tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325483072024-03-12T17:46:07.857-07:00Nana Bluebird Designby Kathleen AhoNana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-77300903169251995112024-02-13T08:32:00.000-08:002024-02-15T20:46:01.523-08:00<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC67dxmgTN9azyg4OfpQgDM2JGLz1vdOsSvbxOm978lOswxwmhpHyoNZvL-L6eopMmzWNDwKgsqMSRzmLxB8qtSuKekc6HEBtCfrhRvV_r6Cv866rnD7Em2jGAzgSPBlfDwNsYam1LIIPpV-dzYcPO3zNeALXC3fDYbXsGuwnxUDWuJo3ACrxadQ/s640/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC67dxmgTN9azyg4OfpQgDM2JGLz1vdOsSvbxOm978lOswxwmhpHyoNZvL-L6eopMmzWNDwKgsqMSRzmLxB8qtSuKekc6HEBtCfrhRvV_r6Cv866rnD7Em2jGAzgSPBlfDwNsYam1LIIPpV-dzYcPO3zNeALXC3fDYbXsGuwnxUDWuJo3ACrxadQ/s320/12.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo-6etXygsibp7ugZX_C3JwdGOdnkGZFF6XfeltLG0JYAU_sSNl_22LKX8wZxjXRxP2lSCK4tSYIBWKQab09DFpyUIB4iwvHA48B3V124uU2Pyau5tbxmQ70Z7IhOIyS5nu76fpE1BZ7TrVLeu6Msh1hYfeIXpQQbyUQyAmiIX0kQAYdf7xyVZg/s640/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Yes, I love them!</b><p></p><p>I came across so many cool small collectables in my decor this last year while decluttering. . Things like real bird nests, small animal figurines from my mom and grandma, silk flowers, teacups and saucers, fairy garden pieces, old books, etc. I decided to kind of combine some of these seemingly random pieces with the idea of terrariums and cloches. Tidy up my smalls, so to speak, into intentional seasonal decor pieces.<br /></p><p>Then I was off to find my glass tops and some platforms, dishes, and trays for the bottoms! Some were vases, jars, goldfish bowls, and candy dishes. Two were cloches from mantel clocks. I decided I needed two or three for each season so I could rotate them out. I have supplies for nine total and have made these five so far. Still hand making a few more this week. Highly recommend for corralling your varied smalls into a sweet decor project. This is my result! </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGX89sIlacyvtexBXoX2PeeC89n3uoAMJ0WoTnfC84c3t9ymdsEhJNntynEjzh1tHimU8S_AxQ1KidRlItt3luYCJjY9Ac2Gvx7-DrixnxwFmPsQ-Jm2NkEYhMwwxeDuOjq1M2dughBRhF5rAzqLGan3VUvxWYlfGLPvpk47gkg4HCBKK8nBoTA/s640/cloches%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGX89sIlacyvtexBXoX2PeeC89n3uoAMJ0WoTnfC84c3t9ymdsEhJNntynEjzh1tHimU8S_AxQ1KidRlItt3luYCJjY9Ac2Gvx7-DrixnxwFmPsQ-Jm2NkEYhMwwxeDuOjq1M2dughBRhF5rAzqLGan3VUvxWYlfGLPvpk47gkg4HCBKK8nBoTA/s320/cloches%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDD00cTA-SstN_4LzY-c8NMJyxfBMJegSKjANK7HfTGlF8ZNtrOTfnOIcPr2xgWkk_M_iES1pbiwYC696fHuAKca6pEdinJJJ_XSdAi0bChNDhZkmqyR4o1H6jydwk-HgZ5yZQANIyjA2EZjSJDzhkrsMApMT4VFPnF3G2veKrfV95r2tcIl_BZw/s640/clocche%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Most are in the paper crafting, quilting, or Genealogy fields. Enjoy!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>link https://www.instagram.com/nanabluebird1/?hl=en<br /></b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E0eMPybSJV6WkaX6jWrTchaJ0Vua2iCFVu0aV5TyUvzYLGnbNqN8O_VnUUVqRnt3Nh2OIfV53jdSHJjaLyKEKAvBG9RBhAe-ElzhJBk_PwTJPFEnjlIISE5YgFQXiTTUIfV5cqH16mLE8bT2u4goW_1Xm-YL9LX-emAXgUaMtaVz7BAdpZrv7Q/s806/top%20nine%202023%20kathy%20aho.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="717" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E0eMPybSJV6WkaX6jWrTchaJ0Vua2iCFVu0aV5TyUvzYLGnbNqN8O_VnUUVqRnt3Nh2OIfV53jdSHJjaLyKEKAvBG9RBhAe-ElzhJBk_PwTJPFEnjlIISE5YgFQXiTTUIfV5cqH16mLE8bT2u4goW_1Xm-YL9LX-emAXgUaMtaVz7BAdpZrv7Q/s320/top%20nine%202023%20kathy%20aho.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-33725253815379393122023-01-24T22:20:00.002-08:002023-01-24T22:29:05.231-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGd53Lf3NObVHGlj-x7sRcpbWZDZEsHvXMMLfyh5tyjRIG-VVEyms4MCFUirVn4oV_7-HFDWEDBncxYIuUkjQTKU4fzW5pt3sK0mvBz37bZzj3YFGUjAxJ_Js3Ynnab_DwhXKbqE-_Ow6DfXivdO83qEmLrtVDE-KRF_JsTgEflpfZrBBoSw/s814/sc%20header%20tags%20in%20progress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="814" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGd53Lf3NObVHGlj-x7sRcpbWZDZEsHvXMMLfyh5tyjRIG-VVEyms4MCFUirVn4oV_7-HFDWEDBncxYIuUkjQTKU4fzW5pt3sK0mvBz37bZzj3YFGUjAxJ_Js3Ynnab_DwhXKbqE-_Ow6DfXivdO83qEmLrtVDE-KRF_JsTgEflpfZrBBoSw/s320/sc%20header%20tags%20in%20progress.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Got Photos? </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Packing Page Kits from Photos to Finished</span><br />
Originally written April 20th, 2006 by Kathy Aho copyright 2006-2023<br />
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I admit it, I am a VERY productive scrapper. I get pages done. And cute
ones too. I journal, I embellish, I add handmade doodads as well as
store-bought. I honestly can say that after 30 years of scrapping, I
make great scrapbooks. And I do them fast. Need a two-page layout design
in 45 minutes or an album in a week? No problem. I get asked all the
time HOW I do it?<br />
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I will share with you my straightforward and simple process. If you can
master this, you can get a LOT more done in your limited scrapbooking
time. I can get up to 160 kits packed in a weekend and later get up to a
hundred pages assembled in a week. And I do it consistently,
incorporating the cutest and newest materials and accents. But you don't
want to hear me brag. You want to know HOW to do this for yourself.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Planning is the key.</span><br />
You probably have heard that many times at many websites and forums.
