tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105840983379277322024-03-12T15:53:51.077-07:00DBL - Art - Design InspirationDenise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-39043970915304595962024-03-11T09:52:00.000-07:002024-03-11T09:52:50.689-07:00VIRTUAL QUILT FEST DAY 1!🧵🤩💗Sewing Machines Plus (sharing this event!)<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/SMte0AvTNUQ?si=eFDRcOgn-KYypxUi" frameborder="0"></iframe>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-13166075357013932922024-03-02T14:37:00.000-08:002024-03-02T14:37:35.609-08:00I'm participating in IGQuiltFest this year! Here is a bit of Info about it!<p><span style="font-size: large;">Hi!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I am participating in #IGQuiltFest2024 this month, March 2024! It is a 31 day Festival on Instagram, hosted by @amyscreativeside . </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You can take part too, there are prompts for daily posts - and weekly drawings for quilty prizes. It is a fun way to connect with other quilters on Instagram. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I am a bit behind on my posts, I posted my Day 1 Introductions photo today, if you visit @amyscreativeside, you can see the list of posts for the festival, and more information about it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I thought it would be fun to share this bit of information with you!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Many Blessings to you,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk (my instagram page is @dblosczyk)</span></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-35752269814073350122024-02-18T13:15:00.000-08:002024-02-18T13:15:42.383-08:00First project finish of the year! Secret Lives of Pets Panel Quilt!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hi, <br /><br />Hope your year is going well! I have just finished quilting and binding the Secret Lives of Pets Panel quilt (cat themed) and I just need to finish stitching on the label before I send it off to it's recipient.<br /><br />Here is the project and some close ups of the quilting. It is quilted with my Qnique 14+ (15 inch arm) Quilting machine on a frame. I used my own quilting designs, it is all free motion quilting.</span><br /></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaQmxqhU-zWYT1_GniGJOaYPMK-kBkkFXSYBtyAj9gv0jRae16pVyHHmLI0YXXcpK0YF4z9gXCvWjciaHGt-k_lzH_VrRWULwOri7RCcQ8cTYTrk9Ily2NAdpkUoc1LjTla6qvwC9QtfFwGOrH6lFXVolOPGFyOXgoCTzCO3rDmqFu21C48FuK7pAI8vP/s3498/1%20Front%20Gidget%20and%20Chloe%20Denise%20Buchwalter%20Losczyk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Full view Gidget and Chloe Panel quilt" border="0" data-original-height="3498" data-original-width="3198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaQmxqhU-zWYT1_GniGJOaYPMK-kBkkFXSYBtyAj9gv0jRae16pVyHHmLI0YXXcpK0YF4z9gXCvWjciaHGt-k_lzH_VrRWULwOri7RCcQ8cTYTrk9Ily2NAdpkUoc1LjTla6qvwC9QtfFwGOrH6lFXVolOPGFyOXgoCTzCO3rDmqFu21C48FuK7pAI8vP/w366-h400/1%20Front%20Gidget%20and%20Chloe%20Denise%20Buchwalter%20Losczyk.jpg" width="366" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Full view Gidget and Chloe Panel Quilt</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJhUmIcaLd2I8ZD3NSmkT0nS-m-cD3H21plA1lMjO1xhPxwc8HUOPOpfTlpGRkekpvSFNceyOXQA31AA0V4kdCBWzu5ud-TMLHBfiQzzmAEulSEhg8DOfiIcI7GDB0AwpI-SVpBH85-PRjuLR_AQ097dJsXazeOTsXfoXiy0QMzr03PumTrkag9-3O80y/s5152/DSCN6732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Corner view of quilt" border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJhUmIcaLd2I8ZD3NSmkT0nS-m-cD3H21plA1lMjO1xhPxwc8HUOPOpfTlpGRkekpvSFNceyOXQA31AA0V4kdCBWzu5ud-TMLHBfiQzzmAEulSEhg8DOfiIcI7GDB0AwpI-SVpBH85-PRjuLR_AQ097dJsXazeOTsXfoXiy0QMzr03PumTrkag9-3O80y/w400-h300/DSCN6732.