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K - Love the quilts you did. Especially like the chickens -- sometimes I feel like that poor fat one on the bottom with the legs kicked out from under her. All that hand-embroidery (I'm impressed). Blaze needs to just start making quilts himself - he comes up with some of the greatest ideas.
So many great little minis out there this month. Anxious to see what y'all do with "self-portraits" next month. |
Ooooooo!!!!! Baby!!!! What a darling! I love, love, love her sweet little smile!
By the way, if anyone is interested in doing a raw edge quilt like that one -- it was based on Country Threads Bull's Eye -- but here is a PDF of how to do one. http://tucsonquiltersguild.com/Raw%20edge%20Bull's-eye%20Scrap%20Quilt.pdf. Of course, I started cutting very careful even circles, but said, the heck with this and proceeded just to fold squares in half, half again, and then one more time and then cut circles from that. If they were too big for the square, I just whacked some off. You stitch one to the square then cut out from the back side roughly (hahaha) 1/4" from your stitches. Save that cut out to use as another circle. Lay another one on the front and repeat. When you're all done with as many circles as you want, you slice each block into quarters and then mix and match. Lots of fun for a chaotic quilter like me! |
Been there done that with other swaps but it is not a fun thing to go through. It most likely has nothing to do with you but it is hard not to internalize especially if there is no acknowledgement.
Originally Posted by Vanogay
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I can understand how you - Cindy - could get upset. Something similar has happened to me on another swap here on QB. I worked long and hard and sent the required item. Never got a PM that it was received, but I had checked the confirmation from the PO and it had been delivered. Then there was a very short, "I got it" kind of response posted on the thread and a general "thank you". Not the kind of words that tell me, Wow, this is neat/great/beautiful, just I got it, thank you and no picture. Makes me wonder if all my time was actually worth it. THen I sent a second package with some things I had not included in the first package - and confirmation says it was delivered, not a word otherwise. Made me make a very hard decision on staying or not, just as you were thinking of. We can jump to all sorts of conclusions and sometimes, we're wrong. I am probably wrong in thinking my partner didn't like the work I did, but I'm not opening that can of worms - I will just stay here and watch...
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It's pretty neat, BuzzinBumble -- it even has my name on it. Hook these on your scissors at a retreat and no will mistake your scissors for theirs! TYVM means thank you very much. I wish you could just see the Flag quilt Mary made for me in person -- it is really awesome! The sparkly fabric behind the stars reminds me of fireworks going off! |
Originally Posted by Krystyna
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By the way, if anyone is interested in doing a raw edge quilt like that one -- it was based on Country Threads Bull's Eye -- but here is a PDF of how to do one. http://tucsonquiltersguild.com/Raw%20edge%20Bull's-eye%20Scrap%20Quilt.pdf. Of course, I started cutting very careful even circles, but said, the heck with this and proceeded just to fold squares in half, half again, and then one more time and then cut circles from that. If they were too big for the square, I just whacked some off. You stitch one to the square then cut out from the back side roughly (hahaha) 1/4" from your stitches. Save that cut out to use as another circle. Lay another one on the front and repeat. When you're all done with as many circles as you want, you slice each block into quarters and then mix and match. Lots of fun for a chaotic quilter like me! |
Bertie, what an awesome little fob! Lucky you!
Cogito, I hope you have fun with it. Please be sure to show us your results. |
Aprons on the chickens? I thought they were 'wings', lol! Silly me! I liked those chickens, too. I was in a 'chook' (Chicken) block swap with a gal named Robin from Australia once a few years ago. I have about 15 chook blocks around here somewhere in the ole hen's house just dreaming of becoming a real quilt! I've always liked chickens and bought lots of chicken patterns at quilt shows. Most are very colorful -- maybe some day I will make a quilt with them. On my bucket list, of course.
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It WORKED this time. Left feedback for Cogito! Hooray for Bertie! If at first I don't succeed, I try, try and try again til I do it or drive everyone crazy!
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Oh I love the fob you made for Bertie Cogito - what a great idea!
I think they are wings Bertie, although I can see why they might seem like aprons. All I know is that those chickens are really cute and I love old fashioned looking embroidery! Krystyna I put your adorable little sampler on our kitchen wall this morning and it is like a little birdie told you exactly what colors to use. Here is a pic I snapped with my cell phone, so the colors are not as vibrant as they are in real life. |
Haha BuzzinBumble, it was me that called them aprons. I was just being creative in my description, lol. Yep, I see you are right, they are their little wings. Very cute and a perfect match for your kitchen. Way to go Krystyna.
