tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73981872102153133242024-02-07T18:59:38.130-06:00Lisa Kay Knits... and Quilts!I started this blog to post pictures of my knitting and my son, and I am gradually transitioning into more quilting than knitting. Weaving and spinning also make occasional appearances. Whatever your fiber crafting passion, enjoy!Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.comBlogger859125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-67612045410358316062021-07-04T08:17:00.001-05:002021-07-04T08:17:49.599-05:00Open For Business<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/AVvXsEiVDZBqbfWqL0sWuaPW5JDGtHOLYpkgHjL6TqUNNl8WhhBD8_DtwxTXjrAWhyphenhyphenCaf390uerqatQhByUgjNmwYmtX6AyG-ucT9a7OTi53ioELqpLONMMI7R4PoLKvN9ugJ5LQxHxD5bU47oU/s2863/Color+logo+with+background.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="2863" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDZBqbfWqL0sWuaPW5JDGtHOLYpkgHjL6TqUNNl8WhhBD8_DtwxTXjrAWhyphenhyphenCaf390uerqatQhByUgjNmwYmtX6AyG-ucT9a7OTi53ioELqpLONMMI7R4PoLKvN9ugJ5LQxHxD5bU47oU/w400-h154/Color+logo+with+background.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>I have started a quilting website, designed to advertise longarm quilting services. The new website went live last night at lisakaywilson.site. (The .com was taken!)<p></p><p>As part of starting the web site and kicking off my business, I created a company logo on <a href="https://looka.com/" target="_blank">Looka</a>. That was fun. I love it! </p><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay</p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-5122236537006743712021-06-26T11:39:00.000-05:002021-06-26T11:39:20.724-05:00Abstracts in April<p>How much of a difference does wet-blocking make? </p><p>I took "before blocking" and "after blocking" shots of the finished <a href="https://joycelundrigan.com/collections/skill-builders/products/april-2021-abstracts-in-april-skill-builder-club-set" target="_blank">Abstracts in April</a>, 4/21 Skill Builders Club. The "before blocking" case had some squirrelly places that would not lie flat, however coaxed. The "after blocking" still was not perfectly flat, but showed a marked improvement. </p><p>After Blocking:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3S1f5QZJKS2jAZQIpFr6OiiGGw8yCN1AyrW3V9v__0Zy28t0b1sS8HR-94KF5_CXw7-p1b7EBXAbVgLDoD4MeCofa6hQ40WVXcCFkyIxkql8bnU9WqiXRr5unEwHe-kv5Mbu9OtMNXo/s2048/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Front+-+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3S1f5QZJKS2jAZQIpFr6OiiGGw8yCN1AyrW3V9v__0Zy28t0b1sS8HR-94KF5_CXw7-p1b7EBXAbVgLDoD4MeCofa6hQ40WVXcCFkyIxkql8bnU9WqiXRr5unEwHe-kv5Mbu9OtMNXo/w301-h400/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Front+-+3.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vh5OZbNH3FJQKk_onF9V1bYDYc6_OTce2VS5fgKDCSOPvktz4ruoBsSX88F-Ftb1_IPAMBmA0Ac0-dI_LbFTOPL7-Q1DUOZ7f1q4qDdxoPBpNFvNuI9B6y9khaHeudWSG9ATnX7IYXE/s2048/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Back+-+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1453" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vh5OZbNH3FJQKk_onF9V1bYDYc6_OTce2VS5fgKDCSOPvktz4ruoBsSX88F-Ftb1_IPAMBmA0Ac0-dI_LbFTOPL7-Q1DUOZ7f1q4qDdxoPBpNFvNuI9B6y9khaHeudWSG9ATnX7IYXE/w284-h400/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Back+-+4.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p>Before Blocking (I coaxed these as flat as possible; trouble spots are more obvious on the back):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZB-loLRV0CwW7jC_DWUUa7WRV6n2Gln9Hdxgqk7psubdTbdhrf6eeWQviSDpEKUJ5-RXnCk8zAvQ7NDkcM1kjgi2-AOG8NPpX-_vyVKde0-6Ot9W7ZfVap22yIuz8ZmrXvp-o7hLHoAU/s2048/SBC-2021+April+-+PreBlocked+Front+-+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1532" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZB-loLRV0CwW7jC_DWUUa7WRV6n2Gln9Hdxgqk7psubdTbdhrf6eeWQviSDpEKUJ5-RXnCk8zAvQ7NDkcM1kjgi2-AOG8NPpX-_vyVKde0-6Ot9W7ZfVap22yIuz8ZmrXvp-o7hLHoAU/w299-h400/SBC-2021+April+-+PreBlocked+Front+-+1.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatu_DGjx8Ku2T8YjgbcWzhRggE2RhRi449564UhX56UO9Vmn2YVAbIW4YCH82GuupVruDQ8KCXxmKb2Gc15wzxvAuMZeBP4q8iPYw2iaMysAcLI-GtBCWNIFRDhmRvPIUjbq3zzDdfmQ/s2048/SBC-2021+April+-+PreBlocked+Back+-+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatu_DGjx8Ku2T8YjgbcWzhRggE2RhRi449564UhX56UO9Vmn2YVAbIW4YCH82GuupVruDQ8KCXxmKb2Gc15wzxvAuMZeBP4q8iPYw2iaMysAcLI-GtBCWNIFRDhmRvPIUjbq3zzDdfmQ/w295-h400/SBC-2021+April+-+PreBlocked+Back+-+2.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><p>I was worried that I wouldn't like the the "traditional" look of the washed quilting, for the modern style of this quilt, but I ended up liking it. I think I'm going to be a blocking fan. Maybe it is my knitting background. I wet-blocked everything except maybe an occasional pair of socks. </p><p>Here are a few close-ups of the blocked quilt:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fiX03L3yf1oRSyTzioYgOIcOuY3cDlaUtkMaafuiK3oRSt22RyF7ThXh3Lu1AMSzdOty8F48Pr2PeSYcSbskPt1Kl4HwUaQpahtIQbOFx8Ke0pB5rYqPhgvlNBhEYQjQRUVLpHhGPW0/s2048/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Closeup+-+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2048" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fiX03L3yf1oRSyTzioYgOIcOuY3cDlaUtkMaafuiK3oRSt22RyF7ThXh3Lu1AMSzdOty8F48Pr2PeSYcSbskPt1Kl4HwUaQpahtIQbOFx8Ke0pB5rYqPhgvlNBhEYQjQRUVLpHhGPW0/w400-h316/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Closeup+-+5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKGlthzIYfJ8WHV7WhZ9nxWcKZJB8rlzxWN5d94wKZsy17ge_GReLuGs4FUfl4H7wdnzptVkUrpiAMKLFcpUDMOfL06tXtZRhIAGUAfrXq5SyLuMbc7jpzudTiYhQM6sduzonlMOtQ_U/s2048/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Closeup+-+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKGlthzIYfJ8WHV7WhZ9nxWcKZJB8rlzxWN5d94wKZsy17ge_GReLuGs4FUfl4H7wdnzptVkUrpiAMKLFcpUDMOfL06tXtZRhIAGUAfrXq5SyLuMbc7jpzudTiYhQM6sduzonlMOtQ_U/w400-h300/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Closeup+-+6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyuWuQBdOa6op5IYM5TZymN8ELdlHf9J35QlwBlNBLPp2I3o5FdiBU8XXcWjgQHDelg7QeENhRL6vRVLyyu3GOvTvRlVcYi_Wlf6UlKPOpA6FkAy_avFsHTIubrSj9r6hEAKHEYPzvN4/s2048/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Closeup+-+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyuWuQBdOa6op5IYM5TZymN8ELdlHf9J35QlwBlNBLPp2I3o5FdiBU8XXcWjgQHDelg7QeENhRL6vRVLyyu3GOvTvRlVcYi_Wlf6UlKPOpA6FkAy_avFsHTIubrSj9r6hEAKHEYPzvN4/w400-h249/SBC-2021+April+-+Blocked+Closeup+-+7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I am not sure how I'll manage blocking a king size quilt. In the past, I've taken pictures of king-sized quilts laid out in the living room, with the loveseat moved back, but that is only for a few minutes at a time, not overnight. I mentioned this to Chris, and he said, "Maybe Mitchell and I should just move out." Sigh. Clearly, I'm going to have to transition to a "studio" at some point... or we'll have to move to a custom-built studio-house. A girl can dream! :)</p><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay</p><p><br /></p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-62965499342404137382021-06-24T17:25:00.004-05:002021-06-24T17:29:13.780-05:00Skill Builder Clubs - Second Jumpstarter Set Done<p>I finished quilting, bound, and wet blocked the <a href="https://joycelundrigan.com/collections/skill-builders/products/jump-starter-set-2" target="_blank">second trio of Jumpstarters</a>, the previous Skill Builder Club (SBC) sets, from Methodist Hill Quilt Studio. </p><p>I learned a lot and feel like I'm ready to take on some of my own projects... though I'm likely to do a few more SBCs, first. "Abstracts In April" is already in the post-quilting "burying ends" phase...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEL0wst942R5oQf4JwKk2xUKRkzyANDKfi5ePLzC5OKgnip7xxyTW1ez3M-4oFCsN22rtRXH5EBwSj1VjLJMIUqrVAKNa_D9NSlroFyFX7gmef3qONFjNiT3izgNY1Rgj2ed-Egn3JDGc/s2684/Jumpstarters+4-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="2684" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEL0wst942R5oQf4JwKk2xUKRkzyANDKfi5ePLzC5OKgnip7xxyTW1ez3M-4oFCsN22rtRXH5EBwSj1VjLJMIUqrVAKNa_D9NSlroFyFX7gmef3qONFjNiT3izgNY1Rgj2ed-Egn3JDGc/w400-h175/Jumpstarters+4-6.jpg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEhMeODrbZHtpH1qfJm_YYYPibLnFcpD_fpdlIuZRaprO0FDVJVI4Ey5uQD64mNRa_Bok4j1gNt0sCFtEPgSDkN5VQph3ftWbizGLg4VaW5F71SzjtbsEhL5wz8es2ekYxKjaq0zt78rfr4/s2048/SBC4+-+Tabletopper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2033" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeODrbZHtpH1qfJm_YYYPibLnFcpD_fpdlIuZRaprO0FDVJVI4Ey5uQD64mNRa_Bok4j1gNt0sCFtEPgSDkN5VQph3ftWbizGLg4VaW5F71SzjtbsEhL5wz8es2ekYxKjaq0zt78rfr4/w398-h400/SBC4+-+Tabletopper.