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Corner View of quilt<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6o8o1uM2WkIhrYhFNxNXEgX0_ofRgJ8EdvRegveKcm5KNqpz1RbQbJthZgZm7p-iNNCMoOY3GqmC19LLGo2YnPG9Fl6CNXBKS2n47JP_dP21AGKXp7fPL4fB0njvbbRtejQiWnZYSX8A7wqejh6EyFl7t4yu6jWE3dEXHVrO8OnQi65sebCCChyr-Qwa/s3600/3%20Front%20Detail%20Gidget%20and%20Chloe%20Denise%20Buchwalter%20Losczyk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="View of quilt - detail of Sulky Cat Yarn Ball embroidery design" border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6o8o1uM2WkIhrYhFNxNXEgX0_ofRgJ8EdvRegveKcm5KNqpz1RbQbJthZgZm7p-iNNCMoOY3GqmC19LLGo2YnPG9Fl6CNXBKS2n47JP_dP21AGKXp7fPL4fB0njvbbRtejQiWnZYSX8A7wqejh6EyFl7t4yu6jWE3dEXHVrO8OnQi65sebCCChyr-Qwa/w400-h300/3%20Front%20Detail%20Gidget%20and%20Chloe%20Denise%20Buchwalter%20Losczyk.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sulky Cat Yarn Ball embroidery design<br /><br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfbsJXoKTkwnkmGpauxDmyLk4fdlsEAHmtG3WpCCt84qg2hQGdhg2DDwnHxrClmC1ZKyspOirD-9vy9KaR5uqUk7N23hMZ5EfqIf8AjI6XwyZguqNo9zRdUr4C3gAq331jhkKch1ruaxo0yea7oO6zjyhcNCncm6P27VDrUSWsEFYXf7-tQhWtPJ9a1V7/s5152/DSCN6736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chloe detail - quilting" border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfbsJXoKTkwnkmGpauxDmyLk4fdlsEAHmtG3WpCCt84qg2hQGdhg2DDwnHxrClmC1ZKyspOirD-9vy9KaR5uqUk7N23hMZ5EfqIf8AjI6XwyZguqNo9zRdUr4C3gAq331jhkKch1ruaxo0yea7oO6zjyhcNCncm6P27VDrUSWsEFYXf7-tQhWtPJ9a1V7/w400-h300/DSCN6736.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chloe Detail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I used a Towa Gage to set the tension in my bobbin and that was a great help. It is quilted with 50 weight Superior Thread and 80 weight Wonderfil DecoBob thread in the bobbin (it is my go to bobbin thread!). I wanted to use up a bit of my thread stash when working on the quilt.<br /><br />The yo-yo embellishments were left over yo-yos with inserts from the Spot-on Pillow project I made for Love of Quilting magazine. (You can read about it in one of my previous blog entries! You can make one too!) </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This quilt has been a joy to work on, and I loved playing with color and fabrics in my stash.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can read more about the process in my previous blog entries!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What are you working on? Leave a comment if you like!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope this little quilt brings some inspiration to you!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-87955034607795335732024-01-12T14:23:00.000-08:002024-01-12T14:23:26.808-08:00Welcome to a New Year 2024!<div class="separator"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greetings!<br /><br />I hope you are doing well and having a good start to the New Year. </span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I have pretty much stopped making a list of New Year's Resolutions, but I do have an ongoing list of projects I am working towards finishing or hope to start.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sometimes this list gets interrupted by opportunities that come along. I think it is good to remain open to new possibilities, especially when it comes to creativity.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That way, life always remains interesting! I do have a few things I want to continue doing: keep taking at least 4,000 steps a day, and perhaps a few more! I don't want to put myself under a lot of pressure, but I do want to continue to be healthy and improve my health a bit too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think life is an ongoing process, aside from the calendar!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing you all a great New Year 2024. May every day be a start to a new beginning for you too!