What do I mean when I say plan ahead or make a set of page kits to take
to a crop? Check this out. I hope my step by step process helps you
become more productive.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step One: Got Photos?</span><br />
Organize your photos by chronological date and event.<br />
Don't leave photos loose around the house waiting to get lost, crushed,
or stained with the latest slosh of your Starbucks. Gather the photos up
and organize them. This way you can FIND your photos regardless of what
kind of page you want to create. Our minds index events (which is what
all photos represent) by timeline. Organize and label your photos by
year, month and event. This will save you hours of time finding photos
for page sets later even if your finished scrapbooks are purely arranged
by emotion, sentiment, or person.<br />
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One at a Time: Grab one handful.
Just one handful. Grab one handful of photos to create a page kit. Pick
out the photos for ONE event. That means just 1 to 10 photos for
creating a 1 to 4 page layout set on that same event. For me, this is
usually just the pics from one event (1 to 8 photos) for a 2 page
layout. If that event has more pics, I pack more similar kits! Do one
event at a time. One kit at a time. I keep on placing pics into
protectors or 2 gallon zip lock bags until I have about 20-40 kits with
photos in them only. Here for my example I have chosen birthday photos.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Two: Got Accents?</span> </p><p>You may have the perfect accents
to go with this photo set. Toss them in before you choose paper. For the
sake of ease, I think it is easier to choose accents next and paper
last. Why? Because I have MUCH MORE paper than I have accents. I might
have a notebook or three of accents but I have many FEET of paper
(thousands of sheets) to use up in all color schemes and patterns. And I
want to use up my stash of accents because they are so costly. They
usually run 6 times the cost of my paper for any kit. I check my accent
binder for birthday party ideas in my party category.<br />
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Add accents right now into your kit if they will fit. I add coordinating
buttons, pre-made frames or titles, journaling squares, tags, flatter
lumpy items like acrylics, punch art, silk or paper flowers, sticker
strips, and 3-D stickers like Jolee's. I can add packaged metals in a
tiny zip bag if they will NOT cut into or mar the protector or photos.
Choosing my accents FIRST insures that my paper (chosen second) will
match my accents and thus my photos.<br />
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That means if my 'happy birthday' photos have lime green and pink then I
chose Lime green and pink accents and it will be a cinch to dig out the
lime green paper (or something that compliments that green) because I
have so MUCH paper. By choosing my papers after my accents, I use up a
lot more of my old accents and also my papers in one fell swoop. If I
choose an accent that goes, but I end up not having ANY paper, it is
much cheaper to buy 2 sheets of paper than to buy a $2.99 sticker sheet
or a $4.99 birthday 3-D accent pack! Toss your accents into the page
kit! Here is what I pulled as good possibilities for my 4 page birthday
layout set.<br />
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Of course, you can pull either accents OR paper as step 2 in this
process if you prefer and it still will work. In the end, YOU decide
what works for your own thought process and stash. Sometimes I do choose
my papers first if I bought a certain paper to match exactly with my
photos. However, I am doing that less and less Generally, I say choose
accents before paper.<br />
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NOTE: At this point I don't add loose brads or metal accent items that
would damage my paper with pokey parts or nail heads. These metals might
damage your kit packaging or photos if left loose. Use your own
judgment here. My lumpy metals are in a divided box which travels with
me to scrapbook.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Three: Got Paper?</span><br />
Of course the next step in packing a
page kit is to add the paper. I add my 12x12 background paper right
into the page protector or zip bag with the doodads and photos. I rarely
use all white backgrounds. My pages are about 50/50 pattern and solid
in monochromatic schemes So, I decide now between pattern paper or
cardstock background.<br />
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Once I pull two papers for the background, I can choose the 2nd type of
coordinating paper. It may be a second layer of background or it may
just be for mats. I don't decide that yet unless I have a firm plan in
mind for the page. But I do notice that I usually pull 2 coordinating
patterns and a solid or two for each kit. I try to mat with my scraps.
Scraps should be stored by color family so they are easy to find and USE
UP. Utilize scraps whenever possible when packing your kits. Notice
that because my accents match my photos, then I can see that my paper
which was matched to my accents does indeed also match my photos!!<br />
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Specialty papers should be added at this time too. Do you envision this
layout with mulberry paper? Metallic die cut letters? Crumpled leather
look paper? Glitter paper on a prom page? Will vellum mats be good on
this page? Whatever suits the feel of the page, toss a sheet in the kit.
Even if you don't use it, you will have it handy just in case.� I try
to work my specialty papers in as often as I can just because I spent
good money on them and I might as well USE them to make the page it's
best. Specialty papers are often still cheaper than buying more accents,
so add them into the mix as often as you can.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Four: Got Fiber?</span><br />
My stash of fiber is extensive. I
have about 1000 kinds of fiber in varied colors and lengths. I blame it
on my sewing and crafting background. (Any excuse will do when you love
fibers!) I ran a successful craft cooperative for over ten years. We
knitted, crocheted, sewed, embroidered, made dolls and their clothing,
embellished Santas, decorated baskets, and more. From ribbon to jute to
cashmere, we had it. And , dang, they keep making more and more pretty
ribbons too! My stash is bountiful. And using it up is always a good
thing.<br />
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Almost every layout kit I make has some kind of fiber on it. Decide now
if you want to add a foot or a yard of fiber to this kit. Cut some off.
