tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18129068091279142312024-02-06T21:16:17.408-06:00FlossieBlossomsSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18173235828267519961noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-46594070808634103712014-03-11T16:20:00.001-05:002014-11-20T07:58:49.084-06:00Bitties and Calendar panel....<br />
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Gosh, it's been a long time. I haven't done much of anything lately but I have read a lot of books this winter! Nothing exciting enough to recommend, but they kept me entertained while I huddled around the wood stove during our long cold spells.</div>
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I did sew a little- the bitty theme was "sewing" so I made this for group 1, a sewing bird, it's an antique gizmo also referred to as a 3rd hand. The beak opens up in a real metal one and pinches onto your fabric, while the base clamps to your table. This gives you a 3rd hand, basically. Google it if you want to see a real one. :)</div>
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For group 2, I made a cat stealing fabric off the cutting mat. </div>
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This has happened to me several times!</div>
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I owed Kimmie a block so I made her a scarecrow for her Oz theme and </div>
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thought he turned out pretty well. </div>
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Next up was the laundry theme- I made tiny little feedsack clothespin bags and hung them from a piece of rattail cording with 2 tiny clothespins.</div>
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As you can see, it's March (banner above) and I made these 8 bitties for the new panel. These bitties came from all over the world, UK, Brazil, US, etc. </div>
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And this is the event tag for St. Patrick's Day on the 17th. </div>
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Other than that, there's not much going on around here. It's a warm sunny day today, in the 70's, but dropping down to freezing tonight and maybe a few snow flurries. Spring can take it's time, I'd rather have a long, cool spring than jump right into summer!</div>
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Oh, and I joined a group on Facebook for decluttering the house, so I've been having lots of fun going thru things and getting rid of junk and donating good stuff to the doggie store! That's time-consuming but rewarding! I love simplifying the house. Still have lots to do, but I have really pared down my clothing and the kitchen junk. It's like Spring Cleaning, only different. That'll be later, after all the extra stuff is gone!</div>
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I made a bunch of cute little elf ornaments for a party that I attend every year- recognize him? :) I don't want to call him out because I don't need to get a letter from a lawyer yelling at me, but I thought you might like to see him and see how I made him. I think he turned out pretty cute and since the doll is so trendy right now, I thought he was appropriate for this years party.</div>
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Ingredients- I started with a lot of red chenille stems and a few white ones. Red and white felt and 3/4" or 20mm wood beads for heads. Acrylic paints (flesh, spice brown, cardinal red, white, black and blue), hot glue and tacky glue and red/white twist twine. </div>
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First I had to twist 4 red stems for each elf. This was hard on my fingers, but I did it over 2 days. My husband folded them all in half for me, saving me some time. I didn't want to use a drill because I wanted a loose twist so I would retain length. On the arms, I twisted on a bit of white chenille to make his little wrist cuffs. His hands should be all white, but this worked well enough.</div>
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Then I bent 2 of them into legs, I used a wooden jig for this- a few well placed nails made shaping the legs really easy and then they were exactly alike. Curved the other 2 into arms. Took another long stem, bent double about 1" from the top, that makes the neck. Holding the 2 leg pieces with the long piece (neck up) sticking up in the middle and then placing the arms just below the neck, with the neck sticking up higher, I bent over the tops of the legs, locking them onto the arms (forming shoulders) and then I took the raw ends of the arms and locked them around the torso. Then I took the long piece that was sticking down and starting at the bum area, wrapped the long stem around the legs and up to the chest/arm area, criss-crossing over the torso and locking all the pieces into place. </div>
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Time to paint some heads! This was time consuming because I made 30 of them. And when I did the eyes, I had to wait for the big white dot to dry, then the blue dot, then the black dot, then the highlight dot. Lots of waiting! First- I base coated them with flesh colored paint. Then I guesstimated where the hair should be and painted that on. Then the time-consuming eyes using the ends of 4 different sized brushes to get a good dot, then some watered down red for the cheeks, using a sprung brush to get a soft effect for the cheeks and a liner brush for a simple mouth. After it was all dry, I varnished the heads. </div>
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Be sure to let the eye dots dry completely before doing the cheeks, you don't want to smear any eyes!</div>
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Then it was time to assemble. The hats were a cone of red felt, a 1/4 circle sewn on the straight edge, not turned. I had earlier cut out all 30 white collars, I snipped all the zig zags by hand, next time I would try pinking scissors because my way took way too long! I cut a bit out of each white circle to make it more cone shaped and hot glued a collar around each neck. Then I glued a hat to each head, using the hot glue, then added a strip of white to each hat, more hot glue. Then I glued the head to the neck,with tacky glue, just a bit smeared onto the neck. If the neck was too long, that was OK because the hat hid it. </div>
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Assembling took over 4 hours! Sheesh. I thought these were going to be quick and easy!</div>
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I still have to tie their little hands together and add a hanger to the hat. </div>
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And here he is, all finished! I put each one into a glassine bag with lime green shredded crinkle paper and tied them shut with lime green curly ribbon, they looked so cute in their bags!</div>
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Here's the December calendar- I added a panel to the side so I could show off more of the cute bitty blocks that I have. </div>
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And here are the event tags- first I made the ornament but it didn't excite me, so then I made the Santa. And a party hat and glass of champagne for New Year's Eve. </div>
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So since I really hated for the perpetual calendar/bitty block project to end, I came up with a way to show off a few more of them every month. :) I made an accompanying piece to hang next to it, and finished some of the extra Halloween bitties that didn't make it into the small banner on the top. I love this, I get to look at 8-10 more fun bitties every month. I just sewed them together with a single piece of batting in the center of the sandwich and then finished the edges by couching on a piece of rattail cording. </div>
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I also made an event tag for the holiday and surrounded it with a few of my cute Halloween pins that were given to me by a friend.</div>
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Now I'm pulling out bitties for November/Fall/Thanksgiving to finish. I had to order different colors of rattail cording, my bright ones weren't going to work at all. Gosh, I love Etsy, you can find almost anything there. </div>
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And I've been a little busy reorganizing the craft/guest room. I bought this handsome walnut chest for a SONG at an indoor flea market and with some strong man-help, got it up 2 flights of stairs to the hall between the 2 rooms. I then moved 2 other chests that I had into the hall so I have a line of them now and a place for some much needed lamps. Those drawers are all filled with sewing/crafting/quilting supplies (except for one that holds extra towels and soap for the guest bath which is right across from the chests) and it's very nice looking and much better than the old metal shelving unit and all the stuff that accumulated next to it. Love this so much! I was trying to get built in cabinets there in that hall, but this is even better. </div>
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It was fun rearranging, I don't get to do that much in this little house, so I had a great time. </div>
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The cats all like it, too. The youngest one thinks it's great fun to stand up and smack at that little drape while he hides behind it. They just love it when you move stuff around, it's so exciting for them. </div>
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OK, Flickr Friends, quit yer whining, here it is! I made a tutorial for the little green tote. I'm wordy, so get over it. ;) I'm going to assume you have some sewing experience and don't need your hand held the whole way, but I think I give enough instruction for you to muddle thru this. If not, ask me, I'll try to answer you here in the comment section and if your question is REALLY valid, I'll correct the tute. LOL</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I recently made myself a
little set of organizing totes to use when I am Mum-sitting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the more popular pieces on Flickr is
this little tote with a sliding lid, so I made another one and photographed the
