tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48500867346914074182024-03-26T23:36:18.251-07:00Art is where you find itArt and Beauty are
where you find it.
I look for it in everyday life
and try to create more whenever possible.Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-34529471661747465922023-10-15T10:00:00.000-07:002023-10-15T10:00:44.823-07:00Evolution of quilting style<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/AVvXsEgXJde1zW9o8cqlnvWevDosK5xhOjlr_PgxaIslx7AvqvUhv3JnFM3qb1YbeirC4idRmQwR2ZuCoP30fs4UJyXbPXtjmCcfObRlSszcjhYQZAMEHaiM43zYiek6jHoLMDsL_-jKztMQ7RpVnxIbnF5K3LsNizifl8SlLN05kq3drSa9oefRDol0Mm49hUE/s1080/Scrap%20books.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1080" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJde1zW9o8cqlnvWevDosK5xhOjlr_PgxaIslx7AvqvUhv3JnFM3qb1YbeirC4idRmQwR2ZuCoP30fs4UJyXbPXtjmCcfObRlSszcjhYQZAMEHaiM43zYiek6jHoLMDsL_-jKztMQ7RpVnxIbnF5K3LsNizifl8SlLN05kq3drSa9oefRDol0Mm49hUE/s320/Scrap%20books.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>These are my favorite quilting books. They encouraged me to be freewheeling and creative with my quilting. <p></p><p>I love ad-libbing with patterns and fabrics and colors.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwS8TqJoJpWco8rZUel08L4fogpDGZamDwpYcvKJSyzPeLEwckChl2on_x_spC8WRtRczWBoSRk-aRrYMe9l97T35j2J49uokyDHbxiFpPygvMvGTbeZdH7qB7RKY0u_ZlJJuWOCeMG4nCNHCsJgZ2he7exmSTO2Js4t7VwZc00RyADbpCCgBWqTtDIM/s1080/Gwen%20Marston%20Tribute.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1080" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwS8TqJoJpWco8rZUel08L4fogpDGZamDwpYcvKJSyzPeLEwckChl2on_x_spC8WRtRczWBoSRk-aRrYMe9l97T35j2J49uokyDHbxiFpPygvMvGTbeZdH7qB7RKY0u_ZlJJuWOCeMG4nCNHCsJgZ2he7exmSTO2Js4t7VwZc00RyADbpCCgBWqTtDIM/s320/Gwen%20Marston%20Tribute.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> When Gwen Marston died, I made this quilt - remembering her and the weeklong class I took with Asilomar in California. I ususally quote her in my workshops - "If it's too long, cut it off. If it's too small, add a piece on." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Recently, I joined a Facebook page and found Jo Anne Merrill-Duckworth, who has evolved a style based on wonky log cabins. She usually uses one basic color, very scrappy, but with a limited tonal range. She adds lots of small pieces of contrasting color for visual interest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My current work in progress is my attempt to do this same thing. I'm using greens, with forays into blue and yellow. It will be tagged for my great-grandnephew Rowan, for his high school graduation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Making these blocks is highly addictive and really satisfying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can't wait to start another colorway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWbdHCL2OCVC7DV0wxbmq4N33CcyvYNVHeX_YwJbRMF9h-6A7dV8boQAXCcdZulIxYz_GL_EU0C-BBMRs3Q0Oz40nkGW0UkYSaudg40Zoyq6BTdAMbywwnK9q8U9cuBIHK8Ghy01D9RxyiS-4A0isC_agKdjF4cXOE5s8EICoo_Q0GKAiW0sYKggYymw/s1405/Green%20Duckworth.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWbdHCL2OCVC7DV0wxbmq4N33CcyvYNVHeX_YwJbRMF9h-6A7dV8boQAXCcdZulIxYz_GL_EU0C-BBMRs3Q0Oz40nkGW0UkYSaudg40Zoyq6BTdAMbywwnK9q8U9cuBIHK8Ghy01D9RxyiS-4A0isC_agKdjF4cXOE5s8EICoo_Q0GKAiW0sYKggYymw/w493-h640/Green%20Duckworth.jpeg" width="493" /></a></div></div><p></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div> </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-2-cEAFJkLr-lXysdCwDhT1dsL29PY0vrG2rgrrp-lN9fnj51sDuVud2hBs58b7Ymm12hi1c5S1Te3ZB66jFmrFCbm34tmCusowtD_x5Lp0WtPyMZ0haWhNtBGrevQaW5OHMy7uhqKK2PziJFKWdsn_LFjJEb9lsHrwWxvTmzOTpCOIvpGQh9WBOLh0/s1080/Gwen%20Marston%20Tribute.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-21106657622057521372023-10-12T11:45:00.003-07:002023-10-12T11:45:43.373-07:00Life is a Song<p>Yesterday I really 'saw' the piece of counted cross stitch that has been hanging on my bedroom wall for many years. It's at least 30 years old, maybe older. I made it before I discovered quilting.</p><p>What it says still rings true for me.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo9D5d1v_uiIq3rQAbI-isZZkX7C8qCGVBCC2Ztg-aIrSeBcK9XsWwAzH2xMreZbetepvSl9hJP2fWnp8x5KKN8Q-cgTW4XH92K5pKMKe7f4L7HuwSW6wmnViMDj6hes6fKOpaQJm7HWPphoQWnvakYJpf5GtDqJ97_pDW7uZG_dLARvi78xFuyAEcxw/s2564/Life%20is%20a%20song.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="2459" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo9D5d1v_uiIq3rQAbI-isZZkX7C8qCGVBCC2Ztg-aIrSeBcK9XsWwAzH2xMreZbetepvSl9hJP2fWnp8x5KKN8Q-cgTW4XH92K5pKMKe7f4L7HuwSW6wmnViMDj6hes6fKOpaQJm7HWPphoQWnvakYJpf5GtDqJ97_pDW7uZG_dLARvi78xFuyAEcxw/s320/Life%20is%20a%20song.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-37762073794093900212023-09-27T06:49:00.004-07:002023-10-03T13:11:32.417-07:00Bye bye quilts<p>I had too many quilts around the house. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfkMc9HsY6dO1_zsCebr1CZD_e4Q8IhYJoU4R1lWKd-_s9w-CZEV3RIWeUXJBzyUHxqpxwSx-lcrSsIZBp8Blcj0ZBxZzgqfYfUGjKAwHPM5HONma_yzKobp35uaRvG8IV-xCs4HWozbMdnbSVeCnchutV_TnMsRqXAo5NCdJDiP-ozTbcZKgDL2vVLU/s4032/IMG_6211.HEIC" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfkMc9HsY6dO1_zsCebr1CZD_e4Q8IhYJoU4R1lWKd-_s9w-CZEV3RIWeUXJBzyUHxqpxwSx-lcrSsIZBp8Blcj0ZBxZzgqfYfUGjKAwHPM5HONma_yzKobp35uaRvG8IV-xCs4HWozbMdnbSVeCnchutV_TnMsRqXAo5NCdJDiP-ozTbcZKgDL2vVLU/s320/IMG_6211.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrap quilt to Donna</td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p>This weekend I gave some to my nieces. Others are tagged and ready to go to my nephew, grandson, and bonus granddaughter
</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqjGddAYvW7JUSYWOqWYnJdSQ_Dk9V-FGz3PlOLLnwD9F5plY4Y1CQ30pCM7WTrGvQjaQyBYoKUQqqy28NVVkD-s_-a0eVBlAvvueb17jAj-uzIeTGLPtz0uDCuVLfwUNRWFyn3T33DRsX6SUMipWwPAxc8vw3PAYqfPjSs3rmEvQizJHF32dX4mqGhk/s4032/From%20Oma.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqjGddAYvW7JUSYWOqWYnJdSQ_Dk9V-FGz3PlOLLnwD9F5plY4Y1CQ30pCM7WTrGvQjaQyBYoKUQqqy28NVVkD-s_-a0eVBlAvvueb17jAj-uzIeTGLPtz0uDCuVLfwUNRWFyn3T33DRsX6SUMipWwPAxc8vw3PAYqfPjSs3rmEvQizJHF32dX4mqGhk/w240-h320/From%20Oma.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Debbi has mine from Oma</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6ZqTowkK8nNdOUDMoFhip3sAiPDbgpH-B05JdRWht1f0HMaAZvBAdXVT-IpfoXPpe72AZBQg9gAwrNOQyZO6J1Khx8kMya4K3W_TlSBEAqpKmGFl8skY0W22XsSk23PGJjD5s0hP75AUqrT7oTv1TdNx5j9HKvDlgFV9-LLIja1COSgmY86RxVD_kLM/s4032/Wedding.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6ZqTowkK8nNdOUDMoFhip3sAiPDbgpH-B05JdRWht1f0HMaAZvBAdXVT-IpfoXPpe72AZBQg9gAwrNOQyZO6J1Khx8kMya4K3W_TlSBEAqpKmGFl8skY0W22XsSk23PGJjD5s0hP75AUqrT7oTv1TdNx5j9HKvDlgFV9-LLIja1COSgmY86RxVD_kLM/s320/Wedding.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Debbi got my wedding quilt from 1996</td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV2A8g8tQDGAVsu1YBpg04Zb9WMlQdAhvbydZkqq7jybf9b7jMVmYHQDQULbxGV104F3eH_XLQUyfTWGxUxaTfniPllkTWKvGCMbXfYFl6ayxeWFH4fzw79AV7_IfFRde4KcijjRNTP454o69Yk0a7ZL_-J3lpRV4Af1oGqV7SzY_Pq4qEv786Cet_T8/s4032/Pink.