tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955160574504532272024-03-18T03:03:35.455+00:00Lizzie Lenard Vintage SewingMuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.comBlogger1247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-84085371702877283782023-05-04T19:59:00.000+01:002023-05-04T19:59:12.772+01:00Quilting Again!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9_LHFUXppMwOXOiTJlASxerg7joVoSzydz04JRi92MKT7AQ1IL57GYhAKGigrDHXt2OLjbf6XdnD4MhkF1x3okM9pduPcDkk3XoQOIZyNZeCK9FnPhwooCwNiTF2oR9KlizctGad15fm6QU86F5i5snTLHaWa1Gtj9BMw7X_K7bH_RyM10Mp8MkEcw/s4896/P1030975%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9_LHFUXppMwOXOiTJlASxerg7joVoSzydz04JRi92MKT7AQ1IL57GYhAKGigrDHXt2OLjbf6XdnD4MhkF1x3okM9pduPcDkk3XoQOIZyNZeCK9FnPhwooCwNiTF2oR9KlizctGad15fm6QU86F5i5snTLHaWa1Gtj9BMw7X_K7bH_RyM10Mp8MkEcw/w400-h300/P1030975%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Finally, after many months, I have actually done some quilting. It is <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2021/05/free-motion-mavericks-week-329-sandwich.html">two years</a> (time flies, I thought it was only one) since I made a couple of cradle quilt sandwiches. Yesterday I pulled out this one, which was on top, and couldn't believe the timing. What could be better than a little Union Jack quilt to work on a few days before the Coronation? Now the quilting is finished, and I have found just the right fabric in the stash to use for the binding. It is not often that I use so many blues because I always think the effect can be cold, but this quilt has made me decide I should make an effort to use them more often - throwing in the muted turquoise and pale duck egg shades has made all the difference.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /> </p>Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-22105057321572059072023-04-14T19:53:00.000+01:002023-04-14T19:53:10.079+01:00Six Months Later...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEtF28rtcMY3woxs4YjZYskNKxRv4f_2BdSqAV8_cRIIB3nXbgRy1SBxQ3JS_y___iYHv8RJEOfusYbwNj8b7xfYT6i37K0P4PGDV0VGrjmi-ziNZhcwfIcwS_kw2l1vkgB2R0tL2x7FoGAcX5-Fb23w5QL7-E8GIeKbAN1_by8O14KHYQ2WvO6grDQ/s3759/P1030906%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="3759" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEtF28rtcMY3woxs4YjZYskNKxRv4f_2BdSqAV8_cRIIB3nXbgRy1SBxQ3JS_y___iYHv8RJEOfusYbwNj8b7xfYT6i37K0P4PGDV0VGrjmi-ziNZhcwfIcwS_kw2l1vkgB2R0tL2x7FoGAcX5-Fb23w5QL7-E8GIeKbAN1_by8O14KHYQ2WvO6grDQ/w400-h338/P1030906%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A six month sabbatical wasn't planned, but it happened. Sometimes you just need a break, and once the break starts it dawns on you that it needs to be a long one. Anyway, here is the first blog post for a while, and it's about knitting. I have a stash of wool that needs to be used up, and have found the solution for what to make with small amounts left over from old projects - baby boots!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These boots, the prototype pair, are now being put through their paces by their new little owner. I tried out a pattern from a book, and found that they were far too tight around the leg, so I split the fold-over at the top and added an ankle strap. </span></p><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RnXhSFrkdEJyd7duh0xM4WEuIgcK8I7gpEsNWUyScS3SwskqNuk5XoKJaTr60haZJ-Fjb131Rbpkb_hycj3hvyw3p1yirXQAaJj8zUaEqaNc_mFjS0_W3rqqBIsLVZz9P0dpurC7lFvFbljNrqYZCXPk1tCu6yJiVoG2KWB9QnhSEfbwUJ9Rm-EShg/s4265/P1030910%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3290" data-original-width="4265" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RnXhSFrkdEJyd7duh0xM4WEuIgcK8I7gpEsNWUyScS3SwskqNuk5XoKJaTr60haZJ-Fjb131Rbpkb_hycj3hvyw3p1yirXQAaJj8zUaEqaNc_mFjS0_W3rqqBIsLVZz9P0dpurC7lFvFbljNrqYZCXPk1tCu6yJiVoG2KWB9QnhSEfbwUJ9Rm-EShg/w400-h309/P1030910%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The casting on ends up as a seam down the middle of the sole. I love the oval shape of the feet.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QcvpNrZQ2v6WnATlaSDZed9av809vAmOmOts217TFmjA8mk2eeOjP7xJtyvCvvbvHWWkhyNf1ilV60dWjvQdDZ19vKKUKmTJeg05ogg9B3ln2qhAYfAmI5uqrSI9hNG4kZoS_3Jq_XFvjVwpjKuzo2hXj8qioWicCyWoeVRrdYAHzlb92MdBwNH9rQ/s2700/P1030909%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="2700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QcvpNrZQ2v6WnATlaSDZed9av809vAmOmOts217TFmjA8mk2eeOjP7xJtyvCvvbvHWWkhyNf1ilV60dWjvQdDZ19vKKUKmTJeg05ogg9B3ln2qhAYfAmI5uqrSI9hNG4kZoS_3Jq_XFvjVwpjKuzo2hXj8qioWicCyWoeVRrdYAHzlb92MdBwNH9rQ/w400-h400/P1030909%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To give an idea of the dinkiness of the boots, the buttons were from an old shirt of my husband's. I'm slightly miffed that I got the writing upside down, but at least it's the right way up for the baby to read, just in case he's a genius.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have got a quilting project in the offing, but in the meantime be prepared for more boots - they are addictive! A great little technical challenge that can be completed in a couple of evenings is my ideal project for the moment.</span></p>Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-32876167358184770502022-09-30T11:15:00.000+01:002022-09-30T11:15:52.414+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 401 - Baby Arrived Early<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMlJ12ADoGgEXoJHsSfHh1phGkcWB6gxsZIt5AkwIbeAVjLliPY64jVFD1o_HLggVL9ZkSEBMiDC-QOIakr8z__TvsIIVfqE94s7v_KUHqvO5I3dZ2fXlu4KiSm4zCYweA3gVqYZOihcCy5d3Ah_pqQntZ8ShpZSASlTFCRL8vi5HPDkWGThOy8FkkA/s4896/P1030038%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMlJ12ADoGgEXoJHsSfHh1phGkcWB6gxsZIt5AkwIbeAVjLliPY64jVFD1o_HLggVL9ZkSEBMiDC-QOIakr8z__TvsIIVfqE94s7v_KUHqvO5I3dZ2fXlu4KiSm4zCYweA3gVqYZOihcCy5d3Ah_pqQntZ8ShpZSASlTFCRL8vi5HPDkWGThOy8FkkA/w400-h300/P1030038%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My good intentions to have the crib liner finished in time for the Autumn Baby's arrival have been thwarted by his early arrival on Sunday - three weeks early with accompanying shock and drama. After a rough start, mum and baby are now doing well, but not home yet.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, the crib liner is nearly finished - four quilted panels, ten and a half inches deep, joined at the four corners using the <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2013/05/quilt-as-you-go-adapting-leah-days.html">QAYG</a> method.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuCjtIYSQ5vvlor9M2AvCEs35EWZajNvm0mCcQDxVU7UA2ENaLB5YKhxRQ3zATZ4aunAhc9EISuE6r8ER7WJkkGwIC-9l3TSnOqkqp_QL2CIIoZGqg1mLcGuFcLze6pYWA88AZ_VesQvA0mjSLmqWIRIvgGEzYevNLJaXXGEtvZDl9KL2JZI4MQM6lA/s4896/P1030045%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuCjtIYSQ5vvlor9M2AvCEs35EWZajNvm0mCcQDxVU7UA2ENaLB5YKhxRQ3zATZ4aunAhc9EISuE6r8ER7WJkkGwIC-9l3TSnOqkqp_QL2CIIoZGqg1mLcGuFcLze6pYWA88AZ_VesQvA0mjSLmqWIRIvgGEzYevNLJaXXGEtvZDl9KL2JZI4MQM6lA/w400-h300/P1030045%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I stitched a line down the middle of the joining strip so that the panels can fit easily into the corners of the crib. I decided to use the same fabric to keep the join reasonably unobtrusive, giving a few entertaining results with the design. There is some dangerous flying going on with those three helicopters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdufVFY9lkkYUAsO1drvfD7aINzDrz11SB1lwzCiieXwLjuzgYRqFcoZJcvREeeHI_wQh2lvwdX2JKIUSpqDhz4e0QSly3TbHoS1s1my_oGl_82O0F4LA1zv0hzazlR9j4jj4Akj2fj1lgVres5gqj40NtsSiQZtF7aGwvfCKGVDNN-KrT-Jb0FHydg/s4166/P1030046%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="4166" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdufVFY9lkkYUAsO1drvfD7aINzDrz11SB1lwzCiieXwLjuzgYRqFcoZJcvREeeHI_wQh2lvwdX2JKIUSpqDhz4e0QSly3TbHoS1s1my_oGl_82O0F4LA1zv0hzazlR9j4jj4Akj2fj1lgVres5gqj40NtsSiQZtF7aGwvfCKGVDNN-KrT-Jb0FHydg/w400-h300/P1030046%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">With the binding I wanted minimum contrast, and dug out a piece of fabric that I bought years ago as a small remnant. There was just enough to make the binding. The design is very muted and the little stars and moons are perfect for bedtime.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI5ngaBrOgMWtra3wuCluwRjTlQv9ac-R2e-Y7DAl7bDXxBPxEb72piVw5fhG2aOur5JXPLKfvb_AvNzVD_8Tzf3GwmoI9E2AJoXbpIKcFIQ_pT0X13mebU7H7k--_gOgVdsza-_vzYE0NyMkXln_24IvvfKIZ5mJNDG90PGkOqTt4ofqEe9I_VG7-w/s4856/P1030054%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4856" data-original-width="3582" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI5ngaBrOgMWtra3wuCluwRjTlQv9ac-R2e-Y7DAl7bDXxBPxEb72piVw5fhG2aOur5JXPLKfvb_AvNzVD_8Tzf3GwmoI9E2AJoXbpIKcFIQ_pT0X13mebU7H7k--_gOgVdsza-_vzYE0NyMkXln_24IvvfKIZ5mJNDG90PGkOqTt4ofqEe9I_VG7-w/w295-h400/P1030054%20(3).JPG" width="295" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Now I have to attach tabs to fasten the lining to the crib. I have been deliberating for a while, and have finally decided on a method. It has been tricky working with just photos and measurements and without being able to fit the lining to the actual crib. I have put in pins to indicate the spacing between the staves, but it still didn't help with the actual length of the tabs. Eventually I hit on the idea of asking my husband to make a mock up of a couple of staves and the top and bottom, all to scale, so I can work in three dimensions instead of floundering in fresh air.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I still have plenty of the main fabric left, but didn't want to cut into it just for a lot of tabs that would only be seen on the back, so I pulled out a pale brownish fabric that will go better with the wood of the crib.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih52_xYPgcuZbpUCoqQ05kUeRchYYYLTkFZiMF2-yxMlgZizb0JQYpGa5suYPSsjUzuehaaiIOeiHD6J0XOz8ykQUKXrNHYOVHQA7WWHSTKcv9yFZc7ECUPewD07hQ6xrKwCDOXz6t73TUFrlfDATpPnsw-V9OcnAxmZG6Ov9xcT7OcOV7RP4bKS_thg/s4160/P1030055%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3267" data-original-width="4160" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih52_xYPgcuZbpUCoqQ05kUeRchYYYLTkFZiMF2-yxMlgZizb0JQYpGa5suYPSsjUzuehaaiIOeiHD6J0XOz8ykQUKXrNHYOVHQA7WWHSTKcv9yFZc7ECUPewD07hQ6xrKwCDOXz6t73TUFrlfDATpPnsw-V9OcnAxmZG6Ov9xcT7OcOV7RP4bKS_thg/w400-h314/P1030055%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It has sweet little angels on it. I'm hoping one or two will be visible on the finished item to keep guard over the sleeping baby.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" style="text-align: center;" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 401:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up last time with her wonky stars</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, nip over now and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7JpnehVQdYQPujgQRgJ4p_pCki7HwKnBJSweMqIDJQukvDOmyVJraIjtHqBVaVa_jHPKxoHWrU6VZQgpk59R6qa6gcN7ZGbZGLmS39dNYulsW_5ZOZK35Fnm51fQ033U0OD46mLKDVH8JDsXt69nW0XixZvGCUL48xVENZpLyEfLcgJelguc7iSpwiw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="400" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7JpnehVQdYQPujgQRgJ4p_pCki7HwKnBJSweMqIDJQukvDOmyVJraIjtHqBVaVa_jHPKxoHWrU6VZQgpk59R6qa6gcN7ZGbZGLmS39dNYulsW_5ZOZK35Fnm51fQ033U0OD46mLKDVH8JDsXt69nW0XixZvGCUL48xVENZpLyEfLcgJelguc7iSpwiw=w400-h374" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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The allotment is having an overhaul, which is long overdue, and I have spent countless hours digging, weeding, burning the garden rubbish, and getting thoroughly grubby. It has been bliss.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZEczvpeUUrizXdmp9TpgmlKQn9nLkS1xbul5EwUxO0fdvW4nZDBeyKEdh4HOtXl0-zkUzPoJ4w6M9Zzo98SlupPOuxyOAW4IbyBwfO06RBY-uGlT7vOdNMFpaBtdrSO9RNre5dYGMp916BNVUtXtOAQgX_-doMWD8-sum9BkPEw4ZsawJrMi8Tao6Q/s3808/P1020959%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="3808" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZEczvpeUUrizXdmp9TpgmlKQn9nLkS1xbul5EwUxO0fdvW4nZDBeyKEdh4HOtXl0-zkUzPoJ4w6M9Zzo98SlupPOuxyOAW4IbyBwfO06RBY-uGlT7vOdNMFpaBtdrSO9RNre5dYGMp916BNVUtXtOAQgX_-doMWD8-sum9BkPEw4ZsawJrMi8Tao6Q/w400-h300/P1020959%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Last week we went to stay with my brother in Surrey and had a pleasant few days talking, eating, going out on trips and relaxing. The wildlife there is slightly different. The foxes are bold, casually strolling through gardens at any time of the day. This handsome young fox was basking on a neighbour's lawn. I don't often see foxes here because they are timid country foxes, unlike the fearless urban foxes where my brother lives.