVzvhcyxaFVDnmZbalVcM6MmeJ0cztwNeiAQOC-BSDUMij-tBWNhmetN3C8Rmc6kCNclVr9BArIZB63K7gW1t_G4VvAwHc0mbdBdC2Kz1QGq7tDqfd4nZflx0bG72xZ_W0CQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="311" data-original-width="344" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5_k-q3srDUPYYwTGzLyRsgwpCgp6KKlhwhvBLfk9czuN3UmmnqsOqW5lEVzvhcyxaFVDnmZbalVcM6MmeJ0cztwNeiAQOC-BSDUMij-tBWNhmetN3C8Rmc6kCNclVr9BArIZB63K7gW1t_G4VvAwHc0mbdBdC2Kz1QGq7tDqfd4nZflx0bG72xZ_W0CQ=w640-h580" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div>Hope everyone is hanging in there! For more things to like, head over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's!</a><br /><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-39296927026907480112023-11-09T07:32:00.003-06:002023-11-09T07:32:53.803-06:00I Like #319Sadly I've missed a few weeks of I like posts. Last week I was out of town, but the weeks before that were just absolutely crazy. It's been a tough work month here, but I'm coming out of the fog here. And there have been things to like in the interim even though I didn't have time to post about them. <div><br /></div><div>Most recently, I made a whirlwind trip to Houston for the International Quilt Festival. I was only there for one day, during which I volunteered at the SAQA booth, gave a gallery walk about the SAQA exhibit Color in context: Red, gave a lecture on Quilting and Science, and had some meetings and a SAQA reception and dinner. It was a very full day, but I found time to run through the quilts and booths. I wasn't particularly in the market for anything, but this yummy yarn did find it's way into my sstash.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkz9Mi43QcMAE28JL55sSPQMzGzo976ip1lfU12e7ymayCc7rm8h9EVKenQ2m6cM2HbIzutHJM4Cfqs9qR1cCxqfVVMvMCiTrps2XpvgHQYr-ME98QuMl1sy9NuTtigHqvVrO-nGW6VqWD_t8CErRhGkRBfpZOpXiwOSwISt9LqvTcX_h__5PY6pE-kfs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkz9Mi43QcMAE28JL55sSPQMzGzo976ip1lfU12e7ymayCc7rm8h9EVKenQ2m6cM2HbIzutHJM4Cfqs9qR1cCxqfVVMvMCiTrps2XpvgHQYr-ME98QuMl1sy9NuTtigHqvVrO-nGW6VqWD_t8CErRhGkRBfpZOpXiwOSwISt9LqvTcX_h__5PY6pE-kfs=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were of course wonderful quilts. My favorite special exhibit was a solo show by wonderful, new-to-me artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gallagrotto/?hl=en">Galla Grotto</a>, whos series of abstracted quilts of women's faces really resonated with me. Here are just a few I really loved.</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/a/AVvXsEh04wChOSJ4NDrgn_PQT-Ul6qmeX7-ZaEmivpP4CPcIHwY46KLaboszZ97Ni4BtiM4WQ2Zdm7fmdcl5uVdYj71bjiYCe-6_dFsiynWI1wv6LIXh210YNU2_Vcwy_bSyLJRqI5J1imRdjiwjs1RSyaL4fK_C4IvaiskFNCS_KDDjmU6sdWULgfILsGvOJvQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh04wChOSJ4NDrgn_PQT-Ul6qmeX7-ZaEmivpP4CPcIHwY46KLaboszZ97Ni4BtiM4WQ2Zdm7fmdcl5uVdYj71bjiYCe-6_dFsiynWI1wv6LIXh210YNU2_Vcwy_bSyLJRqI5J1imRdjiwjs1RSyaL4fK_C4IvaiskFNCS_KDDjmU6sdWULgfILsGvOJvQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/a/AVvXsEjHP47HS1t9CMeKoj5QoF4MhZOSFEFnK1fsorLedWFdzXWGSvc2CTeXa-3vrSzGJ9zkV5ChBqKln6F1TcuX97uLzWgy9-5HMYDFA2FsODx_QO7QUW5fwZDoQo20ixy7XSL-_2I1ps_7-8Zs53EtZapjtZr2F5rSXh2FibY68q-Pn1BLyxFRqOp0-GXaYwE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHP47HS1t9CMeKoj5QoF4MhZOSFEFnK1fsorLedWFdzXWGSvc2CTeXa-3vrSzGJ9zkV5ChBqKln6F1TcuX97uLzWgy9-5HMYDFA2FsODx_QO7QUW5fwZDoQo20ixy7XSL-_2I1ps_7-8Zs53EtZapjtZr2F5rSXh2FibY68q-Pn1BLyxFRqOp0-GXaYwE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2SxYuqSU0bA9_sCMPdB5_HwkDXiYEi3wRwb3tP0YSQDykExMKG9RvrjL4JXknk1t5CNHzhVWOyOK6yD-lEXTQ4vbD_0N1WgA-OhpYj7B0AzdH_XLE_4L1SZYZyS06jprdyxxb0rgyLPwDrbyuj9_i_91TKS-OAPkdCJEY7HyL21zk9U_LOmmF1ugRyrQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2SxYuqSU0bA9_sCMPdB5_HwkDXiYEi3wRwb3tP0YSQDykExMKG9RvrjL4JXknk1t5CNHzhVWOyOK6yD-lEXTQ4vbD_0N1WgA-OhpYj7B0AzdH_XLE_4L1SZYZyS06jprdyxxb0rgyLPwDrbyuj9_i_91TKS-OAPkdCJEY7HyL21zk9U_LOmmF1ugRyrQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGrvLeqQYUcdUyxNG6gZwjjn8xgXHVgS3618_LbzVjgVEtGMjo1Tlr4S2idF8nctCLIMSCmHVz8wSwRdHkw4_ojfK4pHFZ7DKWyLkr2lPo7ayXLrIZQNFjIx_0c-SdPl_yvGZqQbqBbXdgPcn3kh4n2aastpWOnAfKs5DdJb50sLrw7rAn8QM1IcA5fSo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGrvLeqQYUcdUyxNG6gZwjjn8xgXHVgS3618_LbzVjgVEtGMjo1Tlr4S2idF8nctCLIMSCmHVz8wSwRdHkw4_ojfK4pHFZ7DKWyLkr2lPo7ayXLrIZQNFjIx_0c-SdPl_yvGZqQbqBbXdgPcn3kh4n2aastpWOnAfKs5DdJb50sLrw7rAn8QM1IcA5fSo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were also wonderful quilts in all the other exhibits. Just a few I took pictures of:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this mouse treehouse quilt to be very charming. It's called Boscodirovo by Italian quilter Laura Gamaleri. It reminds me of the Berenstain bears tree house. I've always loved the idea of tree houses.</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/a/AVvXsEgToRgIRp3fq2vYJii6IX0TBjm7glUUn3RDHln5XcynAGFJJD1EpWv670_mVRSjUlHiMi_EoiShCCpzrhaAAtKuMYWhWTbAO3qV5iXctanDvrXZVovtVcb157bgO8uDxFyCMASN9bACKRAasP8zvinaFVklZDHE0qByMfzWonX-F_vm_EVIDzyXW0yzQ9I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgToRgIRp3fq2vYJii6IX0TBjm7glUUn3RDHln5XcynAGFJJD1EpWv670_mVRSjUlHiMi_EoiShCCpzrhaAAtKuMYWhWTbAO3qV5iXctanDvrXZVovtVcb157bgO8uDxFyCMASN9bACKRAasP8zvinaFVklZDHE0qByMfzWonX-F_vm_EVIDzyXW0yzQ9I=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved this Art Deco-inspired quilt by <a href="https://www.claudiamyersdesigns.com/quilts-from-my-designs">Claudia Myers</a> (called Going Up because the design reminded her of the doors of an ornate elevator).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMysmk9sZfYxGIZOF1NZsVG6dy39gZPcMipD2mar6mSdhRS-IYN_q3GSKQotEgI1G9DdxeN79F7OzUjE6czlBWC-q5lDaidvY3yCmjfNHrJGhryBYaSEr8KLRZwPnJDFcet89Ij88XgXjXJ3wfJc0n6li7iF6Jie41vHaqUk3jAHHvkID1iHE4P9FnGSY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMysmk9sZfYxGIZOF1NZsVG6dy39gZPcMipD2mar6mSdhRS-IYN_q3GSKQotEgI1G9DdxeN79F7OzUjE6czlBWC-q5lDaidvY3yCmjfNHrJGhryBYaSEr8KLRZwPnJDFcet89Ij88XgXjXJ3wfJc0n6li7iF6Jie41vHaqUk3jAHHvkID1iHE4P9FnGSY=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I loved the bright neon colors of this more traditional pieced quilt called Tropical Stars by Laura Hirotsu Gates. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE5zOwe0fD3OMHu1eoSUu_NNBKtzSiS8lBKioFH3S9INV0jOMplxTxFpIKkSYuuy-hQrpbHOCR-SKCWtwPegg718oLv7zu5Voo9DEXMIUCTv7iMZs24vw_qa5pN1CgrLdiK-342ZGvWiVlV2ovmKbeU_QCHYRJ4DLEAmqOWgQwHk3mRR2geQGhxWFmLUg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE5zOwe0fD3OMHu1eoSUu_NNBKtzSiS8lBKioFH3S9INV0jOMplxTxFpIKkSYuuy-hQrpbHOCR-SKCWtwPegg718oLv7zu5Voo9DEXMIUCTv7iMZs24vw_qa5pN1CgrLdiK-342ZGvWiVlV2ovmKbeU_QCHYRJ4DLEAmqOWgQwHk3mRR2geQGhxWFmLUg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One last silly picture from Houston- a friend took this of me talking excitedly about <a href="https://paola.gallery/about/">Paola Machetta</a>'s wonderful quilt "Heat Map"<br /></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/a/AVvXsEgGAh6-AFhrcMMFwsADKi7lQA7sm0bRmzlFaa-_X4hPM936X_zGZPS_4qjCzPU-FZLKU4JmoUUc_kB6ILktPCDTdzt02Bhhhdyob2VlfmxBuxT8CQnArTWj5cmU2wl92PIN7UYzQztUmAGsieXiaKhu2iaU18UHNUhMwYLg5ChPmcLEdKfUE7Oa5pQf9Jo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGAh6-AFhrcMMFwsADKi7lQA7sm0bRmzlFaa-_X4hPM936X_zGZPS_4qjCzPU-FZLKU4JmoUUc_kB6ILktPCDTdzt02Bhhhdyob2VlfmxBuxT8CQnArTWj5cmU2wl92PIN7UYzQztUmAGsieXiaKhu2iaU18UHNUhMwYLg5ChPmcLEdKfUE7Oa5pQf9Jo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course there were many more and I didn't have a chance to do more than whiz through them once, but it was still lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way down to Houston, I stopped for a few brief hikes at Big Thicket National Preserve. They are known for carnivorous plants and boggy terrain. It was fairly dry, but it was still fun to see the "knees" in the bog, and a field of carnivorous pitcher plants. And definitely so good to get out and walk a few miles after many hours in the car.</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/a/AVvXsEjE5rzt3cN3k_gvud4UbnJSa56KvfYE14lruJrK2uBtgHnLa_Kq2EOCqzgIJFj3lOxrd0bs2Yl-BNSWP2oyBtt5tBawix40ZNjH2f_D9yBz395DRYJzdi16ha4u1lcpiv2oMl59MDWFqphuptP6dYFwtxazk-qazbjCNJiFxVGfMht0cRYyc-wdEDn46qU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE5rzt3cN3k_gvud4UbnJSa56KvfYE14lruJrK2uBtgHnLa_Kq2EOCqzgIJFj3lOxrd0bs2Yl-BNSWP2oyBtt5tBawix40ZNjH2f_D9yBz395DRYJzdi16ha4u1lcpiv2oMl59MDWFqphuptP6dYFwtxazk-qazbjCNJiFxVGfMht0cRYyc-wdEDn46qU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbqHTt8lSz26fQ6RZ0Xs9wsmfnK25pyE0mvyjdeCHJpfwh6saYjtwiJJvblZ9INYY0mncosvQUh0KqQJ3G1v90NIuqozmn7x1cbqV_Bz8hd1iInL-oLI4RNFDZvaGs9HXWZuY37cH5zhBbqHoffxq_6yb1nFUF_VDD2VDvSipcHk7aUFJT2nIPOxv0bHI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbqHTt8lSz26fQ6RZ0Xs9wsmfnK25pyE0mvyjdeCHJpfwh6saYjtwiJJvblZ9INYY0mncosvQUh0KqQJ3G1v90NIuqozmn7x1cbqV_Bz8hd1iInL-oLI4RNFDZvaGs9HXWZuY37cH5zhBbqHoffxq_6yb1nFUF_VDD2VDvSipcHk7aUFJT2nIPOxv0bHI=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way back from Houston, I stopped in Dallas and spent the weekend with my sister and her family. It was so wonderful to see them. We hung out and rennovated furniture and roasted marshmallows and played games.</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/a/AVvXsEjjFiDnkPUp1pKrqlwYx2dTVb744vj_6AcmugNyfVw3YDp8rdot38wanmRxtPoS5575pXYuRBzi_BUT9ImaNOk7-CBipQsOYxaCJ4C8MgZ-Gw1DYHze_L88KJQD_oInKK7wiVThoNhF5lILfgQpDpv1k1o_s0vsBV1ruX3uzZ0i55mS8z0Cis6lqnCKB1E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjFiDnkPUp1pKrqlwYx2dTVb744vj_6AcmugNyfVw3YDp8rdot38wanmRxtPoS5575pXYuRBzi_BUT9ImaNOk7-CBipQsOYxaCJ4C8MgZ-Gw1DYHze_L88KJQD_oInKK7wiVThoNhF5lILfgQpDpv1k1o_s0vsBV1ruX3uzZ0i55mS8z0Cis6lqnCKB1E=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately before Houston, we had several days of deep freeze/cold front. Right before that happened, I went out and cut all the remaining flowers in the garden and harvested all the remaining ripe tomatoes and jalapenos. It was a good haul, but I was sad because there were still tons of unopened buds, unripe peppers, and green tomatos. And then after the cold front killed everything, we've been back up in the mid 80s for the last week. Today at least has normal fall weather. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE-tJDRZl0KFs4ag6E9VNbKis9vyoYUTICSiMOWr1wyTFrbq3f-sUxKO7ktUQMk373l8C2UrRecthqu_rBMrXfti0HR3PtYP00o5SokaxtceTQYAu_gc90RFXWoQ4hVOo5N4fxWl0ap4I4jqkWvAmRNMDDRgHUBruPqqY7kzyqlT3ck0v57UZ9HSXpFfY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE-tJDRZl0KFs4ag6E9VNbKis9vyoYUTICSiMOWr1wyTFrbq3f-sUxKO7ktUQMk373l8C2UrRecthqu_rBMrXfti0HR3PtYP00o5SokaxtceTQYAu_gc90RFXWoQ4hVOo5N4fxWl0ap4I4jqkWvAmRNMDDRgHUBruPqqY7kzyqlT3ck0v57UZ9HSXpFfY=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC9WdX_BGnTINFv5seLHYaGzOANZWOxm3KIU5EfEp3VH2k1j85eQ_tcJY6om_H8CXwuEsCky5Ew_1jPQSIEAVSltj2E2mhHXJhjlk32Ux1PFRRAbKwztXVYGLIdZbEgNJN8oOBGnN1FA_iS9xspPjVspnWILB5dRU2YictyAb7db0HWG5DD-IlcY3Nub4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC9WdX_BGnTINFv5seLHYaGzOANZWOxm3KIU5EfEp3VH2k1j85eQ_tcJY6om_H8CXwuEsCky5Ew_1jPQSIEAVSltj2E2mhHXJhjlk32Ux1PFRRAbKwztXVYGLIdZbEgNJN8oOBGnN1FA_iS9xspPjVspnWILB5dRU2YictyAb7db0HWG5DD-IlcY3Nub4=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDqh9H8GXYfsYoKGymLHfVv_RCrLi8IXwUiLO2Kcy13tBmSBaJmgx4eAZwgMOTCbt54WUonXR3CVCKXNszTddvo7GEZE3TBtYNktm6xzhDUc8HSEm8wuzpWp4et_GprlMSorJHYweJwS_0BtvLaj2WvJjT8neeN17KbzdUAFGtn7R4LMaIbzcr6FRyf_8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDqh9H8GXYfsYoKGymLHfVv_RCrLi8IXwUiLO2Kcy13tBmSBaJmgx4eAZwgMOTCbt54WUonXR3CVCKXNszTddvo7GEZE3TBtYNktm6xzhDUc8HSEm8wuzpWp4et_GprlMSorJHYweJwS_0BtvLaj2WvJjT8neeN17KbzdUAFGtn7R4LMaIbzcr6FRyf_8=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNI9ezlZI0LoZO5T4ej2hDWagagO-9v0PDQqfZg-bu-dyLnH9vyHCPwlT8nEpa_LvGwir7sTJx5gw1bEuATygGc8cmfguBi8dFhuAnOI9GwE-NqFv1Y1HaP_Ox-GbpZ3LnosEkoOt-ze7fq1oSAYYyiqkKBZwEw9gadhKT2JxP7mKgeu6hN2vreUhN5Ug" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNI9ezlZI0LoZO5T4ej2hDWagagO-9v0PDQqfZg-bu-dyLnH9vyHCPwlT8nEpa_LvGwir7sTJx5gw1bEuATygGc8cmfguBi8dFhuAnOI9GwE-NqFv1Y1HaP_Ox-GbpZ3LnosEkoOt-ze7fq1oSAYYyiqkKBZwEw9gadhKT2JxP7mKgeu6hN2vreUhN5Ug=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibVNv62u-_dE9M93q21SOwHIw3zQ6uj7X2kXazXrIPlIFho-4_8w4auTNbqM4JPxO4acCVu65aNfuCIYiHVKWe6qUcpoyVBUrMd-rjUpotJmAlMelzB21AOtn7COjDNkvC4F3DYYwryPw6uu-sNemPvNVonN5othlD_j3IJnp0vVaWDGyrqalv-_wk5yU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibVNv62u-_dE9M93q21SOwHIw3zQ6uj7X2kXazXrIPlIFho-4_8w4auTNbqM4JPxO4acCVu65aNfuCIYiHVKWe6qUcpoyVBUrMd-rjUpotJmAlMelzB21AOtn7COjDNkvC4F3DYYwryPw6uu-sNemPvNVonN5othlD_j3IJnp0vVaWDGyrqalv-_wk5yU=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxefviQyO92OxQ2yWdt7DgnAIlJYKiAQQJQ6rsxMJM6GE1FXDcQc5UCHnaYWumsJFd4IAnLHySJF9dmpouSwvTcPQcAHy38o2sGzl40xM0TKfl4yDgrpvV11RdxTZbESTrL_mVGWKw7AXqPxpi_dpwsGLdtV3cr1x4g4tRmbx7GiXNG7ehV0wTh-R7oLA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxefviQyO92OxQ2yWdt7DgnAIlJYKiAQQJQ6rsxMJM6GE1FXDcQc5UCHnaYWumsJFd4IAnLHySJF9dmpouSwvTcPQcAHy38o2sGzl40xM0TKfl4yDgrpvV11RdxTZbESTrL_mVGWKw7AXqPxpi_dpwsGLdtV3cr1x4g4tRmbx7GiXNG7ehV0wTh-R7oLA=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, that's the end of this year's garden because now it looks like this! I'm going to go out and clean it up this weekend. I know sometimes they recommend letting the stuff stand over the winter, but the dahlias get slimy and gross and most of the tall flowers had a weird leaf mold by the end of the season which I really don't want to sit in the garden over the winter.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyqnR7VgnvNarXWr39MQiwrv9l1PZxf4MhMqnLy3QT9KbOFLuLIAZqbCbMVM4OAOA93MQJ0SNlTaEwfgFH5DAZTyorqwypPGmCTFmRFGQiHZ3t-kzT3BmSZkajLBppRkT3_0ALHav3BUk9XFGEIXhpNufq0N2Gw805QvnAwHhhAFomqJ19MjQ3OwpyAaU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyqnR7VgnvNarXWr39MQiwrv9l1PZxf4MhMqnLy3QT9KbOFLuLIAZqbCbMVM4OAOA93MQJ0SNlTaEwfgFH5DAZTyorqwypPGmCTFmRFGQiHZ3t-kzT3BmSZkajLBppRkT3_0ALHav3BUk9XFGEIXhpNufq0N2Gw805QvnAwHhhAFomqJ19MjQ3OwpyAaU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pups are doing well, very snuggly and wonderful.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgWKuzdgSPZvooPzgh8-iJrQzjO2Ev4BoVgMJYh1SlPsoKJHt8uW3V60DgRfN35gk_NAoqv68ImZGJ-ts2FPn7OA9fu67xACqDqeG2vsuQnp4wgA1sq_rTRjwTJP1jouB1zh_SK7sETeMjTmvQpak5oVg7LsbIOsXPDU6_keDJ0QeKQ1QjbDapCd_5D3o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgWKuzdgSPZvooPzgh8-iJrQzjO2Ev4BoVgMJYh1SlPsoKJHt8uW3V60DgRfN35gk_NAoqv68ImZGJ-ts2FPn7OA9fu67xACqDqeG2vsuQnp4wgA1sq_rTRjwTJP1jouB1zh_SK7sETeMjTmvQpak5oVg7LsbIOsXPDU6_keDJ0QeKQ1QjbDapCd_5D3o=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope there have been good things to like for you all! Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> for more!</div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-58995842811159872802023-11-06T09:00:00.001-06:002023-11-06T09:00:00.144-06:00Recent Crafty Gifts<p> It seems like a good time for a catch-up posts on some crafty gifts from the last few months. </p><p>These are the most recent to be finished, a pair of Jelly Roll socks for Becky's birthday. I love knitting socks and I love wearing hand knit socks, and except in deep winter, I especially love ankle socks, so I thought I'd make some for Becky.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fwgw-gwlZZW3LOgD2bxmiyZ6fCOk-K255kpBuV6S47aJMjvusTwW9sDh--2_eviM5XyH2UG3Q0XGC6g1PcwP39Xo3Pf-gZs88jafUPbZmBcsbAVqa1_0dU61cz63C7zX6eExISdOsQpSCjmi4BSKJCsUeolAF7q6GXLVvhFNmb-KInACrc8d6h5AcPE/s1000/Photo%20Sep%2009%202023,%2010%2055%2009%20AM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fwgw-gwlZZW3LOgD2bxmiyZ6fCOk-K255kpBuV6S47aJMjvusTwW9sDh--2_eviM5XyH2UG3Q0XGC6g1PcwP39Xo3Pf-gZs88jafUPbZmBcsbAVqa1_0dU61cz63C7zX6eExISdOsQpSCjmi4BSKJCsUeolAF7q6GXLVvhFNmb-KInACrc8d6h5AcPE/w640-h480/Photo%20Sep%2009%202023,%2010%2055%2009%20AM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlGrr0KnLS3Xkd80xTyUpyRtwzULV3qGVSEpjvx7niRFMOCJTn5w8tkcl_tzhMkv_F0lzQxkVoWjx-jZz2RdzVXIZW-v3mpE1kZ9WBGolbIrPpjXT7t8grqRzWX4iAOFJSH7nmfhG9Cb1SdeB0VsqMXgLCzPitk5S9aZc7swLn86I0fSBHXlqx6Tm0sU/s1333/Photo%20Sep%2009%202023,%2010%2055%2003%20AM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlGrr0KnLS3Xkd80xTyUpyRtwzULV3qGVSEpjvx7niRFMOCJTn5w8tkcl_tzhMkv_F0lzQxkVoWjx-jZz2RdzVXIZW-v3mpE1kZ9WBGolbIrPpjXT7t8grqRzWX4iAOFJSH7nmfhG9Cb1SdeB0VsqMXgLCzPitk5S9aZc7swLn86I0fSBHXlqx6Tm0sU/w480-h640/Photo%20Sep%2009%202023,%2010%2055%2003%20AM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then before that, it was my mom's birthday. This is from the <a href="https://sewsweetness.com/">Sew Sweetness</a> wallet trio. I've made it twice before, o<a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2013/08/wallet.html">ne of them I gave to Becky</a> and then this <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2021/06/saqa-auction-quilt-2021-etc.html">hippo one for mom</a>. Mom's has worn out so it was time for a new one.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbTdnP9GdAi75GryVgcCpLMRDFy5pSot9KPUT3fYg_MhF2GbnWdWMLpy-OvPu2nt0QWB2Ax4MJPOip5GBOFqIiIxWedT1Z5dLfNGH5eRp62O_5PaDDW6vkjGfztpDLNAxXfIibtTPZJCEOkBr_Il7A3aeOQRHvkxiFo33P7_yump-_-51xvGEOroMR8I/s1000/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2037%2027%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbTdnP9GdAi75GryVgcCpLMRDFy5pSot9KPUT3fYg_MhF2GbnWdWMLpy-OvPu2nt0QWB2Ax4MJPOip5GBOFqIiIxWedT1Z5dLfNGH5eRp62O_5PaDDW6vkjGfztpDLNAxXfIibtTPZJCEOkBr_Il7A3aeOQRHvkxiFo33P7_yump-_-51xvGEOroMR8I/w640-h480/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2037%2027%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's actually made from some scraps of the same fabric I used for a <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2014/02/weekender-bag-for-mom.html">Weekender</a> bag for mom back in 2014.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYMRhBMFrVjJIBDjOfaa7hdACrFgdVNFBWs3jB9OK3h2H7U9xIYDz4UsjYyoFaNm8MJXXWh4YwmgwUc3Mmb3Tm9jw2b-s5gtvGpbE2nffcjB1Vo2MFxy1ZcWzMbaOKYCdKuV26kYAIQy_qYcXWS96994cCfOd4MTufYSF5x9ASmUTxAxuZu4PtjH6Hm4/s1333/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2037%2005%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYMRhBMFrVjJIBDjOfaa7hdACrFgdVNFBWs3jB9OK3h2H7U9xIYDz4UsjYyoFaNm8MJXXWh4YwmgwUc3Mmb3Tm9jw2b-s5gtvGpbE2nffcjB1Vo2MFxy1ZcWzMbaOKYCdKuV26kYAIQy_qYcXWS96994cCfOd4MTufYSF5x9ASmUTxAxuZu4PtjH6Hm4/w480-h640/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2037%2005%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYAF7sQsq9IKqIMlGv2VnUC8nhRMzt1_bIO1ledYmv-A2gJ8u3hH5RXfmW3iYWDingHUUfEbeertVmIHAGWTFlaeiuJWJBA2kvBHc79nlGYn2ftiSAXiAaT86XEDWdRmDbTmsvu_QvYNw0pzdoZp1CvFcMuh26ApzeaJ2Xz7hsejMBiGWE2YpaBxDDiU/s1000/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2036%2055%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1000" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYAF7sQsq9IKqIMlGv2VnUC8nhRMzt1_bIO1ledYmv-A2gJ8u3hH5RXfmW3iYWDingHUUfEbeertVmIHAGWTFlaeiuJWJBA2kvBHc79nlGYn2ftiSAXiAaT86XEDWdRmDbTmsvu_QvYNw0pzdoZp1CvFcMuh26ApzeaJ2Xz7hsejMBiGWE2YpaBxDDiU/w640-h598/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2036%2055%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then finally, I made a boxy bag for Alex. The "Buckner" labeled handle and the brown fabric were in a box of stuff my sister's mother-in-law (Hi Mary Alice!) destashed to me and I thought it would be fun to make it up into a little bag. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVgT2xx-Q2xl2pbPx_pqGGPEfDNgK0S0ANnFIxCg7kiCTqq9KYxdDQm0sWhMfI4mDoWQs25Lmc6ZP5TYDpF3XYH1Opgfn2CpLkjDJoS_StgHFklXcV124lotyUuFl19uCfWvdvZaFoorNZpxd24VqJRuo0FrtmAq8tEgSix8o2kMNXu2CQzzivVFGmTQ/s1333/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2035%2047%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVgT2xx-Q2xl2pbPx_pqGGPEfDNgK0S0ANnFIxCg7kiCTqq9KYxdDQm0sWhMfI4mDoWQs25Lmc6ZP5TYDpF3XYH1Opgfn2CpLkjDJoS_StgHFklXcV124lotyUuFl19uCfWvdvZaFoorNZpxd24VqJRuo0FrtmAq8tEgSix8o2kMNXu2CQzzivVFGmTQ/w480-h640/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2035%2047%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaMPj6TKqCIFoAdVKGS2exdrmjooLOpSfUhwWISTE_FgQAyF9TLvsJunMn5fvjeRLFMGxGY0zFg-fCBZuykNbwAIUCN-0ZNXoNpvFvYDlNSco1ELv3GeaD4TXJUpRxHdepP4hte3ya0BM95a-mJtgO7eQ6QmwrFGk4yWcJH89genqze12duvJTuS67E0/s1333/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2035%2029%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaMPj6TKqCIFoAdVKGS2exdrmjooLOpSfUhwWISTE_FgQAyF9TLvsJunMn5fvjeRLFMGxGY0zFg-fCBZuykNbwAIUCN-0ZNXoNpvFvYDlNSco1ELv3GeaD4TXJUpRxHdepP4hte3ya0BM95a-mJtgO7eQ6QmwrFGk4yWcJH89genqze12duvJTuS67E0/w480-h640/Photo%20Aug%2012%202023,%205%2035%2029%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love making and sharing little projects like these. And of course, now we're into Christmas crafting season so I'm sure more gifts will be forthcoming.</div><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-82524516473412107972023-10-05T09:55:00.003-05:002023-10-05T09:55:49.072-05:00I Like #318<p> Welcome to another week of things to like!