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV2A8g8tQDGAVsu1YBpg04Zb9WMlQdAhvbydZkqq7jybf9b7jMVmYHQDQULbxGV104F3eH_XLQUyfTWGxUxaTfniPllkTWKvGCMbXfYFl6ayxeWFH4fzw79AV7_IfFRde4KcijjRNTP454o69Yk0a7ZL_-J3lpRV4Af1oGqV7SzY_Pq4qEv786Cet_T8/w240-h320/Pink.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathy has this one now</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"> <p></p><p></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuEGyMJiug1Kg_8KMHi9YHUF2gjLhHvBVP4vJMZnz140rS3tsn0OsGIsJ1qJx3BxEtAu9GQMUgjSfaxHVHsl_VcQzFdT1NUSH5XwhPOUlZveDu_JfjNJw0cp6SeoWNBez82kZ_XQEB2r2OfCCXbCRA_amdo22rTJn2ttvJSQkC5vKDeAuFr7_-icT7lU/s4032/Women%20of%20the%20Bible%20%20.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuEGyMJiug1Kg_8KMHi9YHUF2gjLhHvBVP4vJMZnz140rS3tsn0OsGIsJ1qJx3BxEtAu9GQMUgjSfaxHVHsl_VcQzFdT1NUSH5XwhPOUlZveDu_JfjNJw0cp6SeoWNBez82kZ_XQEB2r2OfCCXbCRA_amdo22rTJn2ttvJSQkC5vKDeAuFr7_-icT7lU/w240-h320/Women%20of%20the%20Bible%20%20.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martha chose this one - the Women of the Bible</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSOoZZE0N_hyMBbSqM37PPO2YkzUknlygylRPGHZOZC_DG7KOE6Y4WfEwjKQlLgIMA_c84OSO5k1E3m6LQwz6c6oOGUOTBwn7KHWM52eusO2KG0E-3x2_EZoOZZ2Jv2bwuK5PyWMduZOILwrZC2av2m86ZhU2s8fJRArVWRB-UKPvkTzLog7jJDIEOOQ/s4032/12%20days%20of%20Christmas.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSOoZZE0N_hyMBbSqM37PPO2YkzUknlygylRPGHZOZC_DG7KOE6Y4WfEwjKQlLgIMA_c84OSO5k1E3m6LQwz6c6oOGUOTBwn7KHWM52eusO2KG0E-3x2_EZoOZZ2Jv2bwuK5PyWMduZOILwrZC2av2m86ZhU2s8fJRArVWRB-UKPvkTzLog7jJDIEOOQ/w240-h320/12%20days%20of%20Christmas.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael will get the 12 days of Christmas</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">d<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnq9JVajezUQRSqJTkZO9h8fA_E2q78G-hHF8yWA6OL9iJvTwDj907n30gGTshsd6WA9FeBi8ouzngNXR434SWmT57bCpH74KgK_dd99D_knimFHcEXUNmW3JWjYo5xVIqucduBmXqGrDwcYZpDRyadr_qUhJ-Edc9Zk9xTT-J8hNisl1IpY9-mH1v9Y/s4032/IMG_6214.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnq9JVajezUQRSqJTkZO9h8fA_E2q78G-hHF8yWA6OL9iJvTwDj907n30gGTshsd6WA9FeBi8ouzngNXR434SWmT57bCpH74KgK_dd99D_knimFHcEXUNmW3JWjYo5xVIqucduBmXqGrDwcYZpDRyadr_qUhJ-Edc9Zk9xTT-J8hNisl1IpY9-mH1v9Y/s320/IMG_6214.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie will get Dear Jane Light </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PiwmNhUh0JUDXkJTwbO-9_xhBXGZ-ljC8U21WsqWD1EhlUCscnPNJYgqjthMDrf56ektqh5IEU1y_8ewASne5iBfylaknwBahnGow_0s4zkLM14EAyP95rtu-ovX0qPi82IxpRhUzV5ai9mdM4eiBuO6kJa5JJj_FDpHwBjDJNq7_IUMsUXX8OX_Mjw/s4032/IMG_6215.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PiwmNhUh0JUDXkJTwbO-9_xhBXGZ-ljC8U21WsqWD1EhlUCscnPNJYgqjthMDrf56ektqh5IEU1y_8ewASne5iBfylaknwBahnGow_0s4zkLM14EAyP95rtu-ovX0qPi82IxpRhUzV5ai9mdM4eiBuO6kJa5JJj_FDpHwBjDJNq7_IUMsUXX8OX_Mjw/s320/IMG_6215.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathy took this one</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix_i-ewFMwhCXZJHVWMOQXnNySbc35C9LstRQxqoxH6UvKUcr3PuC3u6yQ_HhbqjlX_XdoXWpirt-ptvzwlsips24t9hAnu8JJRGOVVRy5jUclnxL0vsi8DD8YL8Z5XLKgNeQOzWmAG2-hqmdG_mS3-rRG8cOSg9lsPt2iQnHztveHh2cE62sCz6yNmU/s3452/Green%20red%20purple.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="2587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix_i-ewFMwhCXZJHVWMOQXnNySbc35C9LstRQxqoxH6UvKUcr3PuC3u6yQ_HhbqjlX_XdoXWpirt-ptvzwlsips24t9hAnu8JJRGOVVRy5jUclnxL0vsi8DD8YL8Z5XLKgNeQOzWmAG2-hqmdG_mS3-rRG8cOSg9lsPt2iQnHztveHh2cE62sCz6yNmU/s320/Green%20red%20purple.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donna took the Red, Green, Purple one </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCWXXGvgw1y0ro8YUhz2bBW5oLBLU2IR9kxAr7gxxhK1BZmztb58-HQEr83o9OR6zpIKGbJa5q9CTMxSPkNN0MvvEYGOSumbuHfao_c1RBNKf4f1gZk52yoCT7ViOEr3kxeUYQsLIQlAUmCbghGl1KT3n_kvN7E7P_QZx27JkWRosrntwA4Fbv4CJXK0/s4032/First.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCWXXGvgw1y0ro8YUhz2bBW5oLBLU2IR9kxAr7gxxhK1BZmztb58-HQEr83o9OR6zpIKGbJa5q9CTMxSPkNN0MvvEYGOSumbuHfao_c1RBNKf4f1gZk52yoCT7ViOEr3kxeUYQsLIQlAUmCbghGl1KT3n_kvN7E7P_QZx27JkWRosrntwA4Fbv4CJXK0/s320/First.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike has the first quilt I made <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4mMkcfqweTE2dCWs5BNv0nYVItISJi7eOX2ez5BoHkcgm0mahGY8DEy_9jjYihzm0elkes4qLH85VjB3YOeekonf_Ts_pJ_bY5MDRdV3IiITdWZEeMiyaXNJeAOaMiGnPCRVa07BQ6DmqKETpVEFQlwvIRBIsmVdFzsuRx7BnvKM_fHsw_lp_4AVVQA/s4032/IMG_6218.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4mMkcfqweTE2dCWs5BNv0nYVItISJi7eOX2ez5BoHkcgm0mahGY8DEy_9jjYihzm0elkes4qLH85VjB3YOeekonf_Ts_pJ_bY5MDRdV3IiITdWZEeMiyaXNJeAOaMiGnPCRVa07BQ6DmqKETpVEFQlwvIRBIsmVdFzsuRx7BnvKM_fHsw_lp_4AVVQA/s320/IMG_6218.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack gets this one<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And Granny's Star has been returned to Jack.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLvGoo088BYTtLFbQcuTNQ1x1ZMHXMNfX1s0k9YX1_e2unOzjXKMbzQxcnavBqGY2Tu8zHyroOev74xbhyphenhyphenB9Lgi5loDVHhJn77VH3xZThWDYgaM0wgPHInM4kp-rkldkYbxdnqKC4u7rBEeJuNwwtXgbpA_EHqn4Ws9U3NhHdkm9Hj2gOIzY8CMFOKVY/s4032/Gruene.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLvGoo088BYTtLFbQcuTNQ1x1ZMHXMNfX1s0k9YX1_e2unOzjXKMbzQxcnavBqGY2Tu8zHyroOev74xbhyphenhyphenB9Lgi5loDVHhJn77VH3xZThWDYgaM0wgPHInM4kp-rkldkYbxdnqKC4u7rBEeJuNwwtXgbpA_EHqn4Ws9U3NhHdkm9Hj2gOIzY8CMFOKVY/s320/Gruene.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathy took the one from Gruene</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdlTx754L8LKkZDiQfWSQ0cTXRBBCCw9q9EKA4NXzdnIGTWPTla5z57kQuonOtyrWXZ_OFvy817Ihc5JMbCnNbe_wmwheZEDICRuhZlBEnZE-yAR1JytHz54xJkW5Xoxs0ctgqxBvA0EzkZ-miucHZfuVO29O7FFcktGbEFYDhhkzKWax-TnfzkAPhrs/s4032/Grannys%20star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdlTx754L8LKkZDiQfWSQ0cTXRBBCCw9q9EKA4NXzdnIGTWPTla5z57kQuonOtyrWXZ_OFvy817Ihc5JMbCnNbe_wmwheZEDICRuhZlBEnZE-yAR1JytHz54xJkW5Xoxs0ctgqxBvA0EzkZ-miucHZfuVO29O7FFcktGbEFYDhhkzKWax-TnfzkAPhrs/s320/Grannys%20star.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-31337816344590245862023-08-12T12:51:00.006-07:002023-08-12T12:51:48.584-07:00Hibiscus - raw edge applique with thread painting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV-KLl1B-BjncmmDHSYCmhy_H4_0paYITMF_MV6qI_mVSuwij7Wrc9lZM8qATYM2XzQKMGTfEPOp0Muj9yMPtp-Fslxa8ebpABewIOfSxmnmyfUP5NruaofZ5SGoY_Zt42M1Tazl6XHyg5zN6O_Kj1TF2WqQ9geVJDEieA4NZ0aozPoe-y3wwZT4SsFM/s1100/Hibiscus.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV-KLl1B-BjncmmDHSYCmhy_H4_0paYITMF_MV6qI_mVSuwij7Wrc9lZM8qATYM2XzQKMGTfEPOp0Muj9yMPtp-Fslxa8ebpABewIOfSxmnmyfUP5NruaofZ5SGoY_Zt42M1Tazl6XHyg5zN6O_Kj1TF2WqQ9geVJDEieA4NZ0aozPoe-y3wwZT4SsFM/s320/Hibiscus.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I recently took a class from Susan Knight and made this sweet hibiscus applique block. <p></p><p>As usual for a class, I used fabric that I already had, but this time I think it worked well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since most of my walls are full, I turned the block into a pillow for the recliner in my living room.