Tuck it in the kit. If you are going to string it through eyelets,
sewing, or stapling it on, see step 5.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Five: Got Tools? Ink or Paint?</span><br />
My next step is to decide if I need tools or unusual items like paint,
brushes, inks, stamps, photo colorant pens, staplers, eyelet setters,
etc. If I work at home on these kits, these items are either set out on
my desk or packed into my tote for traveling to scrap elsewhere. Make
sure you have ample adhesives, trimmers, blades, or templates out if you
are planning to use them on this page kit set. This is also the time to
jot down a short shopping list if you see you are lacking something.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Six: Got Sketches? (Optional)</span><br />
Some people work with idea cards, magazine tear-outs, or sketches. I
tend to use sketches only when I can't come up with a design. It only
happens about every 30th page for me. Two of my favorite books for sketches are PageMaps and Becky Higgins Creative Companion. Both are terrific resources!
Some people use sketches for every page. If you do, acknowledge it and
work with it. Add one now for this kit. Decide how many photos you will
be using on the page and find a sketch to copy or a tear-out from a
magazine to CASE (That stands for copy and steal everything). Idea
websites, sketchbooks, magazines, and even graphic designs in
advertisements can lend you GREAT ideas. Use them if you need to to make
your pages better AND faster.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Here is my best recommendation for online sketchesare two great sites for free sketches</span>:<br />
<a href="http://www.pagemaps.com/"><span style="color: red;">PageMaps</span><br />http://www.pagemaps.com/</a><br />
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And don't forget to look at Pinterest and Google for sketches too.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Step Seven: Got Journaling?</span><br />
Journaling is entirely up to you. Do a lot or do a little. I place this
step last in the kit-making agenda because it is a different thought
process than packing supplies into kits. I often save my writing until I
am done pulling all the other elements into each kit. Writing by hand
or on computer uses a different area of your brain than organization. So
Journal first, or save it to the last. Sometimes I do a full blown
journaling column on my computer using awesome fonts and place the final
product into my kit. Other times I just jot a few keywords on scratch
paper to jog my brain later. With my notes I will write more when I
create-- and journal by hand-- the final page. Remember to allow space
for your journaling, year and title. It's not all about the cute
accents. J This is the time to add any pre-made poems, vellum quotes,
preformed titles, and sticker letters sets. Below if the entire page kit
ready to be labeled and put into a page protector in the binder for
this birthday 4 page layout set.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Got Binders?</span><br />
Keep on going. When the first kit is done, repeat the kit process for
the next photo event and it's corresponding set of pages. I often pack
30 to a hundred kits at a time. This works for me because I really get
into the groove of packing kits. I get a great sense of accomplishment
when I kit up a dozen pages without having to buy ANYTHING! Sad, huh?
But true! I do have a stash that needs dwindling and this is a great way
to do it. I love to use up these items. Shopping in my own stash is a
lot of fun.<br />
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Now you need to store the kits in something portable. I keep the<br />
ready-to-use kits in 12x12 sized 3 ring binders. See above. Each kit is
in a page protector so that when a page is scrapped and finished, I just
slide it back into the protector. Pages are 'safe' in the binder while I
work on the next page set. Many people also use large zip bags or
accordion file folder slots, or clean pizza boxes in the same way. Do
what works for you. I like mine portable and organized. Binders work for
me in case I don't get them put into finished albums immediately the
binders (when pages are done) work as acting albums in the meantime and
the family can access and enjoy them.<br />
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At the end of a crop I often have a completely finished album to show
off because my kits were in chronological order in these binders in
protectors. Even if I never switch them over to the intended post bound
albums, they are still in the 12x12 binders-- viewable and preserved in a
manageable way. I don't allow my finished pages to remain loose. I
always encase my finished pages in a page protector. A loose page is a
page waiting to get bent and damaged.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Got Crop Time?</span><br />
Enjoy the kit-making process. Once you do it a time or two, you will be
hooked. Cropping outside the home? Don't roll in three carts to a crop
when you can take three simple things: tools, kits, and snacks! Travel
light! It is SO much easier to take a bag of tools and a binder of ready
page kits to a crop than taking everything but the kitchen sink! I
cringe to see ladies dragging tons of supplies only to sort through them
for half the crop time trying to get 'settled'. They get half a page
done in 4 hours. I get 14 done in the same time. Page kits are the
difference.<br />
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Even if you are working at home kits will save you time. With kids at
home, pull out just ONE kit. Lay it out on the clean kitchen counter. Do
bits of it in ten minute increments. Trim a photo on the first pass by.
Cut a mat on the second. Layout the scheme on the third trip past, etc.
It is a joy to know that you can clear up the mess in less than 10
minutes as well. The page kit concept is MADE for distracted moms. Soon
you have that page kit done and the kids have never even noticed the
difference in mommy-play time!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Page kits do work.</span><br />
Hundreds of my members on Scrappers Challenge on Facebook have learned
this method firsthand. You are welcome to join us there for tips, challenges and encouragement. This simple process gets faster and faster as you use
it. It is the single most important change I made in my scrapbooking
that increased my productivity. For a fun look at my work, check out my Instagram at @NanaBluebird1 . I hope these inspirations and tips make your scrapbooking
more productive too. Good luck!
