tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18758234085955335122024-02-15T02:28:08.520-08:00A Quilting JourneyDeb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-12906522425500604682014-10-08T11:43:00.001-07:002014-10-08T11:43:33.851-07:00And now they are back ...go figure.<br />
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Now I am really confused.Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-74014071711328224452014-10-07T15:44:00.002-07:002014-10-07T15:44:59.490-07:00Is it Monday?!?!?!?So I stopped in to check on the 'ol blog and now all of the comments made be people are not showing up. I can see them when I get into the interior of my blog, but they are just invisible to everyone else. Don't have a clue what happened or how to change it.<br />
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Oh well ...Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-3554751636793555212012-04-26T23:12:00.001-07:002012-04-26T23:12:11.704-07:00Nothing new to post today ...everything is pretty much the same right now. Nothing new ... but that means nothing bad either.Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-76341863523292483782012-04-12T16:54:00.003-07:002012-04-12T17:01:54.871-07:00Cicero said ...<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living ...</em></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The past couple of weeks have been hard. My mother passed away suddenly on March 25. Today, I learned that my dear sweet friend Sylvia passed away yesterday.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">They will never be forgotten as long as we continue to share our memories ...</span>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-34244291032033430962011-07-30T11:45:00.000-07:002011-07-30T12:10:09.273-07:00AHHHHH ... Quilt Travel ...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqHX-UL2T1XC4Fr0PrE6ewRiJIZS3gVOEJZ-vWmpicdyecYDdH6fMJcUvzVTKthe_z0_s_FYnlOQa5QECYaOoIPhvJhW3MVBmqaS56qZ7SFSfEcJX46nQJmrNmrScu_ccim3DsDhuVTLr/s1600/DSCN0896.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 132px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635218947573915410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqHX-UL2T1XC4Fr0PrE6ewRiJIZS3gVOEJZ-vWmpicdyecYDdH6fMJcUvzVTKthe_z0_s_FYnlOQa5QECYaOoIPhvJhW3MVBmqaS56qZ7SFSfEcJX46nQJmrNmrScu_ccim3DsDhuVTLr/s320/DSCN0896.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Been there, done that ...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ptBwwVkOWNu3q50k53XCIVXRIRVFQJ4ohwNRcRwe6pmN2XA7GDBOOw8SUo9NIUDakNigpKMCteDvyOCRrhOp_Bql_qq5_vkrjTwyhXJ7vkw93PWMOIf9fl6kLY255BUmtoJSBmmvXZqE/s1600/DSCN0902.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 257px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635218831647949138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ptBwwVkOWNu3q50k53XCIVXRIRVFQJ4ohwNRcRwe6pmN2XA7GDBOOw8SUo9NIUDakNigpKMCteDvyOCRrhOp_Bql_qq5_vkrjTwyhXJ7vkw93PWMOIf9fl6kLY255BUmtoJSBmmvXZqE/s320/DSCN0902.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Got the Tote Bag.<br />I made a quick dash (LOL - it's all relative, if you ask me) down to the Long Beach Int'l Quilt Festival. While there I saw a few friends ...<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieueMDhy8X48tJnJwCBxqEZR1YB8EPB8tm4adpbBrz2eungm2sQxkH5dtyQ7wrGZjPX-3Mnum4ls73moOc1a0jbp4dr0cyscqb_e6zOIBHy-8ADbYNQEgW__emHdL2DluBu_rx4V7GZyLI/s1600/DSCN0894.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635218669883444738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieueMDhy8X48tJnJwCBxqEZR1YB8EPB8tm4adpbBrz2eungm2sQxkH5dtyQ7wrGZjPX-3Mnum4ls73moOc1a0jbp4dr0cyscqb_e6zOIBHy-8ADbYNQEgW__emHdL2DluBu_rx4V7GZyLI/s320/DSCN0894.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">And even caught Christine at Make It University. Christine is such a talented quilter ... </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I wonder how she will work this technique into a future quilt.<br /></span><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN96LA506TGCsso8n0elTpbp3itqPYFwatL1pVakukmQrXvea1Ia69C-xqezdZFd1thef7u2x7_TROTfjrQxFqCzSD-5lAGSLjdKdRBLuAn0U_kh9_RmNKzedS3u7Rs_wcmjTUGC7BVm-/s1600/DSCN0899.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635218550224016642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN96LA506TGCsso8n0elTpbp3itqPYFwatL1pVakukmQrXvea1Ia69C-xqezdZFd1thef7u2x7_TROTfjrQxFqCzSD-5lAGSLjdKdRBLuAn0U_kh9_RmNKzedS3u7Rs_wcmjTUGC7BVm-/s320/DSCN0899.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I also met up with Mel and got a copy of the new book she did with Mary Lou Weidman. What a fun book. I can't wait to sit down with a good cup of coffee and do some reading this weekend. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I picked up some little needles and a little needle case along with some other goodies. I will have to get a picture of that later.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend.</span><br /></div></div><br /></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-83825783170732253192011-07-19T17:43:00.000-07:002011-07-19T17:53:23.732-07:00More Applique at Lake Tahoe ...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">We did have some rain come in late one day and had light showers part of the next day, but you know it didn't matter. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I took this next photo late in the day on Thursday.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kOcSieuoaIzqZHdV7C3Xvg0bmzS_k-YFVFfls6nNeQXY9pscKpQ1-NeIl985v_17C6qGMDRdwe2yXhB1Cmwm5bIRhJmgsFXRdv_tnTd6mFThRkAdVQA4_lRxMZVdDXiDdiNQsorBVpIP/s1600/DSCN0872.