tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619283629310056762024-03-17T23:01:06.626-04:00Cheryl Lynch QuiltsCheryl Lynch Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01131391501006954258noreply@blogger.comBlogger888125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361928362931005676.post-53701640552885601702020-05-04T19:38:00.000-04:002020-05-04T19:38:38.625-04:00Did You Hear I Have A Fabric Line?I'm not sure how many of you follow me on social media, such as Facebook or Instagram. It is very easy to post a snapshot in time on social media. Blogging is better to tell a story. Having said that, I do post a lot more on IG and FB. It's quick and easy and the feedback from readers is immediate.<br />
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I recently shared that I am now a fabric designer with Hoffman International. You won't be surprised to learn that it's a mosaic print based on batiks. There are 16 SKUs or colorways.</div>
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The name of the collecction is Mosaic Masterpiece. Here's an unboxing video:</div>
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I wasn't too excited, was I?</div>
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I am currently working on patterns to feature the fabric. Pattern designers have different ways of working. I used my Queen Bee Mini Mosaic Quilt and turned it into an applique pattern, </div>
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The applique Queen Bee Mosaic Masterpiece pattern will feature 2 sizes. The small one is a wallhanging (about 20" x 24")</div>
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and the large size will make a nice crib quilt, measuring about 36"x48".</div>
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The large one has a Curvalicious border.</div>
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Much easier when the fabric looks like tiny pieces of fabric mosaics.</div>
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Actually, both of those quilts are digital images. </div>
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Here are two of the small quilts that I made with the fabric, for sales rep samples.</div>
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The fabric will arrive in your local quilt shop in October. (But I may do a giveaway or 2 before then.)</div>
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I will keep working on the patterns (there will be 5) and they will be available in July.</div>
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One more thing. I'm offering a 3 hour Mini Mosaic workshop on Zoom on Saturday, 5/9. It's $25 and you will be working on your own project. If you need one, order it soon and I will ship it out immediately and you will have it by Saturday.</div>
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Click <a href="http://www.juntospace.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to find the class.</div>
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Click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cheryllynchquilts" target="_blank">HERE</a> to purchase a pattern or kit.</div>
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Cheryl Lynch Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01131391501006954258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361928362931005676.post-82537321242950610062020-04-21T13:00:00.001-04:002020-04-21T13:00:12.183-04:00How To Create A Scalloped Border For Your QuiltIn my last blog post I shared my most recent mosaic quilt, "Whitney Lake". If you missed it, you can find it <a href="https://cheryllynchquilts.blogspot.com/2020/04/my-newest-mosaic-art-quilt.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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It really makes a plain border, very elegant and special.</div>
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I used it on my quilt, "South of France", as the inner border:</div>
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and on my first large mosaic quilt," Keyfetti Fish", created while wintering in Key West. This border is scalloped and a facing was used to finish the edge. (It was photographed on a black background.)</div>
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I have used a few diffferent methods to create a scalloped border for a quilt. The key to them all is, <a href="http://www.curvalicious.net/" target="_blank">Curvalicious</a>.It's a cutting guide I developed about 5 years ago. I designed it to make curved looking quilts, but I found out that I could use it for amazing and complex looking borders.</div>
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It measures 24" long. Th<a href="http://www.curvalicious.net/" target="_blank">e Curvalicious website</a> shares lots of ways to use it as well as a link to my YouTube video demoing it as a border tool.</div>
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When the quilt's dimensions are divisble by 6, a mitered border might be the best method to use. Otherwise, the method I used for Whitney Lake works well and is pretty simple.</div>
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First, I added a 4" border all the way around the quilt.</div>
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After quilting the border, scallop the border using Curvalicious and a 28mm rotary cutter.<br />
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It is a bit of a challenge to cut through all the layers, but it's so worth it. Sometimes you need a little scissors help. To achieve balanced corners, make sure you stop about 6" from the edge.<br />
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Using tracing paper or parchment paper, or any paper you can see through, create a curved corner. I fold the paper in half to make sure it's symmetrical. I use that template to trim each corner.</div>
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Then I made a 2" strip of bias binding. After stitching it to the front with 1/4" seam allowance, I turned it to the back and with the help of wonder clips, I handstitched it to the back.</div>
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A border that really frames a quilt.</div>
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I have fnished my newest mosaic quilt. I could have named it many things, but I've decided to keep it simple and call it Whitney Lake. We have had a vacation home on Whitney Lake in Hawley, PA for 30 years. There is so much Lynch history there. While our boys were growing up we spent a good part of the summers there. There was swimming and fishing and blueberry picking. There were video games on the rainy days and a gang of boys that hung together and sometimes got into a little mischief. We spent Thanksgiving there and President's weekend ice fishing on the frozen lake. I have wonderful memories of quilt retreats with girlfriends and students. There was a little lull in our visits as the boys got interested in sports and headed off to college. Fortunately, they both dated girls who loved it there too and both of them married those girls lakeside. So it's a place with lots of memories.<br />
