tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87968659402935186732024-02-07T15:18:54.405-05:00Too Many Hobbies, Not Enough Time!Celebrating a creative spirit critically shaped before Ritalin.Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-15207620279786732102016-01-10T16:57:00.002-05:002016-01-10T17:00:13.765-05:00The Misnomer of Multi-taskingHappy 2016!!<br />
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I read an interesting article last year about the fallacy of multi-tasking. You can get the gist by reading <a href="http://www.completeofficeca.com/there-is-no-such-thing-as-multitasking/">this</a> article. My meditation this year is to focus on one project (per craft) at a time. That means one knitting, sewing, kitchen or quilting project at a time. Hopefully, this will result in more finished items in 2016 and less agita.<br />
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A lover of block-of-the-month (BOM) quilts, several years ago, I cut out the (now defunct) blockcentral.com's "Somewhere in Time" quilt. I gave my brother the BOM Nine Patch Nirvana from the same site (I talked about it here). I am going to gift this beaut..but first, I've gotta finish it.<br />
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Here are the blocks all cut out in a 3-ring binder...<br />
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Here are the first 3 blocks...completed for several years....pardon the craptastic photo...<br />
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Let's get crafting!! ~kspKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-49700458046755842592014-02-03T22:00:00.000-05:002014-02-03T22:22:43.219-05:00Another #^(@#* Snow DayHello Everybody:<br />
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I'm trying to figure out borders for the quilt on my design wall. It's actual one of 2 lone start quilts made from the same jelly roll from a hundred years ago. I am thinking about making 4 mini lone star blocks to tuck into the corners to balance the design out.<br />
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This is an old WIP that I pulled out when I recently organized my WIP bins (yes there is more than one) and I had a helluva time trying to match the neutral background #toomanykonaneutraldyelots. This is going to present a new-to-me quilting challenge to ease in some of the bulk/bubble due to my inconsistent seam allowances.<br />
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Gotta love a challenge! ~kspKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-27201183728496395422014-01-29T07:00:00.000-05:002014-01-29T07:00:01.951-05:00Quick QuestionHow much thread do you use in a given month, quarter or year? Do you know?<br />
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A few years ago I <strike>discovered</strike> was taught that the easiest way to choose a thread for piecing was to use a medium gray. That little bit of information CHANGED MY LIFE! I no longer try to match my piecing fabrics to my thread (an all white quilt would likely be an exception to this rule, but since I've never made one, we'll never know).<br />
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Since then I started buying <a href="http://www.superiorthreads.com/product/Brand/masterpiece/?gclid=CLD-3I636LsCFQPNOgodaQMAGg">Signature Master Piece</a> 100% cotton thread (<a href="http://www.superiorthreads.com/shop/product/156-granite-masterpiece-3000-yds/">granite</a>) and while completing my holiday gifts, this happened...<br />
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That, my friends, was 2,500 yards of long staple Egyptian cotton...gone! <br />
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I usually buy it at<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the Mancuso quilt market aka <span class="myfont"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.quiltfest.com/activities.asp?id=30"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> the Quilt Fest of New Jersey X </span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">to save on shipping costs. </span>This year it will be <span class="myfont" style="font-size: small;">March 6-9, 2014 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset,_New_Jersey">Somerset, New Jersey</a>. I also love their <a href="http://www.superiorthreads.com/product/brand/king-tut/">King Tut</a> quilting thread AND their <a href="http://www.superiorthreads.com/product/brand/bottom-line/">Bottom Line</a> for my stitch-in-the-ditch.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="myfont" style="font-size: small;">Since it's usually around my birthday, I use this an an excuse to go a little wild (emphasis on the little). This year, my list is as follows:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="myfont" style="font-size: small;">Metallic:</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="myfont" style="font-size: small;"> Antique Silver </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="myfont" style="font-size: small;">Metallic: Cranberry </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="myfont" style="font-size: small;">King Tut: Obsidian </span></span><br />
