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Sister’s Part 1

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Sister’s 2010 is in the books now & so i thought i would share a few of my favorite pics of the trip. 1st is a pic of our group that went on this journey with me.

myself, Bonnie, Debbie, Stephanie, Sharon, Lynette & Kitty

next is a view from the back of the house we stayed at. its high dessert in central Oregon. the closer you get to Sister’s & Bend you are in more trees but out where we stayed it was like this.

the next few pics are of some quilts at the show that really caught my eye that i wanted to share. there was over 1,300 quilts but these really stood out to me.

i LOVE the quilting on this one. you can see that it has dragon flies quilted on the black background fabric.
i LOVE the bright colors of this one.


this one was the raffle quilt done by Jean Wells who started the Outdoor Quilt Show 35 years ago. SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!
last but not least my FAVORITE from the whole show. something that maybe someday i will be able to do. a true artist with thread & fabric.

i will work on getting pictures of my purchases & finds together this week for another post. i have a quick trip out of town to the doc on Wed then I fly to Houston for 5 days on Sunday. during this time my machine will go in for a LOF (lube, oil & filter) so it will be ready to go once i get back.

i hope you all have a great week!

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Yet, another bag…..

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ok, so i got home last night & i wasn’t in the best of moods. not good considering i am suppose to finish packing & getting ready for my trip to Sister’s. needless to say i needed to change my mood so i went down to my sewing cave & got to work. i decided that my big Sister’s bag needed a little Sister’s bag to go along with it. i took out my scraps of Brady Bunch fabric & got to work.

what do you think? i am pretty pleased. i just punted & this is what i came up with. its sort of a smaller version of Lazy Girl’s Miranda Bag which i LOVE.
it fits nicely into my big Sister’s bag & it will be great for the future.
just goes to show that if you focus your energy into something good you might end up with something great. not that i am saying the little Sister’s bag is great but its pretty stinking cute & you get might point.

i will be leaving shortly for the journey & i am going to try & post part of our trip so make sure & check back here.

enjoy your day!

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Sister’s Bag #2 & Some Other Stuff……

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so here is Sister’s bag #2 the one i will be taking with me to Sister’s. its the same pattern as bag #1 but smaller & no appliqued initial. i am very pleased with how it turned out. i used clear thread and quilted around all of the flowers & leaves. i had issues but never the less it is done.

the pattern is The Big Shopper from Whistlepig Creek Productions

the fabric is Brady Bunch from Michael Miller which i found at Fat Quarter Shop

of course i did the inside different with a divided pocket closer to the top for the cell & camera – Hello its Sister’s – 1,300 quilts i will be taking lots & lots of pics that i will be sharing of course

i also added a spot for a water bottle you can see it at the bottom of the pic

this weekend i also made my 1st 2 blocks for Sarah in my Bee Splendid bee. i LOVE how they turned out & Karrie liked them so much that she is doing a quilt along with the same pattern using charm packs – go check out her blog & join her on the quilt along i am

i also made the next 2 blocks for the Simple Sampler Quilt Along that Amy is doing

last but not least i made a block for a local group that i belong to. we each have a box with our fabric in it & each month we rotate the boxes & we each make a block (the same block each month) so at the end of the year we have 12 different blocks. not a super exciting block but when you have a deadline sometimes easier is nice.

(this is my bff’s fabric we’ll see if she notices)
my lime quilt was from last years group

this is a short week for me with leaving for Sister’s early Thursday morning & a possible trip to Spokane for yet another doc apt. so little to no sewing will be done but i will come home Sunday totally motivated to spend sometime with my machine.

3 days before we leave & i think i have things in pretty good shape.
we will hit 4 quilt shops on the 6 1/2 hr trip there.
we stay about 25 minutes outside of Sister’s in Crocked River Ranch at my BFF’s sister’s vacation home. which is totally awesome because its FREE. my BFF won’t be makin the trip this year & i will miss her tons. she could either do Sister’s or Quilt Camp in September & she picked camp. once we get settled & have dinner we head into Sister’s & go to the Stitchen Post they are open until 10 that night & last year we closed the place down. Friday it will be quilt shops galore in Redmond, Terrebone, Bend & Prineville back to the house for dinner & a good nights rest before the big show on Saturday.

Saturday we get into Sister’s around 7ish – 1 to get a parking spot by the park where we have a picnic lunch & 2 to go to the Sister’s Coffee Company for coffee & a pastry for breakfast. we are usually in town until around 3 or so then we re-visit any of quilt shops & head back to the house for a re-cap of the show & our purchases before a good nights sleep & the drive home on Sunday.

i will be taking my laptop in hopes of being able to post some of our trip along the way……. so as always stay tuned for the mis-adventures of me & my peeps as we take on Sister’s 2010.

