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So Close to Done

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:10:00 +0000

There is still paper to be pulled, sections to be sewn, lots of border work, some embroidery, & of course the sandwiching & quilting, but the long, slow process of sewing the squares is done :) All 3,264 of them. Makes me happy :D

A Few Giveaways 3/31

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:53:00 +0000

~ Keurig Single Cup Brewer at Masshole Mommy ends 4/21
~ Eight O’Clock Coffee Vintage Jar at Masshole Mommy ends 4/14
~ Keurig Single Cup Brewer at Our Ordinary Life ends 4/20
~ Keurig Single Cup Brewer at at She Scribes ends 4/15
~ Shangri-La Tea Prize Package at Sweeps4Bloggers ends 4/11
~ Show Me Your Stash Contest ends May 15
~ Blueberry Bali Pops at Katie's Quilting Corner ends 4/14
~ 8 Fat Quarter Pack of Solids at KoolBeenz ends 4/7

8 Adorable Easter bunnies and lambs to knit & crochet #Pinteresting

noreply@blogger.com (Henrietta) — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Easter is just over a week away but there is still plenty of time to whip up one of these super sweet critters for your little one's basket! I am in love with the sweet floppy eared bunny! All of these patterns can be found free on the Lion Brand website!

Just look at this little crocheted cutie! I want one... or a dozen!

Source: lionbrand.com via Henrietta on Pinterest

Aww! A fuzzy little knit lamb!

Source: lionbrand.com via Henrietta on Pinterest

A cute crocheted bunny basket for a little one!

Source: lionbrand.com via Henrietta on Pinterest

Ha! This knitted bunny's face is the cutest!

Source: lionbrand.com via Henrietta on Pinterest

Just look at those crocheted lamb ears!!

Source: lionbrand.com via Henrietta on Pinterest

Would be perfect for Easter photos!

Source: lionbrand.com via Henrietta on Pinterest

Love the bright pink tail on this crocheted bunny!

Source: lionbrand.com via Henrietta on Pinterest

I can't handle the cuteness of this knit bunny! OMG it's so cute!

Source: lionbrand.com via Henrietta on Pinterest

Which one do you like best?

Henrietta <3

3 Giveaways

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:01:00 +0000

~ My Memories Suite at Happy Quilting ends 4/5
~ 6 yds Fabric at Sew Mama Sew ends 4/1
~ Traveling Stash at Stray Stitches ends 4/1

Friday Finish ~ A Tisket, A Tasket.....

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:31:00 +0000

...some Easter Bunny Baskets :)

I know I said no more projects til the WiPs are done, but I had forgotten about Easter Bunny Baskets. They turned out OK, & I swear the Steelers basket is no where near as lumpy & misshapen IRL as it looks in the photo. They're 7" tall with a top diameter of 40", (the size of a dinner plate), so they should be able to hold a fair amount of goodies :) I'm thinking more toys & less candy this year.

Linking up

To Be Fair, I Needed Almost All of It

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:41:00 +0000

I had a lovely time shopping with Miss Bea today :) And boy, can the two of us do some fabric shopping. Neither clouds nor rain nor grumpy chauffeurs (thank you, dad) kept us from our appointed spending.

We hit Joann's first. The NFL fabric is the backing for my next quilt. Thank goodness for 50% off coupons. I really really really wanted that fabric, but did not want to pay full price for it. Turns out half of my bobbins didn't work with my new machine, so I picked up some replacements. I didn't actually need the yard of batik or the novelty FQ's, but, um, they were on sale.

A bite of lunch & then on to one of the very few LQS within a fifty mile radius.
Pretty, huh? I think that will just about cover the Pet Quilt as far as the colored fabrics go. I still need a very light cream for the background fabric, & a few shades of rust for one of the dogs. Oh, & some white on white tonal. I think everything else can be "shopped" from my stash.
I'll probably be on a buying moratorium until for a while. At least until I get the Steelers top done, anyway. Well, unless we find another dollar a yard sale like we did last year, then all bets are off :)

Pixelated Angel ~ Only 1,344 Pieces Left

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:39:00 +0000

Up at 3:45 this morning. Seems I'm about a week ahead of Daylight Savings Time. Maybe by
Monday or so I'll start keeping normal, human hours again. But waking up uber-early seems to be working very well for me, as far as this quilt goes.
Managed to finish off three & a half more blocks today. Might have managed more, but the next 5 lines I did I seriously messed up. So I'm done with sewing on it for the night. I may set up the pieces for the next few block sets. I've learned from experience not to work too far ahead. For some reason cats & dogs find well ordered little blocks of fabric completely irresistible.