</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-9806760438242149452021-11-04T13:43:00.009-07:002021-11-04T14:40:56.396-07:00<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After a two year blogging hiatus due to a surprise health issue, I am here again! I was creating pretty much the whole time but not blogging it at all. I now have some renewed creativity and a few new goals. Not to mention oodles of ideas! So here we are again with some VERY fun things to share. My paper crafting has taken a front seat on this recent journey and I have a few items to post here that you may not have seen yet. These --and more-- can be seen close up at my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nanabluebird1/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram NanaBluebird1</a> I hope you enjoy these projects as much as I did making them the last three months. :) Can you tell I love Tim Holtz products? I also have a pretty big collection of it which I actually do USE regularly. Don't squirrel things away--use them and enjoy the process, I want my scrapbooks and genealogy albums to reflect me and my style so I often make my own page accents and accessories. Enjoy and be inspired to use that stash!</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Click on any photo group to enlarge it.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ObMB1dwZhJg/YYRFW7icirI/AAAAAAAAFMk/tCGP6-W0DgM50ULRJNHy8l-ERrH9hgpGACLcBGAsYHQ/s945/insta%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="945" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ObMB1dwZhJg/YYRFW7icirI/AAAAAAAAFMk/tCGP6-W0DgM50ULRJNHy8l-ERrH9hgpGACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/insta%2B1.jpg" width="320" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDfmUI1eJjs/YYREjhzLE8I/AAAAAAAAFMU/EwsGp3NmHHsx3JsKUx_WZwGkTzl14jE-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s937/insta%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="937" height="299" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDfmUI1eJjs/YYREjhzLE8I/AAAAAAAAFMU/EwsGp3NmHHsx3JsKUx_WZwGkTzl14jE-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/insta%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6f4dE8dpD_A/YYRE_gfF8KI/AAAAAAAAFMc/lrXkcd_My-4ziHratQ7qtePSGYGE8T3TQCLcBGAsYHQ/s941/insta%2B3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="941" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6f4dE8dpD_A/YYRE_gfF8KI/AAAAAAAAFMc/lrXkcd_My-4ziHratQ7qtePSGYGE8T3TQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/insta%2B3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-81943942373869494982019-06-28T19:12:00.003-07:002019-06-28T19:13:11.861-07:00Garden Party!Spring has Sprung and the flowers are bringing in all the lovely colors right now. This is one of my favorite times of year. I am just settling down here with a cup of tea and sharing some of my favorite blooms this season with you below. Enjoy!<br />
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Fall is coming! We have had cooler temps all week and I am glad of it. My crafting mojo is coming back stronger and stronger in all varied projects. Quilting, wool work, paper crafting, gardening clean up, canning and freezing the bounty and even minimizing my household. I won't say I am motivated for housework. Now that is going too far. Haha! But I do feel an energy to start getting my nest streamlined and getting things ready again for our Minnesota winters. I want to get back down in my basement studio and crank up the music --and the creativity! </div>
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I am trying to track my increased motivations on Motivation Mondays and the results of my goal-making on Finish it Fridays. Join me as we start a few new endeavors!</div>
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Gardening is one of my top three hobbies. I also love quilting and scrapbooking. If I had to choose a fourth it would be thrift and garage sale shopping. Oh, and going to lunch with friends. But, maybe, lunching with the ladies shouldn't count....It is lot's of fun but not very productive! Frankly, I have not been super productive the last 8 months in <u>any</u> of my top four or five hobbies.<br />
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Starting in late July of 2017, I had a sequence of several unforeseen and unrelated health concerns. One after the other I had a group of crazy challenges. First a serious staph infection in my right middle finger that <u>almost</u> cost me the finger completely. Surgery was required. I was then hospitalized for 5 days, I was on IV antibiotics for 30 days, and bed rest for a month with my hand suspended above me in a sling. I don't know why I was smiling in this photo. Probably because I had no idea what all was to come next. We did save the hand and the finger. Praise God! <br />
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But that bed rest and recliner time brought up a second serious concern in mid October thru November of 2017. It aggravated a 30 year old smashed disk issue in my L4 and L5 disks. Just as I was trying to get back on my feet (literally), the excruciating pain sent me back to bed and spinal surgery was scheduled. The back surgery was fast and it worked. But again, a bit more bed rest and medication while it healed up. Was I done yet?<br />
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No. The third big thing was a massive Gall Bladder Attack in mid December. No simple laparoscopic surgery for me. No. I had to have a massive middle-of the-night surgery resulting in a 12 inch scar larger than the one I had for my son's Cesarean section birth 32 years before! Two of my gallstones were the size of golf balls. The pain of this surgery recovery was worse on me than the other surgeries combined. It did a number on me physically and mentally.<br />
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It did not help my body chemistry that I was also diagnosed as a new diabetic in July. I lost almost 4 pounds a week consistently from July 2017 to March 2018 as well. Maybe I should count those two items as health issues four and five but in the long run they are good things. They just didn't feel like it at the time! This brings me to health issue number six. My legs.<br />
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From July 2017 to March 2018 I have lost a total of 75 pounds. Some of that is a great thing and because of my healthier eating. Most people would love a weight loss like that. But some of my weight loss was sadly muscle atrophy due to all the bed rest I had to do in those first 5 months. My balance is off. I now use a cane for short distances of less than 45 feet. I use a walker for distances from 45 feet to a city block. And right now, I use a wheelchair if I have to go over a city block or for "endurance" activities like shopping.<br />
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Why am I writing all this out?<br />
What does all this have to do with my gardening or my crafting?<br />
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All Fall and Winter long, I have been limited for the most part to the interior of my Minnesota home. Not today! Today, I went outside in my backyard and garden for the first time since late July last year. (Boy does it need a huge cleanup! LOL) ...It felt so good so sit in my swing and just breathe the 40-something degree air. I have so much been looking forward to Spring and to my garden and gradual further healing. My surgeries themselves are all healed. Now to work on my heart, my mind, and my leg strength and mobility. With the help of my friends, family, and husband I hope this summer brings renewal.<br />
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Day by day I will get stronger. Let me at that garden! <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-50903551820312155042015-03-15T17:12:00.002-07:002015-03-15T17:22:23.586-07:00February Pageblaster Challenge LayoutsLayouts from my February Pageblaster Challenge.<br />
Members of my Scrapper's Challenge facebook page had to guess how many pages I got done in 48 hours at a cropping weekend with my friends. The correct number was 86. Doris won with a guess of 85.<br />
I did not get all of them into this posting but here is an approximately 60 page set of what I got done.<br />
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(Gingerbread house by my daughter and her hubby)</div>
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Here is a sampler of what I have been up to lately since October.<br />