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh0no9SiyF46vK51g3V5wTYmNNGtGZeskSWtP_1hRUUlUbLcuhZGsIIZqCQlG0Bbh1eC_iqpzc4_yHEawHv5MtG_RlQ6Ctn9QP0grbQIVJryJjX4EkaYZyGiriUsOlbVV7YYkcm-ruNs/s2826/SBC5-May2019-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="1113" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh0no9SiyF46vK51g3V5wTYmNNGtGZeskSWtP_1hRUUlUbLcuhZGsIIZqCQlG0Bbh1eC_iqpzc4_yHEawHv5MtG_RlQ6Ctn9QP0grbQIVJryJjX4EkaYZyGiriUsOlbVV7YYkcm-ruNs/w252-h640/SBC5-May2019-9.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwERP3OeFh2RyCzhi2C_RG_E8z3HT2alGIQuBRtfyqoiNe2XP6RH4xCUJKMp-HjIbKYwM1Aq_HBMvr_qu_zI1g7n8waVPkyouowN3x4Mjge7tYvTGV3iSmUZsVzhY72rlnxLTySAKLi4/s2048/SBC6-Aug2019-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwERP3OeFh2RyCzhi2C_RG_E8z3HT2alGIQuBRtfyqoiNe2XP6RH4xCUJKMp-HjIbKYwM1Aq_HBMvr_qu_zI1g7n8waVPkyouowN3x4Mjge7tYvTGV3iSmUZsVzhY72rlnxLTySAKLi4/w300-h400/SBC6-Aug2019-8.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I can't tell you how awesome the club sets are, with all the associated instruction for how to do each section of each project. The software is complicated enough that having such a "walk thru" is totally invaluable! I joked with Rob from At the Heart of Quilting, when he set up my machine, about getting eight Skill Builders done in a weekend... Well, it wasn't quite that fast. I'm on my 14th day (not counting install day), and I've just taken the seventh off the frame (pictures of that one are coming...). I did have to work my "day job" during the first week of that time. But, yes, eight in a weekend was overly ambitious. (One has to have goals, no?)</p><p>I should say, by the way, that joining the Skill Builder Club enables a very nice discount on previous clubs, including Jumpstarters. I can't recommend these enough, especially for anyone just starting out with their Statler. </p><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay</p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-88595719898502493712021-06-21T16:17:00.000-05:002021-06-21T16:17:07.550-05:00Alvin, the Blackberry Burglar<p> We have chipmunks living in the yard, and we have sort of adopted one (him, her, them, not sure), and we refer to it as Alvin. It may be more than one, but we've only seen one at a time. We put out sunflower seeds (which get pouched and taken away in minutes), and even a water bowl.</p><p>Alvin is on Chris' naughty list, today, though. He got caught in the blackberry patch. Oh, those precious blackberries. Chris said, "Suddenly, I'm not as fond of Alvin."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDxKWvFdpQD79rejOJA-4hcnde961NsyByml0lNDH59T_APLk0X7a09weX1JuvX98igoO2hsfBSsZ6qZd9JMswCQ4UxWcOQ2Gxp3zxw_025eGK4O-jbuTGSGG-dIzkO2N4Q7P4NIRcpE/s2048/Alvin+in+the+Blackberries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1697" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDxKWvFdpQD79rejOJA-4hcnde961NsyByml0lNDH59T_APLk0X7a09weX1JuvX98igoO2hsfBSsZ6qZd9JMswCQ4UxWcOQ2Gxp3zxw_025eGK4O-jbuTGSGG-dIzkO2N4Q7P4NIRcpE/w331-h400/Alvin+in+the+Blackberries.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fat and sassy little burglar, isn't he?<br /><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay</p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-20405576391511625922021-06-20T20:47:00.000-05:002021-06-20T20:47:12.160-05:00Last Jumpstarter Started<p> Of the six <a href="https://joycelundrigan.com/collections/skill-builders/jumpstarter" target="_blank">Jumpstarters</a> in the Skill Builders Club sets, I'm on the sixth one, the August 2019 set of placemats. I have all four basted and Stitched in the Ditch (SID), and I finished quilting the first one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggazmgB1mvAq8fdEpFrjJSekOYKoN9i1M_WQpg7fCXS9_m3OldzlADUps0UpMNEH7JdzaZBT4x7kt1LnbjQVlfJ7Pf1gMdt5hcGUQUdN73PheZG0r5AGD-RR5tRz2pVGSsLkidzeA9HdQ/s2048/SBC6-Aug2019-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggazmgB1mvAq8fdEpFrjJSekOYKoN9i1M_WQpg7fCXS9_m3OldzlADUps0UpMNEH7JdzaZBT4x7kt1LnbjQVlfJ7Pf1gMdt5hcGUQUdN73PheZG0r5AGD-RR5tRz2pVGSsLkidzeA9HdQ/w400-h300/SBC6-Aug2019-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FQn6Je6VFCwiAUqpKlWdlz8Tf-TkpLWXP_JPu0Y7GZiak7Pp8pdxqSby6qWP4AElELNoEDQr5snIFRPy6J1DqFtyZWIkbacsYFon6zV5PwvtogvpFKTIGQ6XzlUfI8g2r4pCG_kZU94/s2048/SBC6-Aug2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FQn6Je6VFCwiAUqpKlWdlz8Tf-TkpLWXP_JPu0Y7GZiak7Pp8pdxqSby6qWP4AElELNoEDQr5snIFRPy6J1DqFtyZWIkbacsYFon6zV5PwvtogvpFKTIGQ6XzlUfI8g2r4pCG_kZU94/w400-h300/SBC6-Aug2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8f0KJhfZ0hBdRc60voeHnTkALVLYvKPPIadok5j05CyOiD1s0mvvSCJC9AJiMMOkjq6W4ErW4pkeMpBN7GYURksuLduG3Ws9vDtjaGwhArwFicA1btBy5H8KMwDHxC9vhTTNGJ6dUHg/s2048/SBC6-Aug2019-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8f0KJhfZ0hBdRc60voeHnTkALVLYvKPPIadok5j05CyOiD1s0mvvSCJC9AJiMMOkjq6W4ErW4pkeMpBN7GYURksuLduG3Ws9vDtjaGwhArwFicA1btBy5H8KMwDHxC9vhTTNGJ6dUHg/w400-h300/SBC6-Aug2019-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I had a mishap last night, as I was just about to change thread for the last time on the fifth Jumpstarter, the May 2019 Border Corner set. I hit the "single stitch" button while my finger was too close to the needle. It both stabbed and crushed my finger. I also pulled my finger away, instinctively, and the needle ripped sideways out of the little bit of meat it had caught. Ouch. I'll see if I can get into the doctor, tomorrow, and get a tetanus shot. Mine is eleven years old, so just out of date.</p><p>Here's the border corner project, just before putting the white thread on for the cross-hatching. I finished it today, and I'll get some pics after I put the binding on...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNzu5EDu54tt9jjMQu-AMQHoJBjaExXCNXCkpOPaXEXV1n_MghYSjDXlJhm1pLdO9GNqXQb2hxJM1VK2Ub3Mf6O5hs9FZZUewh29rMEQRd8bCJGiwPDJLvqBw7K1QexB9Im1xMSXPs7c/s2048/SBC5-May2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNzu5EDu54tt9jjMQu-AMQHoJBjaExXCNXCkpOPaXEXV1n_MghYSjDXlJhm1pLdO9GNqXQb2hxJM1VK2Ub3Mf6O5hs9FZZUewh29rMEQRd8bCJGiwPDJLvqBw7K1QexB9Im1xMSXPs7c/w400-h300/SBC5-May2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay</p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-89884971280190835752021-06-14T22:54:00.000-05:002021-06-14T22:54:56.670-05:00Skill Builder Clubs - First Jumpstarter Set<p> I have finished my first Jumpstarter set, the first trio of Skill Builder Clubs (SBC) from Methodist Hill Quilt Studio. The sets are a great way to get under way, as the instructions and videos are made for the purpose!</p><p>The first SBC was shown quilted in my last post, but now I have it bound. This lesson focused on "pattern to boundary."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiABZE9qq28dRj6HFU33GTEnyRzg2MY5t9m8C23vj9TB5dw2phD4SWalverTt6vo8iqRSzQG7WfO9nV2ynqg2kt6tHlV9snkwRJFXRg02Ns5vz4AqfuCtZiy6JPXCIfAluMbrKavaAA-0/s2629/SBC1+-+Bound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="2629" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiABZE9qq28dRj6HFU33GTEnyRzg2MY5t9m8C23vj9TB5dw2phD4SWalverTt6vo8iqRSzQG7WfO9nV2ynqg2kt6tHlV9snkwRJFXRg02Ns5vz4AqfuCtZiy6JPXCIfAluMbrKavaAA-0/w400-h183/SBC1+-+Bound.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The second SBC in the first Jumpstarter trio is the Edge to Edge (E2E) lesson. I tried to line the "circles" up with the squares, but the E2E mode isn't really suited to tweaking in the blocks....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DjIikOQDt7Gnee5tplqiZhPcSbsTjpbYSDuF6TNpDViGCkm73y8VZ-a-bf2UrAerhMXFfOX28MW-vrOGSmpBidbBmGmau19t8T5z34NH_H4_MpizwglBIsYzpn1qfGzy7HzQwuwhJuk/s2048/SBC2-bound+and+washed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DjIikOQDt7Gnee5tplqiZhPcSbsTjpbYSDuF6TNpDViGCkm73y8VZ-a-bf2UrAerhMXFfOX28MW-vrOGSmpBidbBmGmau19t8T5z34NH_H4_MpizwglBIsYzpn1qfGzy7HzQwuwhJuk/w300-h400/SBC2-bound+and+washed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuHCH6_mBY8eQybCvZK_VWbDqUy9ouXi4eqfARp6HFLzF0NbMl0fjGFledX7qog1iZTXYmiF8qQpPrSs0EpBHMfAYvoT18YmJqbJx2VOsWyL4MdjErJErOwYsmgkKxnwyVT09CU6X45U/s2048/SBC2-closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuHCH6_mBY8eQybCvZK_VWbDqUy9ouXi4eqfARp6HFLzF0NbMl0fjGFledX7qog1iZTXYmiF8qQpPrSs0EpBHMfAYvoT18YmJqbJx2VOsWyL4MdjErJErOwYsmgkKxnwyVT09CU6X45U/w300-h400/SBC2-closeup.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Finally, the third lesson in the first Jumpstarter set is the "Repeat Pattern" mode, with a wide "modern" design. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3GtP95pLTlMxqoSL8GY6yf3AGhSsC8UYntLyENeXSkZoGhgRPb61_aB1dbZWhre9kQ_pHteDhN2MjTbL-Tq-ELZF359phRKEscfQEMO5X-CtpE0XftgZZp6hxtKlH4OuPL_WWxNUFzc/s2048/SBC3-bound+and+washed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3GtP95pLTlMxqoSL8GY6yf3AGhSsC8UYntLyENeXSkZoGhgRPb61_aB1dbZWhre9kQ_pHteDhN2MjTbL-Tq-ELZF359phRKEscfQEMO5X-CtpE0XftgZZp6hxtKlH4OuPL_WWxNUFzc/w300-h400/SBC3-bound+and+washed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMPA5Zn1JoBIkzXF4bxnpF-1Kbb7ri4_opPj6olCfHhylFpiYVF0Zq91yjlU0tGgS5hKEUOu8bugf5ktv9JYKxzCnX4qJ5Hoh2egxNk-Zj_OZPlP_AfZysElB-gkCWwESgCkQx1YM9C0/s2048/SBC3-Closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMPA5Zn1JoBIkzXF4bxnpF-1Kbb7ri4_opPj6olCfHhylFpiYVF0Zq91yjlU0tGgS5hKEUOu8bugf5ktv9JYKxzCnX4qJ5Hoh2egxNk-Zj_OZPlP_AfZysElB-gkCWwESgCkQx1YM9C0/w400-h300/SBC3-Closeup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTb_5T2yx_95yKkzCifL3fYVZ5irgWsORE3FReDuDf2GN3VqoF7q4xKm5z1hB3rYQtJqN_bsGAROhXnFlPnjB6kiDYFKi71lbPdN_zcuQ7460fJgnuZdcJgr5UYejtCmVSWp_YTJ94Ho/s2048/SBC3-done+quilting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTb_5T2yx_95yKkzCifL3fYVZ5irgWsORE3FReDuDf2GN3VqoF7q4xKm5z1hB3rYQtJqN_bsGAROhXnFlPnjB6kiDYFKi71lbPdN_zcuQ7460fJgnuZdcJgr5UYejtCmVSWp_YTJ94Ho/w300-h400/SBC3-done+quilting.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>After doing handwork all day, yesterday, binding the first three projects, I started another quilt, tonight, the first one in the second Jumpstarter trio... the first "custom" lesson. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMe4EXTtuTnPg294ofN2UY9RLhJ53eSLQftAmR0pwB1jhd47JOqs4OQip7hQDsLrjI4eOFiGNu7FvFsBqN95lRzFXavjpzvKToAPi5z_Y7DWXqi2WpkZh-CevrTIBba56vz0YIgseOdPo/s2048/SBC4+-+Started.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMe4EXTtuTnPg294ofN2UY9RLhJ53eSLQftAmR0pwB1jhd47JOqs4OQip7hQDsLrjI4eOFiGNu7FvFsBqN95lRzFXavjpzvKToAPi5z_Y7DWXqi2WpkZh-CevrTIBba56vz0YIgseOdPo/w400-h400/SBC4+-+Started.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>So fun!</p><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay</p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-52184128459442648602021-06-09T22:10:00.000-05:002021-06-09T22:10:50.764-05:00The Statler Has Arrived<p> An exciting day, indeed, and my Statler is home. It is a tight fit. Rob even left off the perpendicular handle on the pick up bar's wheel, which leaves just enough room for me to scoot around the end. (Time to diet.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAettQeVYricz5QOqzdVq7KKLU-vEp2lwgi8kldHppMV3R6QgUEij9tl2hUR_ZErW38c_d7NtXZ42N7wyPcBKtuNBXGPhbjtVqqQzJVR7zsqDjH-FFftvaeZUd_RxImU3YxRGDH9wpBU/s2048/Gammill+is+here.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAettQeVYricz5QOqzdVq7KKLU-vEp2lwgi8kldHppMV3R6QgUEij9tl2hUR_ZErW38c_d7NtXZ42N7wyPcBKtuNBXGPhbjtVqqQzJVR7zsqDjH-FFftvaeZUd_RxImU3YxRGDH9wpBU/w400-h300/Gammill+is+here.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>You can see the first practice piece in place. Super fun. After Rob left, I quilted my first Skill Builder's Club from Methodist Hill Quilt Studio. I'm certainly learning. My first Stitch in the Ditch (SID) was a bit wonky... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZ7KZt65UDbcbKPcvgiVhM7yHnJ0kPbY-nxz7j6Qmyl_XcIeIKeXzndgieqSB4PIfbmlHn8Mo_JcJr46Os4BwxKMQl2mj0wW4CwrRyzMnqXAJpCBVyUQWvfQLwG4YNL7-Hj22YrZCi9Q/s2847/SBC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="1105" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZ7KZt65UDbcbKPcvgiVhM7yHnJ0kPbY-nxz7j6Qmyl_XcIeIKeXzndgieqSB4PIfbmlHn8Mo_JcJr46Os4BwxKMQl2mj0wW4CwrRyzMnqXAJpCBVyUQWvfQLwG4YNL7-Hj22YrZCi9Q/w248-h640/SBC1.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHMYk_Vgfr2sTZk3uaFlkSIPvynSqNR3_Uk2rZ7aCoE0AG1nLJrrYwpHDK3EoseopgFNtooxLSSY2b3BD2Z4ULQXtc2GoVpap9Yj13AZpGjCHgX-TFRMYbcGpRnggLegLltODyWUeZjc/s2048/SBC1+-+crosshatch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHMYk_Vgfr2sTZk3uaFlkSIPvynSqNR3_Uk2rZ7aCoE0AG1nLJrrYwpHDK3EoseopgFNtooxLSSY2b3BD2Z4ULQXtc2GoVpap9Yj13AZpGjCHgX-TFRMYbcGpRnggLegLltODyWUeZjc/w300-h400/SBC1+-+crosshatch.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC-jyD5HrpJWP6JcQAd2WuPmG3NjWXBBpORWdb4dSojYDd6hpZuHBlBX1LbxOekVMMIvaho-htKa56zb8y0Sc3I82uOVMqinTZds_zmV6DVLtVW1TNtaOCvNUvr-6YOz9UTo1t-Wz610/s2048/SBC1+-+Closeup+trim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC-jyD5HrpJWP6JcQAd2WuPmG3NjWXBBpORWdb4dSojYDd6hpZuHBlBX1LbxOekVMMIvaho-htKa56zb8y0Sc3I82uOVMqinTZds_zmV6DVLtVW1TNtaOCvNUvr-6YOz9UTo1t-Wz610/w300-h400/SBC1+-+Closeup+trim.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was an awesome day. Rob from At The Heart of Quilting was super nice and very helpful. What a cool job! It must be so great to go meet people who are so happy to see you. :)</div><div><br /></div>I am so excited! I have two full days of regular work this week. It will be hard to concentrate! <div><br /></div><div>Happy Quilting!</div><div>Lisa Kay<br /><p><br /></p></div>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-15242988632507019702021-06-09T06:33:00.000-05:002021-06-09T06:33:52.044-05:00Custom Quilt Rack<p> As I am twitching and squirming about, waiting for my Gammill Statler to arrive (two hours and forty minutes to go...), I thought I'd share some pictures of the custom quilt rack that Chris had made for my birthday. It just arrived on Monday. Yes, that is a few days late... but it was being made... to specifications. You gotta love this man!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbIujBbDS4Wz75RHX9gxzXENi7u8cC1cjl1nazVvInGlmUEzvTJU8hvnUzy_m77t0D3A40DXflSvZteCDzHj9cAwIWiRA2C9mzAq5zDWq7CgSVV3Tnuxlg63lP24JFb79f16HNRe3VyA/s2048/Quilt+Rack+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbIujBbDS4Wz75RHX9gxzXENi7u8cC1cjl1nazVvInGlmUEzvTJU8hvnUzy_m77t0D3A40DXflSvZteCDzHj9cAwIWiRA2C9mzAq5zDWq7CgSVV3Tnuxlg63lP24JFb79f16HNRe3VyA/w300-h400/Quilt+Rack+1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, yes, I have it upside down in the photo. The top of the bars go parallel to the floor, of course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEBMsZUe1Mm-tM5CQRTNT0L93A8px01U5X-3qtBmXaTZ2LzVZK2ydlFY6dJYYTZmbMyIABcb0udZ97c2_hiNONJ_C92sKuDF16y_7C_38wi7rTjaB0BVsd4J4DA1Jf1uRkpb4eGSaDyc/s2048/Quilt+Rack+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEBMsZUe1Mm-tM5CQRTNT0L93A8px01U5X-3qtBmXaTZ2LzVZK2ydlFY6dJYYTZmbMyIABcb0udZ97c2_hiNONJ_C92sKuDF16y_7C_38wi7rTjaB0BVsd4J4DA1Jf1uRkpb4eGSaDyc/w300-h400/Quilt+Rack+2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I haven't decided where to hang it. It will have to be on a stud, certainly. It will also take up a fair amount of space, once the four arms are loaded and sort of overlapping each other.</p><p>How cool is that? It's beautiful. It was made at <a href="http://www.kunzcarpentry.com/">Kunz Carpentry</a> in Trenton, IL. The workmanship is incredible. Chris said that they liked the design and said they should have made two... one for display in the shop! When Chris was telling me I'd have to wait for my birthday present, he said he had "drafted" something. I didn't figure it out, though. It's awesome!</p><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay</p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-42017911544063624642021-06-06T15:43:00.001-05:002021-06-06T15:43:34.972-05:00Crafting Buddies<p> My dear friend, Babs, made a beautiful beaded ornament for my birthday, focused on the quilting theme. I am amazed at the little scissors and spools of thread, and the workmanship blows me away. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8_Fe8rxGY8ucrGuPegjI5NfaOgDC3JkjwnOg0lQr_0wjjFHCvVfV1Xqu_gJ7hbsAQYiY_7Feq6gGuokU09GSkq5pQFt9WbwgWNzBKePiVneN60_w7TAekqqOOJAoBdPoP9yjdfxR6vc/s2048/Quilting+Star+Ornament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1659" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8_Fe8rxGY8ucrGuPegjI5NfaOgDC3JkjwnOg0lQr_0wjjFHCvVfV1Xqu_gJ7hbsAQYiY_7Feq6gGuokU09GSkq5pQFt9WbwgWNzBKePiVneN60_w7TAekqqOOJAoBdPoP9yjdfxR6vc/w324-h400/Quilting+Star+Ornament.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br /><p>Babs shares my excitement for the long arm arriving this week!</p><p>Happy Quilting!</p><p>Lisa Kay</p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-67289773100819775342021-05-16T22:24:00.002-05:002021-05-16T22:24:51.865-05:00MHQS and Jumpstarters<p>How do you start learning to use a long arm?</p><p>There are so many teaching resources available, it has been a bit of a fire hose, and often hard to choose. I found a resource I really like, specifically aimed at the Gammill Statler, the long arm that I have on order.</p><p>The <a href="https://joycelundrigan.com/" target="_blank">Methodist Hill Quilt Studio</a> has a monthly "Skill Builders Club" from Joyce Lundrigan and Joan Knight that includes piecing and quilting instructions, a video link, and digital designs for the quilting. I joined a couple days before the April period ended (the 15th), and so now I have both April and May instructions. Even better, club members can download previous months, and there are six "Jumpstarter" sets from early subscriptions that teach some basics. I have pieced the first three Jumpstarter tops, <a href="https://joycelundrigan.com/collections/skill-builders/products/january-2019-pattern-to-boundary-skill-builders-club-set" target="_blank">January 2019</a>, <a href="https://joycelundrigan.com/collections/skill-builders/products/copy-of-february-e2e-alternating-skill-builders-club-set" target="_blank">February 2019</a>, and <a href="https://joycelundrigan.com/collections/skill-builders/products/march-2019-rp-concatenating-e2e" target="_blank">March 2019</a>, which will give me some great learning pieces to do as part of getting acclimated.