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631229193596502978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kOcSieuoaIzqZHdV7C3Xvg0bmzS_k-YFVFfls6nNeQXY9pscKpQ1-NeIl985v_17C6qGMDRdwe2yXhB1Cmwm5bIRhJmgsFXRdv_tnTd6mFThRkAdVQA4_lRxMZVdDXiDdiNQsorBVpIP/s320/DSCN0872.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">This was my daily view ... awesome!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVwU2eVhBLjPuaLzXGFl3bkzmASJXWpsKS1wjxtR8pqCdxKAShOKy3AqtaltGJ42w0ZAB-X6_zLgRbUTl_zYoZuXU4tpqHZbozxfSjmNV_AibqKsfmodRkJjEJWzkpe2jcmCQW51zEuIl/s1600/DSCN0874.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631229067266721282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVwU2eVhBLjPuaLzXGFl3bkzmASJXWpsKS1wjxtR8pqCdxKAShOKy3AqtaltGJ42w0ZAB-X6_zLgRbUTl_zYoZuXU4tpqHZbozxfSjmNV_AibqKsfmodRkJjEJWzkpe2jcmCQW51zEuIl/s320/DSCN0874.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">And then of course there was sunset. It was such a wonderful week.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I definately want to go back again.</span></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-23383483508148729692011-07-11T13:29:00.000-07:002011-07-11T13:43:30.333-07:00More on Applique in Tahoe ...We were in this awesome room that was all windows on the lake side. Plenty of natural light during the day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HV38fv7fP5tAFH13TYFNkv8YOEQdRZEIT_Mzcw_UDepmV4ea6jIXuRvksM-VLaYsDI71jFS1v8i8mqqz3MTvrNJ84VgbxzofN169FXnJ9iIHH-_tM5OBrCrE5dNV68s-Wct2DA-bjuh0/s1600/DSCN0870.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628194913340946802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HV38fv7fP5tAFH13TYFNkv8YOEQdRZEIT_Mzcw_UDepmV4ea6jIXuRvksM-VLaYsDI71jFS1v8i8mqqz3MTvrNJ84VgbxzofN169FXnJ9iIHH-_tM5OBrCrE5dNV68s-Wct2DA-bjuh0/s320/DSCN0870.JPG" /></a> Check out the quilts on the back wall! Absolutely gorgeous.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhC5KGMNkD3tDb1yIBdC32iOalZtP_-IbzxSiMlyNx5ocWrMFy9q_0AiW5Am7QrB3PWgPUOSfUp4rRQ_7oaZ_umRXSG_-vIVoO5x-FgcEbVdLOksHbtJSI8SmHyeDaHQBl8n5NRhtiNWp/s1600/DSCN0871.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628194769703977202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhC5KGMNkD3tDb1yIBdC32iOalZtP_-IbzxSiMlyNx5ocWrMFy9q_0AiW5Am7QrB3PWgPUOSfUp4rRQ_7oaZ_umRXSG_-vIVoO5x-FgcEbVdLOksHbtJSI8SmHyeDaHQBl8n5NRhtiNWp/s320/DSCN0871.JPG" /></a> There were tutorials each day that covered additional skills for Baltimore Album quilts. You know, things like ribbon embroidery, ribbon roses, inking, couching, regular embroidery, bead work and Ruching.<br /><br /><div>And what a talented group of ladies! It was so much fun. </div><br /><div></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-67169016779805116582011-07-07T18:39:00.000-07:002011-07-07T19:23:44.894-07:00A Little Bit of R&R ... and Applique ...<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, let me start by saying I hated to get back to work on the 5th of July.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">I left home on Sunday, the 26th of June for a wonderful 5 day Retreat. Can you guess where ?</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626790358332128370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohiQvk3xF7Iasw0nK-61Xuux276Dw_eI6cj3dWgR8Cp3SkxiNVFZmkYRuhw7-FNaVDxvQSZ71Fdnq7B1ZHzTHrl7drsreEpEwmgOlUYLHwUyryewB1SlfgitnfnRISgSnhtdh80rcgxAY/s320/DSCN0854.JPG" /> <br /><p align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">LAKE TAHOE!</span></p><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Because of a prior obligation, I wasn't able to leave until the afternoon. A short drive (at least by my defination) then a quick stop to pick up my friend Deanna, and then we were on our way.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Check in was at 3 pm. But because of our late start we didn't arrive until after dark. We checked in, unloaded our things and found our sewing tables. A few people we knew were still up stitching, we visited for a few minutes then went to find our room and go to bed. </span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Next morning I woke up early and peeked out the window. OMG!</span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">I cleaned up and then hurried outside to take the picture above. This was the view from our room!</span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">It was so beautiful!</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Did I mention that I hated to go back to work on the 5th?<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div></span>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-11346878313400990762010-09-28T08:03:00.000-07:002010-09-28T08:19:06.478-07:00A Hot Day in September ...<span style="font-family:verdana;">and a late afternoon coffee meeting with </span><a href="http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pam</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. It was good to get together and gab, seems like forever since our last visit or sew day. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, we didn't have a sew day together this trip, but I was able to get some quilting time in. I attended 2 applique workshops in Livermore that were being held at Quilting in the Garden at </span><a href="http://aldenlane.com/stitch.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Alden Lane Nursery</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. What a wonderful show once again. Cindy and her crew at Alden Lane did another fantastic job on the show. It was awesome.