</p><p>The weather here has been lovely which is a great boon after the hot summer. My garden has been loving it. In addition to continuing to cut flowers, the ones in the garden are really lovely too. And I saw this great butterfly enjoying the space this week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoOa0oQCf-oS5uf1d5s_VupFJvjfgeUa93ZU643jfVjO4A6jA-pbY-lJjMquDLwYKJ51X_XquHW0_5WSYdKbu_K1cx_siMrEgGmtHDuya1yfwXrwFSPilQ2eVyWzkHTXtQNDoZVHUXZOXKLGiQZrPnvlBg3U5TDN7e7wbobnVl2zbrvbRE3gnd089YLgg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoOa0oQCf-oS5uf1d5s_VupFJvjfgeUa93ZU643jfVjO4A6jA-pbY-lJjMquDLwYKJ51X_XquHW0_5WSYdKbu_K1cx_siMrEgGmtHDuya1yfwXrwFSPilQ2eVyWzkHTXtQNDoZVHUXZOXKLGiQZrPnvlBg3U5TDN7e7wbobnVl2zbrvbRE3gnd089YLgg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghj5IMa2yK13LX90HPZJYD9smjcZLgqwvIZFh-7JYXq22L9XFCid82pt9HpS5ahCv9SJW-wHy4DmC9qbFMzJyzJZVet9aGsEtgni2sC2u3zncHFuo064OJsK4leZTbk63XywtHiGy9BoSubcwrSH9Xn1qo3hAPrPnDeuj_AKYV2EM1BrbLREH5MLa_ke4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghj5IMa2yK13LX90HPZJYD9smjcZLgqwvIZFh-7JYXq22L9XFCid82pt9HpS5ahCv9SJW-wHy4DmC9qbFMzJyzJZVet9aGsEtgni2sC2u3zncHFuo064OJsK4leZTbk63XywtHiGy9BoSubcwrSH9Xn1qo3hAPrPnDeuj_AKYV2EM1BrbLREH5MLa_ke4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC6fSGyZpfn5l0tBYEJd_gi18CZEpfvpvHIsmyngA9QWS1422MOexlNW6fyZ1TT9kjU2hMWqkI8TvcHgkvBFRwTfVCthaef9UdkeBgj5IzkpCTBOLUHl2pOz3ZR35rkhzCrs0QzHSCuCPvC4MgiIwrKQsCGDU74KnkPrDj2oHW7WzjPzObXuKDBpWrpJ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC6fSGyZpfn5l0tBYEJd_gi18CZEpfvpvHIsmyngA9QWS1422MOexlNW6fyZ1TT9kjU2hMWqkI8TvcHgkvBFRwTfVCthaef9UdkeBgj5IzkpCTBOLUHl2pOz3ZR35rkhzCrs0QzHSCuCPvC4MgiIwrKQsCGDU74KnkPrDj2oHW7WzjPzObXuKDBpWrpJ8=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE0AiuDkMOxpMu9k19Wdj4DEO8MMq98fKgnpOHq5wtTHfYIzCABdqOrJ3KyvkqkEfWJnukFFf0NQ2M3xzQGQ3QbIw9EVxqL1DONw9wywRP4HcJmxBnN7t-kJY_0AZZvvQ9b1uTkVA0HRUv9JM-vasIcioaiDt75q3ainMPCGtaJq8hCKFVFhzmWRFRipQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE0AiuDkMOxpMu9k19Wdj4DEO8MMq98fKgnpOHq5wtTHfYIzCABdqOrJ3KyvkqkEfWJnukFFf0NQ2M3xzQGQ3QbIw9EVxqL1DONw9wywRP4HcJmxBnN7t-kJY_0AZZvvQ9b1uTkVA0HRUv9JM-vasIcioaiDt75q3ainMPCGtaJq8hCKFVFhzmWRFRipQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Aov5g0Rqh_w7xryKsgNIRyfRYoOldi3Fw3OMC0SUMF5ewe00caf1nUH7pgVarwwklVv_e2ypCr20e5Ll4TBD4ndoTrcYZbQZl8z0I38d3sirIRnSJcrNF01r_xUnx6_EpN6Wk48QR975BPsf5l7lcBaqWm0FeXp1FANhb4sRbYOXLmdkGnp0-uAo7k4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Aov5g0Rqh_w7xryKsgNIRyfRYoOldi3Fw3OMC0SUMF5ewe00caf1nUH7pgVarwwklVv_e2ypCr20e5Ll4TBD4ndoTrcYZbQZl8z0I38d3sirIRnSJcrNF01r_xUnx6_EpN6Wk48QR975BPsf5l7lcBaqWm0FeXp1FANhb4sRbYOXLmdkGnp0-uAo7k4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had all my lab members over for dinner this weekend to celebrate getting a grant submitted, fingers crossed that it gets funded. But it was fun to have everyone over and I made my mom's yummy chimichanga recipe. I love it but it makes tons and tons so I only ever make it when there's a party. This is the meat cooking.</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/a/AVvXsEiH6E2WGOkM8bM0_T1NUnsKcg5Vbp4WMTuxfaK4r58J42J656sRLN25iikOMw7JX3B8OjKmzSxyxDrSdCS2jbE5eZdG1b2hfHr7eX2QyoCqIFZacJDJqXX3ykRdfYzqjLhEfycwqfO1z-CgDRg8v1hgsWPu4H8UOSq-rbZIfSxMfeDjw03mZK7VAsZgr88" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH6E2WGOkM8bM0_T1NUnsKcg5Vbp4WMTuxfaK4r58J42J656sRLN25iikOMw7JX3B8OjKmzSxyxDrSdCS2jbE5eZdG1b2hfHr7eX2QyoCqIFZacJDJqXX3ykRdfYzqjLhEfycwqfO1z-CgDRg8v1hgsWPu4H8UOSq-rbZIfSxMfeDjw03mZK7VAsZgr88" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spooky and Blue loved the party, they each got to come out in turn and have lots of attention.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/a/AVvXsEitRUukECrsMIiSd5xL2R0ke1b80MWu49JjKEQgUwVzeY1qjI4wTbZy6pbfno2US9eL-UkkiSLCuLSwkesnnLMDMEtyobbUSYl-EahJJ6PFnNO3hISFfRNRDZBU1oU07oOtKG2qnNcyCv8NvHiYCgdnn3PerBplvGYtKmJGh-rFx0arzPT6j3mCOYlayDw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitRUukECrsMIiSd5xL2R0ke1b80MWu49JjKEQgUwVzeY1qjI4wTbZy6pbfno2US9eL-UkkiSLCuLSwkesnnLMDMEtyobbUSYl-EahJJ6PFnNO3hISFfRNRDZBU1oU07oOtKG2qnNcyCv8NvHiYCgdnn3PerBplvGYtKmJGh-rFx0arzPT6j3mCOYlayDw" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Cash and Brett came over this week too which of course Spooky loved.</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/a/AVvXsEgX9kLgLJ2BA2qnSFTP6saFVsk2Yz4qraOIAerror5yY4P1IH7SX-Aq6IsIAuyuyfFiXhAtfMZcUGMkF4t64jXjEMyqYjEf7tVaBkq2XNI498ZaVCdf3wQYd1VNyfop6as9NZh6UJXEwgyHrQDFZDUjicZ7yI0VO4NXuIs5E-irzVC4OrWxH1Hyr6MKLvQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX9kLgLJ2BA2qnSFTP6saFVsk2Yz4qraOIAerror5yY4P1IH7SX-Aq6IsIAuyuyfFiXhAtfMZcUGMkF4t64jXjEMyqYjEf7tVaBkq2XNI498ZaVCdf3wQYd1VNyfop6as9NZh6UJXEwgyHrQDFZDUjicZ7yI0VO4NXuIs5E-irzVC4OrWxH1Hyr6MKLvQ" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm headed to an retreat in Phoenix this week with my art quilting group 4 Common Corners (I'm really looking forward to it). In preparation, I made a new notions pouch for traveling. You might wonder whether I needed a new pouch/bag, and the objective answer is of course not. But I'd been seeing this quicky flat circular, folds-into-a-taco bag on instagram so I had to try it. Of course I modified it to have an internal zip pocket and changed the finishing a bit. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3EzT8t-Xkc-ui2dtlAttEAvUuXcJVYOTW3JERujeg5fa1GWaC8x_IwpjpsYThX92BWmIGjDsEhXvrSr2bzaSyzg_mQh9h7fCWG7jo3zuK2Pc1g6VuLndjGSeUnRx-VzgsXPsA-RkV4o8WiDNERZVKHTTv-GzFb7ql0D3JsFjovynLxcPPriq8kGeGYKY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3EzT8t-Xkc-ui2dtlAttEAvUuXcJVYOTW3JERujeg5fa1GWaC8x_IwpjpsYThX92BWmIGjDsEhXvrSr2bzaSyzg_mQh9h7fCWG7jo3zuK2Pc1g6VuLndjGSeUnRx-VzgsXPsA-RkV4o8WiDNERZVKHTTv-GzFb7ql0D3JsFjovynLxcPPriq8kGeGYKY" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's what the inside looks like laid flat. I love that acid green print with the rainbow circles and I've never had anything great to do with it. The little teal felt circle is for needles and pins since I wanted to be able to use it for notions. The whole thing is about 10.5" in diameter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgceBqF2r1XpGgAaMgZWVCOjTqZ0giilOSIVFiDgRQ9IhBxW0oxXM8lUwru8gn1eltGpeBmRYIC-JSW-NpktUktW6zab1G9zMd8CaSdHqowRftP1OEHAtq1iGzw3xJPnMGCdAzb1dX3C9Id6buWdpjGTeRnbf9LiOGI7XGaGrSGsexyn73lXRt5F0KkXAw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgceBqF2r1XpGgAaMgZWVCOjTqZ0giilOSIVFiDgRQ9IhBxW0oxXM8lUwru8gn1eltGpeBmRYIC-JSW-NpktUktW6zab1G9zMd8CaSdHqowRftP1OEHAtq1iGzw3xJPnMGCdAzb1dX3C9Id6buWdpjGTeRnbf9LiOGI7XGaGrSGsexyn73lXRt5F0KkXAw" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see how it looksin the process of being closed up. It folds and zips up like a taco!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></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/a/AVvXsEiZrBVRzLflZ-olyXsMOetzUF0_KqdqYvcKu43XCO1axFB21cAy_iUq76iEsZsLfiQjOmuh3pRzLEhtRPVfVugkL02HR8_0vurR3k1279EQ5emQQDSbkRp7nGFcSpo-Waev-oTWicDPE953HAQ-jEe4cfnAmnDKIIm4d6Braq-LW75JYPXRPE3jXdyqOSA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZrBVRzLflZ-olyXsMOetzUF0_KqdqYvcKu43XCO1axFB21cAy_iUq76iEsZsLfiQjOmuh3pRzLEhtRPVfVugkL02HR8_0vurR3k1279EQ5emQQDSbkRp7nGFcSpo-Waev-oTWicDPE953HAQ-jEe4cfnAmnDKIIm4d6Braq-LW75JYPXRPE3jXdyqOSA" width="320" /></a></div><br />One of the things I wanted to do with this project was use up some of the leather scraps in my studio, so as a final step I added this red and silver leather to the outside. It coordinates better than you might think with the inside. I used the red and silver together because I only had scraps and needed to piece. It's fun to finally use some of these leather scraps and now I have a nice new pouch! I love pouches with fun or clever geometry or closures.<br /><br /></div></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/a/AVvXsEinT24l4t8NlpGxx4-TrdUdnv6-a82b91dsGl-_VBburrNiVIywNTCWKgqHI7u11ZFx65f7Un2QFZKnt3I1PfKIzCEbFtBNTa-Q-zBmJiXXOXN5hiuxspeCnfC_Q6fzSOiVMGf6lrLJJuHTh4WkRr9tN8A-gy1xMDAVtq7wSZA6GbpjFUZ_FJDPgLMqChI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinT24l4t8NlpGxx4-TrdUdnv6-a82b91dsGl-_VBburrNiVIywNTCWKgqHI7u11ZFx65f7Un2QFZKnt3I1PfKIzCEbFtBNTa-Q-zBmJiXXOXN5hiuxspeCnfC_Q6fzSOiVMGf6lrLJJuHTh4WkRr9tN8A-gy1xMDAVtq7wSZA6GbpjFUZ_FJDPgLMqChI" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, I blogged this week about another project I finished this summer for a SAQA entry called Fierce Planets. Sadly, I didn't get into the show, but you can read about the quilt <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/10/new-quilt-fierce-planets.html">here</a>, <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/10/fierce-planets-continued.html">here</a>, and <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/10/fierce-planets-finished.html">here</a>!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hope everyone is hanging in there! Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> for more things to like!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-58973787507571840342023-10-04T20:32:00.001-05:002023-10-04T20:32:00.145-05:00Fierce Planets- Finished<p> When I left off yesterday, I had cut off a bunch of the purple background on my Fierce Planets quilt and decided I hated it. Of course. Big sigh. I had turned and finished all the edges using a bunch of bias tape that had been kindly destashed to me (thanks Mary Alice), and there really was no easy way to add the background back on. But I really wanted it back so I decided to do a sort of open work approach. To add some movement to the piece, like a big planet explosion. I laid it out and drafted some new edges for each little piece.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNmkt83BEaPWL9I0af2m7ykHrkKbsHrKCnyIufMeQgxLjcYPtTUn6VxlM16v6Uw7GwcU-vjDk2fFqN-M1DtbBduHD7aOmM3Ms_lz0yNyez9zViTpoWHvZUv3yNw9gITDWknWyIQxu-aPMATx5fkUpjFHju0v4rPfQhSuGVpsd48ml2ILN4E8GrJ3gdoU/s1333/Photo%20Jul%2028%202023,%208%2056%2010%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNmkt83BEaPWL9I0af2m7ykHrkKbsHrKCnyIufMeQgxLjcYPtTUn6VxlM16v6Uw7GwcU-vjDk2fFqN-M1DtbBduHD7aOmM3Ms_lz0yNyez9zViTpoWHvZUv3yNw9gITDWknWyIQxu-aPMATx5fkUpjFHju0v4rPfQhSuGVpsd48ml2ILN4E8GrJ3gdoU/s320/Photo%20Jul%2028%202023,%208%2056%2010%20PM-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished all the new edges.