<br /><br /><br />Here are some photos of projects in process in my studio:<br /><br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0IVOd-fdjbWiVK8mLW0jF70vIFGzlJztZeKWZkDXGUCbh2FQwT2dN5EbEtMg_Dqtq2IAlbbDBilMimZIwVaMm0stzgDot6taK6imxuWBjuqkFR7o-ajvbGpFmtLsUIqb3F6pFVemi0c1CLW0NhnmYDvw_I3k1_0JvApXV0PyQl4mmygi_5TfLilp5B-fN" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="1331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0IVOd-fdjbWiVK8mLW0jF70vIFGzlJztZeKWZkDXGUCbh2FQwT2dN5EbEtMg_Dqtq2IAlbbDBilMimZIwVaMm0stzgDot6taK6imxuWBjuqkFR7o-ajvbGpFmtLsUIqb3F6pFVemi0c1CLW0NhnmYDvw_I3k1_0JvApXV0PyQl4mmygi_5TfLilp5B-fN=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fun panel gift quilt - I'm almost done quilting it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fzyNk_Qkb_5yeflHVXS4ByshtH42-EoCcOF0a5Nf656QbR_Q_xnENk1JDf7yYkCcUgg8JyAhVlxnWRPDvOEgOLuKRnsttKCFjB6QbEQW29TuzGrwYFjR89OaQvBgESZvdM5BogA2z_nBGb82cy3xaFkkJ2mrzP9GhHtMXMfyJHnUWbdxIbt84jCKPW-D/s5152/DSCN4548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fzyNk_Qkb_5yeflHVXS4ByshtH42-EoCcOF0a5Nf656QbR_Q_xnENk1JDf7yYkCcUgg8JyAhVlxnWRPDvOEgOLuKRnsttKCFjB6QbEQW29TuzGrwYFjR89OaQvBgESZvdM5BogA2z_nBGb82cy3xaFkkJ2mrzP9GhHtMXMfyJHnUWbdxIbt84jCKPW-D/w400-h300/DSCN4548.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Improvisational Tumbler quilt - I have a bit of hand quilting to finish on it, <br />and some applique to add!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Check out my previous blog entries for more information on these 2 projects. I'm looking forward to getting them completed this year (soon)!<br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings to you, wishes for a healthy, creative New Year!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-3496621339272200192023-12-02T00:30:00.000-08:002023-12-02T12:41:39.136-08:00Gidget and Chloe, Secret Life of Pets Panel Quilt - a bit about my process in making this quilt!<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hi!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thought I would write a bit about the most recent gift quilt I have been working on. It is a Panel quilt, the center panel is "Gidget and Chloe" from <i>"The Secret Life of Pets"</i> Movie. I purchased the panel a while back, with the thought of practicing my free motion quilting on it, and it just makes sense to make it into a quilt too!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwSDrXUIydWsar5pt84ZzEJO0rXI4bXkNlvWfG1fexS98tNRMEZJKhuFUvqMTIjzH5nKNqHhm0nL15gNykTw68JstQpqUs2W7oOJJod013cWo36H7uFrJi-SJKdH1JoJdqRF-KS2JUWLxX-M797ghQPk0xjJeRWpuYLgX0ah1EDZUSI55KJpcWmacuYx9/s1775/1%20Gidget%20and%20Chloe%20Cat%20Quilt.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="1331" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwSDrXUIydWsar5pt84ZzEJO0rXI4bXkNlvWfG1fexS98tNRMEZJKhuFUvqMTIjzH5nKNqHhm0nL15gNykTw68JstQpqUs2W7oOJJod013cWo36H7uFrJi-SJKdH1JoJdqRF-KS2JUWLxX-M797ghQPk0xjJeRWpuYLgX0ah1EDZUSI55KJpcWmacuYx9/w480-h640/1%20Gidget%20and%20Chloe%20Cat%20Quilt.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finished Gidget and Chloe quilt top on my design wall.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm making this quilt for a young cat lover, so I added some cat embroidery on purple fabrics which coordinate with the center panel. I chose various shades of purple for variety. The embroidery was completed using my Brother SE2000 machine and my Bernette B79 machine. I added the Brother machine to my studio this past June, so I have been trying out its features. I used designs from Bernina and Brother for the embroideries. I also used a Sulky Yarn Ball Cat embroidery on the quilt - it is in the top left and lower right borders. I added text to some of the embroideries and combined flowers and butterfly designs with the cats. The pink border has a small butterfly print on it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-UYyLQGl2SlE0NrAPO4_hcHhi-tjLdrxnkNCpL3_Hp3kW_ilFzOoQlXYeY5o0M1SoQpWeD4mr0LIiGdl63WMXEs_IMmRv8B45U4fKw_LYiDdyh2xp_g-9PejP8A3OefBVVKfek4OryUkgnt_4CRFX5fpay1Q1u7vCuKwdIIA0Ot4bo7ApYFcR6wvCgj3/s1000/1%20Yarn%20Ball%20Cat%20Detail%20on%20Panel%20Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-UYyLQGl2SlE0NrAPO4_hcHhi-tjLdrxnkNCpL3_Hp3kW_ilFzOoQlXYeY5o0M1SoQpWeD4mr0LIiGdl63WMXEs_IMmRv8B45U4fKw_LYiDdyh2xp_g-9PejP8A3OefBVVKfek4OryUkgnt_4CRFX5fpay1Q1u7vCuKwdIIA0Ot4bo7ApYFcR6wvCgj3/w400-h300/1%20Yarn%20Ball%20Cat%20Detail%20on%20Panel%20Quilt.