If all goes well, I should have this ready to sandwich by next Friday. Monday is set aside for the Disaster Area Reclamation Project (or *housework*, as the rest of the world calls it), but the rest of the week will be sew, sew, sew :) Any ideas on how to quilt this little lady would be highly appreciated, cuz at this point, I got no clue.

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict

March Meeting Highlights + a finished project

noreply@blogger.com (Henrietta) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:41:00 +0000

Today's meeting was so much fun girls! It was nice to sit and visit and chat and talk over each other and nibble on goodies and try to refrain from shaking a certain someone whom we all love so much ;) I think we did a good job of cheering up a dreary and rainy day, even if you all had to travel through the mud-pit-that-used-to-be-my-road to get here!

Aimee and Mom arrived a few minutes ahead of Aunt Edith this morning. Aimee immediately pulled out her finished Teddy Bear Quilt and proceeded to pick it apart by pointing out all of her 'errors' {insert sisterly eye roll here}. Pu-leeze! That quilt is totally adorable and quilt-y and beautiful! She gave the finished quilt to Aunt Edith who said she would treasure it forever, lol!

Mom was excited to let us know that the apartment is getting new carpet and a fresh coat of paint this week which means her and Lee will be moving very soon! She's been packing and sorting like crazy trying to get ready to go! This is sad, but I have no idea whether mom was working on a project or not because we were all so busy talking that I didn't even notice what anyone else was working on!

Oops. I think we've all been cooped up in the house for a little too long. Adult conversation with someone other than a kid or a husband is wonderful!

Aunt Edith finished two more knitted squares for the bin. She also passed around a new craft magazine that she subscribed to around and was happy to tell us about the new book she bought called The Tasha Tudor Cookbook.

Aimee added a cute little scrappy patchwork quilt to the bin.

Amanda showed us the camouflage elephant that she started crocheting for her son Michael, who is stationed at Camp Lejeune. He has collected elephants for years. It's going to be so cute when she finishes it up!

I found an old project in the bottom of my tote this morning and decided to work on it today. After a year {possibly a bit longer} I can happily say that my gorgeous shell afghan is finally finished! WooHoo!

Well, mostly finished. I still need to weave all the loose ends in. I'll get to it soon, Promise! Sad to say, I believe this is the first project I've actual finished since the Christmas Doily I made mom for our exchange!

I'm loving how lacy and stretchy this soft and cozy afghan is! The single crochet trim curls up just like a comfy old sweater :).

This week I'm linking up at:

Henrietta <3

WiP Wednesday ~ Pixelated Angel

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:23:00 +0000

Only 1 square done today :( You'd think, having been awoken at 4:30 am, I'd have gotten more done. Unfortunately, no, that's not how my life works. I think the phone rang every single time I sat down at the sewing machine. Oh, well. 100 more pieces closer to finished; it'll get there.

Lookie what came in the mail for me today! A box of pretties I won from Granma's Charms. She's been destashing & cleaning up her sewing room. Looks like she'll be holding another giveaway in the near future :)

Washed 2 finished quilts today. Am I the only one convinced that they'll disintegrate into rags the minute they hit the water? I'm sure (every time) I'm going to pull a shredded, thready, destroyed quilt out of the washer/dryer. Both quilts made it through just fine, I think it's just a paranoid fear of mine.

Linking up with Freshly Pieced WiP Wednesday.