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifW7EjHfikO6mLzDicmiTh4i53omzRQUC0ra5qs3z37biA1_bQ-VUdx8uCndnzlPIk0Z2zxzaDvRFhmRXXHos9VbHZ0N2Y4jsEM_H6-wwIlU0-jzwK8QfMQv2dXNBLp3SnezSJd8ekyYNdPlj5J0yIKi040B3YUUF67hftBrCYX1QIWVH6kMTotMFs-ts/s1333/Photo%20Jul%2028%202023,%209%2021%2002%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifW7EjHfikO6mLzDicmiTh4i53omzRQUC0ra5qs3z37biA1_bQ-VUdx8uCndnzlPIk0Z2zxzaDvRFhmRXXHos9VbHZ0N2Y4jsEM_H6-wwIlU0-jzwK8QfMQv2dXNBLp3SnezSJd8ekyYNdPlj5J0yIKi040B3YUUF67hftBrCYX1QIWVH6kMTotMFs-ts/s320/Photo%20Jul%2028%202023,%209%2021%2002%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then using my dissolvable floriani stabilizer I quilted across the individual pieces using monofilament thread. Of course I don't have any pictures of that (facepalm). After stitching well across all the pieces, I dissolved the stabilizer and blocked it out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's the final piece, named "Wild Thing". It wound up finishing at 43" x 64". The artist statement reads: "<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">The axis of rotation of Uranus is tilted over 90 degrees from its revolution axis, and its magnetic axis also has a large tilt relative to its rotation axis. I imagine Uranus as the crazy bouncy child, the one who brings chaos wherever she goes; the one who breaks all the rules and succeeds anyway. She is someone who opens our eyes to all the weird and wonderful different ways things can be."</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ol8F2Sf6HMFqkR2GN0GZLJ7vn7R3mQ6BerPjDXBCPNfaONhj7xCU3LQ_j6VynPC-xDe3x-h1Lgp1_Ojpyk8LhJ6BIZ2NDADm2E9oNLOtlOAo5JfK2q5Fjo6TTwBGpGdWmBXRVJpu9eHNbUa9izaaG_061bpgpi9-1D_vv8U7GH2c0Drv2Pf8Uft29ME/s1000/Uranus-full-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ol8F2Sf6HMFqkR2GN0GZLJ7vn7R3mQ6BerPjDXBCPNfaONhj7xCU3LQ_j6VynPC-xDe3x-h1Lgp1_Ojpyk8LhJ6BIZ2NDADm2E9oNLOtlOAo5JfK2q5Fjo6TTwBGpGdWmBXRVJpu9eHNbUa9izaaG_061bpgpi9-1D_vv8U7GH2c0Drv2Pf8Uft29ME/w640-h452/Uranus-full-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Wild Thing, c. 2023, Shannon Conley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; 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I got this far and thought I was almost done but something about the composition was bothering me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSgRPrUf6FVHJj0B272aJUUZ96l_Ig91kFQWKwwpPKLIdJlxzzuXA5yRht8_dOxWIQel2jgKpYjB0xGai3bQ-cWxw-GwOIRLyt6zAVU7ZpOLnadnuvh0q6dSAZBbhg_EaD8KSOXIhroggQbfPim2ADxI5cVUOSX41ehOhEnAqW0gNJW2Xd73A4666mpM/s1000/Photo%20Jul%2007%202023,%208%2057%2000%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSgRPrUf6FVHJj0B272aJUUZ96l_Ig91kFQWKwwpPKLIdJlxzzuXA5yRht8_dOxWIQel2jgKpYjB0xGai3bQ-cWxw-GwOIRLyt6zAVU7ZpOLnadnuvh0q6dSAZBbhg_EaD8KSOXIhroggQbfPim2ADxI5cVUOSX41ehOhEnAqW0gNJW2Xd73A4666mpM/w640-h466/Photo%20Jul%2007%202023,%208%2057%2000%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wasn't even sure exactly what it was that was bugging me. If it was the colors, the way the planet and the background joined together (or didn't join well) or what. I had strategizing sessions with my mom and several fiber friends. Lots of different opinions and very helpful suggestions. My mom thought it looked like pac-man and not planety, but I didn't have a good way to change the lines inside the planet. I tried it upside down to see if it would look less pac-many, but that just looked completely wrong to me, and I finally decided I actually really liked the face that had inadvertently emerged and was not bothered by the pac-man quality. Mom also suggested the orange stripes might be a little too bright for the rest of everything so I overpainted it and liked it better a little duller.</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/AVvXsEg89gnCJZblT_9p2jL5GFk_tLCUKIs9DWfdKN-3UkXyCF0LsqxJzy1MeeVRxdLb4h8zvrxxW3ENdt7XPjcYSPl_LpWHthCP4T_4tb80mJt8nOJnyHT12rMSYbn88721J1E1emt3Bqx5AOFnVtsgH2VAu2J0csHtqpsejx4sQQa7A721DKldLaJRxLbgeCE/s1000/test%20again-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89gnCJZblT_9p2jL5GFk_tLCUKIs9DWfdKN-3UkXyCF0LsqxJzy1MeeVRxdLb4h8zvrxxW3ENdt7XPjcYSPl_LpWHthCP4T_4tb80mJt8nOJnyHT12rMSYbn88721J1E1emt3Bqx5AOFnVtsgH2VAu2J0csHtqpsejx4sQQa7A721DKldLaJRxLbgeCE/w640-h482/test%20again-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also decided that the background was a little plain, so I used my shiva paintsticks to add a bunch of shading and space-y shapes to the background as well as a halo around the planet. I liked that, but I still wasn't sure about the composition.</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/AVvXsEhJtD6BsTiQt19XLP4MyhpRWHIqeGhLXoht0M1AgWlw_B19DV6FKaEgT3sbaA9ZxkA9_SLQirtMFrTimAaB6P_MvC1eG8GgW2Z2VcKkTiZGhYDBA94QeRJIkj9RBPsVr-GdgsrgsOWIRfVVQANySN_a_OmqR8fhM5QhS1dlnqIzeqdPIEqZvkeGpCEMO0Y/s1000/Photo%20Jul%2008%202023,%206%2014%2009%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtD6BsTiQt19XLP4MyhpRWHIqeGhLXoht0M1AgWlw_B19DV6FKaEgT3sbaA9ZxkA9_SLQirtMFrTimAaB6P_MvC1eG8GgW2Z2VcKkTiZGhYDBA94QeRJIkj9RBPsVr-GdgsrgsOWIRfVVQANySN_a_OmqR8fhM5QhS1dlnqIzeqdPIEqZvkeGpCEMO0Y/w640-h480/Photo%20Jul%2008%202023,%206%2014%2009%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I started mocking up a bunch of different potential options on the computer. This was what it would have looked like without the background, <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEj-sq4-2H86EmbgSXevheN0W36l2eOSBJ9q1CFegQznQn3sEwi870EgcJzCtHxiLRe5TImxhL6B2V5yvaHOheQ0PdO_O2vQyjH98wX5udAGDhMqKG4zoIUmo1lzBGZXEbjl4k1oge1V1lV7_Yl6JbBRhOJu8Z5eGtEBlVMY7q1pt9ilwy97NI5l6WS_7GI/s610/just%20planet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="610" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sq4-2H86EmbgSXevheN0W36l2eOSBJ9q1CFegQznQn3sEwi870EgcJzCtHxiLRe5TImxhL6B2V5yvaHOheQ0PdO_O2vQyjH98wX5udAGDhMqKG4zoIUmo1lzBGZXEbjl4k1oge1V1lV7_Yl6JbBRhOJu8Z5eGtEBlVMY7q1pt9ilwy97NI5l6WS_7GI/w640-h618/just%20planet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">With a little bit of background and a round finish.</div><br /><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/AVvXsEjFnMbOpMxBU4gqTjUc2MJhJ6c3fv8dyHyM4nQfXf3sSurYbNM5lKfiqyIWRDMGjI8eAPXudm0R7UHYomDUxtAJ_7k4iK0tQK4e_wKAyIeyPjaTTEJP-gpNtogsBWc-tDLDogaujZ_-V0Q1ZguisfBkxCnbS8bRZ_HFtgVPeAWICcf1MS4zc3coaQWBjdk/s754/round-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="754" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnMbOpMxBU4gqTjUc2MJhJ6c3fv8dyHyM4nQfXf3sSurYbNM5lKfiqyIWRDMGjI8eAPXudm0R7UHYomDUxtAJ_7k4iK0tQK4e_wKAyIeyPjaTTEJP-gpNtogsBWc-tDLDogaujZ_-V0Q1ZguisfBkxCnbS8bRZ_HFtgVPeAWICcf1MS4zc3coaQWBjdk/w640-h636/round-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Squared up?</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/AVvXsEgXgNuI-SK7K5Q3oKhbH8phC1kl2EiT-0tvHFcCxDwBwI-YkCxeXmeno-NoIda9-EW4i7NjS0jIbhNja94S-wZ1iGKKklEa3DBG3lKeY20C_2DzK__V698KLNlvmZAulzavsFdCwTgRaLBmiT-3P766pBDZlxOSQz_WurlJVF_l4798cTtfIDio5tFtDr0/s754/square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="754" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgNuI-SK7K5Q3oKhbH8phC1kl2EiT-0tvHFcCxDwBwI-YkCxeXmeno-NoIda9-EW4i7NjS0jIbhNja94S-wZ1iGKKklEa3DBG3lKeY20C_2DzK__V698KLNlvmZAulzavsFdCwTgRaLBmiT-3P766pBDZlxOSQz_WurlJVF_l4798cTtfIDio5tFtDr0/w640-h636/square.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even tried some really weird ideas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="2364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMpeZvsTc4e1Db9Uhm9JZAm8HlCmTVGkyxKjthuzh7ElppRUoy_RiliJfvifUqcIrwcxgb4qwyVmsuoZqMKYF_gIeDCIBI6h2lwfvnPSJnqZugNEJYB4CYAhkGQv02V6CMWqZO8_2dw6f5HEpSTjsWCzXoxoZ3EfbcKM9HbGts9FakY0mPw4DC0TL9pk/w608-h640/Photo%20Jul%2008%202023,%208%2006%2006%20AM.jpg" width="608" /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK71ep-XI8x734AXchtGeVLWR3bMXL4CLLqlzlnG1xVQccnSC3kUXRoakPCr7xRhPB6_n6MvCh8Bvv3D23u5U3jxgYoCOyR8RAVHnj05CuMoF5XajtX6Ak2lAEcH07GR0HCPoebGgn-wBGo10Jzqgs1cG4Tk1YWF9zo5BjBxk5Rv7YioUonIMUGCxil3I/s940/spikey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="940" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK71ep-XI8x734AXchtGeVLWR3bMXL4CLLqlzlnG1xVQccnSC3kUXRoakPCr7xRhPB6_n6MvCh8Bvv3D23u5U3jxgYoCOyR8RAVHnj05CuMoF5XajtX6Ak2lAEcH07GR0HCPoebGgn-wBGo10Jzqgs1cG4Tk1YWF9zo5BjBxk5Rv7YioUonIMUGCxil3I/w640-h450/spikey.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">None of those were doing it for me. I think the one I liked the best was the round one, but I didn't want to lose my big radiating lines. So I did another mockup, decided I liked it and cut off all the background down to this. And then immediately hated it. I missed all my purple background!!! This felt like a real struggle. Come back later in the week to see how I resolved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl3S5j7g5m-uxrEFgz_zmpBaWjddLMuIKc7h1SV47y_gTzM08vfKRq9aGC5e3npz5hCpQ4u_Rs3Bg26viKu0fxX-6S9Wp4BEIYLzw7CS15U04d4tPERBABWSLINMT0F3TU7XwVTeh2ZliY8yxLaeOrAO9U-KZXLstD0mcpgSD8v67MsIKtQavHq8WbQQ/s1000/Photo%20Jul%2016%202023,%207%2000%2010%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl3S5j7g5m-uxrEFgz_zmpBaWjddLMuIKc7h1SV47y_gTzM08vfKRq9aGC5e3npz5hCpQ4u_Rs3Bg26viKu0fxX-6S9Wp4BEIYLzw7CS15U04d4tPERBABWSLINMT0F3TU7XwVTeh2ZliY8yxLaeOrAO9U-KZXLstD0mcpgSD8v67MsIKtQavHq8WbQQ/w640-h432/Photo%20Jul%2016%202023,%207%2000%2010%20PM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-2757768058566927102023-10-02T19:08:00.001-05:002023-10-02T19:08:00.138-05:00New Quilt: Fierce Planets<p> SAQA recently had a call for entry in collaboration with John's Hopkins University and planetary scientist <a href="https://sabinestanley.com/">Dr. Sabine Stanley </a>called <a href="https://www.saqa.com/events/fierce-planets-saqa-global-exhibition-call-entry">Fierce Planets.</a> I was super excited by the call, after all I love nerdy sciency things, but was fairly late getting my piece started. </p><p>My central idea was to do something inspired by the strange magnetic fields of uranus. Normally, the magnetic axis of a planet is fairly close to the rotational axis, and the rotational axis is approximately perpindicular to the plane of the solar system (i.e. the plane the planet orbits the sun). However, Uranus is doubly weird- it's rotational axis is pretty close to parallel to the plane of the solar system, and it's magnetic axis is really off from the rotational axis. As a result, the magnetic fields of Uranus are really weird and different from other planets that have been studied. Scientists don't really know why it's like that and whether that reflects something different about how it got it's magnetic fields.</p><p>Anyway, I envisioned a planet like shape covered with lines going in weird directions reflecting the magnetic fields of Uranus floating in a field of space with large lines denoting the magnetic pole, rotational axis, and the plane of the solar system.