tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68646595509128172182024-03-19T02:06:09.249-07:00Quilt With a ViewEvery quilt has its own point of view. Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-8183811172901731872024-03-18T00:00:00.000-07:002024-03-18T07:47:28.124-07:00HOORAY! Time For the 2024 Villa Rosa Designs Fast & More Fun Blog Hop -- Today is My Blog Day!<div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b> </b></span></p><h1 style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Hello There Friends! </b></span></h1></div><p style="text-align: left;">Welcome to you, both old and new friends! </p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm sew glad that you are here. Today is my day on the <b>2024 VRD Fast & More Fun Blog Hop</b> and I'm thrilled to be part of the 2nd Villa Rosa Designs Blog Hop. </p><p style="text-align: left;">If you've come for the prizes -- I'm happy to tell you that you will be able to register for prizes at the bottom of this post. But before I give you all the prize info, please read on and enjoy my post celebrating Villa Rosa Designs. <br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">A Little Bit About Me </span><br /></span></span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">If you've already recognized the writing style, you're not imagining things -- I am also the blog writer over at the <span style="color: black;"><b><a href="http://www.villarosadesigns.com" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Designs</a></b> (VRD) blog, <a href="http://www.villarosaquilts.com" target="_blank"><b>Villa Rosa Quilts</b></a>. Yep, it's me Tricia @ VRD. LOL!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">I
met Pat Fryer, the owner and Rose Queen at VRD when I attended my very
first Fall Quilt Market in 2010 (which, incidentally, was Pat's second
Quilt Market promoting her new company, Villa Rosa Designs -- kismet, I
think) in order to promote my first quilting book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3TFElPG" target="_blank"><b>Orphan Block Quilts</b></a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Orphan Block Quilts: Making a Home for Antique, Vintage, Collectible and Leftover Quilt Blocks by [Tricia Lynn Maloney]" class="a-dynamic-image frontImage" data-a-dynamic-image="{"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51xSiC5QaaL.jpg":[379,500],"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51xSiC5QaaL._SX260_.jpg":[260,343]}" data-a-image-name="ebooksImageBlockFront" data-a-manual-replacement="true" id="ebooksImgBlkFront" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51xSiC5QaaL.jpg" style="left: 0px; position: relative; top: 0px;" width="260px" /><br /><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">Sheesh!
2010 -- that seems like ages ago now. Pat and I met up at every Market
I attended after that and in 2017, I became part of the VRD family
of designers. Mostly I design the table runner patterns, but I also
create patterns for baby quilts, throws, large quilts, and some smaller accessory patterns, too.
You can check out all my VRD Rose Card patterns <b><a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/collections/all-cards/designer_orphan-quilts?page=1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b></p><p>In 2021, I started a new life-changing position working for VRD as a
virtual assistant -- virtual because we are located on opposite sides of the US -- Pat and VRD in California and me here in Pennsylvania.
Writing the weekly VRD blog, <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.villarosaquilts.com" target="_blank"><b>Villa Rosa Quilt</b>s</a>,
is just one of the fun and cool things I get to do. I also
write patterns, do graphics, work closely with fabric companies for
cross-promotional purposes, and whatever else I can do to help Pat and VRD. BEST. JOB. EVER.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">VRD Fast & More Fun Blog Hop </span></b></span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">Now that you
know a little bit about me, let me tell you all about the Blog Hop. I hope you are having fun hopping from blog to blog to see all of these amazing quilts, meet the cool quilt bloggers, and to register for awesome prizes which were donated just for you by our wonderful sponsors (see below). </p><p style="text-align: left;">Today is Day 5 on the Hop, so if you haven't visited blogs for the first 4 days, here's the schedule so you can. Go for it -- the more blogs you visit and register for at, the more chances you have to win. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Blog Hop Schedule:</b></p><p><b>Thursday, March 14</b><br />Villa Rosa Quilts — <a href="https://villarosaquilts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://villarosaquilts.com/</a> </p>
<p><b>Friday, March 15</b><br />Kathleen McMusings — <a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://kathleenmcmusing.com/</a><br />The Morning Latte — <a href="http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/</a><br />Homesewn By Us — <a href="https://www.homesewnbyus.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.homesewnbyus.com</a><br />Pieceful Thoughts — <a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/</a><br />C & T Publishing — <a href="https://www.ctpub.com/blog/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ctpub.com/blog/</a></p>
<p><b>Saturday March 16</b> — <b>National Quilting Day!</b><br />Needle and Foot — <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://needleandfoot.com/</a><br />MMM Quilts — <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.mmmquilts.com/</a><br />Texas Quilt Gal — <a href="https://www.texasquiltgal.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.texasquiltgal.com/</a><br />Time 4 Stitchn — <a href="http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/</a><br />SIY (Sew It Yourself) — <a href="https://blog.siysewityourself.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://blog.siysewityourself.com/</a></p>
<p><b>Sunday, March 17</b> — <b>Happy St. Patrick’s Day!</b><br />Quarter Inch Capers — <a href="https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/</a><br />Norton House Quilting — <a href="https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news</a><br />Quilting Gail — <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://quiltinggail.com/</a> </p>
<p>Wazoo! Newsbits — <a href="http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/</a></p>
<p><b>Monday, March 18</b><br />With Strings Attached — <a href="https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/</a><br />Jaftex/Scott Fortunoff — <a href="https://scottfortunoff.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://scottfortunoff.com/</a><br />Cocoa Quilts — <a href="https://www.cocoaquilts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cocoaquilts.com/</a> </p>
<p>Quilt With a View — <a href="http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/</a> <b><span style="color: red;">(YOU ARE HERE)</span></b><br /></p>
<p><b>Tuesday, March 19</b><br />Shout 4 Joy — <a href="https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com/</a><br />The Darling Dogwood — <a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/</a><br />Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting — <a href="http://www.knitbug2.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.knitbug2.blogspot.com</a><br />Something Rosemade — <a href="https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/</a><br />Quilts of Valor Foundation — <a href="https://www.qovf.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.qovf.org/</a></p>
<p><b>Wednesday, March 20 —</b> <b>First Day of Spring!</b></p>
<p>Grace and Peace Quilting — <a href="https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/</a><br />Happy Cottage Quilter — <a href="https://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/</a><br />Joyfully Tracie — <a href="https://joyfullytracie.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://joyfullytracie.com/</a><br />Patchouli Moon Studio — <a href="https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/</a><br />Electric Quilt Company — <a href="https://doyoueq.com/blog/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://doyoueq.com/blog/</a></p>
<p><b>Thursday, March 21</b><br />Villa Rosa Quilts — <a href="http://villarosaquilts.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">villarosaquilts.com</a> </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">The VRd Blog Hop couldn't even happen without the amazing support from our sponsors. Thank you Sponsors!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
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<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pbtex.com">https://www.pbtex.com</a></p><p>I am honored that 2 of my Villa Rosa Designs Rose Card patterns made it into the 5 patterns selected for the Hop: Clover and Twinkle.<b> </b>Did you know that you can purchase a set of the Blog Hop patterns??? You can go <b><a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/products/blog-hop-2024-set-of-5-cards?_pos=1&_sid=ae859abde&_ss=r" target="_blank">HERE</a></b> to get your own set. Or maybe you'll win a set....<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Blog Hop 2024 SET of 5 CARDS" class="product-single__image image-zoom lazyautosizes lazyloaded" data-aspectratio="1.015228426395939" data-product-featured-image="" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="//villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_180x.jpg?v=1704925811 180w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_370x.jpg?v=1704925811 370w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_540x.jpg?v=1704925811 540w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_740x.jpg?v=1704925811 740w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_900x.jpg?v=1704925811 900w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_1080x.jpg?v=1704925811 1080w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_1296x.jpg?v=1704925811 1296w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_1512x.jpg?v=1704925811 1512w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_1728x.jpg?v=1704925811 1728w, //villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_2048x.jpg?v=1704925811 2048w" data-widths="[180, 370, 540, 740, 900, 1080, 1296, 1512, 1728, 2048]" data-zoom="//villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1704925811" height="450" id="ProductImage-30837200224302" src="https://villarosadesigns.com/cdn/shop/files/2024Fast_MoreFunBlogHop_300x300.jpg?v=1704925811" width="457" /><span style="color: black;"> <br /></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: black;"> Okay, now that we've got all that out of the way, wanna see my quilt???</span></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Twinkle, My Blog Hop Quilt</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">When I designed Twinkle in 2019, I was torn about what fabrics and colors I should choose. I decided to use a white background and some fun bright 5" squares. It turned out really fun and flirty so I went with it.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmL6nAR1xTGVG7jEVchWNDpuYXbOwr-jtBUhaxdDmzBdjclV591CSRAQXlyxn7GUrRATp4lnFSMs3R4z5WulrkrUqUnOTObaDzhgbaJ3a8Vip0Qr2Fw1nhabjRcGGPRBBuxnwSy-0LlZbKKLYPWDint2ihjiZ23o2gM_68fbo8LlEnT2L6TRzvGUmWek7N/s2448/twinkle%20quilt%203%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmL6nAR1xTGVG7jEVchWNDpuYXbOwr-jtBUhaxdDmzBdjclV591CSRAQXlyxn7GUrRATp4lnFSMs3R4z5WulrkrUqUnOTObaDzhgbaJ3a8Vip0Qr2Fw1nhabjRcGGPRBBuxnwSy-0LlZbKKLYPWDint2ihjiZ23o2gM_68fbo8LlEnT2L6TRzvGUmWek7N/s320/twinkle%20quilt%203%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwhrh4v3oV8g4Py66cXvGTwdpg0W-YrACGmuWxCHOACuoD7hGq2zUjHnvle2UZ2jYvEQb3HC7OGVCudJ92oq6b_TYE5QzWmVlua7k2j1jBjUzxafyO4ci9GrZHd7bp9cbTyR9Iw8M67xJEWhYOOabtqv52n4lK0BcnH4tz3mfL4nrDy2LV-X9MTP4qOuf/s1788/Twinkle%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="1785" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwhrh4v3oV8g4Py66cXvGTwdpg0W-YrACGmuWxCHOACuoD7hGq2zUjHnvle2UZ2jYvEQb3HC7OGVCudJ92oq6b_TYE5QzWmVlua7k2j1jBjUzxafyO4ci9GrZHd7bp9cbTyR9Iw8M67xJEWhYOOabtqv52n4lK0BcnH4tz3mfL4nrDy2LV-X9MTP4qOuf/s320/Twinkle%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">In the back of my mind, though, I always wondered what it would look like with a black background.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Fast forward 5 years and I decided to answer that "what if" question for my Blog Hop post by creating a brand new Twinkle quilt featuring a solid black background paired with a great selection of 5" squares of Batiks. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxDIuZ4lnuzWcbXLHADFTz4HKUpKGd19uvbQ-o-GMbxyyCFSeUZC6kbRLiRyT6BrEL_zaNacFDw1bnxVT3NASWW1wRzgQ2R2Chb2VouWFzSeZD-o8xbLw0Oy0jX1QreUapaPSunVHnAJCR9tRhDmfV8ixw8nau5rHKQMcp6uDotSMopX7BFNdwUAb1lLU/s640/IMG_0799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxDIuZ4lnuzWcbXLHADFTz4HKUpKGd19uvbQ-o-GMbxyyCFSeUZC6kbRLiRyT6BrEL_zaNacFDw1bnxVT3NASWW1wRzgQ2R2Chb2VouWFzSeZD-o8xbLw0Oy0jX1QreUapaPSunVHnAJCR9tRhDmfV8ixw8nau5rHKQMcp6uDotSMopX7BFNdwUAb1lLU/w448-h336/IMG_0799.