process and made this little tutorial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Ingredients- fabric, 14" zipper (extra long for ease in installing) Insul-Bright or batting of choice, Dritz eyelets- at least 1/4", 1/4" cotton cording, and standard sewing equipment. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I started out with 2"
squares and a few larger pieces that were the equivalent of 2 squares sewn
together, 2" x 3.5".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I laid
them out in a grid that was 5 squares high and 7 squares long, when sewn
together it measures about 8" x 11".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You don't have to piece the fabric for this, you could use a solid
piece, it would save a lot of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you do piece it, alternate the way you press the seams, every other row and
when you sew the rows together, press those seam open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When that's done, square it up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make another piece that is 3 x 3 squares,(5.5"
x 5.5") for the top and one row that is 8 squares (2" x 13")
long for the brim on the lid, see the photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sandwich these pieces with
batting and your lining fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used
Insul-Bright for my batting because it has a stiffness to it that I like, but
you don't have to use that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quilt in
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fold it back and top stitch, catching the edge of the zipper tape, this encases
all your raw edges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then do the same for
the other side, being sure to line up the main piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trim, finger press it down on the right side
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sew a few stitches across the tops and the bottom
so that you can't accidentally unzip the whole thing and end up with the zipper
pull unattached later! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Careful stitching
over the teeth, go slowly and don't break a needle or the thread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trim off the excess zipper, top and bottom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark the center of the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Turn it inside out, line up
the center of the back with the middle of the zipper and sew 1/4" seam
across the bottom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Careful again over
the zipper!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut a strip of fabric to
match the lining 1.5" wide by 7" long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sew this on over that seam you just sewed,
RST, then turn it over to the other side, press under the raw edge and sew it
down with the machine, to cover all the raw edges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trim it off at the ends and apply Fray Check
to the cut edges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let dry a bit and turn
right side out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Make your pattern piece for
the top- draw a rectangle 5 1/8" long and 2 5/8" wide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using a 2.25" circle, round the edges
and taper it up to the long sides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
makes a nice oval.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's easy to do, just
sounds like a pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Lay this piece on your
quilted 3 x 3 square, I like to set it diagonally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut out your lid piece. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cut 2 pieces of fabric for
binding for the top edge of the little tote and the bottom edge of the lid
brim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut them 1.5" wide by 14"
or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sew on binding strip, RST, to the top of
the tote piece using a 3/8" seam allowance, leaving about an inch hanging
over on either end, then turn the short ends in (trim away excess first) and
then fold over the long edges and hand-sew that inside seam down, making it
nice and even. It's such a small project, hand-finishing doesn't take but a
couple of minutes and it's so much nicer than a machine stitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you want something inside
your tote to hold tools, you can add this now, like elastic or twill tape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or you can add it later, it doesn't matter,
but without the lid attached, it's a bit easier to maneuver under the presser
foot..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'll add mine later once I decide
what I'll use it for, I just pinned it for the photos. Also, tie a small piece of rat-tail onto the zipper pull piece, to make it a lot easier to open the zipper later. Trim and add a dot of Fray Check to the rat-tail. (Ribbon, embroidery floss, etc, anything like that will work.) </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">See the photos.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On the long strip for the
lid brim, trim it so it's straight and then stitch a stay-stitch along one long
edge, 1/4" from the edge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using
very sharp scissors, clip that seam allowance every 1/4" or so, just up to
the stitched line, to ease in sewing to the oval. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now for the only tricky part
to this whole project- because everyone's pattern piece could differ slightly and your seam allowance might be a little bigger or smaller than mine, I can't
give you a definitive length for the brim piece<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">. </span>So, starting on one of the
long sides of the oval, baste the brim piece to the oval.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hand-baste this, I have much more control
that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those little notches you cut
make this easier, but it's still pretty twitchy work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pins or clips might help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Start basting near a curve, leaving a couple
inches of the piece unsewn for now, 1/4" seam allowance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Work
your way all the way around until you get back to the long side- leave about
2.5" unstitched- and then see where your 2 short edges are going to
meet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want the batting to butt
against the other piece of batting, not overlap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trim away the excess batting but not the
fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fold the fabric over the batting
and press, to get a line for sewing on. Once you're confident it's all going to
work out, sew that seam, trim and press open with your fingers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you can trim the lining piece and sew it
down by hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then finish basting the
brim to the lid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once that's all done
and you're happy with it, you can machine sew over your basting line with a
zipper foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the photos.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Apply the other piece of 1.5"
x 14" binding piece to the brim, RST, and hand-finish it, turning the short edges under
where they join and sewing a short seam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a little fiddly, too, as you're working in a small space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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The inside- fairly bulky seam allowance.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now the top is nearly done, it only
needs 2 eyelets inserted! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those are easy
to do, follow the instructions on the package.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can mark where to cut just by pushing hard on the metal piece, but I
used a pen for the photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I had some Dritz Large Eyelets on hand, they are marked 1/4", so that's what I used after making sure that my covered cording would pass thru the hole. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Put them
right near the outside edge, in the center of the lid, but leave at least
1/8" of space on the side because you'll have a fairly bulky seam
allowance under there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you clipped thru quilting, a dot of Fray
Check might be a good idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The last thing to do is to
make the covered cord handle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used
1/4" Wright's Cotton Cording for this one, but the original one is
slightly thicker, probably 5/16" cording.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I prefer the thicker, but make sure it'll go thru the eyelets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cut 20" of<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> BIAS</b> material, 2" wide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using 40" of cording, and starting in
the middle, using a zipper foot, sew the material around the cording by
stitching thru the material and the cording and then turning and running down
the length of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trim the excess off,
and then pull the cording and shove the fabric up over the cording at the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Be sure you sew thru the cording when you start, to lock the fabric to the cord. You'll be pulling pretty hard and don't want this to break away. PS- </span>You have to have twice as much cording
material than you actually need for the project for this to work. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the photos.</span></div>