<br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sIlWxqCBJ3aSHuj1SJjlO-h1T1RLcL-LtXFT9IUgE_4vrsICI9iDKiAQKtAZGYeRDBZaKSP3g6Y6ZT_tmpzCoeyRRo2m90zyW5Usv38K5Tnm7jtl01ywr-140sBkg108cabGJAuSrx0AkLMtGC4R4k_gt6GkeIx_NfsFIfrcO2YVyCIv5JJA2gZ2Tio/s1080/Hibiscus%20pillow%20on%20chair.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sIlWxqCBJ3aSHuj1SJjlO-h1T1RLcL-LtXFT9IUgE_4vrsICI9iDKiAQKtAZGYeRDBZaKSP3g6Y6ZT_tmpzCoeyRRo2m90zyW5Usv38K5Tnm7jtl01ywr-140sBkg108cabGJAuSrx0AkLMtGC4R4k_gt6GkeIx_NfsFIfrcO2YVyCIv5JJA2gZ2Tio/s320/Hibiscus%20pillow%20on%20chair.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-67828049767976013022023-08-11T10:06:00.000-07:002023-08-11T10:06:14.365-07:00Texas Landscape<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIXmIWfXHSQtb1OptW0s6-hGeALQY5yz4X6Y1EuRDDOGDNHpB7r0Dz8rW3O-T-mmv76nJu_9vNQ9398F0vqrqQBedAQLepvSL5g7Hfkk_5fKAtbyUmU89XOimH4LxC56Bu62kNxXbkW6jZ0dl5kHXg1qrsxzy-ARSpKE2UiMZHLPCWhyF-tqhG1M3xfg/s1080/thumbnail.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIXmIWfXHSQtb1OptW0s6-hGeALQY5yz4X6Y1EuRDDOGDNHpB7r0Dz8rW3O-T-mmv76nJu_9vNQ9398F0vqrqQBedAQLepvSL5g7Hfkk_5fKAtbyUmU89XOimH4LxC56Bu62kNxXbkW6jZ0dl5kHXg1qrsxzy-ARSpKE2UiMZHLPCWhyF-tqhG1M3xfg/s320/thumbnail.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div> When I saw this Moda panel, I was quite taken with it. I ordered it online and was very pleased with it when it came. <p></p><p>As quilters do, I made finishing it up into a quilt a lot harder than it might have been. I made four strips of flying geese, in four different sizes to frame it. At least I had the good sense to put in cornerstones of bluebonnet fabric, rather than the curved flying geese that I first thought of. </p><p>It's a real pretty little quilt.</p><br /><p><br /></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-58524398941994692602023-07-30T20:05:00.061-07:002023-07-31T08:38:50.086-07:00Starting my Ninth Decade <p><br /><br /> I celebrated my fifth sixteenth birthday. (I do love the hexadecimal base system. )</p><p>Instead of a big party, I had several small ones. </p><p>First, I had a visit from my grandson Jack. He made a very quick visit from Minneapolis. We had dinner at his Mom's house, cupcakes with candles, and he gave me a planter with an unknown green plant. The planter is in the shape of a bull and the plant is kind of ivy-like. It's growing nicely.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IXAU_kgc8MAx0MEzkbJQAfTQ0Vi-rZjBlTh_4a-R0OgUY5c0uoi5Xh-Dj1gpTk5T2mB7EhMKHPxIIpg0vMkeqKSBNGEOi-i_ozH6XWrjfnNwX604b7LqvJF0bIFETKhYbvSAI4Wx9JddGc3pW6qYqDD0MIXMiN_tZt802NHpI6ksEJYaMRf0cu_n9j8/s768/Marilyn%20and%20Me.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="768" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IXAU_kgc8MAx0MEzkbJQAfTQ0Vi-rZjBlTh_4a-R0OgUY5c0uoi5Xh-Dj1gpTk5T2mB7EhMKHPxIIpg0vMkeqKSBNGEOi-i_ozH6XWrjfnNwX604b7LqvJF0bIFETKhYbvSAI4Wx9JddGc3pW6qYqDD0MIXMiN_tZt802NHpI6ksEJYaMRf0cu_n9j8/w320-h318/Marilyn%20and%20Me.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>At the monthly meeting of my Round Rock quilting group, the Pebbles@Round Rock, we had Texas sheet cake for me and Marilyn, who will turn 75 before the next meeting.</p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGeMCLL-djI69EousGQncs2OfrhedaWPKJ3A-B_7uMMwkQ2sxpjdUIQycoaxF098LNVEdo5tKoz6sLUy8cl9__43zUHXUKS8HemTA0fEfxBPPHTQicKhWVrU8oBtLN3esWMcVH683y0ImhBjHBxVuFLzI28STT0x8a0gkC_XT3SfxBojEv7RWR7gWIqU/s4032/Actual%20bday.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGeMCLL-djI69EousGQncs2OfrhedaWPKJ3A-B_7uMMwkQ2sxpjdUIQycoaxF098LNVEdo5tKoz6sLUy8cl9__43zUHXUKS8HemTA0fEfxBPPHTQicKhWVrU8oBtLN3esWMcVH683y0ImhBjHBxVuFLzI28STT0x8a0gkC_XT3SfxBojEv7RWR7gWIqU/s320/Actual%20bday.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>On the day before my birthday, my friends-of-long-standing Carolyn and Susan treated me, my daughter Martha, and my friend Susan to lunch at Gloria's, at the Domain. We had a great time. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBQ9zT1-zcQPnS-KykFCr7cCg0y6CDf-bIbsUeMupfAFMDO43BERt60JKzwwGHjZ0P4UsNonGvOUsevK-pqCH9cuiaXHlFIsgrYs9y3dF7HU0NG1V5PJ2LTNufj_iYZP7Spi98edqa9IfJU3sr9SMsZoRFmrNRyaYmtaB2jApjQV9RZTkw7twCNhc4Vg/s858/Carolyn.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBQ9zT1-zcQPnS-KykFCr7cCg0y6CDf-bIbsUeMupfAFMDO43BERt60JKzwwGHjZ0P4UsNonGvOUsevK-pqCH9cuiaXHlFIsgrYs9y3dF7HU0NG1V5PJ2LTNufj_iYZP7Spi98edqa9IfJU3sr9SMsZoRFmrNRyaYmtaB2jApjQV9RZTkw7twCNhc4Vg/s320/Carolyn.jpg" width="272" /></a></span>-</div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwbWx7hknTjeUdJJSYSCUrvSZFpCtLliVt26PCYgknWPvxw0mM9GflJjSeZR0STKgghub9QSC8mNvfotHKNQr9NTq5RkDLJh3B94U-aWa9fzfZ3N_JzUA-bKruN72RY167wTSGXxJYq4OAnJequbpcs7SBx-tc0x1jk_EW6poiciEJ91o3hTZxiRDPWc/s4032/Cookies%20and%20plant.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwbWx7hknTjeUdJJSYSCUrvSZFpCtLliVt26PCYgknWPvxw0mM9GflJjSeZR0STKgghub9QSC8mNvfotHKNQr9NTq5RkDLJh3B94U-aWa9fzfZ3N_JzUA-bKruN72RY167wTSGXxJYq4OAnJequbpcs7SBx-tc0x1jk_EW6poiciEJ91o3hTZxiRDPWc/w200-h150/Cookies%20and%20plant.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>That afternoon, Tiff's Treats delivered. cookies from my son-in-law Luke. Still warm.<p></p><p>That's them on my table with the planter from my grandson Jack and the birthday table mat that my friend Rita made for me many, many years ago. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhHUd-Wv4NQ58HqBjU5P_xNjXJhMQg0aRd1MIigm8wRql-pbP8DGq6ZMM1lcGOiMNJ3qvE6PhIPPY5icCllK5uX8hYs5stAPz567Lz8Yo2QO8PEfRwH94hKd4KYi3BmdqH71UDCuDHLTH8qTWzC31GiRwfTdMg58hDlYkSAejg78FYuaoMadUepPnYIj_U/s4032/From%20Brady48.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUd-Wv4NQ58HqBjU5P_xNjXJhMQg0aRd1MIigm8wRql-pbP8DGq6ZMM1lcGOiMNJ3qvE6PhIPPY5icCllK5uX8hYs5stAPz567Lz8Yo2QO8PEfRwH94hKd4KYi3BmdqH71UDCuDHLTH8qTWzC31GiRwfTdMg58hDlYkSAejg78FYuaoMadUepPnYIj_U/w150-h200/From%20Brady48.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the morning of my birthday, my neighbor and friend Brady brought me a bag filled with goodies from him and his husband Daniel. A purple plush elephant. Incense. Body lotion. Puzzle book. That was a real surprise. It's really nice to have neighbors that become friends.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There was a text wishing me a Happy Birthday from my first ex-husband (Dick) and an email from my second (David).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My grandson Aaron called from Louisiana, with several of his children chiming in on the birthday song.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><p>My cousin Shirley, who is 89, called, as did my former sister-in-law Laura.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09wSe_HMfgqi_yA3cI6zZtDWBGC9aYqcUZLsYDuqsNSD9GzI5j_iDkCL0SSuRAXIkdMEHGRlNzYZqSwjEj3ouVw7d2XNvjXR4EXBSOEt0QHiFd8DlAaSTP3VDucYoE_6v-8f0qYZcGIe4JDdJNDyvs1ffonYNtp_wdhc8jJNc140XJAh_ZO2rpTE7c2A/s4032/Sewing%20Group%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09wSe_HMfgqi_yA3cI6zZtDWBGC9aYqcUZLsYDuqsNSD9GzI5j_iDkCL0SSuRAXIkdMEHGRlNzYZqSwjEj3ouVw7d2XNvjXR4EXBSOEt0QHiFd8DlAaSTP3VDucYoE_6v-8f0qYZcGIe4JDdJNDyvs1ffonYNtp_wdhc8jJNc140XJAh_ZO2rpTE7c2A/s320/Sewing%20Group%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sewing friends took me and Marilyn to Austin Creative Reuse on the actual day of my birthday for some shopping and a Tex Mex lunch. Thank you, Linda, Kitty, and Jude!