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have pictures, but have to make this blog entry short as I head out the door. A lot has happened since my last blog post, so once again I have some catching up to do.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.</span>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-86511444120087317922010-06-25T12:42:00.000-07:002010-06-25T13:19:31.772-07:00Sew Days with Friends are always so much fun ...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Just to sit, sew and laugh ... always fun if you ask me.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">These pictures are from a sew day we had at Debbie's earlier this year.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oHTrY_ZpplnWa1q8N1BOjQlkguMv5rTute_LVOxh-nDxcpybdDyoC0bt3y48Geo6wFxMTcRb9KYkbY2Ss4zaEohKOMlFiQ0RqeN2GnO_1zxpn7FqnVO3FahHKaGZQRIiNWfio0cs6aih/s1600/DSCN0652.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486800781664103218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oHTrY_ZpplnWa1q8N1BOjQlkguMv5rTute_LVOxh-nDxcpybdDyoC0bt3y48Geo6wFxMTcRb9KYkbY2Ss4zaEohKOMlFiQ0RqeN2GnO_1zxpn7FqnVO3FahHKaGZQRIiNWfio0cs6aih/s320/DSCN0652.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Debbie is doing the Civil War Tribute block of the month from In Between Stitches.</span> </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKDJHlJBKGMTtDcXChnEaemkAKzUWJqwuR8tuLEVC_A6i9hL6YOkeiIrvx5BVuYixr76LOUe3_ijMVkiALfv2cECDX1cTdkQ_DnQQeIFuL3MMxZoxSxWwEM3jMwT_LOCbMBL4Wf_MipMo/s1600/DSCN0520.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486800414938711810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKDJHlJBKGMTtDcXChnEaemkAKzUWJqwuR8tuLEVC_A6i9hL6YOkeiIrvx5BVuYixr76LOUe3_ijMVkiALfv2cECDX1cTdkQ_DnQQeIFuL3MMxZoxSxWwEM3jMwT_LOCbMBL4Wf_MipMo/s320/DSCN0520.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And she was also very busy making a million tiny Desden Plate blades for a quilt for one of the girls. Okay so maybe not a million ... I think it was something like 754 - it was over 700 anyway. </span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPI1ZYzsfCAiH8nRjHnUk-_rRMIAQB1snLQ0crsH_m_YClf3zMCwGuEx2fDeWg5rPwrm2aQmy0bVRyPY0BZAzrKk2EI6PXcmjdAyuMl9ZiXDfGBsx6bIgGjuKLb3rLr_o0o51OUV3yLrx/s1600/DSCN0519.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486800078056440818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPI1ZYzsfCAiH8nRjHnUk-_rRMIAQB1snLQ0crsH_m_YClf3zMCwGuEx2fDeWg5rPwrm2aQmy0bVRyPY0BZAzrKk2EI6PXcmjdAyuMl9ZiXDfGBsx6bIgGjuKLb3rLr_o0o51OUV3yLrx/s320/DSCN0519.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And I was busy working on these little gems.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROK_N8pJsmp7PG2V08ukLyT0ZlWoiLHFXlXkP-Bpo0c6vSZmKe0qj7hyphenhyphenvdXJ-ig1ISX4EPmPE5Z16bcYZ-OfIOW1iCt8s9AAiiQyR2BUdX2oYsCieTJ8wYNjDnYAcRQb3nERD6elRDo5D/s1600/DSCN0653.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486799780209591522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROK_N8pJsmp7PG2V08ukLyT0ZlWoiLHFXlXkP-Bpo0c6vSZmKe0qj7hyphenhyphenvdXJ-ig1ISX4EPmPE5Z16bcYZ-OfIOW1iCt8s9AAiiQyR2BUdX2oYsCieTJ8wYNjDnYAcRQb3nERD6elRDo5D/s320/DSCN0653.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And then I made the larger block in the background for a Block Lottery at In Between Stitches.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">They have a different one each month. It was, fun even though I didn't win.<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiMjMGJXnrthMpN8xzQL7OPBiIut7Ps0jAlLKHcUE6F2mRWHijpuJdS6FWyQvhNHJicdtYoFW_YgvDhL89WCFtkmEHaSNMBBk8q3UTUv2lqpLUeb4cxMfXwx5AxfnA8UEIpEZU0Wp9tSN/s1600/DSCN0654.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486799557937451586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiMjMGJXnrthMpN8xzQL7OPBiIut7Ps0jAlLKHcUE6F2mRWHijpuJdS6FWyQvhNHJicdtYoFW_YgvDhL89WCFtkmEHaSNMBBk8q3UTUv2lqpLUeb4cxMfXwx5AxfnA8UEIpEZU0Wp9tSN/s320/DSCN0654.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And also worked on making a bunch of these little guys too.</span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have more photos to go through, but will leave that for another day.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hope you are all able to spend fun filled days sewing with friends.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thanks for stopping by. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </p><div align="center"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-66644207811899941742010-06-21T09:18:00.000-07:002010-06-21T14:19:16.569-07:00I wish I could be home sewing today ...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">but ... "duty" calls and I have to go to work.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">~~~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been working on a few things these past 5 months though. There was the Pirate Quilters Retreat, some sew days with friends and I have been also doing a Block A Month with an out-of-state friend. I have pictures to go through and post, so hopefully I will get my act together and get that done soon.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">~~~</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, for those of you that have been stopping by and have been seeing the same 'ol same 'ol, there will be some new entries for you to look forward to.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">~~~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">That said .... I am out the door to work.