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Now I have another little matching set! And see my little pin holder? I needed a flat pincushion for my sewing book. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Sorry if it's too wordy or has too many photos, but I try to be thorough. Have fun making little totes! Please don't make a pattern off of this tute and sell it as your own. This was my original idea and pattern and I'd appreciate it if you'd link back to me if you do make this, give a little credit where it's due. Thanks!</span></div>
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18173235828267519961noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-86501407653528422852013-09-29T15:45:00.001-05:002013-10-13T09:33:50.497-05:00Long time, no blog~lots to show<div style="text-align: center;">
First things first- these adorable little animals were what I received in the FLiPS pincushion swap, from my friend Pattiann aka bouncypoodle at Flickr! She made me 2 amazing creatures, a bunny with a hexagon carrot and a cat that looks a lot like our Murphy! Bun-Bun and Murph-Murph are enjoying life with us now, and I just love them!</div>
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We have a long driveway!</div>
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Time for a rest....</div>
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...and a tickle-attack!</div>
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We left a light on for them! </div>
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Made with German mohair and fully jointed, they are very special! </div>
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I took some time while the Bitty swap group was in hiatus to make a few things for me. </div>
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A little tote for a travel sized iron-</div>
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It unfolds to become an ironing mat-</div>
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...and it is pretty, too! Fun little project, this pattern comes in 3 sizes! It's by <a href="http://www.sisterscommonthread.com/caddy-pad-jr/" target="_blank">Sisters Common Thread</a></div>
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Then since I liked that so much, I kept going- I made a whole matching set. Yes, I love things that match and I love to make stuff like this. I made an insulated cover for my little Clover stick iron, a tote to put it in, a small ironing pad for it, and a little tote with an attached lid for the tools and burn cream, ha! :)</div>
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The big tote- inside...</div>
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...filled, mostly...</div>
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Late addition- a tote for my swiveling rotary mat and ruler...</div>
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The tool tote, attached lid...</div>
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Like the other pieces in this set, I had no pattern for this, just made it up as I went along. The girls at Flickr really liked it a lot so I'm about to post a tutorial for it so you can make your own. </div>
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We took the summer off but now the Bitties are back- this month, Weather. I made a beautiful day. </div>
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And there's a tutorial out there for this little sewing kit- I made it longer and used 2 elastics to hold it closed. It uses plastic canvas inside, very clever!<br />
<a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2011/01/travel-sewing-case-tutorial/" target="_blank">Here's the tute</a> for this... it's by "UK lass in US". </div>
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So that's what I've been doing, in addition to helping take care of my Mum. Next up- my tutorial for that little tote with the attached lid!</div>
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I needed something to hold all my sewing bits so while I'm Mum-sitting, I can do hand work and get some progress made on projects. I bought this pretty purple and turquoise fabric and happened to have a matching mermaid bitty lying around so I designed this sewing wallet to hold all my accessories. A friend, Cindy Sharp, had just sent me the cute felt needle book that looks like a little white cat (photos below) and it had to have a special place in it. I love how it all turned out. </div>
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Inside- several pockets and a zippered compartment. I put half of a magnetic closure inside one of the little pockets to hold the little scissors in place. </div>
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I think the cat is my favorite thing about all of it. You'll see how cute it is in a second.</div>
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Front and back- hair elastic closure.</div>
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Cindy sent me the needle book just out of the blue. I wept just a few tears when I opened it, I was that touched.</div>
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Cindy and her entire family are big cat lovers, they have some really special ones. </div>
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See how the tail tucks under that flap to hold it closed? Very clever!</div>
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And inside- fish in the belly, to hold the needles! Love this, so cute!</div>
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Another friend of mine, Sil, in Brazil made a mini quilt like this for a swap. I told her I wanted to copy it and with her blessing, I did. Without the borders, it's 12" x 12". I used the tutorial by Elizabeth Hartmann at Oh, Fransson!- <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2012/01/sparkle-punch-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the tutorial is here.</a> Like Sil, though, I used white for the wonky stars and let the background be the rainbow of colors. I still haven't finished it, though, because I'm not sure how to quilt it yet.</div>
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My friend Kimmie got married and a bunch of the bitty block makers made her a bunch of surprise wedding-themed bitties. This is one of the ones I made for her. She married Andy. Andy's aunt Bee set them up, pestering Kimmie to give Andy a date, to see if they liked each other. Kimmie finally gave in and guess what, they fell in love! Now they are happily married. She loved this block and is threatening to put it into a special frame to hang on the wall. She got a lot of really clever, unique bitties and she was very touched by it all. Giddy, even. ;)</div>
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Kimmie is one of my best Flickr buddies and I just love her to pieces,
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And this is what I recently received in the FLiRTS swap, a sewing tote and a great first-aid kit that looks like a zombie, LOL. I love both pieces so much! Kimmie named the zombie "effed-up Frank". roflmao Big thanks to another Cindy, aka <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84398862@N00/" target="_blank">yayaquilter</a> at Flickr! She made me exactly what I would have wanted and I'm using the tote every day when I go to my parents' house. Thanks so much, Cindy!</div>
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And in a completely different swap, I made this pincushion set for a partner. Twice. Well, not the whole set, but the chunky pincushion part I had to. I brought it downstairs to show my husband and then I set it on the coffee table to admire it before taking it back up. He promptly tossed a greasy grimy tool onto the table and it landed right on a yellow part of the pincushion. I wanted to murderize him! Men! Grrrr. You can't have anything nice for 2 seconds! I had to remake the pincushion the next day, which set me back a good 4 or 5 hours, but lucky for him, he apologized all over the place numerous times, which is not normal for him. LOL</div>
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It can be used alone by unhooking the elastics from the buttons. This was another project from Oh, Fransson! I did change the shape of the pincushion and I made it so it could come apart, but her tutorial is great and I learned a new trick when making the little bag.</div>
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The pattern for the bee came from <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://piecebynumber.com/honey_bee_quilt_block_pattern.png&imgrefurl=http://piecebynumber.com/honeybee.htm&h=399&w=428&sz=16&tbnid=esXqBlhRvhB3gM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=91&zoom=1&usg=__Z7sbALLkzXPEZLqY0VnxUH3_PMY=&docid=AQCk__LwsrjktM&sa=X&ei=_Db1UZHQK5Ow8QSzvoCoBg&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAQ&dur=373" target="_blank">Pieced By Number</a>. The black/yellow/gray of the pincushion just screamed "bee" to me. :) Hopefully my partner will like it, too. </div>
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And I'll leave you with this- a five-leafed clover. Found that on my way back from the compost heap one day. :) How lucky am I? (I don't know, just recently I broke a crown, my washing machine died and so did our water heater. Guess if I hadn't found this, it would have been worse? LOL)</div>
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We have winners! Sorry to keep you waiting so long, but I wanted to give lots of people a chance. As you'll recall, you were trying to win this- a book on alterations, written by my friend André Williams. I bought 2 extra copies so that I could give them away here. </div>
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All the cats were outside and I was home alone so I did the drawing the old fashioned way with bits of paper and drew out #11 and #9, which means our winners are Dolores and Rafael's Mum! I'll be in touch for your addresses, ladies, and congratulations! I hope you get a lot of use out of your books. More use out of the books than I get out of my lazy, do-nothing cats, that can't even be bothered to help me to pick winners! LOL</div>
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I've got copies of André's books in my Etsy shop if anyone who didn't win is still interested in having one. :) I'm not making any $$$ off of them, so don't think I'm in this for the moolah. LOL</div>