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Sister’s Bag #1

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we have 1 rule for our annual trip to the Sister’s Outdoor Quilt Show
each person going has to make a bag to take with them & each year it has to be a new or different bag that they made
this year for me i knew which bag i wanted to make i just didn’t know what size so i started with the largest size because you can never have to many big bags – right???? plus for the largest size you could use a charm pack & i had a Freebird charm pack
no brainer on that one
Sister’s 2010 Bag #1
its big – really big & i don’t want to be carrying that large of a bag
the bigger the bag the heavier it gets
the pattern is from Whistlepig Creek Productions and its called The Big Shopper
the pattern is great and it has cutting instructions for 6 different sizes of bags
i am a bag makin fool so of course i did the inside different then the pattern called for but thats me – i had 2 charms left so i made a little cell phone pocket out of them & also added a sewin in magnet for help with keeping the top of the bag closed


i will be making a smaller size for my trip but i LOVE how this one turned out
i think i will use it for work – i always carry a bag to work with my lunch, junk & other stuff so this will be fun for the summer
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the next one will be made out of Brady Bunch fabric
so come back & check that one out when i get it done
considering its 6 days away i had better get started

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Blocks and More

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this past weekend i spent getting caught up on quilt along blocks
and
i had several of them to get caught up on
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1st out of the gate is this block that i made for the Jelly Roll Quilt Along from
2nd, 3rd & 4th were for the Star Sampler Quilt Along that I am doing from
pickles & bacon

the last 2 blocks are for a new quilt along i found through a member of my quilting bee group
its called Simple Sampler Quilt Along and its from
i have decided to make this out of Hope Valley which i LOVE and
rather then sash it in a light solid fabric i will be sashing is in an orange print from this line

now for the more part
i started work on my bag for the Sister’s trip & i decided to make the largest size 1st out of a charm pack to see if i wanted to pack around that big of a bag. i am so glad i made this 1st becuz its huge (not finished yet) and i will be making a smaller size out of the Brady Bunch fabric i got for the trip. once i get both finished I will share pics.

i also worked on the setting kit for last year’s Fat Quarter Shop’s Mystery Designer BOM. i got the center of the quilt done and now i am working on the 36 sashing pieces.
this week i will be working on my Sister’s bags as well as taking a trip to see my doc again. however, this time he should be giving me a diagnosis as well as a plan for treatment – FINALLY!
i will also be getting things ready for out Sister’s trip. there are 7 of us going together all meeting in the Tri Cities at our 1st quilt shop. i think that we will be hitting about 10 or 11 shops over the 4 days not to mention the amazing outdoor quilt show on Saturday. this is my 5th year going & each year its better & better. we have a few newbies on this trip & that is always fun!
i hope you all have a wonderful week.

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Limes, Limes & more Limes

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limes, limes, & more limes

i bought this fabric on my Tennessee trip 2 years ago in a shop that had over 8,000 bolts of fabric yes you just read 8,000 – it was a bit overwhelming not to mention that the shop owner tore all of the fabric instead of cutting it – very odd but hey it works for her

on to the quilt

last year i did a block swap/rotation thing with 5 fellow quilters

we each made 2 blocks every other month then rotating the fabric to the next person

i used the lime fabric & ended up sashing my quilt with it becuz i LOVE it so much

i did a simple 4 patch for the cornerstones & bordered it with a light green

its off to be quilted all over & then i will bind it with a dark green

i have decided to take this quilt with me to see DMB at the Gorge this year

Friday night i have tickets for the lawn so this will be perfect

a HUGE THANK YOU to my quilting friends

Shelly, Lynette, Denise, Bonnie & Debbie
(i think i need to take a class on taking pics or get a better camera)

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Busy Weekend

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its amazing i got it done this last weekend but i did
i sewed every spare minute i had between family dinners, birthday parties & my niece’s naps
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i got the top to my pinwheel sampler quilt finished
this was a quilt along that Rachel of p.s. i quilt did
not the best pic of i really LOVE this quilt (top)
now i need to quilt it
the rest of my non-sewing time was spent with this little diva in training
hanging out, playing & celebrating her 2nd birthday
this week i am focusing on limes
stay tuned

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Variety….

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this past weekend i worked on a variety of projects
i got the backing & batting ready for 2 quilt tops to go to the quilter
the top one is a Halloween quilt for my bff son’s – i pieced the back with leftover blocks & fat quarters – it actually turned out pretty cute
the next one is a jelly roll quilt that i made earlier this year when i was sewing with my bff
so off to the quilter they go & i will show you pics when i get them back & binded
friday evening i made this cute little bag the pattern is ‘the favorite bag’ from V and Co.
i didn’t add the flower but i LOVE this bag & it went together quickly – even better
i also finally sewed together my blocks (that i made in March) for this Buggy Barn quilt
its made from their Iced Mocha line of fabric and i LOVE it as well
i will quilt this one myself at some point in the future
i pinned it over my Pumpkins Gone Wild quilt hence the orange at the bottom of it

i also put together block #2 for the Star Sampler Quilt Along that i am doing with Audrey from {pickles & bacon}

and last but not least,
just tonight i put together Block #1 from the Fat Quarter Shop’s Designer Mystery BOM
i (big surprise) LOVE this block as well as the fabric


i have a busy week & weekend ahead of me filled with appointments & parties
we are celebrating my Grandma’s 90th birthday on Saturday so all of the family will be in town
on Sunday we are celebrating my niece’s 2nd birthday
so, probably not much sewing time
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i hope you all have a great week!