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I started the quilt 2 years ago using lots of photos to "stitch" together and construct the scene and thought often about those two empty chairs on our dock. It has been a long road. There was a 1 year hiatus where I just couldn't work on it. Then when I finally returned to working on it I had some issues with the lake water and contrast. (Oh contrast, my nemesis!)<br />
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And now it's done, and it feels good!<br />
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I did debate wether to use a Curvalicious border since all of my mosaic art quilts include it for the border. So I scallopped the border this time and it's just perfect. My next post will have details of the quilting and borders. You can purchase Curvalicious <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cheryllynchquilts" target="_blank">HERE </a>and watch how to use Curvalicious to create an amazing border <a href="https://youtu.be/oKgfr87Vevs" target="_blank">HERE</a>:<br />
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"Whitney Lake"has now entered the inner circle of my most favorite quilts.<br />
And what would a special quilt be without a special label.<br />
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<span class="yiv5607395857">I realize I haven't written a blog post since August, but it was my plan to streamline the writing that I do. I have been doing most of my sharing on FB, IG and in my FB Group. If you want to join my FB Group, click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/473588736621782/requests/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv5607395857">I am writing this post to share a wonderful diversion with all the locations in one place. The Quilt Candy Virtual Trunk Show is located on FB. It started April 1 and runs though the 10th. Each day from noon to 8PM, 60 quilt designers are giving a trunk show with a variety of their quilts for 15 minutes, every hour on the hour. Look at the schedule below and click on the link. I have been keeping my ipad next to my sewing machine with a timer to remind me.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv5607395857">My turn is on April 6, Monday, at 2:00 EST. I'm going to share my Mini Mosaic quilts and the inspiration. Hope you can join me.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv5607395857">I hope you've been staying safe and have plenty of quilting/reading/gardening to do. I've been working on an alphabet instruction book (I'll be sharing the cover quilt during my trunk show) and making quilts with my new fabric line that I will be able to share soon.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv5607395857">April 5 12pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>Ebony Love<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/LoveBugStudios/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/LoveBugStudios/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" /></span><span class="yiv5607395857">April 5 1pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bill Locke </span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/bill.locke.96" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/bill.locke.96</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 5 2pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Marlene Oddie<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/kissedquilts/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/kissedquilts/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 5 3pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sandy Fitzpatrick<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/HissyfitzDesigns" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/HissyfitzDesigns</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 5 4pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Reed Johnson<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/BlueBearQuilts/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BlueBearQuilts/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 5 5pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Diane Harris<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/stashbandit/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/stashbandit/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 5 6pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 5 7pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Kathryn LeBlanc/Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/dragonflysquiltingdesignstudio" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/dragonflysquiltingdesignstudio</a><span class="yiv5607395857">April 5 8pm EST</span></div>
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<span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 6 12pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Becca Fenstermaker<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/prettypiney/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/prettypiney/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 6 1pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Cherry Guidry<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/CherryBlossomsQuiltingStudio" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CherryBlossomsQuiltingStudio</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 6 2pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Cheryl Lynch<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="http://www.facebook.com/CherylLynchFiberArts" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/CherylLynchFiberArts</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 6 3pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Annie Smith<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/anniesmithqs" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/anniesmithqs</a></div>
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<span class="yiv5607395857">April 6 4pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 6 5pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Reeze Hanson<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/Morningglorydesigns/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Morningglorydesigns/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 6 6pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 6 7pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>Melissa Marginet<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/melissa.marginet.quilter/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/melissa.marginet.quilter/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" /></span><span class="yiv5607395857">April 6 8pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" /><br class="yiv5607395857" /><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 7</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/4272307" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;" title="Follow Cheryl Lynch Quilts on Bloglovin"><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 7 12pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Margaret Willingham/ Eye of the Beholder Quilt Design<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></a><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/EyeoftheBeholderQuilt/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/EyeoftheBeholderQuilt/</a><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 7 1pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Kate Colleran/Seams Like A Dream Design<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/SeamsLikeaDreamQuilts/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SeamsLikeaDreamQuilts/</a><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 7 2pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Barbara Cline<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/barbara.cline.520" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/barbara.cline.520</a><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 7 3pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Barbara Persing<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/bpquilts/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/bpquilts/</a><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 7 4pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ms P Designs USA/ Sharon Andersen<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/MsPDesignsUSA/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MsPDesignsUSA/</a><br />