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One of my very best friends, André Williams, has written a book on alterations. For the last 27 years, André has been doing alterations in Northwest Arkansas and I know from personal experience that she is great at it. Writing a technical book is not easy and she's worked really long and hard, even thru the death of her husband, Kenneth. She got the book finished, though, and last weekend had her book signing party, which was a lot of fun. She was very sweet and gave me a free copy for myself as I had helped her a little bit by proof-reading the book and offering opinions, but I also bought 2 books specifically to give away to my bloggy buddies. These books sell for $20 each, but I'm going to give these 2 signed copies away to 2 randomly picked readers who leave a comment here. I'd really like them to go to someone who wants to do her own clothing alterations, or her family's, not just to a book collector, so please leave a comment only if you think you'll actually USE the book, OK? Thanks!</div>
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Here's the cover of the book- it's spiral bound so you can lay it open right next to your sewing machine and read the instructions and see the photos without the book closing on you! Isn't that a clever feature!?!</div>
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And here's a great photo of André, my lil' Cajun friend!</div>
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Leave a comment for a chance to win- you can even tell me a funny story about trying to alter something yourself and botching it up (or succeeding!). I know I've done it, so my copy of this book is going to be treasured. It'll be hard to not ask André to do something for me, though. She's so good at it and nothing seems to faze her, except for rude customers. LOL I used to work in the frame shop right next door, so I heard the occasional story! People are just weird sometimes. Fortunately, though, most of the people around here are really, really nice. </div>
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Good luck to you! Oh, I'll be selling these books in my Etsy shop, too, so if you don't win one but still want one, come to my shop. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlossieBlossoms" target="_blank">FlossieBlossoms</a></div>
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Thanks for reading all this. I hope you're all having a fun weekend!<br />
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I very much appreciated all the kind comments from you all, I hope you can understand why it's taken me so long to get back to you and say thank you. Honestly, I spent so much time here bragging on my Nosey Parker, I feel like this blog was more about her than anything else. But I'm going to try to get back to doing things like I did, even though it won't ever be the same, not even close. </div>
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I've been a little busy these days with helping with my mother, but I've also had some time to sew. I've made a few bitties and a lunch bag and a couple of mug totes. Let me show you. Bitty Block Committee is on hiatus for the summer, so I don't have as many as usual to show you. </div>
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We did another go-round of the beach/underwater theme- I think this one fits quite well, since it's half underwater. The message is their last will and testament and leaves ME all their fabric and quilting supplies. Heh!</div>
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We also did a Farmer's Market theme and I made zucchini- you know how you get so many that you can't hardly give them away? LOL And I made one block to commemorate a funny occurrence I had with my mother at the store once when the clerk had spelled cucumbers as "cucmumbers" on the sign. The laughter from my mother could be heard throughout the entire store. ;)</div>
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We also did a side swap called "Bitter Bitties" and I made a "You are the spinach in my teeth" block....</div>
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and another one- "You are the gum on my shoe." I did this one especially because Kimmie and Ruthie love the Wizard of Oz so much, and I thought it was pretty funny that Dorothy would step in it, even more than she already had. LOL</div>
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I made a couple of mug totes, for someone who goes to classes or work and wants to bring her own favorite mug with her. This one turned out really well.... from <a href="http://mythoughtsbysonia.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/christmas-gift-giving-tutorial-quilted.html" target="_blank">this tutorial-</a> by {me} and my thoughts.... I added the inside pocket.</div>
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And this one is just adorable, from <a href="http://www.red-brolly.com/red-brolly/2012/09/sew-chic-butterfly-mugbag.html" target="_blank">this tutorial-</a> by Red Brolly, but honestly I think it would be better as a little purse for a kid, it seems awkward for a mug, too cube-like. The butterfly wasn't on the flap once a mug was inside, it covered part of the top of the bag. I guess the flap could be made longer, but it would still be very deep at the top, not tapered like it is in this photo. </div>
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I sent the first one to my partner in FLiRTS, she wanted a mug tote or a lunch bag... So I made her a lunch bag, too, using this cute Edgy Veggy material that I had. I found this pattern on Etsy. </div>
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And I included a matching condiment wallet... I've sold tons of them in my own Etsy shop.</div>
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I also made myself a new bag out of selvages. I had worn my old one out, it was threadbare and shabby. It has pockets on the outside but it's plain inside, since I use a purse organizer that fits right in it. I did this in a "quilt-as-you-go" style so I wouldn't have to make a lining. I covered the inside seams with binding.</div>
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Thank you all again for understanding our loss and sympathizing with us. We do appreciate you all very much. Bizbee and Gravey have been getting a tremendous amount of attention lately and we really are treasuring them even more than ever. A smooch/rub/head-butt from a cat is a gift, one we need and really enjoy. </div>
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18173235828267519961noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-35466584811091273902013-04-29T09:23:00.001-05:002013-04-29T09:23:35.924-05:00Hardest post to write-On April 11, Nosey Parker was killed by a coyote. We are truly devastated and distraught and miss her so much. I've cried buckets of tears and it doesn't help at all. <br />
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I'm not in the mood to sew or post or try to be light-hearted and I don't even want to read a lot of sympathetic responses because I know I'll just start crying again, so don't feel like you need to say anything. I just wanted to let you know, if you didn't already.<br />
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I'll probably have to change the photo at the top of the blog because just seeing it makes me tear up again. <br />
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Thanks for understanding. Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18173235828267519961noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-70958045124263135512013-03-09T16:00:00.001-06:002013-06-01T15:57:27.631-05:00Bunches o' Bitties! And a great swap all finished up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Lots of bitties to show off, since it's been so long....</div>
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This is for my friend in Brazil, Sil, she chose doors and windows for her month in the bee swap- I made her a little tree trunk gnome house, the doors open up to reveal the occupant.</div>
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And her other one is a taller block, a screen door that opens on to a nice beach.</div>
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And in the interest of keeping it real and showing what a dumb butt I can be- I give you this- a perfect example of how reliant I have become on spell-check! I made this block for the Sept banner for my perpetual calendar and after making it and writing the words on the test and giving myself a big fat red A+, I realized the next DAY that I had spelled "committee" incorrectly! I showed this to my husband and we both<br />
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I ended up remaking the tiny notebook so no one would be able to rub my nose in it forever. And then, I ended up putting the tiny pencil right over where the mistake would have been, anyway. Geez. I hope you're laughing at me, I know I would be if it was YOU!</div>
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Then, Ruthie picked Harry Potter for her bee month- I made her Luna Lovegood's SpectreSpecs.... </div>
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...and Harry's cupboard room, under the stairs. This pattern is from <a href="http://www.fandominstitches.com/" target="_blank">fandom in stitches</a>, a great site full of fun free paper-piecing quilt patterns. I shrunk it down to fit a 3.5" block. </div>
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And I made the door 3D. </div>
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And I received this wonderful package of goodies in our swap- FLiRTS- a quilted tote bag made by Julie, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24972488@N04/" target="_blank">jgmehlin</a> at Flickr. She went crazy making me the most wonderful things in the whole swap! Tote bag, sketch book with quilted cover, tissue holder, a piece of manatee fabric, just so much great stuff! Thanks, Julie!</div>
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I love both sides of the bag! Little cats are all over the place!</div>
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Inside, my initials! No, I'm not into S & M! And pockets, 4 of them! </div>
