Friday Funny- 4th marriage

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Are You Ready For This!!!

The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time.

The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband’s occupation.
“He’s a funeral director,” she answered.
“Interesting,” the newsman thought.

He then asked her if she wouldn’t mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living.
She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years.

After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she had first married a banker when she was in her 20’s, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40’s, and a preacher when in her 60’s, and now – in her 80’s – a funeral director.

The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers.
(wait for it)
She smiled and explained, “I married ~

one for the money,

two for the show,

three to get ready,

and four to go.”

(Sorry I couldnt resist!.)

Happy Friday!!

So many choices

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 I have a wonderful box of over 1000 half square triangles from my recent exchange.
NOW THE DECISION
What do I make with these? This whole triangle swap  started because of Edyta Sitar’s book,  Friendship Triangles and her yummy triangle papers.
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Could it be possible that I am having commitment issues? I just can’t decide.
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I even started a triangle board on Pinterest. More and More choices.
Yes, this has made my decision tougher.
Look at just some of the possibilities. Maybe a triangle sampler?
Of course, Edyta is not making it any easier for me. 
She now has Laceys and Silhouettes that can be added.
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This one is a stunner! Maybe?
images used permission of Laundry basket Quilts
 What about a classic ocean waves?
I guess I will keep petting my triangles, sorting them into different stacks and then placing them neatly back in their box until I make the decision of what to make.
Does it count as an unfinished project if I haven’t actually started sewing the triangles together?

and the winner is

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and the winner of Kathy Brown’s new book is……………………….

Blogger
Sandra said…
I really really and truly want this book for myself. I have at
least a zillion fat quarters to use up. I want to make every single
pattern that is shown in this book. I can do this, but I need to be a
winner. Thank you for the chance to win.

Sandi Timmons

I Spy Hexagons

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A while back I received a wonderful package from Quilt Jane. It contained this precious hexy flower with little cherubs and a hexy template. I asked Jane about the fabric and she said the fabric is
a print of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Two characters from children’s books
written by May Gibbs, a famous Australian author. 


Note from Jane- The
attached photo is my book from childhood that I hope will be passed on through
the generations ( notice the Barbara Brackman William Morris backdrop
).
I decided to do an I SPY  baby quilt for my first grand baby. No one is pregnant yet so i am taking my own sweet time collecting fabrics and adding pieces little by little.

The hexy section shown here is made from parts of the Funky Monkey line. the middle yellow monkey is me, the blue one is Gary. The hexies 1-5 represent each of the kids. My daughter-in-law is the green hexy wearing the pink dress with a strand of pearls.
(very top of pic) Her hexagon is connected to the number 1 since she is married to my oldest. My second son does give her a lot of grief so I thought it fitting to put her above #2 so she can keep an eye on him.

The templates are called “Holy Peepers.” Isn’t that a great name?

The templates are the brainchild of Kim and Dave Bradley. Kimpossible and QuiltJane both sell all sizes of these templates if you are interested.. 
I am sewing these together by machine so I used the inside
area to trace my sewing lines.

Once I get a few more pieces added I will be working in my treasure from Australia. Thank you Jane for getting me hooked on another hexagon project.
 
Holy Peepers (I just love saying that!)
-modalissa

Fat Quarter Quickies

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Today is my day on Kathy’s blog hop.

I love quilts that are repetitive graphic quilts that you have to take a second look at to see how they are constructed.

My favorite from the book has probably got to be Supponsibilites.
It is a great quilt but it is a wonderful story as well. (see book for story)

Martingale - Fat-Quarter Quickies (Print version + eBook bundle)
Leave
a comment and tell me how much you really want this book and that you have a jillion million fat quarters just watiting to be made into quilts.
 I will pick a random
winner on the last day of the blog hop. June 25th. The winner will
receive an E-book directly from Martingale.

Be sure and check out all the stops on the blog tour to see their favorite quilt and for more chances to win.