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<span class="yiv5607395857">April 7 5pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 7 6pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 7 7pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span class="yiv5607395857">Diane Harris<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/stashbandit/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/stashbandit/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" /></span><span class="yiv5607395857">April 7 8pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Christa Watson<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/christaquilts/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/christaquilts/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" /><br class="yiv5607395857" /><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 8</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/4272307" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;" title="Follow Cheryl Lynch Quilts on Bloglovin"><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 8 12pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tina Dillard/Quilting Affection Designs<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></a><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/quiltingaffectiondesigns/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/quiltingaffectiondesigns/</a><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 8 1pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Raija Salomaa/Quilters' Treasure Chest<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/quilterstreasurechest/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/quilterstreasurechest/</a><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 8 2pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Robin Koehler//NESTLINGS by Robin<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/NestlingsbyRobin/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NestlingsbyRobin/</a><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 8 3pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Terri Vanden Bosch<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/lizardcreekquilting/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lizardcreekquilting/</a><span class="yiv5607395857" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 8 4pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jackie Kunkel<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/cantonvillagequiltworks/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/cantonvillagequiltworks/</a><br />
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<span class="yiv5607395857">April 8 5pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>Leanne Parsons<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/devotedquilterdesigns" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/devotedquilterdesigns</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" /></span><span class="yiv5607395857">April 8 6pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>Laura Piland/Slice of Pi Quilts <a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/sliceofpiquilts/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/sliceofpiquilts/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 8 7pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>Ebony Love<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/LoveBugStudios/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/LoveBugStudios/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 8 8pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tammy Silvers/Tamarinis<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/tamarinis/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/tamarinis/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" /><br class="yiv5607395857" /><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 9</span></div>
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<span class="yiv5607395857">April 9 12pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 9 1pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Nancy Scott<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="http://facebook.com/MasterpieceQ" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">facebook.com/MasterpieceQ</a><span class="yiv5607395857">April 9 2pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jayme Crow/Bella Nonna Design Studio<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 9 3pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class="yiv5607395857" />April 9 4pm EST<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>Jen Frost<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/FaithAndFabric/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/FaithAndFabric/</a><span class="yiv5607395857"><br class="yiv5607395857" /></span><span class="yiv5607395857">April 9 5pm EST </span>Annie Smith<span class="yiv5607395857Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a class="yiv5607395857" href="https://www.facebook.com/anniesmithqs/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/anniesmithqs/</a></div>
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When Don passed away, I received many, many cards in the mail and many, many e-mails with expressions of support, love and sympathy. I appreciated every single one of them.</div>
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I treasured every one and still do. I have kept them in a pile on my kitchen counter. </div>
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I needed a way to store them, but so I could still see them - to be reminded of your support.</div>
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I came upon a tutorial for a fabric basket. Aha!</div>
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I made my basket from 2 -16" squares of my favorite Tula Pink fabric:</div>
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After looking through the cards and re-reading them, I tucked them into the basket and will be looking for the perfect spot for them.</div>
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Thanks you all for your love, support, patience and kindness.</div>
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And don't forget to watch for my newsletter on September 6. I'll be having a storewide sale to celebrate my birthday!</div>
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I was so excited to spend the weekend tending to Loren & Roger's farm. </div>
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They named the farm after us! Double (Don) Clover (Cheryl) and love. </div>