</p><p>Here are my pieced tops, and their plain white backings, queued up for quilting... </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAU0lVp6OEGX50MjG8DoApG_rtb_Z0WmRScs0F2e9GDGIErK1G1Dfq4AzbkRRnXnsLfxHZvruQzPhjqK30_JemP-hUxaQISVPc8LDaVPu22MrPObvLb1ayTMUu-SCCpQ_cl4YLLsijLY/s2048/018091bfc72da62bac64471e12dbcef95c197bc3a8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAU0lVp6OEGX50MjG8DoApG_rtb_Z0WmRScs0F2e9GDGIErK1G1Dfq4AzbkRRnXnsLfxHZvruQzPhjqK30_JemP-hUxaQISVPc8LDaVPu22MrPObvLb1ayTMUu-SCCpQ_cl4YLLsijLY/w400-h300/018091bfc72da62bac64471e12dbcef95c197bc3a8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I didn't even buy any fabric! <p></p><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay <br /></p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-63464825029198347422021-05-16T22:07:00.003-05:002021-05-16T22:45:26.047-05:00Making Space For A Long Arm<p> Things, they are a' changin'...</p><p>I have been working hard on getting the end of the master bedroom cleaned out to make space for the long arm quilting machine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE9ntv7x69ciSm9sbWyttLyZzbUHaiWkvuu7c-JsQAO4epSWfoLeMa7B3mX-7xC7Ma7s3UF5SHe0hyphenhyphenuCgobMjbJ_SJdPUEakPxz72mkNfZKl26K1q1oD9RJ6t-Idappz7kmArnKawRdg/s2048/RoomNotReadyForLA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE9ntv7x69ciSm9sbWyttLyZzbUHaiWkvuu7c-JsQAO4epSWfoLeMa7B3mX-7xC7Ma7s3UF5SHe0hyphenhyphenuCgobMjbJ_SJdPUEakPxz72mkNfZKl26K1q1oD9RJ6t-Idappz7kmArnKawRdg/w400-h300/RoomNotReadyForLA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I had to disassemble and take out the desk, and I took down the
hand-quilting frame... which I have to admit I will unlikely use again.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVnpOwmayji3mGpOEW0j0uA3srmxsC7lQ0BT63qQfmEAMdSjbQ0EPOIEMQr_rcFL0ero0_yF_n32HEoVyIqt3FFwKSNL2EyRj7-bp9NOIM5qQm35iRyeX8mSbM8HKVhJWOZiZAP6PGEI/s2048/RoomReadyForLA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVnpOwmayji3mGpOEW0j0uA3srmxsC7lQ0BT63qQfmEAMdSjbQ0EPOIEMQr_rcFL0ero0_yF_n32HEoVyIqt3FFwKSNL2EyRj7-bp9NOIM5qQm35iRyeX8mSbM8HKVhJWOZiZAP6PGEI/w400-h300/RoomReadyForLA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>With the bed still in the same place, I expected to have a 6' x 14' space for the 12' frame. That is cutting it pretty close, given the space needed to pass around all sides, loading the quilt, and allowing the machine about 1.5' of travel behind the table. Chris got involved and suggested swapping the bed and the dresser (which was right behind me when taking the photo, above). That made things a little closer together on the "bedroom side" of the room, but added 2.5' to the "quilting side" of the room. Yay! Chris has been a really good sport about the whole thing.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3VJ91bn6sqLjW62u2YYNj-PjeqdzoSMACOyOE3OiV7RMHhylSMLmQEMc_q8jDwY41PA2pndXCCkHAQ0bfgO0eMRRZc8MCMXhaYYYgNai75kCm2LTcOjwKzimsi6skfSS_0GOJgGt924/s2048/RoomWithShelves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3VJ91bn6sqLjW62u2YYNj-PjeqdzoSMACOyOE3OiV7RMHhylSMLmQEMc_q8jDwY41PA2pndXCCkHAQ0bfgO0eMRRZc8MCMXhaYYYgNai75kCm2LTcOjwKzimsi6skfSS_0GOJgGt924/w400-h300/RoomWithShelves.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>He also mounted a shelf for bins... which means I will still have a lot of open space under the quilting table for, you guessed it, more bins! I have a peg board on order for the short wall on the right, intended for thread cones. There is five feet of wall before the bathroom door frame on the right wall. <br /></p><p>I think I'm ready for the machine. Now, I just have to be patient until June 9!</p><p>Happy Quilting,</p><p>Lisa Kay <br /></p>Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-5124750726158105322021-04-30T07:03:00.006-05:002021-05-15T10:52:11.589-05:00Quilting Diversion: Coastal LiliesHello after a long hiatus...<div><br /></div><div>I have been distracted down a different road, recently, that of quilting. I still knit, also, but quilting seems to be my main passion, lately. I made several last year, even hand quilting two myself, but also having some machine quilted by others (mainly <a href="https://www.itchntobestitchn.com/" target="_blank">Itchin' To Be Stitchin'</a> in Staunton, IL). I'll include some pictures of last year's quilts at the bottom.<div><br /></div><div>It tugs at my "do it yourself" gene to pay someone else to quilt my quilts, but I just haven't been able to manage large quilts on my home sewing machine. I'd really like to get a long arm quilting machine, and I'm looking and scheming, but I'm not quite there. Maybe soon. I'm particularly intrigued by the combination of ruler work and free motion quilting (FMQ) done by <a href="https://www.judimadsen.com/" target="_blank">Judi Madsen</a>. In addition to her quilting, she and her husband run an on-line shop, <a href="https://www.greenfairyquilts.com/" target="_blank">Green Fairy Quilts</a>. She's my hero. I've watched all three of <a href="https://www.judimadsen.com/collections/dvds" target="_blank">her on-line/DVD quilt classes</a> (at the time of this writing... hopefully there will be more), and I think they're wonderful.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the first quilts of Judi's that caught my eye was <a href="http://www.greenfairyquiltsblog.com/2014/06/coastal-lily-is-finished.html" target="_blank">her quilting on "Coastal Lily,"</a> one of her customer quilts made using the "Coastal Lily" pattern by <a href="https://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Minick & Simpson</a>. Judi's work on the quilt inspired me to get the pattern (available on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/183027701/coastal-lily-quilt-pattern-by-minick-and?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=minick+and+simpson&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&bes=1" target="_blank">Minick & Simpson's Etsy page</a>), and I'm in the thick of making the top. Here is a current progress shot:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajK0SZH_d7gG-RdmgdRromHiTOvfIva2Ra6gAeLrmX4CBx5iGFc_nmiBN9cdP0sVt6aejXaZRJytUD3y6Znx6DoGwwZ-JEwK1fJ82IxPsUEPYqzSsVMNMvcbgRazHhquw7OzaEyPOTgA/s2048/018592e46343921e398fe9db0e7fdec9d79122c006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajK0SZH_d7gG-RdmgdRromHiTOvfIva2Ra6gAeLrmX4CBx5iGFc_nmiBN9cdP0sVt6aejXaZRJytUD3y6Znx6DoGwwZ-JEwK1fJ82IxPsUEPYqzSsVMNMvcbgRazHhquw7OzaEyPOTgA/w400-h300/018592e46343921e398fe9db0e7fdec9d79122c006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I started by making all the flying geese. For the non-quilters out there who might have landed on this page (hi, Dad), "flying geese" are rectangles with a ratio of 2:1, with a right triangle in the middle, made by 45 degree angles between the center of one long side and the rectangle corners on the other long side. Easier to show a picture than describe it in words. It's coming...</div><div><br /></div><div>Flying geese are often made by drawing diagonals on two squares the size of the short side of the rectangle, sewing them to the rectangle, and then trimming. The problem is that it throws away a bunch of little triangles of fabric (which scandalizes my frugal heart). I found instructions for "<a href="https://loisandclarkconnection.com/no-waste-flying-geese-blocks-in-5-easy-steps/" target="_blank">no waste flying geese</a>" online, which put my heart at ease. The method makes four geese at a time, and I made twelve geese in my first prototype run. After following the instructions, though, I found my edges to be slightly inside the seam allowances, and so I didn't want to use the geese in my quilt. Rather than waste them, I cut down the geese to a smaller size (aided by their interesting dimensions... you can cut geese down to any smaller size by centering a template at the triangle point), and I then made some stars with my "prototype" geese. I can use these in another project, later.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQAxbXkM2tZ6oftZNylNijRtZjyQtXbc2K5kdS36fel_j8xOBvWMYVkaBO_L7QLifRsc1geoYcF_zSE8ABV9xXyMUWqNtrrOYgrUkzLpzkQWHhMhczMfubBP6GbAx_uslHJn_9aMqbrE/s2048/01e2c3aea2d143ae4993f478a78a488ad9552ea5a2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQAxbXkM2tZ6oftZNylNijRtZjyQtXbc2K5kdS36fel_j8xOBvWMYVkaBO_L7QLifRsc1geoYcF_zSE8ABV9xXyMUWqNtrrOYgrUkzLpzkQWHhMhczMfubBP6GbAx_uslHJn_9aMqbrE/w400-h300/01e2c3aea2d143ae4993f478a78a488ad9552ea5a2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>To make flying geese for my Coastal Lilies quilt, I added another 1/8" to the instructed dimensions (see link above for no-waste flying geese, which gives cutting dimensions for different common finished sizes of geese). After making ever-so-slightly over-sized geese, I then trimmed them perfectly to size using a bloc-loc ruler. Here's a picture of the slightly over-sized goose and the template, prior to trimming. Barely any waste... and perfect flying geese.