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9Tz8VfA7poFYRLPEGvJVd2V30UMpZHrk3HVS0p-JrjjBG1Zefdoe6UC8CPeBQ6iKacg8hVSqf-EbmeWGyA2Rz67B18GWVxY9cx6UaTc0NKS-_YV3_IvM7m7IAypPlgfJuFAJlH6l9jh608lkTjyR-TzvIEb5hFq_brB76SybpwWMjqhgNm0IujZ48Q/s4896/P1020951%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9Tz8VfA7poFYRLPEGvJVd2V30UMpZHrk3HVS0p-JrjjBG1Zefdoe6UC8CPeBQ6iKacg8hVSqf-EbmeWGyA2Rz67B18GWVxY9cx6UaTc0NKS-_YV3_IvM7m7IAypPlgfJuFAJlH6l9jh608lkTjyR-TzvIEb5hFq_brB76SybpwWMjqhgNm0IujZ48Q/w400-h300/P1020951%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was an unforgettable trip because after driving through spectacular thunderstorms to get there, not long after we arrived the news came through about the Queen's death. She will be greatly missed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Here goes for Week 399:-</b></div></div><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up last time with her fabric books</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/09/more-books-with-fabric.html">nip over now</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Blogger is being very uncooperative tonight and won't download images for me, so no photo from Andrée's blog yet. Perhaps it will work tomorrow.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-51850139319636739082022-09-02T22:04:00.000+01:002022-09-02T22:04:22.192+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 397 - Finally Started<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD-mqNJJuP_soVvTnaNROeIhnm_FtRYdkW6kIxZ2I0aELe-T4UjO5wwHZGRnY-vcyjwZVb82F2s2UELVb4B7_JSmw1QHAN_8rzDK1LKV7LZ_hbimqRsDkyAYnC5cFMxTIudvDrcyTu8qRXR84uRbNS5hsDHoXZgCke6WFaxcqUnnSGZ7PecWHNrFOPDw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD-mqNJJuP_soVvTnaNROeIhnm_FtRYdkW6kIxZ2I0aELe-T4UjO5wwHZGRnY-vcyjwZVb82F2s2UELVb4B7_JSmw1QHAN_8rzDK1LKV7LZ_hbimqRsDkyAYnC5cFMxTIudvDrcyTu8qRXR84uRbNS5hsDHoXZgCke6WFaxcqUnnSGZ7PecWHNrFOPDw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>Finally I have made a start on the crib lining for the autumn baby. Time is flying, the due date is next month, and the fact that we are now into September really spurred me on to get to work today. As usual, a job I thought would take half an hour took absolutely ages. I need to make two long thin panels to go down the sides. Making the sandwiches turned into a bit of a headache when I found the pattern on the fabric isn't quite horizontal, the oddments of wadding weren't long enough so I had to sew joins, and also the wadding was fairly badly creased and I had to resist the temptation to iron it.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwGauZ1UvWiYRO7WHsr1O-QBGj9TsEGbFNR_23N3ncgUW2KfySyIj-Oq1f1mvGo5XqdE8n-8xB_pMBn2EehOGN55LLSmA70sRRfzxbcC734fd0XTF3w8mEZ3tDS2ch8STYjIWc2Ga_DUbGR4MB48RlCApNAniLyNZ7yqBloJ2ewG4I05-W2cC5mol89w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3387" data-original-width="4516" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwGauZ1UvWiYRO7WHsr1O-QBGj9TsEGbFNR_23N3ncgUW2KfySyIj-Oq1f1mvGo5XqdE8n-8xB_pMBn2EehOGN55LLSmA70sRRfzxbcC734fd0XTF3w8mEZ3tDS2ch8STYjIWc2Ga_DUbGR4MB48RlCApNAniLyNZ7yqBloJ2ewG4I05-W2cC5mol89w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Once the first panel was quilted I was a lot happier. I had exactly the right colour thread, which didn't interfere with the movement of the design, and somehow the quilting brings the toy trains to life.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyictnaBVurhORlLt6sZ-aN6z4MqTjQjcsP6MUpe-Va6Kux7Vz7O4r0tIZ_COwuVXqkiAa_w62YPtTVCr8F9X7dsIQUPrt0D8zSMUCLUTEWlUL0YZLKgYdVTlz_Wx8bmAZpP8TNnnc2z2RG4fQ5jTbQy_RKb6_q5ATKigjOxPxsepcZ-1FObz5Jj3l0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3117" data-original-width="4155" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyictnaBVurhORlLt6sZ-aN6z4MqTjQjcsP6MUpe-Va6Kux7Vz7O4r0tIZ_COwuVXqkiAa_w62YPtTVCr8F9X7dsIQUPrt0D8zSMUCLUTEWlUL0YZLKgYdVTlz_Wx8bmAZpP8TNnnc2z2RG4fQ5jTbQy_RKb6_q5ATKigjOxPxsepcZ-1FObz5Jj3l0w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />It's probably just the way I see it, but the trains are now going up and down little hills.</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlAOSrKNQLZ8TotLkZPbjDVrOcX6w_74mh21vbhgdVUbt7N7nATJBDVqYVjosXpYW8_UEUwVoNT_j324FDZ8058UbB1WUn9kDmucfNus_7lM0xEAWjR6gYtugnGCtAXRZUfP2A795s8inhCS2Rh_USEPIcS-aPNn1CVzRFukd4In-FpIUPFuycM4k8KQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="160" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlAOSrKNQLZ8TotLkZPbjDVrOcX6w_74mh21vbhgdVUbt7N7nATJBDVqYVjosXpYW8_UEUwVoNT_j324FDZ8058UbB1WUn9kDmucfNus_7lM0xEAWjR6gYtugnGCtAXRZUfP2A795s8inhCS2Rh_USEPIcS-aPNn1CVzRFukd4In-FpIUPFuycM4k8KQ=w200-h146" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 397:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up with her 3D seascape embroidery</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/08/embroidering-seascape.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpYu5iPSw8TWHwIkBXw_GGAwl9lWDpTzcwzdshPMpVq3lafJPenjdsnEVkkiV7ZrJ5FhiD6Nlp-8yzJ2ptGbEasSz8DkZdFayWwNO2LWQZvlqV67EbdPWOgY67H77PFt34lTWbOfo9yhCd9gpL7HOLPCOY1t_rdg6mVXgdTBJFmkypgZ7-ls81PpvwNQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpYu5iPSw8TWHwIkBXw_GGAwl9lWDpTzcwzdshPMpVq3lafJPenjdsnEVkkiV7ZrJ5FhiD6Nlp-8yzJ2ptGbEasSz8DkZdFayWwNO2LWQZvlqV67EbdPWOgY67H77PFt34lTWbOfo9yhCd9gpL7HOLPCOY1t_rdg6mVXgdTBJFmkypgZ7-ls81PpvwNQ=w316-h320" width="316" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. 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To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. 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T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-64598248113065535342022-08-19T10:53:00.000+01:002022-08-19T10:53:29.328+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 395 - Raiding the Stash<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyn62mU1DjR40_Lgry-_FmUop9iO98JBSTpaGF9sYcTEBHn91VOMqGWLsqkcbIX6IIsEpy9ahogLJxh3QbleVpZezKP-KzDmzFcob6Oyq2jVXSEma0N35FnYHgC8-JTaZUEUJfN1JN_4vT0mksSHa2GiM83A2oz4LGJF_ncWSeV_BlzoAfvGAGztgWmg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyn62mU1DjR40_Lgry-_FmUop9iO98JBSTpaGF9sYcTEBHn91VOMqGWLsqkcbIX6IIsEpy9ahogLJxh3QbleVpZezKP-KzDmzFcob6Oyq2jVXSEma0N35FnYHgC8-JTaZUEUJfN1JN_4vT0mksSHa2GiM83A2oz4LGJF_ncWSeV_BlzoAfvGAGztgWmg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial;">You have to love this nursery print. It has been in my stash for about four or five years now, and finally the perfect project for it has cropped up. There is an autumn baby on the way, and I have been making items for the crib. </span><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first items were easy, eight plain white cotton sheets, all cut from a length of sheeting that I bought a couple of weeks ago. I was lucky to find 100% cotton, because the shop usually only stocks cotton and polyester sheeting, in a full range of colours, but they had one roll of pure cotton, so the sheets had to be white. Just cutting out rectangles and machine hemming them was the perfect project for earlier this month, because life has been hot and rather chaotic. We came back from our <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2022/08/free-motion-mavericks-week-393-home.html">trip to Ireland</a> to find everywhere looking parched after a heatwave, so the garden and allotment needed serious attention. We also had extra fun and games because we found the heat had caused a burst in a water heater in the attic. Fortunately the heat meant that everything had dried out before we got home, but the water had caused an electrical fault with the downstairs lights. The plumber had a quick straightforward job, but the electrician is with us today to solve the problem.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just when we thought we were getting cooler weather we were hit by a second heatwave. Last week the temperatures rose to about 92F every day. One evening I took a thermometer to the allotment, a real suntrap, with rich clay soil that retains the heat. I knew it was hot, but was amazed to see the thermometer rise to 102F. I managed to finish the crib sheets early that week, but after five or so days of such high temperatures it was all getting too much and every afternoon was nap time.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now we are back to normal since Monday. It has even rained and we have welcomed it back as an old friend. So now I can start thinking about quilting again. The wedding quilt has been put aside for the baby projects. Now that I have made the sheets, I am planning a quilted lining for the sides of the crib to act as a buffer against the wooden staves and as a draught stopper. The red and cream trains and toys fabric is perfect for the job, especially as I have enough for both sides. I just hope I get the measurements right, but with all the photos I have received of the crib showing the tape measure across certain points, I think I can make a start very soon. </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" style="text-align: center;" /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></p></div><p> <b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 395:-</b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Gail for linking up with a post about alpaca ironing mats - like wool but minus the wet dog smell!</span></span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2022/08/05/alpaca-wool-pressing-mats/">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA15NrZ5gwI8GXgYxl7z-_uqDkJUG_7_ck2qCZdprFJm_xs3JmUYWr2tdgAe47RpTDkXz2V_Ms3_xn6HjbPOOrUM4372H2S0YVk6D6QaVooaZ2IqUhRYaxBsJkFn0rEwuGs1l52yFv9obOnG-T8d9OmbMq29Jt5m27msYMlng4g7gnDer06T36ZA59Xw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA15NrZ5gwI8GXgYxl7z-_uqDkJUG_7_ck2qCZdprFJm_xs3JmUYWr2tdgAe47RpTDkXz2V_Ms3_xn6HjbPOOrUM4372H2S0YVk6D6QaVooaZ2IqUhRYaxBsJkFn0rEwuGs1l52yFv9obOnG-T8d9OmbMq29Jt5m27msYMlng4g7gnDer06T36ZA59Xw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-70177532783178355052022-08-04T22:39:00.000+01:002022-08-04T22:39:21.640+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 393 - Home Again<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW1xcaQDmOXDo1a9Gve9F8pGY2Je0fwrVexc77PCT_0z93Mk7RUqlo766_VjAnKFGOzEjKC0l6YGe_xFq49Y3bbCCLjTxfEuHz95JRA3yU7BHzBZ6MGgAWVeY8f_fQI0im5TeB3M_3YyewdgflwNWGVRc0ZBk_9jl93a8exrI6mHndHRiepNVXQfvhPg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3424" data-original-width="4394" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW1xcaQDmOXDo1a9Gve9F8pGY2Je0fwrVexc77PCT_0z93Mk7RUqlo766_VjAnKFGOzEjKC0l6YGe_xFq49Y3bbCCLjTxfEuHz95JRA3yU7BHzBZ6MGgAWVeY8f_fQI0im5TeB3M_3YyewdgflwNWGVRc0ZBk_9jl93a8exrI6mHndHRiepNVXQfvhPg=w400-h312" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My favourite photo taken on our trip away last month - at last we have met our granddaughter <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2020/11/out-for-walk.html">Emilia</a>, who is now 21 months old. We took a two week holiday to Ireland to visit our daughter and son-in-law Genevieve and Gonzalo in Belfast, and son and daughter-in-law Ally and Leah and little Emilia, who live near Dublin. It was frustrating not being able to see Emilia when she was tiny and having to wait so long to be able to travel. We have received scores of pictures and videos of her, but it isn't the same as seeing her in real life. She is every bit as beautiful as we expected, and a bit of a scamp. She also loves her food, and I found that the best time to get a picture of her was when she was in the high chair. This is the minced beef picture, where things were fairly well under control. The chicken curry picture is a far messier affair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjbwkxSCeIKxmBw9ZP0W8jt1cWKWYn4qyuaqFjTUJ3nqSOWk3koygHMPUa2zyreHxzgqr8xFjNwy62aTXpHAUt-FjfCvIXhbJAJPDrJvIiWbMQVm1oNcz2Rpl_PsCBN78bWYPQlxfH2-1fY7QEExmQqskfKthrUOVneF6dVtLxscgftw6lgQ-K1-4-Rw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3345" data-original-width="4460" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjbwkxSCeIKxmBw9ZP0W8jt1cWKWYn4qyuaqFjTUJ3nqSOWk3koygHMPUa2zyreHxzgqr8xFjNwy62aTXpHAUt-FjfCvIXhbJAJPDrJvIiWbMQVm1oNcz2Rpl_PsCBN78bWYPQlxfH2-1fY7QEExmQqskfKthrUOVneF6dVtLxscgftw6lgQ-K1-4-Rw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This little hat came with me on our travels. It was all but finished when we set off, but it needed elastic, which I bought in Northern Ireland, and something on top. Once we were home I made a pompom, which turned out totally useless so I scrapped it. Instead I made a <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2017/09/how-to-knit-flower.html">knitted flower</a> in grey, and a slightly smaller flower in the blue mix to match the brim. I can't decide whether the finished item reminds me more of a tea cosy or a Christmas pudding.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have no quilting projects to show today, so I am looking forward to seeing what appears on the linky this week!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 393:-</b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up last time with her flower mug rugs</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/07/happy-hexie-flower-mug-rugs.