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">~~~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I wish I was home sewing ...</span></div><div align="center"></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-25186992298388464482010-01-08T19:29:00.000-08:002010-01-08T21:16:25.929-08:00Did You Adopt a Shelter Dog in 2009?<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you did, Pedigree has an offer for YOU!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you adopted a dog any time during the 2009 calendar year you can send in an offer for some free Pedigree. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is the link to the </span><a href="http://www.pedigree.com/03Adoption/Adopt-A-Dog/Adopt-Free-Food/default.aspx"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pedigree Offer</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to read all about it. But don't wait too long. The deadline is February 2010.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">That's all I've got for now (I was reminded to update my blog).</span></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-68276142262896643392009-12-30T07:51:00.000-08:002009-12-30T07:58:59.088-08:00A Good Start to the Day ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuYNsi-0l2VHpVhSCteVUksOjEbikKuBG5nN8q_sRYtbVOFHXoM_EP9o0vNmcxYwU-xIJ2Z-zuThwxjWQ5PejMlJgEWnfIloAtH4dbkSlYXXJOLZHzIB-63-rDxCtQP4L0hTwqusXxCgs/s1600-h/DSCN0639.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421058009322461906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuYNsi-0l2VHpVhSCteVUksOjEbikKuBG5nN8q_sRYtbVOFHXoM_EP9o0vNmcxYwU-xIJ2Z-zuThwxjWQ5PejMlJgEWnfIloAtH4dbkSlYXXJOLZHzIB-63-rDxCtQP4L0hTwqusXxCgs/s320/DSCN0639.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jim brought me birthday Banana Bread and a Peppermint Mocha. Now that's the way to start off a birthday.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The only downside is having to work today, but that's okay.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">No one said life was perfect.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></div></span>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-89162542482288318182009-12-25T12:53:00.000-08:002009-12-26T20:08:32.853-08:00Time Slips Away ...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">as it so easily does ... </span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Someone very close to me was getting after me about not updating my blog. And it is true, I have let time slip by ... always intending to update my blog but never quite getting around to it. Marlene would have definately been after me about not updating things here as well. She was good about keeping me on track. </span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A lot of fun things have happened since my last post and most recently something very sad.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419282329840619202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFHYIDTMDx6Vbv6fUfF-QNf3xHOT2B8XbhYhuMt9FKNJIRop9c7SgnxoQIpZj1nbpHWA4W-MP2waWcf3l7I9W1TF0Fhyphenhyphen3DS54L0P5Cs1C_JowmfyT5EKUOPpkPFIfH5TQMwqDJv3jgatn/s320/DSCN0393.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is Rio. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A very loved and some would say spoiled girl. But that's the best kind, right. This photo was taken just this past summer.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rio passed away on Wednesday, December 23. She would have been 16 in May of next year. She was such a sweet and loving girl. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">She loved to travel with me and didn't care where we were going, she just wanted to be going too.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I miss you baby girl.</span> </div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-66736983734010722772009-09-19T09:19:00.000-07:002009-09-19T09:23:10.912-07:002 Days of Sewing Bliss ...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am in piecing heaven. As usual I brought way too many projects to work on, but the good news is ... I have been able to spend time with friends doing what I love.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Will post pictures when I get back to my computer.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If you are out there and sewing ... hoping you are having as much fun as me!</span></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-91280873827364366772009-09-11T05:59:00.001-07:002009-09-11T06:04:29.228-07:00Blogiversary Winner is ...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The list randomizer at Random.org has selected <strong>Mama T</strong>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">CONGRATULATIONS!!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mama T please email me your mailing information. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thank you all for participating.</span> </div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-41374241911536680612009-09-07T08:29:00.000-07:002009-09-07T10:27:08.515-07:00A Belated Blogiversary ... finally<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Please, please excuse the delay, I know it has been a while. I just needed to get back on track with everything and, of course, something else had to go wrong. But now I think all of that is behind me, so on with the celebration.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So the blogiversary celebration is about 5 weeks late, but better late than never. And what better way to celebrate then with a Giveaway!