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><br />I am really pleased with how it turned out! The Batiks shimmer and really pop on the black background, don't they? <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> When I went outside to photograph the Twinkle top (not Toes -- LOL!), it was really nasty -- the temperature dropped, it was very windy, and then snowflakes were swirling around as I was trying to catch a quick photo when the wind stopped blowing for a second. Just one teeny second was all I needed. It took me several tries as you can see below in my "windy" photos, but I finally managed to get a decent photo. </p><p style="text-align: left;">What was really cool while I was taking photos is that way up high soaring on the wind was our neighborhood eagle! Sure I was freezing, but it never fails to take my breath away to see our eagle (or eagles, last year we had 4 -- 2 parents and 2 youngsters), no matter how many times I see him/her (not sure which one it was today). I hope we get eaglets again this year!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Here are my "windy" photos. Seriously, I wouldn't have gone outside today to do photography if I hadn't wanted to get a good clean image for my blog post. If I hadn't gone outside, though, I wouldn't have seen the eagle soaring on the wind up above. Simply beautiful....<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn9EjrCR3Pn7OLMLnzm2-aHVOSPeUog5uMhu4efF1V6d14hx35VTGFXhuDXKY-oSYdPV17A3GyhlPwAI8yjfAdprfI9Riq3_eLayqfznXZAuM59iaZbi3ETZ7uUK6YFiGCJxmAdCwnqnmnZZYKXfKteTbKATOkJm0pyakNH2si7Z1xM71C61vAXy6ejLS/s640/IMG_0793.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn9EjrCR3Pn7OLMLnzm2-aHVOSPeUog5uMhu4efF1V6d14hx35VTGFXhuDXKY-oSYdPV17A3GyhlPwAI8yjfAdprfI9Riq3_eLayqfznXZAuM59iaZbi3ETZ7uUK6YFiGCJxmAdCwnqnmnZZYKXfKteTbKATOkJm0pyakNH2si7Z1xM71C61vAXy6ejLS/s320/IMG_0793.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hvZcUQ3-bwjDQw1rVjvhv7kcUsBb1LkjKIAelEnhWcgCTxj-jWtvYCZQheav_P5Iy6Pkx53zX0gMnxz36AgXyNc_hMtJwFZNydfBDe9r8O7i7xYTgOMp9go4g7ab_t3g-Gq84TPpC5JniXAfBCJxhITn_OPKAsI0DjKqGAX4hfQLZFuDwex-zbq2dF8Q/s640/IMG_0794.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hvZcUQ3-bwjDQw1rVjvhv7kcUsBb1LkjKIAelEnhWcgCTxj-jWtvYCZQheav_P5Iy6Pkx53zX0gMnxz36AgXyNc_hMtJwFZNydfBDe9r8O7i7xYTgOMp9go4g7ab_t3g-Gq84TPpC5JniXAfBCJxhITn_OPKAsI0DjKqGAX4hfQLZFuDwex-zbq2dF8Q/s320/IMG_0794.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Maybe you noticed that I didn't add a border....yet. I'm not entirely sure what I want to do about the border. It needs something, but I'm not sure exactly what. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I will say I was really inspired by Cheree over at <a href="http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Morning Latte</a> last Friday with her gorgeous pieced border for her version of Gypsy, so maybe I will go that route. I just don't know. What do you think? Aha! I think this question will be my question for the prizes, below. I am SEW open to ideas!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Now, how about some PRIZES??!!<br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Blog Hop GIVEAWAYS</span><br /></b></h2><p style="text-align: left;">I know you've all been waiting for this! Here's your reward for reading all the way down my blog post -- thank you!<br /></p>And thanks to our Sponsors, we have some really awesome prizes up for grabs! Here they are:<br /><p style="text-align: left;">1) 1 set of the Blog Hop patterns, donated by <a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Designs</a> (each blogger will give away a set)<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">2) 3 chances at 3 of the Grand Prizes (you will need to register to win the EQ8 download on the Electric Quilt blog, beginning on Wednesday, March 20th) donated by our rockin' Blog Hop Sponsors
(each blogger will choose 3 people to go into the Grand Prize drawings)<br /></p><p>3) 3 Individual Sponsored Prizes (each blogger will choose 3 winners)</p><p><b>But wait! There's more!</b></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>I'm adding some fun prizes to give away here on my blog too!</b></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">4) A signed copy of my first book, <b>Orphan Block Quilts </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">5) A mystery set of my Villa Rosa Designs Rose Card patterns<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">You have up to 2 chances to win the above prizes here on my blog! International Friends are welcome to register for prizes, too, as some of the Sponsors are able to ship internationally. Winners will be randomly selected following the Blog Hop. Winners will be announced after all winners have been contacted.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Here's what you need to do to be registered for prizes here on my blog:<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">1) Leave a comment on this blog post and tell me what you think I should do for borders on my Twinkle quilt.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">2) Become a blog follower/subscriber and leave a comment on this blog post telling me you are a follower/subscriber (if you are already a subscriber/follower -- thank you -- please leave a comment letting me know). PSST! The Blue "Follow" button is at the bottom of the Followers box on the top right side of the blog. You can also Subscribe with Netblogs, My Yahoo!, and Atom. I think I'm on Bloglovin, too.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b> Please make sure to leave an email address so I can contact you if you win! If there isn't an email address, I will move on to the next commenter.</b><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Remember, you have until Sunday, March 24th to leave a comment to register for the prizes above.<u> </u><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's it! Really! Easy Peasy!<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Good luck to each and every one of you! </b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Enjoy the Hop (<i>socks are optional</i>)!<br /></span></h2></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Best, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></h2><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Dancing Script;"><span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tricia </span></b></span></span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>P.S. Please stop back soon to see what I'm up to....</span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></p></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com112tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-33541951333909442192024-03-14T07:14:00.000-07:002024-03-14T07:14:15.073-07:00The Villa Rosa Designs Fast & More Fun Blog Hop<p> Hello Friends!</p><p><br /></p><p>Today's the day for the kickoff to the 2024 Villa Rosa Designs Fast & More Fun Blog Hop! I hope you are as excited about it as I am. </p><p> Here is the Blog Hop schedule with bloggers links:</p><p>
</p><p><strong>Thursday, March 14</strong><br />Villa Rosa Quilts -- <a href="https://villarosaquilts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://villarosaquilts.com/</a> <br /></p>
<p><strong>Friday, March 15</strong><br />Kathleen McMusings -- <a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://kathleenmcmusing.com/</a><br />The Morning Latte -- <a href="http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/</a><br />Homesewn By Us -- <a href="https://www.homesewnbyus.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.homesewnbyus.com</a><br />Pieceful Thoughts -- <a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/</a><br />C & T Publishing -- <a href="https://www.ctpub.com/blog/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ctpub.com/blog/</a></p>
<p><strong>Saturday March 16</strong> -- <strong>National Quilting Day!</strong><br />Needle and Foot -- <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://needleandfoot.com/</a><br />MMM Quilts -- <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.mmmquilts.com/</a><br />Texas Quilt Gal -- <a href="https://www.texasquiltgal.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.texasquiltgal.com/</a><br />Time 4 Stitchn -- <a href="http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/</a><br />SIY (Sew It Yourself) -- <a href="https://blog.siysewityourself.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://blog.siysewityourself.com/</a></p>
<p><strong>Sunday, March 17</strong> -- <strong>Happy St. Patrick's Day!</strong><br />Quarter Inch Capers -- <a href="https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/</a><br />Norton House Quilting -- <a href="https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news</a><br />Quilting Gail -- <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://quiltinggail.com/</a></p>
<p>Wazoo! Newsbits -- <a href="http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/</a></p>
<p><strong>Monday, March 18</strong><br />With Strings Attached -- <a href="https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/</a><br />Jaftex/Scott Fortunoff -- <a href="https://scottfortunoff.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://scottfortunoff.com/</a><br />Cocoa Quilts -- <a href="https://www.cocoaquilts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cocoaquilts.com/</a> </p>
<p>Quilt With a View -- <a href="http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/</a> (You are here)<br /></p>
<p><strong>Tuesday, March 19</strong><br />Shout 4 Joy -- <a href="https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com/</a><br />The Darling Dogwood -- <a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/</a><br />Vicki's Crafts and Quilting -- <a href="http://www.knitbug2.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.knitbug2.blogspot.com</a><br />Something Rosemade -- <a href="https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/</a><br />Quilts of Valor Foundation -- <a href="https://www.qovf.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.qovf.org/</a></p>
<p>Wednesday, March 20th -- <strong>First Day of Spring!</strong></p>
<p>Grace and Peace Quilting -- <a href="https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/</a><br />Happy Cottage Quilter -- <a href="https://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/</a><br />Joyfully Tracie -- <a href="https://joyfullytracie.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://joyfullytracie.com/</a><br />Patchouli Moon Studio -- <a href="https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/</a><br />Electric Quilt Company -- <a href="https://doyoueq.com/blog/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://doyoueq.com/blog/</a></p>
<p>Thursday, March 21 st<br />Villa Rosa Quilts -- <a href="http://villarosaquilts.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">villarosaquilts.com</a> <br /></p>
<p> As you can see from the schedule, I won't be blogging for the Hop until Monday, but I thought you might like to have the blog links before then!</p><p>And here are the awesome Sponsors for the event. There will be all kinds of prizes to give away -- 4 Grand Prizes, lots of individual prizes, and Blog Hop Pattern Sets. Thank you very much, kind sponsors!<br /></p><p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hoffmancaliforniafabrics.net">https://hoffmancaliforniafabrics.net</a></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://modafabrics.com">https://modafabrics.com</a></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ttfabrics.com">https://www.ttfabrics.com</a></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jaftex.com">http://jaftex.com</a></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pbtex.com">https://www.pbtex.com</a></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"> </p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;">Wow! That's a lot of great sponsors!</p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;">Head on over the the <a href="http://villarosaquilts.com" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Quilts blog</a> to find out all about the Fast & More Fun Blog Hop!</p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;">See you right here on Monday, March 18th! </p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Best,</p><h1 class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Tricia</b></span><br /></h1><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>
Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-68423557275473848302024-03-12T16:02:00.000-07:002024-03-12T16:02:13.283-07:00Let's Have a Blog Hop!<p> Hello Friends!</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm SEW excited to announce that I am participating in the <span class="itemnumber">Villa Rosa Designs Fast & More Fun Blog Hop March 14-21. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1swOXm5I5V1LQoxSMd1Jbs6TzMRUjhgoSSzB0O97eQdgXnLARf2WlriPhYFS0S9b8PhcHj4Wc2Jg_pKcT6zKpe0_3KnNtMyZKoLT0Dl0vIMZZw3SWeHbisTXTa0JZpseDiH7JRgsQT0MjfCxUi0ogdcF9Tt-sgqmRfgaM-xWvf5TE3BfmqtLvnBKwDib/s1800/2024%20poster%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="1800" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1swOXm5I5V1LQoxSMd1Jbs6TzMRUjhgoSSzB0O97eQdgXnLARf2WlriPhYFS0S9b8PhcHj4Wc2Jg_pKcT6zKpe0_3KnNtMyZKoLT0Dl0vIMZZw3SWeHbisTXTa0JZpseDiH7JRgsQT0MjfCxUi0ogdcF9Tt-sgqmRfgaM-xWvf5TE3BfmqtLvnBKwDib/w377-h361/2024%20poster%202.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><br /><span class="itemnumber"><br /></span><p></p><p><span class="itemnumber"> This is the 2nd year for the Hop and I'm
thrilled to be part of it again this year. Do you remember the Hop last
year? It was awesome! Each of the bloggers created a VRD quilt and
revealed them on their blog posts for the Hop. There will be tons of
prizes, too! And 4 Grand Prize drawings this year -- wow!</span></p><p><span class="itemnumber">The Hop kicks off this Thursday, March 14th, on the VRD blog -- <a href="http://villarosaquilts.com">villarosaquilts.com</a></span></p><p><span class="itemnumber">Make sure you stop by the VRD blog on Thursday to find out how everything works and how to register for prizes.</span></p><p><span class="itemnumber">The time is perfect! National Quilting Day is Saturday, March 16th -- what better way to celebrate quilting than to go on a Blog Hop adventure from the comfort of your home. You can even wear your jammies!</span></p><p><span class="itemnumber"><br /></span></p><p><span class="itemnumber">More info to follow.......</span></p><p><span class="itemnumber"><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span>Best,</span></p><p><span class="itemnumber"> </span><span class="itemnumber"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Tricia</span></span></span></p>Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-29815706512103800482024-03-10T20:47:00.000-07:002024-03-10T20:47:47.992-07:00Hello From Somewhere<p> Hello Friends!</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it's been a long long time. Life just happens, you know? </p><p>2023 brought a lot of challenges and surprises, both personally and professionally. I'm sure the same can be said for all of us.</p><p>Needless to say, my personal blog fell by the wayside. </p><p>I keep telling myself that all I have to do is make it a priority. Make it a new habit. Pick a day of the week/month and stick to it. But I just can't seem to be stick with my blog.</p><p>I LOVE to write. I mean, I <i>really really</i> love to write. So, what's the problem? I write a lot. I have a couple new books in the works. I write a blog for work. I write patterns. I write, write, write. Hmm. Maybe I just write too much? </p><p>Anyway, I'm going to try again to work on my blog regularly. I think it would be nice to talk about my personal quilting journey once again. </p><p>So, I'm saying it one more time, I am going to try. </p><p>You know the story -- I think I can, I think I can........</p><p>Stay tuned! <br /></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Best, </p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tricia</span></span><br /></p>Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-43275276012581435952023-01-21T21:01:00.375-08:002023-01-22T08:47:19.272-08:00Welcome to the Villa Rosa Designs Blog Hop!<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hello There Friends! </span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Welcome to you, both old and new friends! I'm sew glad that you are here.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I'm thrilled to be part of the very first Villa Rosa Designs Blog Hop. <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-4182" height="468" src="https://villarosaquilts.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/blog-poster-2-1.jpg?w=1024" width="507" /><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">A Little Bit About Me </span><br /></span></span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">If you've already recognized the writing style, you're not imagining things -- I am also the blog writer over at the <a href="http://www.villarosadesigns.com" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Designs</a> (VRD) blog, <a href="http://www.villarosaquilts.com" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Quilts</a>. Yep, it's me Tricia @ VRD. LOL!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I met Pat Fryer, the owner and Rose Queen at VRD when I attended my very first Fall Quilt Market in 2010 (which, incidentally, was Pat's second Quilt Market promoting her new company, Villa Rosa Designs -- kismet, I think) in order to promote my first quilting book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3wgCTGX" target="_blank">Orphan Block Quilts</a>. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Orphan Block Quilts: Making a Home for Antique, Vintage, Collectible and Leftover Quilt Blocks by [Tricia Lynn Maloney]" class="a-dynamic-image frontImage" data-a-dynamic-image="{"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51xSiC5QaaL.jpg":[379,500],"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51xSiC5QaaL._SX260_.jpg":[260,343]}" data-a-image-name="ebooksImageBlockFront" data-a-manual-replacement="true" id="ebooksImgBlkFront" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51xSiC5QaaL.jpg" style="left: 0px; position: relative; top: 0px;" width="260px" /><br /><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Yikes! 2010 -- that seems like ages ago now. Pat and I met up at every Market I attended after that until 2017, when I became part of the VRD family of designers. Mostly I design the table runner patterns, but I also create patterns for baby quilts, throws, and even a few large quilts. You can check out my VRD Rose Card patterns <a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/collections/all-cards/designer_orphan-quilts" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Then in 2021, I started a new life-changing position working for VRD as a virtual assistant -- we are located on opposite coasts of the US. Writing the weekly VRD blog, <a href="http://www.villarosaquilts.com" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Quilts</a>, is just one of the fun and cool things I get to do. I also get to write patterns, do graphics, and work closely with fabric companies for cross-promotional purposes. Yay! Best job ever!<br /></span></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Villa Rosa Designs Fast & Fun Blog Hop</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Now that you know a little bit about me, let me tell you all about the Blog Hop. By now, you've seen many quilts made by the awesome bloggers participating in this Hop using Rose Card patterns in the Blog Hop Collection.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span></span>Here is our Blog Hop Schedule:</p>
<table><tbody><tr><td>01/19/23 Thursday</td><td><a href="http://www.villarosaquilts.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Quilts</a> — Today, where it all begins</td></tr><tr><td>01/20/23 Friday</td><td><a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">From Bolt to Beauty</a><br /><a href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Kathleen McMusing</a><br /><a href="https://scottfortunoff.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Jaftex Companies</a></td></tr><tr><td>01/21/23 Saturday</td><td><a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Pieceful Thoughts</a><br /><a href="https://littlepenguinquilts.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Little Penguin Quilts</a></td></tr><tr><td>01/22/23 Sunday</td><td><a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Quilt with a View</a><br /><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">mmmquilts</a></td></tr><tr><td>01/23/23 Monday</td><td><a href="https://cherylsteapots2quilting.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cheryl’s Teapots 2 Quilting</a><br /><a href="https://www.devotedquilter.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Devoted Quilter</a><br /><a href="https://www.qovf.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Quilts of Valor Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td>01/24/23 Tuesday</td><td><a href="https://needleandfoot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Needle and Foot</a><br /><a href="https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Am I Shouting Yet?</a><br /><a href="https://doyoueq.com/blog" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Electric Quilt</a></td></tr><tr><td>01/25/23 Wednesday</td><td><a href="https://thecraftyquilter.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Crafty Quilter</a><br /><a href="http://www.joscountryjunction.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Jo’s Country Junction</a><br /><a href="https://www.keepsakequilting.com/blogs/keepsake-quilting-blog" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Keepsake Quilting</a><br /><a href="https://www.stitchinathome.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Stitchin At Home</a></td></tr><tr><td>01/26/23 Thursday</td><td><a href="http://www.villarosaquilts.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Quilts</a> — Blog Hop Wrap Up</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I hope you're keeping up because there are quilts to see and prizes to win! Villa Rosa Designs created a special collection of Rose Card patterns and asked each participating blogger to make one of the 5 patterns. You'll have to hop from blog to blog to see which quilt each blogger created! And while you're there, stay a while and look around. Don't forget to leave a comment and register for prizes!<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Here are the Rose Card patterns included in the Blog Hop collection. You can purchase all 5 of the patterns at the special price of $8.95 <a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/products/blog-hop-2023-set-of-5-cards?_pos=1&_sid=8ba31c50c&_ss=r" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfoq31ztdHYVWtcvu6tx7m76J3vQd8pLsudXQ4AKW0SyAnc6tCRxjy9Sg3vMUxo5LVx9a_ltxiXyLUA61FiPPPBCQfbzu1VaMJrD4NhUUqvl69Cj4cYxyL1jHprGggTDGABeyLd8yo8xcEcZJmtTtvKcMrrX-OC4xnR0ZX2Iynz9Gw_r-PB9FuG5YWg/s740/2023FastFunBlogHop_740x.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="740" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfoq31ztdHYVWtcvu6tx7m76J3vQd8pLsudXQ4AKW0SyAnc6tCRxjy9Sg3vMUxo5LVx9a_ltxiXyLUA61FiPPPBCQfbzu1VaMJrD4NhUUqvl69Cj4cYxyL1jHprGggTDGABeyLd8yo8xcEcZJmtTtvKcMrrX-OC4xnR0ZX2Iynz9Gw_r-PB9FuG5YWg/w513-h506/2023FastFunBlogHop_740x.webp" width="513" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I'm honored that my pattern, <b>Snow Goose</b>, was chosen as part of the Fast & Fun Blog Hop Collection! </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I thought I'd share more about this pattern with you for the VRD Fats & Fun Blog Hop.</span></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Snow Goose, My VRD Rose Card Pattern</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNb1Gz0UpICu0ZfMvnPYae5yJ2J9Kqwgim2HEMPdT-LpDnIuxVdb2eL19jQu0TmaM99xSUR9JcDLQM9VyZqGCdNYWzMiX3mHVizEMUuqjpwZKGLhl1bfrpEBa2yA7OoRkcSNHB1NPA0SUWdgsEphGAAJLuGsxFTmIvTQ8sixAEtPxR61cJiKSUvPhMg/s1099/OQ_Snow_Goose_Front_740x.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="740" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNb1Gz0UpICu0ZfMvnPYae5yJ2J9Kqwgim2HEMPdT-LpDnIuxVdb2eL19jQu0TmaM99xSUR9JcDLQM9VyZqGCdNYWzMiX3mHVizEMUuqjpwZKGLhl1bfrpEBa2yA7OoRkcSNHB1NPA0SUWdgsEphGAAJLuGsxFTmIvTQ8sixAEtPxR61cJiKSUvPhMg/w288-h428/OQ_Snow_Goose_Front_740x.webp" width="288" /></a></div></span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">I was inspired to create this table runner because I love watching the gaggles of geese fly over and it makes me smile to hear them honking at each other. I can just imagine what they're saying to each other -- LOL! </p><p style="text-align: left;">When I'm outside and they're overhead, I stop and watch, because I think geese are simply amazing -- they fly hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles and even from way up there, they know where they're going. And they return to the same areas year after year. Wow! Nature is fascinating, isn't it?<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxVA9HXnBe9XvhBdcCuCmEHpfMTbjVgd33LlIgOA9PMw8_xDWpL5_325R-nQ7Y-Cc7_V0IcObiR8-h36G5MplQ9UQwNZjPKk1mVtSc2YXHFJR5XR0i-jf0ABh0fgXbL4-WodH81obpqwf7Qql1wB4iMsC8_xKSI_puHLRuUJysfMXyOrhK1eX_A_vvA/s4539/low-angle-shot-flock-birds-flying-clear-blue-sky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="4539" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxVA9HXnBe9XvhBdcCuCmEHpfMTbjVgd33LlIgOA9PMw8_xDWpL5_325R-nQ7Y-Cc7_V0IcObiR8-h36G5MplQ9UQwNZjPKk1mVtSc2YXHFJR5XR0i-jf0ABh0fgXbL4-WodH81obpqwf7Qql1wB4iMsC8_xKSI_puHLRuUJysfMXyOrhK1eX_A_vvA/w433-h244/low-angle-shot-flock-birds-flying-clear-blue-sky.jpg" width="433" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image by wirestock on Freepik</div><p></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">When I learned a new way of making Flying Geese using the flippy corner method with strips, I knew I just had to design a project and after some tweaking, Snow Goose was born. I dipped into my stash of blue batiks for the wings and a solid white for the bodies. And I just love how it turned out. You can never go wrong with a blue and white quilt, no matter how many blues you use.