Some Giveaways & A Few Interesting Links

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Giveaways
~ Happy Quilting is having a giveaway to celebrate the Grand Opening of The Intrepid Thread's new Website. Up for grabs is a FQ Bundle of Pat Bravo's Poetica, ends 3/11
~ Stitched in Color is hosting a giveaway for 12 ounce Studio Scrap Pack & A FQ Bundle. Sponsored by JAQS fabrics, winner drawn 3/9 (& also, check out the shop, good prices)
~ Enter to win a copy of Bed Runners & More at Spun Sugar Quilts, ends 3/10
~ Samelia's Mom is having a giveaway for a charm pack of Vintage Modern, ends 3/16
~ Confessions of a Fabric Addict is passing on the Passing It On box, winner announced 3/9
~ We Love Quilting March Giveaway is 50 FQ, ends 3/31 (I assume)

Interesting Links
~ Bonnie Hunter has a tip for getting the stinky out of fabric.
~ Piecemeal Quilts is hosting an Ironworks* Quilt Along

~ Patchouli Moon Studio has a tutorial for making cute little books.
~ Stitched in Color is having a Festival of Scrappiness linky party, March 26-28. Any quilt top finished in 2012 and made mostly from scraps is welcome to take part. There will be prizes :)
~ Quilting Gallery (you should check out that blog, seriously) is hosting a blog hop with giveaways, March 16-23

~ Sew Many Ways... has a tutorial for making an ironing board out of an old table. So need to do this :)
~ Have something crafty you'd like to share? Quilting by the River has a Linky Party Tuesdays :)

~ Or link up at SewHappyGeek's Manic Monday Linky
~ Or even Sew Many Ways... Sew Darn Crafty linky :)
~ Finish up a project in March? Add it to the linky at Such a Sew and Sew A Stitch In Time: March Finishes Linky Party

That's all for now :)

Pixelated :)

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:10:00 +0000

I was going to save this til the top was all done, but....OMG! FACE!!! She has a face! Yes, I'm excited. I was concerned that even at 1" square, the face wouldn't show well. It does, yay!

(& obviously, this is not the the Green X quilt. I added a row to it, & the more I add, the more the pattern disappears. So I put it up for now. I'll finish it someday. )

Bea...Bea...Hey, Bea....

A Few Giveaways

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:59:00 +0000

~ Annie's Ruby Slippers is having a giveaway for 5 Fat Quarters, ends 3/19
~ Sew Happy Geek is also giving away 5 FQ, ends 3/8
~ Sew Fabulous Quilt Shop is having a giveaway for a 14 piece Breeze Fat Quarter Bundle, ends 3/7
~ $200 Visa GC at A Mom's Take, ends 3/26

My New Machine & This Week's Plans

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Sewing machine shopping yesterday. You'd think that would be fun, but with a cranky 6 year old & an even crankier 18 year old along for the ride, not so much. 150 mile round trip, 6 or 7 stops, & I ended up with the sewing machine I originally wanted in the first place. Yeah, it's a beast :) And $50 off, so bonus. Total pass for The Husband for the next week or so, since it was his birthday. Yuppers, gotta love a man that will take you sewing machine shopping on his birthday

I'm pretty happy with this machine. It's heavy duty, & I *think* even I won't be able to destroy this one for a while ;) I wish the throat were bigger (it's actually a bit smaller than my old one) but I'm pretty sure I can still muscle most of my quilts through there. The other ones I looked at all looked like children's toys; no thank you.

Gonna spend most of this week working on the Green X Quilt. 8 squares down, 40 to go. I've actually thought of a better way to do this, & likely will use the massive quantity of blue fabric I have in a similarly constructed quilt.

I hope to be done with this top by the end of this week. Shouldn't be that hard, if I don't get distracted ;) Hopefully I'll also have time to work on the corner blocks for The Pink Quilt, too. Gonna do a Lady of the Lake Feathered Star block, a Bargello & Round the World blocks, & a Lone Star block, all at about 15".

And I haven't forgotten your quilt, Bea. It's next on the to-do list; I just needed a break from those one inch squares.

Hertford County Cub Quilt Done

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:36:00 +0000

I'm a little bit, let's say, particular.

So the quilt I've been trying to finish off this past week has got me feeling a bit stressed.

At first, I tried to do the right thing. I pulled stitches, I remeasured. My seam ripper got a work-out.

The I gave up being picky, & decided I could make a few adjustments & make things line up properly.

I developed a case of Quilter's Tourettes,

but I finished the top.

I wasn't thrilled with it, so I sat it aside for a while :( Trying to finish up UFO's before starting anymore, so I pulled this out last week & started on the quilting & binding. Well, it's finished. It's a disaster, but it IS finished.
This is a simple pattern, using basic techniques. I ought to be able to do this, no worries. However, this is the 3rd (!) time I've tried to make it. The first 2 attempts ended up in the trash halfway through. I began to wonder if the Universe was trying to teach me something. And this is what I came up with :

Sometimes, no matter how precisely we plan or how hard we try, things don't always fit together the way they should. But if we push on through to the end, we may just end up with something functional. It might not be perfect, it might not even be pretty, but it will warm someone's life just the same.