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My last celebration was lunch at the Top Notch, with my sister Diane, my brother-in-law Frank, and my niece-and-goddaughter Debbi.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjix8qiSIliAtk-blCtPNn-emA6VHzt-CMwU_pQcLEnq3wK_x5j0YRGXkZhuI2peCgNCr9zwrfpyHpqEAmXBmNQRx1spJaHx7jD1QgVdaEpz1tIt7Hov2QTemvk8LSve5k_QadeXFkO4Wr5KGDZ7zMaHDqjW-nASl8NIwVgfj8423G5g3w89PF0JqbV7xU/s4032/Sewing%20group.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjix8qiSIliAtk-blCtPNn-emA6VHzt-CMwU_pQcLEnq3wK_x5j0YRGXkZhuI2peCgNCr9zwrfpyHpqEAmXBmNQRx1spJaHx7jD1QgVdaEpz1tIt7Hov2QTemvk8LSve5k_QadeXFkO4Wr5KGDZ7zMaHDqjW-nASl8NIwVgfj8423G5g3w89PF0JqbV7xU/w281-h211/Sewing%20group.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU63G0qZ3g5edBa_sNQKb211EFC8w8MNhru4pAcY3mc_fSZS1x2MQ37YTCKlb-XUKK-5FPyw3l0Ny-WfyvyFCmIaJJJjSFZVGt7LDHet8Jj6Ygvq6MMKKNdwDK9mm_lR50I9wSyiPlzSGQBFXH1WoGXYGgL0sUS_0ypwh-TQPjUBGFHeJYgJATL2Zs9zc/s4032/TopNotch.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU63G0qZ3g5edBa_sNQKb211EFC8w8MNhru4pAcY3mc_fSZS1x2MQ37YTCKlb-XUKK-5FPyw3l0Ny-WfyvyFCmIaJJJjSFZVGt7LDHet8Jj6Ygvq6MMKKNdwDK9mm_lR50I9wSyiPlzSGQBFXH1WoGXYGgL0sUS_0ypwh-TQPjUBGFHeJYgJATL2Zs9zc/w268-h201/TopNotch.jpg" width="268" />.</a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">Turning 80 isn't </span><span style="text-align: left;">so bad !</span></span></div></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhztA6VzWpLNpViVahBGYfulDV_OCXaZg7h1P37dx2yb5QwTHjRplTM7xlY5G79FXeUiJFZ2SCn5l8h4-IGrE4EeBvOLN2gxq-p91xRDnRoFfC8VEhJp3ShwbW2m9Kyeuo2qLw7RQlBgPmb9aNfO2MSsjRfCM2EIJ-6Rd-3Mo5P65LMMtjADodN-6BJc/s4032/Cookies%20and%20plant.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p><br /></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-75484164696336946092023-07-14T15:07:00.001-07:002023-07-14T15:07:17.482-07:00Cherrywood Challenge 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO5pStF1QjxW7-8VG0rEfPAxjwnhjHyXlK8YC3zpKNMmwKkhKJAfGKUZr2Z8arpfH5EldCuhE5NYVBbfmVJBJn57TJq7q55o7axw8AyBdtLdv_toeBBw4YLIcyIHQDXCBe51O2Z0iPrsJDy7Q7-DYUXE5E-_18LmC7-03SCOf2QPQ-ztXjGvQ14LHXlo/s1070/Baumann%20Full%20quilt%20cropped.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1070" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO5pStF1QjxW7-8VG0rEfPAxjwnhjHyXlK8YC3zpKNMmwKkhKJAfGKUZr2Z8arpfH5EldCuhE5NYVBbfmVJBJn57TJq7q55o7axw8AyBdtLdv_toeBBw4YLIcyIHQDXCBe51O2Z0iPrsJDy7Q7-DYUXE5E-_18LmC7-03SCOf2QPQ-ztXjGvQ14LHXlo/s320/Baumann%20Full%20quilt%20cropped.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At last year's International Quilt Festival in Houston, my daughter talked me into purchasing one of the Cherrywood fabric bundles for their yearly challenge.</div><div><br /></div><div>The theme was Monarchs, and I had previously done a fragmented monarch butterfly.</div><div><br /></div><div>The rules are pretty involved. This is my submitted entry.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly, there were 475 entries for the 200 available spaces, and mine was not selected.</div><div><br /></div><div>Can't wait to see the display at the Festival in November.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-56527886467715273452023-06-17T14:32:00.000-07:002023-06-17T14:32:02.302-07:00Silliest Portrait Ever<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_U-otvCQ2OZ5Z16thSoYv5XYn9lbk9jVQqcYbky_7mecDkRYrg-tKgYwXYfuytKAEExfrEqukfdBw3K-2md8dFjt3D-YRnp546ZwIVEOkjQSut_k2ubPCmecO6hrdnI5_Pc5FxqX8kQRzKoBjFEMr6UF0abMUXpmzcCDY-djb2d8PIF3dPFTz1Nn/s4032/Ruby%20the%20carrot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_U-otvCQ2OZ5Z16thSoYv5XYn9lbk9jVQqcYbky_7mecDkRYrg-tKgYwXYfuytKAEExfrEqukfdBw3K-2md8dFjt3D-YRnp546ZwIVEOkjQSut_k2ubPCmecO6hrdnI5_Pc5FxqX8kQRzKoBjFEMr6UF0abMUXpmzcCDY-djb2d8PIF3dPFTz1Nn/s320/Ruby%20the%20carrot.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I made this carrot as a wall hanging many years ago. </p><p>While thinking about how to make my "Pfaces" more unique, I created this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Makes me smile!</p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-87871747342896982942023-06-12T16:30:00.000-07:002023-06-12T16:30:01.922-07:00Blue Eyed Grass<p> Earlier this summer, I discovered a street in my neighborhood that was lined with blue-eyed grass between the street and the sidewalk.</p><p>This is one of my favorite wildflowers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNie-4DmVZXopj7kgnracMnMgFa34e4xdYiXUcFvVoJ95J91aZXMYcow4HPgaxKoc2Zf3j8Ax6nZYy_grBJFzjFlsgHx_Fub8XhNK9bofR-5469ZobmlOV7NzTB28wAwb5LwPWEL9-HpG2QCqbPu53AJnl_8-wxLe7r6q2hR70Z_oYwRuEeJB4u_Yj/s1080/Blue%20Eyed%20Grass.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNie-4DmVZXopj7kgnracMnMgFa34e4xdYiXUcFvVoJ95J91aZXMYcow4HPgaxKoc2Zf3j8Ax6nZYy_grBJFzjFlsgHx_Fub8XhNK9bofR-5469ZobmlOV7NzTB28wAwb5LwPWEL9-HpG2QCqbPu53AJnl_8-wxLe7r6q2hR70Z_oYwRuEeJB4u_Yj/s320/Blue%20Eyed%20Grass.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-17595553543629474752023-06-09T05:26:00.004-07:002023-06-12T16:18:04.035-07:00Fun Crochet Project<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31hwqwCo6LDz7bmwvkuJlQRRUSUTRC8_NwNPr5GEhslN3NgfR5M5auOWrVGFo7wklRW2Tk2iw92BGV9TqBZ1FNcovDsFj5gbW-A4_4Y1G5y46yWts9gFrP86ycvqV4FLqMc65T0REWBwMeJzT9wceUBn56s68h8uLrTa-W3LDOPxvdMsZsDrAmt4I/s1440/Orange%20wheel%20cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31hwqwCo6LDz7bmwvkuJlQRRUSUTRC8_NwNPr5GEhslN3NgfR5M5auOWrVGFo7wklRW2Tk2iw92BGV9TqBZ1FNcovDsFj5gbW-A4_4Y1G5y46yWts9gFrP86ycvqV4FLqMc65T0REWBwMeJzT9wceUBn56s68h8uLrTa-W3LDOPxvdMsZsDrAmt4I/s320/Orange%20wheel%20cover.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Some time back, I crocheted a bright orange pineapple doily and put it on my coffee table. <p></p><p>A few months back, my daughter bought a used Honda CRV with a wheel on the trunk area. She wanted a fun wheel cover, so I made one for her.</p><p><br /></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-56446317182834268642023-06-06T05:40:00.001-07:002023-06-06T05:40:15.955-07:00Finally on my bed - Dear Jane Light<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Jane Light - started maybe 20 years ago. I worked on it off and on and finally decided to tweak the design. I substituted blank squares for half the blocks and spread out the border as well. </span><span style="text-align: left;">So it's so much lighter looking than the original Dear Jane. And much less work.</span> </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span>It received tepid reviews at the two <span> quilt shows that I entered it in, but I love it anyway. It looks better on the bed than it did hanging in a show, anyway.
