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Sunday, May 12, 2013
No-Reply Bloggers: a Different Perspective
I was reading Pam's blog this morning at Threading My Way and she had a link to another blog, Sews and Bows which wrote a posting about No-Reply Bloggers that was very interesting. So many bloggers want to rid the world of no-reply bloggers, but it may not be their fault. Check out this link and read it to understand why some people are no-reply bloggers.
And if any of you no-reply bloggers comment to enter give-aways, just make sure that you include your email in the comment section for your chance at winning. If in doubt always include your email.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
It's For the Birds Blog Hop
I saw this free pattern for making these little knit owls puffs and I thought it was a great project to use up some of the misc. yarn leftovers I have. They were fun and easy to make. I found myself knitting so many of them that I decided to create a string of owls like you see strings of other fabric birds and things that are sold at import shops. Then I got the idea of having the owls perched on a branch. I found little pieces of branches and drilled a hole in them like a bead. I hot glued on some faux leaves too. I actually made 3 different sets of hanging owls, each with a different number of owls. I even made 3 in eyelash yarn and they look like baby owls.
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| String of eleven knit owls each perched on a branch. |
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| Six owls. I gave this string of owls to my daughter. |
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| String of 8 owls. |
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| They look better outside, but they kept turning while I tried to take their photo. I had to be quick or I would get their backside. |
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| Closer look. |
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| I made these 3 with eyelash yarn. After sewing on the eyes of the bottom one and getting the yarn tangled up as I sewed, I opted to glue the eyes on the remaining two owls. They do look like little baby owls in the eyelash yarn. |
I also love the bird logo from Bird Brain Designs. This bird is a free embroidery from Bird Brain Designs. I enlarged it and did a combination of applique and embroidery.
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| Bird Brain quilt. |
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| Bird Brain. |
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| This owl was a free applique pattern from Cherry of Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio. Cherry has been a frequent blog hopper with Mdm. Samm's blog hops too. |
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| I decided to do a reverse applique border and then added rickrack and French knots all around the rickrack in 2 colors. |
The state bird here in New Mexico is the roadrunner. I wanted to make something with a roadrunner too, but alas too many ideas and not enough time. So I leave you with a few photos instead.
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| The Rail Runner is the commuter train here in New Mexico. As you can see the roadrunner head and tail painted on the train. My grandson calls this the "bird train". He loves trains! Although roadrunners do not make a beeping sound like the roadrunner cartoon character does, when the doors are closing on the Rail Runner, you can hear the beep, beep, beep sound. |
| Roadrunner cartoon |
Wednesday, May 8~
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Batik Hearts Quilt
I have completed the pdf for the Batik Hearts Quilt. I asked if you wanted a sew-along or a pdf and the majority who responded wanted a pdf, so I now have the pdf in my Craftsy Store.
I sent you all an email (those who responded to my posting that is) and there is a little something waiting for you in your inbox to show my appreciation.
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
It's For the Birds Blog Hop Schedule~
Here is the schedule It's For the Birds blog hop~
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Batik Hearts Quilt: Sew-Along or pdf Update~
After asking about whether a pdf download or a Sew-Along was preferred for making the Batik Hearts Quilt, (see posting below this one) it appears that most of you who responded preferred the pdf as many stated that you were too busy for a sew-along right now or preferred to sew on your own time frame. This is understandable, however I have never created a sew-along before and I thought it might be easier for everyone to sew along if I were to give a step once or twice a week.
I am still working on creating the pdf for this quilt, but can I ask you a question about a Sew-Along? Since I have not created a Sew-Along before on my blog and I have only participated in one Sew-Along from another blog, I would like to know from those who have participated in a Sew-Along before or who would like to participate in a Sew-Along, how often would you like each step posted? Once a week? Twice a week? Or? This will help me understand better how to create a Sew-Along in the future. I don't want to throw too much at someone all at once, but I also want to know how much time would you devote per day or week to sewing along? Thank you for your input in advance; it's so appreciated!
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I am still working on creating the pdf for this quilt, but can I ask you a question about a Sew-Along? Since I have not created a Sew-Along before on my blog and I have only participated in one Sew-Along from another blog, I would like to know from those who have participated in a Sew-Along before or who would like to participate in a Sew-Along, how often would you like each step posted? Once a week? Twice a week? Or? This will help me understand better how to create a Sew-Along in the future. I don't want to throw too much at someone all at once, but I also want to know how much time would you devote per day or week to sewing along? Thank you for your input in advance; it's so appreciated!
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Sew-Along or a Tutorial?
I have been working on a tutorial for a quilt that I had made. But I got to thinking, would you prefer I made a tutorial (pdf version) and put it on Craftsy where you could download it? Or I could do a sew-along here on my blog where I show a step or 2 each day; which would you prefer? Please leave me a comment below or email me and tell me which you prefer. I'll go with the majority on this.
I suppose you want to see what we will making first, huh? My Batik Hearts Quilt.
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I suppose you want to see what we will making first, huh? My Batik Hearts Quilt.
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| Batik Hearts Quilt. |
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Local Outdoor Quilt Show
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| This is one of the quilts in the show made by my friend, Tara. |
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