Linking this up to Richard Quilts Link A Finish Friday & Such A Sew & Sew A Stitch In Time: March Finishes Linky Party.

Some Giveaways :)

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:03:00 +0000

~ SewCalGal is giving away a copy of the novel Sonoma Rose. She'll choose a winner next Friday (3/2)
~ Hilachas is celebrating her Birthday – Ready For Spring with a giveaway. You could win 5 FQs & a travel sewing kit. ends 3/2
~ Enter to win one of 3 copies of back to Charm School from Confessions of a Fabric Addict, ends 2/29
~ My Sister Made Me Do It is giving away a Fat Quarter Bundle of Tweet by Timeless Treasures. ends 3/1
~ The Jolly Jabber is giving away a Parson Gray’s Designer Select Fat Quarter Bundle. ends 2/28
~ Lots of Quilty type goodies being given away over at Lily Pad Quilting. Enter quickly, winner announced Monday

One for the Bin

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:20:00 +0000

I love this type of quilt. It's a great way to use up all of those odd-off fabrics that seem to accumulate when you sew & quilt. I have some upholstery samples in this one, some prints that were flawed, even some craft panel instruction pieces ;)
It *may* be that this quilt was started about 14 months ago. It *may* be that it only needed the binding on one side put on to be finished (ahem). It also very well *may* be true that I am easily distracted. Oh, well, it's done now.

Turns out when I did my accounting of projects the other day, I forgot 2. A tooth fairy doll, which will hopefully be done at some point before my daughter gets all of her adult teeth, & The Pink Quilt. Yeah, how in the world did I forget The Pink Quilt?

Linking to Richard Quilts: Link A Finish Friday & Such A Sew & Sew February Finishes, because, hey, 2 finishes in one week for me? Totally brag-worthy :)

Amigurumi Cow?

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Woo Hoo! A finish :) Standing not-so-very tall at just under 8", my wee crocheted cow is done. Pretty spring colors just because a brown cow is boring ;)
The pattern is from the July/August 1996 edition of Hooked on Crochet, with a few *Aimee Alterations* thrown in.
Now I only have 5 quilts, 2 crocheted afghans, & a knit baby sweater to get out of the way before I can start on something else. Permission to laugh & say *yeah, right* at my attempt to clear out old projects before starting any new ones ;)

January meeting highlights

noreply@blogger.com (Henrietta) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:17:00 +0000

Well despite the snow, Mom, Aunt Edith and I managed to have a fun meeting! It was so nice to get together after the holiday break! We did miss seeing Aimee, Amanda and Lisa though and hope they will be able to make it to the next meeting (February 2nd).

We all had little projects to work on and think we mostly accomplished something today! Mom was sewing binding on a comforter for a sister and had almost finished it up. Aunt Edith was working on a pair of slippers in camo yarn. I can't remember who she said she was making them for though! I was able to finish 4 and 1/2 granny square blocks for the squares bin. I found a pretty pattern for this Grandma All Round square that combines round and square rows. I like the way it turned out! The pattern is so simple too! I typed it out if anyone would like a copy just let me know.

Mom volunteered to drop off the finished items at Thurston House. Her and Lee have an appointment in Meadville next week so they suggested that they could just zip over and drop off those items.

Hope everyone stays warm, it's snowing like crazy here and we called the meeting to an end a little bit early so Aunt Edith could get home before she was snowed in :)

Henrietta<3

Quality vs Quantity?

noreply@blogger.com (Henrietta) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:19:00 +0000

I just ran across this article on the Fave Crafts blog. I vaguely remember shooting off a quick reply to a newsletter email before the holidays took over, then I must have forgotten all about it!

Luckily this month's newsletter arrived this week and along with a new question, it had a link to the old one where I found my quote! Not a big deal, especially since there are a couple of dozen other quotes in the article, but still I was excited to see it there along with a link to A Hen's Nest!

Then I thought, why not come and ask you what your thoughts are on the subject? When it comes to crafting, which is better: quality or quantity?