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The bag hadn't been out of the package for 10 seconds when Bizbee jumped into it!</div>
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And this is what I made for the same swap, for my friend Kimmie. She wanted a sewing machine cover really badly, and loves Wizard of Oz. So my friend Jennifer thought I should adapt the <a href="http://badskirt.blogspot.com/2012/04/sew-out-loud.html" target="_blank">Sew Out Loud block by badskirt amy</a> block and make it a ruby slipper instead of a boot, a brilliant idea on her part, and that's what I did. And I love how it turned out. We had found some great pin fabric in TX in January and we knew that this would be the perfect use for it. </div>
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Pockets on both sides- in the rainbow spectrum.</div>
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And the little electrical cord attaches to scissors and they store in the purple pocket. </div>
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Kimmie really likes it and it fits her machine so all is right with the world of quilting and swapping. :)</div>
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Thank you all for the nice words about my mother. I was over there this morning and gave her a shower, she now has a really cool sliding chair/bench that sits half in the tub and half in the bathroom, making bathing so much safer, it even has a seatbelt. My brother and her caregiver Nancy were both there, too, so we all had a nice visit after the shower, while Mum napped. We kind of wore her out. </div>
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Sorry for the marathon post and million photos! I think I'm caught up now, so I won't put you thru this again!</div>
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Long time, no blog! Life's been a little busy around here lately, my mom is not doing very well, she's 92 and having major issues so I've been spending a lot of time over there helping out my dad, and trying to help her. She's had appointments and exams and an MRI and a neuro-psychological exam. Still waiting to see the neurologist, but the preliminary diagnosis is Alzheimer's, but maybe with Parkinson's thrown in. Home Health Care is doing a great job by sending over therapists to help us learn how to deal with the physical issues and troubles with swallowing, weakness, etc. It's very heartbreaking to see her going thru all this and it's exhausting for all of us. Needless to say, free time has dwindled away so while it seems like there isn't too much to show off right now, I haven't blogged in so long, that there turns out to be quite a bit. </div>
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Here's the newest big project, I started this a couple of months ago- a perpetual calendar using some of my precious bitty blocks from the group I'm in on Flickr, The Bitty Block Committee. I made one big background piece and then made a monthly banner for each month and an extra one for birthdays. </div>
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This is how I'll denote special days, with a wire embellishment. I need to add some beads to it!</div>
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I had so much fun with 2 girlfriends when I was with them last, going thru all the bitties I have accumulated and picking out 5 for each month's banner. We were up til about 2 AM going thru them over and over, then willowing the bunches down, it was wonderful seeing all the bitties together like that, I have hundreds and hundreds of them, and I broke up a lot of sets but it's worth it. </div>
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I'll make a new post soon to show you what else I've been working on in my sparse free time. I received a great package in a swap called FLiRTS- Fab Little Random Treasures Swap, where we pick a difficulty level and then choose 5 things from that level that we might like to receive, then our partner picks one thing and makes it- I SCORED big time and got a great tote bag, I'll show you soon! Can't tell or show you what I made yet, as it's still in transit. </div>
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Anyway, I hope you like my calendar! I have it hanging in my office near the computer and I love looking at it. It's an original design, I kind of made it up as I went along and built it from the inside out, to fit the banners. Big thanks to all my fellow Bitty Blockheads, I couldn't have made this without them! </div>
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We had a new round of pincushions in our FLiPS swap, this is the one I made for my partner, craktpot/Teri...</div>
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It's a little caravan/trailer and I used a tutorial from <a href="http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/cutting-corners/2012/07/27/glamper-pincushion/" target="_blank">The Quilted Fish </a> </div>
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I added a rear bumper and a license plate and "tail lights" and made the door so it could open, it's now a needle holder. </div>
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It even has a tiny TV antenna for those lonely nights at the campground. ;)</div>
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I received this wonderful rainbow turkey pincushion from my partner, andrcarl! She also included a beautiful coordinating dishtowel that she crocheted for me. Love that, too.</div>
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One of my pincushion bebes didn't receive the pincushion that was sent to her, so I made her this one, totally copying it from one made by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.flickr.com/photos/37673428@N05/4974480504/%22%3Ewww.flickr.com/photos/37673428@N05/4974480504/%3C/a%3E" target="_blank">Little Miss Shabby</a>. I changed it slightly- made it taller, added ground walnut shells, etc, but it's so not original by me, but she liked it. :)</div>
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... and this one- my partner liked "Kitschy" things.... </div>
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And I received this one from Jan/Stampqnjlr, isn't it cute?</div>
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The Bitty Block Bee Queen is my friend Kimmie, and she loves The Wizard of Oz. </div>
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I made her this Horse of a Different Color... heavily inspired from a photo of an embroidered horse. I used embroidery floss in 8 or 10 colors for the tail and mane.</div>
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...and the Medal of Courage. This little medal was a real challenge, because it's so small, about the size of a half-dollar, maybe. It's 3D and hangs loose from the ribbon. </div>
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And some pelicans for a bird theme....</div>
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And Bizbee made a full and complete recovery from his illness and is doing great, but breaking things a lot and acting like a one-man demolition derby! We love him madly. :) On a sadder note, we lost Shanzie Fyne, our last remaining collie, in early November to an enlarged heart. Poor silly thing, we miss her. She'd had lots of physical ailments in her 8 year life span, but she was a dear dog and lots of fun. </div>
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And now I think we're all caught up! Phew. If you read all this and looked at all the photos, give yourself a reward, you earned it!</div>
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The little guy is 100% back to normal, yay! Thanks for all the comments and concern for his (and ours!) well-being. He has now figured out how to get to the top of the computer armoire and he spends a lot of time napping up there. The heat from the double halogen lamp attracts him, and Nosey Parker and Gravey, thankfully not all at the same time or I worry the top could collapse. :) I've had to move all the baskets off the top, though, because he thinks it's fun to knock them down onto me. Lil' Brat!</div>
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He and Parker on the back deck- I think there was a squirrel in the walnut tree and it got his attention.</div>
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This month's Bitty Block Bee theme was "Hey, Cowboy!" I made a brand of the initials of our "Queen" and a little scene of a broken wagon wheel leaning on a cactus. </div>
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I am still spending a fair amount of time at my parents' house and this week is the big craft festival called "War Eagle" and I'm scheduled to work 2 days downtown for my friend that has a shop. And the man who is doing most of the work there isn't feeling 100% himself, so I may be there more than I think. And we need to get some of the animals to the vet for shots and a little problem with one dog, so this coming week is shaping up to be nuts with little to no sewing involved. </div>
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I hope everyone else is having a nice fall. Our colors are starting to show up and it's getting really pretty, if a bit messy. Our back deck is leaf-covered and they are stuck down and wet because we got over 3 glorious inches of rain, woo-hoo!</div>
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Last Tuesday night we realized that the baby, Bizbee, wasn't feeling too great. We got him into the vet's office on Wed AM and he was running a high fever of 105º and they thought he might be a victim of what is commonly called "bobcat fever", aka cytauxzonosis, a highly-fatal illness that runs rampant around here. It's a tick-borne illness and bobcats are the carrier of the tick. </div>
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We had to leave him there and he was put on IV fluids and antibiotics. He was one sick little cat. Well, not too little, he weighed 7 pounds and they were pleased that he's a big boy and up to now, very healthy. We visited him on Thursday and got him to eat for us, which was huge, and again on Friday. Sat AM they called and wanted us to bring him home for the weekend and see how he does. </div>