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<u><b>Quilting:</b></u> <br />
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1930s quilt in progress using the exploding star tutorial from Missouri Star Quilting.<br />
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Bitty Blocks from Quiltmaker magazine. <br />
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Four table runners in winter blue fabrics for the living room for a challenge on Stashbusters.<br />
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Variable Stars for Barbara Brackman's Civil War block of the week.<br />
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Dear Jane Stickle blocks for an ongoing challenge.<br />
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Finishing my Grand Illusions Bonnie Hunter Mystery 2014-15 quilt. Love it! All from scraps and small bits of the stash.<br />
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A Civil War fabrics block swap. I am participating in 3 kinds of 12 inch finished blocks --swap and challenges--for an eventual sampler and these particularly were a fun one to do. I am also working on my Sylvia's Bridal bed quilt from the Elm Creek book series with a small group of friends. Busy sewing these days, yes, but I love it.<br />
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And a little Leah Day blockbuster free motion quilting.<br />
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Getting ready for two full days of scrapbooking this week alone. Packed up 81 kits with photos and all. I plan to power through them! Wish me luck.<br />
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I have also been making cards and layouts through the year. Not only for the baby book I was working on this Fall, but more. Here is just a peek. So much fun!<br />
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Not paper crafting but rather a wool felted stocking for a little someone special. <br />
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And a little something sweet.<br />
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and the consequential <u><b>Decluttering</b></u> to make room for the good stuff:<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-84784151667907797002014-10-07T09:15:00.003-07:002014-10-07T09:44:31.721-07:00Baby Book ProjectOodles of pictures of pages my daughter an I made as a gift for my DIL on the arrival of our first grandchild. A huge thank you to my daughter Jen who did almost half of these pages. We did all the work for this album in about three weeks total. Power scrapping at it's best. We love how it turned out and what a happy event to celebrate. Hope these baby pages inspire you to get scrapbooking! (Click to enlarge any pic.)<br />
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There is also a MY STUFF page with a big pocket as the last page but I must have forgotten to take that photo. OOPS!<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-13374898269221583962014-08-01T22:22:00.002-07:002014-08-02T20:31:37.365-07:00A View of the WorkroomA View of the Workroom--or how to use your antiques in your studio!<br />
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It has been a while since I updated the blog! I will share all the quilts I have been making this year in a later post. First I want to share some photos of how I changed up my workroom. We basically removed the full sofa sleeper and a few smaller furniture pieces in the studio and moved several vintage sewing machines into it. I did streamline (ie get rid of) two big bags of rubber stamps and a bunch of knitting items to the
thrift shop. I also donated a bag of non quilt fabrics--again! I tend to
have to do that every few months as they creep in with the garage sale
finds. Rearranging the suitcases trunks, tins and bins to accommodate fabrics and quilting supplies as well as all my existing paper crafting supplies was a juggling act worthy of this blog post.<br />
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To the photos! Explanations of how I used my existing vintage items for storage are given below each photo. Enjoy! <br />
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One of my own Mary Engelbreit inspired disappearing 9 patch quilts hangs on a curtain rod between two inexpensive shelving units. Inside the shelving I used to store all my rubber stamps but now it is fabric storage. The stamps have been moved to my laundry room shelves.<br />
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We use the extra thick quilt as a design board too. The best part is my stash is handy but not on view all the time. Since I share my stash with my students freely, they can "shop" easily.<br />
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Left of the fabric storage is a wire bakers rack with my top four or five projects in progress. These get top priority and keep me focused.<br />
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This view shows where the sofa sleeper USED to be. Now there are suitcases with varied large fabric yardage for backings. The table that my husband picked up free on the curb allows for a cute vintage viniette of thread spools, an old iron, my Standard shuttle sewing machine head, and other antiques. Nearby are my great grandmother's knitting box and sewing box. To the left are two more vintage machines and some of my paper crafting supplies. Above are the eleven baskets I made in the 1990s. And what would we do without music to create by?<br />
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Another vintage machine in its cabinet topped by a vintage hip basket holding my flannels collection. <br />
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Next comes my modern machine and workspace. I use a vintage swing arm desk lamp, tins for my threads, and more baskets!<br />
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I decorated my own lampshade with rubber stamped wording (similar to this one at right) and it sits next to a short tower with some of my paper crafting supplies.<br />
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The white cabinet and adjacent shelving have all my Copics and Tim Holtz colorants and scrapbooking accents. I use vintage tins to hold lots of these items.<br />
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Threads in a wooden holder in rainbow order above an antique tool box. Our class sewing tools are in this toolbox. One of my favorite pieces, it was found at a garage sale.<br />
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It holds a lot of scissors, cutters, notions and tools.<br />
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My Cricut cutter and more paper crafting supplies are in the genuine Hoosier cabinet in the corner. Glitter, beads, brads, paper and more!<br />
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Love watching DIY shows while I craft. The middle of this unit folds down to a desk space and the drawers hold card making supplies.<br />
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A darling green vintage Viking in its original table and a vintage green wooden ironing board were meant to be partners. I use a printer box for my thimble collection and other small antiques bits.<br />
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I have two vintage gumball machines in the studio for a bit of whimsy. One is for buttons and this one is for small wooden spools. Now that is my kind of treat! The Scandinavian shallow hutch holds more small pieces of fabric, some fabric bolts in the bottom and more vintage sewing knick knacks in old blue Ball jars and enameled bowls. <br />
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This 1940s steel desk is so sturdy it can hold 200 pounds of paper punches in the drawers! On top, I have my Big Kick cutter and dies which double for use cutting both paper and fabric shapes. A spare sewing machine can be pulled out when needed for class. Don't forget to use your thicker crocheted pieces as drink coasters!<br />
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Lastly I have large tables in the middle of the room to seat 8. At center I have two vintage Coca Cola bottle boxes and I use the dividers for all kinds of paper tools.<br />
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Vintage pieces can add a charm that nothing else will. As you saw, old crocks, baskets, boxes, tins and bottles all play a role in keeping things corralled at my house. And I consider old suitcases to be treasures! Look around your house and garage for cool items you can re-purpose in the studio too! <div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-6120311612694946332014-01-27T21:55:00.003-08:002014-01-27T22:07:35.257-08:00Celtic Solstice is DONE!<div style="text-align: center;">