While I meant what I said about preferring quality, I think that a lot of times my very idea of quality is what often holds me back when I am trying to create something -- whether it's a craft, recipe, photograph, blog post -- whatever. I get so caught up in the 'quality' that many times instead of enjoying the process, I become frustrated with myself for not 'getting it right' or not being able to create something that I feel is up to my idea of quality standards.

I'd really like to know your thoughts on the quality vs. quantity subject, and how you combat yourself when you doubt the quality of your own work.

Also, if you jump over to FaveCraft's Facebook page, they are giving away an AWESOME AccuQuilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutter!

Henrietta<3

Knotty Christmas Party Highlights

noreply@blogger.com (Henrietta) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:48:00 +0000

Our second annual Knotty Christmas Party was a success! Again, Aunt Edith graciously hosted our gathering, how beautiful her home was decorated! I forgot to bring my camera along but Mom had hers handy so we were able to snap a few photos to share.

We spent a few hours just chatting and working on projects. Aunt Edith's new dog Rosy wasn't too keen on that idea and Aimee and I found Rosy wiggling her way into our laps on several occasions, what sweet pup she is!

We opened our exchange gifts after a vote from Aunt Edith and Lisa's daughter suggesting that presents should be first!

I think most of us admitted that we had either finished up our projects last night, or even this morning! I know I was guilty of finishing the doily I made mom last night when I remembered that I hadn't yet threaded the ribbon around the outside edge or wrapped it! talk about last minute gifts!

It was so fun to see what everyone came up with! Aunt Edith made Aimee a gorgeous set of throw pillows! they had pretty flowers in browns and creams on all four sides and a wide lace trim. Gorgeous! I made a nightstand doily for Mom and added a quilt block pattern with a few squares to get started. Amanda received a beautiful winter set from Mom that included a pair of mittens, a crochet hat and a too cute scarf with an adorable penguin! Lisa received a very pretty crochet scarf in greens. She missed the name drawing so we were so happy that Mom made her something special too :) And we we are glad to have you as the newest group member Lisa! Aimee made Aunt Edith a fab pair of knitted slippers -- not just any slippers but Sneaker Slippers! they are pretty cool and we all loved the speckled black yarn.

Amanda drew my name and I LOVE love LOVE the gift she made me! A BIG chicken hot pad and two awesome Rooster pot holders! They are so pretty and just perfect because I was looking at fabric the other day to make stool cushions that will match! WooHoo!

Doesn't it look great on our new table!

After gifts, I think that I can safely say, we feasted! Everyone brought a little something and between the hot chocolates, tea, coffee, sandwiches, assorted breads, fruit, pickles, fudge and dump cake -- we left feeling quite satisfied! We're taking a short break to recover from Christmas and New Years and will return to meetings on January 19th. We're all excited to hear from Amanda how her son Michael's graduation goes. She'll be headed down to Parris Island for his Marine Corps Graduation!! Go Mike, we're all so proud of you!

Looking forward to another year of Knotty fun with all of you girls :)

Henrietta<3

11/17/11 Meeting Highlights

noreply@blogger.com (Henrietta) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:37:00 +0000

Just thought I would share a little about our meeting today, for those who couldn't make it - we missed you!

Alright girls! Welcome to the new blog! I'm so glad that we decided to keep it up as it's fun to see what everyone has to share and write, even when we can't get together. Everyone should be added and able to post from their blogger.com/home dashboard. Let me know if you're having problems, I can help!

I didn't have a chance to talk to Aimee today but I am hoping that she'll agree to do a weekly or bi-weekly giveaway posts with the best crafty things out there to win! If anyone else has ideas, then go for it! the more posts, the funner the blog will be. You can share crafts, life, recipes, whatever!

I was supposed to put something funny in here about mom, so I will just tell you that she worked on a crocheted slipper for hours today, then ripped it out because there is NO WAY that was going to be a slipper.... I think that pattern she borrowed from me needs some tweaking. She did find a different one though and I can't wait to see the finished pair!

Aunt Edith was working on a pair of knit slippers. I don't know how she could keep all the balls of yarn she had in order. She was making both pairs at the same time on the same needle! She said that it helped her to keep both slippers uniform. They sure were pretty!