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Although I won no Guild awards, I was given an NACQJ Award of Merit. On the accompanying letter, it states that the quilt "represents excellence in design and/or workmanship". </p><p>There were so many gorgeous quilts in that show and I am at a loss to say why mine was singled out, but let me tell you, I am one happy camper! </p><p>Quilt shows are such a great way to focus on finishing a project and on working to improve one's technique. The critique forms give honest feedback on possible ways to improve and encouragement by recognizing good techniques and design choices. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a31a33d-7fff-aa06-bea2-dc634db54f6c"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r80_xDOmbeBnPTc7pW24mCVCLD4tDRc0KN7VgcH1XAtoDqGCkLeCA8cMZC1e8GUXM5nQmCOCZ3t6ecsPL6i4QRgPfnJ_Ad5OOy--kz97iTlBdPLH2fecbNh6NBh9Wg6roV4zKQsZ-doQojVBobsrncXWu79nIBcDZopx40c1zbIRJC7s-F9Zb38Z/s3075/Jane%20-%20brightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3075" data-original-width="2307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r80_xDOmbeBnPTc7pW24mCVCLD4tDRc0KN7VgcH1XAtoDqGCkLeCA8cMZC1e8GUXM5nQmCOCZ3t6ecsPL6i4QRgPfnJ_Ad5OOy--kz97iTlBdPLH2fecbNh6NBh9Wg6roV4zKQsZ-doQojVBobsrncXWu79nIBcDZopx40c1zbIRJC7s-F9Zb38Z/s320/Jane%20-%20brightened.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a31a33d-7fff-aa06-bea2-dc634db54f6c"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Jane’s mother wanted her to become a writer like her idol, Jane </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Austen. <span> </span><span> </span>Unfortunately, Jane is dyslexic.
She now has a thriving </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">career in retail sales, as she has a good eye for line and color</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /></span></div><p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-42871624930176157532023-05-02T05:30:00.002-07:002023-06-12T16:19:01.177-07:00Corpus Christi trip<p> Linda and I had a great time on our Corpus Christi trip. The groupkloved the trunk show, with lots of followup comments on how much fun it was.</p><p>Linda was amazing support. We enjoyed visiting with our friends, sticking our toes into the saltwater of the bay, shopping at a going-out-of-business fabric store, and stopping at DQs for dipped cones.</p><p>Hope to go back sometime. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3ZWFduZ_C60Z8pVPVuzODedVXzO0AjUluCVkKfPXGq9xSnvg1sqyJCc4Kj5-Odomruf658llfTOF9C2IvMElWtEaasfgxrZUTaFZjYFx1cokLlJOyuRCbWhUX7ozcyWNCVOZu3GGXqKz554hM_ACfO383AkxNJuQK10tCcZ7Kh1HgpgFsD85b98R/s320/Coastal%20Bend%20me.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIWso0t9ytBSCV-dyRlVYYqnjRapy0MHjB3E1vEIMn4WzJF5oDx4ZHZt1bZuvxKcbcuegyT1i5df0RrDIPCuSgGhAIp63ttV6rhNhhunP86_SFs5YOqFBTXQ07aPLs-ABxolN18AhR-GGF48AGTM00f_X3SyJC4fpiOgpHaK5xwbDCRpmv0ovKEji/s2048/Coastal%20Bend%20Vicci.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIWso0t9ytBSCV-dyRlVYYqnjRapy0MHjB3E1vEIMn4WzJF5oDx4ZHZt1bZuvxKcbcuegyT1i5df0RrDIPCuSgGhAIp63ttV6rhNhhunP86_SFs5YOqFBTXQ07aPLs-ABxolN18AhR-GGF48AGTM00f_X3SyJC4fpiOgpHaK5xwbDCRpmv0ovKEji/s320/Coastal%20Bend%20Vicci.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-82252410716326149262023-05-02T05:26:00.002-07:002023-06-12T16:30:47.754-07:00Climate change? Or just strange weather?<p>This year my Iris plants didn't bloom at all.</p><p>But my Columbine did.</p><p>Don't know what's going on here....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1h7hIRByn_ApphACwhasYs3AkHVHrKw6K8Gp75TYUBFIdNVcD2iDrCdCRNDNu1AOZ_ypUKU6pKs-tspbr5hACCTXg4diuwM0hssz83hd6yMTPetPiIS7RCpw8FH2nJTr05awJaJ2Dajwy_RS57V8FMMioLRLHFuU2wP1stvfHwN-aqhpWAEYSlxm_/s960/Columbine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="881" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1h7hIRByn_ApphACwhasYs3AkHVHrKw6K8Gp75TYUBFIdNVcD2iDrCdCRNDNu1AOZ_ypUKU6pKs-tspbr5hACCTXg4diuwM0hssz83hd6yMTPetPiIS7RCpw8FH2nJTr05awJaJ2Dajwy_RS57V8FMMioLRLHFuU2wP1stvfHwN-aqhpWAEYSlxm_/s320/Columbine.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-68072250664643846012023-04-10T18:46:00.000-07:002023-04-10T18:46:49.308-07:00Trunk Show in Corpus Christi<p> This week I will be doing a trunk show of 22 of my Pfaces at the Coastal Bend Quilt Guild.</p><p>To see some of my work, check out my new website, https://judybaumannart.godaddysites.com/ </p><p>My daughter set it up and I'm trying to learn how to edit it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So far, I haven't been able to add in my latest Pface, Vicki. So here she is:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehk3h8wnbfI0cJnMKT2-JpNhy51k87Fdh2bRwOuWBV6FgHGpRavr68gsCys4uQrIg8YM_jLNWfZVVf0ktkvNcduRAZaP6qvyU9tfYuGSvrSy26dFhLH5no7pccbawc4HtIn8WLd6mMk26PqPfTH1zdSvQYvP9_WESpFE7Y-kTHn1dwn_MQM3zYlyu/s1879/Vicki.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="1751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehk3h8wnbfI0cJnMKT2-JpNhy51k87Fdh2bRwOuWBV6FgHGpRavr68gsCys4uQrIg8YM_jLNWfZVVf0ktkvNcduRAZaP6qvyU9tfYuGSvrSy26dFhLH5no7pccbawc4HtIn8WLd6mMk26PqPfTH1zdSvQYvP9_WESpFE7Y-kTHn1dwn_MQM3zYlyu/s320/Vicki.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><p>Vicki couldn't quit smoking.</p><p>Even after her husband died of lung cancer, she couldn't quit.</p><p>When she became ill, she refused to move to an assisted living facility because, as she said, "You can't smoke there. Even in your own room!"</p><p>Don't be like Vicki.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsklSzN5wV3nOyNBCMfm41Nx5C70ZwIP3ci61uQhLNFdT1Wri2JlAQK_Ft7iWlhJR428h4PBP5gOLWSKT3Bd24K3-Ui2j6l2bIvu6iwB5gm-n-PwlWU7AlPF4EHm-7FLmuwaLRX9MQWDVWYTU1xwdzrAgQYzz60Z6eNV-zxSJUVq2WueF_cQj96-5/s701/Vicki%20and%20me%20at%20Painting%20With%20a%20Twist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsklSzN5wV3nOyNBCMfm41Nx5C70ZwIP3ci61uQhLNFdT1Wri2JlAQK_Ft7iWlhJR428h4PBP5gOLWSKT3Bd24K3-Ui2j6l2bIvu6iwB5gm-n-PwlWU7AlPF4EHm-7FLmuwaLRX9MQWDVWYTU1xwdzrAgQYzz60Z6eNV-zxSJUVq2WueF_cQj96-5/s320/Vicki%20and%20me%20at%20Painting%20With%20a%20Twist.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>I miss you, Vickki, my friend.<p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-63833267240784763052023-02-24T07:36:00.005-08:002023-02-24T07:36:37.409-08:00Flowers from Luke<p> I helped my daughter and son-in-law buy a house last week. After all the signing was done at the closing, he pulled out a bouquet from under the table. Thanking me for making it possible to get a new home. </p><p>A week later, they're even more beautiful.</p><p>I hope that their marriage will be the same - unfolding into better and better beauty.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVTFtJxCgSlD-k2LuQujnhUy3_EEzaIdtVTLvVrADQzok0W8poXjvuas1JViJ9AmztnXiqN3-DUrmLzyga8_Lvm9ClJb1MxO1JkZmzi_DHTG0aS7jaZ9i6VbyL1AZdXIsejWbF5ZBxiktLNn52LxMx-S14JBtMnyw3x0rEhVHumLGCBT9V6rxCMoM/s1080/Flowers%20from%20LUke.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVTFtJxCgSlD-k2LuQujnhUy3_EEzaIdtVTLvVrADQzok0W8poXjvuas1JViJ9AmztnXiqN3-DUrmLzyga8_Lvm9ClJb1MxO1JkZmzi_DHTG0aS7jaZ9i6VbyL1AZdXIsejWbF5ZBxiktLNn52LxMx-S14JBtMnyw3x0rEhVHumLGCBT9V6rxCMoM/w300-h400/Flowers%20from%20LUke.