Shirley Anne's Heart http://www.shirleyannesheart.com Quilting and Family, all in one place! Mon, 07 May 2012 12:31:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ShirleyAnnesHearthttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes What’s on My Design Floor, Monday, May 7, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShirleyAnnesHeart/~3/I2QMHid0kvc/ http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/05/07/whats-on-my-design-floor-monday-may-7-2012/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 12:31:29 +0000 drsao http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/?p=16964 This week I am pondering over what I shall do with my Vicki Welsh May COLOR PALETTE CHALLENGE 2012 hosted by Judy Laquidara herself.  

 

Aren’t these happy colors?  This candy just makes me want to smile.  Has anyone ever eaten this candy?  I don’t think I have – but then I am a chocolate person!

Sweet May Color Palette 2012

 

At first I thought that I might make a SWEET TREAT QUILT with Judy and her Sweet Treat Quilt Along……but even though I like the quilt I decided that I need to make something unique!  I still want to make the quilt but will use other colors……….I had better hurry and decide because the quilt along clue 2  is expected today – MAY 7!

Sweet Treat Quilt Along designed by Judy Laquidara

 

I think I will keep with my tradition of combining the FREE MOTION QUILTING CHALLENGE with the COLOR PALETTE CHALLENGE to make my monthly donation quilt to the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative…..so I pulled some fabric and this is my project for the week!

 

May 2012 Color Challenge Fabric

 

Also on my Design Floor this week is the Free Motion Challenge hosted by Sew Cal Gal!

 

 

 

Leah Day is the featured Free Motion Quilting artist for May, 2012.  When I saw her demo I was really encouraged – it LOOKED pretty doable (I am a very new FMQ student.)  She showed us how to do two pretty cute patterns.

Leah Day's RAILROAD STIPPLING

 

Leah Day's Double Stippling

 

So…..I tried it and mine surely isn’t as nice as hers……but here it is!

sao's Double Stippling

sao's Double Stippling

Double Stippling back view

 

Hop on over to Judy Laquidara’s Blog to see what other quilters have on their design walls this week!

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/05/07/design-wall-monday-may-7-2012/

 

And speaking of Judy Laquidara (AGAIN) I am so excited because I won the new 100 Blocks Quiltmaker’s Book from Judy….can’t wait to get it! HAPPY DANCE!

Quiltmakers 100 Blocks Vol 5 2012

 

 

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Ready for some Mexican food?

 

In case you aren’t familiar with Cinco de Mayo – here is a little exerpt from History.com.  Most people think it is the Mexican Independence Day – but that doesn’t appear to be the case……

Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—commemorates the Mexican army‘s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867). A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations. Cinco de Mayo traditions include parades, mariachi music performances and street festivals in cities and towns across Mexico and the United States.

Even if you don’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo – it is always fun to celebrate SOMETHING…..so today is just as good as day as any.  I think that I might also NEED TO CELEBRATE Judy Laquidara’s new free pattern SWEET TREAT  - Judy is hosting a SWEET TREAT QUILT-A-LONG.  She is using the colors of the new May 2012 Color Challenge….doesn’t this look yummy?

Color Challenge May 2012

If you aren’t familiar with the color challenge and want to join in the fun, go visit Judy Laquidara’s  or Vicki Welsh’s blogs.  It is a unique experience to make something – however small – using the colors of the month!

Back to the Quilt-a-long!   If you want to make this quilt,  you can choose your own colors! “WANNA JOIN IN THE FUN?”  If you do, go the link below……the first step is easy!  And the second step will be coming on Monday!

Sweet Treat

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/05/04/sweet-treat-quilt-along/

AND TA DA…that’s not all…..GO TO CAT PATCHES for a CINCO DE MAYO Celebration and GIVEAWAY!  Oh my – what a time for a birthday!

http://catpatches.blogspot.com/2012/05/its-cinco-de-my-obirthday-giveaway

 

]]> http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/05/05/happy-cinco-de-mayo-why-not-celebrate-with-a-sweet-treat-quilt/feed/ 0 http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/05/05/happy-cinco-de-mayo-why-not-celebrate-with-a-sweet-treat-quilt/ Swift Creek Fun Run and 5K April 28, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShirleyAnnesHeart/~3/2ApdcYpyxIE/ http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/28/swift-creek-fun-run-and-5k-april-28-2012/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:43:58 +0000 drsao http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/?p=16759 This was a WONDERFUL DAY of fun.  We had the FIRST ANNUAL Fun Run and 5K at Swift Creek Elementary School this morning.  It was especially fun for me because we had three generations of participants from my family in the race…..me (sao – the one with the white hair) …..my DD, Christi,  and three of my grandangels, Leanna, Sarah, and Cooper!