Guess what?......my 200th post. :D AND thanks to Bertie I have 3.....count them, 1,2,3 positive feedbacks! Lol, just being silly today I guess. |
Yay! Cogito!
Bumble, I can't believe you put that in your kitchen! Love your curtains. |
Love the embroidery work you did for Buzzin's dq.....raw edge patriotic is very cool too!
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CRICKEY !!! Lovely quilts coming in, how cute is that embroidery alphabet house on the hill and chicken.
Oofdah, oompah, maybe 'crickey' could be the Aussie equivalent. |
Hooray for Bertie indeed. Love someone who keeps trying and doesn't throw up their hands in defeat after the first try. Or is that why I have so many UFOs :)
BuzzinBumble, your little quilt looks so amazing hanging in your kitchen. Krystyna must have had a sneak peak because it matches your curtains perfectly.
Originally Posted by BertieD
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It WORKED this time. Left feedback for Cogito! Hooray for Bertie! If at first I don't succeed, I try, try and try again til I do it or drive everyone crazy!
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Originally Posted by Cogito
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Oops, my apologies! No offense intended! I love to cross stitch too. My machine is old and there are machines out there today that seem to do everything but bake bread, so I assumed. Again my apologies. Very lovely work!
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Originally Posted by createfourpaws
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I am sorry to say that being accused of not sending my partner her DQ in May has made me angry and since I have not received any PM regarding not sending. I do not believe I have the desire to be a part of this group any longer. I will send the June DQ that is ready to be mailed to Grandma Di.
I have enjoyed being here until I see these post. As everyone can see who each others partners are, not one person either the hostess nor the person who said she didn't get her May DQ, which she post in the May thread post #798. Enjoy your future DQ swaps. |
Originally Posted by ljdugas31
(Post 6139330)
Don't be sorry no offense taken!!!! I do have a new machine but it cant do cross stich embordery but some beautiful stiches I have used on some of my doll quilts.Now they have machines that do everything you just have to set it and it does it for you,what fun is that. lol
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Originally Posted by Cogito
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Haha ljDugas31, that's exactly what I think! But I still would like to have a machine that does some embroidery so I don't feel inadequate. Lol!
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Originally Posted by ljdugas31
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I think she was talking about me,i didn't get my doll quilt for may.
Speaking of embroidery machines, I never wanted one. Didn't see the use of them. Then my husband and I stopped by a machine shop on a whim to look at sewing machines. By that time my business was well under way and I was still using a Singer that I bought in Kohl's department store for $79! He ended up buying me a Babylock Sofia 2 and once I started using it for embroidery, I never used it again as a sewing machine! Nonetheless, there is nothing like relaxing with handwork in the evening. I was never one who could just sit and watch TV with my husband without doing something else. I loved piecing hexes. I know many don't like Y seams, but they were heavenly to me! |
Originally Posted by Lynnie25
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CRICKEY !!! Lovely quilts coming in, how cute is that embroidery alphabet house on the hill and chicken.
Oofdah, oompah, maybe 'crickey' could be the Aussie equivalent. |
Krystyna, I feel the same I cant sit without doing some kind of craft.My husband still doesn't like it after 40 years you would think he should know I cant sit still .Thank you so much!!!! I will love one of your creations!!! Too kind.
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I found something wonderful on Pinterest ... the Ogham alphabet! Here's a link to the site http://www.celticbritain.net/ogham.htm which is in Dutch, so you'll have to use Google translator if you want to read the description. BUT ...it looks like simple stitches to me and I think it would be a good secret way to sign your quilts! Unfortunately, it is missing a few letters that would be handy, but ... what do you think?
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I took a class from June Colburn and designed and made a 'chop' which I had digitized and use for my labels. It is my moniker - vanogay and unless you knew, it's not as easy to read - kinda like a foreign language to others. Easy for me, perhaps!!! The oompah I typed the first time was a pure typographical error - trying to type ooftah, but guess it worked in there...
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What's a chop?