</p><p>I started as always by painting fabric. This piece was for my space background, it started as a medium purple stretch velvet and I added on some grey silver splotches and additional dark blue paint to give a dark starry night sky vibe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHI5ekw5Q26U4Vt42h1ZyB57Q5Iz5BEhjM-tdUicW_VyzmHGsG2pVHYOvu2heHeBtWmAAbh0JqXbGIHlqRyyna_KwLYW-PtKyvqoBRda5OKY8yoZsH-Wj4qKWTZgtPUoq-e4DAtwTdSOMk1pbAbd_xp1onBDlVMhGRJ9EV0Io7miyvyxhwiLxWp41CVfU/s1333/Photo%20Feb%2005%202023,%205%2002%2019%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHI5ekw5Q26U4Vt42h1ZyB57Q5Iz5BEhjM-tdUicW_VyzmHGsG2pVHYOvu2heHeBtWmAAbh0JqXbGIHlqRyyna_KwLYW-PtKyvqoBRda5OKY8yoZsH-Wj4qKWTZgtPUoq-e4DAtwTdSOMk1pbAbd_xp1onBDlVMhGRJ9EV0Io7miyvyxhwiLxWp41CVfU/w480-h640/Photo%20Feb%2005%202023,%205%2002%2019%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted this piece of pink velvet to use in my magnetic field structures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlDha7xFcF1bNl_xLooSOQMwU0PTyKf9O30X0nyELxNH9atXWSqkRy7d8XNEQSdc5Pv5LKlWELpbMSL1-FVFxTSI1DWZpBjClUIesqBHj4zzqBTEAwKoO_3aXNTD4EdcUyFIpaha6-5AZT973fAA1TKM-Vbn1W4WbaEWd-kg_P17xle_A0WQLI2K1qzs/s1333/pink%20fabric-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlDha7xFcF1bNl_xLooSOQMwU0PTyKf9O30X0nyELxNH9atXWSqkRy7d8XNEQSdc5Pv5LKlWELpbMSL1-FVFxTSI1DWZpBjClUIesqBHj4zzqBTEAwKoO_3aXNTD4EdcUyFIpaha6-5AZT973fAA1TKM-Vbn1W4WbaEWd-kg_P17xle_A0WQLI2K1qzs/w480-h640/pink%20fabric-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the background of the planet I used this piece of fabric I had tried flour paste printing on while at my mom's last summer. I'd wanted to do a handwritten prayer inside the cross but I'd never tried flour paste printing. That first picture is after I'd put on the flour paste, written my words in the wet paste, and then let it dry and painted. Unfortuantely, when I removed all the flour paste, there were cool crackly lines and color (the next picture) but no words. So I decided to use the piece for the base of my planet.</div><br /><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/AVvXsEgg8PGSIGUgLdrflX6JkFbqQFdOn5FPJQ8UAvrer3PxsLANHMn4_qIqpBEYJhaagGEZQMtrlAnlowkJFVTjtNMJFqQkmjNG4xc9LeYfrnztcitZCIzlOHkIn4G8ijV9iuP8dIuvlfS8mmNVWDBbhUSdb3jzHNrwT-avn3Xq9hhnwlaNh70bRqamGmF-5lg/s3315/Photo%20May%2022,%201%2039%2034%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="3315" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8PGSIGUgLdrflX6JkFbqQFdOn5FPJQ8UAvrer3PxsLANHMn4_qIqpBEYJhaagGEZQMtrlAnlowkJFVTjtNMJFqQkmjNG4xc9LeYfrnztcitZCIzlOHkIn4G8ijV9iuP8dIuvlfS8mmNVWDBbhUSdb3jzHNrwT-avn3Xq9hhnwlaNh70bRqamGmF-5lg/w640-h468/Photo%20May%2022,%201%2039%2034%20PM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1uaK6nMywsiIEAPDYe0mLOR5dB7REk1sheuoE_XXoKL2hsQlLw-L4z_8AOfA82rlKxyhAq_oUbPQdZmK6NzVJq_ctriqCg1tKoquwq-HB4B7IZNT3n6TI5jwcueQqoGp1VtjfSNaWbjH4Zb-pmI9eAThTR8ZgCjcm0th3YDnETDa5yP5P5FaCm5uNrA/s1333/Photo%20May%2022,%202%2037%2017%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1uaK6nMywsiIEAPDYe0mLOR5dB7REk1sheuoE_XXoKL2hsQlLw-L4z_8AOfA82rlKxyhAq_oUbPQdZmK6NzVJq_ctriqCg1tKoquwq-HB4B7IZNT3n6TI5jwcueQqoGp1VtjfSNaWbjH4Zb-pmI9eAThTR8ZgCjcm0th3YDnETDa5yP5P5FaCm5uNrA/w480-h640/Photo%20May%2022,%202%2037%2017%20PM.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't take nearly as many pictures as usual while I was building the planet. Each of the magnetic field lines (below) were made by sewing strips of fabric into long triangular tubes and then stuffing them with thick cording that was destashed into my studio by my friend Gale (thanks Gale!). I stitched the triangular chunks down onto the background fabric in patterns I thought were interesting. Each triangular tube is about 1-1.25 inches high, just to give an idea of scale.</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/AVvXsEh-cxjZcgjPt3PPcLQOHtMMwjIPbtZXnvzACAU6z1GOxNALU3dn6G0KQAtL6UW4ksSo_hBSkKuOqP9RDL0Lr6UhPgtFScABBAb9PK7mgYiOkgC6MFI0CprCqbGSP_OUX6HrW2y9rMhjh1u6yDM0ab3VjqoG0wfW_jhpz8BshcuE-HhA_b191ib2gfbyOkw/s1000/Photo%20Feb%2025%202023,%204%2039%2041%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cxjZcgjPt3PPcLQOHtMMwjIPbtZXnvzACAU6z1GOxNALU3dn6G0KQAtL6UW4ksSo_hBSkKuOqP9RDL0Lr6UhPgtFScABBAb9PK7mgYiOkgC6MFI0CprCqbGSP_OUX6HrW2y9rMhjh1u6yDM0ab3VjqoG0wfW_jhpz8BshcuE-HhA_b191ib2gfbyOkw/w640-h480/Photo%20Feb%2025%202023,%204%2039%2041%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the background fabric I couched a bunch of heavy weight variegated orange and yellow yarn to be my axis lines.</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/AVvXsEhcnLiHhm3RFWMXyprhPB_P7BPglnXLSnLmTfXrlyHcCoSYaArWKz6OD2P0Wf43LK4cQ1-5oGGhhpP2zw72LWjAALRoM9uszRIj3go2vz9QGNL3uRzvXm8dFRFpmP1tka7TNBjnjutgW8MVzpau4e8SoCKAPWswjXmeyb8bqcf68wvtwalf7gVSpxlbuP4/s4032/Photo%20Feb%2009%202023,%209%2004%2043%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnLiHhm3RFWMXyprhPB_P7BPglnXLSnLmTfXrlyHcCoSYaArWKz6OD2P0Wf43LK4cQ1-5oGGhhpP2zw72LWjAALRoM9uszRIj3go2vz9QGNL3uRzvXm8dFRFpmP1tka7TNBjnjutgW8MVzpau4e8SoCKAPWswjXmeyb8bqcf68wvtwalf7gVSpxlbuP4/w640-h480/Photo%20Feb%2009%202023,%209%2004%2043%20PM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the background piece during the quilting process.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkx-m022ttdugLPD1F0vuddiBPi4ZBUa13ce-ffQLm0UBs-YSfeeRRdhA9uyH4sSJ2jaWnIVNfbzPn6Z9moZBMyDiMHER13g4rIDl0vcyNz-uLIoFtIVHkK_jWRXf4NdKMei0yqA3osDBg1zqNJz-BX2A60EIje2AIXGih0Lnlw-b_RTx6enYJKj1JDs/s1000/Photo%20Feb%2009%202023,%209%2017%2032%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1000" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkx-m022ttdugLPD1F0vuddiBPi4ZBUa13ce-ffQLm0UBs-YSfeeRRdhA9uyH4sSJ2jaWnIVNfbzPn6Z9moZBMyDiMHER13g4rIDl0vcyNz-uLIoFtIVHkK_jWRXf4NdKMei0yqA3osDBg1zqNJz-BX2A60EIje2AIXGih0Lnlw-b_RTx6enYJKj1JDs/w640-h552/Photo%20Feb%2009%202023,%209%2017%2032%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it is after I finished quilting and added some more radiating lines (they're all couched yarn). The planet is mounted in a hole cut un the purple background with purple trim stitched down on top over the seam.</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/AVvXsEhnPrMs5Ew4Spasv_sS5J9eD4WN48TAvHCX-1Ww0XtdgIOwn8pQ3LTkrlTQCxtXhquucNuwEvlNDcFIP2C4WENwmDc1sPGVEp2HKJvh_tIYq0PAowQQMcCSECgiJ6N4fd3Bw2OQXqaeXD9NAVMAUqPetkie6RSctc901HyjF92BEY5A_ic60mhQTY3JDYw/s1000/Photo%20Jul%2007%202023,%208%2057%2000%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPrMs5Ew4Spasv_sS5J9eD4WN48TAvHCX-1Ww0XtdgIOwn8pQ3LTkrlTQCxtXhquucNuwEvlNDcFIP2C4WENwmDc1sPGVEp2HKJvh_tIYq0PAowQQMcCSECgiJ6N4fd3Bw2OQXqaeXD9NAVMAUqPetkie6RSctc901HyjF92BEY5A_ic60mhQTY3JDYw/w640-h466/Photo%20Jul%2007%202023,%208%2057%2000%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was really struggling with the overall composition, come back later this week to see the craziness my brain went through.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-9678283660315122812023-09-28T09:22:00.001-05:002023-09-28T09:22:53.777-05:00I like #317<p> Welcome to another week of things to like. It's been very very busy at work, I have an internal grant deadline tomorrow so it's been all work all the time. I did get a chance to post this week about a quilt I finished in the summer, check it out <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/09/new-pom-pom-quilt.html">here</a> and <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/09/seed-heads-2-finished.html">here</a>.</p><p>One super fun thing this week is <a href="https://www.nowherebookshop.com/book/9780593299425">I listened to the latest Thursday Murder Club book</a>. I love that series, and it was great to have as a companion on the drive to work. I highly recommend it.</p><p>Brett and Cash came over this week, so we had fun doggy times and yummy octoberfest beer. It's my favorite variety of beer and we have fun every year trying different ones. These are the two we tried this week. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAGkfmylOZogiB94w-V5wuwlvUeW8oE695c-M-Emwg0EBjL8s8VhHrw1bnMdsgooFqWIR_wXC1fsFBpMDO-XxPuS-mCSttdoVZe2dn29LC_Fg21pT2uoPr-KvC3RiU8yQmgBKJ4XjugkSPhltCOOPjR3UkDvspjDUmbdpyx5_ceGFZ0jYTtTK0PWYD2eU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAGkfmylOZogiB94w-V5wuwlvUeW8oE695c-M-Emwg0EBjL8s8VhHrw1bnMdsgooFqWIR_wXC1fsFBpMDO-XxPuS-mCSttdoVZe2dn29LC_Fg21pT2uoPr-KvC3RiU8yQmgBKJ4XjugkSPhltCOOPjR3UkDvspjDUmbdpyx5_ceGFZ0jYTtTK0PWYD2eU" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSQW7KWJiNTtSi_BGMznn1TwpL79KmsdMc89ziMePnI3iqJJAAP-hgd4UsoRm_ZRFkBzX67IG_Gysoq6XXvimn-vO2W9KvLLRAbelL268PlJL-b8xqvVIwQpus2dDRql12pTazLY9vLx0LRsGQxHOEi72NetESwSjtyUEyCDEpv2kBS3NyiH6bJ-efSp4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSQW7KWJiNTtSi_BGMznn1TwpL79KmsdMc89ziMePnI3iqJJAAP-hgd4UsoRm_ZRFkBzX67IG_Gysoq6XXvimn-vO2W9KvLLRAbelL268PlJL-b8xqvVIwQpus2dDRql12pTazLY9vLx0LRsGQxHOEi72NetESwSjtyUEyCDEpv2kBS3NyiH6bJ-efSp4" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pups had fun playing and we found some of Spooky's lost balls.</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/a/AVvXsEjZmltuskGUo00u5aulcOztWbDH7Vp9y2bShEGbyePNdL4kDrkYrkm41lrgE_0rUgUhqjXFXIKp4gnnBVmVFhPwSUMRnHCV_SypElCiqjSUomyKcfJ60cI1sBeSFOFV1At2p7MRmcCaFwIkA7Z6tStOBkblrPWFAjQjw3NK25dfVR21m0Du5o5QCmWBYbw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZmltuskGUo00u5aulcOztWbDH7Vp9y2bShEGbyePNdL4kDrkYrkm41lrgE_0rUgUhqjXFXIKp4gnnBVmVFhPwSUMRnHCV_SypElCiqjSUomyKcfJ60cI1sBeSFOFV1At2p7MRmcCaFwIkA7Z6tStOBkblrPWFAjQjw3NK25dfVR21m0Du5o5QCmWBYbw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvYwYN-9bh-SzgBgMa0fVSJfZwa2ZSuOIdSXmwAq6019Akfyintuy5qpg-OTjTxqmaozbYUy8UrUjwE3wxhP6XoNxUeOTcPhXfOEc5L47yhW4cFRaIW9iChl0xMLtILZZKfDJV02lmjkJU5nfP7pwuUvMSbcftLn_Z0zaKBusrvuSYlFV5AtXk0WnXRCE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvYwYN-9bh-SzgBgMa0fVSJfZwa2ZSuOIdSXmwAq6019Akfyintuy5qpg-OTjTxqmaozbYUy8UrUjwE3wxhP6XoNxUeOTcPhXfOEc5L47yhW4cFRaIW9iChl0xMLtILZZKfDJV02lmjkJU5nfP7pwuUvMSbcftLn_Z0zaKBusrvuSYlFV5AtXk0WnXRCE" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje_yIKctw9vGUlrOX7T1tk05dmtpfiQ1WVqc0ZTgcdh_kOt1SnqNW5gkc2i5IYsfXCNdW09ZyD4GkulMukgnEIwcJZK0Ws3UmVwFMdfUPxrcDGmiaMYtxh4nw80cXxudjBeClkv-fuksA7GMpLCDI3mVSiG-miUHiztzaFiWH_Cu8OdXRoF4O4jUIimts" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje_yIKctw9vGUlrOX7T1tk05dmtpfiQ1WVqc0ZTgcdh_kOt1SnqNW5gkc2i5IYsfXCNdW09ZyD4GkulMukgnEIwcJZK0Ws3UmVwFMdfUPxrcDGmiaMYtxh4nw80cXxudjBeClkv-fuksA7GMpLCDI3mVSiG-miUHiztzaFiWH_Cu8OdXRoF4O4jUIimts" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the flowers, having survived the really hot time of the summer (it's still pretty warm here-most days in the low 90s this week) are having a blast. I decided to try to arrange them in this compote pedestal bowl from my grandmother. It's one of those things I never used much but I thought the flowers looked great in it.