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...and a bunch of <a href="http://www.superiorthreads.com/shop/category/color-cards/">color cards</a>. ~ksp Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-5795038283061224782014-01-26T12:05:00.000-05:002014-01-26T17:10:15.522-05:00StockpilingI have a deep and abiding love affair with <a href="http://maryellenproducts.com/Best-Press-Gallon/">Mary Ellen's Best Press</a>. I first came to use it while taking a class at <a href="http://www.cityquilter.com/">City Quilter</a>. Since then, I use it for sewing and quilting and even ironing my clothes.<br />
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I found an online coupon and qualified for free shipping and I ended up getting it for about $33.00 per gallon with shipping. To do so, I had to buy three gallons which means I shouldn't need any more until 2015! <br />
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God, I love a sale and a coupon!! ~kspKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-70986862695813848262014-01-22T18:40:00.000-05:002014-01-23T06:43:49.021-05:00WiP Wednesday-Snow Day EditionI was indoors all day due to the <a href="http://newjersey.news12.com/news/weather-bitter-wind-chills-across-nj-1.6850598">colossal snow</a> that NJ got. Up to 16" in some spots. Yikes!! There was a state of emergency that included the closing of state offices...so I stayed home to sew.<br />
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A good friend was a maid of honor for her sorror who is now becoming a mother. We took her MOH dress and cut it up to be in this quilt (it's the sage bits). I backed it with <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Wonder-Under-Regular-White/17256251">Wonder Under</a> (from my local Wal-mart) and craft muslin (from the stash). It's a bit heavier than the quilters cotton but I think it will ensure that the taffeta will hold up almost as well.<br />
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Here is a rendering of the final project using <a href="http://electricquilt.com/">EQ6</a>:<br />
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I'm about 50% through assembling the top. The square that
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This is for a baby that is due late winter/early spring. So far, I'm ahead of schedule (#don'twanttojinxit) ~kspKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-24917704059468736782014-01-15T07:00:00.000-05:002014-01-15T07:00:08.523-05:00Thanks, Victoria!I "loaned" my only bundt pan to Victoria and NEVER SAW IT AGAIN.<br />
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<li><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">3 sticks</span><span itemprop="name"> Butter</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">3 cups</span><span itemprop="name"> Sugar</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">5 whole</span><span itemprop="name"> Eggs</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">1 teaspoon</span><span itemprop="name"> Butter Flavoring</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">2 teaspoons</span><span itemprop="name"> Lemon Flavoring</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">3 cups</span><span itemprop="name"> All-purpose Flour</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">1 cup</span><span itemprop="name"> Sprite, 7-UP, Or Sierra Mist</span></span></li>
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees.<br />
Cream butter. Add sugar, 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each addition. Add butter and lemon
extracts and mix well. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after
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Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-58445466332068560832014-01-11T06:52:00.000-05:002014-01-11T06:52:00.890-05:00ArgyleOne of the quilts in my queue is an asymetrical argyle pattern. I am trying to decide which is a more appropriate non-juvenile pattern for the eight year old recipient.<br />
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Thoughts??? ~kspKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-82042416862048325322014-01-08T07:00:00.000-05:002014-01-08T07:00:08.931-05:00Thank You!!Here are two of the awesome Christmas gifts that I got. The first is a new stocking made by my mother! It is awesome and roomy and beautifully embroidered.<br />
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The other is frpm my supervisor. When stressed, we love this scene from Zoolander...</div>
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She got me my own hand rendered Mugatu for my desk! It's awesome...I laughed myself silly. Good times. ~ksp</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I'd like to say that my story is a cautionary tale, but I
don't think that it is. For me, this is a hobby, it's not my job. I
do this because it brings me joy and I learn things with each project and its
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projects that I have started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wish me
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">I love celebrating new years and seasons as they change because they offer an opportunity for <span class="il">reflection</span>
and renewal. As such, I am so excited to be ending 2013! It was an
awesome, inspiring, amazing, wonderful, magnificent, astonishing,
formidable, intimidating, daunting and breathtaking year. </span></div>
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the new year, she shared with me the following items for <span class="il">reflection</span>.
