I just want to thank everyone who helped my daughter Courtney with suggestions for the quilting of her Underground Railroad Quilt. She did tie it due to time restraints and it's beautiful. I forgot to take a picture of it after she sewed the binding on and it was due today. One more step in the graduation requirement is to do a 10 minutes oral presentation in front of 6 judges. She has to talk about the topic itself and the making of the quilt. She will present on Wednesday and she's scared to death!!! space Here's a picture of the present for mom....all the civil war scraps from her quilt. Woo Hoo for me!! Not really a present for me seeing that I purchased all the fabric to begin with, but there is alot left!! space I'll let you know how she does when she gets her grade for the project. space Have a great day and see you for TTT, ~Karen~
I just want to thank everyone who helped my daughter Courtney with suggestions for the quilting of her Underground Railroad Quilt. She did tie it due to time restraints and it's beautiful. I forgot to take a picture of it after she sewed the binding on and it was due today. One more step in the graduation requirement is to do a 10 minutes oral presentation in front of 6 judges. She has to talk about the topic itself and the making of the quilt. She will present on Wednesday and she's scared to death!!! space Here's a picture of the present for mom....all the civil war scraps from her quilt. Woo Hoo for me!! Not really a present for me seeing that I purchased all the fabric to begin with, but there is alot left!! space I'll let you know how she does when she gets her grade for the project. space Have a great day and see you for TTT, ~Karen~
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! My husband and our 2 daughters took me out for a Mother's Day buffet dinner after church. I was so excited when they gave me two charms for my Pandora's bracelet that my husband started for me on Valentine's day. The two new ones are the teacup and the little ghost. I know...ghost, but I just love it and my hubby knew it was one of my favorites. We did a little shopping and then looked for a prom dress for Courtney's senior prom. Kelsie had her junior prom this past Saturday and she looked beautiful. Hopefully I can post a picture soon. I think she might have to ok the right one...you know how that is!!!
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Here is my bracelet so far. The heart was for Valentine's Day, the egg for Easter, the Mickey Mouse isn't Pandora, but is was a great treasure from our trip to Disney and the two new ones are on the left. Sorry the picture is blurry. I also started these bracelets for the girls for Christmas. They are great for special memories and holidays.
A few months ago, I had posted about Courtney's senior project. Each student has to pick a topic and then expand their knowledge on the subject. It is a major requirement for graduation. It consists of an 8-10 page paper, journal, 15 hours with a mentor from the community and a physical project. Well, Courtney surprised me with her topic last year. She wanted to sew a quilt!! What??? She is the daughter that has no interest in anything to do with sewing. She picked the Underground Railroad Quilt because of the history behind it and there is so much information to write about.
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It's been a long process, but the top is finished. She did a great job!! All she has to do is layer it and tie it. No time for quilting because it's due in 9 days!
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I'm sorry to say that this experience has not turned her over to our side. She thinks it's a long process. She mentioned once that she can't believe she has to put all these little pieces back together..."it's going to take me forever".
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She's my, wants it done yesterday, child. She stuck with it though...mistakes and all. The biggest laughs were when she was rotary cutting. She could not get the hang of it in the beginning. Let's just say the pieces were a little wavy. She did come a long way though. She started this whole project with not one bit of experience with anything. She has never sat at a sewing machine or used a rotary cutter in her life. I am very proud of her and the finished top.
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Below is the top made with all reproduction fabrics from that period. It finished at 58"x58". It's a little wrinkled, because she had to carry to school to show her advisor.
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Maybe all of you can be her mentor for this last part. I've only tied one other quilt before and it was an easy one with just squares and rectangles. Where should she tie in each of the blocks? She is going to do each cornerstone, but what about the sashing. Each block is 12", so how many ties per block?
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! My husband and our 2 daughters took me out for a Mother's Day buffet dinner after church. I was so excited when they gave me two charms for my Pandora's bracelet that my husband started for me on Valentine's day. The two new ones are the teacup and the little ghost. I know...ghost, but I just love it and my hubby knew it was one of my favorites. We did a little shopping and then looked for a prom dress for Courtney's senior prom. Kelsie had her junior prom this past Saturday and she looked beautiful. Hopefully I can post a picture soon. I think she might have to ok the right one...you know how that is!!!
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Here is my bracelet so far. The heart was for Valentine's Day, the egg for Easter, the Mickey Mouse isn't Pandora, but is was a great treasure from our trip to Disney and the two new ones are on the left. Sorry the picture is blurry. I also started these bracelets for the girls for Christmas. They are great for special memories and holidays.
A few months ago, I had posted about Courtney's senior project. Each student has to pick a topic and then expand their knowledge on the subject. It is a major requirement for graduation. It consists of an 8-10 page paper, journal, 15 hours with a mentor from the community and a physical project. Well, Courtney surprised me with her topic last year. She wanted to sew a quilt!! What??? She is the daughter that has no interest in anything to do with sewing. She picked the Underground Railroad Quilt because of the history behind it and there is so much information to write about.
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It's been a long process, but the top is finished. She did a great job!! All she has to do is layer it and tie it. No time for quilting because it's due in 9 days!
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I'm sorry to say that this experience has not turned her over to our side. She thinks it's a long process. She mentioned once that she can't believe she has to put all these little pieces back together..."it's going to take me forever".
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She's my, wants it done yesterday, child. She stuck with it though...mistakes and all. The biggest laughs were when she was rotary cutting. She could not get the hang of it in the beginning. Let's just say the pieces were a little wavy. She did come a long way though. She started this whole project with not one bit of experience with anything. She has never sat at a sewing machine or used a rotary cutter in her life. I am very proud of her and the finished top.