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While his blood tests are not showing the cytauxz organism, they really think he has it and is fighting it off. They've seen a lot of these cases and says he has the look about him, especially in his eyes. We trust our vet completely and she has the nicest staff, they all love Bizbee to bits, he came from there and they know him well. </div>
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We were SO worried, and our house felt really empty without him. It's wonderful to have him home, even if we have to take him back tomorrow morning for more tests and treatments. I hope they let him come home again, but we'll have to see what they say. </div>
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Here he is last night, resting up for bedtime. :) He's guarding my little pile of fabrics that are waiting to be washed. </div>
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And this is Bizbee this morning- see how he's working on that bandage? Lil' brat!</div>
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Yep, we're all tickled that he's home!</div>
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It's been a very unproductive week between running back and forth to the vet's office and spending lots of time with my parents. I have absolutely nothing to show off that I've made. </div>
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First, the weather prediction- we cut open some wild persimmon seeds. See the spoon shapes? That means we're likely to have a very snowy winter. If they were knives, it would mean cold, sharp winds. Pretty cool, huh? It's usually pretty accurate, too.</div>
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I just recently received my FLiQS quilt from my wonderful partner, Jana/megmormel. I just love this little circle/rainbow quilt, it's darling and so well made! She also included a mug rug and some salt water taffy, she lives on the Eastern Seaboard. It's delish and I just loved everything, thank you so much, talented Jana!</div>
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Lovely, isn't it? She pegged me very well, she knew I loved rainbow/bright colors and those lovely grays in the background are the perfect foil for the brights.</div>
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The back is darling, too. She embroidered and pieced the label. </div>
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In the Bitty Block Bee, bouncypoodle/Pattiann picked sunflowers for her theme. I made her this screen door block with a view out onto a farm scene. The cute fabric is by Wilson & Wilson Folk Art Co, here in Eureka Springs. It's several years old and I've been hoarding it. :)</div>
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The door opens....</div>
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A few little 3D touches...</div>
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I let the fabric do the sunflower work for me this time.</div>
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And the other block I made for Pattiann- the center is full of seeds, all outlined by machine. </div>
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Since the FLiQS quilt I made has been delivered, I can now show off the label. It's a kaleidoscope quilt so I thought I should make a kaleidoscope label. My partner was mollyjolly/maria and it turns out, she's always loved kaleidoscopes, which I didn't know. Lucky coincidence for us, I think!</div>
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I used a piece of Kaffe Fassett fabric, embellished it with beads and covered it with heavy vinyl. Added a tiny binding and then stitched it on to cover the end of the hand-appliqued base. It will swivel up so she can see the words.</div>
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This is the front of the quilt, almost all Kaffe Fassett fabrics. </div>
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And this is the wonderful mug rug I received from Jodie/jm1122 in the Scrappy Mug Rug Swap! I love it, it's got 2 sea turtles on one side and a fun octopus on the other! </div>
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She also send me generous pieces of her background fabrics because she knew I really liked them and treats for the dogs and cats, how sweet was THAT? </div>
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Bizbee highly approves of the treats and has taken over part of the computer armoire, </div>
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I think he likes my mouse!</div>
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So it's been a busy few weeks around with great stuff arriving in the mail and ooohing and aaaahing! I hope you've been having fun, too. I'm trying to think of a project to get me going. We're going thru some issues with my mom and her health right now and I could use a distraction. I'm tossing around using some of my bitty blocks to make a perpetual calendar. If I can BEAR to use some of them, that is, and if I can make myself actually make a real decision, I'm turning into a waffler and I hate that! </div>
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Had to start out with a cute shot of the boy sleeping on the doll quilt before I got it quilted. </div>
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And here it is, quilted..... I just enhanced the light circles by quilting inside them and carrying it into the border. </div>
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Here it is all finished....</div>
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...with a hint of the back showing. </div>
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For a change, the binding worked well with the front and the back, yay. The backing is cool, looks great up close, click on the photo for a closer view.</div>
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And here's Bizbee snoozing on the quilt in the rocking chair. </div>
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He obviously doesn't appreciate the lamp being on and shining in his eyes. :)</div>
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He got neutered last week and came home from the vet, same day, </div>
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feeling fine and playful and full of beans! We were glad to get him back, </div>
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we missed him that day for the whole 6 hours he was gone. </div>
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Happy Labor Day! I hope you are all off doing something fun instead of reading this blog. :)</div>
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The themes for August were cats and Halloween- So I made everyone in my group a miniature Nosey Parker. :) This is a 3.5" take-off from a mug rug I made a while back, in the spring. I can't believe I forgot to add whiskers to them, though! They've all been mailed out whisker-less. Dumb butt! Oh, well, I guess everyone can add their own if they want them. I spent a long time on the handstitching on these, I watched a lot of Olympics while I worked on them. </div>
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For my Halloween blocks, I made some mini Amy Bradley vampires! I love how they turned out, and I only had to embroider his mouth, yay. :) The fangs are white paint.</div>
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My 2nd group got these- I saw something like this in a new magazine and loved it- a couple of people didn't get it, until it was explained to them. YOU get it, right? </div>
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The summer mug rug swap- my partner likes beach/ocean things and I found a cute clipart drawing of a turtle. He translated nicely to fabric. A little seaweed, some sand and water and he's good to go. I hate to send him away, because I have a special place in my heart for sea turtles. They struggle from the moment they hatch to survive and only one in 5000 makes it to adulthood, they say.<br />
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And I just recently sent off an angel mug rug to the UK- a lady that was in our spring swap never received her mug rug so I made her this using a birdhouse bitty I had, and some Kaffe Fassett fabrics. I hope she likes it. Better late than never, and better than getting nothing! :)</div>
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And speaking of Kaffe Fassett, I am using his fabrics to make a mini doll quilt for my partner in FLiQS, Fab Little Quilt Swap. It's a kaleidoscope quilt, paper pieced, and gives great illusions of light and dark large circles, which you can see beginning to happen if you squint at this. Here's a small sample of it, this is 6 blocks, there will be either 25 or 30 in the quilt. Each block finishes at about 3.25", so it'll only be 16" x 20", roughly, without a border. But I'll add a border to try to tone it down a little. It's going to be wildly busy. I've got 18 blocks done now, only 7 or 12 to go!</div>
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So that's I've been working on, while Bizbee continues to grow. He's getting his adult teeth now, currently he has 2 fangs on each side, and he's so rambunctious, almost crazy. He gets neutered next week, maybe that'll calm him down a tiny bit. Or maybe it's the teething making him nutsy, whatever. I just hope he doesn't stay like this, he's a real handful right now! Cute when he's sleeping, though!</div>
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This little guy is so funny and so BUSY! He's at the stage where he's destructive and stubborn and getting into lots of trouble. Dashing out the door when he gets the chance and just generally being a pain. Then he gets sleepy and cuddly and all is forgiven. :)</div>
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He's a great yawner, too. </div>
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I got done with my August bee bitty blocks early- the theme Kandra wants is Stars Wars so I made her a Death Star.....</div>