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So excited to share photos (in no certain order) of my Celtic Solstice mystery quilt project. A mystery quilt is shared by a designer one clue each week but the final look is not revealed until the end. Start to finish this took me about 8 weeks. Bonnie Hunter is the designer and she revealed one clue each week for 6 weeks.<br />
All this was from stash fabrics and scraps. Mostly my civil war reproductions and small print calicoes. I pieced and quilted it on my Pfaff Quilters Expression 4.0 domestic machine. I will be keeping it on my bed. It is double bed sized with the addition of two extension piano key style borders at top and bottom. The very first pic below is the backing, which is also from the stash.<br />
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Thank you to Bonnie Hunter of <a href="http://quiltville.com/">http://quiltville.blogspot.com/</a> for hosting this mystery quilt challenge. I am glad I took a chance and dove into it!<div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-10352244011422592032013-11-14T15:04:00.006-08:002014-01-27T21:44:48.916-08:00Quilts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u><b>Hubby's Minnesota Retirement Quilt!</b></u><br />
UPDATE! Here is the quilt top with all the pinwheels on and more borders added. After the navy blue border I added a print with bears, moose, trees, and wolf paw tracks. After that I added the pinwheels all around. I think there were 36 of those! All from plaids and from flannels in outdoor prints. The blue outer border was purchased from a garage sale and was perfect! It has old fashioned steam trains (which hubby loves), Mt Rushmore, Mount St Helens, Lady Liberty, Space Needle and several other places my husband and I have traveled together. Onward now to sandwiching, quilting and binding!<br />
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Primarily sharing my projects since August!<br />
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Starting with a medallion quilt which is still a work in progress quilt in the Medallion Quilt Along with Melanie in Iowa. For me, this is WIP number 37 for this year and I am making it for my hubby's retirement this past July and also celebrating his birthday this November month. This quilt incorporates many of his favorite things. The central panel is Camp Wilderness Boy Scout camp here in Minnesota. I included a Flying Geese border as we have kind of a thing for the geese here in our hometown. Pinwheels being added now for his sense of fun and humor.Will add a few more borders later this weekend and next week. Debating adding a log cabin block of some kind too for all the times spent at his grandparent's and parent's cabin. Right now I am still making 16 MORE six inch pinwheels in addition to what you see below so that I have enough to go all the way around the navy blue border.<br />
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<u><b>2013 Review:</b></u><br />
The projects below are varied UFO and WIP that I have completed recently.<br />
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Those are the Works in Progress (things started and finished this year) In addition we have UFOs that were technically cut and started before this 2013 calender year. Starting where we left off last time, I had completed UFO 11 in August from Depression era blocks. Here are the more UFO creations since then! ENJOY! <br />
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All that practice on the tablemat WIP #29 and #30 was in prep for doing the same center flower frond shape all over this lap sized authentic 1930s-1940s sampler quilt completed this month from 34 extra Depression Era blocks. Most of these hand quilted blocks were rescued from a musty garage sale oblivion. (126 blocks in a shoebox for $1.00)<br />
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My goal in 2013 is to get ALL my UFOs done. That includes things that have been on the shelf a while. So, I used another 1940-1950 bowtie top (seen below) for the back. The bowtie piece was given to me free with another garage sale quilt top purchase and it needed a use. <br />
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Here are some of the quilted fronds in the front of the 1930 block sampler. I do all my own free motion quilting on my Pfaff Quilters Expression 4.0 with 50 weight cotton Aurifil threads. I try to challenge myself to a new fee motion design with each quilt or project. Bit by bit, I get better.<br />
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Be patient with yourselves. Keep moving along. And have a wonderful week!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*<b>UFO</b>- Unfinished Object is a project were fabrics were cut into and started any time BEFORE the current calender year --by anyone-- and it doesn't have to have been you. Hence my rescued quilt blocks are always UFOs.</span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">*<b>WIP</b>- Works in Progress are things that you yourself have started during this current calender year. They were not planned or cut out before January 1st.</span><br />
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This one is a baby quilt. I didn't know I was going to make a baby quilt last week but when I was done with the last UFO, I decided to pick up a couple things around my sewing desk. At the bottom we a small stack of about 90 miscellaneous pastel charm squares from the six totebags I did for my mom's bible study ladies. Well that was just enough to make a baby quilt! Here are the pics! And I used the same flower frond design to quilt it. Not too shabby for extras! It may go off to charity or if may become a gift. Not sure yet. But it is always good to have one in reserve.<br />
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This lovely little table mat was a quick practice for some of my free motion quilting and happens to be my 29th work in progress. I purposely used cream thread so I could easily see where I was going and see where I needed to improve.<br />
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The center is free motioned with what I call flower fronds. I was inspired by Angela Walters video class at Craftsy but someplace between watching her video and going downstairs to sew, I lost track of how to do the backside of the flower!! Too lazy to go back up and restart the computer, I just winged it. LOL Yes that is me. So I improvised after the echoing and I like it!<br />
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The next small border out is pebbling and I learned that I like only one or two rounds of thread on a pebble. Not so into the look of the thicker thread painting that results with 4 or 5 layers. Maybe on a larger scale project or with a matching thread I would do more layers.<br />
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Lastly, I did some freehand feathers along the outer border. I learned to watch where I was going and that it is not too hard to control a smaller FMQ design. In fact I think it is easier to go small than to go big! And it looks more fancy too! Just make sure you are using a clear foot or an open toe foot! I am not sure it it is "correct" or not but I am often working a little blind (behind the foot) because on a border, I am pulling the fabric toward myself as I sew it. <br />
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Great little practical project and a fun way to get in some more FMQing on my domestic machine. Bit by bit we learn! Now on to the Next UFO!<div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-44834390904111262712013-06-21T09:50:00.001-07:002013-08-20T08:26:26.643-07:00Happy Birthday Grandma! (UFO 28)<h3>
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This is my 28th work in progress for 2013. All from stash of course and all pieced, free motion quilted and bound by me! I love it when goals are being met and a plan comes together! The colors in the middle photo below are the truest to life. Enjoy, and find some time to be creative today!</h3>
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This completely hand pieced hexagon quilt UFO 9 for me was started when I
got the half done top at a senior center garage sale for five dollars
