Blog Vacation

I'll be back in a few weeks!

 

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A little sew-a-long project Block #4 - 6

A little sew-a-long project by Cheryl

Block size: 4" sq finished

I've been busy sewing today

and all caught up with

 both mistrey quilt's blocks!

I feel worn out now for the day

after a lot of tedious works...

Block 4: Crosses and Losses

Block #5: Cubed Lattice

Block #6: Evening of North Star

I think I'll coffee dye these blocks

as well as Cheri's once they are all assembled.

My eyes are just telling me

they are too bright and look raw! lol

As I will have to get back with my study,

I won't post anything fun

for the rest of the week.

We shall see...

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soot&ashes Block #10 - 12

"soot&ashes" by Cheri Payne

Block size: 5" sq finished

I can't believe I sewed total of six blocks

between Cheryl's and Cheri's today!

Yes, six!!!

Block #10

Block #11

Block #12

What's for dinner today?

 

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Shining Stars

"Moonlit Garden" Loose Feather #22

by BBD

Fabric: Lakeside Linens 40ct Vintage Dill

Fiber: WDW- called for the chart

Now the stars around the house

 are all stitched up.

Then finally,

 I'm getting into my most favorite

part of this- saying!

 

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One Flower Wednesday - Week 15

It was pouring early this morning

and looks like it actually helped

for three new blooms today!!

What an easy and pretty blooms!

Happy gardening ;)

 

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Homework time

"Autumn Song - Needle Keep

Loose Feathers #27 by BBD

Fabrics: Lakeside Linens,

Unknown colourway scrap 32ct

Fiber: Belle Soie, Cranberry

It was Sampler Sunday at my LNS yesterday

and got reminded of the up coming class

next month by Linda @Samplers Remembered.

She is going to teach us

how to embelish the pincushion trim

with beautiful antique buttons.

I knew I'm supposed to finish a pincushion

prior to the class date,

but hadn't have decided what I want to stitch.

As talking to Linda yesterday,

I asked what chart she used

for her class sample and found out

I may have that same exact chart in my stash!!

Boom! Sure enough,

 it was sitting on the shelf in my closet

with other unstitched LF charts...

And a sad thing is

I've even never bothered looking

what's on the back side of this chart

with such a lovely thing on it!

Sigh...

I stitched a little last night and

just finished the stitching part.

Now I will have to finish it

as a pincushion before the class...

It will be a lot of fun!!

 

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My Fall House...

"Moonlit Garden" Loose Feather #22

by BBD

Fabric: Lakeside Linens 40ct Vintage Dill

Fiber: WDW- called for the chart

My Fall House is coming along

better and better every day.

As  it's Sampler Sunday at my LNS tomorrow,

I'm hoping I won't get sidetracked

by other new projects...

You all know how it goes, don't you?

BTW,

Arizona Restaurant Week has started today!

It's a great opportunity to enjoy dining

 at beautiful restaurants in the valley :)))

All the participant reastaurants have
their own special 3-course prefixed menu
at $29 or $39 for dinner.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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A little sew-a-long project Block #2 & #3

A little sew-a-long project by Cheryl

Block size: 4" sq finished

All caught up with these blocks as well :)

Block 2: Bouquet

I got to have used my "red" in this block.

Block 3: Paddle Wheel

This block was a very tricky one.

Very interesting way to construct the pieces.

But I love how the way it turned out!!

I also like having some reds in the center.

My eyes are not used to see

things like this- only a little bit of red

as I usually like to add a lot of reds

in any of my work.

I learned when I use only a tiny bit of my favorite,

it'll actually stand up and show off  better of its beauty...

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soot&ashes Block #9

"soot&ashes " Block #9 by Cheri Payne

Block size: 5" sq finished

All caought up to the current!

 

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So Cal Trip #5- Final

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So Cal Trip #1 - Quilter's Coop

So Cal Trip #2 - The Wool Lady

So Cal Trip #3 - Temecula Quilt Co.

So Cal Trip #4 - Fat Quarters Shop

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This shop was our final destination,

but definitely not the least.

It's called The Country Loft.

OMG, how can we expect to see

this many many gorgeous stuff

in such a cute little shop?

*** Please click on the mosaic

pictures to enlarge ***

The shop was fully decorated

with beautifrul fall inspirations.

Wool room...

I was fortunate to meet JoAnn

who is the author of a lovely book

called "Wool Crazy".

I had her autograph with my name

on my brand new copy :)))

We are still in the wool room...

You got to see the kitchen, too!

Then what's the next to the kitchen?

How about more of the back rooms?

Go back to the front

and will go around from the other room.

That's really all!!

Hope you all enjoyed the shop tours with us.

Then now what?

We have to go back home...

Now you may wonder where we have been?

Haven't we been to Southern California?

Yes, that was our destination,

but on the way back home,

we had to go through some interesting areas,

such as very pretty sand dunes and

 US Border Patrol/Arizona Immigration Checkpoint.

We were driving right by the border of

between the U.S. and Mexico

like the bottom right picture.

Do you see the black fence?

That is the U.S.-Mexico border fence.

Thanks for visiting

and I will see you later.

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The Country Loft

4685 Date Ave.,

La Mesa, CA 91941

Phone: (619) 466-5411

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One Flower Wednesday - Week 14

It's Wednesday again today,

and one full bloom has just popped up!

I will visit everyone's garden tomorrow ;)

Happy Gardening!!

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So Cal Trip #4

We visited this charming little shop

in the morning of our day 2.

It's called Fat Quarters Shop.

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So Cal Trip #1 - Quilter's Coop

So Cal Trip #2 - The Wool Lady

So Cal Trip #3 - Temecula Quilt Co.

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pictures to enlarge ***

There are quite few of

lovely little rooms here and there

filled with all kinds of goodies for us!

There is a Jo Morton's room

and Judie Rothermel's room, too :)))

It's so hard to see the justice of

the actual shop atmosphere

 from my poor pictures,

but it was such a heart warming

shop visit with very many yummy displays

and the shop samples.

This is the shop

where we both  fell in love with Cheri's quilts.

There were her shop samples all over.

Kristine and I were really busy

looking up and down,

hopping between the rooms,

I mean we were all over chasing her quilts.

It was my very first visit to this shop

and really enjoyed the visit.

I found another one of my favorite!

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Fat Quarters Shop

728 Civic Center Drive,

Vista, CA 92084

 (formerly 728 Escondido Avenue)

Note: There is an important things

noted at their website for the GPS users.

Phone: (760) 758-8308

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One more last shop visit after this one...

Stay tuned!

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