Three Generations of 5K participants

 

The festivities were perfect – kudos to the planners and volunteers….we even had a DJ and Chris Jones was our announcer!  Here they are with my SIL Greg Epps – the course marshall (I don’t know if that was his title….in fact I just made that up so it probably wasn’t his title – in fact,  I am not even SURE that he had a title!)   I do know that he worked hard on setting the course and taking care of other things.  He held the megaphone and said READY SET GO….. :)

The Announcer, Greg, and THE DJ!

 

Thank you to our sponsors!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT – we had a GUEST COW at the RACE – with Mr. Sthreshley!

Mr. S. and the EAT MORE CHIKIN COW!

 

We had SO MUCH FUN watching some of the students get to put PIES IN THE FACES of some of the teachers and principals!  They bought tickets that were randomly selected to see who got the honor.  OH MY WAS THAT FANTASTIC!  (They were whipped cream pies – so hopefully it was a little bit tasty for the VERY SPECIAL TEACHER/PRINCIPAL volunteers!)  

Mrs. Radtke looks ready…..

Ready for the pie in the face fun!

 

Do you think that Mrs. Biddle, Mr. Fillman, Mrs. Radtke, and Mr. Herd look calm, cool, and collected?

READY FOR THE PIES?

This has to make you smile!

 

We had the FUN RUN FIRST…….one mile – 8 times around the track!

Ready for the fun run!

Dr. Bechtel came for the fun!

Dr. Bechtel came back to visit!

 

Mr. S. and Mrs. Phillips are ready for another round of PIE IN THE FACE FUN!

 This time Mrs. Little, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Innes, and Mr. S were the great recipients of the pie-in-the-face fun!

Is this fun or what!!!!

 

I took lots more pictures and I am going to post all of them right here – I hope you enjoy the pictures!!!!

 

Thank you to my grandangel, Cooper, for being my running partner today!

Grandma Shirley's Running Partner - 3rd Grader, Cooper

Three Generations of 5K participants READY FOR THE PIES? This has to make you smile! Ready for the fun run! Ready for the pie in the face fun! The Announcer, Greg, and THE DJ! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 077 Mr. S. and the EAT MORE CHICKIN COW! Dr. Bechtel came back to visit! Mr. S. and Mrs. Phillips is ready for another round of PIE IN THE FACE FUN! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 171 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 185 Is this fun or what!!!! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 195 Several students came up to ask about Mr. Clicker....yes he was there! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 048 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 050 Setting up for the fun in the early AM! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 052 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 053 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 054 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 055 Mr. Fillman and Mrs. Armes are pretty cheerful so early in the morning! Devin, Sarah, and Erin are excited! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 058 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 059 Thank you to our sponsors! 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YES  - you did see Mr. Clicker in the pictures…..he did the entire 5K on my shoe!  For those of you who do not know, Mr. Clicker is the little orange and green man on my shoe.  He goes to school with me EVERY DAY……I use his CLICK instead of a BELL.  The students seem to enjoy it –  and they also like the fact that Mr. Clicker speaks French to them.  :)

Several students came up to ask about Mr. Clicker....yes he was there!