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sulky Yarn Ball embroidery design on quilt</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PALLoxkNmd0i9JFWzVuDxuC21tCm_IpJaImX4zjmRrog77lSFgi4WycEOizn-UYXq5lvgCWZRZIm8MdmjO_hQGV5frQEwZD6PF4AznWKS5hEWA0YR2bpOG1JIkXls7LoMKFMlGDyyDSi_4wY32eWYotIV5e-4AqDuUXjpPmk262_alPWzzQYsjkCTjDe/s1333/2%20Detail%20on%20Panel%20Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PALLoxkNmd0i9JFWzVuDxuC21tCm_IpJaImX4zjmRrog77lSFgi4WycEOizn-UYXq5lvgCWZRZIm8MdmjO_hQGV5frQEwZD6PF4AznWKS5hEWA0YR2bpOG1JIkXls7LoMKFMlGDyyDSi_4wY32eWYotIV5e-4AqDuUXjpPmk262_alPWzzQYsjkCTjDe/w300-h400/2%20Detail%20on%20Panel%20Quilt.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt detail, rose embroidery</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3rzECApe6_xG6MPxLbRkzDJjGGOnfAVAscgbckS02XezHW5623piaj0WimHv3wPPmo5kTO56k_z4-xdg3ZZbFcJH3vLVgCDo-80mRIo7tV_Le9bM8p2O6mGdYCz-y79_N2nki-BBudgMd2udcKd_j-jz0eVxSoXfvEt7cZhTGQQSLhGMxS72I9m4jyDo/s1333/3%20Detail%20on%20Panel%20Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3rzECApe6_xG6MPxLbRkzDJjGGOnfAVAscgbckS02XezHW5623piaj0WimHv3wPPmo5kTO56k_z4-xdg3ZZbFcJH3vLVgCDo-80mRIo7tV_Le9bM8p2O6mGdYCz-y79_N2nki-BBudgMd2udcKd_j-jz0eVxSoXfvEt7cZhTGQQSLhGMxS72I9m4jyDo/w300-h400/3%20Detail%20on%20Panel%20Quilt.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt detail, Cat Face embroideries</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrsF229lHlhx6mzY8g0-P70FSLCgeKzLQYiSfee0YcP1X-lw2fNP2IPQxiTZ8yf5OzKKJIRSNKSkek6g9mFlUHYphTQC8JMCmd8AjJzfK6b8iyrNRjCXmguTq6DVMSss6EZEBdW7pQHkIIATDIlfTy4YVwAK6wEfnMELaZMk3FB6o2MqwTwPRtc0IUcgq/s1333/4%20Detail%20on%20Panel%20Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrsF229lHlhx6mzY8g0-P70FSLCgeKzLQYiSfee0YcP1X-lw2fNP2IPQxiTZ8yf5OzKKJIRSNKSkek6g9mFlUHYphTQC8JMCmd8AjJzfK6b8iyrNRjCXmguTq6DVMSss6EZEBdW7pQHkIIATDIlfTy4YVwAK6wEfnMELaZMk3FB6o2MqwTwPRtc0IUcgq/w300-h400/4%20Detail%20on%20Panel%20Quilt.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Detail on Quilt, Kitty-Cat embroidered block</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I purchased a light blue cat print to add to the quilt - I wanted to keep the quilt from becoming a pink and purple only quilt! The light blue print helped me extend the color story of the quilt. I then was able to add fabrics in complimentary colors that go with pink, blue and purple. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I watched a fabric presentation recently where a quilt designer mentioned that you shouldn't pre-wash your fabric panels, because they can stretch out of shape. I discovered this is true, when I went to work with my panel. I had to trim the panel down, then I added purple strips around the edges to restore the borders.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Tip:</b> I actually used a tip I heard about many years ago - for fabrics, there are always 2 sides. The dark purple fabric I used for the border had a print on one side - I liked the solid reverse side better, so I used it that way! I think this is the first time I have used this tip!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I picked out a lot of my fabrics intuitively - I thought why am I choosing polka-dots from my stash? Then I realized the center panel had a polka-dot pattern in the background - so it made sense! The polka-dot prints are Benartex fabrics I have had in my stash for a while, so I am glad they are finding a new home on this quilt.