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr-EX5KLdpdLiMcC29PXOxtuCiT_h7ZMtNmkkqaNmmqYsFwkyFAJ_mNzVaheeSnyH0R0aDCRvV2tFXcCmYmm71EWcahMbteaSl3h27T_53qIVnuAJlx_qJj1fOdNOP8LIW3wS-QxyVyYmNWqVgcZooBySx1Z9Lft6UpPWEWR4P0ExjOd1kkXd5uJW0nA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="400" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr-EX5KLdpdLiMcC29PXOxtuCiT_h7ZMtNmkkqaNmmqYsFwkyFAJ_mNzVaheeSnyH0R0aDCRvV2tFXcCmYmm71EWcahMbteaSl3h27T_53qIVnuAJlx_qJj1fOdNOP8LIW3wS-QxyVyYmNWqVgcZooBySx1Z9Lft6UpPWEWR4P0ExjOd1kkXd5uJW0nA=w400-h386" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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As soon as I am able, in other words back to my steam-powered computer, I shall post photos and update you on our adventures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In the meantime, feel free to link up with your projects, quilting if you are managing to keep on sewing in the summer heat, or anything else you are doing instead. </span></p><p> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" style="text-align: center;" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 391:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Gail for linking up with her sunshine quilt</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2022/07/08/a-friday-finish-7/">nip over now </a>and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-17702" data-attachment-id="17702" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9.25.10-pm" data-large-file="https://quiltinggail.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9.25.10-pm.png?w=637" data-medium-file="https://quiltinggail.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9.25.10-pm.png?w=268" data-orig-file="https://quiltinggail.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9.25.10-pm.png" data-orig-size="637,712" data-permalink="https://quiltinggail.com/2022/07/08/a-friday-finish-7/screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9-25-10-pm/" height="389" sizes="(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px" src="https://quiltinggail.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9.25.10-pm.png?w=637" srcset="https://quiltinggail.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9.25.10-pm.png 637w, https://quiltinggail.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9.25.10-pm.png?w=134 134w, https://quiltinggail.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-01-at-9.25.10-pm.png?w=268 268w" style="text-align: start;" width="348" /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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I set myself a task, using just four different fabrics, and because it was before I had launched into the thrills of free motion quilting, I hand quilted it. The piecing and quilting was relatively easy. The real fun started with the seams, running underneath the arms down the side. It wasn't a particularly happy experience, in fact I had a right old tussle, which is why I never made another.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mFI5EMXODUOfsfmhBgM0TilpYpMbIBxG8xMZrbJRrFQI0j4yO1zxNY6o6qlnFSW4AxKFoGKACqIaAiKj6GxqXKAYsul_27DVUVU15Ingbj5d4cB0nD9P2aoH6e4w9jwNyVhD8NVXeyafLc5EqysmvBSgtrZIJqDEz5Oa6k_IjD_7Ml7Gcnaf-0erkA/s4895/P1020424%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="4895" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mFI5EMXODUOfsfmhBgM0TilpYpMbIBxG8xMZrbJRrFQI0j4yO1zxNY6o6qlnFSW4AxKFoGKACqIaAiKj6GxqXKAYsul_27DVUVU15Ingbj5d4cB0nD9P2aoH6e4w9jwNyVhD8NVXeyafLc5EqysmvBSgtrZIJqDEz5Oa6k_IjD_7Ml7Gcnaf-0erkA/w400-h244/P1020424%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To give an idea of the size, the back is just over ten inches square.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECxRMvRMWcfJQkFobef3ouPL9oJt-HsTse-OBzs2eLu9UEozNVP9Y17P7VpczWv3TtcDtZwyNJuUuDB-NjYRg2xQm-p7rV-999qnysTFfngb8QQWbIdyElRpUx86zQNEgyk5Mwj-TOUZ0VTjUx0us7yAS48womZZ0mRy0kPeF6O12RPVp0geTZu610w/s4568/P1020425%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECxRMvRMWcfJQkFobef3ouPL9oJt-HsTse-OBzs2eLu9UEozNVP9Y17P7VpczWv3TtcDtZwyNJuUuDB-NjYRg2xQm-p7rV-999qnysTFfngb8QQWbIdyElRpUx86zQNEgyk5Mwj-TOUZ0VTjUx0us7yAS48womZZ0mRy0kPeF6O12RPVp0geTZu610w/w400-h300/P1020425%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>I remember looking at photos of Mongolian tribesmen and being fascinated by how their coats always fasten down one side, so I tried out a similar method . There is an inside button to hold the left front in place when the three outer buttons are fastened. If I made another jacket like this, now that I have a buttonholer, I might make it double breasted with buttonholes.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This jacket looks as though it would better suit a little girl, with floral designs and buttons on the left. Were I to make another I would use little boy fabrics and speed up the process with free motion quilting. However, after all the grief I had with the seams, I would have to think long and hard before even starting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The wedding quilt is having to take second place to gardening at the moment. Summer has well and truly arrived, so I am spending hours outside doing battle with weeds and enjoying every minute of it.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 389:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to my co-host Andrée for linking up last time</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> <span style="font-family: arial;">She has been busy exhibiting her work and giving a class. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/06/learning-from-exhibition.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7HMyhdDcGJ1Ma1_6BsiRs_zsd5-or1csCAwG9lVLSwuQQj4Yf5g6Tg68y2h19nG0C-sDr7RaBkNf5T1KPw0zwFq3aCA5KSd33advIacnVYrOQ3gjbiKOLmhoT3-5MCDXmIPcmf-rO9Mu3Mu6OVd7Yz9iqFbYY4PAGF7ZRwLOkwmukhjvwwKCfmLAOFQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="881" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7HMyhdDcGJ1Ma1_6BsiRs_zsd5-or1csCAwG9lVLSwuQQj4Yf5g6Tg68y2h19nG0C-sDr7RaBkNf5T1KPw0zwFq3aCA5KSd33advIacnVYrOQ3gjbiKOLmhoT3-5MCDXmIPcmf-rO9Mu3Mu6OVd7Yz9iqFbYY4PAGF7ZRwLOkwmukhjvwwKCfmLAOFQ=w400-h392" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. 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T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script--></div>Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-1165611372015739182022-06-23T22:00:00.001+01:002022-06-23T22:00:00.183+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 387 - Poppies<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbjPN3KjQHEYuld8ctqdU1rBuLqw_qoW9XvgKFAapowcpvCGbxKJChhuqE_SI4FE7beK0B_qnFWsZxPy1NQPBijsPjDV_SASNvCh6YiKSfzYUa-dnkVLLP8uDWUjT_Nqu4E4LEB7y3aBWjSvHHaVCc2SYTyU8dir3nCicToNTG3MNNoE0E2-7Lo7jWqQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="3593" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbjPN3KjQHEYuld8ctqdU1rBuLqw_qoW9XvgKFAapowcpvCGbxKJChhuqE_SI4FE7beK0B_qnFWsZxPy1NQPBijsPjDV_SASNvCh6YiKSfzYUa-dnkVLLP8uDWUjT_Nqu4E4LEB7y3aBWjSvHHaVCc2SYTyU8dir3nCicToNTG3MNNoE0E2-7Lo7jWqQ=w400-h339" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One flower that is absolutely everywhere this time of year is the wild poppy. Why has it taken me years to come up with the idea of quilting it? I tried out a few ideas on paper, then quilted a sample. The quilt has a number of 6 inch squares to be filled in, and I wanted a fairly compact design. This is the first attempt, and apart from the red thread breaking (for once I'll blame the thread - I think it's a dud reel) it was quite quick and easy. After just one test I was ready to fill in squares on the quilt.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9PV0Q7vjJ1OXtq0WujNquLw3bfq2fUrOntV-MaMLf1eUV7bj9HuJ6oF42VnYSJ-wfGZB5B1Rd_l4EnJmIgLzm51BfAzCZMB0Hx0C4u7bBz1_Nr7CEfuiBYJo06AjBdo4G47AEgQghSOBzBuRRL8-hs7o9036Sap9rBpMdIqXaiF4Q3mgqtxFrwSd5LA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="3545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9PV0Q7vjJ1OXtq0WujNquLw3bfq2fUrOntV-MaMLf1eUV7bj9HuJ6oF42VnYSJ-wfGZB5B1Rd_l4EnJmIgLzm51BfAzCZMB0Hx0C4u7bBz1_Nr7CEfuiBYJo06AjBdo4G47AEgQghSOBzBuRRL8-hs7o9036Sap9rBpMdIqXaiF4Q3mgqtxFrwSd5LA=w397-h400" width="397" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />All but one of them were worked on dark red fabric. I had a good look at the poppies growing at the local allotments, and saw that the general idea is drooping stems for flower buds, upright or slightly drooping for open flowers, and upright stems for seed pods. As for the leaves, they are deeply cut and generally rather messy in real life, so when quilting they are perfect as an infill on either side of the stems. I was a little worried they might look too much like seaweed, but people probably wouldn't think so unless I suggested that to them.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK0wKlX-_yZi_mrXnekYxJVYNLuH9dCIUG3zpK3O_K7F_kbcAwB8fBmjN9fb1CJGu7-Zo501m3BVimFhd1ww_kFRnih2s7Gd9cZM_dEelAhBUUpji6_qaRZxd3i3W_Gb5IV7TdThggFG01a1TN-5uxEjRCsFf7bWcyG1dDgX1Ev-7s5DGiSiUoifCVgA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3547" data-original-width="4360" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK0wKlX-_yZi_mrXnekYxJVYNLuH9dCIUG3zpK3O_K7F_kbcAwB8fBmjN9fb1CJGu7-Zo501m3BVimFhd1ww_kFRnih2s7Gd9cZM_dEelAhBUUpji6_qaRZxd3i3W_Gb5IV7TdThggFG01a1TN-5uxEjRCsFf7bWcyG1dDgX1Ev-7s5DGiSiUoifCVgA=w400-h325" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I tried the design on the brick red, but prefer it on the darker red. For some reason the flower shape of this one is more like a Californian poppy.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_niRb3RMHkq8xQEby5cqqo3oT_0MmkTKohsDBlIYwrcMtrrJqqeGswUAiZrxZHHzZRkwjMKJ3tHw2G8RIpIE5v9rXdeMyTwZlke9dP4tFNPz4JGa736x1uza--nZDSJ4kxevO2Gii1Zfz5rFDirIQfdRFXhopqX6J61StA5ORGkdHUan4LQ8AIGidpw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3297" data-original-width="3432" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_niRb3RMHkq8xQEby5cqqo3oT_0MmkTKohsDBlIYwrcMtrrJqqeGswUAiZrxZHHzZRkwjMKJ3tHw2G8RIpIE5v9rXdeMyTwZlke9dP4tFNPz4JGa736x1uza--nZDSJ4kxevO2Gii1Zfz5rFDirIQfdRFXhopqX6J61StA5ORGkdHUan4LQ8AIGidpw=w400-h384" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This flower is more true to life, but as usual I have taken a few botanical liberties. All told, I'm pleased with how they turned out.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNzZojywuUc4FAUf_O7KwUdoR8u3utX4wzn91n8Lroi10lrShQl_Ln_GCeLqjDwqsIahU7mWT0TA53SDQ4GNDKwl6I25Jczzr3piTNv3qND1Z1uOOV1gsmJzOQKLtJbKnJISEpPQWVRpnA8pgFbhsVHCk4QPkIRco_xbeq3jWV5l--hBDcPuNA9_cx_g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="160" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNzZojywuUc4FAUf_O7KwUdoR8u3utX4wzn91n8Lroi10lrShQl_Ln_GCeLqjDwqsIahU7mWT0TA53SDQ4GNDKwl6I25Jczzr3piTNv3qND1Z1uOOV1gsmJzOQKLtJbKnJISEpPQWVRpnA8pgFbhsVHCk4QPkIRco_xbeq3jWV5l--hBDcPuNA9_cx_g=w200-h146" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 387:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Gail for linking up with her design for a quilt in Jewel Carvings batiks - this version is made by her friend Amy</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2022/06/09/jewel-carvings-and-tgiff/">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx_l7tG47SO69VVdSLFj00ZxwE0uVwQPDkl04ScQXXPuZOKR2AOUjmXA5AhWn1bsGqz7YGDhIRqk9oIW5rWnni6hqlDJSNWPZ-m-CWPnbB-X40g0k-GWarA2b2nm4VwdJg5hkuIwkMBdu4cQHmisoVJA2SxbyV1EDhew1G8YWQPl83emo1kJjpssbq1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="978" data-original-width="1024" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx_l7tG47SO69VVdSLFj00ZxwE0uVwQPDkl04ScQXXPuZOKR2AOUjmXA5AhWn1bsGqz7YGDhIRqk9oIW5rWnni6hqlDJSNWPZ-m-CWPnbB-X40g0k-GWarA2b2nm4VwdJg5hkuIwkMBdu4cQHmisoVJA2SxbyV1EDhew1G8YWQPl83emo1kJjpssbq1g=w400-h382" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!-- end LinkyTools script -->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-43902582330449507232022-06-09T22:00:00.002+01:002022-06-09T22:00:00.150+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 385 - Vine Leaves<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQrclUHiS7WqkaLUDj36-vFDRDUtvaNQJ0Wbqw8dh_Q6ocD-c_jhMlUXNK6pVQ_QX0TKCPojnYXXMA-FIXen-OVuw0Te3gGEMjPif2rtJGfbSdVZIdp2A18Wt0z00kZ6eJPvBNp6ZIJ0Qh-yyaMSV76W1eGO-4Vy8-XlZURLX4SIwDgxPLDJVFF84uHw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4675" data-original-width="3526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQrclUHiS7WqkaLUDj36-vFDRDUtvaNQJ0Wbqw8dh_Q6ocD-c_jhMlUXNK6pVQ_QX0TKCPojnYXXMA-FIXen-OVuw0Te3gGEMjPif2rtJGfbSdVZIdp2A18Wt0z00kZ6eJPvBNp6ZIJ0Qh-yyaMSV76W1eGO-4Vy8-XlZURLX4SIwDgxPLDJVFF84uHw=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For this quilt I am trying out a few new designs so I can include lots of plants from Spain. Grapes are on the list, but I haven't quilted grapes for years and wanted to improve on the vines I have quilted before. I have only quilted them once, <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2013/10/free-motion-grapevine.html">way back in 2013</a>. This time I wanted to make the leaves more true to life, so I looked at plenty of pictures online to see the outline I needed to aim for. Because I always quilt the veins on the leaves before the actual outline, I took advantage of artistic licence and departed from nature for the actual veins, and arranged them in a way that guides me in the right direction. To fill in the gaps in between I have enjoyed quilting long tendrils, letting them twist and curl about.