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1FgedT4VIqtdy4qHi9cvUiKJ8PK7g7lsv0YCptceS_fyW_0Ub6yEU44KtZw_wGTSxEZQVEkPBve6Y9WlJskChZC6PLlfEnDudLDID6QYXPdyt1AF8F82ny1JQjW1ywqskdka1pI64P4/s2048/01bb3c6be44ab923fb31b85a75c7e5d6866089876e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1FgedT4VIqtdy4qHi9cvUiKJ8PK7g7lsv0YCptceS_fyW_0Ub6yEU44KtZw_wGTSxEZQVEkPBve6Y9WlJskChZC6PLlfEnDudLDID6QYXPdyt1AF8F82ny1JQjW1ywqskdka1pI64P4/w300-h400/01bb3c6be44ab923fb31b85a75c7e5d6866089876e.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Coastal Lily utilizes several techniques. While it is mostly machine pieced, it also involves applique and embroidery. You can see flying geese in progress, a few finished geese in the lower right, and some applique circles, in the progress photo, below.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF3Xle1zq73mzs_Ag2JTrs56MYscxL7-vbx5lvLbBCVN5K6lrgj5wYRlTHlq5dFwzmvK3nWgrl2h5ZpiTd8zMxK67pdaXQlZBcr1kLxdG2b-hq7nU_GwLvNNJkHvIwWfpTCcndYtJplw/s2048/01733bffb913556f37144697aa87d14ec6a92b5e69.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF3Xle1zq73mzs_Ag2JTrs56MYscxL7-vbx5lvLbBCVN5K6lrgj5wYRlTHlq5dFwzmvK3nWgrl2h5ZpiTd8zMxK67pdaXQlZBcr1kLxdG2b-hq7nU_GwLvNNJkHvIwWfpTCcndYtJplw/w300-h400/01733bffb913556f37144697aa87d14ec6a92b5e69.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>The applique circles are a somewhat time-consuming aspect of this quilt pattern. Each lily has an appliqued and embroidered <a href="https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/biodiversity-counts/plant-identification/plant-morphology/parts-of-a-flower" target="_blank">stamen (anther and filament)</a>. The pattern calls for 36 flowers (four flowers per 24" square block, and then three blocks wide and three blocks long in the quilt). Instead, I'm increasing the quilt size to a large king by making 4x4 24" blocks (plus border) instead of 3x3 blocks. That means there are 64 flowers instead of 36. With three stamens per flower, that is 192 circles. I've been sewing circles for weeks. </div><div><br /></div><div>To make applique circles, I like to use <a href="https://www.karenkaybuckley.com/store.php?cat=2" target="_blank">Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Circles</a>. I choose a circle template about 1/2" larger than the finished circle to trace the cutting lines. Then, I sew a basting line of stitches in the seam allowance and use the finished-size circle template to press the circles. Just pull the basting thread around the circle template, spray with <a href="http://www.crafttestdummies.com/best-press-a-starch-alternative/#:~:text=Best%20Press%20is%20a%20starch%20alternative.%20You%20use,in%20a%20variety%20of%20different%20scents%2C%20and%20unscented.">Best Press</a>, and press. After it cools, loosen the stitch line a bit, remove the circle, and then snug the basting stitches back in place. Perfect Circles!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoNxQB6g6IBakKFy3vywU14iy5nT6ijYKy5aV05RGSWvDm5-xV92lWPfDHEc3wZm27XYCA37D6sGPepcWtZTKG-Zm9V0E_NZAUXf269b__AK74LjXPOOpKl35VqpeuiiYiqlB5yz-B3s/s2048/01594ff37fb92a925d49d106a5329a38d32b444067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoNxQB6g6IBakKFy3vywU14iy5nT6ijYKy5aV05RGSWvDm5-xV92lWPfDHEc3wZm27XYCA37D6sGPepcWtZTKG-Zm9V0E_NZAUXf269b__AK74LjXPOOpKl35VqpeuiiYiqlB5yz-B3s/w400-h300/01594ff37fb92a925d49d106a5329a38d32b444067.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The good news is that all the circles are now appliqued, and I have 16 stamen blocks embroidered with the filaments. One quarter down, and just 3/4 to go! </div><div><br /></div><div>Having one quarter of the stamen blocks done means that I have been able to piece some lilies. I'm using different red fabrics for the lilies, making four flowers out of each fabric/print. I have twelve flowers (three fabrics) done so far.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5RtFKW9xTF2hjxCu_Dm0yd9sSVAcPraborYIuZi2ddY92X1g9G2mIGmvpWq7RqFmp2fBvfanhR6YNJUByudiiVz_XrH72qWRyYMI8Ql0I-HSnaTTWqzSwO0T5_WpQy5UdBSUdEUAlXI/s2048/01f56f5be23c010b82c5feae49750130a1a4455d44.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5RtFKW9xTF2hjxCu_Dm0yd9sSVAcPraborYIuZi2ddY92X1g9G2mIGmvpWq7RqFmp2fBvfanhR6YNJUByudiiVz_XrH72qWRyYMI8Ql0I-HSnaTTWqzSwO0T5_WpQy5UdBSUdEUAlXI/w300-h400/01f56f5be23c010b82c5feae49750130a1a4455d44.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Perhaps by the time I get the top completely done, I'll have a plan for a long arm purchase. I'd really like to quilt this one myself (after some practice, of course... lots and lots of practice). I have an appointment with a Gammill dealer, today, so the game is afoot!</div><div><br /></div><div>As promised, here are a few of last year's quilts:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs57geDRQMsOhoDGybM_uOFCmfDXE51U4M512puFQCvV_buvAAsVhnY_Vwb-xyYHGroet0jfWsh1RTcSJkqFtXrsmr3XAg8FKGUIrC_TtoO8l12v9C_NKvQ2E8c9D38chrWZRJM5Alo0w/s2048/01ae343957e31f27ffbf9352d63bc3e81113239836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs57geDRQMsOhoDGybM_uOFCmfDXE51U4M512puFQCvV_buvAAsVhnY_Vwb-xyYHGroet0jfWsh1RTcSJkqFtXrsmr3XAg8FKGUIrC_TtoO8l12v9C_NKvQ2E8c9D38chrWZRJM5Alo0w/w400-h300/01ae343957e31f27ffbf9352d63bc3e81113239836.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiszgJAomoLJQH8AR104MOCBysjFjN4VJ6GSSCk-Xq4D4thbwBsRDuCQYh7yQfPHzvM4Rbw61fDEzicO5kSHfaAGHrSe5-cOhJk6RlSUV05vaaH6f8Sq4XqKbZZKlkTG7ek4JrhZ6y1co/s2048/01a827eaf43ebeed5e5f9e591b45b2fb1696c43c11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had never actually bought anything in Brooks Brothers, and it seemed at little bit "out of my league," to be entirely honest. I thought the pink and brown Fair Isle sweater was the bee's knees, and my mom purchased it for me as my Christmas present that year.</br>
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While it was my first thing from Brooks Brothers, it wasn't the last. They usually have a few Fair Isle sweaters each year, and I keep an eye on them. It is one of the few stores where I've seen wool Fair Isle sweaters, ready-made. Fair Isle is usually hard to find, often only in two colors, and typically not wool. The wool yarn, to knit it yourself, is generally more expensive than a store-bought sweater (even at Brooks Brothers), and a store-bought sweater is instant gratification! One of the benefits, also, of a store-bought sweater is that they are machine-knit, which allows them to use finer yarn than most of us are willing to use in hand knitting. </br>
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Another sweater I picked up at Brooks Brothers is actually one in cotton yarn, a spring sweater in short sleeves.</br>
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The short-sleeved sweater looks really cute over a long-sleeved cotton shirt, and I have one in green gingham that looks great with the little green squares in the sweater. The reason I showed this sweater, though, is because it has the 1818 worked into the shoulder. That's when Brooks Brothers was founded. I find this particularly amusing because Illinois became a state in 1818. I just saw a whole table of Illinois sweatshirts in Sam's that had 1818 on the chest and sleeve. :) </br>
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Even with the various sweaters I've collected over the years, the original pink and brown one is my favorite. I have a thing for pink. When I was a sophomore in college, some of the people in my dorm gave me a hard time about wearing pink so much, and I took it as a challenge to wear pink as much as possible, after that. I also painted my room pink and put down a pink carpet. It was odd because there seemed to be a "rebellion" theme on our floor (4th West, East Campus), and folks there tended to wear a lot of black and motorcycle boots and things like that. Meanwhile, there were those on the floor that didn't appreciate my lack of assimilation. It was fine and dandy to be rebellious, but only if I was rebellious like them. (Ironic, huh?) The more I was frowned-upon, the more pink I became. Stubborn. Long story short, after sophomore year, I moved to another floor!</br>