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was a fun quilt top to piece together - I started with 6 x7 inch rectangles for the embroidery, and added 6x6 inch squares. When it didn't fit together, I just cut some of the squares to fit and let it go together. A fun, no stress process!<br /><br />There was a bit of puckering around the embroideries, but when I began to quilt around them, it is disappearing. The quilt is on the frame, and gradually getting finished. It is a fun process!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you enjoy hearing a bit about this quilt! I will share some photos when it is quilted and completed too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Many Blessings to you!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-42629007312041696312023-10-05T14:37:00.003-07:002023-10-05T14:55:44.817-07:00My ornaments have been published in Fons and Porter, Love of Quilting, November/December 2023 issue!<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hi!</span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);">I have some fun news to share! My silk holiday ornaments with decorative stitching have been published in the Love of Quilting, Nov/Dec 2023 issue! </span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx7Uhx09-jkTl9qck5fS3WpzhvZQYZdNdK97M14pD2CWx8jKQe0vb0zoNzJzl5kqbr76-HgOrL2q5B2MOqms4GuwYQvJFPEzpqpk6Pmh2uqbI_GcGweuetXmHBFlko6q6WX-hUUlkQFKyqnyhJRvX0azf9Brdtl4xsw_m9hcUL4yG1LyCp14mGVlh5itd/s1080/LOQ389_SilkSplendors%20D8_1080sq.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx7Uhx09-jkTl9qck5fS3WpzhvZQYZdNdK97M14pD2CWx8jKQe0vb0zoNzJzl5kqbr76-HgOrL2q5B2MOqms4GuwYQvJFPEzpqpk6Pmh2uqbI_GcGweuetXmHBFlko6q6WX-hUUlkQFKyqnyhJRvX0azf9Brdtl4xsw_m9hcUL4yG1LyCp14mGVlh5itd/w400-h400/LOQ389_SilkSplendors%20D8_1080sq.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silk Splendor Ornaments displayed on tree</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRPaqJ6V-6c2puz8Gt6UAiOLvMs3ssy7lquVZ0Z1N_tR0kej0YgWEw3hsm792xf1fiWViNTVzOc51RwWK_Z_qxtrrRiEXRwS4HwTh6B531wayFDgBVDNWmgcJR54GS1Cc0Q7gXMCuqbdG29EtesE7lWVQ_hRCBVuLYiVBGuhSi0g1x541aakC3yvlfGWN/s1080/LOQ389_SilkSplendors%20BIrd_1080sq.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRPaqJ6V-6c2puz8Gt6UAiOLvMs3ssy7lquVZ0Z1N_tR0kej0YgWEw3hsm792xf1fiWViNTVzOc51RwWK_Z_qxtrrRiEXRwS4HwTh6B531wayFDgBVDNWmgcJR54GS1Cc0Q7gXMCuqbdG29EtesE7lWVQ_hRCBVuLYiVBGuhSi0g1x541aakC3yvlfGWN/s320/LOQ389_SilkSplendors%20BIrd_1080sq.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silk Splendor Bird ornament</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);"><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);"><br /></span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);"><br /></span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);"><br /></span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);"><br /></span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);"><br /></span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);"><br /></span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);"><br />I love having them in the holiday issue. There are other beautiful projects in the issue to inspire you for the holidays! </span></p><p><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular);">Also, instructions on making Scandinavian Star ornaments - I may have to try that, they look like fun.<br /><br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtvukIeYOIuwtEeas4SU6R6DFIeEIdVqPdGC4tB4buRIxgwEwNIC1_UV9_-_NbHKhi8c-v6jhWVvISJAes5dXRf0xYxfqiWajYKJw6fn7rLSpx-8TFmeI2eWMGSCykSDCZ8u5tj9ycSbZinQgwIECX4hKDvk7Qz5ZZxRDDYwZILIZKUTzuIbnm3P24GW-/s3150/LOQ2312_COVER_FINAL.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="2325" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtvukIeYOIuwtEeas4SU6R6DFIeEIdVqPdGC4tB4buRIxgwEwNIC1_UV9_-_NbHKhi8c-v6jhWVvISJAes5dXRf0xYxfqiWajYKJw6fn7rLSpx-8TFmeI2eWMGSCykSDCZ8u5tj9ycSbZinQgwIECX4hKDvk7Qz5ZZxRDDYwZILIZKUTzuIbnm3P24GW-/w295-h400/LOQ2312_COVER_FINAL.