Also, before we said our goodbyes for the day, we thought up a new project for the group -- if everyone is game. We all have scraps and extra bits of yarn lying around from our yarn projects. Heck, I have a whole box of baby balls ;) Wanna make some Scrappy Lapghans?

This can be an ongoing thing if we like it, and NO deadlines. If you feel like knitting or crocheting a square or two, bring them to a meeting and we'll toss them in a "Scrap Square Bin". When the bin gets full, we can spend a meeting or two whip stitching them together. What do you think?

Aunt Edith suggested keeping the squares basically the same size for easier blanket making and thought 5" squares would be a good size to stick to, give or take. We can always add a row or two of single crochet to squares if needed. We just thought this would be a fun way for everyone to use up their scraps and put a little piece of everyone into some donation blankets.

One last thing - do any of these fonts catch your eye? I'm thinking we'll just keep the blog nice and simple for now, we can always spruce it up a bit later on!

click the image to see fonts at full size!

Henrietta

God Bless The U.S.A. May we never forget that day..

noreply@blogger.com (Knotty Stitchers) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:50:00 +0000

God Bless The U.S.A. May we never forget that day..

by Beatrice Gevin on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 8:40pm
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I remember walking into my daughter house asking her if she was ready to go. I

was taking my daughter the cancer center in Erie, and was to watch my

grand-daughter when we got there..hoping & praying for good news for my

daughter.. And she says, mom listen something happen on the t.v. and we wacthed

together as things where unfolding right in front us. Just listening to all the

horriable news that the World Trade Center had just blown up. We thought we

where all under attack right than no one knew what was going on. So we had to

make it to her appt. and news was all over everywhere and we where just all in

shock and all I wanted to hear that day is that my daughter was cancer free so

she could be here to raise her son & daughter. My heart was heavy & so

breaking so for everyone that was at the world trade center & than for the

other plane that went down in Pa. also. And not knowing what was going to happen

again I thought this could be the end of the world. I prayed for God to Bless

The U.S.A. and to help all those you had gone threw that day to help others and for all

the famlies who loss so very much that day. As the day went on and the sky was so very silent & nothing but stillness in the air. I was wonder & thinking of all who lost their life's that day & days after that. What would I do if I lost a loved one. I do not think I could go on. But that day I had to be thank-full to God for the doctor that giving my daughter the good news that she was cancer free that day..but my heart was so very heavy

broken for all who lost so much that day. I will never forget that day. I will

always be praying for God To Bless The U.S.A. As I write this ,relized that I

made a quilted wall hanging in memory of my dad serving our country in WW11.

A fabric with red white & blue with big yellow flowers with stars & stripes with the words," GOD BLESS THE USA". Also I put 3 photo's on the quilt, one of a little baby trying on he's

daddy big shoes on, likes he's in a hurry to grow up. And a soldier kneeling at a cross

who has losed a loved one. And my father in he's wheel chair at the V.A.

hospital in Erie Pa. in hospice care a few weeks before he died, on Dec.6,2009.

I will be entering this in the Albion Area Fair this year! 2011 the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11th.as I am finishing it up on that day, in honor of all we have lost and are fighting for... "God Bless The U.S.A.

May we never forget that day. To stay strong to the end. Amen!

noreply@blogger.com (Knotty Stitchers) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:57:00 +0000

I wanted to share this with our sewing group, found this wonderful story of a women who and made a beautiful quilt and it is now in a Quilt Museum! I think this is going to be treasured over many years! God Bless! :)

Quilt lands in museum | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper

www.charlotteobserver.com

Rejuvenated Your Quilts!

noreply@blogger.com (Knotty Stitchers) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:58:00 +0000

Found this Tip on >>> FaveCrafts Quick and Crafty
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Get your quilts looking new again with this tip on restoring fabric color.
Mix one gallon of water with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and a quart of buttermilk. Let quilt soak in mixture. After soaking thoroughly, wash quilt in a mild detergent and air dry. Fabrics will come out bright and rejuvenated.

Posting My * Spring Project *

noreply@blogger.com (Knotty Stitchers) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:07:00 +0000

Will my spring project had been done for some time now,sorry for not posting it sooner. I had changed my project several times, because there is so much I like to make for myself that don't have time for, because have sew many projects! Sewed a tote bag to use, to take projects in for classes when I meet up with my my girls at The Knotty Stitchers .