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They have been working hard to turn the fields into pasture and tending to the chickens, roosters, ducks and THREE pigs! The pigs were the size of Bailey when Loren brought them home. But now they are MUCH bigger. Everyone gets along, even Bailey!</div>
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I just had to feed them in the morning, evening and tuck them in for the night. I just wanted to make sure that nothing died on my watch.</div>
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I viewed the rest of the days as a Staycation. I completed all my entries for my business bookkeeping. I organized my contract binder and updated my schedule for my lectures and workshops thru 2020 on my website. You can check it out <a href="http://www.cheryllynchquilts.com/schedule.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. And I ordered printed thank you postcards to include with all my Etsy orders. That's something I have wanted to do for a couple of years.</div>
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I've been working on finding a source for pretty tweezers like these:</div>
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I also have created a new Curvalicious top. I'm calling it Curvalicious Mod. Looking for someone to do a smashing job with that negative space. </div>
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The month of August has been quiet. The only travelling I have done is up to the Poconos. So it's been a good time to be working on a really exciting project. I can't share yet, but I will when I can. I'm just hoping it will move forward.</div>
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I had an amazing week. What do these 3 things have in common?</div>
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KINDNESS!!</div>
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Judy Veltidi, who has become a dear friend of mine, from the Warwick Quilt Guild gave me her extra umbrella, because I am never prepared when it's time to unload/load my car during my guild visits. And there I have driven through a lot of rain this Spring. Thank you Judy. </div>
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The scraps of batiks arrived in the mail and what a lovely surprise. Thank you to Kathy Nester, who was one of my first students in my "Design Your Own Mosaic".</div>
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And a heartfelt hug to Rita McLaughlin who sent me a wonderful book, but more importantly a note in which she shared her experience in losing her husband. I gain so much strength from other women who have gone down this path before me.</div>
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This past weekend was the Quilters Unlimited show in Chantilly, VA. I have done this show for 3 years. It's really a wonderful show at a huge venue with lots of great quilts and many vendors. It's organized by a consortium of VA guilds and each guild has a different responsibility. It's one of my best shows. And thanls to this show, I have been invited to many of the guilds as a presenter. </div>
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The invitation to be a vendor arrived while Don was pretty sick. I didn't sign up. I wasn't sure about the future. After he passed away, I received an email from the Vendor Coordinators, Carla and Ellen, with their sympathies and gently asking if I was planning on returning. I told them I just wasn't sure. In their final email, they told me that if I didn't decide by a certain date, that I couldn't have "my spot", but they would always find a place for me no matter when I decided. Their kindness and consideration helped me to decide to take the plunge and return for 2019, and I am so glad that I did. As I wrote in my first sentence "I love my VA quilters".</div>
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They came and they came and they came. Some came to give me a big hug. Some approached and quietly told me how sorry they were. Some brought actual finished projects from my workshops. Some came to show me photos of their finished projects. And some came to tell me to make sure I saw the Mini Mosaic quilts from my workshops in their show. I was overwhelmed with kindness. My heart was bursting. Some of them had meant Don at a quilt show, but they all knew how important he was to me and my success. To say that I was overjoyed that I had decided to come was an overstatement. </div>
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Don used to come with me to all my shows. I would demonstrate either Curvalicious or the Mini Mosaics and he was the cash register. We made a great team, because I was interested in sharing my quilting and he was happy that I was making money doing it. He even attended the shows when he was on the portable oxygen. He was reticent and embarrassed but I told him that anyone who walked away or judged him because of that, I wouldn't want as my customer. It worked and he came. But after a while he just didn't have the strength. I was sad not to have him with me, but I had some wonderful friends that came and helped me. Here's something that not many people know. He was able to monitor my sales as I swiped credit cards. He knew when my first sale was, when it was slow, what was selling and how I was doing by logging onto my Paypal account. It made him feel connected and part of the action. We would debrief every night and he would always say that he wished he could be with me. </div>
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So instead of having my honey with me, I did the next best thing.</div>
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She kept me company underneath my table resting on one of my quilts.</div>
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I feel loved. It's a feeling I don't take for granted anymore.</div>
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I'm writing this on Mother's Day. I am so lucky to have 2 sons that get it. They have wrapped me up in their arms and shown me an amazing love. They have grown into such wonderful men.</div>
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Their father would be so pleased.</div>
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My DIL shared this post on her IG feed.</div>
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Love that girl!</div>
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This morning was breakfast out at one of my favorite restaurants - White Dog Cafe, in Wayne. You gotta love a restaurant that has a dog theme.</div>
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And there was this needlepoint pillow on the booth seat next to me that look exactly like my girlfriend!</div>
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It's been a whirlwind. I just returned from the Arapahoe County Quilt Guild outside of Denver. </div>
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A few week ago, my wonderful SIL passed away. Her name was Barbara Lynch Rodgers. </div>
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Her laugh lit up a room.</div>
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I am so excited that I can share my secret sewing project. I started working on this quilt just a few weeks after Don passed. It was a simple, easy peasy quilt. Most of the fabrics were in my stash. It really was therapeutic sewing. Not too much thinking and lots of blocks. My mind was focused on just sewing.</div>