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since the Fall and Winter seasons are fast approaching I decided that flannel would be very appropriate.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378778009407531954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKE7ngZiwGfkN_dRUSSTIWPBCUh2EC3Fv8_56sE1apubPlaAq84PMkDKS1QNPBwchd8lmh9_cRA_vzeUaY_ZbYvke2jAuH4mwqB3y62e7p04dKjVKu8HNsezj44FNFeivMhImYpD5zDcM/s320/DSCN0515.JPG" /> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is a complete quilt kit (finished quilt measures 60"x60") and includes backing and binding. I will select the winner on Friday the 11th, 6 am PT. No special questions to answer or hoops to jump through. Just leave a comment. </span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thank you for coming and reading my blog.</span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-69749245118139922702009-08-09T08:30:00.000-07:002009-08-09T08:34:49.610-07:00Mending and Sewing ...<span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, I have finished all of my meds and am very much on the mend. Recovery is very apparent. Things have not completely returned to normal, but everything is a far cry from what it was.<br /><br />There is some quilting news to report. Last weekend Pam had a small gathering at her place and I was able to spend Saturday and Sunday sewing with Holly, Bonnie, Alison and Pam. It was good to see everyone again and spend time sewing and laughing. Dwight took good care of us once again and kept us well fed. He is an awesome cook and you know we had to keep our strength up.<br /><br />On Friday, I did take a trip to Helen's for a Sew Day at her house and had a wonderful day. Everyone there was doing hand work, myself included. Several of the ladies there are working on Baltimore Album quilt blocks and, I must say, it is going to be a gorgeous quilt. These ladies do exquisite applique. One of the ladies, Sandra, showed us a block she was working using wool. It was so beautiful, the wool just seemed to glow. And Kris was working on the cutiest little apron blocks using 30's fabrics. Did I say it was a wonderful day - well it was. Good friends, good food and a perfect day with needle in hand.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">On a blogging note ... my Blogiversary was postponed because of things that were going on. Be sure to check back, something is in the works.</span>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-80303205604384827222009-07-31T07:15:00.000-07:002009-07-31T15:56:03.686-07:00Not much new ... really ...<span style="font-family:verdana;">I don't really have anything new on the quilting front. In retrospect my memories of the trip to and at the Long Beach Int'l Quilt Festival are a bit fuzzy. No doubt because I was being attacked by a virus and didn't know it. I only had a few small purchases, a couple of them being gifts, so sorry no photos of those. And unfortunately, no pictures from the show.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, a trip to my doctor, continued meds and I think things a starting to turn around. It is going to be a slower recovery than <strong>I</strong> would like, but at this point I am not going to complain.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Take care of yourselves, one and all. You never know when a bug is gonna creep up on you and getcha when you least expect it!</span>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-40828250418858394112009-07-26T07:47:00.000-07:002009-07-26T09:15:14.664-07:00You know what they say ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizW1eLXuAGloLZVx_qzBwONd0-4EK0fNF0_DoNhbfmZ7K1PNVzvKmojLOho5Z9LiuFlbbf1ReJa4H6Rofc430leTjtRb_Q8ZXBThAjEfMH0gfJhXQvWGo3fwOGzE13dHhSWnAWXaSJ-_Hf/s1600-h/Its+always+something.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362780939345364850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizW1eLXuAGloLZVx_qzBwONd0-4EK0fNF0_DoNhbfmZ7K1PNVzvKmojLOho5Z9LiuFlbbf1ReJa4H6Rofc430leTjtRb_Q8ZXBThAjEfMH0gfJhXQvWGo3fwOGzE13dHhSWnAWXaSJ-_Hf/s200/Its+always+something.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Early on Friday my neighbor, Rose, and I set off to the Long Beach International Quilt Festival. Excitement filled the air as we chatted in the car during the drive.<br /><br />We arrived, did an early check in at our hotel and walked over to the Convention Center. Did I mention that excitement filled the air? Well, it was.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was fantastic entering the show room … Robert Duval said it best …<br /><br />I love the smell of fabric in the morning!<br /><br />Ok, ok, maybe he smelled something else, but you know what I’m talking about.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The day was great. We had decided to take in the vendors on Friday, of course, and Saturday we would spend on the Quilt Exhibits. So far so good. Got to chat with a lot of people I knew. Did a bit of shopping and saw several projects that I thought would be fun to do.<br /><br />The day was GREAT. We met with some of Rose’s friends in the evening and had fun talking, laughing and hearing stories of Rose and Marge’s antics.<br /><br />Then early Saturday morning things took an unexpected turn. I had to go to the doctor for some emergency care. Nothing life threatening, but enough to have to change our plans for the day. So, we stopped to pick up the necessary medications and a couple of other med supplies. Another stop for something to eat and then on the road for the long drive home.