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Snow Goose is a great project to use up leftover strips from other projects. Of course, you can use fat quarters, too, and make several runners out of the same group of fabrics. You could also make this runner into a larger quilt, see below.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Here are some photos I took of my Snow Goose runner:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-eLpfuGVr4_AdpyXyluF-7SqaV_sXyYwPV_-4m2oorfEJgRKpr2s5ugjk67nr13wxEl8Th1F63SeGAaAJP7dYAEH7TcScYU31jrbhlTNfDfwLpNJXTsxDWAW5yA9fThJW5w7RlO-pVknmv3fJ0pGES3eF_xcJbey2Z0R4h9K9_VO4ccxHfUJnCwMQA/s3264/snow2%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-eLpfuGVr4_AdpyXyluF-7SqaV_sXyYwPV_-4m2oorfEJgRKpr2s5ugjk67nr13wxEl8Th1F63SeGAaAJP7dYAEH7TcScYU31jrbhlTNfDfwLpNJXTsxDWAW5yA9fThJW5w7RlO-pVknmv3fJ0pGES3eF_xcJbey2Z0R4h9K9_VO4ccxHfUJnCwMQA/w236-h315/snow2%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnj7sjhgE8kUH5P-rZGNLEtZcVhcVFHPtMQhtKVbjEgSv9eut1sSuno1aKazrYihPqnv2Z8fRVYeFyzb-bBiQ-8elKoH2cbIQIj7GjcHe0VE834Vt35r5ZcfwOQ00MkLSwzYGcYObI0LobBZARwpBtCA7ylX9gouH1keD1e87zALG30HL-cGakPQdzA/s3264/snow5%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnj7sjhgE8kUH5P-rZGNLEtZcVhcVFHPtMQhtKVbjEgSv9eut1sSuno1aKazrYihPqnv2Z8fRVYeFyzb-bBiQ-8elKoH2cbIQIj7GjcHe0VE834Vt35r5ZcfwOQ00MkLSwzYGcYObI0LobBZARwpBtCA7ylX9gouH1keD1e87zALG30HL-cGakPQdzA/s320/snow5%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZRHrZZijlWRTSZLNsTVSK4z2ZPmnMUwZb-AjkxxwKMUgiKSB0yDed3ei42EM-qMlkaVU8q8fcmh7TCkZ4BGuHyJ4-z7uX0Rj0hxT60nFWQAvVCTPHJMxjsRlopZrFv5jS3wO_v0psbevNE282SVwm7J0_JzxpPb4knsFWwBn_6tfvoxEXggWausUbg/s3264/snow1%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZRHrZZijlWRTSZLNsTVSK4z2ZPmnMUwZb-AjkxxwKMUgiKSB0yDed3ei42EM-qMlkaVU8q8fcmh7TCkZ4BGuHyJ4-z7uX0Rj0hxT60nFWQAvVCTPHJMxjsRlopZrFv5jS3wO_v0psbevNE282SVwm7J0_JzxpPb4knsFWwBn_6tfvoxEXggWausUbg/s320/snow1%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"></span><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;">After I make a project for a Rose Card pattern, I take many photos of the quilt and then choose the one I like the best for the cover of the pattern. Since I'm not a great photographer, I prefer taking my quilt photos outside in natural light. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;">Winter photos can be a little more difficult, though, due to grey days and sometimes lots of snow, so occasionally I have to be a little more creative about finding an indoor space to take photos. I lucked out with Snow Goose and was able to get out between snow storms to grab these photos.<br /></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;">My mom (Hi Mom!) actually chose this photo over the others above and it became the cover of the Rose Card pattern.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaO_r-CF55QS1gwF364qBA8cWhvV_ctxTDbCSzWIbHMAaAt-EmVYWQBCN0KtCzTtYk-fA_if81gIOuyYnAHTjvxw1ws5v7DVtCPD9uGfpZhzwEQ5pF_4Fd__1ZoJ5tMQg4UWGzbk254mI6WGvEBmcZIZXmiXVvI4N_luFh82iNbb0yT-vtyV-vXn9eQ/s3264/snow4%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaO_r-CF55QS1gwF364qBA8cWhvV_ctxTDbCSzWIbHMAaAt-EmVYWQBCN0KtCzTtYk-fA_if81gIOuyYnAHTjvxw1ws5v7DVtCPD9uGfpZhzwEQ5pF_4Fd__1ZoJ5tMQg4UWGzbk254mI6WGvEBmcZIZXmiXVvI4N_luFh82iNbb0yT-vtyV-vXn9eQ/s320/snow4%20(2020_04_19%2023_33_30%20UTC).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Now, let's play a little bit! <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">What happens when you switch the lights and darks in Snow Goose?</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDx0Lxl-PK4_f67qkBcLxHZVIMcOmqezqk7XgFAwk1--9K_u9wWWMFC0V6K6WGf6X27xx7N-wTk2KU_J2vMS4Vu3S5m4hQ_dFzC3e-7W48sScMZrT4glRfINJr_ZXvSNfW7vjE5RGyczb67M1EKrlssWjJN1rl_nosTPrZOYApIIpaN_Kc0cJlVrXfQ/s2400/snow%20goose%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="2400" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDx0Lxl-PK4_f67qkBcLxHZVIMcOmqezqk7XgFAwk1--9K_u9wWWMFC0V6K6WGf6X27xx7N-wTk2KU_J2vMS4Vu3S5m4hQ_dFzC3e-7W48sScMZrT4glRfINJr_ZXvSNfW7vjE5RGyczb67M1EKrlssWjJN1rl_nosTPrZOYApIIpaN_Kc0cJlVrXfQ/w606-h130/snow%20goose%203.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">What if you use bright fabrics with black? </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6__gZP8Yvt_WNGMnnn0MyrtewGxQYdMrpmfatGR--0DLsRXmG973epxGldyPPXOEfYgUnYkucyceC2l-obkU21QARdVjdkZ7nspfUCtRmEBWyXb_tLtWagtXqZUc1USm9T4vddd2MBp9uwqI5zKYune8s595yR_B9g8kuNvd8ftkWTLFr4fziZq13A/s2400/Snow%20Goose%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="2400" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6__gZP8Yvt_WNGMnnn0MyrtewGxQYdMrpmfatGR--0DLsRXmG973epxGldyPPXOEfYgUnYkucyceC2l-obkU21QARdVjdkZ7nspfUCtRmEBWyXb_tLtWagtXqZUc1USm9T4vddd2MBp9uwqI5zKYune8s595yR_B9g8kuNvd8ftkWTLFr4fziZq13A/w632-h136/Snow%20Goose%201.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><p></p><p>Or maybe a scrappy Christmas Goose?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTX35UlcJYEVdusVotM9U0G_yBnU__9dgyFigz9sn73ywFbBsIrdmg1vwkVhFbEUeRKCZskFsOodY-i9jJYW05i4cfWF2_CJbAgEWTk_unSZrAKw2VkuUzmRg1_I9wI880iYujwahNBERHetxvh8veMGtjSR-qrUkNb9XgOVBhXJyxZjieLK2ys2rAxA/s2400/snow%20goose%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="2400" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTX35UlcJYEVdusVotM9U0G_yBnU__9dgyFigz9sn73ywFbBsIrdmg1vwkVhFbEUeRKCZskFsOodY-i9jJYW05i4cfWF2_CJbAgEWTk_unSZrAKw2VkuUzmRg1_I9wI880iYujwahNBERHetxvh8veMGtjSR-qrUkNb9XgOVBhXJyxZjieLK2ys2rAxA/w636-h136/snow%20goose%202.JPG" width="636" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What if you make 25 blocks (5 blocks across by 5 blocks down) to make a
50" x 50" quilt? I'm thinking it needs a blue border, what do you
think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBghPbHeMLjZSJpnBuP-V-IqwkNM3GVjLadvq3y2l38_SX77imjE-rrgMXpHuPLPh1x7XG7JvjafNVFg6xvB-rFqaIH_on7KKhnE_rnNXCYxQ-etOofO7wxFABgCbSRlOkpt1S4vnOf3I-2LiYMolBUPtwD5E37vE9mk4EBhq54RuEsPeHwUCrp1H3w/w584-h584/snow%20goose%204.JPG" width="584" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, a 3" finished border (making this quilt 56" square) adds a nice
frame effect to the geese, keeping them from escaping the edges of the
quilt. Tehehehe.......<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2RGyf9gq_1YwvPgnJv6t7oottMwqCd8VgpOWue3oQgIC7voTGOYMG_VT8ncn4S2rYts8-5hlOC_UxcsFP44FFmDaDe6kOJxvuSo7XKDrlkwKfYLumbG1LltWAspsLdydz2F43inB8c6TEmBgjhKApB1SV3Zeza4g6hMOiwJKUa3mm8wSGivgPXdfug/s2400/snow%20goose%205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2RGyf9gq_1YwvPgnJv6t7oottMwqCd8VgpOWue3oQgIC7voTGOYMG_VT8ncn4S2rYts8-5hlOC_UxcsFP44FFmDaDe6kOJxvuSo7XKDrlkwKfYLumbG1LltWAspsLdydz2F43inB8c6TEmBgjhKApB1SV3Zeza4g6hMOiwJKUa3mm8wSGivgPXdfug/w590-h590/snow%20goose%205.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ability to adapt, expand, modify, and even shrink down Villa Rosa Rose Card patterns is just one of the things I love best about VRD patterns. Of course, they are always <b>FAST & FUN</b> to make!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Blog Hop GIVEAWAYS</span><br /></b></h2><p style="text-align: left;">I know you've been waiting for this! Here's your reward for reading all the way down my blog post.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Thanks to the Blog Hop Sponsors -- </p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://my.modafabrics.com/" target="_blank">Moda</a>, <a href="https://hoffmancaliforniafabrics.net/" target="_blank">Hoffman</a>, <a href="https://electricquilt.com/" target="_blank">Electric Quilt</a>, <a href="https://www.creativegridsusa.com/" target="_blank">Creative Grids</a>, <a href="https://www.ttfabrics.com/index.php" target="_blank">Timeless Treasures</a>, <a href="https://www.gypsyquilter.com/" target="_blank">The Gypsy Quilter</a>, <a href="https://www.qovf.org/" target="_blank">Quilts of Valor</a>, <a href="https://www.annies-publishing.com/" target="_blank">Annie's</a>, and <a href="https://www.northcott.com/home.aspx" target="_blank">Banyan Batiks</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">We have some awesome prizes up for grabs!<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">1) 1 set of the Blog Hop patterns, donated by <a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/" target="_blank">Villa Rosa Designs</a> (each blogger will give away a set)<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">2) 2 chances at the Grand Prize Boxes filled with lots of quilting goodies donated by the Blog Hop Sponsors and even some of the bloggers (each blogger will choose 2 people to go into the Grand Prize Boxes drawing)<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">3) 3 Individual Sponsored Prizes (each blogger will choose 3 winners)<br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>And I'm adding some fun prizes to give away here on my blog too!</b></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">4) 2 packs of a selection of VRD table runner Rose Cards</p><p style="text-align: left;">5) 2 packs of a selection of my VRD quilt Rose Cards</p><p style="text-align: left;">6) 1 signed copy of my latest book, <a href="https://amzn.to/40223XI" target="_blank">Blue Moon Block of the Month Quilt Planner</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="386" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PTkvHQBJEWT04mav1VdsuVgNm5rkMUtLFXR49BNWAmwXeIVbUZnV-EGOpbp7NIcaqW4a_UbMHZZC4LF_jhjO8_YTJkMWocquL-8BU68ngpvOxa0bOB0aCb40YaXRz3TGLBhVTHJQbZT2Wm3qdzXvAE9AQ-Z2sJ5mneywGgUpcvvwy6wu5z9jPyY2Gw/s320/MYBOOK.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> You have up to 2 chances to win the above prizes here on my blog! <p style="text-align: left;">All you have to do is:</p><p style="text-align: left;"> 1) Leave a comment on this blog and tell me how you would change or adapt the Snow Goose pattern.</p><p style="text-align: left;">2) Become a blog follower/subscriber and leave a comment on this blog telling me you are a follower/subscriber </p><p style="text-align: left;"><u> Please make sure to leave an email address so I can contact you if you win! </u></p><p style="text-align: left;">Remember, you have until Sunday, January 29th to leave a comment to register for the prizes above.<u> </u><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's it! Really! Easy Peasy!<b></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Good luck to each and every one of you! </b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Until next time --</span></h2></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Tricia, AKA The Orphan Quilter</span></span></span></span></h2></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><br /> <br /><p></p>Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com225tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-9408158512717723122023-01-12T15:45:00.001-08:002023-01-12T15:45:03.856-08:00Sew Excited About the Villa Rosa Designs Fast & Fun Blog Hop January 19-26<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Hello There Friends!</span> </span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"> I'm getting really excited about participating in the first ever Villa Rosa Designs Blog Hop January 19-26! That's next week already and I haven't even started composing my Hop post -- I'd better get busy with that, hadn't I?</p><p style="text-align: left;"> I wanted to tell you a little bit about the Blog Hop, though, before next week. Everything starts on January 19th on the Villa Rosa blog, <a href="http://www.villarosaquilts.com">www.villarosaquilts.com</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSIID2SQ8VtGrI2WEspp2bf4-c7_G46oPjZW0y9ngAtoAxjW1Il44R6vjchbhoSF1oX4oAnnH7H71uTo0PlLyULa2unooZz3VeenFhzPXfQCMZ00Q1TbKSz4uhqLxmUfeGSj1fWdeWV1qh9eiX-AULXrIIZ6uBeUV_bhAwbpzbYFRMkxJ9k93dLgfpg/s1800/Blog%20Poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1800" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSIID2SQ8VtGrI2WEspp2bf4-c7_G46oPjZW0y9ngAtoAxjW1Il44R6vjchbhoSF1oX4oAnnH7H71uTo0PlLyULa2unooZz3VeenFhzPXfQCMZ00Q1TbKSz4uhqLxmUfeGSj1fWdeWV1qh9eiX-AULXrIIZ6uBeUV_bhAwbpzbYFRMkxJ9k93dLgfpg/w419-h350/Blog%20Poster.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><br />Have you ever done a blog hop? They are just the most fun events! Blog Hops are a lot like quilt shop hops, but you hop from blog to blog on the Internet from the comfort of your own home instead of from shop to shop. <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">As this is Villa Rosa's Blog Hop, all of the participating bloggers (me included) will share quilts they've made using Villa Rosa Designs Rose Card quilt patterns. You can visit the VRD website and check out the over 500 patterns in their catalog <a href="https://villarosadesigns.