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I was inspired by a photo that was posted on on the website <a href="http://www.quiltylove.com/">www.quiltylove.com</a> .It was a remake of a traditional block done in a modern style. Emily was kind enough to share the link to the original designers blog that had a free tutorial. Thank you Sew Inspired. You can find the directions<a href="http://www.sewinspiredblog.com/2010/02/chicken-quilt-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank"> HERE</a>.</div>
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This quilt is a housewarming gift for my son and his wife. They have had chickens for a while, generously sharing the eggs. They moved to a larger house with enough land to increase their livestock community. The chickens and ducks adapted well to their new home. I'm looking forward to the new residents.<br /></div>
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I gave it to them this weekend, so I can finally share it. My DIL loves orange and their new grey couch is the perfect setting. I made too many blocks and thought a pillow would be perfect.</div>
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Of course, Bailey had to get in on the action.</div>
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And then we had to see if the chickens liked it.</div>
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Thanks to a visit from Helen Ernst, a genius with a longarm, I was able to quilt it with my lonely and seldom used Gammill.</div>
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On March 21st, I was reminded of my love of quilters, quilt guilds and why I love what I do. I drove to Fairfax, VA early in the morning, in the dark and pouring rain to the Fairfax chapter of Quilters Unlimited. It took me a little more than 3 hours, but that;s how I deal with Washington DC traffic and not having to be apart from Bailey any longer than I have to. How can I leave this adorable face?</div>
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My talk was titled "Turn Travel Into Treasures" and the focus of it is how travel has inspired lots of my quilts. Some of them are representational and others use a design element. Some of them are full size quilts and others are small framed ones. Some are made from cotton and others from silk and many combinations inbetween. It brought me such joy to share my warm memories of travels with Don. And I was proud of myself because I didn't cry once and didn't even tear up! I loved how they displayed my quilts in the choir section of the church after I talked about them. The members were</div>
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I think I have talked about fear before, but it is still present. I find it amazing that even though on the surface I appeared fiercely independent, it's because my husband was at home empowering me, smoothing out my travel plans, packaging my patterns and kits, running my shipping department, always knowing the best way to ship anything anywhere in the world. So I have been taking little steps to gain an independent sensibility, just like when i painted the fireplace. After owning a longarm for 2 years and only quilting 2 quilts, I signed up for a longarm class at the AQS Lancaster quilt show by myself. It felt good to learn a new skill in Rulers for Rookies with Lisa Calle.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f4tD8DGiWF39SW3bRc4-XAvFYHZEHNP22zhMaMgJKnv8omKep7n16MM2T9cXg8hc59Pb9epTrqguyFYRxkF-lkjZ17HLokh7BZUWXHdc2P9c-FaYU9cxOXuDv3eJH3iSwXDgqdhx1F4/s1600/lisa+calle.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f4tD8DGiWF39SW3bRc4-XAvFYHZEHNP22zhMaMgJKnv8omKep7n16MM2T9cXg8hc59Pb9epTrqguyFYRxkF-lkjZ17HLokh7BZUWXHdc2P9c-FaYU9cxOXuDv3eJH3iSwXDgqdhx1F4/s400/lisa+calle.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
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The room was filled with Longarms and each one was shared by 2 people. We each worked on a printed panel.</div>
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Thank you for travelling on this journey with me. I hope I have helped some of you, because writing about and identifying my feelings have certainly helped me.</div>
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Sherri Noel has included such fun projects. The other bloggers made such wonderful interpretations. I chose to make the <span style="background-color: yellow;">sewing</span> machine pad. Below is the photo from the book.<br />
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It was perfect for this adorable new fabric that I had just bought at <a href="http://www.mystitchcentral.com/" target="_blank">Stitch Central</a>..<br />
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I had to widen the sewing pad a little to fit the panel, but it came out so cute. </div>
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It's the most adorable fabric. It's also available with cats. I just love the flower bouquets in their hair.<br />
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Do you want some of this fabric and live too far away from Stitch Central in PA, you can call them or here's the selvage if you want to search on line.<br />
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So what would a blog hop be without a <span style="background-color: yellow;">giveaway</span>? Leave a comment sharing whether you prefer adding words to your quilts using applique or piecing it? If you haven't done it yet, this book will be a real inspiration for you, so tell me which one you'll use first. The winner will receive the book, TEXT IT! from Martingale and 2 spools of thread from Aurifil. <span style="background-color: yellow;"> The final day to enter is Sunday 3/17. I'll pick a winner at midnight.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">For the wrap up of the hop, head to Sherri Noel's<a href="https://www.rebeccamaedesigns.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> blog</span> </a>tomorrow for the final giveaway.</span><br />
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I'll spare you from talking about my grief journey in this post. Let's just work on winning this giveaway!<br />
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I'm participating in a blog hop for a book called TEXT IT! by Sherri Noel.</div>
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I really love words and fonts and letters and have over the years come up with many ways to include them on my quilts, so I was excited when someone wrote a book sharing lots of quilts with words.</div>
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My project is the sewing machine mat. As a sneak peek, Sherri made this pin for me to share.</div>