<br /><br />I was so disappointed not to be able to go back for the second day, but it couldn’t be helped. It was just one of those things.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But we did have a fantastic time on Friday and that is what's most important. Sometimes the good does come with the bad. You just have to make the best of it and move on. I think we did.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-86078324545406862092009-07-17T17:06:00.000-07:002009-07-17T17:08:05.425-07:00It's not too late ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVo8XHpcs5GtzZGghfMAQSE1CNSvNoaOnAeYpXlmmIgHaBvaIAxKKqcNQV5AaoyTxbV0vaFsOlylgvrqnwPvgOKg3OWev5Yfa_jy83XnLbsoCq1P-0pfjzPBY-LazNxZbSXd1Z-KXD-36N/s1600-h/42142.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359585110591018082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVo8XHpcs5GtzZGghfMAQSE1CNSvNoaOnAeYpXlmmIgHaBvaIAxKKqcNQV5AaoyTxbV0vaFsOlylgvrqnwPvgOKg3OWev5Yfa_jy83XnLbsoCq1P-0pfjzPBY-LazNxZbSXd1Z-KXD-36N/s200/42142.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">To go over and wish <a href="http://www.pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/">PamKittyMorning</a> a Happy Birthday!</span></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-60012985106006824862009-07-03T21:32:00.000-07:002009-07-03T22:47:55.691-07:004 + 4 + 1 = FUN<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, I have been busy getting the last of my Lost Sock blocks appliqued. I can now say that they are done and ready to be trimmed and assembled. I know, I keep talking about these blocks and I don't have any pictures posted of them. I will have to remedy that.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So ... 4 + 4 + 1 = FUN ... what does it all mean anyway ...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </div></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354460785036773298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQXzyiiyST2AmpRjFwN3YQenkJBJ_3FKN9TmLfLEp-iUqquq9SaMsRMNH3M2pa3xoNTjra6_5Lz2q-wd1-D2tsXO2WTbdfRuXlAg5t5PAuQQEB8qKhUlMTt2bvaKOX4f2LyAdiGB6IYYL/s200/DSCN0477.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It started with 4 days in the country ...</span><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcmOExFNFpe5EDZCcKL24fm5xEHc1Sb4MLqhbkWnnNZrIYRk4kEFsBPXq9MXXjUn2w9d1OMSea59Gnzp4kz2zOcqZFW2oiEnJwVdmHqT7SnocjE7kPv46vXLUlKw80vPJa5AVPDw0Ot8x/s1600-h/DSCN0479.JPG"></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354460608074791090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i-l5-oWyct1H8Lvj8gKp2_DmTtxYB9B6gM3Hwa-ZookiGkTqd9KZn1dIQtjqb21rX8zhxvT6CAxK2ZMh2-9T7LTyc0ZKaEWgyhNEi30nuYVut676R7_MTsQrNvs9zbfhAQKppNF6O4NR/s200/DSCN0479.JPG" /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Followed by 4 days on the coast ... </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">and then today I came home ...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dylD1TF3uyQ3Q48Lh_ymTX54kwbyzQjqaXBiN8bRY9r9SHtahVZkG3_Pzvy_0pW5ORu9Gng5dBciatHgYppxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">to this!! Not the best quality, but you get the idea.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have a Happy 4th!</span></p>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-78379696358562754432009-06-25T08:15:00.001-07:002009-06-25T08:25:12.190-07:00Strange Looking Ruler ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FI3pbeCLv-98gjgtjnzpGh9M3oq1jZ6fjdA2JQevJ2hQe3fyI5NaNAfaocQRUx-OUGA0QUKzKw3ZtiSyIJckXPtC8kHb_O5aHVuGu77SAU0Zfu7DgZ5lbQWWbojrQDzZyyD5-XEItvbq/s1600-h/D7B44F01-A650-11ED-A12AEF850D4F9732.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 63px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351284238914121138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FI3pbeCLv-98gjgtjnzpGh9M3oq1jZ6fjdA2JQevJ2hQe3fyI5NaNAfaocQRUx-OUGA0QUKzKw3ZtiSyIJckXPtC8kHb_O5aHVuGu77SAU0Zfu7DgZ5lbQWWbojrQDzZyyD5-XEItvbq/s200/D7B44F01-A650-11ED-A12AEF850D4F9732.jpg" /></a>Have you seen this specialty ruler by Creative Grids? <a href="http://magnoliabayquilts.blogspot.com/">Kim</a> blogged about it and I have to say I was intrigued. It is for cutting Half Square Triangles out of 2½ strips (or Jelly Rolls). I have not seen one in person yet. I checked out the <a href="http://www.creativegridsusa.com/products.cfm#specialty">Creative Grids</a> website and they have several specialty rulers. They even have instructions that can be Downloaded.<br /><br />Kim really seemed to like hers and I can see why. Do you have one? How do you like it? Inquiring bloggers want to know. <br /><div></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-50539470688907664082009-06-24T15:47:00.000-07:002009-06-24T19:42:09.208-07:00... And Other Times Life is Great<span style="font-family:verdana;">So last weekend was a quiet one at home. Just a bit of yardwork (never ending) and some hand applique.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But the weekend before ... a Sew Day with friends!! Now that's my kinda weekend!!! We all gathered at Debbie's again. </span><a href="http://www.pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pam</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> was going to help us struggling machine applique-ers and give us some much needed pointers. And we were going to have a potluck lunch.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZJgfywzz3F7yU23GISuJGgX13V9CUwrUY6z9qnshEdNeicewT7X0VAuMFbf1npsVUGaHwN4BJtOB-Ht9pQ24_Sor5QC3NvlgsVPn-uXsNL2zC-WRJa1ADiBLfdSyCksvshNYaBqEreHW/s1600-h/DSCN0466.