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My pink streak cooled off after sophomore year, though I've always had a soft place in my heart for it. In late 2016, when I was shopping for a car to replace my VW diesel (because VW was about to "buy back" my diesel Jetta), I spent several months hemming and hawing about what I might want to get, and I just wasn't moved by any particular thing. Then, I happened to be in the VW dealership and saw a <a href="https://blog.caranddriver.com/pink-noise-generator-vw-beetle-pink-color-edition-concept/">#PinkBeetle</a> in the showroom. The model was a "special edition," only 500 of them made as a breast-cancer awareness promotion. They were a 2017 model, and they flew out of showrooms rather quickly. Well, I don't have breast cancer, but I took one look at that car and thought Karma had led me to it... and such perfect timing, too. It had my name on it.</br>
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After buying the #PinkBeetle (the official model name, and the first car to be named with a hash tag), the pink in my wardrobe had a resurgence. (I also delivered a proposal at work with pink separator sheets between the sections! Hah!) For Christmas this year (2017), my soul-sister, Babs, made me a beaded picture of the car. So cute! (I guess I'm making a nuisance of the pink thing, kind of "sophomoric," I suppose...)</br>
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Thanks, Babs! You're the best!!!</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa KayLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-23084578397087552522018-01-28T18:37:00.000-06:002018-01-28T18:37:11.608-06:002017 Sweater Catch-Up PostI've been trying to figure out a problem with my camera (and trying to lose weight), and I haven't gotten any pictures of anything I made in the last year or so. Now that I've worked through both of those things to various degrees, I figured I'd better catch up on statusing my knitting. </br>
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My latest sweater is Norah Gaughan's <a href="http://archive.berroco.com/264.268/266/266_photoview_pv.html">Joyella</a>, an interesting knit out of joined hexagons.</br>
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I finished another Einstein Coat, this one using alternating colors of Lite Lopi. My first Einstein Coat is posted <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-first-three-sweaters.html">here </a>and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/LisaKay2004/einstein-coat">here</a>.</br>
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I made a simple top-down V-neck cardigan using two colors of Creatively-Dyed Woodbrook, alternating colors for a bit of a transition. I used the "Pink" pattern from Wendy Bernard's "Custom Knits" book, a pattern I've used before, <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2013/03/jeweled-diverse-crittery-foe-finished.html">here</a>.</br>
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I made a Debbie Bliss "<a href="https://store.vogueknitting.com/p-352-drop-collar-cable-jacket.aspx">Drop Collar Cable Cardigan</a>" with several mods, including changing out the cable, adding a 3-stitch slip stitch edge to the front (a feature I learned on <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2015/03/nanook.html">Nanook</a>), and adding a hood.</br>
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I also have finished pictures of socks #68-#71.</br>
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#68 (I showed the start of these socks <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2014/07/sock-67-and-68.html">here</a>):</br>
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#69 (another pair of BFF's like <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2011/07/bff-socks-done.html">Sock #48</a>, using a different color of Gradiance from <a href="http://www.theuniquesheep.com/colors/gradiance/">The Unique Sheep</a>):</br>
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#70 (in a matching Opalite colored yarn to the worsted yarn I used for Nanook, both from <a href="https://shop.hedgehogfibres.com/">Hedgehog Fibres</a>, and starting with the same Bear Claw pattern as used around the collar of Nanook):</br>
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#71 (a simple ribbed sock in <a href="http://www.skacelknitting.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.39954/.f">Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball Crazy</a>, great mindless knitting pattern for airplane travel):</br>
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I had a couple of other "Uggh" projects I won't post here... :)</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa KayLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-47185289656268701912017-07-09T15:45:00.000-05:002017-07-12T03:03:11.358-05:00Florida VacationI see it has been almost a year since my last blog. I've knitted a few things in the interim, which I should get photographed and posted. I'm also doing a bunch of wool applique and embroidery. Still, this is more of a family post, the latest vacation adventure. I finally coerced Chris and Mitchell into airline travel with me, which was a first for both of them in their lifetimes. Perhaps not so surprising for an 11-year-old, but a pretty big deal for the 48-year-old.</br>
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We went to Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, and stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn, which was right on the beach and had a boardwalk/stair exit from the pool area to the sand. </br>
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I spent some time under an umbrella, sewing. These are the borders for the 2016 Sue Spargo Block of the Month, "Cuppa."</br>
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And this is my view from under the umbrella.</br>
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We went out to Pensacola to see the National Naval Aviation Museum.</br>
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We played miniature golf one evening.</br>
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But we mostly hung out at the pool and the beach. The pool was set up as a "lazy river" with a current that would carry folks around a loop. It was a gorgeous pool area, and note the ocean in the background.</br>
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It was clearly a tough week for everybody!</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa Kay
Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-70768973299827483342016-07-22T17:31:00.000-05:002016-07-22T17:31:39.970-05:00Garden PeculiaritiesWhen tomatoes tell lies.</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa Kay
Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-59083945225542431912016-02-03T05:45:00.000-06:002016-02-03T05:48:04.734-06:00Quilted Book CoverI took a detour from butterflies and other projects-in progress-to make a quick gift. My sister-in-law's mom is going through some challenges, and I saw a coloring book that made me think of her. (I have no idea whether or not she will actually like a coloring book.) I also found some clever "twist up" coloring pencils. While I hadn't thought about sewing anything, it struck me to make a little pouch for the book and pencils, and the project kind of took on a life of its own over the weekend. </br>
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I had started sewing little hexagons on papers while I was on travel last week, thinking to start a "box of hexagons" using scraps. I didn't have a specific project in mind, just to start collecting scrap hexagons. However, I took them out and thought about using some of them. I had 35, which was exactly enough to make five flowers. That seemed kismet, so that's what I did. I sewed them on some fabric charms I had in my stash, added some sashing to make it tall enough for the book, and put a zipper in the side.</br>
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It occurred to me to embroider around the flowers, and then I added some French knots in the middle. (It's DMC pearl cotton in "variations" colorways.) A little tag, and it was done!</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/24722940496/in/dateposted/" title="Sharons Gift - Front"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1694/24722940496_82191ae93d.jpg" width="400" height="500" alt="Sharons Gift - Front"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/24381585229/in/photostream/" title="Sharons Gift - Back"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1565/24381585229_988da1a191.jpg" width="400" height="500" alt="Sharons Gift - Back"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/24655738231/in/photostream/" title="Sharons Gift - Blue Flower"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/24655738231_011ba91978.jpg" width="400" height="400" alt="Sharons Gift - Blue Flower"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/24122281663/in/photostream/" title="Sharons Gift - Purple Flower"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1568/24122281663_45b7e7a66f.jpg" width="400" height="400" alt="Sharons Gift - Purple Flower"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/24655639331/in/photostream/" title="Sharons Gift - Red Flower"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1528/24655639331_4c419f42b0.jpg" width="400" height="400" alt="Sharons Gift - Red Flower"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa KayLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-4444430184866121032016-01-25T05:00:00.003-06:002016-02-01T04:12:49.572-06:00Butterfly Applique'I appliqued the butterflies to the background. The rows get further apart going down.</br>
