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timeless reflections january 2013 thursday january 31 2013 strawberries blueberries and chocolate i needed a treat this would have been yummy but then i would have had to do some extra walking or really exercise hard so rather than feel extra guilty i did some fabric surfing that s exercise right and had homestead hearth send me some of this kind of blueberries strawberries and chocolates by judi rothermel delicious without the calories it was perfect timing with lori s sal or sew along check it out my plan is to use these and if i have to add in some other pieces which i will i have only 5 minutes to search it s time for fun not for agonizing over a couple of 2 inch squares ready set go with the aid of fast forward here are the fabrics i have chosen i think they ll work out great ready set go fast forward here s the block one block didn t seem quite enough so back to the cutting board i ll let you see what a set of 4 looks like soon it s all about having fun and this was fun until next time posted by kyle at 6 00 am 14 comments labels quilting tuesday january 29 2013 thinking spring isn t spring suppose to come quicker when you work on a spring project well no luck in changing the seasons but i did have luck finishing my daffodil daze pillow the first of my 11 progress project plan i used a yellow and green print for the border and backing and i actually had the light yellow large rick rack on hand to add as a trim french knots can have a distinct personality so instead of french knots for detail i used seed beads for a little bling it s a cute design and makes you smile as you imagine the little spring time chicks peeping happily as they carry off daffodils on their shoulders until next time posted by kyle at 6 00 am 8 comments labels january the 11 project progress plan friday january 25 2013 nana life consists of many chapters each chapter can tell a story of love drama or comedy it s been a year since i started the chapter of my life affectionately known as nana or nanny nana many of you know that i am away from my home and running man during the week and spend time making memories and helping out two of my daughters and these two special people 5 days a week before i embarked on this commitment there were many considerations that were thought about and debated it s been a remarkable journey for all of us thank you son in laws everdeen and sanford have become an important part of my daily life this extra time for them to be able to be at home spending time together as cousins learning and growing and playing with nana has been a valuable opportunity my stint continues until the end of may then i ll close this particular chapter and start another but until then the 3 of us will continue to hang out together until next time posted by kyle at 6 00 am 10 comments labels everdeen nana sanford wednesday january 23 2013 winter plaids there s a distinct relationship between winter and plaids all those plaid flannel shirts come out of the closet they re warm comfortable and familiar many quilters are currently having fun working with plaid fabrics plaids have cycled around again but these gals are finding treasures on clothing hangers by taking older clothing and repurposing it when roberta horton first started to bring plaids into the quilter s market place i became a fan some quilters wrestle with the black arrow syndrome when working with plaid fabric what is that it s the flashback from laying a garment pattern on plaid fabric and trying to keep it straight on the grain me it doesn t matter being slightly off grain adds character in 1996 a group of friends each started on their own plaid quilt using the bear paw pattern we exchanged half square triangle pieces any combo was okay every piece in the quilt is a plaid from the blocks lattice borders backing and the scrappy binding i hand quilted it with an overall grid the backing was pieced with several leftovers and with appliqued bear paws for special effect i m always glad when i include a label as a reminder of the story of my slightly off grained friends so if you re tired of some of your winter plaid shirts get some scissors and start a new project repurpose recycle redo until next time posted by kyle at 6 00 am 9 comments labels 2013 january plaids quilts monday january 21 2013 halloween really there are only 9 months left before the arrival of fall and halloween that might sound like a rather bazarre statement in january but to those of us who quilt and are working on a seasonal project that shouts deadline and you d better get a move on so that s what i ve been working on during that weekends when i m home drawing lines for the construction of flying geese units assembly line stitching and finally constructing one of my favorite blocks a sawtooth star the design is just one of those blocks that s always popular and easy to make it s a star pattern without worrying about 8 points coming together in the center although i only needed 22 random scrappy blocks i really made 30 that gave me plenty of options when it came time to lay out the blocks these preprinted plastic tags by quilt dance make a great lay out system for quilt blocks especially because i don t have a design wall space to use it s easy to get confused when i pick up a stack of blocks off the floor and start sewing trust me i ve also used masking tape scraps of paper pinned on and sticky notes that don t really stay on here s the center the borders are next pumpkins and black cats may seem far off but at this pace i ll be ready with blackbird s pattern midnight silhouette until next time posted by kyle at 6 00 am 3 comments labels halloween midnight silhouette friday january 18 2013 eleven projects it s good to have a gimmick you know something that s unique or clever enough to stand out from the usual a list of to do projects is a good idea it helps to remind me of what i ve either started or what i want to do but that list is long and can look very daunting and not very fun last year my quilt group the quilting buddies started a plan the 11 project progress plan or what was affectionately referred to as the 11ppp that was so successful for me i m ready to try it again only with a few slight changes instead of choosing projects that have been hopelessly lingering i want to include some new projects also instead of designating only 11 specific projects i have about 20 and at the beginning of each month i want to take a look at those s and make a choice based on what the coming month has in store or even how i feel so i guess i might have to change the name of my plan but the purpose is the same to progress a project forward without feeling bad about having so many on a list first project which is actually my newest addition is some spring embroidery from a pattern called daffodil daze by on pins and needles it s a good remind that winter doesn t last forever until next time posted by kyle at 6 00 am 3 comments labels the 11 project progress plan wednesday january 16 2013 the next step with the top complete of my red and white sampler from the it just takes 2 blocks it was time to move on to the next part the quilting and in this case the hand quilting of course we know there are some steps in between these are the steps that i dislike the most getting the backing ready getting the batting ready and then basting the whole thing together i don t have a great place to baste a large quilt so i have to scramble around on the floor long ago in ancient times when i was younger basting was done with thread now at least with safety pins it s quicker but you need to be careful not to create holes anywhere the quilt weighs a ton now with all those pins and is somewhat of a struggle to get to the middle to start hand quilting i haven t premarked anything i plan to do mostly outline quilting the one thing i always do to same time is to prethread my needles i use the quilt dome by clover and load it up with 30 needles three in each slot and in this case half red and half white it s amazing how much time you save not having to stop and thread a needle each time you empty one the other thing i use other than a regular thimble are these thimble its i use them on my underneath fingers to save my fingertips they take a little getting use to and as you use them they do soften up a bit even with them on two of my underneath fingers it s easy to tell if i ve pushed the needle through all three layers okay i m ready to begin my goal is to have it done by the end of may or sooner so far it seems like i m moving at a snail s pace but my mantra has always been just a hoop a day that may not happen reality check but even if it doesn t every stitch gets me closer to being done until next time posted by kyle at 6 00 am 13 comments labels just takes two monday january 14 2013 over hill and dale this weekend while i stitched happily in front of the fireplace running man was off on another ultramarathon run in bandera texas where is that northwest of san antonio in the hill country of texas it s called an endurance trail run because of those hills not so gentle and rolling when you re running up and down them the race was a 100 k 62 miles made up of a double 50 k loop he was on his own with drop bags strategically located at aid stations hope the stations where better outfitted than this the trail is rugged where everything cuts stings or bites i had hoped the event would post results online during the day so instead i had to wait and hope that he was physically and mentally doing okay running man is now the proud owner of a belt buckle all it took was running 62 miles until next time posted by kyle at 6 00 am 3 comments labels running man forward stitch backstitch home subscribe to comments atom welcome kyle welcome you have found the blog of kyle redente wife mother nana and a quiltmaker since 1973 and a dabbler in many other creative endeavors i hope to share with you my thoughts on life quilting cooking and 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