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351033013149210530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZJgfywzz3F7yU23GISuJGgX13V9CUwrUY6z9qnshEdNeicewT7X0VAuMFbf1npsVUGaHwN4BJtOB-Ht9pQ24_Sor5QC3NvlgsVPn-uXsNL2zC-WRJa1ADiBLfdSyCksvshNYaBqEreHW/s200/DSCN0466.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And check out what Pam brought for each of us - OMG!!! The towels are so neat. Pam brought the towels all prepped and ready to stitch. Having never done machine applique before I didn't want to ruin my towel, so first I practiced on another block I had. After my practicing I felt confident enough to tackle my towel. But this whole machine applique stuff might make me start thinking about a sewing machine upgrade. hmmmm</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xtW3fJmBlJFhglljGrHbsIASy1BNufRatpmVl_YNor5G4aEAYektuKpRSDaw51OzkDfaoX-kjE49GC_zybUcN3NK6jeAw91YNfZgPCMXttxtKF5_So3RYTIn6S2Qzmy9Q76NRZI3uCf3/s1600-h/DSCN0465.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351033209285714962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xtW3fJmBlJFhglljGrHbsIASy1BNufRatpmVl_YNor5G4aEAYektuKpRSDaw51OzkDfaoX-kjE49GC_zybUcN3NK6jeAw91YNfZgPCMXttxtKF5_So3RYTIn6S2Qzmy9Q76NRZI3uCf3/s200/DSCN0465.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So our potluck lunch was very good. Pam brought a cheese ball w/crackers, veggies and dip, and the most delicious (and cute, I might add) mini bear claws.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPordulFBAiWF0XUh-5xAgbnc_flmfsqairjqWGISLJ003sPM55V9dLNDCku-ONNh3ikHPKWrNZjGBerDRWI-JFeE_XFlxJ9sD3h2A0Z4AiCev31DB7oL-qHJv7upa1lnvcycV7o689IH/s1600-h/DSCN0468.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351032693694700706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPordulFBAiWF0XUh-5xAgbnc_flmfsqairjqWGISLJ003sPM55V9dLNDCku-ONNh3ikHPKWrNZjGBerDRWI-JFeE_XFlxJ9sD3h2A0Z4AiCev31DB7oL-qHJv7upa1lnvcycV7o689IH/s200/DSCN0468.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY0_R4yJzy4W7XH6OW6orFNIzcjoTugpLIGJYLVIhV33MM0q0A4iBPOy-zF19tMPfQuOhit0SZOR8Po0joa7tSgZcqOmZDS8veYVw_cvgR0hcCcKM-8lF4A-JKo2Wq9iRo-SUlseL7y6r/s1600-h/DSCN0467.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351032808849048530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY0_R4yJzy4W7XH6OW6orFNIzcjoTugpLIGJYLVIhV33MM0q0A4iBPOy-zF19tMPfQuOhit0SZOR8Po0joa7tSgZcqOmZDS8veYVw_cvgR0hcCcKM-8lF4A-JKo2Wq9iRo-SUlseL7y6r/s200/DSCN0467.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZFAgUGGao_zlojiPUF3OFOdvikhHUi3dcSglinYLZi7tc_UeX2DuctURdmkUsZbov_pzRngjPorcck6uBSdfI4g71lvYgIhM8geh9R8ZO3wKI49MwQTW8nSyaMYCQ_a4aF6HTtK_EdRf/s1600-h/DSCN0469.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351032551277672354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZFAgUGGao_zlojiPUF3OFOdvikhHUi3dcSglinYLZi7tc_UeX2DuctURdmkUsZbov_pzRngjPorcck6uBSdfI4g71lvYgIhM8geh9R8ZO3wKI49MwQTW8nSyaMYCQ_a4aF6HTtK_EdRf/s200/DSCN0469.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I brought all the fixins for a 'build your own" taco salad. Debbie supplied all the beverages and of course opened up her home to us once again. And </span><a href="http://caquilter.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Deanna</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> brought some out of this world Apple Dumplings (recipe courtesy of </span><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Pioneer Woman</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">).<br /></span><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SEwuRrLVd4-ahyphenhyphenz6v4a2IUsbMRsyCbH_SNxb-b1hxBReiXgrxdIWIqwcuTIRXVVAH0_SBiZSz0wAbD9paEB3w188UKwCu8YVfCf7TSdUGAZOcTpQbA5x3NaoDDc6OkNNr2uGQ-2akXky/s1600-h/DSCN0472.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351031726898564066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SEwuRrLVd4-ahyphenhyphenz6v4a2IUsbMRsyCbH_SNxb-b1hxBReiXgrxdIWIqwcuTIRXVVAH0_SBiZSz0wAbD9paEB3w188UKwCu8YVfCf7TSdUGAZOcTpQbA5x3NaoDDc6OkNNr2uGQ-2akXky/s200/DSCN0472.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFoOpkN-Ie68xyc2kNtXIzgKTS2yQRM0yckEEKc_-FzauD2LX1P-uPY47FVYfZK1BbYoe5Tm2oldrrzJyOWGDciCU7PravURBboLmpOyHqzEJzAZbbAD4024brpjqHb-wXhYEgmarhZAV/s1600-h/DSCN0471.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351031851990375426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFoOpkN-Ie68xyc2kNtXIzgKTS2yQRM0yckEEKc_-FzauD2LX1P-uPY47FVYfZK1BbYoe5Tm2oldrrzJyOWGDciCU7PravURBboLmpOyHqzEJzAZbbAD4024brpjqHb-wXhYEgmarhZAV/s200/DSCN0471.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, we had an absolutely fun day. We sewed, we laughed, and of course we ate.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBEYLg0yfvzYppF-WbbC8cbQSpLet-jRHSxAJL4ntgzI3l4WixMcO40f5oI0L02lCrJnzBPW1QLFwE5JuhSliaVoiwBIRRugpIRDb9c-BXqp1eM09ob5bBfmv0ZIYZNZM-7vRk5GuuIia/s1600-h/DSCN0470.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351032322600535138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBEYLg0yfvzYppF-WbbC8cbQSpLet-jRHSxAJL4ntgzI3l4WixMcO40f5oI0L02lCrJnzBPW1QLFwE5JuhSliaVoiwBIRRugpIRDb9c-BXqp1eM09ob5bBfmv0ZIYZNZM-7vRk5GuuIia/s200/DSCN0470.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I finished up my towel. Yipee!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaI5gFmGO_8EQnZtS1Z1FAj0iTOxgAb2PnCLjY756yC3Iqy4lNacR7xYvC0wSn8qnyMeC5wttatZf1toqw2hZs5skpTkIeohuAKjClp8E4yUIKBBdTz0QU1LUkcjjKKJ8tP8uExir-IxM/s1600-h/DSCN0473.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351031307021708482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaI5gFmGO_8EQnZtS1Z1FAj0iTOxgAb2PnCLjY756yC3Iqy4lNacR7xYvC0wSn8qnyMeC5wttatZf1toqw2hZs5skpTkIeohuAKjClp8E4yUIKBBdTz0QU1LUkcjjKKJ8tP8uExir-IxM/s200/DSCN0473.