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-62509845162475357372023-02-22T07:50:00.004-08:002023-02-24T07:37:07.371-08:00Jane<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jane was made using Jane Sassaman's fabric. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjyXNUQKc7gmHCUlrPXnBxMhCV9gWQZuZeL_Kvgq8UAnfrsnrds8jDF3tD-FMStubiHUdpTt6cDABCuSRrU9qwzITVFQZcGEnXCWEIVhfEzAfnp8Hd7-G3FWAaJILxz-7TYQStkVos4_Oo3TPywptWJm8QB0yBj8hzchUgPLgws2GomJlJNgCPurbic/s1080/Jane%20Sassaman%20fabric.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXNUQKc7gmHCUlrPXnBxMhCV9gWQZuZeL_Kvgq8UAnfrsnrds8jDF3tD-FMStubiHUdpTt6cDABCuSRrU9qwzITVFQZcGEnXCWEIVhfEzAfnp8Hd7-G3FWAaJILxz-7TYQStkVos4_Oo3TPywptWJm8QB0yBj8hzchUgPLgws2GomJlJNgCPurbic/s320/Jane%20Sassaman%20fabric.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzTJZrNlNzcgillmCGril7Mv35Nyqglx1zNyAGihbrClIEpqGfOzGgH4OOHAZ9Pyhd4-aWdwKFT5ns4B3o1iEoYwicGRJguFnOLHDCd0IZiNxVW_AxUckNcBsjMsakNvaydV2aPPVTA_tj_-sTP0IjcPuMz8emAsRIGwTrfDYosfi4zh1WlprdnCp/s3075/Jane%20-%20brightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3075" data-original-width="2307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzTJZrNlNzcgillmCGril7Mv35Nyqglx1zNyAGihbrClIEpqGfOzGgH4OOHAZ9Pyhd4-aWdwKFT5ns4B3o1iEoYwicGRJguFnOLHDCd0IZiNxVW_AxUckNcBsjMsakNvaydV2aPPVTA_tj_-sTP0IjcPuMz8emAsRIGwTrfDYosfi4zh1WlprdnCp/s320/Jane%20-%20brightened.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-a7f2d76c-7fff-a2f0-d8ad-d793252cb5ac"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jane’s mother wanted her to become a writer like her idol, Jane Austen.</span></span><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unfortunately, Jane is dyslexic. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She now has a thriving career in retail sales, as she has a good eye for line and color. </span></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p></div>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-20202035652698468452023-02-12T07:37:00.008-08:002023-02-24T07:38:30.729-08:00Trees in the Ice Storm<p>I have two very large Bradford Pear trees in my front yard. There's a Live Oak between the front sidewalk and the street. Then in the backyard there is a large Crepe Myrtle in the back yard, two Cedar Elms behind my fence, and a young Burr Oak in the back also. All of these are on my 1/10th of an acre!</p><p></p><p>Last week, while I was out of town, a very unusual for us weather event occurred - an ice storm.</p><p>Both Pear trees lost a very large branch, each in the middle of the tree. The Crepe Myrtle lost about five medium sized branches, all on the back side. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fJFFHJ8toxdlFo4i9-mHRfp3XA8U2UOUoaRuDs0B78Oznrl-yph3N597IoC_XnhRARqhC1FOeeGzN2q4qTFh4dFznmu976z5FO3cnlmvanOth1fnTtE7E2_P0rcyLktJMUrUHl6hu2XFnrCJ69CioFAmI78TdOgAEw60PDFjTGnQviN1qsslH8Qd/s4032/tree%20broken.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fJFFHJ8toxdlFo4i9-mHRfp3XA8U2UOUoaRuDs0B78Oznrl-yph3N597IoC_XnhRARqhC1FOeeGzN2q4qTFh4dFznmu976z5FO3cnlmvanOth1fnTtE7E2_P0rcyLktJMUrUHl6hu2XFnrCJ69CioFAmI78TdOgAEw60PDFjTGnQviN1qsslH8Qd/w240-h320/tree%20broken.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj9VhU5QOGidvItNQ1zh1J2tpXAtC702R1uWHJGo9KlCJOnXLdbgbjFgdc4fZ1j9tiqBKwUY8ziWQNEhrCYMd5WK-6Tjg9-jsWYYZEx36_36ZaOZUy5wRsR-vfLo0LTZViF3t0REl4NiPZnWBnoTbS5VOhn2wOksveQM-ui18P53_oJlL54Yl_tvs/s4032/tree%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj9VhU5QOGidvItNQ1zh1J2tpXAtC702R1uWHJGo9KlCJOnXLdbgbjFgdc4fZ1j9tiqBKwUY8ziWQNEhrCYMd5WK-6Tjg9-jsWYYZEx36_36ZaOZUy5wRsR-vfLo0LTZViF3t0REl4NiPZnWBnoTbS5VOhn2wOksveQM-ui18P53_oJlL54Yl_tvs/s320/tree%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I called the people who had done landscaping for me before and they agreed to come on Monday. But they didn't. When I texted with a query, I got a very vague answer. <p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Fortunately, my brother-in-law asked if I needed help and I gladly accepted. He and my sister came over and in less than an hour, my broken branches were off the tree and hauled to the curb. <p></p><p>Now I'm hoping the city will hold to their promise and pick up all of the debris. I also hope that the trees will fill out and regain some symmetry. Who knows, maybe the reduced limb count will let more sunlight through and my grass might grow better.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pl-u8SprGzuecOTbQ9asA7Jt5-KbHri2VemXCiUk5IPa7ICFeeOIOk77cak9yY1e7LqXxQQrOYNNExhpygIufDrxTSHZG4KvVrQ5ooDQb6lwXN7SzFPf9vn1lh68igtIdVopADrPIMHpEEmKji5F-N98-XkUJn5r4dVIUPGsCL4MtC8-mUOpA-Nc/s4032/tree%202%20split.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pl-u8SprGzuecOTbQ9asA7Jt5-KbHri2VemXCiUk5IPa7ICFeeOIOk77cak9yY1e7LqXxQQrOYNNExhpygIufDrxTSHZG4KvVrQ5ooDQb6lwXN7SzFPf9vn1lh68igtIdVopADrPIMHpEEmKji5F-N98-XkUJn5r4dVIUPGsCL4MtC8-mUOpA-Nc/s320/tree%202%20split.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7LpTt15_i72sI0l0n66zo-yTzQchsVHhWmGTEXyiCe_Xu4KZqvDpc1YA64o8_XNYgn6jZX1VTrMt7hwrFmhOOSMyieizUt7daL3u6QL7YpqkfNLwG5kkgzbLoW3lQhK1Mky75RHLQgKKvvSmltsW1JH7XMSgMY30yxLpDSClBgLTBA6HqCOpyN9C/s1080/Trimmed%20pear%20tree.jpeg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7LpTt15_i72sI0l0n66zo-yTzQchsVHhWmGTEXyiCe_Xu4KZqvDpc1YA64o8_XNYgn6jZX1VTrMt7hwrFmhOOSMyieizUt7daL3u6QL7YpqkfNLwG5kkgzbLoW3lQhK1Mky75RHLQgKKvvSmltsW1JH7XMSgMY30yxLpDSClBgLTBA6HqCOpyN9C/w240-h320/Trimmed%20pear%20tree.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-63603823803398280392023-02-12T07:37:00.007-08:002023-02-24T07:37:59.805-08:00Linus Quilts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCL0ySqwLIfJoeRbz0X2wGWqFN05Fa51ALIEMiecstWuoFbuc9fBKV5EJYkGcmHEq8_CbbXyXZn-AJN0RUbVRgNO0udjPzFXXysppoYkUUax3zSOErYARlO4W7mgHIWf-VGT6JzFcS2fvGSNXNU5CVTPJuT3g_1TknOE8bf9GJFf48leSfst8AIFef/s4032/Beach%20is%20my%20happy%20place.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCL0ySqwLIfJoeRbz0X2wGWqFN05Fa51ALIEMiecstWuoFbuc9fBKV5EJYkGcmHEq8_CbbXyXZn-AJN0RUbVRgNO0udjPzFXXysppoYkUUax3zSOErYARlO4W7mgHIWf-VGT6JzFcS2fvGSNXNU5CVTPJuT3g_1TknOE8bf9GJFf48leSfst8AIFef/s4032/Beach%20is%20my%20happy%20place.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCL0ySqwLIfJoeRbz0X2wGWqFN05Fa51ALIEMiecstWuoFbuc9fBKV5EJYkGcmHEq8_CbbXyXZn-AJN0RUbVRgNO0udjPzFXXysppoYkUUax3zSOErYARlO4W7mgHIWf-VGT6JzFcS2fvGSNXNU5CVTPJuT3g_1TknOE8bf9GJFf48leSfst8AIFef/s4032/Beach%20is%20my%20happy%20place.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="text-align: left;"> At .a quilting retreat in Stonewall two weeks ago, I put a binding on a quilt which is destined for one of my great-grand-newphes for his high school graduation. When I got home, I labeled it and put it into the growing pile in my studio closet.</span><p style="text-align: left;"></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Next projects were to take panels given to me at the Linus Connection meeting and make quilt tops of them. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37U2EMa2AdMICZhzm4KO5018ZIaNlo9DYO_x4tJDN7EMYC9WW1MrJRTdGFsgsLmaw5kE7LYPcJhsxuZwBjttgbvjb-MsSCNGtpK-0MKr5uYUdxbGNPNts4I5KHAIFwqdK_KsUj8los_tQK5jMMs60CKczugIBNzT-t8H4Bv5t8gojWp2anh988G__/s4032/Beach%20is%20my%20happy%20place.