</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/a/AVvXsEjqZj6d9Qj5k_pd3fv501GQ5XeuPC39TBpZY6wQyx3Lqe6v-beusxQXdqtpBv45lWhR5ZCBTUVwP-G17Cq578io995WheuyyyVO4dPnJcDSoCy9WD8fsJDMhyJQLvv6RkCGaZWR2OdaoR-7VcqMTJ8uVUHcRA2EXT34yTsBxQK_8RrqSuy0cBVtc-gYFx8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqZj6d9Qj5k_pd3fv501GQ5XeuPC39TBpZY6wQyx3Lqe6v-beusxQXdqtpBv45lWhR5ZCBTUVwP-G17Cq578io995WheuyyyVO4dPnJcDSoCy9WD8fsJDMhyJQLvv6RkCGaZWR2OdaoR-7VcqMTJ8uVUHcRA2EXT34yTsBxQK_8RrqSuy0cBVtc-gYFx8" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQyk1nfKZQMzU4-q-7aJ3I7S8xlkGfKaMNOP3b4MiUL0U4bifwyMs8Spa3CC5bO5dOahqsMWcFSahGfVMLFYvcZdJX2Cme_-3vrqUScFMi4zA1y46_V4MH7WC5i6KXZthr1atwzU0Y_O2J4gGZiahjaX7f3-dcaNnVBy1Un8O7vDDbHeVo8j6056aMyUQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQyk1nfKZQMzU4-q-7aJ3I7S8xlkGfKaMNOP3b4MiUL0U4bifwyMs8Spa3CC5bO5dOahqsMWcFSahGfVMLFYvcZdJX2Cme_-3vrqUScFMi4zA1y46_V4MH7WC5i6KXZthr1atwzU0Y_O2J4gGZiahjaX7f3-dcaNnVBy1Un8O7vDDbHeVo8j6056aMyUQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsPkRIOgyfJ2HrxMLQYnLR5eiVuDHDU7KMr1caQnYsAzocGGPBR-Ni_ZvWBbC4eo6eCjPccI2fsKWb-mM53E7H47-KgsuL4Zq5v9jwVBxDE905XfOMxDLDQyaNLIVn3RKq92TGpWBO6t55D5Yy71OmLhDiP2EuahI5Ha6f3_mOnhzIZEpFQiTj4DNzQI4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsPkRIOgyfJ2HrxMLQYnLR5eiVuDHDU7KMr1caQnYsAzocGGPBR-Ni_ZvWBbC4eo6eCjPccI2fsKWb-mM53E7H47-KgsuL4Zq5v9jwVBxDE905XfOMxDLDQyaNLIVn3RKq92TGpWBO6t55D5Yy71OmLhDiP2EuahI5Ha6f3_mOnhzIZEpFQiTj4DNzQI4" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope everyone is having a good week! Click over to<a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com"> LeeAnna's</a> for more things to like!</div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-26070319666266444892023-09-27T17:26:00.000-05:002023-09-27T17:26:00.146-05:00Seed Heads 2-Finished<p> Earlier this week I started sharing about a new pom pom piece, and today I'm back to share the final piece. The final piece, called Seed Pods #2, is 54" x 35" x 3". It hangs from a regular pocket but I had to use a thicker than usual slat and also stitch a pocket for half a pool noodle along the bottom of the quilt so that it didn't flop weirdly because of the depth of the pom poms. The pom poms stick out half on the back and half on the front. They aren't stitched in, just pushed through the small holes I cut in the quilt. They are quite secure and can be adjusted if needed.</p><p>The piece used only five colors of yarn to make the gradient, yellow, purple, teal, grey and pink. Making the pom pom gradient was the next part! It's called Seed Heads 2 because it reminds me of dandelion seed heads.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOT3gNNJNWivkBoLIkQUQ0ggKHkDo4NdK_XRdfdxGNYztcBEwl6roXyerieQPNMo6zPC5FZpWmGzzJ76qP4C4ebaHLdH8WqCWYIqytoqW8sMcGtQK30i4azxgt-8e7C9SsRLjDqgCImrHtYtmvxa71FQebn_RBI4L2wMaRfUKIN10ix5V8bm0flIGIjE/s1478/Seed%20Pods%202-editable-full-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOT3gNNJNWivkBoLIkQUQ0ggKHkDo4NdK_XRdfdxGNYztcBEwl6roXyerieQPNMo6zPC5FZpWmGzzJ76qP4C4ebaHLdH8WqCWYIqytoqW8sMcGtQK30i4azxgt-8e7C9SsRLjDqgCImrHtYtmvxa71FQebn_RBI4L2wMaRfUKIN10ix5V8bm0flIGIjE/w434-h640/Seed%20Pods%202-editable-full-small.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seed Heads 2, c. 2023 Shannon Conley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs7AgE4qvN40WTaq6sj7MHUByxI8oxJOjzaisz1s0kJDE2so4g3JmryQ-egczQ9wgMIhdsxr8UNUgRc5QyWfEjoibSMGfE-dsBNwq8XwpQe-tScZS4KkCq5QJ3hShRdhc-bdTyw9d7VQs-GDRPs6xrGc5tEYGPDGrMkhB_Ht4LCP3C9d7SRmxnerszx4/s1000/Seed%20Pods%202-Detail1-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs7AgE4qvN40WTaq6sj7MHUByxI8oxJOjzaisz1s0kJDE2so4g3JmryQ-egczQ9wgMIhdsxr8UNUgRc5QyWfEjoibSMGfE-dsBNwq8XwpQe-tScZS4KkCq5QJ3hShRdhc-bdTyw9d7VQs-GDRPs6xrGc5tEYGPDGrMkhB_Ht4LCP3C9d7SRmxnerszx4/w640-h440/Seed%20Pods%202-Detail1-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This was a super fun color blending project, and I look forward to thinking of other things to do with all this wonderful yarn!</p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-56838242369409883662023-09-25T16:50:00.002-05:002023-09-25T16:50:00.143-05:00New Pom Pom Quilt<p> I have tons and tons of this fuzzy pastel acrylic yarn that my friend Georgia gave me (Hi Georgia!!), and it's not really that great for knitting and couching so I've been thinking what to do with it. Earlier this year, I made a little pom-pom quilt for the SAQA Auction (<a href="https://www.saqa.com/auction">going on now!</a> Go bid and get cool art!)</p><p>I had a really fun time making this gradient of pom-poms with some of the yarn, and thought I'd try to make a bigger version.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMF3U-RjhbWWF0wGpQZ1pApR5C2a4Bd5-1UX5OvPGBMp0wGPV82e-_c_H4Gu8ZnOi6jxsn4huUjXv-Yl3dpVL2rRnL5EFdiorHUEJ_ZFt6NcsjG8SNIdfE4LwoOrDNImiQYpID1zeTQBgVm8X7tkc2mpVpp7bc2nwYr7NDWjSgbb_dgKKxGbbqMePG9Q/s2100/Conley-Shannon-seed%20heads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="2100" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMF3U-RjhbWWF0wGpQZ1pApR5C2a4Bd5-1UX5OvPGBMp0wGPV82e-_c_H4Gu8ZnOi6jxsn4huUjXv-Yl3dpVL2rRnL5EFdiorHUEJ_ZFt6NcsjG8SNIdfE4LwoOrDNImiQYpID1zeTQBgVm8X7tkc2mpVpp7bc2nwYr7NDWjSgbb_dgKKxGbbqMePG9Q/w640-h630/Conley-Shannon-seed%20heads.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did a bunch of graphing out my pom poms and colors on graph paper, with instructions for each one on how many strands of each color it should have. It was really delightful to watch the gradients come into being as I made the pom poms. While making them, they each had a little tag corresponding to their place in the grid, but I took all the tags off as I put them in the quilt.</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/AVvXsEgNU3j8Yxi9yZSgOZq5EGL9MJUUSdJKHFQBAhb9DeQMziJ-RO3w_r632P1vp2j8wyfpsC7ZlQf3podx2uoo83T15LRxDBq6VnjOkgRofmOYec4I7CcsiNq_dbIbjKq2WY-zXH95OS1VFSLeGt2zU5LCoDIo-1h3ape3YFJLGkgDyNMzI-9Yr8I4sYFQWYM/s1000/Photo%20Aug%2002%202023,%209%2056%2018%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1000" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNU3j8Yxi9yZSgOZq5EGL9MJUUSdJKHFQBAhb9DeQMziJ-RO3w_r632P1vp2j8wyfpsC7ZlQf3podx2uoo83T15LRxDBq6VnjOkgRofmOYec4I7CcsiNq_dbIbjKq2WY-zXH95OS1VFSLeGt2zU5LCoDIo-1h3ape3YFJLGkgDyNMzI-9Yr8I4sYFQWYM/w640-h438/Photo%20Aug%2002%202023,%209%2056%2018%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NtRwgBea7IonOBOO0i3cSAtdWduM5mtmAAP7oKNzYEXj2jAP32ppnL90VfPv4nQI0tSUzbrY0a055Q-lIOEuHaK349rEpFkYgQlnf0yD2KuV2cYy_WvbMlKnNSJc92vNZ6vjnD7l7CDPvuxDhZ4nwG2TRPWKyp5Zk4EZYiVxvTCHRXF4CWzojc9F3GU/s1333/Photo%20Aug%2005%202023,%201%2006%2043%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NtRwgBea7IonOBOO0i3cSAtdWduM5mtmAAP7oKNzYEXj2jAP32ppnL90VfPv4nQI0tSUzbrY0a055Q-lIOEuHaK349rEpFkYgQlnf0yD2KuV2cYy_WvbMlKnNSJc92vNZ6vjnD7l7CDPvuxDhZ4nwG2TRPWKyp5Zk4EZYiVxvTCHRXF4CWzojc9F3GU/w480-h640/Photo%20Aug%2005%202023,%201%2006%2043%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My grid was 7 x 9 so there were 63 pom poms. Even after making them all I don't really think I made a dent in the yarn, so clearly additional yarn-based projects will be forthcoming.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzaOg4LUDHiaM697GTkDZCioD1VWNb3mHW5zxz-WcaUUYfpISvxshvsXesfOS3PynuGrVFWhmuVriGZli7tf08QwsJc2sZV4EtYlR9CQnjtcF4Rl8dqaaDkYPum-t-VG00YMKsGEvGEZ7wwMLPWmDFrlXdxnA8oqy8rMgXuSM0r5q_tCfvyN6_bpLDzY/s1333/Photo%20Aug%2005%202023,%203%2049%2033%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzaOg4LUDHiaM697GTkDZCioD1VWNb3mHW5zxz-WcaUUYfpISvxshvsXesfOS3PynuGrVFWhmuVriGZli7tf08QwsJc2sZV4EtYlR9CQnjtcF4Rl8dqaaDkYPum-t-VG00YMKsGEvGEZ7wwMLPWmDFrlXdxnA8oqy8rMgXuSM0r5q_tCfvyN6_bpLDzY/w480-h640/Photo%20Aug%2005%202023,%203%2049%2033%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I liked the brown background from the auction piece, but I didn't have any more of that dupioni silk fabric, but I pulled this piece of weird, kind of fuzzy chenille-like brown fabric that was in a box of stuff destashed to me by my sister's mother-in-law (Hi Mary Alice!). I marked my grid, quilted and faced the quilt, and then cut out all the little circles to stick in the pom poms. The texture of the fabric went really well with the pom poms actually.</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/a/AVvXsEjv7X-KOyPTLQ78o5ogPdHHPGo2S0kAzQbM9AcUGDVKvUDlTFluIyaxL2uzLzrwulQ063zSMaEU46kt229MzIM_SSI_2dFEUHW0vgmBh6mGD_nHrs9xDATiIH_Cs6xFiD4-aDvqTZidQyZ7883wg2HSJtBbySXadVXfrEPs3HZVtyeYrAtiS18-PACqnVk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv7X-KOyPTLQ78o5ogPdHHPGo2S0kAzQbM9AcUGDVKvUDlTFluIyaxL2uzLzrwulQ063zSMaEU46kt229MzIM_SSI_2dFEUHW0vgmBh6mGD_nHrs9xDATiIH_Cs6xFiD4-aDvqTZidQyZ7883wg2HSJtBbySXadVXfrEPs3HZVtyeYrAtiS18-PACqnVk=w421-h640" width="421" /></a></div><br /><br /></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/AVvXsEgGIHURl-A952VFEkg-YbJhFuLaLuQERaHcQDVlqkPTW9mPKPs6ejclOom0eVjbz0tpi7lk1LnvWs1jQSMSdVOXZMwWjgCBJl8kDdj4SN6A4mjMszctX310kUqAQA-iz4HezRO8pETaGoVXXNLC_owuGd18Omfe-5vd7uxrzMtRG7IjPr5g4MgKpX4-F2g/s1333/Photo%20Aug%2005%202023,%208%2000%2054%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIHURl-A952VFEkg-YbJhFuLaLuQERaHcQDVlqkPTW9mPKPs6ejclOom0eVjbz0tpi7lk1LnvWs1jQSMSdVOXZMwWjgCBJl8kDdj4SN6A4mjMszctX310kUqAQA-iz4HezRO8pETaGoVXXNLC_owuGd18Omfe-5vd7uxrzMtRG7IjPr5g4MgKpX4-F2g/w480-h640/Photo%20Aug%2005%202023,%208%2000%2054%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpl_GlMnuGw49hYRhzC5FFRnALqKLL3t6zRfECbevS7hxyzUWAPhiBRV299EJvVssjtza1gd3KVL2bv4iezxlS7KrDrxKsjV12bmiqXX7MbE0tksVwNn3lf0LObd27zj1QWgbHlZUGfJbRPvktjAx4HFyCLqu1orTIgp02eXX3QGMw3rCLwug3E8vaEL8/s1554/Photo%20Aug%2005%202023,%208%2021%2058%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpl_GlMnuGw49hYRhzC5FFRnALqKLL3t6zRfECbevS7hxyzUWAPhiBRV299EJvVssjtza1gd3KVL2bv4iezxlS7KrDrxKsjV12bmiqXX7MbE0tksVwNn3lf0LObd27zj1QWgbHlZUGfJbRPvktjAx4HFyCLqu1orTIgp02eXX3QGMw3rCLwug3E8vaEL8/w412-h640/Photo%20Aug%2005%202023,%208%2021%2058%20PM-small.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Come back later this week to see the finished quilt!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-446097666166342862023-09-21T09:05:00.004-05:002023-09-21T09:05:48.062-05:00I Like #316<p> Welcome to another week of things to like. </p><p> This week I blogged about a recent quilt finish <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/09/new-smocked-quilt.html">here</a> and <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/09/vining-finished.html">here</a>. Click through to see more.