I hope that you can find time to review and reflect upon them as we
look forward to another (productive, fun, energized and dynamic) year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">May you have a safe and jubilant celebration of this new year, I look forward to our continued creativity and expression in 2014. Life is short, fill it up! </span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Turn, turn, turn! ~ksp</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9d4b07; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #9d4b07; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">What was the greatest lesson for you of 2013, and what changed as a result?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9d4b07; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #9d4b07; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Who are the 3 people what have had the greatest impact on my life, positive or negative?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">What word or phrase would I like to have as my mantra for 2014?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">What things make me feel most alive? How can I do more?</span><br />
<span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">What am I most committed to improving or growing about my work?</span><br />
<span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Who or what am I most committed to loving or serving in 2014?</span><br />
<span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">What major effort can I give to make my finances better?</span><br />
<span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Write an affirmation statement for 2014 that is SPECIFIC, POSITIVE AND IN THE PRESENT TENSE.</span><br />
<span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Who am I committed to be in 2014? What words would describe me for 2014?</span><br />
<span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">11.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #005024; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Picture myself one year from now. What do I want to say about 2014?</span>Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-46623378882853067992013-08-18T09:00:00.000-04:002013-09-02T18:28:35.358-04:00Go Vintage<div style="text-align: center;">
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I became an Auntie again back in February and needed to step up and make Baby A a new quilt. I loved the idea of using striped reclaimed vintage sheets from several awesome <a href="https://www.etsy.com/?ref=si_home">Etsy</a> vendors.<br />
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<li>Shabby Sheets purchased <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/shabbysheets">here</a>.</li>
<li>So So Vintage purchased <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sosovintage?page=2">here.</a></li>
<li>Whimsie Dots purchased <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/156917392/fat-quarter-bundle-the-stripe-stash?ref=shop_home_feat">here</a>. </li>
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I used my newly minted design board to test out an alternating 5" pattern with blocks of Kona solids<br />
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I did an all-around stitch in the ditch using <a href="http://www.superiorthreads.com/shop/product/clear-monopoly-10000-yds/">Superior Thread's MonoPoly Polyester</a> and then used a ruler (first time doing ruler work) to quilt an offset diamond pattern onto the quilt.<br />
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I then used a navy binding, buried the threads that I could and called it "done". I'll post a finished picture when it is delivered to baby today. ~kspKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-48579740298123609542013-08-17T09:00:00.000-04:002013-08-17T09:47:38.113-04:00Say What You Want to Say<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/17892157@N02/9528371511/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Kelli's Garden-page-001 by onyxpurls, on Flickr"><img alt="Kelli's Garden-page-001" height="472" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3737/9528371511_d9fa907bfe.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-43564545437612847252013-08-14T07:00:00.000-04:002013-08-14T07:00:02.872-04:00An Ombre Goodbye<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last year one of the last good knit shops in my area is closed up shop. For several years now, I have not shopped at any shop, but I hated to see a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/stix-n-stitchers">Stix-n-Stitches</a> go.</span></span><br />
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For this reason and because I call her the Momma Bear, I included the figurine. Turns out that's also her family's nickname for her...I love it when a plan comes together. ~ksp</div>
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Beautiful...gorgeous heirloom tomatoes. Grown by me...</div>
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Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-14186953164094154582013-08-02T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-02T08:00:03.373-04:00The "D" Word...diet<br />
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Now I've spoken here at length about my (yarn/fabric, etc) stash diets...this time I am talking about a food diet....<br />
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I'm trying to do five meals a day and seriously up my exercise. I also have set a goal of the <a href="http://www.irongirl.com/Events/Sandy_Hook.htm#axzz2YJdaFbtT">Iron Girl</a> mini-triathalon in September...somebody pray for me. ~ksp<br />