about 10 years ago. Funny part of the story is that when I got to the senior sale ten years
ago my eye spied this right away and I made a beeline for it. I got to
it split seconds before another gal and at garage sales once you pick
something up it is yours kind of like dibs until you lay it back down
on the table. The gal that was a slim moment too late after me got all
testy about it. She followed me with a grim frown for about 5 minutes
around the sale while I shopped. Finally she said Are you going to put
that quilt down or not because she wanted it! I said no I intended to
buy it, thank you. Off she stomped casting looks as she went. Sorry,
hon! :D<br />
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The parts of this quilt top that were already done were the coral, green
and some blue in the center top region maybe 1930 and early 1940s
fabrics. In the bag were also the other completed blocks of more colors
and fabrics up to about a decade newer maybe late 1940s.Most were pieced from feedsacks, fabrics that had obviously been garments, and even some of the hexies were pieced themselves. <br />
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muslin, old fabrics, feedsack fabrics and old dress maker yard goods to
make the rest of the hexies joining them and the borders. I quilted it
in a utilitarian grid. The gal who pieced these varied using single
thickness thread, double thickness thread, white string and even black
string to sew her hand pieced blocks. She was a very practical quilter
and frugal. Some seam allowances were as small as one eighth of an inch
depending on how much of a fabric she had. I used pieced plain muslin on
the back and used old muslin I bought at the same senior citizens center sale this spring. 100% cotton batting and a plain pieced muslin back was the historically accurate way to go.<br />
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Hexies are a very portable project! Here the quilt has traveled with me on vacation to Virginia Beach VA!<br />
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On vacation I finished joining all the flowers to the quilt. At this point it needed a good pressing, for sure!<br />
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Then, I had to figure out how to get a straight edge on this project so I could add my borders. I decided to cut off the half of the flower that was sticking out on the left and top edges of the quilt top and add them in reverse on the bottom and right sides. This gave me a straight edge on all four sides to add my two borders. The first border was a yellow vintage feed sack fabric above. The wider second border was of a blue dressmaker yard goods fabric seen below.<br />
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I did not know the original quilter. But it was an honor to see her work up close and continue it. Taking this half done flower garden to a blooming completed beauty was a lot of fun. Even though this is not free motion stippled or fancy, I did sew my grid quilting freehand by domestic sewing machine. Hence a few crooked lines but hey, it's all good! <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/p/start-here.html" target="_blank">Linking to Leah Day's Free Motion Quilting Project!</a> And now this UFO number 9 which is ALL DONE!! :D<div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-40112312589929445682013-04-08T16:56:00.001-07:002013-05-19T08:21:35.933-07:00Blue on Blue Birthday Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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UPDATE! May 17th!<br />
Hurray it is completed!<br />
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The blue on blue D4P birthday quilt I was making for my daughter Jen is now done! Hurray! I took many breaks from this blue beauty this last month to also work on a hexagon hand pieced quilt UFO. My mom has been visiting us here in Minnesota for three weeks and one of those weeks we took her out to see our daughter Jen on the east coast. The hexie was a more portable project for our 8 day vacation to Virginia Beach. More on that in my next post. So, even though I have been quilting like crazy person in my spare time, I have not had much spare time! LOL We did have a great time in Virginia Beach!<br />
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But I came home from vacation, got busy finishing the last few feet of quilting free motion leaves on this lovely blue disappearing four patch and then bound it. Here are some final pics!<br />
DONE!!!<br />
(And now that I am done free motion quilting the leafy motifs on this beauty, <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">I am linking it up to Leah Day's Free Motion Quilting Project </a>too! Thanks for all the tutorials and inspiration, Leah!) <br />
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This is my progress this last week or two on a wonderful blue quilt I am making for my daughter. All blue stash fabrics. Not a speck of new-buy for it! I am very proud of that. :D<br />
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First I selected all the cream, white and blue on light for the lighter parts of the blocks and cut them into 5 inch squares. See left side of this photo below. Then I dug out and cut 5 inch squares of all the deep medium to dark blues which are shown in the right side of the first photo. We are making a disappearing four patch quilt. That means one whole day cutting....Whew! 320 five inch blocks.<br />
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This above photo shows the cotton french country toile fabric print of a young couple sitting beside a stream. I got 4 yards of it at our local Savers thrift for $2.99 at Christmas time and my daughter immediately wanted it. At the time I said NOPE! I thought I was going to make something with it for me....But when she asked again to have it in this toile included in the quilt for her birthday. my heart melted and I gave in. :D Love you Jenny! This toile fabric has a 9 inch repeat so I decided not to cut it up. Instead I am keeping it whole to show off the design. I am using it for the backing.<br />
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Sew them back together in the new formation. I made 80 of these disappearing four patch blocks. Then I sewed four of those together to make 20 giant blocks. These 20 blocks make it easier to work with the elements and lay them out. Once you get a layout that you like (My blue and my white fabrics were scrappy and from existing stash in varying amounts, so I tried to distribute the blocks and fabrics across the quilt nicely.)<br />
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Note how the darker "light" fabrics almost make ghost blocks here and there around the quilt because they are between the lightest and the darkest in color value. I like that.<br />
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I added a 2.5 inch mini dot medium blue inner border and a 3 inch navy blue mini dot border on the outside with border strips left over from <b><a href="http://myall2.blogspot.com/2013/03/row-by-row-we-got-it-together.html" target="_blank">this Row by Row quilt finished a few weeks ago</a>.</b> Honestly, before that, they are likely left over from the 1990's I think! LOL But they are perfect for this quilt as borders. And I know Jen likes them too. <br />
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With borders I think it is 72x86. Now to get that toile backing on, sandwich batting in there, and get it quilted! <div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-59478782711353331482013-03-25T10:16:00.002-07:002013-03-29T07:47:50.669-07:00Works in Progress<b>Progress is rolling along here! </b><br />
I sewed on Friday Sat and a little on Sunday too. I got several more Works In Progress done. These are things that don't really qualify as older UFOs (Unfinished Objects) because I had not started them before the current calendar 2013 year. Anything cut into and started before Jan 1 2013 is a UFO. Anything started after that is a WIP. The totes and the potato bags were all free motion quilted so I am linking up to <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Leah Day.s Free Motion Quilting Project.</b></a><br />
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Here are my WIPs number 17 to 20. These are tote bags of varied sizes using up osme of my Mary Engelbreit fabrics that were given to me about 6 months ago by a friend. I am keeping the large one. Gifting the others which are lunch bag sizes. These were done a few weeks ago.<br />
