Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:26
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Bread for the Journey
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:26
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Isn't it Grand!
Easter has come and gone. Every year we have a family gathering started by my late MIL. This year there was a new member to celebrate with us.
Nine month old Lillian Grace seems to be fascinated with her grandpa. Once she checked everyone out and warmed up, she was all smiles and totally entertained us.
Next Easter she will have a little cousin to join the party. Grand baby #2 is on the way and his name is Jonah. I've got the fabric all lined up for his little quilt.
I guess I better get busy :-)
Happy Quilting!
Monday, April 24, 2017
The Quilt show adventure
In just two days the AQS Quilt week starts in Paducah. What a fun adventure.
A dozen years ago, I attended my first major quilt show in Nashville with two of my quilting buddies. We stayed at the Opryland hotel, which hosted the quilt show. We entered the doors and could not believe how much there was to see. Where to start? Do we look at the quilts first, or do we scope out the vendors for that prize piece of fabric or the latest designs in patterns. It's enough to make my head spin. Rows and rows of vendors and some of the most beautiful quilts we have ever laid our eyes on. We attended two lectures by Alex Anderson. What fun! By the end of the first day, we were on overload and headed back to our room. We brought out all of our bags and took out every item for close inspection. We would oooh!! and ahhh! with so much delight, stroking each others fabric and reviewing all of the books and patterns. For the next two days we enjoyed the euphoria of every quilting treat that was available.
In
the years since, I attended the Quilt Festival in Chicago, and the AQS
Quilt show in Paducah. Each one has its own unique spin on the
quilting community. It's what drives the psychological part of our
desire to make beautiful things. Whether it is art quilts or
traditional, batiks or reproduction. The mere thought of a trip to a
quilt show is enough to start my exit from reality. It's a mystery
that once again brings me back to the reason why I quilt. For the
beauty of it, and the love of experiencing what others have created in a
world of fabric.
Which quilt show will you be attending this year?
A dozen years ago, I attended my first major quilt show in Nashville with two of my quilting buddies. We stayed at the Opryland hotel, which hosted the quilt show. We entered the doors and could not believe how much there was to see. Where to start? Do we look at the quilts first, or do we scope out the vendors for that prize piece of fabric or the latest designs in patterns. It's enough to make my head spin. Rows and rows of vendors and some of the most beautiful quilts we have ever laid our eyes on. We attended two lectures by Alex Anderson. What fun! By the end of the first day, we were on overload and headed back to our room. We brought out all of our bags and took out every item for close inspection. We would oooh!! and ahhh! with so much delight, stroking each others fabric and reviewing all of the books and patterns. For the next two days we enjoyed the euphoria of every quilting treat that was available.
In
the years since, I attended the Quilt Festival in Chicago, and the AQS
Quilt show in Paducah. Each one has its own unique spin on the
quilting community. It's what drives the psychological part of our
desire to make beautiful things. Whether it is art quilts or
traditional, batiks or reproduction. The mere thought of a trip to a
quilt show is enough to start my exit from reality. It's a mystery
that once again brings me back to the reason why I quilt. For the
beauty of it, and the love of experiencing what others have created in a
world of fabric.Which quilt show will you be attending this year?
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
How could I resist?
Yes, I had put myself on a moratorium on buying new fabric.
And Yes, I had purposed to use up the fabric in my stash.
And YES, my goal this year was to finish the UFO's that are still hanging in my closet!
BUT...
how can one resist, when the sale price says 70% off, PLUS an additional 20%!
I've made several quilts for children, and my pink stash was sorely lacking. When I spied these beauties at JoAnn's,
at that amazing discount price (less than $2.00 a yard), all my restraints gave way. Although these prints were not in the Easter selection...
And Yes, I had purposed to use up the fabric in my stash.
And YES, my goal this year was to finish the UFO's that are still hanging in my closet!
BUT...
how can one resist, when the sale price says 70% off, PLUS an additional 20%!
I've made several quilts for children, and my pink stash was sorely lacking. When I spied these beauties at JoAnn's,
...they were still on sale. It became apparently clear that this collection of fabric would make perfect quilts for a friend's two little girls.
Progress will be forthcoming :-)
Happy Quilting!
Monday, April 17, 2017
Leaky Iron?
This weekend I did a thorough cleaning of my work horse Bernina. Vacuum
and cleaned and oiled to give her another round of sewing.
At the same time I also cleaned my Rowenta iron.
I never put water in any of my irons. I use a spritzer
whenever I need to dampen my fabric. But as I was re-reading the
directions for cleaning my iron I came upon this little hint -
Rowenta irons are designed to be used with regular tap water (up to 12 grains of hardness). If your water is harder than this, Rowenta recommends mixing half tap water with half distilled water. Never use 100% pure distilled water since this can cause the iron to spit and leak.
There are many types of household water softeners. Many of them are perfectly acceptable for use in an iron. HOWEVER, some types of softeners, particularly those that use chemicals such as salt, can cause the iron to leak or spit during use. If you experience this type of problem, we recommend that you try using inexpensive bottled spring water. NEVER USE 100% PURE DISTILLED WATER. Once you have changed water it will take several uses to correct the problem.
So peeps, just a word to the wise. These are suggestions from the Rowenta cleaning kit, but it may be applicable to other brands as well.
I hope this will make for some Happy Quilting :-)
At the same time I also cleaned my Rowenta iron.
I never put water in any of my irons. I use a spritzer
whenever I need to dampen my fabric. But as I was re-reading the
directions for cleaning my iron I came upon this little hint -Rowenta irons are designed to be used with regular tap water (up to 12 grains of hardness). If your water is harder than this, Rowenta recommends mixing half tap water with half distilled water. Never use 100% pure distilled water since this can cause the iron to spit and leak.
There are many types of household water softeners. Many of them are perfectly acceptable for use in an iron. HOWEVER, some types of softeners, particularly those that use chemicals such as salt, can cause the iron to leak or spit during use. If you experience this type of problem, we recommend that you try using inexpensive bottled spring water. NEVER USE 100% PURE DISTILLED WATER. Once you have changed water it will take several uses to correct the problem.
So peeps, just a word to the wise. These are suggestions from the Rowenta cleaning kit, but it may be applicable to other brands as well.
I hope this will make for some Happy Quilting :-)
Sunday, April 16, 2017
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