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsz7tsbgHqJAbfJfImyK1chUPpIh6Fl5qYp6DViDmZ4DPKHKidvMg0WuIcT9hZIiLflgP9_WgOm94UpmdR6x4OjnGg4pemmBBxqM1HHCk0y8ven1lgFyBUWZpX5d31i-PMuVu2NV0DjN1pDu0tQBaQAxKwA631M9Nqmq_0KU284oVxiMG-UsdZHAgbxU/s1000/Vining-detail2-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1000" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsz7tsbgHqJAbfJfImyK1chUPpIh6Fl5qYp6DViDmZ4DPKHKidvMg0WuIcT9hZIiLflgP9_WgOm94UpmdR6x4OjnGg4pemmBBxqM1HHCk0y8ven1lgFyBUWZpX5d31i-PMuVu2NV0DjN1pDu0tQBaQAxKwA631M9Nqmq_0KU284oVxiMG-UsdZHAgbxU/s320/Vining-detail2-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pups are doing well, it's nice that the weather is so great right now. It's started to rain some and the temperatures have come down so we've gotten out and walked some in addition to our usual snuggles.</div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4v6b-9j0gyfN34hdM0HAicuKqW4g7PL5uxUPCwPp6t3NfespM-_1mSOywgx5sv0DbWwdtq2dq-qKAEa0Z9GQY_cI4cnoxnZomzTUEyFCl1lZZgYEmcGD8cWr08pFm5CLDWmNng6Do4aKzO-zyxh47Ln0_Mj-Y5OzRHAcwtUkhbQdpbp6YsMLMKNTpaU0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4v6b-9j0gyfN34hdM0HAicuKqW4g7PL5uxUPCwPp6t3NfespM-_1mSOywgx5sv0DbWwdtq2dq-qKAEa0Z9GQY_cI4cnoxnZomzTUEyFCl1lZZgYEmcGD8cWr08pFm5CLDWmNng6Do4aKzO-zyxh47Ln0_Mj-Y5OzRHAcwtUkhbQdpbp6YsMLMKNTpaU0" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flowers in the garden still give me lots of joy. Every day when I get home I go out and walk through the small space, even if it's dark. The tomatoes are slowing down some but the jalapenos are still going strong!</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/a/AVvXsEi9xu50LvA9FmgWfq46dPOdN1EB81tuJKpi6aDvVQBDOCTCWai9EGZpfPp1wulHIOa2_QTQK1RgwJ-xRfTbT2zOA5d5qoqRCXgTqe52w708xeQvq736YSo8fC0ag_YSUuC-7AFpSJaLeSxEk6uFl1ARpM-nRe4cnt8OlMWtHf7-m9UR1DB_IAviy4fe8lI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9xu50LvA9FmgWfq46dPOdN1EB81tuJKpi6aDvVQBDOCTCWai9EGZpfPp1wulHIOa2_QTQK1RgwJ-xRfTbT2zOA5d5qoqRCXgTqe52w708xeQvq736YSo8fC0ag_YSUuC-7AFpSJaLeSxEk6uFl1ARpM-nRe4cnt8OlMWtHf7-m9UR1DB_IAviy4fe8lI" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR5bywuNFgcsnVyFVMARoJnUsEwvgMeXQOl9Yeuf1iuiwH2MXrO4jphMMEfovuPtJFJeyLJlPBKnG4Vh6noHuKGARhMlazlRJ3fOJ2gnrm1pp_XxmM9I4_NJjqxjQPcHIHEAd2GPWMR5LJ1GslL5aZJvjCYnbNRxAljHAVVRNqJqpvY-24jcXKfcnS_QU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR5bywuNFgcsnVyFVMARoJnUsEwvgMeXQOl9Yeuf1iuiwH2MXrO4jphMMEfovuPtJFJeyLJlPBKnG4Vh6noHuKGARhMlazlRJ3fOJ2gnrm1pp_XxmM9I4_NJjqxjQPcHIHEAd2GPWMR5LJ1GslL5aZJvjCYnbNRxAljHAVVRNqJqpvY-24jcXKfcnS_QU" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF9D7PsIQlTGQsiMjKBTGj2I5UYBsYSkbe69O_Jj_0H91RJf9wISlOS5xejqER-IyuwPVS6CP49bZNeHHDEcpchMg6bn-nEeRRHaRtynmCLGeNqQgHwt3c94DUkCzUHepda3kv_XUAna8J1I0RPXwMQvi3fFTzbTZ1wKBN5GpR5FHG5LbHS94YwvVmxGY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF9D7PsIQlTGQsiMjKBTGj2I5UYBsYSkbe69O_Jj_0H91RJf9wISlOS5xejqER-IyuwPVS6CP49bZNeHHDEcpchMg6bn-nEeRRHaRtynmCLGeNqQgHwt3c94DUkCzUHepda3kv_XUAna8J1I0RPXwMQvi3fFTzbTZ1wKBN5GpR5FHG5LbHS94YwvVmxGY" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXzFq0N1ru6fQ8RTi2hd3019gUUUSDNLDQE7m5kiZ_z35BWKPCYLbG5b-zDZnrilkDbSgOA292byS75TqFDUCB_E9UDtygrd9qsXuLq1tqKlhdBSKKleaXz2IVsc0dtwnLuWAgfeAjNVnsfLW49n_FCKYQTme4plPzCbsic3Nj0huSJbb6le04GvSETpk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXzFq0N1ru6fQ8RTi2hd3019gUUUSDNLDQE7m5kiZ_z35BWKPCYLbG5b-zDZnrilkDbSgOA292byS75TqFDUCB_E9UDtygrd9qsXuLq1tqKlhdBSKKleaXz2IVsc0dtwnLuWAgfeAjNVnsfLW49n_FCKYQTme4plPzCbsic3Nj0huSJbb6le04GvSETpk" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The neighborhood has started putting up Halloween decorations and it's kind of fun to see them all!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTufT2vrloulYf9fbiut-PlPoe9ARWZ2C4pWARK4jMcZW3ckqIrjWqQNjYykXWgFi41Io_CEUThhGbG82WCzdzhqGOMUtL3GskRYQUDKhyaNRXEz9ZFIOX6hb_ylgt-lNn-eFZJQzYYgEdLuGDjlp6ACxF67z3tiERS9M9tHyBdEhddmw8S0935hE1l44" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTufT2vrloulYf9fbiut-PlPoe9ARWZ2C4pWARK4jMcZW3ckqIrjWqQNjYykXWgFi41Io_CEUThhGbG82WCzdzhqGOMUtL3GskRYQUDKhyaNRXEz9ZFIOX6hb_ylgt-lNn-eFZJQzYYgEdLuGDjlp6ACxF67z3tiERS9M9tHyBdEhddmw8S0935hE1l44" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we had a fun toad in the garden this week! I try to keep the dogs away though.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKXrRp3H1ex_a006f3imLPKx_4TgAbKia97mwXE-6aRzSbhh52brDor1_hKcCOEnmhleCHM9uywSRudC4cBHZBKyI6cbUz8pzy4183v-2WJfeqWq-U_tnvfsDP0JQrDf3VVhSXH4fbk87OVlb9H1Ti373oQoYgdel-nGHqVvAJ2RF1B3LDunfVXdWOkJA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKXrRp3H1ex_a006f3imLPKx_4TgAbKia97mwXE-6aRzSbhh52brDor1_hKcCOEnmhleCHM9uywSRudC4cBHZBKyI6cbUz8pzy4183v-2WJfeqWq-U_tnvfsDP0JQrDf3VVhSXH4fbk87OVlb9H1Ti373oQoYgdel-nGHqVvAJ2RF1B3LDunfVXdWOkJA" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you're having a good week, head to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> for more!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-25653523183113480602023-09-20T16:35:00.002-05:002023-09-20T16:35:00.151-05:00Vining: Finished<p> Earlier this week I shared about a smocked quilt I'd made as a demo for The Quilt Show that I hadn't really liked in the end. After taking out the smocking stitches and overpainting, I re-smocked, and here's the finished piece!</p><p>The final piece is 42" x 24" x 3". The original squared up finished quilt was 55" high by 41" wide to give an idea how much is sucked up by the smocking. I used a 2.75" grid for this one and I think it worked out fine. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2knEMfM-DOraUyDUyLgv4ynKSIhZgCF237_ZAZPSRyUYjJ9Sk8rdsPCc0v9MoBmtnLiI8gPOoyrO3MYiBYesIDv3UpOA4cSGn6toLMXDb_VAtLVunyWH2PGtfu-5gvKLH8XtPdTw2AAHYsuXz6nomm7nzHauTLj96ZdENmhDBlEs4-CeC-V6w7D8XfY/s1558/Vining-full-small.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Seed pods #2, 3D art quilt, green, teal, and yellow with undulating folds." border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2knEMfM-DOraUyDUyLgv4ynKSIhZgCF237_ZAZPSRyUYjJ9Sk8rdsPCc0v9MoBmtnLiI8gPOoyrO3MYiBYesIDv3UpOA4cSGn6toLMXDb_VAtLVunyWH2PGtfu-5gvKLH8XtPdTw2AAHYsuXz6nomm7nzHauTLj96ZdENmhDBlEs4-CeC-V6w7D8XfY/w410-h640/Vining-full-small.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vining, c. Shannon Conley, 2023 </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Here are a few deatails. I always love the undulating folds in these pieces.<br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFofe3rXky9hsotVNBGyHgijFFQz-useq3F6HpAN-5J95RrBhyMJBRoVmRPQ5YXF1KXauAgHPEqpy2SiW682ZsOgawFh9cvxeEgvUvvcQLM-Nrxi3NIdw5tZzkP9q7EBW7gR9b-zwgEftdVHn3Thnfvg5CX1InBMELQ15994PjQB9lV8AD2KVkZ7TVFY/s1000/Vining-detail1-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFofe3rXky9hsotVNBGyHgijFFQz-useq3F6HpAN-5J95RrBhyMJBRoVmRPQ5YXF1KXauAgHPEqpy2SiW682ZsOgawFh9cvxeEgvUvvcQLM-Nrxi3NIdw5tZzkP9q7EBW7gR9b-zwgEftdVHn3Thnfvg5CX1InBMELQ15994PjQB9lV8AD2KVkZ7TVFY/w640-h480/Vining-detail1-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hoUClduJhTac0Dh8UhEsrM1oiFF1N5VhSWKhwVlebmRLOq6XjLz0-yhYdRK_S-TgyhIbNU6D8JptlV3nNTYwg_cn8XMuNfEuM5c8JcI971HqTkvJleTryezvcvsQP8zkcoD_Uy78wP1rpBceZJObu3bApUlqqiFIwJWWgf7KgOfVwxBaBHi1s0ETpgQ/s1000/Vining-detail2-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1000" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hoUClduJhTac0Dh8UhEsrM1oiFF1N5VhSWKhwVlebmRLOq6XjLz0-yhYdRK_S-TgyhIbNU6D8JptlV3nNTYwg_cn8XMuNfEuM5c8JcI971HqTkvJleTryezvcvsQP8zkcoD_Uy78wP1rpBceZJObu3bApUlqqiFIwJWWgf7KgOfVwxBaBHi1s0ETpgQ/w640-h594/Vining-detail2-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU4T68qCk-gPquLMo4wGMOqQda1K6yAkVHcQRK3KxGym-fbi9oz0siA75GQShgrcHLMYxvN2XMHcrfzzjou3Zx1Ro7s1mvtpyCCbC4xlVQhhqpxO08GYOAqdfn_57Wpg3eCvM_4kEbFBg3fjn36aPelGxsGougoAyujIXvW9m7R8ugkiVGi7I8jV6-jk/s1000/Vining-detail3-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1000" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU4T68qCk-gPquLMo4wGMOqQda1K6yAkVHcQRK3KxGym-fbi9oz0siA75GQShgrcHLMYxvN2XMHcrfzzjou3Zx1Ro7s1mvtpyCCbC4xlVQhhqpxO08GYOAqdfn_57Wpg3eCvM_4kEbFBg3fjn36aPelGxsGougoAyujIXvW9m7R8ugkiVGi7I8jV6-jk/w640-h490/Vining-detail3-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28cQwVriUYlJO4Hyjlx1Ay2wzStfXoa7eXEEtsqlj3tGnDrB8_WySQsxLTFGvkYtL0PRweRg-lbFkUdK9IipI4Lwtjsp5lZW1Eek-ItMuZ0HN1UF7B1Dtp-FQJ9765CYmBZNeqvbc8PAF_FW4tlziYaE-MSEAmYLKjVJsRxw7ccq5vBIP1czT85uJpy8/s1000/Vining-detail4-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1000" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28cQwVriUYlJO4Hyjlx1Ay2wzStfXoa7eXEEtsqlj3tGnDrB8_WySQsxLTFGvkYtL0PRweRg-lbFkUdK9IipI4Lwtjsp5lZW1Eek-ItMuZ0HN1UF7B1Dtp-FQJ9765CYmBZNeqvbc8PAF_FW4tlziYaE-MSEAmYLKjVJsRxw7ccq5vBIP1czT85uJpy8/w640-h478/Vining-detail4-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQtNlLAWOQxaj6wl4vPYcHFmiD2fNofUiLopKo7GuCn2DimHlUO0gwk76peHdXcfIqFov-6W6k8PjNomuSNSaak0fqQ3R0rw7aDYY5oe8MmfjXRILgJFxEfgpAsgkyU2ROGnkUvvKE3Hxvj7xhbsj-vMGDtKrap-jhHnwmMfMJrH2MyPCSq9D4vUu6ig/s1558/Vining-full-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQtNlLAWOQxaj6wl4vPYcHFmiD2fNofUiLopKo7GuCn2DimHlUO0gwk76peHdXcfIqFov-6W6k8PjNomuSNSaak0fqQ3R0rw7aDYY5oe8MmfjXRILgJFxEfgpAsgkyU2ROGnkUvvKE3Hxvj7xhbsj-vMGDtKrap-jhHnwmMfMJrH2MyPCSq9D4vUu6ig/w410-h640/Vining-full-small.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm very pleased with the way this one worked out, and I'm definitely glad I took it apart and overpainted, I like the colors much more now.</div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-17029339670186351242023-09-18T16:28:00.001-05:002024-01-08T18:41:49.206-06:00New Smocked Quilt<p> Earlier this year I flew out to Arizona to film an episode of The Quilt Show. I was demonstrating my smocking technique, and painted a piece of white dotted fabric green to use in my demo. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVLZCRA88eZY1P4kXrca_BB2n3Zjp7Za9A7_zVjYfU5Gon1aKROfLLLHi8xEz86Xh8C0S1b7OlnS22sL5xpltckjEVA52PQyjgOxzNf4UouwSSPIDrdMDZWF39ow1e-Eb3SD-Qszcf0wScQzZN877Z8RzpIqLxdV6ccqpM2zAA--Ldj83SK7uIh_6mBc/s1333/Photo%20Feb%2005%202023,%203%2057%2034%20PM-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVLZCRA88eZY1P4kXrca_BB2n3Zjp7Za9A7_zVjYfU5Gon1aKROfLLLHi8xEz86Xh8C0S1b7OlnS22sL5xpltckjEVA52PQyjgOxzNf4UouwSSPIDrdMDZWF39ow1e-Eb3SD-Qszcf0wScQzZN877Z8RzpIqLxdV6ccqpM2zAA--Ldj83SK7uIh_6mBc/w480-h640/Photo%20Feb%2005%202023,%203%2057%2034%20PM-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it up in all different colors, which for me is always a really fun part of the process.