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Below is the top made with all reproduction fabrics from that period. It finished at 58"x58". It's a little wrinkled, because she had to carry to school to show her advisor.
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Maybe all of you can be her mentor for this last part. I've only tied one other quilt before and it was an easy one with just squares and rectangles. Where should she tie in each of the blocks? She is going to do each cornerstone, but what about the sashing. Each block is 12", so how many ties per block?
Hi everyone. I had a few email questions about the pin in the hole that is punched out in the freezer paper method of the Grandmother's Flower Garden. Here is a close-up of the pin. I place it inside the hole and grab just the fabric not the paper. It holds it in place if the paper isn't sticking too well, especially if I have shoved the flower in my purse and it's all wrinkled.
Oh, did I say shoved a flower in my purse...well maybe I do. Let me set the scene for you. Your in the doctor's waiting room for an hour... your lap is covered with a spool of thread, hexagons, little scissors and snips of thread everywhere... they call your name. Ahhhh!!! You scramble to gather everything and shove it in your purse, not even the little baggie that you carry your hexes around in. It's all in your purse!! You walk in and you notice that you have snips of thread hanging off the back of your pants. Lovely. I know some of you have been there...admit it.
The next few pictures are of a quilt that my daughter is starting for her graduation requirements for high school. Our state has mandated 2 required projects that must be completed to graduate. One is called PBGR, proficiency based graduation requirements. This is an electronic portfolio of work that is specially graded, then scanned into the e-portfolio to show a student is proficient in 6 major areas. This is all extra work on top of the regular school work. This years class needs 32 PBGRs.
The second requirement is a senior exhibition project. Each senior must chose a subject that they are interested in and then expand their knowledge of that subject. It consists of an 8-10 page report, a physical project to demonstrate, 16 hours with a mentor, a journal of the process and then a 10 minute speech in front of a panel of judges. This sounds like a lot and it is. I feel for the kids. I have a senior and a junior so we have to through this back to back.
Well, our oldest daughter, who has no interest in sewing, crafting or cooking has surprised us by choosing to make a quilt. It is the Underground Railroad quilt. She has already finished her paper and now we, oh I mean she has the task of making the quilt. I forgot to mention the mentor can not be a family member. She doesn't even know how to turn on the sewing machine...this is going to be a process for sure. If you have children, you know a part of you is walking across that stage at graduation. Remember all the years of cutting, glue, sewing, typing, crying, up all night or is all this just at our house!!! lol. Thankfully our girls are smarties and always do well. Our oldest has a 4.0 and has so far been excepted into 2 universities...waiting on four more letters. Never mind waiting for letters...I'm waiting for money to fall from the sky to pay for it all!!
Here's the fabric: civil war era, mostly from Windham and Andover. There are some pictures of the book and some pages inside. It is by Eleanor Burns and Sue Bouchard.
Hi everyone. I had a few email questions about the pin in the hole that is punched out in the freezer paper method of the Grandmother's Flower Garden. Here is a close-up of the pin. I place it inside the hole and grab just the fabric not the paper. It holds it in place if the paper isn't sticking too well, especially if I have shoved the flower in my purse and it's all wrinkled.
Oh, did I say shoved a flower in my purse...well maybe I do. Let me set the scene for you. Your in the doctor's waiting room for an hour... your lap is covered with a spool of thread, hexagons, little scissors and snips of thread everywhere... they call your name. Ahhhh!!! You scramble to gather everything and shove it in your purse, not even the little baggie that you carry your hexes around in. It's all in your purse!! You walk in and you notice that you have snips of thread hanging off the back of your pants. Lovely. I know some of you have been there...admit it.
The next few pictures are of a quilt that my daughter is starting for her graduation requirements for high school. Our state has mandated 2 required projects that must be completed to graduate. One is called PBGR, proficiency based graduation requirements. This is an electronic portfolio of work that is specially graded, then scanned into the e-portfolio to show a student is proficient in 6 major areas. This is all extra work on top of the regular school work. This years class needs 32 PBGRs.
The second requirement is a senior exhibition project. Each senior must chose a subject that they are interested in and then expand their knowledge of that subject. It consists of an 8-10 page report, a physical project to demonstrate, 16 hours with a mentor, a journal of the process and then a 10 minute speech in front of a panel of judges. This sounds like a lot and it is. I feel for the kids. I have a senior and a junior so we have to through this back to back.
Well, our oldest daughter, who has no interest in sewing, crafting or cooking has surprised us by choosing to make a quilt. It is the Underground Railroad quilt. She has already finished her paper and now we, oh I mean she has the task of making the quilt. I forgot to mention the mentor can not be a family member. She doesn't even know how to turn on the sewing machine...this is going to be a process for sure. If you have children, you know a part of you is walking across that stage at graduation. Remember all the years of cutting, glue, sewing, typing, crying, up all night or is all this just at our house!!! lol. Thankfully our girls are smarties and always do well. Our oldest has a 4.0 and has so far been excepted into 2 universities...waiting on four more letters. Never mind waiting for letters...I'm waiting for money to fall from the sky to pay for it all!!
Here's the fabric: civil war era, mostly from Windham and Andover. There are some pictures of the book and some pages inside. It is by Eleanor Burns and Sue Bouchard.
The next few pictures are of a quilt that my daughter is starting for her graduation requirements for high school. Our state has mandated 2 required projects that must be completed to graduate. One is called PBGR, proficiency based graduation requirements. This is an electronic portfolio of work that is specially graded, then scanned into the e-portfolio to show a student is proficient in 6 major areas. This is all extra work on top of the regular school work. This years class needs 32 PBGRs.
Have a great weekend!!