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I put on the bodies and about three quarters of the antennae. The antennae are two strands of embroidery floss using "whipped reverse chain stitch." Basically, just do a chain stitch (or reverse chain, depending on which direction you like to chain), and then whip through each chain in the link. In this case, I used the same thread for both, but I'm sure you could whip it with a different color for an interesting effect. In the end, it looks like a stem stitch, only thicker.
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23974816843/in/photostream/" title="Butterfly Antennae - 1"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1486/23974816843_6d3645fc3b.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Butterfly Antennae - 1"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/24575464386/in/photostream/" title="Butterfly Antennae - 2"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1662/24575464386_1f3efafdd6.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Butterfly Antennae - 2"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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The area at the side where the stacked fabric shows will likely be covered after the embellishing embroidery goes on. In the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/149181806382095039/">class example version</a>, the brown bodies were smaller than the base, and the colored base showed all around the brown body piece. However, using the templates in the pattern, the edges were even.</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa Kay</br>
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Previous Butterfly / Sue Spargo post, <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2016/01/butterfly-background.html">here</a>.Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-69900607609986346432016-01-20T11:42:00.001-06:002016-01-20T11:42:42.308-06:00Butterfly BackgroundMitchell and I are on a snow day, and I finished appliqueing the background pieces for the Butterfly Sampler. </br>
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The basic instructions are to use a monochrome background. I thought the "off-white" might be a bit boring, but it helps if you call it, "Champagne." Hah!</br>
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I made it a little bit bigger than instructed... and my butterflies will be a bit further apart.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/24135663569/in/dateposted/" title="Butterfly Background - Champagne"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1564/24135663569_64006a62e7.jpg" width="400" height="500" alt="Butterfly Background - Champagne"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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The example in "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Texturing-Beautiful-Textured-Embellishing/dp/B00M5JNYJS/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453311594&sr=1-4">Creative Texturing</a>" had two perpendicular rows of blocks, edged with ribbons, and a single circle. I went with three, obviously. Here are a couple in closeup. These will be fund to embellish with embroidery... </br>
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23875244864/in/photostream/" title="Butterfly Background - Champagne - check circle"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1484/23875244864_948af3620f.jpg" width="400" height="240" alt="Butterfly Background - Champagne - check circle"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23875247264/in/photostream/" title="Butterfly Background - Champagne - brown cirrcle"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1614/23875247264_dd09a49d42.jpg" width="400" height="240" alt="Butterfly Background - Champagne - brown cirrcle"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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The book also had three little hexagon flower elements, which I decided to do, as well. I found the "<a href="http://www.faeriesandfibres.blogspot.ca/p/hexagon-fun.html">English Paper Piecing</a>" (EPP) unexpectedly fun to do. Now, I suppose I'll end up collecting <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/6333255704534262/">little hexagons in a box</a>, somewhere...</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23875243544/in/photostream/" title="Butterfly Background - Champagne - hexies"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1682/23875243544_94f321aaf7.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Butterfly Background - Champagne - hexies"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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I'm ready to sew on butterflies!</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa Kay</br>
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Previous Butterfly / Sue Spargo post, <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2016/01/embellished-needlebook.html">here</a>.Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-30271505421670034792016-01-11T06:23:00.001-06:002016-01-20T11:25:42.514-06:00Embellished NeedlebookBefore diving into the <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2015/11/sue-spargo-and-butterflies.html">butterfly sampler</a>, I made a needlebook. This gives me a way to organize all the various needles for the embellishment, but it also gave me a chance to try Sue Spargo's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Stitching-Sue-Spargo/dp/B00HJU9FBO/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=61GEBVkRp9L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR126%2C160_&refRID=1RNS19BGZDN0F8XW3ZXZ">Creative Stitching</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Texturing-Beautiful-Textured-Embellishing/dp/B00M5JNYJS/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51YM6B%2BTPkL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR119%2C160_&refRID=0YT0H45ABBE5K93H81XA">Creative Texturing</a> techniques on a slightly smaller project. The circle design on the cover was modeled after one of Sue's <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/438045501232525125/">circle samplers</a>. </br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/24231291041/in/dateposted/" title="Front"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1468/24231291041_5d60da86fe.jpg" width="400" height="400" alt="Front"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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I used a wool felt for the red book base, and then layered quilting cottons, ribbon and rick rack. The closure uses a pony-tail elastic band. </br>
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Taffeta circle edged with beaded coral stitch using silk ribbon.</br>
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Batik quilting cotton edged with rosette chain stitch using oriental linen thread.</br>
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Silk Shantung with chain stitch using Valdani Pearl Cotton #12.</br>
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Wool fabric edged with bullion knots using DMC Pearl Cotton #5.</br>
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23685581754/in/photostream/" title="pages"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1448/23685581754_d3e4cda94d.jpg" width="400" height="240" alt="pages"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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The pages are craft felt. I printed the labels on printable fabric. There is a closing pocket in the front (with another ponytail elastic) and a non-closing pocket in the back cover. </br>
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I went ahead and chose fabrics and cut my butterflies... The background will be off-white.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23685590734/in/dateposted/" title="Butterflies cut"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1589/23685590734_6893306e84.jpg" width="400" height="240" alt="Butterflies cut"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa Kay</br>
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Previous Butterfly/Sue Spargo post, <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2015/11/sue-spargo-and-butterflies.html">here</a>.
Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-47150694568543111532015-12-27T06:43:00.000-06:002015-12-27T06:43:35.149-06:00Christmas Quilt #6: Also Known As A Very Tardy Wedding QuiltMy brother married his bride, Stephanie, in 2001. Well before-hand, I decided to make a wedding quilt for them, and I twisted our mom's arm into agreeing to hand-quilt it. Mom even purchased a Grace Company quilt frame especially for the purpose. Well, one thing led to another, and it was just over half quilted before Mom was unable to work on it any more due to her arthritis. There were three of seven rows of blocks remaining to quilt, along with the top borders.</br>
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Flash forward about 14 years... In all the time that it has been waiting to be finished, I knew I *could* finish hand quilting it, but I just didn't get my mind set to do it. One reluctance was remembering how rough and sore my fingers would get from even just a little bit of hand quilting. Last summer, I came across the "TJ's Quick Quilter" spoon, and I decided it was the answer to the problem. I tried out the spoon technique on a little bit of a <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2015/08/drunkards-path.html">small quilt</a> (which I haven't actually finished, yet, either), and then I took the dust cloth off of the wedding quilt (still on its frame), and got to work. </br>
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Another problem I had to tackle was that the double extension on the bars of the quilt frame (to make it king size) were pulling in quite a bit, and I was afraid the whole thing would end up extremely wonky. With the outer edges drum tight, the center was not even tight enough to quilt. To address that issue, my father-in-law, Ron, made two small braces to put in the middle of the frame between the first-and-second and second-and-third bars of the frame. (Note that the Grace Company has apparently improved their bar system. Instead of having 2x2 wood bars with overlapping diagonal pieces for extensions, they have <a href="http://www.graceframe.com/site/handframes/z44">what looks like</a> a PVC tube now. That would be far better... But I'm working with a circa 2000 frame. By the way, other than the sagging bar problem, I highly endorse it.)</br>
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Below, you can see the quilt on the frame without the braces.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23845345761/in/dateposted/" title="wedding on frame - unsuported"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5631/23845345761_b53fcc130d.jpg" width="400" height="266" alt="wedding on frame - unsuported"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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Here's how it looks with the braces inserted on the back... not perfect, but much more "square."</br>
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Ron made the braces in a family-member's wood shop, cutting them out on a jigsaw and sanding them down so they wouldn't rough up the quilt fabric.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23301457543/in/dateposted/" title="Quilt frame braces"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5834/23301457543_5b42066081.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Quilt frame braces"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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I machine embroidered the butterflies on every other block, a different color of thread for each block.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23299634554/in/photostream/" title="Stephanie and Dave - small butterflies"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5636/23299634554_f9fdabd8b6.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Stephanie and Dave - small butterflies"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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There is a quilted butterfly on the plain blocks. (Those are hearts in the wings.) </br>
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I also embroidered flowers in the corner sashing blocks. All the embroidery was done on a <a href="http://www.husqvarnaviking.com/en-US/Machines/ROSE-600">Viking Rose</a> embroidery machine. </br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23301073233/in/photostream/" title="Stephanie and Dave - big butterflies"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5674/23301073233_bf402b92cd.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Stephanie and Dave - big butterflies"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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The heart border is machine applique'd die-cuts that I purchased as a group from <a href="http://www.keepsakequilting.com/">Keepsake Quilting</a>. </br>
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The quilting in the sashing is a heart/vine pattern, and there is a frilly heart-feather pattern in the outer border.</br>
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I timed myself quilting the different motifs, and then multiplied over the number of each motif. Assuming my mom quilts at the same rate I do, there is about 325 hours of quilting (not counting marking, rolling, and other support time). I have no reasonable way to estimate the time it took to make the top. It seems excessive that it took 14 years to do 325 hours of quilting, but there was a considerable hiatus in there... Once I started, it took under four months to do the less-than-half remaining.</br>
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The tag tells the tale... </br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa KayLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-61125269585402925982015-12-27T06:40:00.000-06:002015-12-27T06:40:02.887-06:00Christmas Quilts: NephewsAs I was making the "Summer in the Park" quilts (previous post), I ordered more jelly rolls (and flat strip packs) to make two quilts for my nephews. For Dane's quilt, I chose red and blue. Those are the same colors I used in <a href="http://lisakayknits.blogspot.com/2009/06/quilts-for-dane-and-mitchell.html">Dane's baby quilt</a>. </br>
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For Reese's quilt, I wasn't sure what colors I wanted to use, and I just looked for batik strips that appealed to me and didn't seem girly. I ended up with earthy colors. I hope it isn't too dark.</br>
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When it came time to make them, I decided to do something different than Summer in the Park. Dane's quilt uses a simple checkboard which is simple to assemble by sewing four 2.5" strips together lengthwise and then cutting them crosswise 2.5" apart and flipping every other unit before sewing them back together. I kept the sewn blocks in units of four and then alternated the types of blocks for a checkerboard within a checkerboard.</br>
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The second quilt I decided to make into a log cabin. I had enough left over pieces to do a checkerboard border and end up without about the same size as the first quilt.</br>
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Mary Ellen Moeser quilted both quilts in a swirl pattern. Mary Ellen can be found at Jackman's Fabrics in O'Fallon, IL.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23300349143/in/photostream/" title="Dane - tag"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1545/23300349143_6cbe61115d.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Dane - tag"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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I hope the boys like their quilts.</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa KayLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-9168648606156148612015-12-27T06:36:00.000-06:002015-12-27T06:36:15.676-06:00Christmas Quilts: Mom and DadI made these "his and hers" quilts for my mom and dad. I used jelly rolls in batik prints, a mix of different brands and colors, choosing a half of the jelly rolls in neutrals to get the contrast. The pattern is based on a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5WgTyqB8Pc">"Summer in the Park"</a> tutorial I found on Pinterest from Missouri Star Quilt Company. </br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23298657024/in/dateposted/" title="Mom"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5781/23298657024_206dc05788.jpg" width="400" height="500" alt="Mom"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </br>
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The jelly roll strips get sewn together lengthwise and then cut into squares on a 45 degree angle, turned, and sewn back together. The toughest part is not stretching the bias edges.</br>
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Tamara Lynn at <a href="http://www.itchntobestitchn.com/">Itch'n To Be Stitch'n</a> in Staunton, IL, quilted them using a pantograph design with large feathers. I really like how the swirly quilting design contrasts with the geometric lines of the blocks.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23559014749/in/photostream/" title="Mom - tag"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1632/23559014749_c469aa20e5.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Mom - tag"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23900799986/in/photostream/" title="Dad - tag"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5671/23900799986_fe25343f70.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Dad - tag"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa KayLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-25905640937587016802015-12-27T06:30:00.000-06:002015-12-27T06:38:24.928-06:00Christmas Quilts: Cattle CrossingI gifted six quilts this Christmas. The first one was based on a pattern called, "Cattle Crossing," by Myrna Giesbrecht. It was in a booklet called, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strip-Quilts-Hurry-Myrna-Giesbrecht/dp/0881956805/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450886409&sr=1-3&keywords=myrna+giesbrecht">Strip Quilts in a Hurry</a>," that I purchased back in the last century. (Really. Doesn't that sound funny? It was published in 1994.) "Cattle Crossing" is the cover quilt on the booklet. It used a lot of white for contrast, which I replaced with green, but I used the same cow fabric as the original. (It is likely not available any more. I've had it as long as I've had the booklet!) It was originally a wall hanging, (49" x 57"), but I sized it up for a queen sized bed. After seeing it made up, I understand the wisdom of using white fabric for alternating squares, providing more contrast. </br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23818263342/in/dateposted/" title="Cow quilt"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5765/23818263342_57aee6542d.jpg" width="400" height="500" alt="Cow quilt"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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I got a little carried away with appliqueing the cows coming out of the blocks... They are fused down and then edged with mono-filament thread.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23558706009/in/photostream/" title="Cow quilt - cows"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5752/23558706009_eaec50d830.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Cow quilt - cows"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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It was quilted by <a href="http://www.aubrysquiltingstudio.com/">Aubry Dunn</a> in Edwardsville. The cows have echo outlining and then the rest is filled in with a wave pattern. I picked a yellow thread to complement the sunflowers. Aubry recommended <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8N6nv90H2c">Susie's Magical Binding</a>, advice that I took and found both quick and cute. It uses a two-fabric, machine-sewn binding that ends up looking like it has a little piping inside the front edge of the binding. I picked plain yellow fabric for the "piping" part of the binding.</br>
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This quilt was gifted to Chris' parents.</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa Kay
Lisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398187210215313324.post-63538282142167071202015-12-22T17:02:00.002-06:002015-12-22T17:02:28.969-06:00Blue BeadsNow that all my Christmas gift crafting is finally done, I'm free to work on other projects that have been queued up...</br>
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In September, I took a business trip with a co-worker and new friend who likes to bead, and we went to some bead and other craft shops while we were there. I purchased some blue beads to make a necklace, modeled after one of their displays (number of beads and alternating sizes), but choosing my own beads. </br>
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I particularly liked the blue glass beads with the white polka dots and alien-looking protuberances, and I chose the rest of the beads to go with them.</br>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11999985@N02/23832785651/in/photostream/" title="Blue necklace 2"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/688/23832785651_48b2cd7fbf.jpg" width="400" height="266" alt="Blue necklace 2"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></br>
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It was really quick, once I finally sat down to do it...</br>
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Happy Knitting,</br>
Lisa KayLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464594373404674085noreply@blogger.com0