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBh9inZCALTiy5iY9zWSCsuZajxJbmT7C17CLTsRkLMkgT_5IE9VkeV3OCjlq1uNTH_A5eoY3ByfEqPf_16BToo6p59H_5TKKzyJv7pJ9OkNtFt7sfg9p4ZqBXRSdRJYBT69r4cFt0fRmZp5dSm4z_MEc24RVzKiVeQ-0WVpVtnx2Qnd4Tc1_X9_qmn8/s1731/Photo%20Jun%2025%202023,%202%2031%2018%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiXvXxWVcA1ETj9h-PhcU-bFxoKmMP6_52IGem2nnRsU8Cy8MJAPr4Pd8B1eF5Cf87A7UysLL9XylIbR_X43qPjFDz5QGoGzjH1hR0irwVGSuybOzyChnfaFtZDPWP46Ep-RAQ25yX80cqdYCwQLGnd66gBm7Oy97bdi5YWeDOg9NxbWKYFuF6XYMBgU/w480-h640/Photo%20Mar%2018%202023,%203%2044%2005%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBh9inZCALTiy5iY9zWSCsuZajxJbmT7C17CLTsRkLMkgT_5IE9VkeV3OCjlq1uNTH_A5eoY3ByfEqPf_16BToo6p59H_5TKKzyJv7pJ9OkNtFt7sfg9p4ZqBXRSdRJYBT69r4cFt0fRmZp5dSm4z_MEc24RVzKiVeQ-0WVpVtnx2Qnd4Tc1_X9_qmn8/s1731/Photo%20Jun%2025%202023,%202%2031%2018%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of close ups of the quilting.</div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1x6IXl39iIyt1ETXcHBPCT7YG46k8885KdYL3bUKJGoPtpZqpzggqWjlCF7QTn0Lcqw-h0oTkPJ5ckhB6qRGcSsOgZqROjs8Nr0828PBhi2c1RMSBZG29dMEPfStjeJUAlv7GGQViRlgrSKf6ObmnMqA_-OTl8wZ9FxM28ooUD6764stt6lY3v4ErRM/s1333/Photo%20Mar%2018%202023,%203%2044%2022%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1x6IXl39iIyt1ETXcHBPCT7YG46k8885KdYL3bUKJGoPtpZqpzggqWjlCF7QTn0Lcqw-h0oTkPJ5ckhB6qRGcSsOgZqROjs8Nr0828PBhi2c1RMSBZG29dMEPfStjeJUAlv7GGQViRlgrSKf6ObmnMqA_-OTl8wZ9FxM28ooUD6764stt6lY3v4ErRM/w480-h640/Photo%20Mar%2018%202023,%203%2044%2022%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim86sckJt0BhUTC5drXNFNQppAxyNs8jOdhuZCqy_Yuoz3Gu9ZwSO7FRZyU1DRG_GWfwWjUkz7MZjCdKLjNEdrgx-OW1PZVFUpAog6bMF_SCGQyDktYTvkhso9mHYzGyjQdJ7s1SLjnAfJfbMNMnMSda-3OUXgTgUt3wX9pXWfbVYXe2i2FFUQzN_mzuY/s1333/Photo%20Mar%2018%202023,%203%2044%2026%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim86sckJt0BhUTC5drXNFNQppAxyNs8jOdhuZCqy_Yuoz3Gu9ZwSO7FRZyU1DRG_GWfwWjUkz7MZjCdKLjNEdrgx-OW1PZVFUpAog6bMF_SCGQyDktYTvkhso9mHYzGyjQdJ7s1SLjnAfJfbMNMnMSda-3OUXgTgUt3wX9pXWfbVYXe2i2FFUQzN_mzuY/w480-h640/Photo%20Mar%2018%202023,%203%2044%2026%20PM-small.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I finished the edges with couched yarn and did up most of the smocking, leaving some to illustrate on the show. Below is the smocking on the back.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GIMtD85J97SmIaQuMlcjB9vZPFO1PvkMYZQ22Tv1sZtnyZmVHJxTau21jTVcEkNkaDGXwMvBvvSkmFTl6ZevTL_gw9Z4yAcBKlGsZrQc1Uq0Tuih1hSlScB6QfZXx4kvKLZyKUMJ37Ga0IN7tmrbyN10fddqBbbXX9mg7gGUrLyXPdqIjx6pwKATHa8/s1000/Photo%20Mar%2019%202023,%204%2055%2009%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GIMtD85J97SmIaQuMlcjB9vZPFO1PvkMYZQ22Tv1sZtnyZmVHJxTau21jTVcEkNkaDGXwMvBvvSkmFTl6ZevTL_gw9Z4yAcBKlGsZrQc1Uq0Tuih1hSlScB6QfZXx4kvKLZyKUMJ37Ga0IN7tmrbyN10fddqBbbXX9mg7gGUrLyXPdqIjx6pwKATHa8/w640-h480/Photo%20Mar%2019%202023,%204%2055%2009%20PM-small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, when I got home, I didn't really care for it. Even though it looked like there were a bunch of different colors of green in the original painted piece, once smocked it just liked a really boring even green.<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/AVvXsEglybb2hpv5ER2s5WNBhjc-Fi3SDCM34ljymFbdhMD38mlrpRwARkDh2iKDj9XozdSir4rFPIpocfzk-O8CyOerisVxYbpjk-Ik9FV90A14RL6rem61b9DPpTiIVmA4VVppuRIGUI3Qew9tTbDxgxDuV93vp3zUuTcxyAdy0Pv9FPG1AvYsAPThmGXSI-w/s1731/Photo%20Jun%2025%202023,%202%2031%2018%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="951" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglybb2hpv5ER2s5WNBhjc-Fi3SDCM34ljymFbdhMD38mlrpRwARkDh2iKDj9XozdSir4rFPIpocfzk-O8CyOerisVxYbpjk-Ik9FV90A14RL6rem61b9DPpTiIVmA4VVppuRIGUI3Qew9tTbDxgxDuV93vp3zUuTcxyAdy0Pv9FPG1AvYsAPThmGXSI-w/w352-h640/Photo%20Jun%2025%202023,%202%2031%2018%20PM-small.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I undid all the smocking stitches on the back and overpainted with some purple, yellow, and dark blue/teal to give some more color variety.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hYoYpjkXHKuca_ljmb3URvmPMetR97UZXDA0no0qWrE6dbRg9yFXejsFnxB8sbpgdI4SlIpdJK43CeD7bUR7vXiy0sSgvea9XI4-KGVDY25DtnSJ0aQ0uvQewOhEkYJiguVwLQ_p8jsvPXeZTWaAeWaHAragtyBgRtg5UJv4kyi2zyiUHyIt7jr5a2c/s1349/Photo%20Aug%2013%202023,%202%2031%2002%20PM-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hYoYpjkXHKuca_ljmb3URvmPMetR97UZXDA0no0qWrE6dbRg9yFXejsFnxB8sbpgdI4SlIpdJK43CeD7bUR7vXiy0sSgvea9XI4-KGVDY25DtnSJ0aQ0uvQewOhEkYJiguVwLQ_p8jsvPXeZTWaAeWaHAragtyBgRtg5UJv4kyi2zyiUHyIt7jr5a2c/w474-h640/Photo%20Aug%2013%202023,%202%2031%2002%20PM-small.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Come back later this week to see the final piece!</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419215828725387589.post-47094746936366760592023-09-14T09:25:00.010-05:002023-09-14T09:25:59.304-05:00I Like #315<p> Welcome to another week of things to like! This past week was our annual vision research workshop which was fun and inspiring at work, which was very good. Now back to craziness but we persevere! </p><p>I finally got around to blogging this week about a recent knit I finished, click <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/2023/09/finished-knit-zaftig-tee.html">here to see more</a>!</p><p><br /></p><p>Today is the first day of the annual SAQA Auction, it's always tons of fun and a great way to get cool art and support a wonderful organization. The prices start out at $1000 (today) and then drop to $100 over the course of the next few weeks. Click <a href="http://saqa.com/auction">here to learn </a>more! My piece is this little pom-pom color gradient that was sort of a test piece for a larger quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUlBYSLj-Z7-SWHSQDZrh-37cXbcCTa0VU7jDOJk_yrvEmeURdtvyyjOONOW5Rj32WBDq6Py4YfP_gfJrUZpxEug0diCWxdnbxgJcXkhW0gPC8X_Kw8KTATKGFWhkNy4gsglnvFzymd7zkZTRo_NtEficGJDge72_MCL-rbrjvQVth10sa1lzRyqJg1V4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUlBYSLj-Z7-SWHSQDZrh-37cXbcCTa0VU7jDOJk_yrvEmeURdtvyyjOONOW5Rj32WBDq6Py4YfP_gfJrUZpxEug0diCWxdnbxgJcXkhW0gPC8X_Kw8KTATKGFWhkNy4gsglnvFzymd7zkZTRo_NtEficGJDge72_MCL-rbrjvQVth10sa1lzRyqJg1V4=w629-h640" width="629" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm also not sure if I even mentioned it or not, but my piece <a href="https://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Plains">Hwy 70: Portales-Roswell</a> is traveling for the next three years in the SAQA global exhibition Primal Forces: Wind, which is currently at the <a href="https://quiltmuseum.org/">National Quilt Museum</a> in Paducah, KY, so if you are in that part of the country, definitely go by and see it.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN839Gv25w07N0Sa62e0oXHXQsuf4nlvc5jb_VnB_N-Gu1rjb2__YPFjzuZumYn02iiKubOIuw9ksrhax3RsjMTwXv-Xxslh_7q8-ehwsh3JgNACXTsv9n0icl8WaytKmUSs55aKgwK2TmgayBrH-xGIOU8ciGoVax_v433bdsOXMdsiSTWYs70tk7QjQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN839Gv25w07N0Sa62e0oXHXQsuf4nlvc5jb_VnB_N-Gu1rjb2__YPFjzuZumYn02iiKubOIuw9ksrhax3RsjMTwXv-Xxslh_7q8-ehwsh3JgNACXTsv9n0icl8WaytKmUSs55aKgwK2TmgayBrH-xGIOU8ciGoVax_v433bdsOXMdsiSTWYs70tk7QjQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd1H2Ld45h-wyYKtfa5qEDHaOEFeZeBfyAbR4trkni74SeIg30vgW_qf3ojhYaQSCRWDVdX2sG6jnJmMUfSyf-VsZKil-AY_ddgWzTLg4l514nQL839adhHuao2fp20IhRF-nudHBkNWgnFk10kc517kKK5poL8hELLiBh7uPdkflHvcEsk3toxpI6IJM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd1H2Ld45h-wyYKtfa5qEDHaOEFeZeBfyAbR4trkni74SeIg30vgW_qf3ojhYaQSCRWDVdX2sG6jnJmMUfSyf-VsZKil-AY_ddgWzTLg4l514nQL839adhHuao2fp20IhRF-nudHBkNWgnFk10kc517kKK5poL8hELLiBh7uPdkflHvcEsk3toxpI6IJM=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather finally broke here and this week we've had rain and wonderfully cooler temperatures. I expect it will warm up again, but hopefully not back into the 100s. In any case, the tomatoes aren't as happy but the flowers are loving it.</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/a/AVvXsEgzz8R664ZTCHVbZc-x9eAeoQlGpUISVvkClGVFVLe2GUB5j9ujMFyciGkbx31yF0XZBMAR56GZ6ttmI1URTPCuorHjsIGBjql8V9eHyUqSVBFa7C4XmdAbDkXqcNNBO7UZPosPzFs_mj-r2HI-5CGr04gOQPErn9S5cgYPvodwPoC1d6lf3RG4VQ9kKZs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzz8R664ZTCHVbZc-x9eAeoQlGpUISVvkClGVFVLe2GUB5j9ujMFyciGkbx31yF0XZBMAR56GZ6ttmI1URTPCuorHjsIGBjql8V9eHyUqSVBFa7C4XmdAbDkXqcNNBO7UZPosPzFs_mj-r2HI-5CGr04gOQPErn9S5cgYPvodwPoC1d6lf3RG4VQ9kKZs=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp2LDPaz4xEwjAfp_FQ8Wj_QBKTeG5VLd69kkxyWyGW8lLQUPquXlX-0jpWKJT-KE8SmINpDiNxuvrsIYKFXcrr7q-_FrFTBaTJYs7ZNGrm0rvoxePdRW8sGghLpzBSM4Bg19K650PEa0GQZZukBerMYXxXH8ADHTaAcB6S7xujidWe_hwYSmG4Gxzo6k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp2LDPaz4xEwjAfp_FQ8Wj_QBKTeG5VLd69kkxyWyGW8lLQUPquXlX-0jpWKJT-KE8SmINpDiNxuvrsIYKFXcrr7q-_FrFTBaTJYs7ZNGrm0rvoxePdRW8sGghLpzBSM4Bg19K650PEa0GQZZukBerMYXxXH8ADHTaAcB6S7xujidWe_hwYSmG4Gxzo6k=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitEmjPiJq53b877YAfsS-c1dpwGTKE4VthSz-8R6S5jctIFDAiPBILbpbL-9_oL-RnLJA8yvmuAqerTU2UB3BqmvKQZAzvuOorhtL6CptAoAdVHGFQr0UVT6khOUYuAth2U0T931tmQBWEbam3HLs9vsd_BKCI4ahjCWLujMpEQ65hmd9bYZA3gnb20mw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitEmjPiJq53b877YAfsS-c1dpwGTKE4VthSz-8R6S5jctIFDAiPBILbpbL-9_oL-RnLJA8yvmuAqerTU2UB3BqmvKQZAzvuOorhtL6CptAoAdVHGFQr0UVT6khOUYuAth2U0T931tmQBWEbam3HLs9vsd_BKCI4ahjCWLujMpEQ65hmd9bYZA3gnb20mw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course the pups are as snuggly as ever. Spooky is really enjoying playing ball lately.</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/a/AVvXsEgPlaIYdYG6jkIGsOy5JPTDRpupP7GlAh7y4nwtaILeQej2dTEKa57LpSVFFf5_0OTIKQ28hGHhd2YRf0Lrk4lTzZpAnDFdwdyxgOAAfdnNPvxCViIuPiNVgHW3YLTjizsRCU2kvntyq07qNOsi9Du3KlnuATWHK51u7DWaPGtEVZQH0ORsea-CioOSPVE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPlaIYdYG6jkIGsOy5JPTDRpupP7GlAh7y4nwtaILeQej2dTEKa57LpSVFFf5_0OTIKQ28hGHhd2YRf0Lrk4lTzZpAnDFdwdyxgOAAfdnNPvxCViIuPiNVgHW3YLTjizsRCU2kvntyq07qNOsi9Du3KlnuATWHK51u7DWaPGtEVZQH0ORsea-CioOSPVE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7jGyK2wwXH5vPFfuzFzjwVjfeV4fCtAqdJlAdg5xoSaKLvxfFwedxe_ddfkLitK0s889goEydhJmXFudCWKqO-oCdAn6VG7DWwPbsCLrt8LFGSrE7PBiS1XDcYSz4OV7bbdW6DZObTUjgemEOEACkvCCulVGx8fYHlUaK2HuibSWdg1FYIW4feKJmNL0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7jGyK2wwXH5vPFfuzFzjwVjfeV4fCtAqdJlAdg5xoSaKLvxfFwedxe_ddfkLitK0s889goEydhJmXFudCWKqO-oCdAn6VG7DWwPbsCLrt8LFGSrE7PBiS1XDcYSz4OV7bbdW6DZObTUjgemEOEACkvCCulVGx8fYHlUaK2HuibSWdg1FYIW4feKJmNL0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you're having some things to like! Click over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> for more!</div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.com2