June 17th- Sew Unique
Creations – http://sewuniquecreations.blogspot.com/
June 18- Pam
Kitty Morning – http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/
June 19 – Spun Sugar
Quilts – http://www.spunsugarquilt.com/
June
20 – Martingale – http://blog.shopmartingale.com/
June 21 – Modalissa – http://modalissa.blogspot.com/
June 22- Silver Thimble
Quilt Co – http://www.silverthimblequilt.com/
June 23 – Jaybird
Quilts – http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/
June 24 – PS I
Quilt – http://www.psiquilt.com/
June 25th – Teacher’s Pet – http://www.theteacherspet.typepad.com/
 
 

 

Fat Quarter Quickies

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Martingale - Fat-Quarter Quickies (Print version + eBook bundle)
So many great books hitting the market and here comes another one. With a title like,
Fat Quarter Quickies
how can anyone resist. If you know Kathy or have ever visited
with her it is apparent she is from the south. Quilt names such as
Smorgasbord,
Brown-Eyed Girl,
Cutoffs, 
Pixy Stix
and Tequila Sunrise
surely came 
along with a bit of southern twang.
I can say this about her
because I am pretty southern myself,
so I know she won’t mind.
 So here is the line for the blog hop.
June 17th- Sew Unique
Creations – http://sewuniquecreations.blogspot.com/
June 18- Pam
Kitty Morning – http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/
June 19 – Spun Sugar
Quilts – http://www.spunsugarquilt.com/
June
20 – Martingale – http://blog.shopmartingale.com/
June 21 – Modalissa – http://modalissa.blogspot.com/
June 22- Silver Thimble
Quilt Co – http://www.silverthimblequilt.com/
June 23 – Jaybird
Quilts – http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/
June 24 – PS I
Quilt – http://www.psiquilt.com/
June 25th – Teacher’s Pet – http://www.theteacherspet.typepad.com/
foolproof, 
honest-to-Gussie, 
can’t fail me now….
Kathy’s own words to describe her fat quarter projects.

Pickled Dish Quilt along

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The Pickled Dish Quilt along from Aneela Hoey has been on my bucket list since she first posted the Quiltalong on her blog.
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Pic courtesy of Aneela Hoey
I am off to a long weekend retreat and so in case you were wondering 
what I was going to use the grey and yellow fabrics for………………….
 Well, this is the start of my project. I only need 125 more arches.
 Let’s see how much sewing  I get done. Can I possibly pull off an all-nighter?
And just in case I get bored with this project. I did pack 3 more things to work on.
Have a great weekend. I know I will!!

And the winner is

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Blogger tpott said…

Years ago my husband used my 6×24 inch ruler and broke it. I’m still not sure, what he was measuring with it. I was so upset he never used any of my quilting supplies again. I think at the time I only had 2 rulers. It seams like a million years ago, I have SO many different rulers now.
June 7, 2013 at 3:25 PM

Congratulations!!! You are the winner of A quilting Life book by Sherri McConnell. 

Grey and Yellow

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 Here is my stack of fabrics for my next scrappy project. I have been accumulating/hoarding everything I can find in greys and yellows.
I think this color combination first started wit  a piece from
Vanessa Christenson’s Simply Style.
Then came along Baby Jane by Eric and Julie Comstock.
Then  Kate Spain’s newest fabric, Sunnyside has some yummy pieces
in it so I had to add them to my pile.
The stack of fabrics continues to be fermenting so I had to get serious 
and start weeding out the ones I was going to use. 
I like to cut swatches and make my own little inventory list
of fabrics as I collect them.
 Then when it comes time to narrow down the pieces I look at them in grey scale. Nowadays this is much easier to do by just taking a picture of it on your phone and turning it to grey scale. I use to drag myself up to the copy shop and lay it on the copier to make a black and white copy.
 
If you have trouble with color this is a good exercise to build your color confidence.
 I think color is scary for a lot of people, when that actually is the funniest part
with the fewest actual “rules.”
What is tough to get a grasp on is the difference of what
value and scale will do to your project. 
By looking at the grey scale swatches you take all the color out of the equation. Sometimes we use a fabric just becasue we love the color, yet the scale or pattern ends up sticking out like a sore thumb.
 I ask myself do I have the right mix of small, medium and large prints regardless of the color? 
Looking at the fabrics in grey scale also helps determine if any of your fabric choices are way too dark or way to light.
I tend to gravitate to a certain scale of fabrics so I always have to make sure my choices all look the same. Try this out next time you are choosing fabrics. It is amazing how it helps narrow down your choices while adding visual interest to your fabrics choices.
-modalissa