and the winners are…

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The winners of the books are:

Kansas City Star book 7
hueisei said…

I would love to win a copy of this My Stars! Thanks for the chance 🙂

June 7, 2012 8:06 PM

Listen to your quilt
DebrafromMD said…

I would love to have a copy of Listen to Your Quilts. Foe me, choosing the quilting design is the hardest part of the quilt making process.

June 7, 2012 8:44 PM

Friday Funny

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In last Friday’s post I told you how old I am so I am not keeping any secrets. I am not going to ask your age because that is not how I roll. You’d probably fib anyway-but the Hershey Man will know!
YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
This is delightfully tasty especially if you are a chocolate lover like I am.
DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN!

It takes less than a minute .

Work this out as you read .

Be sure you don’t read the bottom until you’ve worked it out!

This is not one of those waste of time things, it’s bewildering and amazing.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 — I’ll wait while you get the calculator

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1762 ..

If you haven’t, add 1761..

6… Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should have a three digit number

The first digit of this was your original number

(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).

The next two numbers are

YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2012) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SHARE THIS POST WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Then enjoy as much Chocolate as you want.
Feel free to leave a comment with either your age or how many pieces of chocolate you get to consume.
No one will judge or try and figure which number is which. Trust Me.

book review and a giveaway

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Sorry my book review has been a bit delayed due to being a bit under the weather.
It was nice having a bedside table full of books to thumb through.
 I just couldn’t get to the computer to post much about them.
Graphic Mixx by Atkinson Designs
Terry Atkinson has out done herself once again. She re-taught me how to do zippers in all of her bag patterns and now she has several more projects added to my to do list. Terry’s directions are always clear, easy to  understand  and a pleasure to sew. Follow along on Terry’s blog for tons of great stuff.
My Stars VII from Kansas City Star
This book is number 7 in the series. I own all of them!  These books are truly a collectors series  with hand drawn illustrations of original blocks along with redrafted patterns from the historical collection of the Kansas City Star. I have an extra copy of this book so if you want to own it leave a comment and include My Stars in the comment. Stop by their site today. they are also having a book giveaway.
Simple Charm by Kim Diehl
What can I say about Kim’s quilts? I love all of them. The traditional richness, the warm room settings, the great use of  color are just a few of the things that draws me in. Sorry to be stingy, I only have one of these books and it has my name written really big inside it.
Listen to your Quilt by Barbara Persing
Machine Quilting really brings a flat quilt top to life. Barbara asks the following
questions before she begins any project.
What is the intended use of this quilt?
What quilting is needed to enhance this quilt?
What thread color should I use?
Then she walks you through different options for different styles of quilts.
This book is published by C and T and I have one for a giveaway. If you are interested comment with Listen to Your Quilt.
That is it for now. I will have part two of my book reviews posted on Sunday. I guess thiese aren’t official reviews, just teases with a giveaway or two thrown in for fun.
Toddles,
-modalissa

Friday Funny

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I don’t know how funny this really is.
My post today is being renamed
Amazing Friday?
Johanna Quaas of Germany recently competed in the International Senior Gala. At the ripe age of 86 she competed in four different apparatus. Johanna began her gymnast career at the age of 50. I am 50.!!!!! This is where the amazing part comes in. I have 36 years before the 2048 International Senior Gala. This would make me the exact age of Johanna.

AMAZING
I could barely pass gymnastic class in elementary school.
It was like watching a giraffe try and stay balanced on the uneven bars.

My hats off to you, Johanna. I can’t wait to see what you do when you are 90.
Have a great weekend.
My book show n tell starts next week. There may be a few giveaways sprinkled in.

friday funny- out of the mouths of babes

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NUDITY

I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, ‘Mom, that lady isn’t wearing a seat belt!’  

OPINIONS
On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, ‘The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents ..’

KETCHUP
A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone.. ‘Mommy can’t come to the phone to talk to you right now She’s hitting the bottle.

MORE NUDITY

A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women’s locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, ‘What’s the matter, haven’t you ever seen a little boy before?’  

POLICE # 1

While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, ‘Are you a cop? Yes,’ I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?’ ‘Yes, that’s right,’ I told her. ‘Well, then,’ she said as she extended her foot toward me, ‘would you please tie my shoe?’  