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Oh! Did I mention there are prizes???? Lots and lots of prizes!!! And I'm not kidding, either. Some of your favorite quilt companies are sponsoring this event -- Moda, Benartex, Hoffman, Timeless Treasures, Banyan Batiks, Electric Quilt, Annie's Publishing, Quilts of Valor Foundation, Creative Grids, and The Gypsy Quilter.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">There are 18 bloggers all together for the hop -- 18 bloggers! WOW! </p><p style="text-align: left;">Here are all the bloggers for the Hop:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://villarosaquilts.com" target="_blank">https://villarosaquilts.com </a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://scottfortunoff.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://scottfortunoff.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com">https://www.piecefulthoughts.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://littlepenguinquilts.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://littlepenguinquilts.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.keepsakequilting.com/blogs/keepsake-quilting-blog" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.keepsakequilting.com/blogs/keepsake-quilting-blog</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.mmmquilts.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://cherylsteapots2quilting.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://cherylsteapots2quilting.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.devotedquilter.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.devotedquilter.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.qovf.org">https://www.qovf.org</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://needleandfoot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://needleandfoot.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://doyoueq.com/blog" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://doyoueq.com/blog</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thecraftyquilter.com">https://thecraftyquilter.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.joscountryjunction.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://www.joscountryjunction.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.stitchinathome.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.stitchinathome.com</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">So, make sure you mark your calendar for this amazing Blog Hop and tell all your quilty friends so they can join in the fun too! </p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm sew excited to be participating as a blogger and I can't wait until next week.....</p><p style="text-align: left;">Get ready! Everything starts on January 19th!</p><p style="text-align: left;">I almost forgot to mention that my post is scheduled for Sunday, January 22nd. See you then!<br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;">Until next time --</h2></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Tricia, AKA The Orphan Quilter</span></span></span></h2></div><p></p><p><br /> </p><p> <br /></p>Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-76379695824050808672022-12-28T20:11:00.001-08:002023-01-04T08:42:37.844-08:00Back in the Saddle and Looking Forward to 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5Co1jMBxpAY6Qsb4f-8yH3vxEkdvEavMWkQ69WtOO-ypZ2i2MRRvCsrJZI6KpqXpSb6mfrYF-QNGqc8HLPtnGGNdcgQrINqkDqJ0f-mZmHG6XfeQtqZoItVK3P_lfAvlsOYDLkd8P__IKTI17MnqZ3vIqiDSRLcB1YUC18-dzaya7U8UydGzY_mpzg/s1200/hello%20sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5Co1jMBxpAY6Qsb4f-8yH3vxEkdvEavMWkQ69WtOO-ypZ2i2MRRvCsrJZI6KpqXpSb6mfrYF-QNGqc8HLPtnGGNdcgQrINqkDqJ0f-mZmHG6XfeQtqZoItVK3P_lfAvlsOYDLkd8P__IKTI17MnqZ3vIqiDSRLcB1YUC18-dzaya7U8UydGzY_mpzg/w413-h310/hello%20sign.jpg" width="413" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Long time no see! I'd like to say that I stopped blogging because of the Pandemic, but I dropped the ball back in 2019, so I don't think that excuse will fly. LOL! All I can say is that life got in the way and then I just got out of the habit of writing my blog.<br /></p><p>I took a very lllllooooonnnnnnggggggg break, but now I'm ready to get back into blogging mode. <br /></p><p>So, hello! Let's start over together.</p><p>A lot has happened for me since 2019. I bet you can say the same, huh?</p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>New Job </b><br /></h2><p>First, let me tell you a little bit about my cool new job. I am now a Virtual Assistant at Villa Rosa Designs, <a href="http://www.villarosadesigns.com">www.villarosadesigns.com</a>. I started this new job in 2021, after I left the library I had worked at for over 10 years. </p><p>It was time for a change. Starting a new job is always a bit scary, but I was more excited than scared about my career change. Now I work from home, which is awesome -- my commute is only down the stairs to my office/studio dungeon in the basement. I write patterns, do quilt diagrams, create quilt mock ups, write the weekly blog, do tutorials for the blog, and whatever other projects that come up. Love my job. I will say that working from home does have a few drawbacks, though. I am now more physically available so I get more interruptions. Sometimes it's hard to get to my work because home/family things get in the way.<br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>New Pets </b><br /></h2><p>After losing all of our older/elderly cats during the Pandemic, all of a sudden we were the pet parents of one lonely cat, Pip. I adopted a kitten in late 2021 and this year as in a couple months ago in 2022, we adopted a very energetic and sweet Shih Tzu puppy, Bailly. We have a super active furry family now with a young cat and a 5 month old puppy, who by the way are about the same size, and Pip who is about as energetic as a snail.<br /></p><p>Here are my furbabies:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4isNilXIvg0SnFX_0I7q7zwR38Mp8yFjTpllmm5EDP7Ylu_eq8YklhtOgv0fJcabO8E9Nsz4fn6uQvZU5RkuSwZraCcPao4K8Wnmbg4InJVNPUafV1tmH4s1_2vjlpFLkKBZpMnIF1NOL1Vf2MppAqr8LR1dtJNlJ7_p8k9l1AcvNz2qvEvYd27k9Q/s3264/IMG_5812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4isNilXIvg0SnFX_0I7q7zwR38Mp8yFjTpllmm5EDP7Ylu_eq8YklhtOgv0fJcabO8E9Nsz4fn6uQvZU5RkuSwZraCcPao4K8Wnmbg4InJVNPUafV1tmH4s1_2vjlpFLkKBZpMnIF1NOL1Vf2MppAqr8LR1dtJNlJ7_p8k9l1AcvNz2qvEvYd27k9Q/s320/IMG_5812.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Bailly in her Christmas dress!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UL-Mo0aYfHJHD2bo2fxyL_jVmrTZJZV00c9Iu81zd-pM7bck93esmRCBturIfzeoGa1kdL9Uirz4WiWyB9Q1mWZQzlh50Y7IEdGO8pdeNEFpoNRSmi6Ig6JUGy0_doAawqeUq1azje3wH61bG9Ldn1uitISC9apKC3sVVaee6ehArJcdwF26TZZodw/s3264/IMG_5816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UL-Mo0aYfHJHD2bo2fxyL_jVmrTZJZV00c9Iu81zd-pM7bck93esmRCBturIfzeoGa1kdL9Uirz4WiWyB9Q1mWZQzlh50Y7IEdGO8pdeNEFpoNRSmi6Ig6JUGy0_doAawqeUq1azje3wH61bG9Ldn1uitISC9apKC3sVVaee6ehArJcdwF26TZZodw/s320/IMG_5816.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's my boy, Griffin!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81-JNvXSihltiRH77mozKuYMBeaByPVW-7GVxUjiVgOHXhlVA5Ifua5l-45IlchL3B3uKfkIkGHneHPQoWoPollGSdZgYMmt8zIsc0e-5CXT77yJ8tvZPmduHWJDjdN3sKEAwRbHjbwlHfzP8QnBJpyz5gkSakUNOAjCNDVAnCv6g2IGIce65Ah9yiA/s3264/IMG_5913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81-JNvXSihltiRH77mozKuYMBeaByPVW-7GVxUjiVgOHXhlVA5Ifua5l-45IlchL3B3uKfkIkGHneHPQoWoPollGSdZgYMmt8zIsc0e-5CXT77yJ8tvZPmduHWJDjdN3sKEAwRbHjbwlHfzP8QnBJpyz5gkSakUNOAjCNDVAnCv6g2IGIce65Ah9yiA/s320/IMG_5913.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's my perfectly plump Pip!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>New Books</b></h2><p style="text-align: left;">In 2021, I tried something new -- self-publishing on Amazon. Luckily, I had already written 3 books the traditional way and published them with craft book publishers, so I had a more-than-average understanding of the world of publishing. Which was good, because writing, editing, and illustrating your own books takes time and patience.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>My first self-published book:</b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVvyAwE4nYOAK2ontYOdfpE2qqnHYBJP2zPevaJdi9G_2TTSrTjUnhqoMpbeWZQ-No5IagRpy-3QUXNqnp9L36e252a9jQYyxjNTK3RJiFPDx400uWdcSzudTGhPaOxlu4qD82Tnpm8kQiCdgnJwr7VUEurB7wc1jFmpKnsH5xaS5oxT4H5UvnJztEw/s186/feed%20sack%20book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" id="coverImage" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/P/B09BYDQ8NY.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg" /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feed
Sacks is a tribute to my love of vintage feed sacks. I started
collecting them a couple years ago and now I have a large growing collection, so it made sense to
photograph the different patterns and designs. Then I put over 1000 of
them together in this book. It's a great Look Book of feed sack designs
and patterns along with sections containing historical information and where
to find your own feed sacks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can buy my book <a href="https://amzn.to/3C7eWoS" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My second Feed Sack book will be out soon, which will have another 1400+ feed sack designs and patterns! So stay tuned to early 2023.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My second self-published book:</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <img alt="" id="coverImage" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/P/B09TBLV2P1.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg" /><div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I
love planners, journals, and calendars! So it wasn't a hard decision
to create my very own Quilt Planner with blank weekly and monthly grids
so people can start it when they want to. But the coolest thing is that
my Planner is also a Block of the Month project! Woo-hoo!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">You can buy my planner <a href="https://amzn.to/3YORpmx" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, I guess there's not much more to say right now except:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Happy New Year! </b></span></h1></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguddGzWsgWqK5uC-dhi4vOA3hFInlIjQ5eNUME19VFMGrdKFeAbuNSVECE_R1B7WegU0teWL9xRLI8cSLhAqmh5xIMC6Q9BKnCwMCmPd1m1a9A2kUNfIVlMFN2OYr9q_8JaxW-RY_FBGmkrYP7m7KauAO2STkMF7Vq0VXAIeuL6uxjWd0et-HAKESX7A/s6800/new_years_card_297_2023_a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4808" data-original-width="6800" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguddGzWsgWqK5uC-dhi4vOA3hFInlIjQ5eNUME19VFMGrdKFeAbuNSVECE_R1B7WegU0teWL9xRLI8cSLhAqmh5xIMC6Q9BKnCwMCmPd1m1a9A2kUNfIVlMFN2OYr9q_8JaxW-RY_FBGmkrYP7m7KauAO2STkMF7Vq0VXAIeuL6uxjWd0et-HAKESX7A/w640-h452/new_years_card_297_2023_a.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Image by callmetak on Freepik</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stop in next week for more information about a FUN event coming in January 2023........did anyone say Blog Hop???</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until next time --</div><div style="text-align: left;"><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;">Tricia, AKA The Orphan Quilter</span></span></h1></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-65191654080687630802019-10-16T14:43:00.000-07:002019-10-16T14:43:28.890-07:00I'm Famous......Well, Almost!I was shopping at my local JoAnn Fabrics recently and was surprised to see this Annie's quilt book. <br />
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I just had to take a few photos. Here's the back of the book:<br />
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Yup, that's my table runner in the top left corner. It's called Jelly Jar and I just love how that one turned out -- it's a little retro and very sweet.<br />
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Let's take a peek inside the book now:<br />
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There's my Jelly Jar Runner. <br />
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Here's my Zoo Review -- isn't it fun for a kiddo? <br />
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Finally, here is another one of my table runners called Cut Jewels.<br />
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It's a fun book and includes 3 of my quilts.<br />
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What????? You don't have this one yet?<br />
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Well, I guess you'll be heading to your local fabric store to get one, won't you?<br />