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37U2EMa2AdMICZhzm4KO5018ZIaNlo9DYO_x4tJDN7EMYC9WW1MrJRTdGFsgsLmaw5kE7LYPcJhsxuZwBjttgbvjb-MsSCNGtpK-0MKr5uYUdxbGNPNts4I5KHAIFwqdK_KsUj8los_tQK5jMMs60CKczugIBNzT-t8H4Bv5t8gojWp2anh988G__/s320/Beach%20is%20my%20happy%20place.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I finished one larger top, two for toddlers, and one for an infant. The three smaller ones began as one piece of fabric, but I separated the motifs and featured each one in a quilt top.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwSVEn2LRu5pxcILrns_06bJIngFf9D7UZPAIlJ6OL_h9ieYbFri4AcjJeUMdqZfxZrJ6Hwtycmxc-xl8mZ1g2o2RkvVyxh9pm_dXamxVa0vI13WeAhxLuhFblIeU336HrEX0tJ_RDllvGs3IOrXuxehYJVtzlxEN4ADCJYH7XqiFHITWD6aYVVl3/s4032/Mermaid%201.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"> </a></div></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWW6E-AWK-drGN4fjzVAYlMfpqjOfQdDBw2mTvVBya_5BIVMzpS3qaJFT1aN9rl9hQlSn0ivR7wvMa14yrDV4xFJMqd_Byon4Qqps1onsNFJpW3z6VeKVmOyYAPoZJ71imr7X1-csYwLzNryITBbTw5BFPHdIKWsOMl4UmV1ZFbg-tMIc3AdXTIIne/s4032/Mermaid%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWW6E-AWK-drGN4fjzVAYlMfpqjOfQdDBw2mTvVBya_5BIVMzpS3qaJFT1aN9rl9hQlSn0ivR7wvMa14yrDV4xFJMqd_Byon4Qqps1onsNFJpW3z6VeKVmOyYAPoZJ71imr7X1-csYwLzNryITBbTw5BFPHdIKWsOMl4UmV1ZFbg-tMIc3AdXTIIne/s320/Mermaid%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiieeCbCBVwQla5OmrKCuEFaKOx-QXhubidIf1I2GPnbXWTFzXZU5tv_X1PWBdHgB8d0wGQJMUXti0bo6SEQ1lZHPl6BnyxF1wVHr43Wd6vj6QYBjc9daGa-CvkizTCRwRse3SN6W5mUpSgDZ7HM-zbtUdQ5SG1MFJ3WD84JhrU_lKLqXFuyEcN5Q/s4032/Mermaid%201.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiieeCbCBVwQla5OmrKCuEFaKOx-QXhubidIf1I2GPnbXWTFzXZU5tv_X1PWBdHgB8d0wGQJMUXti0bo6SEQ1lZHPl6BnyxF1wVHr43Wd6vj6QYBjc9daGa-CvkizTCRwRse3SN6W5mUpSgDZ7HM-zbtUdQ5SG1MFJ3WD84JhrU_lKLqXFuyEcN5Q/s320/Mermaid%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></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/AVvXsEi8EMKlDeeRAUklo09hswMUqeIp8jcqIYowaRJrKdsdcZ-HXO123y9EOsL6T1hIk2GowNuaEsclUf0rpz29aZQnHVpliBVBY29g3xW_jQCAr0Lm4QQzgMxr8QLNiiix5BP_K2Q2ZjZvrEBEzDnIieM44JskkDMDtyrvtZGZzEF23wh6y_wf55AmSwvO/s4032/Mermaid%201.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-66344935768479842192023-01-29T11:36:00.003-08:002023-01-29T11:36:48.054-08:00Real People<p>Most of my Faces are totally imaginary, fictitious, and a little off-the-wall.</p><p>Lately, I've tried my hand at making some based on friends and family. </p><p>May I introduce Carolyn, Susan, Vicki, Dexter, and Megan:</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv1a-FTgcAy0nUAyoBff50sRzNKKR4WvX8QPRx3l6TN71MNWOpvJvgHs8UbW3VIZSFxsrW-g8eFquvQWfWk0san77gxcq1yeDYoaNDL8zewERqYGo2cEP5_Jcay_EXHychyNWRP3Od15tT9VB5cqcSEZUxChhB10zJy0m4N8LpG8cIJMKJXYXYypF/s4032/Carolyn%20P.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv1a-FTgcAy0nUAyoBff50sRzNKKR4WvX8QPRx3l6TN71MNWOpvJvgHs8UbW3VIZSFxsrW-g8eFquvQWfWk0san77gxcq1yeDYoaNDL8zewERqYGo2cEP5_Jcay_EXHychyNWRP3Od15tT9VB5cqcSEZUxChhB10zJy0m4N8LpG8cIJMKJXYXYypF/s320/Carolyn%20P.jpg" width="240" /></a>Carolyn has been my friend for almost fifty years. She loves to play bridge, drink wine, and is proud to be a Texan.<div><br /></div><div>Her sister Susan published her first novel at the age of 72. She, too, loves bridge and wine. She prefers Italy to Texas, however.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQsYO_-Sg_g2lwy24Qn405lioiIxcwyBQhJgs_cOOw23gKXCMGOsCTUERV6OeBnhglTe8ix13Xu9WPtg-GUJ8MHTorhMLtpxdiiLw0JQLu_a6eq9-rKKUclNzhipxUatXlSEDV4VQt_BbLjZ3pbXDOrrZP7aVBa1s-2y7VS_KvGbnORO3OUR8c49O/s4032/Susan%20T%20.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQsYO_-Sg_g2lwy24Qn405lioiIxcwyBQhJgs_cOOw23gKXCMGOsCTUERV6OeBnhglTe8ix13Xu9WPtg-GUJ8MHTorhMLtpxdiiLw0JQLu_a6eq9-rKKUclNzhipxUatXlSEDV4VQt_BbLjZ3pbXDOrrZP7aVBa1s-2y7VS_KvGbnORO3OUR8c49O/w240-h320/Susan%20T%20.jpg" title="Her sister Susan published her first novel at the age of 72. She, too, loves bridge and wine. She prefers Italy to Texas, however." width="240" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBppc7iqaZHWwxRKSYNroUYhaXOt14X1ybtc6pfmzqNOpmkq9Nv-TSGzzNjsQSbFtIQI54xKXfntQP0WvKkMDrOtepM_c4vlIlDWps9f7fuYss_ZMB24cquo2P_3N7ayY3p32ekVO5I0LpcZL9kiAEx6ET5vxCNuMuI8W2-omN_XbpAOXnx3dGQOV/s4032/Susan%20T%20.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdd2jbgneNE4l1dJKvjwmBcmMy9AxIQQOT5HYISh7ZSU46tEjY7YpqXBiGfws98ijUnHP0ceCtC9EvH7mEPnEQ5kNJbapj8v4LAbMTqpgF0y6fLGppHVyHeOiMtxPvDu5AH3vQL5A-25_FPqcCZNlSLx5T6NdDBk2CtlZ4hOc7mDCSOLhGU9bYuV2/s1879/Vicki.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="1751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdd2jbgneNE4l1dJKvjwmBcmMy9AxIQQOT5HYISh7ZSU46tEjY7YpqXBiGfws98ijUnHP0ceCtC9EvH7mEPnEQ5kNJbapj8v4LAbMTqpgF0y6fLGppHVyHeOiMtxPvDu5AH3vQL5A-25_FPqcCZNlSLx5T6NdDBk2CtlZ4hOc7mDCSOLhGU9bYuV2/s320/Vicki.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>Vicki couldn't quit smoking. Even after her husband died of lung cancer, she couldn't quit smoking. When she became ill, she refused to move to an assisted living facility because "They won't even let you smoke in your own room!"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64ynY7lELVtZtp8t-ZkoP6FKpCOTFDAuU9S9cgI209z6wa69ERkGRJtvmb_YPbDSzACUDznBpGGbxZULgdkJ90svd6Sfv5WpYgr8g5AYJ14c8o7dvdvzsUjOanipafK6rmI2U4DDeZ57xwjcWgJbZqmgzqXWlwxV1Blc6vTjPvLCzxNM1zxDqkfrr/s3607/Dexter.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="2755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64ynY7lELVtZtp8t-ZkoP6FKpCOTFDAuU9S9cgI209z6wa69ERkGRJtvmb_YPbDSzACUDznBpGGbxZULgdkJ90svd6Sfv5WpYgr8g5AYJ14c8o7dvdvzsUjOanipafK6rmI2U4DDeZ57xwjcWgJbZqmgzqXWlwxV1Blc6vTjPvLCzxNM1zxDqkfrr/s320/Dexter.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br br="" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Dexter loves to travel. He works for an airline and goes as many places as he can on his pass. </div><div>When he and a friend went to Vegas, they won $500 in the slots at the airport.</div><div>Dexter's cat was happy to see him return home.</div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Megan is a chameleon. Her hobby is collecting hobbies. Her profession morphs regularly. She is never boring. </p><p>She loves cats, dogs, her husband, and her Mama. Not necessarily in that order.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBaRqlcitmp8xugHJWCQe7Zte1hTaDYD7GQWjtd4gJm9rYjjb1Y8xL1WgU9kZT19H6TlRXzf76RJzIWd5WIbU9msSM5P7Fq_AFx9cYmLvxNgLyfvT1e61KQXfVrIkE-onq1EQdTPLZxSZRWwa86icp5IB9_6g7Aw82LabpgO2KoBqW45ntmqSmHlw/s1318/Megan.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBaRqlcitmp8xugHJWCQe7Zte1hTaDYD7GQWjtd4gJm9rYjjb1Y8xL1WgU9kZT19H6TlRXzf76RJzIWd5WIbU9msSM5P7Fq_AFx9cYmLvxNgLyfvT1e61KQXfVrIkE-onq1EQdTPLZxSZRWwa86icp5IB9_6g7Aw82LabpgO2KoBqW45ntmqSmHlw/s320/Megan.jpeg" width="262" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-34738953075503757082023-01-23T05:58:00.005-08:002023-02-24T07:39:13.526-08:00<p> My former neighbor, Marilyn, and I checked out the Fiber exhibit at Texas State University on Saturday. I was happy to see that the stories had, in fact, been included on each sign. The signs are not much bigger than a business card, so I was grateful that the stories made it. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYAOm7G7u1YzSxDGth_kzu2cgvoDvDgUC4qPnfUkkeKPuoc9p0VMDrNipyD3-Or4BBIg7sAJcuxqE6euGorAQObp8RnKFCxBsu1PhD-dotDfEHioxZu5VKgL7AHasRFpinAlKQwnEMBeu95BPTIdkpW9VCsLeQykc7D8HcHUSF1z1tfMK3-NTr-ZQ/s1289/TSU%20art%20show%20Fantastical%20Fibers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1289" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYAOm7G7u1YzSxDGth_kzu2cgvoDvDgUC4qPnfUkkeKPuoc9p0VMDrNipyD3-Or4BBIg7sAJcuxqE6euGorAQObp8RnKFCxBsu1PhD-dotDfEHioxZu5VKgL7AHasRFpinAlKQwnEMBeu95BPTIdkpW9VCsLeQykc7D8HcHUSF1z1tfMK3-NTr-ZQ/s320/TSU%20art%20show%20Fantastical%20Fibers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>My daughter created a webpage for me and it's simple enough that I can edit many of the elements.</p><p>https://judybaumannart.godaddysites.com/#e8583b2b-fa58-43b5-8426-9a48dbab57de</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-41632918279368151432022-12-30T07:45:00.004-08:002022-12-30T07:45:33.095-08:00<p> In an Exhibit!!!</p><p>Alfred, Betty, and Rosa were accepted into the Round Rock Arts Fiber Art Exhibition starting soon.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHow5l1ZX9BvEYeh_DSpWRJDzCtVkjCK3dUTpIJ3JnV4xK4_01UDPBOt1_MbbmlDtqWdxfFMVBRqIUrqiAlwkyE1Uv4UbAW7MqpPItbhfQkWPnkQnKnDfPFIIfREOvk3u_aq9oKMy2vaN8gGBKqYU4CrnD2EhXnTdRDNojTABuZZIUJgGjuhkxTomf/s1080/Round%20rock%20art%20exhibit%20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHow5l1ZX9BvEYeh_DSpWRJDzCtVkjCK3dUTpIJ3JnV4xK4_01UDPBOt1_MbbmlDtqWdxfFMVBRqIUrqiAlwkyE1Uv4UbAW7MqpPItbhfQkWPnkQnKnDfPFIIfREOvk3u_aq9oKMy2vaN8gGBKqYU4CrnD2EhXnTdRDNojTABuZZIUJgGjuhkxTomf/s320/Round%20rock%20art%20exhibit%20.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-80291006511629938682022-07-09T06:25:00.005-07:002022-07-09T06:45:39.308-07:00More Pfaces- Rosa and Lillian<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Rosa is a true Texan, the great-great-granddaughter of the original Yellow Rose of Texas.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKYCDnGKg7tijb5SevJRsCJu8QouQAjGcaVhfaYWwbyj0iCIWqfcMR4Eh9Jrhdv8u8ZGasBnPbVhUTJRwSVCI2-cbxeOa5zEH-qxJ8AbQoP4EgrC89yXnf9BLhK4C75l53PrfbhTPqXG7ikq7JC9hgkJ81f11_aJQKIvyOfjnFbhDGgUjjDiQbaR-/s1324/Rosie.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKYCDnGKg7tijb5SevJRsCJu8QouQAjGcaVhfaYWwbyj0iCIWqfcMR4Eh9Jrhdv8u8ZGasBnPbVhUTJRwSVCI2-cbxeOa5zEH-qxJ8AbQoP4EgrC89yXnf9BLhK4C75l53PrfbhTPqXG7ikq7JC9hgkJ81f11_aJQKIvyOfjnFbhDGgUjjDiQbaR-/s320/Rosie.jpeg" width="261" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her lipstick is Chanel Rouge Allure Intense Long-Wear Lip Colour in Pimpante. She gets it at Nordstrom and it’s only $37 a t</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ube.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">She likes Poblanos better than Jalepenos and Texas Bluebells better than Bluebonnets.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">She loves Bluebell ice cream but is somewhat lactose intollerant, so rarely eats it.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-17663f3f-7fff-0558-c4a6-f484fc81f3eb"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ca751253-7fff-2f2e-75c0-18d1c9b1fc54"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkCUuxu56Vni_O4zCodubTD3xjY0eySd3SOgJlFwWg8uwbFcClzkdMm3WXzpL168hGD93LdCz_Peztmg6v0-Bi-pXnaw6MGeoBjGV499ehZswkw10iYypGSQi7Uf3OO_EDu1m9FeIDfBc4le0Wsctje1IIhTCPkr5cWAc6-cUVBSe6cLM5j-FFDqB/s3607/Lillian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkCUuxu56Vni_O4zCodubTD3xjY0eySd3SOgJlFwWg8uwbFcClzkdMm3WXzpL168hGD93LdCz_Peztmg6v0-Bi-pXnaw6MGeoBjGV499ehZswkw10iYypGSQi7Uf3OO_EDu1m9FeIDfBc4le0Wsctje1IIhTCPkr5cWAc6-cUVBSe6cLM5j-FFDqB/s320/Lillian.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lilian is a florist. She has been engaged three times but has never made it to the altar. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 117pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’s a little jealous of the brides that she makes wedding bouquets for and has been known to sneak in a little poison ivy into their arrangements.</span></p><div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-85750697468149360642022-06-21T08:59:00.001-07:002022-06-21T08:59:13.360-07:00An even dozen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc_jruvdlLKfy-bsi0cZEuTm2I2ziZPfSWwHkLwRmeMmvw8oDOwlBBot3BT-OqWqQIAtqfOL375U5FA9hpP7RfXi0T48RRrujwYG9h3yv3Nrv734LbeppdaxI8G-YMgoNZJ29n7ekrzHqooFiMQEU-o1mCcxsYKQ7vee-74-ULuk7HA1CkovbwCJA/s3771/06C973CF-1A29-45CB-98FC-A2D535BF6A0A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3771" data-original-width="2911" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc_jruvdlLKfy-bsi0cZEuTm2I2ziZPfSWwHkLwRmeMmvw8oDOwlBBot3BT-OqWqQIAtqfOL375U5FA9hpP7RfXi0T48RRrujwYG9h3yv3Nrv734LbeppdaxI8G-YMgoNZJ29n7ekrzHqooFiMQEU-o1mCcxsYKQ7vee-74-ULuk7HA1CkovbwCJA/s320/06C973CF-1A29-45CB-98FC-A2D535BF6A0A.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><br /> Yes. I am definitely addicted. I now have a dozen on my living room wall and two more in the works.<p></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850086734691407418.post-50358506044770811932022-05-30T13:32:00.001-07:002022-05-30T13:32:55.339-07:00More Portraits - Eleanor and Donavan<p><br /><br /> After the class by Jean Impey, I went on a tear. I just can't stop making these portraits. </p><p>These two expand the age range for my collection. And the gender range, also!</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ_vE_LztOCgPjjHcdz8EA0jkddk-yG9TpCRORJBrWtK77-jz6vR81_WK4J3YALomYOp4xF81fJSzR-i2PozAFCv2kzvcjeRrvMRS8tmahGZRO4HbdU0kFkwMEXEnriXRpHSzIvXl81n78L6rlGukUKEb5A0VB4DaLkct5RxxAtaOduzvAzy0OGi0/s1401/Eleanor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ_vE_LztOCgPjjHcdz8EA0jkddk-yG9TpCRORJBrWtK77-jz6vR81_WK4J3YALomYOp4xF81fJSzR-i2PozAFCv2kzvcjeRrvMRS8tmahGZRO4HbdU0kFkwMEXEnriXRpHSzIvXl81n78L6rlGukUKEb5A0VB4DaLkct5RxxAtaOduzvAzy0OGi0/s320/Eleanor.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Eleanor has gone to the casinos every month with her Senior Group for the last year. She has yet to hit a Jackpot. But her motto is "Never apologize, never explain, never quit!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9h3n-qlmfFttn46osV_ivVJMDRSbr5J9T84ZPRLVIQbo_jPqfaNz1x74idOJ_JH5V-LmFbHQq3z9obbgFa4aZNwfS9UqXPbTGPKoKcOQItzdc0FUDYatL-ku1uOAnX6anZ7SAwjtx_AoFYqmy9ZIpji5r2xRVrIuHI-Cel9m9n48c_VneTR3EQ-A/s1096/Donovan.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9h3n-qlmfFttn46osV_ivVJMDRSbr5J9T84ZPRLVIQbo_jPqfaNz1x74idOJ_JH5V-LmFbHQq3z9obbgFa4aZNwfS9UqXPbTGPKoKcOQItzdc0FUDYatL-ku1uOAnX6anZ7SAwjtx_AoFYqmy9ZIpji5r2xRVrIuHI-Cel9m9n48c_VneTR3EQ-A/s320/Donovan.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Donovan is a very loved child. His father is over the moon, having a son. Dad has showered the child with trucks and cars and other toys. Donavon would rather have a baby doll.</p><p><br /></p>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462281792921626173noreply@blogger.com1