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Alma and Chris celebrating! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 007 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 008 Susan is looking GREAT in black! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 010 Catherine made the fabulous SWIRLY GIRLS FABRIC DISPLAY BOARD Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 012 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 013 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 014 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 015 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 016 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 017 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 019 Catherine in her stunning ROCK STAR JACKET with sao Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 021 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 022 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 023 QUILT LOVERS FAVORITES.....awesome! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 025 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 026 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 027 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 028 Love the CIRCLE QUILT! Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 030 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 031 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 032 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 033 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 035 Swift Creek 5K April 28, 2012 036 ]]> http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/28/swirly-girls-open-house-april-27-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/28/swirly-girls-open-house-april-27-2012/ What is on my Design Floor, April 23, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShirleyAnnesHeart/~3/GcU8f54Ouco/ http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/23/what-is-on-my-design-floor-april-23-2012/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:43:50 +0000 drsao http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/?p=16706 I am still working on my RAINBOW LOLLIPOPS QUILT – and this may be on my Design Floor for MONTHS……..LOL.  I have quite a few flowers made – but there are more to do on the horizon – - –  so I will keep plugging away! 

TA DA….but I do have a couple of SHOW AND TELLS……

First – here is a project that Grandangel Leanna and I made – a sock monster that she named SHELDON.  It took us one ENTIRE DAY…..but turned out to be pretty cute!  (Sheldon is a character on THE BIG BANG THEORY – I have never seen this, but now I am curious, so I may check it out.   I mean, Sheldon must be funny .. or cool .. or weird to be distinguished as the namesake for this sock monster!!   :))

 

Here we have pieces of two pairs of socks (ONE was a pair of striped toe socks)

Leanna and Sheldon ... all finished!

 

It turned out to be really cute but it was NOT EASY and there was SIGNIFICANT RIPPING OUT OF STITCHES GOING ON!!!  I am sort of hoping that Sheldon won’t be requesting any “FRIENDS” in the future!!!

 

AND my second SHOW AND TELL is my pineapple afghan that I crocheted.  It took TWO YEARS – but I was working on other things as well!  This was what I took to Grandangel Sarah’s Dance Lesson each week – I crocheted for one hour while she danced.  I love how it turned out – it is a pretty shade of baby blue – even though in the picture the PRETTY BABY BLUE looks a tad bit pale! 

This will one day belong to my first Great-Grandangel; however I don’t have any Grandangels who are married yet – so this may be ON HOLD for awhile.  Now I am going to start a pink one. …in case my first Great-Grandangel is a girl.       I KNOW I KNOW…..these colors are sexist…..but it’s my party so I will go with traditional colors!  It was so funny because when some of my California Grandangels were visiting last summer, they were PREDICTING who would have the first baby and get the afghan!  It was interesting for me to easedrop and hear their REASONS for choosing who would be a parent first … and who would NOT BE A CANDIDATE AT ALL!

Baby Afghan - completed April 2012

sao's baby blue pineapple afghan

 

Unfortunately I didn’t get the binding on Jannae’s art quilt – so THAT is still on my Design Floor too.  Sometimes our best intentions get preempted by other projects that just pop out and demand attention!  :)  AND we all know how much that I LOVE binding.  I do it better when I am with OTHER PEOPLE – so I decided that I would take it to my next VIRGINIA SCRAPPERS GROUP.  OH NO….I can’t go this Saturday because I will be at the FIRST ANNUAL SWIFT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GATOR 5K.  I am working as a volunteer with the children in the FUN RUN first .. and then I will actually be IN the 5K  (am I crazy or what!?)

Check out what other quilters are doing this week by going to Judy Laquidara’s Blog at Patchworktimes.com!

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/04/23/design-wall-monday-april-23-2012/

AND DO NO FORGET TO VISIT JUDY OF NC’S BLOG TODAY to see her TABLETOP MINI QUILTS!  She is at ShadeTreeQuilting and I put the link below.  I hope I get one of these table top quilting frames for Mother’s Day……hint hint hint.   :)

http://www.shadetreequilting.com/2012/04/inside-outside-with-table-toppers.html

This TABLE TOPPER MINI QUILT BLOG HOP is sponsored by Madame Samm and started April 16th – you might want to go look at the bloggers who posted before today too!