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love of Quilting Nov/Dec 2023 issue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span color="rgb(var(--ig-primary-text))" style="background-color: white; 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color: black; display: inline; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="color: rgb(var(--ig-primary-text)); display: inline; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular); line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></h1></div></div><div><div class="_a9zs" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="color: rgb(var(--ig-primary-text)); display: inline; font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular); line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span><br /></span></span></h1></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-88618966007401729902023-09-22T16:44:00.002-07:002023-09-22T16:44:35.583-07:00Garden/Kitchen projects we have been working on! And a quilt top waiting to be quilted!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi everyone!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is starting to feel like Autumn here, Happy Autumn Equinox! Only 2 or 3 Hummingbirds remain at our feeder. Lots of other birds have flown off (to migrate, I guess!). We saw a few Ravens in the area, and the Geese have returned, flying in formation over our house in the morning and evening. (We are near a river, which flows through our town.) I'm happy we survived the extra hot temperatures this year and it is feeling nice outside now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been wanting to post for a while, have been very busy with a bountiful orchard this season. We have been harvesting, freezing, drying and canning fruit! I have been using the Steam Canning process with my Victoria Canner. It worked well, using the indicator on the top of the canner as an aid when processing. The process kept our kitchen from getting so hot!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some photos of canning in the pantry (I apologize for the bad lighting) :</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBYMhuxBoO8i4f5ZsGAn6jxq5YE7eKfWyrRd8r2TiPB4Hlv7VSE6NvyZdFYLCwZ3TwRyLySN6Ii84TOSAnojZGSUc6vf5Ra2C0fTLS5_Hh0xoLA-kxRnT3JdDQIPTXusW-YWECrqmjMdh8uZAMRcjE-xZTbyrQXXEnwMBnpxM8jCu9ejEVlSV2yGIDCRr/s5152/DSCN6469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Canning - Apple Sauce and Fig Jam" border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBYMhuxBoO8i4f5ZsGAn6jxq5YE7eKfWyrRd8r2TiPB4Hlv7VSE6NvyZdFYLCwZ3TwRyLySN6Ii84TOSAnojZGSUc6vf5Ra2C0fTLS5_Hh0xoLA-kxRnT3JdDQIPTXusW-YWECrqmjMdh8uZAMRcjE-xZTbyrQXXEnwMBnpxM8jCu9ejEVlSV2yGIDCRr/w400-h300/DSCN6469.JPG" title="Canning in our pantry" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHH9pKeEgoKXMAabKHsCV6-jhHpxJBRdbUUCHmq4E41YChAZkK2gMpmdet1WNElF4RCEt1SpiacgDlw5RIvfDiy7TYYLL745vQ-q9yLysnuwfmIAhkjQhddvA2o6b_VPBwPVYzZzjwl1kd1yUSrxs0pwIq9Z04EC6HlLbDL32xLF7CsHCF0lquNLyNR6M/s5152/DSCN6470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Canning, Blackberries and Blackberry Jam" border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHH9pKeEgoKXMAabKHsCV6-jhHpxJBRdbUUCHmq4E41YChAZkK2gMpmdet1WNElF4RCEt1SpiacgDlw5RIvfDiy7TYYLL745vQ-q9yLysnuwfmIAhkjQhddvA2o6b_VPBwPVYzZzjwl1kd1yUSrxs0pwIq9Z04EC6HlLbDL32xLF7CsHCF0lquNLyNR6M/w400-h300/DSCN6470.JPG" title="Canning in our pantry" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9LqexqkY9i8JIuA-zrm97_C8y4I3UgMDWAVfHZhloe4whdX7vkYCQoLq4mU4xGUnoLZwmr26rb6cDGN4Fj38V7ntTaYOFToTOSf39vYqLh9iPXJAoj_wVCZKA23VN1SMYLQOPjBxKqk4JeJnfCRfUQzHBxgGeHvevxjmwsSCAypJbyJhATBfL6iL-VE-/s5152/DSCN6471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Canning Jars, Asian Pear Jam, Blackberry Jam and