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This afternoon I have done a practice piece to work out how best to quilt a bunch of grapes (sounds messy). The obvious struck me this week. It is far easier to start at the bottom of the bunch and work upwards. Why didn't I work that out nine years ago? The reason I haven't quilted any since then is that I started at the top, got to the bottom and couldn't work out how to get back to the top without taking the work out from the machine. Today I turned the sample piece upside down, started with the bottom grape, gradually widened the bunch to reach the top, and turned the work round once I got there. The experiment paid off!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 385:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up last time with her chevron potholders</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet,<a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/05/mays-table-scraps-potholders.html"> nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdOD9YQ-ydGufRyjwci4ZBwv322pNt5YJGgpBUViJZ6JUeLTSFVZllFNtjNxccqRkV-MzhXfT33Em-AMWn0QlRudtemhJsASC5Ou7MiQ2noSewUNNvXhHSA3DImWyzAXxtiIB8VTn5Yjnt7a7WJoqrYOvpoduNpDw1dn3jevMRqTgP2vGWXgYoTHNlJg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="983" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdOD9YQ-ydGufRyjwci4ZBwv322pNt5YJGgpBUViJZ6JUeLTSFVZllFNtjNxccqRkV-MzhXfT33Em-AMWn0QlRudtemhJsASC5Ou7MiQ2noSewUNNvXhHSA3DImWyzAXxtiIB8VTn5Yjnt7a7WJoqrYOvpoduNpDw1dn3jevMRqTgP2vGWXgYoTHNlJg=w400-h313" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-82212930388954601682022-05-27T11:10:00.000+01:002022-05-27T11:10:38.777+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 383 - Progress and Mishaps<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpMPRjDUYxYUkZ63iVkknZXrUDGOI41tOy4nbRu9rvOfyJ6h8-j0PAbCBcHMATYsEa6u2RgaTfFtyVk6sXIWOqT_DEGVRDK2nekNqZUYaWMCX0rBCJyUaCgUB1JgF_KCpyPKtVsIccqvIkRtpEarSnPW0D3Kmr_He_rdahg-ku6kgQ959DkmVLkwhkcA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="4767" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpMPRjDUYxYUkZ63iVkknZXrUDGOI41tOy4nbRu9rvOfyJ6h8-j0PAbCBcHMATYsEa6u2RgaTfFtyVk6sXIWOqT_DEGVRDK2nekNqZUYaWMCX0rBCJyUaCgUB1JgF_KCpyPKtVsIccqvIkRtpEarSnPW0D3Kmr_He_rdahg-ku6kgQ959DkmVLkwhkcA=w400-h284" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Every time you think things are going swimmingly, you can guarantee you will run into problems. Slowly but surely I am filling in the sections with free motion quilting, and have just done over 40 so far, so I am nearly halfway there. This is the first flower I have done, one of my favourite designs, and one I have been looking forward to. These will mainly be on yellow fabrics, and there will be four or five of them scattered across the quilt. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieTPRMeJLpLrTdzA9WpTFDyv1Ng3e2DMD13bQBMSNAIfhp9jcepVL7_tOQpIlmuTTJUeSpNVM14XC1IVDGOfv25aJ71rEtAbfkVhVcPx2LzoAaNfW7mzjEQFa70GFxIyEsAja7gDVgojE0G-R-rZzlqMDZ1D9qIUT0jLfu_M0X6_wHA4ia0ch0ixfwSA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieTPRMeJLpLrTdzA9WpTFDyv1Ng3e2DMD13bQBMSNAIfhp9jcepVL7_tOQpIlmuTTJUeSpNVM14XC1IVDGOfv25aJ71rEtAbfkVhVcPx2LzoAaNfW7mzjEQFa70GFxIyEsAja7gDVgojE0G-R-rZzlqMDZ1D9qIUT0jLfu_M0X6_wHA4ia0ch0ixfwSA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I have quilted a few more olives, and they work really well on this dark red and black stripe. This was the panel I was quilting when the problems really started. The thread kept breaking, and after the fourth break I decided to stop blaming the thread and change the needle. That was when I discovered the sorry state of my needle supply. The next needle I put in made the characteristic thunking noise to tell me it was blunt, and I had to rummage in my tin again and reconcile myself to the fact that I shouldn't mix used needles with unused ones.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9BHd-w-hKwc3Yx3jm5XiaALBO7VPPzPjw0itTJaLtwM8FKo4eCEb_FqNvM8n5JcMiU7plGqSaW2KschaS3rxh7N5pXTRJdPjnJYBTyZ8MV3_ia3L0Swxo6kqWXswu9O8G6RKEy932zX3l2yKVlglSDJY6Lb1Mbzvtl51hpocw5Qtbc0khbaxCotyUlw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3258" data-original-width="4452" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9BHd-w-hKwc3Yx3jm5XiaALBO7VPPzPjw0itTJaLtwM8FKo4eCEb_FqNvM8n5JcMiU7plGqSaW2KschaS3rxh7N5pXTRJdPjnJYBTyZ8MV3_ia3L0Swxo6kqWXswu9O8G6RKEy932zX3l2yKVlglSDJY6Lb1Mbzvtl51hpocw5Qtbc0khbaxCotyUlw=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></div><br />After seven or eight thread breaks and three changes of needle the quilter's nightmare happened. A little bit of black oil-soaked fluff dropped down, and of course it had to happen when I was sewing on a pale pinky yellow. I had to dash into kitchen and dab on some bicarbonate of soda. Let's just say that the stain is now mainly gone, but I still have another process to try.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile I have been rapidly running out of thread for the bobbin colours, so I was glad to get out for a shopping trip to buy thread and machine needles. Now I have to train myself not to mix my needles.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" style="text-align: center;" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 383:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up last time, showing pieces entered for the Conversations exhibition</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/05/conversations-fibre-15-exhibition.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbpkZFtjqGAsJ6btFQHc0pGkfdgb6QkUWKe2SOY3mocP1bvHFQyoqZkC2Fe-sh6BdfLV4i75DhiRvx76q9W5996oRtbFtZbG_6yFY2MWLibw6AA4hv0hzj8mfpnCHMgQ3xQ6Kz_aAtoyu3NA8TV00__jmSGyPNInms4lOuG0h5bVEQwxMKUx7NTxqRiQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="875" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbpkZFtjqGAsJ6btFQHc0pGkfdgb6QkUWKe2SOY3mocP1bvHFQyoqZkC2Fe-sh6BdfLV4i75DhiRvx76q9W5996oRtbFtZbG_6yFY2MWLibw6AA4hv0hzj8mfpnCHMgQ3xQ6Kz_aAtoyu3NA8TV00__jmSGyPNInms4lOuG0h5bVEQwxMKUx7NTxqRiQ=w400-h395" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-82203904709946991172022-05-12T22:00:00.001+01:002022-05-12T22:00:00.191+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 381 - Olives and Cherries<div class="separator"></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir85ghvy10k15spDltrjsh4x3K2kJrr8tJ1V8qiFn2tsU6x6bBs_Ixjlnja3idSU0Msc3vXXTtSUlTOdXLVI0TWToAbj_WXCpRnuMSZgZ9fHBHL-TaGbrttvzarFOJM0sRzgLGzZ734EbFopP90R2C1sjU4qBzL970RxYrYUbSEvEtaNW302T7R6ZuVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3152" data-original-width="3574" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir85ghvy10k15spDltrjsh4x3K2kJrr8tJ1V8qiFn2tsU6x6bBs_Ixjlnja3idSU0Msc3vXXTtSUlTOdXLVI0TWToAbj_WXCpRnuMSZgZ9fHBHL-TaGbrttvzarFOJM0sRzgLGzZ734EbFopP90R2C1sjU4qBzL970RxYrYUbSEvEtaNW302T7R6ZuVA=w400-h353" width="400" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Every time I take photographs of this fabric I wonder whether the quilting will show up. Hiding among all those stripes are my first FMQ olives. I looked online for photos so I could see the shape of the leaves and how the olives hang from the branch, but didn't find many that were particularly helpful: then I found the ideal picture in the kitchen on the label of the olive oil bottle. Then I started quilting and enjoying myself, took a few botanical liberties, and was quite pleased with the result, especially as my brain blended the grey and yellow into a shade of olive green. I thought it was just my imagination, but when I showed it to my husband he said the fabric was just the right colour for olives. Greatly encouraged, I sent a photo to my daughter, who said they looked like cherries.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi56FrBoUvTV8zNjVVxwpjukWekcSf6htY8UpTsWAUn6Vxi-j-azTYxFpkmY4mKkUFYVyJN5e4xLUk_nJkiNEid-f5D6lLyh88Wzw0ZF-87ZSQ-a3AXFb4kxuJQlSYxZ336eThEyaXEnOuwj9bY5aOkY8Hh5BQub67S2rdGA3cT9R8SRZn9NN5BZRVm3g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3122" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi56FrBoUvTV8zNjVVxwpjukWekcSf6htY8UpTsWAUn6Vxi-j-azTYxFpkmY4mKkUFYVyJN5e4xLUk_nJkiNEid-f5D6lLyh88Wzw0ZF-87ZSQ-a3AXFb4kxuJQlSYxZ336eThEyaXEnOuwj9bY5aOkY8Hh5BQub67S2rdGA3cT9R8SRZn9NN5BZRVm3g=w400-h332" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So of course, the next design to try out was cherries. This time I didn't need to search for photos, but just take a stroll around the corner to the nearest cherry tree and bring home a leaf. Now I'm wondering whether my daughter will see this piece of quilting as olives.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIylhBbvWoqiIUy8AQ6kH_gFmoGbvK85JnJSElnUPzyq8g5NoxolARa3SXKYf77sXg7LG2zII0LmG9JgsKIPTaUoUYcpfm678T0Hs5Am3gc7Go10N0C7Lavtk0c-waRnuOXLjyBSrTb6NrOe6_CNvIsfEWJMfzV6PBKi2DJPx5YCG57r6XvOU5yQAWew" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3622" data-original-width="4754" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIylhBbvWoqiIUy8AQ6kH_gFmoGbvK85JnJSElnUPzyq8g5NoxolARa3SXKYf77sXg7LG2zII0LmG9JgsKIPTaUoUYcpfm678T0Hs5Am3gc7Go10N0C7Lavtk0c-waRnuOXLjyBSrTb6NrOe6_CNvIsfEWJMfzV6PBKi2DJPx5YCG57r6XvOU5yQAWew=w400-h305" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />At least she won't have any difficulty recognising holly.<br /><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" style="text-align: center;" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 381:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up last week with her Pink Love table mat</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/05/pink-love-for-aprils-table-scrap.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN2duZ5MIizXEQcpFHEYo05GhoPw99oN-U9ihbr8lzADoYVb6hr8o4vF4HVqRY6fEctsMroCqW756MdvOSP4lnzCaZatLWgEJ5m_xqa34SuY5zwIqBq3AeCB8zcB9-NcD_08WCzaTOrwGbKvDH4MIrk_I2QUWFyhiTPv7qmOiBEKS-RjLwpd0rxaumtQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="783" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN2duZ5MIizXEQcpFHEYo05GhoPw99oN-U9ihbr8lzADoYVb6hr8o4vF4HVqRY6fEctsMroCqW756MdvOSP4lnzCaZatLWgEJ5m_xqa34SuY5zwIqBq3AeCB8zcB9-NcD_08WCzaTOrwGbKvDH4MIrk_I2QUWFyhiTPv7qmOiBEKS-RjLwpd0rxaumtQ=w390-h400" width="390" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. 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To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-66752104370861429242022-04-28T23:29:00.001+01:002022-04-28T23:29:51.386+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 379 - Ivy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9Qcq-JaPHnsnrcL7JcZVSTWaXiNHy-kQEYd2tKa1pIZ_Lbqx0BoS1sEdBxMK03PXwUV4UuVIVwkni4ejWw-dU6E5Fvm677x5Pg_GrOqZaR-kzCm_ZGTWL2vy_88PbxjmhhHyxyiO8SPmVqSAvM3-_W9y4SxRQyYWor7I6laTdNxo30pp_A6A21Yftg/s4502/P1020135%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4502" data-original-width="3377" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9Qcq-JaPHnsnrcL7JcZVSTWaXiNHy-kQEYd2tKa1pIZ_Lbqx0BoS1sEdBxMK03PXwUV4UuVIVwkni4ejWw-dU6E5Fvm677x5Pg_GrOqZaR-kzCm_ZGTWL2vy_88PbxjmhhHyxyiO8SPmVqSAvM3-_W9y4SxRQyYWor7I6laTdNxo30pp_A6A21Yftg/w300-h400/P1020135%20(2).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Design ideas sometimes elude me. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Why have I never thought of quilting ivy leaves before? T</span><span style="font-family: arial;">here is plenty of it growing up our front wall. Perhaps because it is a nuisance of a plant that I am forever ripping out, so I have no affection for it. However this week I was scratching around for ideas, went outside and brought in some ivy, and found they were nice and easy, so an instant favourite. The first time I tried it out was on the black and red stripe, and I opted for a thread with plenty of blue in it to blend in with the strip of blue beneath it. At first I was considering a thread to pick up the bright orangey red at the top right, which is much more vibrant in real life than in the photo, but thought the shades of red might end up fighting.</span></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwP7raZHL307-yVHbsbwAli0wTBIl1SUyhvJEKCY0xnhQKhL2z01mqBvfZIwkQtKDf4RZpfXVGsYnf4h3X2JFpp18ZrxJS8f9mjJHQcla1eE4PKjXUirhhBGvj-yEDG4mvJcFwh_yt5ET32nQNifmKinRxMYzeLKSuuLrWhu-GnxOMetn2CNPw7ldxqA/s4721/P1020140%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4721" data-original-width="3540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwP7raZHL307-yVHbsbwAli0wTBIl1SUyhvJEKCY0xnhQKhL2z01mqBvfZIwkQtKDf4RZpfXVGsYnf4h3X2JFpp18ZrxJS8f9mjJHQcla1eE4PKjXUirhhBGvj-yEDG4mvJcFwh_yt5ET32nQNifmKinRxMYzeLKSuuLrWhu-GnxOMetn2CNPw7ldxqA/w300-h400/P1020140%20(2).JPG" width="300" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwP7raZHL307-yVHbsbwAli0wTBIl1SUyhvJEKCY0xnhQKhL2z01mqBvfZIwkQtKDf4RZpfXVGsYnf4h3X2JFpp18ZrxJS8f9mjJHQcla1eE4PKjXUirhhBGvj-yEDG4mvJcFwh_yt5ET32nQNifmKinRxMYzeLKSuuLrWhu-GnxOMetn2CNPw7ldxqA/s4721/P1020140%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I did the same again with the yellow and ochre stripe, and used a thread with a dash of purple to go with the maroon and navy stripe. It can be quite tricky quilting on the striped fabrics. If the thread doesn't show up particularly well the quilting design is swamped by the stripe. If I use a thread that contrasts too sharply with the stripes, then the effect is too heavy, so I often opt for threads with plenty of contrasting shades in them.