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I'll share my project on the blog hop on Friday March 15th, along with 2 other bloggers. Until then there are bloggers sharing their projects. The hop has already started and every day each blogger will be giving away a copy of the book and 2 spools of Aurifil thread. So make sure that you visit the other bloggers to win a copy of the book. I'll share my project on Friday. Here's the remainder of the hop.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">JOANNE HARRIS - <a href="http://www.quiltsbyjoanne.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration-line: none;">WWW.QUILTSBYJOANNE.BLOGSPOT.CA</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">ANDY KNOWLTON - <a href="http://www.abrightcorner.com/" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration-line: none;">WWW.ABRIGHTCORNER.COM</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">SANDRA STARLEY - <a href="http://www.utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration-line: none;">WWW.UTAHQUILTAPPRAISER.BLOGSPOT.COM</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">KATIE BOCK - <a href="http://www.sewingwithkatie.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration-line: none;">WWW.SEWINGWITHKATIE.BLOGSPOT.COM</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">ALLA BLANCA - <a href="http://www.rainbowsbunniescupcakes.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration-line: none;">WWW.RAINBOWSBUNNIESCUPCAKES.BLOGSPOT.COM</a></span></div>
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If you are new to my blog and wonder what my quilting specialty is, I love to invent tools and techniques and share them with other quilters.</div>
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Curvalicious was the first tool and using fusible applique, you can make curved looking quilts easily.</div>
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Check it out at<a href="http://www.curvalicious.net/" target="_blank"> www.Curvalicious.net.</a></div>
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Recently, I designed these adorable Mini Mosaic quilts that are so much fun to make whether you're 8 or 80. You can see lots of them in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cheryllynchquilts" target="_blank">ETSY shop</a>.</div>
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As a recent widow, I realized I didn't have a safety net. I'm impetuous and I leap into new situations. But, I always had someone to catch me, to fix it and to get me out of jams. I don't like being afraid and find it leads to tears - lots of tears. I decided to try and empower myself and decided to paint my fireplace brick. I have wanted to do it for 3 years, to brighten my family room. Don was the painter. He agreed to do it, but never had enough energy. About a year ago, my DIL volunteered to do it, but I was worried the smell would bother his sensitive respiratory system. <br />
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The problem with social media is everyone puts on their best face. Their life is wonderful and perfect. Their children are perfect. They are married to the love of their life. Their house is always ready for a photo op. It really gives us all such unrealistic expectations. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s early morning. I’m sitting in his recliner. Bailey is asleep on my lap. Henry is asleep upstairs. I’ll search for a project to do today. I hope I can find a distraction and try to continue to put one foot in front of the other or is it 2 steps forward and one step back? I think I need to go make something.</span></div>
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At the beginning of the week, I worked on my project for a blog hop for this new book: Text It! by Sherri Noel, who blogs as <a href="http://www.rebeccamaedesigns.com/" target="_blank">rebeccamaedesign</a>s. </div>
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The project I chose was perfect for the dog panel fabric that I bought at Stitch Central a few weeks ago. You'll have to wait for the blog tour. I'm at the end! I'll keep you posted. I do have another idea for it. I'm just crazy about it.</div>
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I bought the pattern "Dogs with Sweaters" a couple of years ago. I bought it to make a gift for a friend in Key West. Dachshunds are very popular there and this friend owns 2! On New Year's Eve day, there's a parade down Duval St of dachshunds and their owners. Some are dressed in costumes and some are au naturelle. They invite all dogs to be an honorary dachshund for the day.<br />
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It starts at noon and it's a short parade due to the shortness of their legs (LOL)!<br />
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After being spectators for a couple of years, Bailey became an honorary one and we marched in the parade, in a very appropriate costume.</div>
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The original pattern by Elizabeth Hartman is named Dogs in Sweaters. <br />
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Since I was making it for a resident of Key West, I dressed the dog in a tropical shirt. The dilemma was the direction of the print. Logical vs eye pleasing?<br />
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And of course Bailey had to get in on the action. I call this photo "Dog on Dog".<br />
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I'm heading down to Key West in April and I can't wait to gift it.<br />
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I should be in Key West now, but couldn't bear to go alone. We actually made the difficult decision to release our rental hold on our place back in October, because the trip would have been too difficult and we didn't want to be so far from Don's doctors, and what if he worsened while we there? It certainly turned out to be the right decision. <br />
This April trip was planned for a while. Don wanted me to go, because he couldn't fly. We had major work done to our place. We had never seen it, so the plan was for me to go down in April, when it wasn't rented, to check it out. Back then, I invited my DIL to come with me. Now I'm so relieved that she is coming with Henry and my son, because I am so afraid to go. All the wonderful memories from sitting on our porch to courtyard dinners to all the restaurants and art classes, riding my bike and the sunshine. It was a special way to spend the Winter. I am so grateful.Cheryl Lynch Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01131391501006954258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361928362931005676.post-68099671579996286582019-02-06T16:20:00.001-05:002019-02-06T16:20:55.958-05:00Grieving with Gratitude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My DIL's mother is undergoing chemo for breast cancer. I wanted to make her something to let her know I was thinking of her and rooting for her wellness. A wonderful friend of mine (Thank you Jeanette) suggested I make these small pillows to protect the sensitive area by the port when wearing a seat belt. </div>
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I found a few places with sketchy directions. There were even some for sale on Etsy. I thought I would share my easy peasy way of Chemo Port Pillows. </div>
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I liked using fun and cheerful fabrics. Who wouldn't smile every time they buckled up seeing some colorful flamingos. You don't need much.</div>
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Pin the Velcro in place, overlapping the edges, making sure only one side is in the seam allowance.</div>
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Place the fabric right sides together. Stitch around with a 1/4" seam allowance leaving a 2" opening at one of the short ends.</div>