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Madame Samm of SEW I QUILT is sponsoring the TABLE TOPPER BLOG HOP of mini quilts!  There are even some very nice prizes involved…..so go take a peek!  It is like having a VIRTUAL QUILT RETREAT of show and tells!   I REALLY WANT ONE OF THESE TABLE TOPPER QUILT STANDS TOO!  You will too, after you visit the blogs!
Click on the participant’s name below – and ENJOY!!!
Monday April 23rd
Tuesday April 24th
Wednesday April 25th
Shanna moved from earlier in the week..
Here is a list of the blogs from earlier – you might still be able to go ooh and aah over the mini quilts!!!!
Monday April 16th
Tuesday April 17th
Wednesday April 18th
Shanna ( no show) moved to last day
Sharon ( very ill)
Thursday April 19th

Friday April 20th
Leslie ( she is there now)
]]> http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/22/table-topper-mini-quilt-blog-hop/feed/ 0 http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/22/table-topper-mini-quilt-blog-hop/ Art Festival at Clover Hill High School – April 22, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShirleyAnnesHeart/~3/sHiGSzTOWtI/ http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/22/art-festival-at-clover-hill-high-school-april-22-2012/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:53:41 +0000 drsao http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/?p=16672 I just got back from the Art Festival Exhibit at Clover Hill High School.  All of the area elementary, middle and high schools were displaying the wonderful expressions of art from the talented students in the area.  I have to say that I was TRULY IMPRESSED.  

I wish that I could have taken pictures of everything!  I did take a few and I hope that you enjoy them.  There are some PORTRAITS  that took my breath away – by MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS!

My Grandangel, Leanna, is taking Graphic Arts this year and had two of her projects on display.  One is of Kermit the Frog – and she used only words to make the image.  The second project is a poster that she made  to advertise a Taylor Swift Concert.  She LOVES this class.  I loved seeing ALL of the projects!  Leanna even humored me and let me take a picture of her with her projects!

Congrats to all of the area teachers and students!  ENJOY!

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OUTGOING PRES CATHERINE and INCOMING PRES CHERYL begin the celebratory part of the meeting!

The GIFT CARD - brought smiles

 

The Beach Bag and the Tissue Box brought MORE SMILES

 

AND THEN THE TEARS OF JOY AND GRATITUDE POURED FORTH…..

Susan produced a tear-jerker masterpiece

 

GOOD JOB SUSAN

It even has a butterfly – probably one of Catherine’s favorite creatures.  I cannot believe that I didn’t take a picture of the cupcakes that Catherine brought for the festivities.  They were beautiful – decorated with colorful butterflies.

To Catherine - SUSAN UNLEASHED

 

The BACK has a photo of Catherine's LOST AND FOUND Masterpiece

 

Catherine also got some wonderful potholders in my favorite colors….red and black.

The Year One Board Members bearing gifts

 

In TYPICAL GENEROUS CATHERINE STYLE Catherine gave luggage tags to anyone renewing their membership or for anyone joining……WELCOME TO THE FUN ALMA!

Thank you Catherine for the RMQG TAG

 

Slip your ID Card in here on the back.

 

We always have IMPRESSIVE SHOW AND TELLS and last night was no exception.

 

The center of this quilt is from our First Round Robin – WOW – this is beautiful!

Hand Dyed Back

 

Another STUNNING QUILT from the First Round Robin!

 

The Shoes with a SPARKLE!

 

 

Thank you to my friend Bonnie for making me a STILETTO……she read my mind…..I was just wishing for one.  It is BEAUTIFUl!!!!!

sao's Stiletto

 

My 8-year-old Grandangel, Cooper, was impressed too and ADMIRED my MINI-SWORD this morning!!!

Cooper Loves The Mini-Sword, Bonnie!

READ THE NEXT POST TO SEE THE SPRING FLOWERS THAT WE MADE AT OUR APRIL RMQG MEETING!! 

 

]]> http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/21/rmqg-celebrates-its-one-year-anniversary-april-2012/feed/ 1 http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/21/rmqg-celebrates-its-one-year-anniversary-april-2012/ SPRING SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS – RMQG Fun in April, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShirleyAnnesHeart/~3/vGhHvYdtWl8/ http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/04/21/spring-showers-bring-may-flowers-rmqg-fun-in-april-2012/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:36:50 +0000 drsao http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/?p=16630 For our RMQG One-Year Anniversary Fun we made FLOWERS….and it was REALLY SO MUCH FUN!    Like in the TRADITIONAL PRACTICE at Scrapbooking Conventions, I hope that we continue these MAKE AND TAKE Programs at RMQG.  It is so much fun to learn new things!

