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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Still alive here... 8-)

Been sick and on the couch for a couple of weeks, with not much energy or interest in the computer, but am now on the mend, and hopefully back in action! 8-)

I did get out to my CCC group gathering last night, and here is a bit of eye candy for ya'll...

This is what friend Vf made at Barb's shop, Carellan,  at their "I love to sew" session. 
 At these sessions participants learn a new sewing technique or skill...

 The next 2 blocks are for a group quilt going to a gal that is moving to Newfoundland.
This is Vf's...
 This is Gb's...
 Dl has been making "doggie beds", stuffed with a lot of our fabric and batting scraps, to donate to the Winnipeg Humane Society...
 I was going to pass along my scraps to Dl too, but I think I will make the "doggie bed", and then pass it on to her... Less work for her to do then...

What's new here?

MrsFarmer (DD1), has been up and around here for the last few weeks, which is really nice... 8-)

Snow is melting, and Spring is coming!!! 
Been seeing more of this little one... 
 Wondering if the baby bunnies are here already, keeping warm under my deck? They will show themselves eventually... They always do!! 8-)

I had a fur-girl escapee situation while I was sick. Let me say, I was not impressed with the gal that was intruding on my time at my front door when it happened...  grrr....
Good thing the "cookie/treat lure" worked fairly quickly half way down the street. 
Thank goodness!!!

DD1 "lightened my load" of very annoying hair of late, and it is feeling much better now...
Lots of gray hiding in there, but I guess that it is preparation to becoming a Grandma, right!?! 8-)

 I've been organizing a "small group" (row robin gals) retreat for April (which we are all looking forward to), as well as getting back to planning, calculating, and making a sample of my Mystery
Project for the CCC Group... I am hoping to have it all ready to introduce to the group soon...
 
My updating of the PhD Blog tallies, and my PhDs have been suffering. I had an appointment to quilt another PhD project, but wasn't well enough to get to it. 
Good thing about these things, they never run away, so, it will all get done eventually... 8-)

I hope you have all been well friends/family!!!
Sorry I haven't done much blog visiting lately! Hopefully I can "fix" that in the next few days...

Happy stitchings!
Myra

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Very Cool!!!

Gotta watch this! Never seen such before!!!

Myra

Monday, March 21, 2011

Peter Walsh declutters a quilter's space...

Hello Quilters!

I don't know how many of you are familiar with Peter Walsh as a decluttering expert, but Oprah's new OWN Network has him on TV again...

Enough Already! With Peter Walsh

I was looking through my TV listings for today, and came across his show for 7:00pm tonight. I hope the listing is right about it coming on because....
Theme - "A woman has 2000 pounds 
of quilting clutter."
MTS has it on channel 114 at 7pm today...

Channel Listings - check here to see what
channel you may get it on...

Just thought you'd be interested...
Hope you get it where you live...

Myra

Note: Just starting to feel better, so will be by for a visit soon... 8-)
Thanks for your get well wishes...

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Facebook

Facebook users, 
want a chuckle?
Check out  this post 
on Erin's blog...

Thanks for the laugh Erin!
Enjoy! 8-)
Myra

Saturday, March 19, 2011

What I did at the retreat...

 Prepared binding for my most
recently quilted PhD #5, Jellyroll on Point...
Prepared binding for PhD #1, my Sunday Sampler, that I will quilt soon...
 Prepared a pieced backing for this PhD #4,
my Holly Jolly...
 I may quilt this at Carellan on Friday,
or perhaps PhD#1...

I made HST of different colors...
 ...and different colors of Flying Geese,
the No-Waste Method...
 I tried a sample of the Disappearing 4-Patch which,
Hazel brought to my attention...
From this....
 To this in 4 cuts... 
 Check out this Tutorial for it....

I prepared our group's March BOM...
 The one with the white center is for the group,
with the black center is  for me...

I didn't accomplish a whole lot,
but bits and pieces, which was good...

I also worked a bit on the Mystery Project that
I am designing for another CCC group project... Making the units, figuring out the fabric requirements, and writing up the instructions...
It all takes time to do...

I have to keep focused on my PhDs though,
and keep reminding myself that!!! lol!

Happy stitchin'!!
Myra

Added note:
This was a scheduled post prepared Wednesday...
Sorry I am not getting my visits in...
Will when I feel better...

Friday, March 18, 2011

Pressing your seams...

This is a pressing tutorial. 
Perhaps a new method for you too....

Last year at the retreat I heard of this "method of pressing seams" from another quilter, and brushed the idea aside as a waste of time. This year I heard of it again as she was telling others, and again I brushed the idea aside...

Well, while putting together a block at home on Wednesday I thought, "Why not at least try it, and prove it to myself that it is not a method for me..." 

Well, imagine my surprize to find that this method does make for cleaner, crisper seams!! 
Wow!!!

An extra step in pressing, 
but I do think is might be worth it!!!

FYI: I always use the steam setting... always have! 

This is what you do...

1.) Set your seam...
2.)  Press seam open... Yes! Open...
 3.) Flip and press seam on top...
 4.) Flip, and now press your seams in the directions you normally would for your block...
 5.) Flip and press on top again...
 Block is done, and you'll be amazed at how much crisper your seams are...
Apparently, according to this quilter at the retreat, 
this is how a lot of the pros do it...

 Don't believe me? Try it for yourself! 
You may be amazed!! lol! 8-)

Happy pressing!
Myra

Added note: This was a scheduled post, prepared on Wednesday, and since then I have been parked on the couch, or in bed, in and out of sleep...
No energy... I hate being sick!!!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Sew Show & Tell and PhD

From this past weekend's retreat...
Grab a coffee/tea and enjoy! 8-)
 
 
 A beautifully pieced top with an "Oh-Oh" to be fixed... Hey! It happens right!?! Thank goodness it was found before sandwiching! 8-)
 Sampler donation for "Quilts of Valor"
 Round Robin... Gorgeous!
Rag Quilt in the making... Front & Back
Disappearing 9-Patch
 "I Spy" D 9-P
 4-Patch Posy Stack & Whack... I believe...
Stack & Whack of sorts...
 Hand-Pieced & Hand-Quilting
 The back...
 Paper-Pieced...
Stained Glass - Awesome!!
Applique Pieces...
 Very artistic...
 
 
Cheater Panel Projects
 This one really fooled some of us!
2010 Retreat Weekend Mystery Quilt
Fully finished now... 8-)
 
Retreat Weekend Mystery
Two other gals took part, 
but theirs wasn't photo ready yet...
 A group's Mystery from this year...
Retreat Weekend Co-op Donation Quilt...
Fun blocks a lot of us took part in...
Donation Quilts
 A creative a fun bunch of gals at these annual retreats! I so enjoy being able to join them!
Thanks ladies! 8-)
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PhD Challenge Gals... 
 
Thanks for your positive responses to my recent email to you all!

Happy stitchings!
Myra