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Turn under the 1/4" seam allowance by the opening and press.</div>
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The velcro belts wrap around to keep them in place on the seat belt.</div>
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I made a bunch. I thought she could use them for different cars or different outfits or share with other chemo patients.</div>
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I try to keep busy when I'm not in my studio. Packaging orders from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cheryllynchquilts" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> really keeps my mind occupied. I've learned so much about the best way to ship and how to label. I so appreciate my loyal and new customers. You just don't know how much it means. Thank you.</div>
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I've heard from many friends from the past expressing their condolences. I hooked up with my bicycling friends from years ago. Did I want to go on a hike at Linvilla Orchards for Pie Day? Last day of the sale! I brought my little friend and had a wonderful time just not talking and just thinking about walking up and down the hills without tripping over roots and rocks. Bailey was the star!</div>
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I just never know when sadness will overtake me. Sometimes the memories are hard. The other day I was sitting in the parking lot outside of our Supermarket, crying my heart out, <span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a;">remembering the last time Don went supermarket shopping. I can't even remember how long ago it was. I received a phone call after he was gone about an hour. It was him. “ Could you please come get me?” He was sitting by one of the front doors. He didn’t have the energy to walk any more. It was the last time doing something he loved to do. He so enjoyed shopping and cooking. I then became his shopper with his detailed lists. I didn’t mind at all. I knew how hard it was for him to ask for my help and lose his independence. He’d give me coupons and codes. Sometimes I spent a good amount of time walking up and down the aisles looking for that special new product that neither of us would eat! </span></span></div>
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As I've been decluttering my studio, I've been coming across some UFOs (unfinished objects for you non-quilters). In the past I would have just let them languish - too guilty to throw out, but not interesting enough to finish. But now I view them as mindless sewing. I started opening the drawers in my plastic storage towers. One was filled with red, white and blue fabric. This was perfect to make a veteran's quilt for our quilt guild's charitable projects.</div>
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It really became one big puzzle. I really enjoyed the process. The large setting triangles were used to lengthen the quilt to make it more of a lap size quilt. But if you notice, there is a hole in the center of the quilt. I am probably the only person that decided to create a quilt from the outside in.</div>
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Finished the top measures 42"x63" and now I will pass it off to another quilt guild member to quilt. (Thank you Cindy.) It might be another bunch of years if I was to quilt it.</div>
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My first outing without Bailey and without Henry was to check out a new quilt shop with my dear friend, Joyce Hughes. Joyce lives quite far away. She wanted to visit me and I didn't have the heart to make her drive all the way to my house. A meet up at <a href="https://www.mystitchcentral.com/" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.mystitchcentral.com/" target="_blank">Stitch Central </a>was a great compromise.<br />
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I did have to put on my big girl panties to walk out the door and leave Bailey behind. <br />
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It's a very quaint shop in an historic building. The woodwork and beams are so beautiful. The fabric is located upstairs in the loft.<br />
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On the main floor is yarn and embroidery supplies and the two nicest owners ever.<br />
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Speaking of friends, I have been over whelmed with cards and emails and phone calls. They all mean so much to me with their love and support. In the beginning, I just couldn't leave the house. Staying at home, or cocooning was my security zone. I was so grateful for visits from friends. Being home alone all day makes for a very long day.</div>
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I have changed the focus of my blog to encompass my journey of learning how to be a widow. Honestly I will be treating this like the journal of my life moving forward. It may be hard for you to read. I know it will be hard for me to write, but I am doing this to help myself and anyone else who finds themselves in the position of loss. You know that quilting will be instrumental to this journey.</div>
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It has been 1 month since I lost my partner. It's still hard to be creative. The ideas get jumbled up in my head. I spent a good deal of time decluttering my house, including my studio. So many things were put off, thinking one of us would get to it. The explosion of Mini Mosaics consumed the productive part of our day. We spent so much time in and out of doctor's offices, in and out of hospitals, in and out of Philadelphia. I am so grateful that we explored every avenue and never gave up trying to extend his life. There are no regrets, no what ifs.</div>
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I have been working on mindless sewing projects. I made drawstring bags for a Jewish charity in Rochester. As I cleaned my studio, I came across some partly finished projects that were perfect to work on. The first was this wedge quilt wallhanging made with fabric that I hand dyed. I think I made it about 3 years ago. I had 3 other blocks. If memory serves me correctly, I was going to make a 4 block quilt, but decided it would be too large. I did a circular quilting pattern with my walking foot. It was perfect for my lack of creativity. The walking foot kind of became a metaphor for moving ahead, putting one foot in front of the other.</div>
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Through all of this, so far, my sparks of joy have been Bailey and Henry. Henry got me to leave the house to go to Disney on Ice or the movies or to see the lighted trees in Rose Tree Park or just to pick him up.</div>
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Bailey became my security blanket. I took her with me wherever I could. I thought she would be just as lonely as I was if I left her home alone. What a wonderful companion.</div>
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Day #4 of the 31 Day Blog Writing Challenge. I'm trying my hardest to do this, so I'm keeping short and sweet. It is amazing when I look at the statistics about how many people have read my blog these past 3 days versus how many people were reading them 2 months ago. It's a bit depressing, but I'll keep trying to regain your interest.</div>