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 379:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Frédérique for linking up with photos of her Friendship Day and showing examples of Japanese quilting</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2022/04/journee-damitie-technique-du-boro-guild.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg16Js8XDDZ3Nhl5pCxC5I7AgqfXT__Tc14xGYlzzV11qMditFx3gOy_0_0P1O8UURjRxnkqTzX8J67BQPgogx1weQM6_C9kPI6EmNRafwNIgoZ1dUAjHg6RJM4YzEpgsK4_VPBD1DbwntB004UFiChq-vJqYpAzyJiCOS8WiK2m77ZR_-FCkO4KpPkUw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg16Js8XDDZ3Nhl5pCxC5I7AgqfXT__Tc14xGYlzzV11qMditFx3gOy_0_0P1O8UURjRxnkqTzX8J67BQPgogx1weQM6_C9kPI6EmNRafwNIgoZ1dUAjHg6RJM4YzEpgsK4_VPBD1DbwntB004UFiChq-vJqYpAzyJiCOS8WiK2m77ZR_-FCkO4KpPkUw=w408-h640" width="408" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b>first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-14055267544472084802022-04-21T22:40:00.001+01:002022-04-21T22:57:33.079+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 377 - An Old Favourite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Si0dLzQ3xRb3HaUvXFJcWgLNJYeSfXvtwMPGmQgX5jmh3MGQFkTbiOwe4nOsU3mIb3VAVd2tNb121_d-PZkXJrSpQFD75hg75dhX7kHC7JQrRx8jod22aW340vEC1i2spahBZJ9Cfw20It3D-Ln2dhetind10wTkw1b9e6-0V2gRbODtW5BjLKJMJg/s2501/P1020096%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="2501" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Si0dLzQ3xRb3HaUvXFJcWgLNJYeSfXvtwMPGmQgX5jmh3MGQFkTbiOwe4nOsU3mIb3VAVd2tNb121_d-PZkXJrSpQFD75hg75dhX7kHC7JQrRx8jod22aW340vEC1i2spahBZJ9Cfw20It3D-Ln2dhetind10wTkw1b9e6-0V2gRbODtW5BjLKJMJg/w400-h400/P1020096%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Everything about this little bit of quilting took me back a few years. The red and maroon striped fabric is the same as a length I bought back in 2012, and also the quilting pattern, which I devised back in 2014; initially I called it <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2014/07/free-motion-mavericks-week-9-fancy.html">fancy leaves</a>, and later on I christened it <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2016/06/free-motion-mavericks-week-100-how-to.html">Jacobean leaves</a> when I made a video for Youtube.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY79z8AgR41JwD3KM1fQtZ0dk0Uup_hrV-QZdCULXfbbGQK1wAGmHMDBHMZCBldfIXOGLDhU7YKlXHVEpLHJ1OISWVDJM3cgwa6xyqWV5HuZXSk7MI9GKfgfaeNAdejPXVuqA9QpuYZNOyGChIHA046fyU1d0Yfbvv4AG_iROPygO2NCT2Bfbpg6alw/s3547/P1020097%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3547" data-original-width="2256" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY79z8AgR41JwD3KM1fQtZ0dk0Uup_hrV-QZdCULXfbbGQK1wAGmHMDBHMZCBldfIXOGLDhU7YKlXHVEpLHJ1OISWVDJM3cgwa6xyqWV5HuZXSk7MI9GKfgfaeNAdejPXVuqA9QpuYZNOyGChIHA046fyU1d0Yfbvv4AG_iROPygO2NCT2Bfbpg6alw/w255-h400/P1020097%20(2).JPG" width="255" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>I used the same design again on the yellow and grey stripe. The zigzags show up well against the stripes, which I was pleased about. Of all the fabrics in the quilt, I think this is the one that is the most difficult when it comes to deciding on a quilting design and a thread colour. The design has to be sufficiently bold to stand out against the stripes, and not too complicated, otherwise it could all look too confusing. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoGTHCUdxfB4VyZszkeR8lMbBGPfbuEz3xoicguYxtmxWCFkp4haeALYDawH1m0Dl0cVgqTvBFJrFS_u4RiwNi7GhEB2E1QVuHiCTr0-5czFVgf6riHXpPb7d2PyL0cPzk3NeWvWoN3SNWhgdz-fxGrP0h9CegW4FZoueMByMNRDORrqkUNrOrFePYw/s4672/P1020101%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3504" data-original-width="4672" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoGTHCUdxfB4VyZszkeR8lMbBGPfbuEz3xoicguYxtmxWCFkp4haeALYDawH1m0Dl0cVgqTvBFJrFS_u4RiwNi7GhEB2E1QVuHiCTr0-5czFVgf6riHXpPb7d2PyL0cPzk3NeWvWoN3SNWhgdz-fxGrP0h9CegW4FZoueMByMNRDORrqkUNrOrFePYw/w400-h300/P1020101%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This variegated thread worked well. I thought the sharp contrast in the colours - blue, green, yellow and maroon - might not be too easy on the eye, but as it turned out it was perfect, blending in not only with the yellow and grey stripes, but also with the scrappy strips.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This week I finally managed to get all the potatoes planted at the allotment, so over the next month or so I should have more time for quilting!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial;">Update </span><span style="font-family: arial;">There's a bit of confusion this week - Andrée and I have both put up a linky. I didn't see her post until after I had published this one. I'll leave this linky up and see what happens. This is the first time we have both managed to post the linky in the same week, which isn't bad considering how long we have been co-hosting.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 377:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Karin for linking up last time with her background texture improvisation</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://thequiltyarn.blogspot.com/2022/04/background-texture.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilHdQcv9C2EhmaMUQz6Y06DkvLv82CAyKj7-CxFe4UYSgvtJmTqIsjsPMx3NSAgKkd1UvkLM2q1B5Itmvb2P-sM8I0XIui70x_IS90LquX-WeY0Fph_nFnOwu8ZksM67vEbdRAb3Orw2U3qSKHu14BOElYpwCW63naTzbAguqo4Hmw0K_qaNEiGHLnIw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilHdQcv9C2EhmaMUQz6Y06DkvLv82CAyKj7-CxFe4UYSgvtJmTqIsjsPMx3NSAgKkd1UvkLM2q1B5Itmvb2P-sM8I0XIui70x_IS90LquX-WeY0Fph_nFnOwu8ZksM67vEbdRAb3Orw2U3qSKHu14BOElYpwCW63naTzbAguqo4Hmw0K_qaNEiGHLnIw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b>first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script--></div>Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-48668469010822943912022-04-17T20:13:00.000+01:002022-04-17T20:13:19.044+01:00He Is Risen<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIt7d1mhjJ4Cmt7bvSHC37popYNyWaxwgCcX7phiq7TJPdFy8P9xmnxOvEqkkbNrP1brYR6Jr9oqULdx7d4yP5RlBFmkffB5CP-tdpOFFXeEA2KJ_50gRa63Alq5aRyaCVhPIjSzTVDU_MYNHchsk28yB1m-bytf9LF2YJKxZBQgbOX7w0GVgrdP1tZg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1044" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIt7d1mhjJ4Cmt7bvSHC37popYNyWaxwgCcX7phiq7TJPdFy8P9xmnxOvEqkkbNrP1brYR6Jr9oqULdx7d4yP5RlBFmkffB5CP-tdpOFFXeEA2KJ_50gRa63Alq5aRyaCVhPIjSzTVDU_MYNHchsk28yB1m-bytf9LF2YJKxZBQgbOX7w0GVgrdP1tZg=w419-h640" width="419" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-65027542642341489122022-04-16T22:24:00.000+01:002022-04-16T22:24:28.106+01:00Progress At Last<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkc88iMBhBzzvv_jUUVJA8tj-QEaCyPU1uZHLqDvCH0yQgOGowEhv5sjOSLwSbI8KsiYuvycPJHuRqSAp0dsKxqC0j1XK8Qaum1MeZqzchIvsLmBL5begMuDdPi9W26sYpWQLzgwtAnzvCYbM5QyBSGte-Nn3uSRZPAWN5t51RxDXcahQB9bXni_vCg/s4665/P1020072%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4665" data-original-width="3672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkc88iMBhBzzvv_jUUVJA8tj-QEaCyPU1uZHLqDvCH0yQgOGowEhv5sjOSLwSbI8KsiYuvycPJHuRqSAp0dsKxqC0j1XK8Qaum1MeZqzchIvsLmBL5begMuDdPi9W26sYpWQLzgwtAnzvCYbM5QyBSGte-Nn3uSRZPAWN5t51RxDXcahQB9bXni_vCg/w315-h400/P1020072%20(2).JPG" width="315" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Curls and waves were the best way to start after such a long break from quilting. All the scrappy strips are now finished, so now I can get going with the interesting part. I have started with the smallest blocks of colour, only 6 x 4 inches. This way I can see how the colours of the threads match the fabrics. All the threads are variegated, which makes it easier with shot cottons. This rusty red fabric has a green weft, so I used a thread that has green and red in it for the quilting.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPZXWBxKwcqrSeGlLLfU0NvNpRbTg6K0viLzHnZ6KXswbGlXyKyFsOSpsb-aEY_dGK1NBGCY4Uo5B3j5DVTjKnZXiS5t2oQvxdt4giFL6yogq6FkLUh2NVzqPrm7PWSYIjLunvNfOwerD1dkKlSqKP-2zU656lWwlXh0HMbGWzxo0n7-MCyLMPdv8AA/s4730/P1020076%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4730" data-original-width="3581" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPZXWBxKwcqrSeGlLLfU0NvNpRbTg6K0viLzHnZ6KXswbGlXyKyFsOSpsb-aEY_dGK1NBGCY4Uo5B3j5DVTjKnZXiS5t2oQvxdt4giFL6yogq6FkLUh2NVzqPrm7PWSYIjLunvNfOwerD1dkKlSqKP-2zU656lWwlXh0HMbGWzxo0n7-MCyLMPdv8AA/w303-h400/P1020076%20(2).JPG" width="303" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This grey stripe was tricky to find a match for. The grey stripe is quite dominant, and I wanted to avoid it competing with the quilting for attention, so I used a thread with muted shades of grey, blue and pink, and kept the quilting fairly simple.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qf_RO0holNtkJJo_L22cH5cww360O7Dool-KEllU2RBNiUiNl3SyyLsiDrwUMnvNHE_TQK6mBG6Z3VApnZaNW_pyW4YO7bdg3WSvTWCWAWDuV62NNz5E6Q5GXfOlTA_UrfqXN-MbXhvWvk5jFVjEHrQzfv1HtpCcVKyde1J_eCqKtfzx_tKe5XtRcw/s4896/P1020073%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qf_RO0holNtkJJo_L22cH5cww360O7Dool-KEllU2RBNiUiNl3SyyLsiDrwUMnvNHE_TQK6mBG6Z3VApnZaNW_pyW4YO7bdg3WSvTWCWAWDuV62NNz5E6Q5GXfOlTA_UrfqXN-MbXhvWvk5jFVjEHrQzfv1HtpCcVKyde1J_eCqKtfzx_tKe5XtRcw/w300-h400/P1020073%20(2).JPG" width="300" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>This is a surprisingly dark red, with black warp and bright red weft. This is my darkest multicolour thread, and I liked the way the green toned in with the block of green in the scrappy strip.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQqFTucRA-khSnpQ17Rpnfpwl21m0AN6M7EY-D9RbQNIglE_9kRS2-tJG9W6FcoNWP5y20f_ozwH8sXe6EHiLOLD9QDTtuU-mfgrO9Y3dpeXUdMXJMdr53FnUaGOnYnVCSc-mtDAVitL46hTh66vnABtttn3uMJ9om3sHUplU7ZG2IXBdC4Qk9F6gEg/s4702/P1020074%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4702" data-original-width="3575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQqFTucRA-khSnpQ17Rpnfpwl21m0AN6M7EY-D9RbQNIglE_9kRS2-tJG9W6FcoNWP5y20f_ozwH8sXe6EHiLOLD9QDTtuU-mfgrO9Y3dpeXUdMXJMdr53FnUaGOnYnVCSc-mtDAVitL46hTh66vnABtttn3uMJ9om3sHUplU7ZG2IXBdC4Qk9F6gEg/w304-h400/P1020074%20(3).JPG" width="304" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For this pinky red fabric, I tried out a thread with shades of red and blue, so the blue could chime in with the stripy blue strip beside it. It was fun doing these serrated leaves.</div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMcIrmfZdWwK6NsSlDQWovT8hQ3Bi-QJsUc4uk5h8RJvtqvmzZN-5VFHa1RPIO1c53Dk3EYDYxfJtdnMmsq1bWqUc0aeWrHBESRIWukydxyQWFCi_Kje0Df3F6ADB-zSlL-1OSZ37St_gksOVfQuBvM0OiOt33gEFUdzaBpYBap9m3Jw7TvMbJ9jFOA/s4546/P1020071%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4546" data-original-width="3302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMcIrmfZdWwK6NsSlDQWovT8hQ3Bi-QJsUc4uk5h8RJvtqvmzZN-5VFHa1RPIO1c53Dk3EYDYxfJtdnMmsq1bWqUc0aeWrHBESRIWukydxyQWFCi_Kje0Df3F6ADB-zSlL-1OSZ37St_gksOVfQuBvM0OiOt33gEFUdzaBpYBap9m3Jw7TvMbJ9jFOA/w290-h400/P1020071%20(2).JPG" width="290" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>When it came to quilting this black and red stripe, I was running out of ideas, so I tried a small scale version of the leaves in the <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2014/07/free-motion-mavericks-week-8-black.html">black bryony</a> design. They turned out to be a great way of introducing hearts into a wedding quilt.</p><p>After the slow gentle start, I'm now ready to tackle the larger areas of quilting and am looking forward to it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Free Motion Mavericks will be here next Thursday. In the meantime, I hope everyone has a Happy Easter!</p></span><p></p>Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-3874994231937191882022-03-31T22:52:00.000+01:002022-03-31T22:52:47.178+01:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 375 - Out Of Practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQp0YV_-Ae11B2iJtuzXeiblLgAGYyV8sjoAxJOmXLFlv4tEyPkSHjRMRcey768-WNTThZ28Z78CU2dxTuJE7BfzV1Cvpaqi6-lhQ0r4Ij4ZvTq7PSWnSGTdUmJW2GquJX4mWtESVfo0CSjsAmVLEnYuM9p3N0zSonXtSm4OUUkRToqL25GEsTakLp7A/s4303/P1020065%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3227" data-original-width="4303" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQp0YV_-Ae11B2iJtuzXeiblLgAGYyV8sjoAxJOmXLFlv4tEyPkSHjRMRcey768-WNTThZ28Z78CU2dxTuJE7BfzV1Cvpaqi6-lhQ0r4Ij4ZvTq7PSWnSGTdUmJW2GquJX4mWtESVfo0CSjsAmVLEnYuM9p3N0zSonXtSm4OUUkRToqL25GEsTakLp7A/w400-h300/P1020065%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Ready to go with the first line of free motion quilting, and I will admit that I was nervous. It is so long since I have used the Singer 15K treadle for quilting that I had to really think about what I was doing. Before starting I cleaned out a bit of old fluff from under the needle plate and oiled the machine. Also I had to give the the sewing room a bit of a tidy up and a vacuuming, and then I sat down to do a line of quilting. I decided to start with the strips between the main blocks of colour and to do a straightforward wave pattern. Somehow I expected something to go wrong.