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<br />Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-67308768788435556812019-10-08T16:13:00.000-07:002019-10-08T16:13:38.382-07:00Tricia's Favorite Quilt Blocks -- Block 11 FAR WESTOh my gosh! I just realized that this is block 11. Wow! This project is fast coming to an end. Then we'll have to start a new project. I was thinking something with Christmas. What do you think?<br />
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Far West</h2>
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It's actually called by several names (as most blocks are), but I decided to call it by its first name, Far West. This block is attributed to Nancy Cabot. Other names include Path and Stiles, Shoo Fly, and Stiles and Paths (according to EQ Blockbase). You can definitely see its resemblance to our Shoo Fly block, but the center Nine Patch and the strips make it look entirely different. That is one of the the things I love the most about quilting and designing -- by changing a few little things I can get an entirely new design.<br />
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Sew, let's get started making this block, which will finish at 12".<br />
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Light -- 2 squares 4 7/8" x 4 7/8", 4 rectangles 1 7/8" x 4 1/2", and 4 squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"<br />
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Medium -- 4 rectangles 1 7/8" x 4 1/2" and 1 square 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"<br />
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Dark -- 2 squares 4 7/8" x 4 7/8" and 4 squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"<br />
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1. Layer a light 4 7/8" square with a dark 4 7/8" square. Draw a
diagonal line from one corner to the opposite corner. Sew 1/4" on both
sides of the drawn line. Cut apart on the drawn line. Open and press
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<u><b>Stay tuned for Block 12 coming soon and after that, I will provide instructions for my quilt layout which will measure 56" x 74".</b></u></div>
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Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-80042584945696176952019-09-30T06:00:00.000-07:002019-09-30T06:00:02.656-07:00Going to the Quilt Show!Sometimes I get too wrapped up in the business side of quilting and forget why I ever started quilting in the first place. <br />
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If you've been following my blog, then you already know that I took a break from making quilts this summer and had sew much fun rediscovering all of the wonderful antique and vintage fabrics, blocks, and quilts that I have accumulated over the years -- some items predate before I even began quilting.<br />
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With that in mind, I decided it was time to go to a quilt show just for fun. It's been years since I've done this -- it was way overdue.<br />
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I went to Erie PA for the <a href="http://www.millcreeksew.com/quilting-on-the-bayfront.htm" target="_blank">Quilting on the Bayfront</a> show. The last time I went to this show was several years ago when it was the first time in this venue and I was disappointed. It wasn't because of the show that I was disappointed, but because the show sponsored by <a href="http://www.millcreeksew.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Millcreek Sewing and Fabric</a> previously had been held at the Chautauqua Institution in NY.<br />
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Quilting Around Chautauqua was my favorite experience (yes it wasn't just a show, it was an experience) because three friends and I used to rent a cottage and would spend five days immersed in quilting, the ambiance of Chautauqua, and friendship! I really miss that.<br />
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So when the show changed venues, it made me very sad. <br />
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Fast forward a couple years and I was ready to see the show with different eyes. <br />
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So off I went to the quilt show!<br />
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The quilts greet you right after you pay your admission fee in the central hallway. The backdrop behind the quilts was a wall of windows overlooking Lake Erie. The ship you see here is the USS Flagship Niagara.<br />
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The show was set up in a large single room with quilt displays from area guilds lining the walls and vendors in the middle.<br />
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At the back of the room were some awesome quilt displays set up as rooms. <br />
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The first one is a "quilt shop" vignette. I apologize, but I didn't take a photo of the quilter's name. Nonetheless, I found it very charming.<br />
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This next displays were created by my longtime friend and amazing quilter Marcy Scott, who also works at Millcreek Sewing and Fabric.<br />
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I had a wonderful surprise after I started perusing the vendor booths -- I discovered my friend Leslie was there too! I don't know why we didn't communicate with each other and go together.<br />
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Another friend, Cathey, of <a href="https://www.catheymariedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Cathey Marie Designs</a>, who is the creator of the Y Block Ruler, was there vending for the first time. She said she did at least 100 demos during the show! Here she is doing her ruler demo to a group of eager quilters.<br />
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Leslie and I teamed up for shopping and egged each other on. Although she had already made the rounds of the vendors, she humored me and visited them all again. Along the way, we stopped and chatted because many of the vendors were old friends. We also met a lot of new friends who were vendors, too.<br />
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I had a great time and even picked up some fun charm packs and a wooly sheep pattern (along with an assortment of felted wools).<br />
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I am definitely looking forward to next year's show. Maybe I'll see you there!<br />
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<br />Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-13803479794520030012019-09-16T09:50:00.000-07:002019-09-16T09:50:58.753-07:00Tricia's Favorite Quilt Blocks -- Block 10 SAWTOOTH STARBy now you've probably noticed that I like Star blocks as I've included several different stars in this Sampler quilt.<br />
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Why Stars?<br />
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Stars add a lot of movement to quilts AND there are so many different stars and variations out there to explore. Star Blocks are also some of the oldest known quilt block patterns, too.<br />
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So, YES, Stars!<br />
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Our 10th block this time is:</div>
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which is one of the earliest Star block patterns. </div>
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Have you ever made a Sawtooth Star?</div>
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Isn't this a great Star block? I love the large unpieced center -- perfect for adding a fussy cut fabric OR you could add a smaller block in the center. Sigh......Sew many ideas, sew little time......</div>
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Here's how to make a 12" finished Sawtooth Star block:</div>
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What you need:</div>
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Light fabric: 4 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and 1 square 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" -- cut this large square on both diagonals to get 4 triangles</div>
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Medium fabric: 4 squares 3 7/8" x 3 7/8", cut these squares on 1 diagonal to get 8 small triangles.</div>
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Dark fabric: 1 square 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" (you can fussy cut this square OR even replace it with a pieced 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" square -- maybe a 4 patch or 9 patch or even a smaller star)</div>
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1. Sew a medium triangle to each side of a background triangle. Make 4 units.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, I have spent most of the summer exploring my vast antique and vintage textile collection, which includes yardage, scraps, quilt blocks, quilt tops, and quilts. When I started this project, I really had no idea the sheer magnitude of the undertaking — I am amazed and delighted with the stuff I have collected and hoarded over the years. Recently I shifted my focus from yardage and scraps to quilt tops and quilt blocks. While shifting through a large crate of quilt blocks, I rediscovered this set of three antique Honeybee blocks and I knew I had to share them because they are sweet and naive and utterly delicious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These blocks are pretty early, but because the fabrics are solid turkey red and chrome yellow, it’s hard to pinpoint an exact date, but I estimate them to be around 1840-1870 due to the turkey red/chrome yellow combination. I think the chrome yellow looks like it might have been a home dyed yellow, but I don't know for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am including photos of all three blocks as well as the back of one of the block so you can see the handwork, too. Now I’m going to let the blocks tell you their story.</span></div>
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<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-74501783661274364042019-09-02T15:37:00.000-07:002019-09-02T15:37:00.822-07:00Tricia's Favorite Quilt Blocks -- Block 9 FRIENDSHIP STARWe're three-quarters of the way through my Favorite Quilt Block Sampler! It won't be long until we put all 12 of our blocks together into a fun Sampler Quilt. If you missed the first 8 blocks, you can find the block links along the left side of my blog.<br />
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Friendship has always been an important part of quilting. I bet you have quilting friends and get together to do all sorts of things together. Maybe you go on shop hops or to quilt shows, maybe you head to the nearest outlet mall, or maybe you have sewing days together. Whatever you do, make sure to enjoy spending time with your quilting friends.<br />
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Light: 2 squares 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"<br />
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<br />Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-14322316374012495862019-08-26T06:30:00.000-07:002019-08-26T06:30:08.187-07:00Even More Mini Quilts!Recently, our Mini Quilt Group met again after taking a break over the summer. Two members actually completed their "homework" -- 100 half-square triangles that finish at 1" square. One of them even quilted and bound their quilt. WOW! You go, Mary Lee!<br />
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<span style="color: black;">The gold and blue below one belongs to Gaynel.</span></div>
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August's Project </h3>
Our project for this month was a pair of pin cushions from our book, <b>Vintage Patchwork</b> by Pam Buda. I didn't want to overwhelm everyone after a month off and following our HUGE 12" HST mini.<br />
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Machine or hand quilt as desired. As we are talking about a 5" square, you'll want to choose a simple quilting pattern like stippling or wavy lines. Straight line or quilting in the ditch work too. You could also explore some of your special stitches on your sewing machine.</h3>
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Here are the links for the previous 7 blocks if you have missed one:<br />
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<a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/04/tricias-favorite-quilt-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Block 1 </a><br />
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<a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/04/tricias-favorite-block-tutorial-block-2.html" target="_blank">Block 2</a><br />
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<a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/05/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block.html" target="_blank">Block 3</a><br />