 

Catherine taught us how to make TWISTY Flowers.  A little CIRCLE,  a lot of GLUE, and a strip of fabric twisted……and voila.  LOVE IT CATHERINE.

The "TEACHA" modeling a flower pin......:)

 

The front of Catherine's flower (with a ruffled edge)

 

The back - with a pin

 

Catherine's Flower that she made in class....I was gong to try to pretend that I made it....but my sense of honesty prevailed....

 

Here I am cutting my circle (right Bonnie?)

 

Bonnie is doing a great job twisting and gluing her fabric!

 

Concentration at its finest

 

Weldome to the Guild Alma!

 

This REALLY is sao's FLOWER......:) REALLY!

 

THEN the PIPECLEANER FLOWER…….but that is not what it is called!  I thought it was called FIDDLESTIX but then I think Laura called it FICKLESTICKS……so to uncloud my brain, I am going to refer to it as the PIPECLEANER FLOWER!  Thank you for the lesson, Laura!

Laura and the PIPECLEANER FLOWERS....:)

 

All you need is a safety pin, some pliers, 3 pipecleaners and fabric sewn into a tube (and PATIENCE!)

 

Here is my tube one hour later.....LOL (NOT REALLY!)

 

Good JOB ALMA!!!!

 

Alma's Flower - REALLY NICE!

This looks great - look how EVEN and perfect the petals are!

sao's Flower

My petals need some tweaking…..

Maybe it would look cuter turned on its side.....

 

I like the long stem version the best!

 

I put my flowers on my little CAT CHAIR at home.  (Catherine made the pretty beige one with the rick rack edge.)

 

 

The last FLOWER STATION was the HYDRANGEA STATION – thank you Susan…….this was fun.  I didn’t finish but I know HOW to finish it and that is the most important part!  RIGHT?

 

Susan had our kits all ready for us (PERFECT CIRCLES!)

Susan's HYDRANGEA on her quilt.

More of Susan's Flowers

 

Trish – on the far LEFT was a first time visitor…..welcome Trisha (Trish – Trisha – I hope one of these is correct!  :))

 

The flower petals are sewn onto the quilt - from the back you can see the circle.

 

Start with 9 perfect (OR NOT) circles and a needle and thread.

 

Fold in half and in half again and fingernail press (unless you have an iron handy!)

 

Fold into the creases to make a little envelope....see how nicely Alma is doing this?

 

I think this is adorable. THIS REALLY IS MY FIRST CIRCLE FINISHED

 

Arrange the petals anyway that you like! :)

 

 

 

 

 

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Well that’s solved then. Chicken born without an egg in Sri Lanka

 

 


20th April 2012 by Harrison Weber
According to reports from Metro, a chicken was just recently born — mammal style — without an egg in Sri Lanka. Yes, traditionally eggs are passed out of a hen’s body and incubated outside. Somehow though, in this completely wild instance, the egg stayed inside the hen for 21 days before hatching.

As any rudimentary biology class will tell you, this is not what’s supposed to happen. The hen gave birth to the chick, which survived and is reportedly ”healthy and fully formed,” sadly though, the mother has died of internal wounds.

You can call it a genetic mutation or even an evolutionary process, but no matter what this is quite miraculous to hear. From PR Yapa, a vet in Welimada:
I had only heard about such aberrations, but I was able to see it for myself today. There were lacerations and a tear of the reproductive tract that caused the death. The baby is doing well.
As Metro notes, “the story has hit headlines across Sri Lanka and proved popular on Twitter with many joking that it solves the age old conundrum of which came first – the chicken or the egg.” Strangely enough, this is one of many recent chicken headlines. Earlier this week a hen in Montana apparently laid what may be the world’s smallest egg, being just larger than a penny.

 

And where  in the world is Sri Lanka?  According to WIKIPEDIA (which isn’t the best scientific source of information!)

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Listeni/ʃriː ˈlɑːŋkə/, /sriːˈlɑːŋkə/, or /sriːˈlæŋkə/;[8][9] Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, Tamil: இலங்கை), is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon (play /sɨˈlɒn/, /seɪˈlɒn/, or /siːˈlɒn/), Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the Maldives.

 

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