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UQIJxVWoEnYM3oYkpaCQYRj-qncIv9r5iLcw9Nw8ulgnZyN7qHMUpuHeWAtuIOLXRU73EDZYQbfgnFDOUOx933VlKe_uCvmMX8tpDzDbH6DVTQ_w_33eKTITatCwJLL1SJNon_-e-2XuXshXi9K7IvQDB4ASjxG83-pNFmQMicbp8aRjkE1jqmTvdg/s4896/P1020069%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UQIJxVWoEnYM3oYkpaCQYRj-qncIv9r5iLcw9Nw8ulgnZyN7qHMUpuHeWAtuIOLXRU73EDZYQbfgnFDOUOx933VlKe_uCvmMX8tpDzDbH6DVTQ_w_33eKTITatCwJLL1SJNon_-e-2XuXshXi9K7IvQDB4ASjxG83-pNFmQMicbp8aRjkE1jqmTvdg/w400-h300/P1020069%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And it did. The fabric shifted as I quilted down towards the edge of the block, bending the stripes as if they were blowing in the wind. At some point later on I shall probably unpick it. If I had put a pin in at the end of the strip it wouldn't have happened.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh6wo4JiZnXKAnLY0emepvaz7DVI26etNeHY-x5ckk5dEy3K9KuGneyemzLYGLtD2E8n8MYFb9GdhcTL8raKoC9r-gu5qmv01cvCu7jnH3M2DXR2quR0I5cEabPslCZQbCXWLbgc9cduGz9o1l7ZBUHsfDQUV7RQFJPnG_8AOfHjgRC9HVcLM133UEQ/s4896/P1020070%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh6wo4JiZnXKAnLY0emepvaz7DVI26etNeHY-x5ckk5dEy3K9KuGneyemzLYGLtD2E8n8MYFb9GdhcTL8raKoC9r-gu5qmv01cvCu7jnH3M2DXR2quR0I5cEabPslCZQbCXWLbgc9cduGz9o1l7ZBUHsfDQUV7RQFJPnG_8AOfHjgRC9HVcLM133UEQ/w400-h300/P1020070%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The second strip turned out better than the first, but some of the curves are slightly square shaped. I managed to quilt a few more strips without a problem until I had to change the bobbin thread for a different colour, and I loaded the bobbin incorrectly. That gave me a nice tangle of thread on the back to sort out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I am hoping to regain the knack as time goes on. In theory free-motion quilting should be like riding a bike - you never forget. So far I have had a poor grip on the handlebars, collided with the kerb and nearly fallen off. Things can only improve. Also I have had to shift back my estimate of how soon I might finish the whole quilt. I was thinking I could have it finished by the end of April, but was forgetting how much time it takes to dig the potato patch. The weather has been mild and dry for several weeks, so I have been enjoying being outside and getting thoroughly grubby. Now that we are having a sudden cold spell and I am spending more time indoors, all the fine movement and attention to detail that is needed for quilting has come as a bit of a shock to the system. Digging the potato bed and making bonfires to get rid of the weeds is kids' stuff in comparison.<br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" style="text-align: center;" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 375:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up last time with her Traveller's Blanket</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/03/final-update-on-travellers-blanket.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGLWv7SYgm4jtOdR0v68dPXV2q3U_mltqta06EG9V3_bqRoYOLtuXnCUXJQkX4ELYy3jLRNLlfyInFSnOR1NpHJSUvs1xnTC4oeEHSqardi9_5mBlRxVArNHNQjttauwuW4UYB7RU7emVW5Uf0ZxU7A7lDxUElPW_icdwowAnb61REbN1PTuXdRBf2A/s856/Screenshot%20(823).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="764" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGLWv7SYgm4jtOdR0v68dPXV2q3U_mltqta06EG9V3_bqRoYOLtuXnCUXJQkX4ELYy3jLRNLlfyInFSnOR1NpHJSUvs1xnTC4oeEHSqardi9_5mBlRxVArNHNQjttauwuW4UYB7RU7emVW5Uf0ZxU7A7lDxUElPW_icdwowAnb61REbN1PTuXdRBf2A/w358-h400/Screenshot%20(823).png" width="358" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-6296566736017172912022-03-17T21:09:00.000+00:002022-03-17T21:09:49.728+00:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 373 - Just Enough Wadding<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq36UEJzstjwvokmOyKAy1hMXiT5rWOVytwMd1rgrJXhcXTj07fnWn_yW49yL_nVDDqnQPK8d4hLyO4nu9dzzJMyzFcJscaB4hGHsA8vYAmrbEtDOMzXcclPMcj-i_Byk__8k9sYzan1wZWObMoFpXRtQrqWHXTxSMwYR2Z7xKr_3r8rf6EBGqXv6Xdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3225" data-original-width="4301" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq36UEJzstjwvokmOyKAy1hMXiT5rWOVytwMd1rgrJXhcXTj07fnWn_yW49yL_nVDDqnQPK8d4hLyO4nu9dzzJMyzFcJscaB4hGHsA8vYAmrbEtDOMzXcclPMcj-i_Byk__8k9sYzan1wZWObMoFpXRtQrqWHXTxSMwYR2Z7xKr_3r8rf6EBGqXv6Xdg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>Ever think you lead a charmed life? </p><p>As regular readers might remember hearing before, my maths is total rubbish. When shopping for fabric my brain reaches a strange state of numerical stasis, like a digital clock frozen inside a block of ice, because fabric is sold in metres and I work in imperial measurements. After spending at least half an hour in the shop scribbling on several sheets of paper to work out how much backing fabric and wadding I would need, it turned out that there was just enough of the type of wadding I wanted left on the roll, and no more in stock. So I had all they had in the shop. Over the past few weeks while I have been making the quilt sandwiches and seeing the vast piece of wadding gradually reduce in size, I have been wondering whether there would be enough after all. This week I found out. The last three sandwiches just fitted neatly before the wadding ran out, and I was able to avoid having to use the folded and crinkly bits at the edges and end of the roll. Such a relief! </p><p>Now I have made all the sandwiches, and done the straight line quilting on 24 of the total of 25. Hooray! It is nearly time to start the free motion quilting! From now on the photographs should get a bit more interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /> </p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 373:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Rebecca Grace for linking up last time with the lone star quilt she has quilted for a client</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://www.rebeccagracequilting.com/2022/03/of-megans-lone-star-quilt-artful-rule.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5bGBX5YSsshQA3JFzrWQMv9zoWPuxrDguLkf0Cih7Xv_FlXpGGN7qtVH4t6Y7SgypWgIiBh9JqdAVl2qvKBMXhWG6Yg1HL9rnE_2MpgqeiUET3Yhc_A_K-fUt35rSKl_Nj7L6_rzofXbZLRGfDGSlQ7x9BkWrkcyTbvJX-5ewkVrWx2jYNuj72ErYGA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="800" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5bGBX5YSsshQA3JFzrWQMv9zoWPuxrDguLkf0Cih7Xv_FlXpGGN7qtVH4t6Y7SgypWgIiBh9JqdAVl2qvKBMXhWG6Yg1HL9rnE_2MpgqeiUET3Yhc_A_K-fUt35rSKl_Nj7L6_rzofXbZLRGfDGSlQ7x9BkWrkcyTbvJX-5ewkVrWx2jYNuj72ErYGA=w400-h379" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b>first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-52446634965079698402022-03-03T22:12:00.000+00:002022-03-03T22:12:34.085+00:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 371 - Steady Progress<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOsKWne20qgqNSiU2mcWnA1hHO5QtyOst5gUw-_zlyRc-rFfTWatnV9GrM5iBNX54w4t9Edk4SCEYWqfTQXUfPlU5ulWMlPUKlyqHMxI_Tpgqj3blsc7ZkXPL9Iu5Qbs_XXvUjZKsSo2b8d2qSmy8FT49e0PgqBSEUvvIMes0ydB65S8FOFlJuivWwQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2983" data-original-width="3978" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOsKWne20qgqNSiU2mcWnA1hHO5QtyOst5gUw-_zlyRc-rFfTWatnV9GrM5iBNX54w4t9Edk4SCEYWqfTQXUfPlU5ulWMlPUKlyqHMxI_Tpgqj3blsc7ZkXPL9Iu5Qbs_XXvUjZKsSo2b8d2qSmy8FT49e0PgqBSEUvvIMes0ydB65S8FOFlJuivWwQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The wedding quilt is slowly but surely coming together. I am still putting the sandwiches together and doing straight lines of quilting on each one along the edges of the scrappy strips. It is time consuming, but will make it so much easier once I start the free motion quilting because there will be so few pins to get in the way. I started out using a regular hinged foot, but have now decided to change over to the adjustable cording foot because it is easier to see the seam line. There were a few problems today with missed stitches, but I eventually solved it by adjusting the position of the foot by a squillionth of an inch. I can't understand why it made a difference, but it did.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK8hvv4LAid1haSkCxYZcu_UzvkT6fc0fgbvsBW8cbLSJH-lHCI6hAps6SusfKQq_Gqvaic9ai8ZWiiQbq6DU67kGA1dEoH2_Kjy9Inx88bLXsc6tCsA_lrgOyJrHWYquvQ8jW-nP8fuXIwxMCaJ2DhzEg3-3ipy5sQCsI0eK-jpvSf5MEWmRH8SGfKw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2827" data-original-width="3769" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK8hvv4LAid1haSkCxYZcu_UzvkT6fc0fgbvsBW8cbLSJH-lHCI6hAps6SusfKQq_Gqvaic9ai8ZWiiQbq6DU67kGA1dEoH2_Kjy9Inx88bLXsc6tCsA_lrgOyJrHWYquvQ8jW-nP8fuXIwxMCaJ2DhzEg3-3ipy5sQCsI0eK-jpvSf5MEWmRH8SGfKw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Choosing the threads has been fun. This multicolour thread goes well with the scrappy strips.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXU2THOd6lEt7ew1NsZPsLZHDyPHBV1NbXoDQp5r7E4psOuC05HnCL0CSWYvvA3K5Gj4c4VYxpR4sfV-zhgyCeHFBGDKN03ZN-9ySB1Vig_KG5IXNF24l4C489O0Vag4epDK-iE-Qp-HqN6G6pFjEebLJZy3t6YheQEkQWkgK7YTmdqgCWGrUQ91urOA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="3992" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXU2THOd6lEt7ew1NsZPsLZHDyPHBV1NbXoDQp5r7E4psOuC05HnCL0CSWYvvA3K5Gj4c4VYxpR4sfV-zhgyCeHFBGDKN03ZN-9ySB1Vig_KG5IXNF24l4C489O0Vag4epDK-iE-Qp-HqN6G6pFjEebLJZy3t6YheQEkQWkgK7YTmdqgCWGrUQ91urOA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Dark shades of pink and green in this thread should work well for the free motion quilting on this dark red and black stripe.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrZgCPj4FbHhhbGC7r5U3KXq4WXr2uHdlB-HFwYAgQfQXapXwICVsAeybaWT1qc-WRmMtiBR6nsiNx0_VkO4an1uOUrOpiSlBIEP-jIZYm6tVb7wEsjUpcxKbu0QtWMx6zMgoyAI87L9b0pd_yzx5swYcOEuPk4cNAZ7VvRurcI0eTZCBsz3A92OgXlA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="3727" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrZgCPj4FbHhhbGC7r5U3KXq4WXr2uHdlB-HFwYAgQfQXapXwICVsAeybaWT1qc-WRmMtiBR6nsiNx0_VkO4an1uOUrOpiSlBIEP-jIZYm6tVb7wEsjUpcxKbu0QtWMx6zMgoyAI87L9b0pd_yzx5swYcOEuPk4cNAZ7VvRurcI0eTZCBsz3A92OgXlA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />This peachy yellow striped fabric is one of my favourites, so I was really pleased to find thread that goes so well with it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Out of the total of 25 panels that I am making, I have finished the straight lines of quilting on 17 of them so far - all of the corner and border panels, and one of the 9 centre panels. Despite the progress, I am now thinking I won't have it finished until May at the earliest. It is easy to forget how much work is involved in making a large quilt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /></div><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 371:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Andrée for linking up last time with her Dresden Neighbourhood quilt</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/02/dresden-neighborhood-quilt-class-and.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRQtdapXuaVWkiapzXyAQQyvuUpVRuD6jPPxeRX48R5NiG5tULP_SEKAtm31aR4vyVIWRb8vEtxrrhsC0kYcZFT9N72NaVayBSxvXSDlnPtFql3eryPCwnzGTd-fD6ba9MMpADGEO6BE1pqS6tkDeT90r1QC55197gq7AnfXlIoqW6zOo7koi01XmNUw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="400" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRQtdapXuaVWkiapzXyAQQyvuUpVRuD6jPPxeRX48R5NiG5tULP_SEKAtm31aR4vyVIWRb8vEtxrrhsC0kYcZFT9N72NaVayBSxvXSDlnPtFql3eryPCwnzGTd-fD6ba9MMpADGEO6BE1pqS6tkDeT90r1QC55197gq7AnfXlIoqW6zOo7koi01XmNUw=w400-h398" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b>first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!-- end LinkyTools script -->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-63582238086759391742022-02-18T20:20:00.000+00:002022-02-18T20:20:27.928+00:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 369 - Planning Pays Off<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg86CGbhK4nuxqnwucKTLRtwORkxWNQZBWbqLWeZkdGst3tHrP63uIEczAFzqLmoXSDf0Antj0dBn7umVywU9kqjKrUj6U_ows1qgSRTHSmWsoutDjULwx0-DJPQBUgZJxGABzM7GiIPrnleHXjCJ-oUC7FTzzIkcP6IZe0F2SK92s1fKSKKVxURTg3ZQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg86CGbhK4nuxqnwucKTLRtwORkxWNQZBWbqLWeZkdGst3tHrP63uIEczAFzqLmoXSDf0Antj0dBn7umVywU9kqjKrUj6U_ows1qgSRTHSmWsoutDjULwx0-DJPQBUgZJxGABzM7GiIPrnleHXjCJ-oUC7FTzzIkcP6IZe0F2SK92s1fKSKKVxURTg3ZQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Now that the marmalade season has just about finished, I am getting back to work on the wedding quilt. These are the three colours that I am using for the backing, with the gold fabric I have set aside for the binding on the left. Yesterday I cut out the last of the pieces ready for the sandwiches. It was quite an adjustment, picking up again from where I left off, after abandoning the project for a while. Fortunately, I have planned this quilt with uncharacteristic efficiency.