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">So here is a pic of my goodies. Pam brought the towels and Deanna brought each of us some homemade Raspberry Jam. YUM!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4JUFZasykjxVN7jnqMknA4umbHRkWS5OLy7QBtnBCnZsGE2SewsZlfGENDDOfVkf7Xu4R-MqA7PRtCd-JuQeCMUc_5woroNwx3rnN6AY0NJpPsxCmp-FK3KS3-inimnY480N_LpoF0zI/s1600-h/DSCN0475.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351031192106199490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4JUFZasykjxVN7jnqMknA4umbHRkWS5OLy7QBtnBCnZsGE2SewsZlfGENDDOfVkf7Xu4R-MqA7PRtCd-JuQeCMUc_5woroNwx3rnN6AY0NJpPsxCmp-FK3KS3-inimnY480N_LpoF0zI/s200/DSCN0475.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://the-latebloomer.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Elizabeth</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> sent a copy of her Words on Quilts book for a giveaway. Deanna already had a copy, so the drawing was going to be between Debbie and me. Pam had Deanna choose a number between 1 and 25. You know, I would have never guessed 34. LOL Debbie wouldn't have either, so we had to have a giveaway do-over. We laughed so hard. It was too funny. Debbie won the book.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Needless to say we had a wonderful day.</span> </div></div></div></div></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875823408595533512.post-61994813759887450022009-06-24T10:55:00.000-07:002009-06-24T16:47:01.125-07:00Honest Scrap Award<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8bVV3ukwXHQiZKkMzRSKRoQ29GTooUrJU0w6Eg_nY2PujKWD0cSuLSGRfjB4d_NI3vsQ27eb0zBxEf9EgOFoqMSrdlkODtLUVDa3WSPM43a7LWjGS8To_jkJVuygUxO7mOoFCRQnh3C9/s1600-h/honest_scrap_award.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 185px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350958976939473410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8bVV3ukwXHQiZKkMzRSKRoQ29GTooUrJU0w6Eg_nY2PujKWD0cSuLSGRfjB4d_NI3vsQ27eb0zBxEf9EgOFoqMSrdlkODtLUVDa3WSPM43a7LWjGS8To_jkJVuygUxO7mOoFCRQnh3C9/s200/honest_scrap_award.jpg" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been given this award by Gizmo over at </span><a href="http://gizmoquilts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gizmo Quilts</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thank you for including me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Here are the rules:</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>First:</strong> You have to tell your readers 10 things about you they may not already know, but are true.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Second:</strong> You have to tag 10 people with the award.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Third:</strong> You have to let the people you've given the award to, know that they've received this award from you.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Finally:</strong> Make sure you link back to the person who awarded you.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, 10 things … here goes …</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am the youngest of 3 but the only one that quilts.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I do not wear makeup.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I don’t like tapioca pudding or soggy bread or soggy cereal.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I still live in the same town where I was born.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have never broken any bones.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I love stream fishing, but haven’t been in years.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have only driven in the snow once in my life.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I don’t like to fly.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have never been on a roller coaster.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan in concert 3 times before his untimely death. </span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">In random order, these are 10 bloggers I enjoy reading. Some you may know … others might be new to you. Hope you enjoy their reading their blogs too.</span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><ol><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/">PamKittyMorning</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://brownquilts4me.blogspot.com/">Brown Quilts</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.leehaven.com/">Living Life at Lee Haven</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://karen-logcabinquilter.blogspot.com/">Log Cabin Quilter</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://quiltingdownthestairs.blogspot.com/">Quilting Down the Stairs</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://cottonsnwoolens.blogspot.com/">Cottons ‘n Wool</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://pat-bitsandpieces.blogspot.com/">Bits and Pieces</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://magnoliabayquilts.blogspot.com/">Magnolia Bay Quilts</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://quiltingdaze.blogspot.com/">Quilting Daze</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://all-stitched-up.blogspot.com/">All Stitched Up</a> </span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have fun!</span></div>Deb Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783626124302283947noreply@blogger.com2