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...and Princess Leia. I had some newsprint fabric and I wanted to make it look like Princess Leia was in the newspaper, but I didn't have enough room to pull that off. So I spliced out some words and made an inspirational quote underneath her, instead. It says "She Had Neither Fear Nor Doubt of Success". That was actually referring to Amelia Earhart's Atlantic crossing, but I thought it worked well for this. This block is 3.5" x 5.5", but Kandra can bring it back down to a 3.5" square simply by removing the black part, if she wants to. I made a lightsaber out of a toothpick, red paint and gray embroidery floss. And her belt is made from micro beads. </div>
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My first plan was to make Jabba the Hutt and Yoda, but someone else beat me to it. Star Wars is not my favorite series, so I had to do a lot of clipart searching and coloring book pages searching to get ideas.</div>
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In the Bitty Block Bee, Denise's theme is mushrooms, so I made her a faerie ring. I love this one, it's different from what I usually make, I embroidered the tiny mushrooms onto the dark green. I like the light green fabric with the rings on it with the birch/aspen tree trunks, looks really pretty. </div>
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And this is her other one- the magical musical mushroom!</div>
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I stitched the lettering on by tracing the letters onto vellum and then laying the vellum on the dotted fabric and a piece of newsprint under the fabric. Stitched on my lines and then had to pull off the vellum from the top and the newsprint from the bottom, then tie off all the threads. That took a while! Then I sewed the top of the mushroom all the way around to another piece of dotted fabric, sliced the back piece open and turned it and pressed it. Then slip stitched it down onto the background, after making and attaching the stalk, using the same method. </div>
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Turned out good! Reminds me of a place in Orlando I went to a few times in the 70's- The Infinite Mushroom. It was a fun head shop full of wild and crazy and colorful things that came in pretty handy back in my youth. *ahem* </div>
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Bizbee continues to grow and now there is only one place in the house that he hasn't been to- the top of the computer armoire. Oy. It won't be long though- he saw Gravey jump up there from the rolltop desk and he's been plotting and scheming ever since! This is the same launching area where he knocked over 2 lamps just a couple of weeks ago. Kids. Sheesh. And boy kids are even tougher than girl kids! He's knocked over more stuff than Nosey Parker and Gravey combined.</div>
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I went to a used bookstore and picked up this dog book. I like these kinds of books, the cover is hard and slick and will stay clean and won't pick up pet hair. I pulled out a fat quarter of some fun camping fabric that I won't mind looking at for an hour or two every day and assembled the rest of my "ingredients", which are very few and simple.</div>
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Scissors, rotary cutter, pinking shears, Exacto blade or razor blade, thread, 1/4" or 3/8" black elastic, a clasp (or velcro), white glue (Tacky or Elmers) and something heavy for weight. </div>
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Measure to find how wide and long to cut the piece of fabric that will reinforce this naked area and cover up all those raw edges. 3" x 8" is enough for this book. </div>
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You will need a piece of fabric that is wide enough to hold your e-reader and cover that back cover of the book. Then add 1/2" to that for seam allowances. Measure the inside length of the book and double that and add an inch or two so you'll have extra fabric to fiddle with. Now you know how big a piece of fabric to cut. And cut a piece for the
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My pieces are about 5" x 8", 3" x 8" and 5.5" x 18" (but 19" would have been easier if I had had enough fabric.)</div>
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Brush on white glue and glue down the middle piece. Get it nice and flat and into all the creases so it won't pull up later when you're bending your book a lot.</div>
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You can brush on more glue on the edges to ensure that they stay down. If you do this to the pinked edges, be aware that they will dry a little rough and crunchy. </div>
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For the pocket panel, with right sides together and the fold at the bottom, sew up each side using a 1/4" seam. Leave the top open. Turn and press. </div>
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Because my panel was a little short and because the bottom of the pocket panel is left loose, I decided to add this extra piece here so I wouldn't have to look at raw book later. It's applied just like the center piece, I brushed on white glue with my old sprung brush. </div>
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Fold up about 1/2" - 3/4" at the bottom to make the pocket that will hold your e-reader. The fold is the top of the pocket. Try it on for size. Once you're comfortable with your pocket, pin it in place. </div>
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Move the pins and try it on again. If your panel is a lot wider, adjust where you will stitch in order to make the pocket tight enough but not too tight.</div>
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Now it's time to add a piece of elastic to hold the top of the e-reader in place. This will keep it from slipping out of the pocket when you're holding it or carrying it around. </div>
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Place the elastic where you want it and pin it. Then sew one side with the elastic wrapped around to the back to hide the raw edge. Sew from the folded pocket up to the top, thru both layers of elastic. On the other side, just baste the pocket into place. </div>
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Then put the e-reader back in and pull the elastic across. Find where you want it and mark it. Then determine how tight you want the elastic. I like it to hold it, but I don't want it stretched really tight because then it's hard to keep the fabric glued down into the book. Snug is all you should need, but you do it the way you feel best. Then sew the other edge just like you did the first edge.</div>
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Try it in the book for size, then fold down the excess raw edged material at the open top, to the back. Press. Sew a large X thru both thicknesses and reinforce your pocket and elastic stitching, too. Also sew across the top to hold that excess to the back. Trim it off if necessary. (I didn't edge stitch the top too closely because I wanted a little room to slide an opened paperclip into that space.)</div>
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Now you can glue this panel into place. Apply white glue to the book and be sure to get a good amount down, especially where the elastic is. <b>BUT! Don't glue the pocket down.</b> It needs to stay free so the e-reader can slide in and out easily, for charging, downloading, etc. Because this part is loose and you can see under there, that is why I added that other piece of fabric, I wanted to cover that part of the book up. It finishes it off nicely, no raw book showing.</div>
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I put a piece of cardboard down over the panel (except for that bottom inch or so where the pocket is) and weighted it down with birdseed and rocks. (That was exciting, the bag holding the rocks broke right then and 400 little shiny pebbles went everywhere, CRAP!) I also glued down the fabric inside the left cover.</div>
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I left that to dry overnight. Now it's time to finish it up! Another piece of elastic for the closure and a breakaway cat collar buckle. You could make your strap from ribbon, fabric, velcro, a snap, whatever. I have these buckles that I use to make our <a href="http://flossieblossoms.blogspot.com/2009/10/lets-make-cat-collars-and-save-ton-of.html" target="_blank">cats collars</a> and they come in really handy. Click that link for more info on getting the same hardware.</div>
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I made the strap just like a collar - it's adjustable in case the elastic ever starts to get weak. I punched 2 small holes thru the back of the book with a small nail and a hammer and then sewed the elastic in place with just a couple of stitches. See the stitches just below the center of the X? It just needs to be strong enough so you don't lose the strap. </div>
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This is how it looks with the e-reader in place. My stylus rides inside on the spine and I have a bent paperclip in the top seam allowance that is my reset pin if ever I need it. My power button is inside the pocket at the very bottom edge but I can feel it and press it thru the fabric to turn it on and off.</div>
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And all closed up. Look, puppy has a big collar! :)</div>
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It's a really easy project- if you didn't have to wait for glue to dry, you could do this in 2 hours or less, I'm sure. And you'd have a nice hard cover for your e-reader, one that the cats can walk across and not cause you to flip out. I hope that this tute was helpful. Have fun at the used bookstores, finding just the right book for your e-reader!</div>
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I love this little pot, it looks a lot like me on a bad hair day!</div>
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We had a little get-together here at our house last weekend, some of my internet friends came from TX, LA, AR and MO, there were 6 of us ladies and 4 husbands and we all had a great time. I love these ladies, they are like the sisters that I never had and we laughed soooo much! And we ate and drank a fair amount, too!</div>