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLvj-gFIAStL0NDSSbk0pF9p2q8vOyE8l-jgZP0oMcwJfzG3zMtLejuBcQHF-Y-uUsqzvCWRx9umf6A7sU8Ai38jPWoGeunHPdWj87Lx-Mkd3nEZgaYtXliyOdeGSdHn4cJDaLvyYwN5elErB0oyi9QyvBFNc0a9QD8xPJhY0jLPL9Tkw8yhTjjxpXgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLvj-gFIAStL0NDSSbk0pF9p2q8vOyE8l-jgZP0oMcwJfzG3zMtLejuBcQHF-Y-uUsqzvCWRx9umf6A7sU8Ai38jPWoGeunHPdWj87Lx-Mkd3nEZgaYtXliyOdeGSdHn4cJDaLvyYwN5elErB0oyi9QyvBFNc0a9QD8xPJhY0jLPL9Tkw8yhTjjxpXgw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This is how I started, with these little squares representing the nine main blocks. I coloured them in, with a different colour for each of the fabrics I was going to use, making each block different. Then I spent an hour and a half at least arranging them like puzzle pieces to make sure the colours were evenly distributed across the whole quilt. The writing on the back corresponds with which way up the block is placed, and notes all the fabrics to be used and the colour of the backing.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrqEn-S1cVXDgIfBxSswEKbXkflLbriKYPi6C--42rnz6N2cC4cQvgsWaWWjsCxJHHUD-VLZfQul-FrVc6t4wimj4Ild2G0lvqYksG5P-6kNSVLYmo59MbgUvk1xMwkm_UW0usIxoGcJQKdvthccBXEjcCM4Uz47bCVBsLhtwGDYNed3d8O4jP--pNBQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrqEn-S1cVXDgIfBxSswEKbXkflLbriKYPi6C--42rnz6N2cC4cQvgsWaWWjsCxJHHUD-VLZfQul-FrVc6t4wimj4Ild2G0lvqYksG5P-6kNSVLYmo59MbgUvk1xMwkm_UW0usIxoGcJQKdvthccBXEjcCM4Uz47bCVBsLhtwGDYNed3d8O4jP--pNBQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Once I had pieced the nine central blocks I planned the border and corner blocks.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The amazing thing is not just that I have drawn up plans for this quilt, but also that they weren't on scrappy backs of envelopes and that I haven't lost them. I have even kept the sheets of paper where I was working out the cutting plan for the backing fabrics, which I had miscalculated when buying them because two of the fabrics were narrower than the first one I chose. That piece of paper also has marmalade calculations on it, how much sugar for the weight of fruit, and just about sums up my creative life over the past few months.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Is it still realistic to hope for a finish by Easter? Let's see...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 369:-</b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Gretchen for linking up with her Circle of Squares quilt</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://gretchenslittlecorner.blogspot.com/2022/01/jumbo-granny-squares-circle-of-squares.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW6Rlhz0VGkJ7HxhXY9g3-k9ohj98HKLIb3pcehxvYgDNKtlNI0vwLDnmgKga61VnUJipCy10TvPcvcLpt5Fcx9MnItCok4MhI2A1I36KquB31WYsOaY-ZlserWKbjhJnd7_UBGpEAzx-JHEzse_FUB1tPPx7NAtp0XLAClsqJx-qiI8cjVkGT_owTpw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="640" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW6Rlhz0VGkJ7HxhXY9g3-k9ohj98HKLIb3pcehxvYgDNKtlNI0vwLDnmgKga61VnUJipCy10TvPcvcLpt5Fcx9MnItCok4MhI2A1I36KquB31WYsOaY-ZlserWKbjhJnd7_UBGpEAzx-JHEzse_FUB1tPPx7NAtp0XLAClsqJx-qiI8cjVkGT_owTpw=w400-h356" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-72101894561157688702022-02-03T23:42:00.000+00:002022-02-03T23:42:28.653+00:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 367 - A Break From Quilting<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3QsI9E88YHniu3onsuUzRRkiww7bK_IKYB14X14vsjSZIhSPRyiKc81zgUOCZXQ8MCEoseni1IU9YsQvMHVQZBSL5NrHObLDZEuy9PvqpobVFaRd370dl-oU6D0x_tpCtwG1xhd7_UUa_rqeDM_qeevFj7qfBjILx-dJ_r0lYIeSY3qZHKzrUkwz1NQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3363" data-original-width="4797" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3QsI9E88YHniu3onsuUzRRkiww7bK_IKYB14X14vsjSZIhSPRyiKc81zgUOCZXQ8MCEoseni1IU9YsQvMHVQZBSL5NrHObLDZEuy9PvqpobVFaRd370dl-oU6D0x_tpCtwG1xhd7_UUa_rqeDM_qeevFj7qfBjILx-dJ_r0lYIeSY3qZHKzrUkwz1NQ=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It has been a busy fortnight of zero quilting. The kitchen has turned into a marmalade factory because it is that time of year again, the month and a half when Seville oranges are on sale, and when I haven't been busy cooking I have been cleaning up a machine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This smart Singer 99K belongs to my neighbour Jenny. It has been up in her loft for years, and her son fetched it down a couple of weeks ago. It belonged to her mother, and hasn't been used for decades.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_GuSlbLi-P0UnOakeTJFEbM-U3tHytg6ZVwsITBDGTLdMavZBGm4pZjSn1T4U-21uFG9xzMxnhSw7D4ANv3l8t-0k5TOLDM-MlP22g9qx0RibcA96TTUjfJ5fpcWWOq8yfN_a0Nxv9pIVwD_GIBOYeXEigSvWaRHi1Mb19XAvRPZK1NLFDN61Ri0JkQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3167" data-original-width="4305" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_GuSlbLi-P0UnOakeTJFEbM-U3tHytg6ZVwsITBDGTLdMavZBGm4pZjSn1T4U-21uFG9xzMxnhSw7D4ANv3l8t-0k5TOLDM-MlP22g9qx0RibcA96TTUjfJ5fpcWWOq8yfN_a0Nxv9pIVwD_GIBOYeXEigSvWaRHi1Mb19XAvRPZK1NLFDN61Ri0JkQ=w400-h294" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I checked the serial number and found that it was manufactured in 1935.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIp1RG9POMiEgH8Iqsqk7tPuTnOmvqFYDaeL6ql3EMg1hQ4MRMvzs-qKCaiXpjCiHux8dbu2SmEiKdSNHnvulhgq-bR0fEPIm5T6VFxcOAZVlxq_UkgWoGr1FtwlPIj6jdUUQUzGtnkYx7GtIp8Nm_ZKWVLJVtpjloJf_ZlRMqR3GQFVkpoC_TJClMqQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIp1RG9POMiEgH8Iqsqk7tPuTnOmvqFYDaeL6ql3EMg1hQ4MRMvzs-qKCaiXpjCiHux8dbu2SmEiKdSNHnvulhgq-bR0fEPIm5T6VFxcOAZVlxq_UkgWoGr1FtwlPIj6jdUUQUzGtnkYx7GtIp8Nm_ZKWVLJVtpjloJf_ZlRMqR3GQFVkpoC_TJClMqQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">When I lifted the machine to look underneath it I found the original manual hidden in the base. Luckily the machine hadn't been oiled before it was put away, otherwise oil would have dripped down on the manual and ruined it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBU7udORPvmHPnUQYi0XFhbyuInym-Z1D1h-XbUaX2hE9TcB-PGFniJ3RFOoWMxdiI_ZBnhTkb4yqwmG-jJIPuRoF0ygGRRsmpKpJ8GnU-UM2GIhEx-Mjt0l_93NUbuhGcksDfiC0cDkRHlc5k-DCFdg1wZd9Wg2d4q1sfBbiTpu-QYtLoYNa24NTWfg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBU7udORPvmHPnUQYi0XFhbyuInym-Z1D1h-XbUaX2hE9TcB-PGFniJ3RFOoWMxdiI_ZBnhTkb4yqwmG-jJIPuRoF0ygGRRsmpKpJ8GnU-UM2GIhEx-Mjt0l_93NUbuhGcksDfiC0cDkRHlc5k-DCFdg1wZd9Wg2d4q1sfBbiTpu-QYtLoYNa24NTWfg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With the manual was an interesting looking gadget called the Singercraft Guide. I have never come across one of these before. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7zk4hUHyVMotNEYBr9wceSyGlz13W8PsiClo-GbUqhAXCM__ihnwbpvuUzG4EI6fdfF75TBH4WA0IZHXo1hxdWv3sgbrO2Y8Spjz3LzdK1-jpOC5gPGdEKfrXBClGsjfYbx3IJZiKLMWxjowZ5yyDk3xsBPdxAoSuu7e3j6Q29HL4UCDgJO8ba0e5nA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7zk4hUHyVMotNEYBr9wceSyGlz13W8PsiClo-GbUqhAXCM__ihnwbpvuUzG4EI6fdfF75TBH4WA0IZHXo1hxdWv3sgbrO2Y8Spjz3LzdK1-jpOC5gPGdEKfrXBClGsjfYbx3IJZiKLMWxjowZ5yyDk3xsBPdxAoSuu7e3j6Q29HL4UCDgJO8ba0e5nA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has a blade at the end, the thickness of a razor blade.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0Jay0GMRiJOTq6rqf_bhxBj-NbZi2fUWglKdNL6ATK7cRDQjHbE0cbNJjwdss7-lX5k9Ylsn_HMZz5XvV8KGWsQgpeVeO9Hc_2JkYrVw_krwNxwXvWghM5p611x1hVt44nUlqwBNm2vpISNCL9FK2KcoNk9xrDEoxdDEfMb0HLJMjSR2GTvG7SZ8ULQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0Jay0GMRiJOTq6rqf_bhxBj-NbZi2fUWglKdNL6ATK7cRDQjHbE0cbNJjwdss7-lX5k9Ylsn_HMZz5XvV8KGWsQgpeVeO9Hc_2JkYrVw_krwNxwXvWghM5p611x1hVt44nUlqwBNm2vpISNCL9FK2KcoNk9xrDEoxdDEfMb0HLJMjSR2GTvG7SZ8ULQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The only instructions with the attachment were for fitting in a blade, which must be well nigh impossible to replace these days. There were no clues as to what it was used for, but checking online I found that it is an ingenious little device used for making rugs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VFUAP8HGIY4" width="320" youtube-src-id="VFUAP8HGIY4"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Perhaps that explains why the machine was so incredibly dusty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnwlfztpK2w2A3X7TN_pEf7ihmXrOVX3xbqk91Wt--WAn9VJtm5N37cwOxSs8Zf_d3kQ6RdfMoHTYYyj-ihnBo7nEXVSFAl6k7Ny-7IhSnDYo6vQ5IkoO9aLm32hBS1IIISs4eJI157gYn6Ksu1bhb1Fvk8O1m5msXdbWAMDNvttumpISv-XzeyN_ENQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnwlfztpK2w2A3X7TN_pEf7ihmXrOVX3xbqk91Wt--WAn9VJtm5N37cwOxSs8Zf_d3kQ6RdfMoHTYYyj-ihnBo7nEXVSFAl6k7Ny-7IhSnDYo6vQ5IkoO9aLm32hBS1IIISs4eJI157gYn6Ksu1bhb1Fvk8O1m5msXdbWAMDNvttumpISv-XzeyN_ENQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The bobbin winder was absolutely caked with fibres...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8YYQTluY4RUvJNtKNedOtSSfGEu54OSxPPUZMNpIO6Osev9commglN3UOnHIR6ysYLse0jwlNiilPkFYHN085k6mUlh3HrzlUd1Qz2tAa46lv-Eb_xKF5IMQ9wGwQ1ncwZo4Q74WGT5LY6FnSEkg9XyYXUmEctKdf72eGFK_MA8Q1ul9PBCEtIwtKGQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4412" data-original-width="3544" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8YYQTluY4RUvJNtKNedOtSSfGEu54OSxPPUZMNpIO6Osev9commglN3UOnHIR6ysYLse0jwlNiilPkFYHN085k6mUlh3HrzlUd1Qz2tAa46lv-Eb_xKF5IMQ9wGwQ1ncwZo4Q74WGT5LY6FnSEkg9XyYXUmEctKdf72eGFK_MA8Q1ul9PBCEtIwtKGQ=w322-h400" width="322" /></a></div><br />... but once I had finished cleaning I was delighted to see that the dust hadn't been hiding any rust.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwRK_rJcSR1BKY3f68LQlCiWRXrzGClb8Q2TBtiXbHDR1v8jG9i5PpYXjTZYsDac5f-JCkIZKk-6MGGaAUZsHws1kV6EhLArKx06iOIy2nnjeLpNNh6NKEKfZNQeUkcLVXKCkqyu2lf6CDPiEPToYif_z8QPjDptIU10cALqg9g0tb-o_VI60lYc65WQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="4103" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwRK_rJcSR1BKY3f68LQlCiWRXrzGClb8Q2TBtiXbHDR1v8jG9i5PpYXjTZYsDac5f-JCkIZKk-6MGGaAUZsHws1kV6EhLArKx06iOIy2nnjeLpNNh6NKEKfZNQeUkcLVXKCkqyu2lf6CDPiEPToYif_z8QPjDptIU10cALqg9g0tb-o_VI60lYc65WQ=w400-h348" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It was the same story under the needle plate...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimjOwz6fygS4KlNiprjYACRegT-GXnkorRWZWRneKreb0WyzpESdPdzAXl_kL1FNRohmYV_odoWo-gUba2-ecMvZCGujsoUHG_0yq4t9QiiSIF1AEYJQJgDqZkvSv5Q766-aUIIA4GLHxORE402Vm5z3nbw2a87_i1P1wZ9MTUv831_CqdpHPWHzd2Lw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimjOwz6fygS4KlNiprjYACRegT-GXnkorRWZWRneKreb0WyzpESdPdzAXl_kL1FNRohmYV_odoWo-gUba2-ecMvZCGujsoUHG_0yq4t9QiiSIF1AEYJQJgDqZkvSv5Q766-aUIIA4GLHxORE402Vm5z3nbw2a87_i1P1wZ9MTUv831_CqdpHPWHzd2Lw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />... but once I got into all the nooks and crannies I could see everything was going to move perfectly.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibRVZ63igRoTKGUf4vkq5yeaLvb-tWW2S-kmNHHochaAz4yD-Czf4a1Xyw3_8fHoJErDultu9ukllUuIYXmU5-mpQmV-R41s5ZRh-RaLEBa42uwurARpSCELiVV0BRfLw7fN29CrgDWCkO9PqYf5YH0ohRMEko7BvOBxOFiD3RujE4KuEfdkTenLmosQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibRVZ63igRoTKGUf4vkq5yeaLvb-tWW2S-kmNHHochaAz4yD-Czf4a1Xyw3_8fHoJErDultu9ukllUuIYXmU5-mpQmV-R41s5ZRh-RaLEBa42uwurARpSCELiVV0BRfLw7fN29CrgDWCkO9PqYf5YH0ohRMEko7BvOBxOFiD3RujE4KuEfdkTenLmosQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">The only repair I had to do was a bit of shammy leather tied around the finger on the handcrank, because the original covering, which was probably leather, had worn away so that when the wheel was being turned metal was knocking against metal. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once all the cleaning and the repair was done, I gave the machine a generous oiling, and also cleaned the body of the machine with a little dab of oil on cotton wool.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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As I expected, perfect! These old 99Ks make a lovely stitch.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" style="text-align: center;" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 367:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Gail for linking up last time with her Fall Mystery Quilt</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2022/01/21/boundary-bays-fall-mystery-quilts/">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirTGj3aM-3-UTT6DoYvitxPNm4nkGYmxw_FwV2kACCyfeejOaKYDSdNNN7z5CHyDY4JQ9XzVtg_rJ8PTQO9iMnb2UnfHvv4Ivbu7727wjW_1cg1HDUIk-nJEDHAOo5f41q4hwhdo0PQp7Unn4vTsm3J_IcrqhToPTzo0zyQORMkUfYo8sfOyqv1JnReA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1024" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirTGj3aM-3-UTT6DoYvitxPNm4nkGYmxw_FwV2kACCyfeejOaKYDSdNNN7z5CHyDY4JQ9XzVtg_rJ8PTQO9iMnb2UnfHvv4Ivbu7727wjW_1cg1HDUIk-nJEDHAOo5f41q4hwhdo0PQp7Unn4vTsm3J_IcrqhToPTzo0zyQORMkUfYo8sfOyqv1JnReA=w400-h349" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b>first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!