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WIP number 21, also done previously ,was the Mary Engelbreit porch sofa quilt mentioned in <a href="http://myall2.blogspot.com/2013/03/its-very-mary-kind-of-week-around-here.html" target="_blank">another blog post.</a><br />
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Done on Friday, my WIP number 22 is a set of pillowcases to gift my daughter in law on her upcoming birthday. These match the blue Lone Star quilt seen in other posts that I made for my son. The set will live in their guest room. :D The tutorial I used for these Twittletails <a href="http://twiddletails.blogspot.com/2010/05/pillowcases-pillowcases.html" target="_blank">15 minute pillowcases is here:</a> <br />
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The four potato storage bags (WIPs number 23 to 26) are another spontaneous project. started a few weeks ago and finished Saturday. These were inspired by a comment my daughter in law Steph made one day. The one rolled up and tied with a tag and twine is a gift for her. I made four of them because I had to buy a yard of the tater fabric. Otherwise I would have made just two of them. But these are for storing your potatoes in...NOT for baking them in. As mentioned, one is a gift for my daughter in law, one for my daughter in May, one for me and one for my mom for Mother's Day. I kind of made up my own pattern from a fat quarter, added batting and lining and quilted it. I zig-zag stitched the side seams and boxed the bottom. My top binding is pretty wide so it looks more substantial. Thin binding just would not have looked right. Handles were a must-have addition when moving potatoes! Yep, its gonna get dirty so it is well made and completely machine washable. Better than a plastic sack!<br />
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Last night was card making night for me and I made 4 different sets of eight cards using all stash I had here. I love them! Here are the pics. All are condolence cards made last night for swaps. Whoohoo! Love it when a project is DONE!<br />
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On now to quilting WIP number 27 which is going to take me a while. It's a sofa quilt for my daughter Jen for her birthday. That's a post for another day! :D<br />
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Get crafty--and keep moving toward your creative goals.<br />
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with 7 UFOs done and 26 WIPs done in 2013! <div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32548307.post-85472298230687943082013-03-23T11:39:00.002-07:002013-03-29T07:39:53.250-07:00Row by Row We got it Together!My Row by Row from 2002-03 is finally DONE!<br />
This was my 6th UFO completed this year <br />
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I started this with an internet group back in 2002-03 and it took about 2
years to get my scrap box and the rows from the other participants
back. There were 8 of us in the swap and we did our quilts round robin
style. Our group of gals was Mary Ellen T in NY, Donna P in CA, Carol B in MO, Robyn W
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person did a row except Lynn who I believe became ill. This quilt is made all from my own scraps
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I made three rows in this eight row quilt. I did the E row and the topiary trees row and the last extender row which I call Keep it Simple, Stupid. (After a common saying at the time). Many small online groups started round robins of 8 quilters. The entire quilt pattern was offered free online back in the day at Patchpeices.com by Patti Anderson. She designed it in 2000 as a type of millennium quilt. Each row was a commentary on twentieth century life.<br />
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The rows are: (our names for them not Patti's)<br />
Stars in the Heaven<br />
Friendship Baskets<br />
Internet Webs<br />
Home on the Phone<br />
Spinning Spools<br />
Atomic Energy<br />
Topiary Garden (substituted for Lynn's Point and Click)<br />
Everything is Electronic<br />
Keep it Simple, Stupid. (added by me for length extension)<br />
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I am linking up to <b><a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Leah Day's Free Motion Quilting Project </a></b>The rows of this quilt were sewn in three panels of three to four rows horizontally
so it could be free motion quilted in sections. I did this just random wiggle waggles, meander quilted about 1/2 inch to one inch apart on a DSM. The section fronts were
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Done is good! <br />
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I had forgotten all about these indigo blue blocks until four days ago when I was searching from my 1930s hexie quilt to work on by hand during tv time. Digging in the vintage hexie quilt project box (a quilt I also rescued from a garage sale), I found these older blue blocks mixed in with the spare 1930-40s fabrics.<br />
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Four of them were from a Missouri estate sale back in the late 1970s and I got a couple more of them from my grandmother's house in 2005-6. Since Grandma Helen didn't and doesn't sew, I knew she had gotten them from my great grandmother's cache. They are indigo dyed and calico with plain muslin sashings. All hand sewn seams in the piecing. I believe them to be 1860-1890 era.<br />
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I finished one block and added a bit more muslin to the sashings of a few of the smaller ones. I then sewed them up into a 8 block table runner. <br />
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I feather quilted in spiral free form feathers with echo quilting.<br />
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I added vintage blue barkcloth backing and more vintage lack and white bcalico for the binding. The calicos in the runner blocks each had a bit of black in the lighter calico prints. The calico binding fabric still had it's paper price tag on it! It is about from 1900-1910 and the tag read:<br />
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What??!! 8 cents a yard back then. When I tore the binding fabric on grain to make my french style binding, it gave of a mini cloud of dust! I guess that means it is aging and needed to be used!<br />
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Some of you will be happy to hear that I FINISHED the blue
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It was a 50
year project started by my great grandmother Frances Meyer Gramlich
about 1963-64. She cut her blue diamonds by hand with cardboard
templates. Alas she got fairly far but passed away when I was 8 in 1968.
It then came to my grandmother Helen who does not really sew. She tried
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A few years later Grandma Helen gave it to her sister in law, (Frances's daughter) my great aunt Mille Gramlich Vollmer to finish up for her. Mille worked on it off and on for a few years but she also had her own sewing and quilts to do so it was not a high "must do" on her timeline. She did get it further but her own health failed and it came back to my grandmother Helen again. Helen then asked her other sister in law on the other side of her family (my great aunt Bonnie Jenkins) to work on it. She did so and got the top done but then the two ladies had a falling out. Again the top came back to grandma Helen until about 2006. We helped Grandma Helen clear out her home so she could move to a nursing home. At that time she gave it to me for my son.<br />
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I would say the hardest thing about this project was dealing with the varied stitch lengths, seam allowances, and sewing styles of the 4 women who worked on it before me with varying amounts of sewing experience. I did not want to rip out ANY of their work and yet I had to make it work. It took a little patience. I promised to finish it up --and now I have. It now lives with love at my son and his wife's home. They value it and the work we all did to get it to them. I am privileged to say I am the 5th woman in my family to have sewn love into it's seams. That's the essence of quilting to me.<div class="blogger-post-footer">scrapbook organization inspiration creative creativity paper stamping layouts albums altered art cards quotes journal photography family home photo scrapbooking</div>Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.com2