POLICE #2

It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. ‘Is that a dog you got back there?’ he asked.

‘It sure is,’ I replied.

Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, ‘What’d he do?

ELDERLY

While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, ‘The tooth fairy will never believe this!’  

DRESS-UP

A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, ‘Daddy, you shouldn’t wear that suit.’
‘And why not, darling?’
‘You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.’
 

DEATH

While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.

The minister’s son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: ‘Glory be unto the Father, and unto the Son, and into the hole he goes.’ (I want this line used at my funeral!) 

SCHOOL

A little girl had just finished her first week of school. ‘I’m just wasting my time,’ she said to her mother. ‘I can’t read, I can’t write, and they won’t let me talk!’
 

BIBLE

A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.

‘Mama, look what I found,’ the boy called out.

‘What have you got there, dear?’

With astonishment in the young boy’s voice, he answered, ‘I think it’s Adam’s underwear!’

NOW IF THIS DIDN’T BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY, GO BACK TO BED AND FORGET IT

Schnibbles Quilt Along

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I am now month 2 in to the Schnibbles Quilt Along. I took your advise from my previous post and used Friendship collection by Howard Marcus. However, I used Etchings by 3 sisters as the background for all my geese.
I have all my geese units done.
 Half of the block assembled and some rows started.  I did not get quite as far as I would have liked to, but….
 I am not completely finished. I could come up with some pretty convincing arguments such as my sewing machine was hit by a truck or my dog ate my fabric or there was a thread strike OR I could say that market is 2 weeks away and I have 20 other quilts that I have to make happen. One of these 4 things is true. Guess which one?
My geese were all sewn and ready to trim with Monica’s handy ruler. This is the before picture.
Trimming
This is the after. Precision heaven.
Points, points points! It wasn’t me. It was the ruler!
I have never used a design board before so I thought I would give it a whirl.
 I played with the blocks on point. I guess that could also be a reason I am not finished also.
Thank you for stopping by.

Friday Funny

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Would you PRESS THE BUTTON TO ADD DRAMA?Makes some of my drama filled days seem simple.Have a wonderful calm weekend unless you are sewing a project for quilt market If so get after it or  will send the football team to carry you away.
Over and Out.
modalissa

Quilt Roll 2- Bruises

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I do not always give my quilts names but this one is an exception.
 It’s name is
Bruises.
It did not earn it’s name because of any bumps or scrapes that occured  during the quilting process. It earned its name because of the colors… Black and Blue.
I know that is lame but I am easily amused.
I made this quilt 14-18 years ago. I was the buyer for a local quilt store. I felt personally responsible for when a fabric was not selling. This was the case for the striped border and the toile backing. I bought enough fabric for a backing and decided to give the fabric a home plus ensure my job security. I knew the stripe would make a perfect border.  I started diving into my stash  and cutting strips from all
my black, blue and white fabrics.
Can you imagine this was PRE- Jelly Roll days? You might as well call it Pre-historic.
Once I had a big pile of strips I knew exactly what I was going to make.
As you will see with many of my quilts, I don’t make them for any certain room or to match that perfect bed emsemble. I make them becasue I enjoy the process and like playing with color.
The log Cabin block is one of my all time favorite blocks and the pineapple block certainly falls in my top ten. I used the Pineapple Ruler by Possibilities which makes the process so much better.
Shazam,  I mitered the striped border to meet so nicely in all the corners until I got to corner 4.  Corner 4 is shown in the first picture.  My motto, if it doesn’t match…. piece another block and throw it in the corner.
It is amazing how many of the fabrics look brand new and just a few have faded over time.
I love my large plaid binding cut on the bias. This was over 15 years ago. I was such a rebel or a trendsetter, not quite sure which one. No comments please!
Now I am to the picture with the backing fabric that
would not sell.
Talk about trendsetters.
This fabric was way before it’s time.
We couldn’t give it away then.
The funny story is that I hung this quilt up in the store to teach a pineapple class and guess
what fabric every one wanted. 
 We couldn’t get any more.
I guess that is one of those things that never changes.
Thanks for listening to me carry on about quilt # 2 in my Quilt Roll.