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<a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/06/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block.html" target="_blank">Block 4</a><br />
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<a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/06/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block_17.html" target="_blank">Block 5</a><br />
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<a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/07/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block.html" target="_blank">Block 6</a><br />
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<a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/07/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block_22.html" target="_blank">Block 7</a><br />
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Churn Dash</h2>
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The Churn Dash Block is an old favorite of mine. I have made many quilts using this block. One of my most interesting ones was called Halloween Dash and was published in Quilter's World Magazine some years ago.<br />
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Light: 2 squares 4 7/8" x 4 7/8", 1 square 4 1/2" x 4 1/2", and 4 rectangles 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"</div>
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1. Layer a light 4 7/8" square right sides together with a medium/dark 4 7/8" square. Drawn a diagonal line from one corner to the opposite corner. Sew 1/4" away from both sides of the drawn line. Cut apart on the drawn line. Open triangle squares and press. Make 4 triangle squares.<br />
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I started this project in June when my quilt guild president, Kim, mentioned at our meeting that she wished someone would do a program about feedsacks because she just loves them. That got me thinking because I knew that I had some feedsack-type stuff hidden in my vintage stash. So I volunteered to do a presentation on feedsacks for our guild. Kim was thrilled. We haven’t discussed a date yet, which is good, because I am still sorting through my stash. Once I get through my stash of feedsack stuff, I’ll devote a blog post to showing you my goodies. I had no idea when I volunteered that it was going to be so intensive or as fun.<br />
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I think I have delved into 7 or 8 of my crates already and I know I have more to go, including several crates of quilts yet. It’s funny — I had no idea how much stuff I’ve accumulated over the years. As I got it, I admired it, washed it (sometimes) and tucked it away lovingly into a plastic storage crate. Then when the current crate was filled, I bought another crate and the whole process was repeated. It is so exciting to open up a crate and discover such awesome treasures!<br />
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Here are the contents of the most recent crate I opened. Seriously, ALL this stuff came out of 1 Rubbermaid 18 gallon crate. It was all so smushed in there — I have no idea how I got it all in there. I found fabric galore, a few quilt top fragments, and even some feedsacks. Most of it all dated from 1930s-1960s, which just so happens to be one of my very quilting eras!<br />
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Isn't the penguin great? How about a squirrel in pants, the deer in the scarf, or the bunny in a jacket? Any idea why the puppy is included on this fabric???? Anyone? </div>
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Check out these happy little birdies. Don't you just love them? They have adorable facial expressions. <br />
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Well, I'd better get back to work because right now I'm up to my waist in fabric!Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-50481941466422220262019-07-22T09:22:00.000-07:002019-07-22T09:22:02.002-07:00Tricia's Favorite Block Tutorials -- Block 7 OHIO STAR<h3>
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I hope everyone is having fun with these quilt block tutorials. In case I didn't mention it before, I plan to do 12 block tutorials and then I will do a tutorial on putting the 12 blocks together into a throw-sized Sampler Quilt! So stick with me and you'll have a pretty nifty quilt when we're all done.<br />
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Here are the links for the first 6 blocks if you're just joining us:<br />
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Did you know the Ohio Star Quilt Block is connected to John Brown, the abolitionist?????? </h2>
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Stay tuned for our next Block Tutorial in a couple weeks.<br />
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Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-51085531136574147842019-07-20T16:17:00.000-07:002019-07-20T16:17:16.239-07:00Playing Hooky -- Going Antiquing!Yesterday, my family and I played hooky on a Friday and went antiquing. We didn't go too far -- about an hour's drive -- but it was enough to be considered "away."<br />
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We headed to an antique mall called Whistle Stop in Corry, PA. We had seen the commercial on television and our interest was piqued. So yesterday was our day to check it out.<br />
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Honestly, I haven't been to an antique mall for several years so I was excited to see what treasures the mall contained. <br />
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At first, all I saw was glassware. Miles and miles of sparkling shiny pretty glassware. Nice, but not really my thing. I wove through booths and up and down aisles until I finally came across a booth with lots of textiles.<br />
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There were aprons, tablecloths, handkerchiefs, and other textiles. There were a couple quilts and I was tempted by the unique Dresden Plate summer quilt (no batting), but I passed. <br />
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Then I spied a booth across the aisle with some stacks of haphazardly folded textiles. Hmmm. I just love poking around in piles of old textiles -- you never know what you'll find.<br />
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The first thing I pulled out of the stack was an adorable 1930's/40's doll quilt. It was machine-quilted, but it spoke to me and of course it went home with me.<br />
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There were some other vintage pieces and although I was tempted by the vibrant yellow 30's top, it had enough damage that I wasn't sure it was worth the price.<br />
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I continued looking and found some other quilty items. BUTTONS! A cute sewing box (I actually saw several sewing boxes and baskets). Doll pin cushions. A pair of adorable Sunbonnet Sues in frames.<br />
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A few booths later I scored a set of 8 signature blocks -- SUNBONNET BABY blocks. Of course, I had to have them. I have several different sets of Sunbonnet Sue blocks (even Colonial ladies and Sunbonnet Sam) but I've never had the Sunbonnet Babies before.<br />
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I added a Blue Willow platter at an unbelievable price. I paid for my treasures and I headed across the street to another antique shop.<br />
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I didn't see any quilty stuff until I was about ready to leave and I spied some quilts hiding at the back of a booth.<br />
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I was really drawn to the indigo and blue Sawtooth quilt because I have never seen this design before, but it was in such poor condition. What a shame.<br />
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There were a few other quilts, too. I bought a Nine Patch quilt (on the higher shelf in the photo above) from the 1930's/40's teeming with tons of feed sack fabrics. I thought that I could use this one in the presentation I'm putting together on feed sack fabric for my quilt guild. (Yeah, yeah, I know ......that was just an excuse to buy another quilt. LOL!) The quilt is a bit worn and ragged with some pretty bad repairs with sparkly butterfly fabric, but the feed sack fabrics are really wonderful.<br />
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Sigh.....Yes, I know I'm supposed to be trying to downsize my studio, but there's always room for something special or interesting.<br />
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Until my next antiquing adventure.........<br />
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<br />Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-77556855607862960622019-07-15T00:01:00.000-07:002019-07-15T00:01:03.906-07:00More Fun Quilt Block Finds in My StashWait to you see the blocks I unearthed yesterday! I finished up the last crate and started another one. I think I must have a bajillion more to go. Who collected (hoarded) all of this stuff????? Oh, yeah ...... me. LOL.<br />
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Anyway, check out these awesome String Star blocks.<br />
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At first glance, they look kind of like a hot mess. Then you start to notice the individual fabrics. I have found fabrics from before 1900 all the way up to the 1930's in these 9 star blocks. What a wonderful slice of textile history.<br />
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But wait -- it gets even better! 8 of these 9 blocks STILL HAVE THEIR NEWSPAPER FOUNDATIONS ON THE BACK OF THE BLOCKS! What a fascinating bonus. Here are the back of 3 of the blocks looks like (seriously, from a distance they all look pretty much the same).<br />
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Then I started looking a little closer at the newspaper pieces. I discovered that the pieces seem to be from The Record Argus, which is the newspaper in the Sharon/Greenville PA area, which really isn't all that far from where I am located.<br />
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Next I went looking for dates. I found months and days, but no years until the last Star block I looked at. I found the date 1933. <br />
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Most of the articles were local and society news articles, but I did find a few interesting national pieces -- one of them about boxer Jack Dempsey and his fight with Sharkey and another article about an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt!<br />
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But my absolute favorite local news piece was about a man who was drunk and had a car accident. I can't believe the color of his skin is noted in the article -- I know, it was the 1930's, but still..... I do love that the man's pet cat was his passenger, though.<br />
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These quilt blocks are an absolute treasure.Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-57013687900014110472019-07-08T02:00:00.000-07:002019-07-08T02:00:13.275-07:00Tricia's Favorite Block Tutorials -- Block 6 ECCENTRIC STARHere we are on Block 6 already. <br />
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Just so you know, I am planning 12 blocks in my "Tricia's Favorite Block Tutorials" series. After the 12 tutorials, I will post a fun sampler quilt featuring the 12 blocks along with the instructions. So let's keep moving!<br />
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In case you've missed them, here are the first 5 blocks:<br />
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Block 1 -- <a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/04/tricias-favorite-quilt-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Shoo Fly</a></h2>
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Block 2 -- <a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/04/tricias-favorite-block-tutorial-block-2.html" target="_blank">Courthouse Steps</a></h2>
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Block 3 -- <a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/05/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block.html" target="_blank">Flying Geese</a></h2>
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Block 4 -- <a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/06/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block.html" target="_blank">Rail Fence</a></h2>
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Block 5 -- <a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/06/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block_17.html" target="_blank">Electric Fan</a></h2>