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I thought we should drink out of some redneck wine glasses since we're in Arkansas, so I gathered up these Ball jars in 3 different shapes, 2 sizes, and got some glass candlesticks from the Dollar Tree. I washed them well, used alcohol where the glue would go and dropped a couple of glass marbles into the candle part before gluing them together with E6000. I let them set up for about a week before we used them and we had no catastrophes! :) Some of the jars were ordinary 16 oz regular mouth, and the others were the wide mouth 8 and 16 oz Elite jars. Those were my favorites. I actually saw all the jars for sale at Hobby Lobby AFTER I ran all over the county looking for them! My friend Jen sent the small ones up from TX. Thanks, Jen!</div>
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Sorry, blurry- but you can see the marbles. That helped us remember which glass was ours, but we also added a charm to each glass, tied on with linen string. They came out cute and worked really well. Hand wash, though, so the glue won't let go. </div>
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Bizbee continues to thrive and grow!</div>
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He is very fun and sweet and charming and loved having company!</div>
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It flat wore him out! Here he is dreaming of his former life as a bellhop. :)</div>
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He loves to play in my wastebasket in the office.</div>
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Pretty stinkin' cute, huh?</div>
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I purely love this face!</div>
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This month's bitty block theme was Happy Hour, so I made coconut cup drinks, similar to the real ones that my husband makes for us. </div>
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And this month's bee theme is wine, so I made Julie these- a corkscrew and cork and a bunch of grapes. Some machine applique and some hand applique, which I don't do a lot of, but I really like the 3D effect you get from it. Hopefully she'll like them!</div>
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We put up a flag pole, finally, just in time for the 4th! It's removable, sits in a metal sleeve, so we can take it down during bad storms. That's really great because it's right next to our satellite dish, which is behind that lilac bush. </div>
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I can see it from the office and everywhere in the front of the house. Love it, even on still, calm days! I can also see it when I'm vacuuming and if it moves, it scares me! lol I'm not used to it yet. It makes me think that someone is standing on the verandah, which would just be WRONG, as far out in the woods as we live!</div>
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This is what I love about kitten-hood- the sheer cuteness of it all! Look at that tum-tum, wouldja? Do you want to smooch it? I do! </div>
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And the kid looks pretty darn good on a quilt, too! </div>
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He was glued to his daddy today, every time I looked, he had Jim pinned down.</div>
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Talking to his sister this morning..... "you talk, I'll wash!"</div>
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And I'm sure I'll hear this later- "MOOOOooo...M! Our food tastes funny!" lol</div>
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Beeswax is trying to ignore all of it. :) He's my handsome man. </div>
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Our clematis was spectacular this year, and Nosey Parker sets it off nicely!</div>
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Big drink from the birdbath. She is adjusting nicely to the baby, I think she likes having someone active to play with. They chase each other a lot. Gravey is a little harder to convince, but she's getting there. No bloodshed anyway! Just a little growling, but a lot of curiousity.</div>
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And I only joined one group swap this month for bitty blocks- the theme was Asian, and I made koi. </div>
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I modeled the carafe after my favorite one that we use for iced tea, all the time.</div>
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This little kitten was the sole survivor of a litter thrown from a car. He's just adorable and we waited a week after meeting him, in hopes that someone else would adopt him, but no one did so we went back to the vet's office to get him. He may end up with a shorter leg due to an injury from the car toss, but right now he seems fine and is VERY active, a busy bee, hence the name Bizbee. </div>
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He's very bright and seems to learn something new every hour, like most kittens, I guess. Our other cats are just starting to get used to the fact that there is an alien in their midst, but these things take time and we prefer to do it slowly. Right now, the master bathroom is his main room, and he's allowed the run of the office/bathroom, too, so he can really stretch his legs. He's not allowed any alone time with any of the pets at this time, because he's SO little- when he steps on the bathroom scale, it says "2". lol Beez has killed rats bigger than Bizbee! </div>
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He's so little, his eyes look huge.</div>
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When he finally conks out, he likes a cuddle, either in my lap or on my chest, in the crook of my arm. It's so sweet, my heart melts. My arm breaks, but my heart melts. LOL</div>
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Today he figured out how to get onto the window sill. First he starts from a small cardboard box up into a rocking chair, then onto the sill. When he fell off, he went right back to the box to start over, smart boy!</div>
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He loves when Daddy plays with him, that ball can go fast! And it took 3 days for him to stop being scared of the crinkly tube, but now he's zipping thru it like a champ!</div>
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I think his mother must have been a black cat, because Bizbee gets really excited when he sees Sammie, our black cat. He goes right for Sammie's tummy, which scares our Sammie to death, but he's being really good about the baby. Sammie always likes the new kids, because he's always looking for a friend, the 2 oldest cats don't like him (or anybody else) and Sammie takes it personally. </div>
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So there you have it- another new addition to our menagerie. Believe me, we had no intention of adding to the numbers around here, but sometimes stuff happens and you just have to deal with it. Hopefully he'll fit right in and the others will accept him and all will be right at the zoo. :) </div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18173235828267519961noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-63779312449934421392012-05-23T15:20:00.000-05:002012-05-23T15:20:38.687-05:00Bitty Birthday Bonanza! What a surprise!<div style="text-align: center;">
Yesterday was my birthday and I got the most wonderful surprises in the mail! I received quite a few cards from friends and relatives, which was lovely. Unbeknownst to me, my friend Kimmie at Flickr organized a bunch of mostly bitty blockers to each make me a birthday bitty. She had them all send them to her and then she put together a box and mailed them to me, along with one other box from another, so 2 boxes. Her timing was perfect as the 2nd box arrived on the exact right day and I had saved the first one to open on my birthday because I am a good girl like that, no matter what you think! </div>
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I couldn't believe it when all the stuff started being revealed from inside the boxes! </div>
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I've labeled each block as to who made it, at Flickr, on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paisley3/" target="_blank">photostream</a>, if you're interested in knowing. </div>
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I was stunned, shocked, thrilled, giddy and all sorts of good things, I never expected this or dreamed it would happen, it was such a fun surprise! I also got a lot of lovely notes and cards and even some other gifts!</div>
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This is an overview of all the loot! Fat quarters of fabric, a pincushion that looks like a Frankenstein mouse, a Twisted sticker, rainbow star stickers, birthday candle glasses, happy birthday beads, a Rosie the Rotary Cutter panel, printed twill tapes, a tiny purse change purse, magnets, ribbons, mints, candy, jacks, even dried LARVAE or worms, but it's OK, they're BBQ flavored. No, I won't be eating them! Ew! That Kimmie! I just loved everything, except for the worms! LOL</div>
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And some close-ups.....</div>
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So much fun stuff, I couldn't believe it all. </div>
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I can't believe the generosity of all my friends!</div>
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I had a great day, a very busy one. I drove to town and got a haircut, then I went to a laundromat and washed and dried 2 comforters and 2 shams, (I had the place to myself, it was peaceful and different and I got to read my book), went to the library and got more books, saw my parents where my mother deadpanned "you know you're a senior citizen now.", much to my horror. 55 is a senior citizen, really? Crap!</div>
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Then I went to the grocery and got some things and came home for a late lunch, Greek Salad. We had fun with all the mystery stuff in the boxes in the afternoon and had a nice London Broil and salad for dinner, topped off with strawberry shortcake for dessert. What a great birthday!</div>
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Many many thanks to all my friends and family for making it such a fun, memorable one! </div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18173235828267519961noreply@blogger.com9