-- end LinkyTools script -->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-48499932024497083292022-01-20T22:00:00.001+00:002022-01-20T22:00:00.170+00:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 365 - The First Sandwiches<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJD5U9eclkLvXw7UZ7zyxvOcuONHWWxukPxzmnG9Qe8gf7dkvubJJDXTTRhPln2Vo6hcwFmoaYrieiIwvecZ1pzAyJWiWsxv374I6b5UCn7vApwo5KQtKxNtuii_AxH88Ko11pNgXsu_Fv8RFEEjsLnhFigwpO7iBAiH1HrV7tP81aGzM56c822glevQ=s3593" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3551" data-original-width="3593" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJD5U9eclkLvXw7UZ7zyxvOcuONHWWxukPxzmnG9Qe8gf7dkvubJJDXTTRhPln2Vo6hcwFmoaYrieiIwvecZ1pzAyJWiWsxv374I6b5UCn7vApwo5KQtKxNtuii_AxH88Ko11pNgXsu_Fv8RFEEjsLnhFigwpO7iBAiH1HrV7tP81aGzM56c822glevQ=w400-h395" width="400" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Only five sandwiches for the wedding quilt are made so far, and I started with the four corners because they are only about 17 inches square. I thought I would make the smallest pieces first to get myself going.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmohFBeDG0ekhDvNeiULje5e0BUJ2e4ZJjfOGmFOfYa-39ApIb4wDlbj9LY49ekaREAuANPhTiNdnB1H_D_UQ-AtCOddtciqHHx8W70mXTVEPPm5DP3Mc3_V_tVf859row3P74KziqFv4h1uhdExv_ys1gpWkF8rzAfej593Up5U1Fv8cjWlgGkPqBtA=s4169" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3127" data-original-width="4169" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmohFBeDG0ekhDvNeiULje5e0BUJ2e4ZJjfOGmFOfYa-39ApIb4wDlbj9LY49ekaREAuANPhTiNdnB1H_D_UQ-AtCOddtciqHHx8W70mXTVEPPm5DP3Mc3_V_tVf859row3P74KziqFv4h1uhdExv_ys1gpWkF8rzAfej593Up5U1Fv8cjWlgGkPqBtA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a straight line of quilting along the edges of the scrappy strips, which I have sewn with my <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2013/03/meet-my-star-machine.html">1927 Singer 99K</a>. I haven't used this machine since early 2016, which is when I started using my <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-hundred-years-old.html">1916 machine</a> to celebrate its centenary. The old machine has had a good run of six years, and I fancied using the 1927 machine again to add to the enjoyment of making this wedding quilt. Much as I love the 1916 machine, I had forgotten how much smarter the newer machine looks, and how smoothly it runs.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimM-tHxC9RNNxj2xAMGk7dxMtxnTUIwAm-AjH9b-cWKEb6615glwn3KiA2EI2jiFA0RxikMnFpSORuXAGzDRPO5be5ehAlgt7EKzGIp5H1K4Reqd6My65Ze6J154zdGNVaNlH87lTD9psEMGwzR4KctpmPSw_i2Pq8BwRjYeL-lUpXcYwWZMnDpSGNjA=s4896" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimM-tHxC9RNNxj2xAMGk7dxMtxnTUIwAm-AjH9b-cWKEb6615glwn3KiA2EI2jiFA0RxikMnFpSORuXAGzDRPO5be5ehAlgt7EKzGIp5H1K4Reqd6My65Ze6J154zdGNVaNlH87lTD9psEMGwzR4KctpmPSw_i2Pq8BwRjYeL-lUpXcYwWZMnDpSGNjA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just these few lines of straight quilting help keep the sandwich together, so that means fewer quilting pins, and it will be easier to handle when it comes to the free motion quilting. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just another twenty sandwiches to go!</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh152GlgytOsTi39GZqyi0JTN-JnVkwXFIVO_bRLrZHnzOuWTxq-G4pJUrB1ram-VdT5xGUey1WfzNhPwwl9ktxZ6sJIGk4hbDHV0jUkzfaOFMpqayKdlpUDyN9nvBC_CkE1oZ1Lk0uzZOh/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="160" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh152GlgytOsTi39GZqyi0JTN-JnVkwXFIVO_bRLrZHnzOuWTxq-G4pJUrB1ram-VdT5xGUey1WfzNhPwwl9ktxZ6sJIGk4hbDHV0jUkzfaOFMpqayKdlpUDyN9nvBC_CkE1oZ1Lk0uzZOh/w200-h146/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 365:-</b></p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Fréd</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">érique for linking up last time with her baby owl quilt.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/quilt-baby-owl.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7jt3pZVdkqMjpi2UpRIFwW_yRC0x9Gpr-55dSMFifAKP515GZ7H2Or01UYCXU9qTI9qhe-cN04Nk-pLgEL75rPr6gISE1gzSrtQ6swvOQGQ9GGFcHNT5OBgO_4tNXAj0U-rUDcHuYQpP/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7jt3pZVdkqMjpi2UpRIFwW_yRC0x9Gpr-55dSMFifAKP515GZ7H2Or01UYCXU9qTI9qhe-cN04Nk-pLgEL75rPr6gISE1gzSrtQ6swvOQGQ9GGFcHNT5OBgO_4tNXAj0U-rUDcHuYQpP/w320-h400/image.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b>first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-60410134287781148522022-01-06T22:14:00.000+00:002022-01-06T22:14:46.603+00:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 363 - Happy New Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqhj4Pd-c6BUYDmPQvpTls4Y8SzIGzE14Vg_sIJRx2aH34iL1b54qiFWbHz7CNp326WUIByhwYPY7SenezdLe4pSWRRLgb8SKrRB1L46d3EJpxO2Dlk9WWy4UN3jj5Ay9wUCejQvW5ikd/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1183" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqhj4Pd-c6BUYDmPQvpTls4Y8SzIGzE14Vg_sIJRx2aH34iL1b54qiFWbHz7CNp326WUIByhwYPY7SenezdLe4pSWRRLgb8SKrRB1L46d3EJpxO2Dlk9WWy4UN3jj5Ay9wUCejQvW5ikd/w472-h640/image.png" width="472" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The New Year is here, so I wish everyone a Happy New Year for 2022... and it's not over yet, today is the Epiphany, so a very belated Happy Christmas too!</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We have had a very quiet Christmas, which included three trips to the dentist's for my husband and a nice soft slow cooked gammon joint for Christmas dinner. You get the general idea. Plans for a jolly New Year at my brother's place to celebrate his birthday, which is New Year's Eve, were scotched by illness in his family, so we are planning a get together for February instead. The weather has been monumentally dreary, so it has been a great time for staying in and getting on with a bit of sewing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge1LnpLGgvxAoorqKR7HtIaPyCszAkLGeNWuawR4Ve7HGbzYqlZpN56uFAWRHg-FpYZyRyRBvmMd_hkACvVqvfzjFNtQ7puqHCDk1hwaGcr_CLwU2-CAsAMX_Fh7yuQmSDSLGfMwLe75pBCEPT_sNJj1KHpJlP1Be9vrjXSX1edLEiIBihS1qlSTzqYQ=s3682" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3563" data-original-width="3682" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge1LnpLGgvxAoorqKR7HtIaPyCszAkLGeNWuawR4Ve7HGbzYqlZpN56uFAWRHg-FpYZyRyRBvmMd_hkACvVqvfzjFNtQ7puqHCDk1hwaGcr_CLwU2-CAsAMX_Fh7yuQmSDSLGfMwLe75pBCEPT_sNJj1KHpJlP1Be9vrjXSX1edLEiIBihS1qlSTzqYQ=w400-h388" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And here it is, block number 25! The scrappy strips really work, keeping the eye busy between the large areas of plain colour, and I am delighted not to have to fiddle around with scraps again on this project. As I hoped, I had all the blocks pieced by early January, and on Monday I had a trip out to stock up on wadding and backing fabric. I already had a short length of dark yellow, about a quarter of the amount I need, and hoped to be able to find a matching yellow to go with it. All the yellows I found were bad matches, so I decided to buy some dark red and dark purple so I can back the blocks in different colours and put together a bold design on the back. That should make the prospect of making 25 sandwiches a little less daunting.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pCpVbR7aWC75Pmcy5PCfIXRtxyvLO2s9tKghqCH3C-_jIL6YyMJSzQuDDQnk1XN6LVgosWxi3FIUdaALsBg77vXmQoufGZJ8U2cPb-nRlZRCCyV6gXKsStDoCgEpN_lqgBBnj3Bc0Skj/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="160" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pCpVbR7aWC75Pmcy5PCfIXRtxyvLO2s9tKghqCH3C-_jIL6YyMJSzQuDDQnk1XN6LVgosWxi3FIUdaALsBg77vXmQoufGZJ8U2cPb-nRlZRCCyV6gXKsStDoCgEpN_lqgBBnj3Bc0Skj/w200-h146/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 363:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Vivian for linking up with her Civil War Strippie Quilt</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="http://bronxquilter.blogspot.com/2021/12/whooping-it-up-for-fonf-lot-of-fmq-and.html">nip over now</a> and see more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCQpBUYgqCFOHYIAjPQvC0KKkTdvHllbl-pmMV0Kf_RTUHm3i6MZ64yXssV9xOPkhCvkX8uPsoLu4lSEKD2grHuuGWE6wl_WToJS0mrGFuZt5-6UBRNmkn8eTpyJZtJkv_3k06wzhFFOz/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="305" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCQpBUYgqCFOHYIAjPQvC0KKkTdvHllbl-pmMV0Kf_RTUHm3i6MZ64yXssV9xOPkhCvkX8uPsoLu4lSEKD2grHuuGWE6wl_WToJS0mrGFuZt5-6UBRNmkn8eTpyJZtJkv_3k06wzhFFOz/w382-h400/image.png" width="382" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b>first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><br /><br /></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Muvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-13052704753635674742021-12-16T22:58:00.000+00:002021-12-16T22:58:57.284+00:00Free Motion Mavericks - Week 361 - Piecing Blocks<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOhCgX1lyO1igVS0KLeACD2EMogpc69zzCsv7hcX0Qbs9GnjzeCKN5O5tdia_arb6LYv1bNPq8Q6puo89EE4aaQYlheJN3tzpu7hJIxHdTQ3GJiURGZRs2L08GfwpbePkbN2q7OGIkNNUz6UtL6yYuLSsMNH9ntqzSjGbAQVqhe5_zkSXCWir54SnLFg=s4169" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3127" data-original-width="4169" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOhCgX1lyO1igVS0KLeACD2EMogpc69zzCsv7hcX0Qbs9GnjzeCKN5O5tdia_arb6LYv1bNPq8Q6puo89EE4aaQYlheJN3tzpu7hJIxHdTQ3GJiURGZRs2L08GfwpbePkbN2q7OGIkNNUz6UtL6yYuLSsMNH9ntqzSjGbAQVqhe5_zkSXCWir54SnLFg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Unsurprisingly, today has not been a good day for taking photos, so the best I can do is an ironing board shot, looking all the world like the view from a model aeroplane coming in for a crash landing. I have a definite love-hate relationship with the <a href="https://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.com/2021/12/scrappy-strips.html">scrappy strips</a>. They take ages to make, fiddling around with dog-eared scraps, but without them the blocks would be dull and uninspiring. The narrow blue strip in the middle of the photo was made with a strip a little less than an inch wide, a bit of irregular selvedge trimmed from a piece years ago. I keep things for years, wondering why I bother, and then end up glad I didn't bin them.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I am now well on the way with piecing the blocks for the wedding quilt, having finished eight blocks and reached the stage where I have a system going. Just when most people are finishing off projects in time for Christmas, I am just starting and have no deadline to worry about. We have a quiet Christmas ahead of us, so I am glad to have a project to keep me busy. I only wish I had more photos to show, but with weather so dull and overcast that I need the light on in the house for me to be able to sew, the camera can't capture the colours and do them justice. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbxhDU1JyqW6blA8jElLBTg5N58ROvKSU4qbFd5-eKWJIH3bmMS3oDjAw6lZ-DyC9jYGyujDSKNjGKJb-u17zGyfci-OZRvnhS5T3AuHFJuqeZIJD7oln4wGWe7yZaaEitFnWFf5L2ck/s1600/Logo3a-final-small.JPG" /></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Here goes for Week 361:-</b><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks to Gail for linking up last time with her latest finishes</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen her blog post yet, <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2021/12/02/tgiff-and-another-2-small-finishes/">nip over now</a> and see more.</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCq13ZPQZ4pgBibHFh5GkD3TdgSbE2_ljILaEQq744M73JpvIWaF2uoLcoumaBuw6Afb0sv7CUHDaIagR0CZjpTmyJZ942tzp1z3U1W_sqYgULc5cvXoKUn2W02D5D5qhsrkTVu5hL2tt/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="834" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCq13ZPQZ4pgBibHFh5GkD3TdgSbE2_ljILaEQq744M73JpvIWaF2uoLcoumaBuw6Afb0sv7CUHDaIagR0CZjpTmyJZ942tzp1z3U1W_sqYgULc5cvXoKUn2W02D5D5qhsrkTVu5hL2tt/w325-h400/image.png" width="325" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #990000;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #005300;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000;">f you have no free motion quilting to show, feel free to link up and show any project you like. Here are the usual rules, but feel free to ignore them. To keep the original emphasis, however, preference will be given to free motion quilting when featuring projects from the previous week.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><strong>If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><b></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">2. Link back to this post in your own post.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments </span><span face="">box.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The link up will remain open for five days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Tuesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: quot; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><b>So far quilters from the USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, Macau, Russia, Ireland, Brazil and Sweden have taken part. T</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b>first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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