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ECCENTRIC STAR </h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The Eccentric Star block is a Nine Patch variation. I looked around for some historical information about this block but came up empty-handed. Does anyone know the origin of this block? </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">4 dark squares 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1 dark square 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">4 light squares 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"></span>1. Layer a 4 7/8" dark square right sides together with a light 4
7/8" square. Draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner
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2. Sew 1/4" away from both sides of the drawn line.<br />
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3. Cut apart on the line. Voila! You have 2 half square triangle blocks (HSTs).<br />
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4. Repeat steps 1-3 to make a total of 8 HSTs.<br />
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5. Sew 3 HST's together, turning blocks as shown. Make 2 rows.<br />
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7. Sew the rows together to make an Eccentric Star block.<br />
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And you are done! Stay tuned for Block #7 coming soon.Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-13480563899761760362019-07-01T00:30:00.000-07:002019-07-01T00:30:00.956-07:00In a Cleaning Mood -- Destashing Vintage FabricAs part of my Studio Overhaul, I knew I'd have to address my overabundance of fabric sometime. Of course, my electricity isn't finished yet and I don't have my new sewing table constructed, but I am still limping along on my project. I started in January if you'll remember, and now it's the end of June, but hey, who's counting? As long as I keep moving forward, I feel successful.<br />
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So anyway, I decided to tackle some of my accumulation of fabric. I am going to try to downsize my fabric collection by 33%. Part of the reason I decided to start now is because I am on the lookout for feedsack fabric for a presentation for my guild sometime in the future. <br />
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This time I chose a big heavy crate filled with vintage fabrics and maybe some blocks and who knows what else I hid in there. I have several such crates in different locations, so it's kind of hard to know exactly what I've got. Yes, I guess I am a bit of a hoarder, but I do come by it quite naturally.<br />
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It was fun opening up the crate to find out what was in there. I found tons of vintage fabrics and scraps as well as a few aprons and some assorted blocks. Here's a couple stacks of fabrics out of my crate:<br />
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Fun, huh? There are a lot of different prints and patterns and the fabrics seem to range form the 1930's -- 1970's.<br />
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After three or so days, I am still going through the crate. I have a bag of yardage and scraps that I will be parting with as well as a big bag of precut 2" squares from the 1960's/1970's which I am not that excited about -- I like larger pieces that I can use to repair quilts from the same era.<br />
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Today I was sorting through a gallon-sized baggie I had in the crate and was amazed to find a giant stack of arcs which were both hand and machine-pieced. I'd guess them to be from the 1940's, but there are a lot of 1930's fabrics mixed in. These arcs are really tiny, see the quarter in the photo. There must be like 100 of them! I think they are arcs from a Double Wedding Ring that was started and never finished or else some kind of Fan design. What are your thoughts on these blocks?<br />
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In the bag, there were wedges for Dresden Plate blocks and even some butterfly wings and bodies. What a fun collection!<br />
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A cool thing I discovered was that there were several fabrics in that bag that were the same design, but different colorways.<br />
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I plan to play in my fabrics again tonight. I wonder what I'll find next........<br />
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<br />Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-29803181469608666892019-06-17T00:01:00.000-07:002019-06-17T00:01:01.301-07:00Tricia's Favorite Block Tutorials -- Block 5 ELECTRIC FANHere are the links to the first 4 blocks in this series if you missed them:<br />
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This quilt block was included in a booklet called <u>Practical Needlework: Quilt Patterns</u> in 1906. The design was contributed by Clara Stone. (This information from <a href="https://electricquilt.com/online-shop/blockbase/" target="_blank">The Electric Quilt Company BlockBase</a>.)</div>
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Here's a quilt made with 20 Electric Fan blocks. Isn't it great? I love how crisp it looks with just 3 fabrics. Wouldn't it be fun to scrap it up, though? This would be an awesome scrap-buster! </h3>
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Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-18151331470184021092019-06-12T18:25:00.000-07:002019-06-12T18:25:03.209-07:00More Mini Quilts!Are you sick of Minis yet? I hope not -- they seem to be really hot right now. Have you looked in any quilt magazines lately? You're sure to find at least one mini quilt featured, but often more. Pin cushions are also hot and you can find them everywhere. Of course, a pin cushion is really just a tiny quilt, isn't it?<br />
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So, have you jumped on the mini bandwagon yet? <br />
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Oops! I just realized that I never did a blog post about our previous class in May. Well, let me get you up to date!<br />
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Last month we explored different ways to make half square triangles. What's your favorite technique for making HSTs? Before this month, I would have said the usual using two squares RST and sewing 1/4" on both sides of a diagonal lone then cutting them apart on the diagonal line. But now I must say that I'm liking the 4 at a time method. You can find the tutorial here at <a href="http://blossomheartquilts.com/2012/07/hst-tutorial-and-maths-formula" target="_blank">Blossom Heart Quilts</a>. <br />
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Our project in May was a tiny little Bear Paw quilt about the size of a coaster with 1/2" finished HSTs.<br />
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At this month's meeting, everyone showed off their projects so far. A few people are already behind (this was our 4th class). But luckily, we do not meet in July so they will have an extra month to get caught up. Tehehe! Yeah, right, I know.<br />
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Here are some of the Little Log Cabin quilts from April as well as tiny Bear Paw quilts from May. Aren't they wonderful?<br />
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Of course, they'll need the extra month when they get started on this month's project which requires 100 tiny HSTs!<br />
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If you like our mini quilts, you can find them in Pam Buda's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Patchwork-Projects-Bundle-Squares/dp/160468867X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=vintage+patchwork&qid=1560388915&s=gateway&sr=8-2" target="_blank"><u>Vintage Patchwork</u></a>. You, too, can make your own Mini Masterpieces!<br />
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<br />Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-59847665329972855372019-06-03T03:01:00.000-07:002019-06-03T03:01:02.306-07:00Tricia's Favorite Block Tutorials -- Block 4 RAIL FENCEIf you missed the first 3 blocks in my Favorite Block Tutorial series, here they are:<br />
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Block 1 -- <a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/04/tricias-favorite-quilt-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Shoofly</a><br />
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Block 2 -- <a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/04/tricias-favorite-block-tutorial-block-2.html" target="_blank">Courthouse Steps</a><br />
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Block 3 -- <a href="https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/2019/05/tricias-favorite-block-tutorials-block.html" target="_blank">Flying Geese</a><br />
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Now that you're all caught up, let's make Block 4 -- RAIL FENCE. Rail Fence was one of the first quilt blocks that I ever made. Mine only had 3 strips whereas this block has 4 strips in each section.<br />
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As you know, I like to add a bit of Quilt History to my Block Tutorial posts. Have you ever wondered where the names for quilt blocks came from? I have always found this subject fascinating. Blocks were named for people, special events, political figures and events, common everyday things and activities -- just about anything you can imagine! <br />
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Have you ever noticed that quilt blocks can have a lot of different names, though? I find that even more fascinating because people in different places were creating the same quilt blocks and calling them something different, based on their own experiences. When quilt block names were published in magazines and newspaper, even more names were added to the list. For example, look at the Churn Dash block. It is also known as Monkey Wrench, Puss in the Corner, Love Knot, Hole in the Barn Door, Sherman's March, Indian Hammer, Fisherman's Reel, and several other names.<br />
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If you find this as interesting as me, you might want to check out Barbara Brackman's <i><b>Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns</b></i>. It is an amazing resource with thousands of pieced quilt blocks, their names, and even the publications they appeared in. It can be hard to find, so if you are an <a href="https://electricquilt.com/" target="_blank">Electric Quilt</a> user, you should invest in <a href="https://electricquilt.com/online-shop/blockbase/" target="_blank">BlockBase</a>, which is a digital version of Barbara Brackman's book. BlockBase doesn't include all the blocks in the book, but it does have a great selection. <br />
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<br />Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864659550912817218.post-10850785688039436232019-05-30T19:10:00.001-07:002019-05-30T19:10:48.812-07:00My Villa Rosa Rose Cards Are Popping Up in the Most Unexpected Places!Well, hello again! No, I haven't forgotten about you. Honest. Things have just been super busy around here. I'm sure you can relate. :)<br />
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I missed 2 weeks in a row this time, but I do actually have a very legitimate reason -- my family had a giant garage sale (no we weren't selling the actual garage, you silly goose!) over Memorial week end. Whew! I am so glad that it is over. I had forgotten how much work went into preparing for a garage sale. I think we spent 2 weeks (or was it 5 years???) getting everything cleaned, priced, arranged, etc. It wasn't one of our best sales, but I guess it wasn't our worst either, either.<br />
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Anyway, while I was getting ready for the garage sale, my friend Cathey Laird skipped off to Spring Market in Kansas City, MO. Lucky girl! She sent me the following advertisement image in a message:<br />
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This is an ad for the Top 25 Patterns at Moda. Check out the third pattern down on the left side -- YES! It is my Salt Water Taffy Rose Card pattern for Villa Rosa! YIPPEE! Wow, was I surprised when she messaged it to me -- she really made my day.<br />
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Out of curiosity, I went to Moda's website and looked under their books and patterns section. Again, I was surprised to find most, if not all, of our Villa Rosa Rose Cards, including ALL of my designs. This is so mind-boggling and exciting. (You can't see me right now, but I am doing my happy dance as I write this post.)<br />
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I never know where my designs and patterns are going to show up next.Tricia Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101066050450163562noreply@blogger.com0