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Best weeknight summer dinner...EVAH!! ~ksp
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Part of my planning for growing all of this cabbage included a plan to make sauerkraut for the first time. I found and bought a two gallon crock like <a href="http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11930041">this</a> one on Craigslist. Mine came with a lid but no weights.<br />
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<br />After pounding the cabbage with the end of my rolling pin I mixed in the spices and transferred it to the crock where it is not sitting, fermenting and funking up the joint. In a few weeks I will hopefully have some yummy homemade kraut.<br />
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Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-21427865814402975742013-07-27T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-27T16:30:29.933-04:00How Does Your Garden Grow?So, I have been gardening this season and it's been a real blast. There is a local-to-me community garden at <a href="http://www.oakeside.org/">Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center</a>. My two-plot nirvana has been a blast to work. I did some inter-planting, companion planting and succession planting all at the same time (more on all of that later).<br />
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This year I had particularly great luck with cabbage which is a good thing because I love cabbage in many forms...Think Bubba (from Forrest Gump <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhfK98f5S00">talking about shrimp</a>...steamed cabbage, boiled cabbage, kimchi, sauerkraut, sauteed cabbage...)</div>
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I used bone meal and a slow release organic fertilizer (nothing really special) coupled with some good rains and full sun, I ended up with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_crop">bumper crop</a>. I grew lots of other things like tomatoes and potatoes and lots of onions, swiss chard, and even some herbs...</div>
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Honoring American military service with the <a href="http://www.qovf.org/">Quilts of Valor</a>....</div>
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and <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/35/54904">American beer</a>. ~kspKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-70408755001115860072013-07-15T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-15T08:00:03.275-04:00Happy to be Scrappy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I am working on a quilt potentially to be entered into the 2013 NJ State Fair. It started out as scraps from another project.</div>
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They are wonky Shoo Fly blocks a la Gwen Marston in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Liberated-Quiltmaking-II-Gwen-Marston/dp/1574326538">Librated Qultmaking II</a>. There is a tutorial <a href="http://www.quilterinthegap.com/2012/04/liberated-emergency-baby-quilt-tutorial/">here</a>. I'm playing around with the layout. Here are some options:</div>
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Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-70434398584397419062013-07-10T07:00:00.000-04:002013-07-10T07:00:00.707-04:00To My Friends With Opinions..I dunno why I ask my friend's for their opinions about my impending shoe purchases...we have such differing opinions. Case in point...the following shoes purchases were knocked down one-by-one.<br />
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I love cute shoes, but I also need function and comfort. I spend a lot of time on my feet so comfort cannot be compromised. The first candidate up is the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nine-West-Womens-Lauford-Ankle/dp/B004UPFC7M">Nine West Lauford</a> seen here.<br />
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The second pair are (seen <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/NATURALIZER-Leather-Women-Enchant-Smoked-Violet-12M-Sandals-Heels-New-In-Box-/121098911157?pt=US_Women_s_Shoes&hash=item1c320ebdb5">here</a>) are Naturalizer Enchant<br />
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Here they are on me (pardon craptastic camera phone photo on the funky angle).<br />
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Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796865940293518673.post-67521505890636676172013-07-06T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-06T20:07:37.905-04:00Declaration of Independence...from weeds!Work got real busy and the weeds at my <a href="http://www.oakeside.org/">Oakeside</a> community garden plots got way out of hand...I mean <span style="color: red;"><b>WAY</b></span> out if hand.<br />
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Q: So what's a girl to do? A: Declare independence from weeds!<br />
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You can barely see the edible greens...there's cabbage and collards in foreground of the photo. There are also peppers and tomatoes and a potato tower in the background. Help me holy ghost, the <strike>strangle vine</strike> morning glories choke off everything...and the bugs...oh, the bugs. I have never seen a more diverse bug population...darn organic gardening!! <br />
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Hope everyone enjoyed their fourth. ~ksp Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633379459885498374noreply@blogger.com1