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Vanogay, I hope it wasn't me! You sent me that gorgeous lace church and I never posted a photo! I promise I will as soon as I clean off the top of my dresser. It's next to the "floating Jesus" that was staring at me in the middle of the flood and I love it sooooo much~! Oompah! I love it! Isn't that German? I thought Greeks said Hoppa![/QUOTE] No K, it wasn't you - and yes, I guess oompah is German. I lived there for 4 year long, long ago, but hadn't thought of that in a very long time |
Originally Posted by Krystyna
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We're going to have to make a list of Oompa Loompa words for August. Luckily most folks (up over, not down under) go on vacation in August so maybe we won't draw too much notice!
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A chop is a way of signing or sealing your creations - very definitely your own design. Wikipedia says "A seal, in an East Asian context, is a general name for printing stamps and impressions thereof which are used in lieu of signatures in personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, art, or any item requiring acknowledgment or authorship...The colloquial name chop, when referring to these kinds of seals, was adapted from the Hindi word chapa and from the Malay word cap[SUP][2][/SUP] meaning stamp or rubber stamps." Although mine is in threads on a piece of fabric. Lesson for today.
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Vanogay and Krystyna... You two are so smart... kind of like our professors here. That secret alphabet is really neat. Oh to be a kid and write in secret notes in code again. So would this be reliving our youths?
Bertie, never fear: Oofdah/ Oofdah isn't a nasty word. My Nana was Norwegian and had the standards of a saint and she used it. It just means something like "my goodness!" Lyn, I love the word Crikey! Maybe August can be Oofdah, Oompah, Crikey Month. Yay! Okay now.... What in the world would be an Oofdah, Oompah, Crikey quilt? Oh and Kystyna didn't get any sneak peaks of our kitchen...it was pure serendipity. |
Originally Posted by Krystyna
(Post 6139554)
I found something wonderful on Pinterest ... the Ogham alphabet! Here's a link to the site http://www.celticbritain.net/ogham.htm which is in Dutch, so you'll have to use Google translator if you want to read the description. BUT ...it looks like simple stitches to me and I think it would be a good secret way to sign your quilts! Unfortunately, it is missing a few letters that would be handy, but ... what do you think?
i have done extensive research on my families...including me Ma and Da side (:D) and I always tease that we are. Luebloods cause all came from Ireland excep for 2....one from Scotland and one from Denmark. But mostly 95% Irish. |
Vanogay, that is so cool! Did you digitize for embroidery?
Cogito, perhaps your ancestors spoke or wrote in Ogden? |
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My beautiful little quilt arrived today from Ms Grace and I love it - my first 'patriotic' American flag quilt :) Ms Grace also sent some gorgeous pieces of fabric (I just adore the bottom piece) which I will most certainly put to good use. Thank you for being such a great swap partner Jean.
Incidentally, my mother-in-law's birthday is July 4th so we do kinda celebrate :) |
Ms Grace, you made Lynnie25 a fabulous little quilt. Love, love the patriotic Sunbonnet Sue! :thumbup:
Btw....I really like to see the backs of the doll quilt too....it's fun to see what backing was chosen and how the labels were designed. Anyone else agree? |
luvstoquilt your Red, white and Blue Doll Quilt is heading out to you. I hope you get it soon as it is nice to enjoy around the 4 th of July. I sure am enjoying the lovely quilt you send me.
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The Sunbonnet Sue Flag is just amazing! Great Job. It looks like the red stripes are tucks, are they pleated.
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Just finishing up the quilting on the quilt I am making. If all goes well, I will be mailing tomorrow or no later than Wed.
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Ms Grace what a wonderful flag quilt you made for Lynnie! And another cute quilt with needlework this month - a great Sunbonnet Sue!
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WOW WOW WOW Got my beautiful Red White and Blue doll quilt today from Gaiatender and I love it,hope she can post a pic,i am unable to do that.Love everything about it great job!! Thanks for swapping...
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Patriotic Sunbonnet Sue is really special and a wonderful "first" for you Lynnie......Ms Grace, your special flag is nicely done.
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Love the quilts coming in...so glad you are staying Cindy...I would have been hurt, too. I am so glad all is worked out and Krystyna is such a fabulous hostess..this is all so much fun. Anna I am waiting so patiently for the little quilt...I will take a picture as soon as it arrives and I will PM you and Krystyna for sure.
I am an Irish girl and still have no idea what OOFDah is ... How do you make a quilt that means "My goodness"???? Guess i will worry about that next month...still trying to figure out how to do a self portrait. Keep laughing ladies...it makes life so interesting. Robin if you are reading this I hope you are feeling better today. Hugs to you!!! |
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