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I have visited lots of quilt guilds this past year. Almost all of them I have driven to (and I am starting to enjoy the driving) and then I flew to Florida. The Program Chair picked me up at the airport and she recognized me right away!</div>
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My schedule slows down during the Winter. My last workshop fro the year is this Saturday at Blue House Fabrics in Warminster, MD - SOLD OUT!</div>
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I start traveling and teaching again at the end of March 2019. We usually head to Key West but 2019 will be another year where we're staying up North. I'm looking forward to time in my studio to stir my creative juices and maybe learning how to use my 2 year old longarm! I've just hired someone to plow my driveway - so bring it on!</div>
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They both loved this coat and even though it no longer fit, couldn't part with it. So we did some surgery. I cut and trimmed and sewed and stuffed and transformed it into a pillow!<br />
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It was so soft and great to snuggle with. My friend was very happy, indeed.<br />
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This is Day #3 of the 31 day Bloggers Challenge. I am trying to determine if blogging is still relevant with IG and FB. I'm willing to give it a try. To see other bloggers who are participating, visit <a href="http://muppin.com/wordpress/index.php/the-2018-31-day-blog-writing-challenge/">HERE</a>.<br />
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I enjoy embroidering names on gifts. I have been tied up with my Mini Mosaics for quite a while and have little time to do any machine embroidery. My DIL's birthday is soon and she loves white monogrammed towels. I bought the towels a few weeks ago and finally set up my machine to embroider. But, as usual, there was no cooperation. The tension was a mess and I knew it was time to bring my machine to the dealer to be adjusted and cleaned.</div>
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As soon as I arrived home, I set to monogramming the towels. It worked like a charm. Four towels done in an afternoon. I have to wait until after her birthday to share. But I can show you the subsequent projects.</div>
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My favorite baby gift is an embroidered hooded towel. I'm told so often that the child uses it for years and years later. They don't outgrow them. Moms love them. </div>
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A few kids' gifts:<br />
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And a bag made with Henry. He was mesmerized by the stitching.</div>
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I haven't put my machine away yet - thinking about what I can hoop next!</div>
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I cannot believe that is has been over 2 1/2 months since I wrote a blog post. Even before that my posts were intermittent over the past year. It is so easy to post on Instagram and then have it automatically post to FB. The drawback to that is there are lots of photos but very little background information, including info about my inspiration and process. </div>
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Recently, Chereyl Sleboda (aka Muppin) offered up a Blogging challenge to get us lapsed bloggers into the habit of blogging again. Today is my first day. The commitment is to post daily for 31 days. My posts may be short and sweet, but maybe it will get me going again.</div>
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As a heads up, a lot has happened since my last blog post on 9/11/2018. I'll have lots to post but I know they won't be in chronological order. Tomorrow I'll write about my current addiction to machine embroidery.</div>
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I bought the pattern and the recommended stripped batting from <a href="http://www.ohsewsally.com/">Oh Sew Sally</a>, an on line store. The rolls of batting are hard to find and you need 2 of them.<br />
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I started working on the rug with my DIL over Labor Day weekend with my DIL. She was using an orange batik jelly roll that I brought back from Bali for her. The biggest challenge is that everything wants to twist. Avoiding this was my challenge.<br />
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A tip that I saw several times was to stack of these strips and either place them on your lap or the table in front of your machine. Encasing the batting in the strips is very well explained in the pattern. To keep the batting from twisting, I used my paper towel holder.</div>
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And these are all balls . As I rolled mine, I untwisted the tube.</div>
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I was too busy to put the rug together while we were at the lake and I'm glad I waited until I got home where my sewing machine is recessed in a table. The table supported the weight and I was able to fold and roll the rug as it got larger.</div>
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The rug ends up a little wonky and wavy no matter how carefully you stitch. A good steaming at the end flattens it out.</div>
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I can't wait to make another.</div>
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The next set of 3 were for a synagogue in Easton, MD requested by their Rabbi, Peter Hyman, who is a dear friend. They just built a new synagogue and the ark doors look like ocean waves, so they wanted some blue.<br />
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After delivering these 3 covers (some people call them mantles), I put all my effort into developing patterns for my new line of Midi Mosaics. What are Midi Mosaics you ask? They are a larger size of the Mini Mosaics. The batik squares are the same 3/8" size, but the finished project is larger. I'm saving them to unveil at the quilt show in Oaks that's starting on Thursday in Oaks, PA. My booth # is 720. Stop by and check them out. There will be patterns and fabric kits. Sorry for the secrecy. After the show, they will become available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cheryllynchquilts">Etsy shop</a> over time. Here's a sneak peek:</div>
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In between these two movies I have been working on new mosaic patterns that are larger and more complex and finishing the silk dupioni Torah Covers for Germany. (Click on <a href="https://cheryllynchquilts.blogspot.com/2018/06/my-summer-project.html">this link</a> if you want to read about the origin of this commission.)<br />
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These are used from the start of the Jewish High Holidays through the holiday of the harvest, Sukkot.<br />
Here's a close up of the applique panels.<br />
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They sit on top of the torah scrolls<br />
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When I think about the covers that I created finding their home in a synagogue in Germany, it gives me goose bumps.<br />
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