Applesauce" border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9LqexqkY9i8JIuA-zrm97_C8y4I3UgMDWAVfHZhloe4whdX7vkYCQoLq4mU4xGUnoLZwmr26rb6cDGN4Fj38V7ntTaYOFToTOSf39vYqLh9iPXJAoj_wVCZKA23VN1SMYLQOPjBxKqk4JeJnfCRfUQzHBxgGeHvevxjmwsSCAypJbyJhATBfL6iL-VE-/w400-h300/DSCN6471.JPG" title="Canning in our pantry" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrh6vDpF5Bj4BrraAZT9X-QL7BTodwUwXA2pwjpKa06GDPdkUa0ij_bQ8ByjID9Op5C-xpVEUhvlYbb86eh9-yorq-4qdXGSJTM-l78ltHqVytYsck969HKR_gzSaxmjILUZcRKB78BUyCN3inH8dmzmyqPsZ_ZB8667x0yl67suPoeaFfEdvdRQeZuz5/s5152/DSCN6474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Caning in our pantry" border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrh6vDpF5Bj4BrraAZT9X-QL7BTodwUwXA2pwjpKa06GDPdkUa0ij_bQ8ByjID9Op5C-xpVEUhvlYbb86eh9-yorq-4qdXGSJTM-l78ltHqVytYsck969HKR_gzSaxmjILUZcRKB78BUyCN3inH8dmzmyqPsZ_ZB8667x0yl67suPoeaFfEdvdRQeZuz5/w400-h300/DSCN6474.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the most fruit we have had - so I have had to take time from creating in my studio to harvest and preserve. My husband has been helping with preparing the fruit with me and drying too. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had enough peaches to freeze (will make pie later), Stella cherries with extra to freeze, tons of Blackberries, for freezing, canning and I made some Blackberry jam and Blackberry fruit rollups. Also grapes - we made some rollups with Blackberries and grapes combined (if you use this combination you don't need to add sugar). Our raisins didn't turn out as well, too moist.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We even had a few nectarines and plums for eating. It wasn't a good year for apricots and almonds though (we did get a bit of hard frost). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We harvested Asian pears and Apples (we gave away most of these to neighbors, friends and to a bakery in town). We froze some apples, then dried some and canned applesauce and Asian pear jam. I made the Asian pear jam without sugar or honey, since they were sweet, and applesauce without sugar, since they had a great flavor.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then, have been harvesting our Chicago Hardy Figs! They do well in our area (zone 8b, Central Arizona, though this variety is hardy in colder areas, also). We dried some and I made some Fig jam (I added some honey, a bit of sugar and some molasses). I'll use the jam to make Fig Bars later on!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today we will be making Fig roll ups and trying our hands at drying some Jujubes! (note: they both came out great!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We also harvested Persimmons and Yali Asian Pears, here are some of the Yalis on our counter:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPrGLE-KwNsgNazY9l5HUZPyJJJnjuzJX1pnRg2Qe5vsO3iU5voRMKmGRyk_2Gpa87u655OA7nAt1TNkCMM8h8zQTUgcB_sPwUB13JU2GB_y9IsTxz6tKmwKVGceb5IsojLYDTew4AYCdmwoBXvUcH-MpCPyLgUan09bIWs1_YvmtPcVJvNQigW6ePc__/s5152/DSCN6466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Yali Asian Pears on counter" border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPrGLE-KwNsgNazY9l5HUZPyJJJnjuzJX1pnRg2Qe5vsO3iU5voRMKmGRyk_2Gpa87u655OA7nAt1TNkCMM8h8zQTUgcB_sPwUB13JU2GB_y9IsTxz6tKmwKVGceb5IsojLYDTew4AYCdmwoBXvUcH-MpCPyLgUan09bIWs1_YvmtPcVJvNQigW6ePc__/w400-h300/DSCN6466.JPG" title="Harvested Yali Asian Pears" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTvme9a8lzgp_9kAfxEwsfbW_VvBoXXvhi5eb4fQVJeRaAnrKpQeAneWzXk3lsPOky4wVJ3qH4pxnfU8YllshCnwoRrvLVMz1zwiLrH0UX8F3lxcd17424tMGoz8wv7CfRBag5y7Ebq-NoNQmYp8Aggr_orWZJgxq6Fts5LGRg9rhUUsU2YTC1ybOJNq0/s5152/DSCN6467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hand holding large Yali Asian Pear" border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTvme9a8lzgp_9kAfxEwsfbW_VvBoXXvhi5eb4fQVJeRaAnrKpQeAneWzXk3lsPOky4wVJ3qH4pxnfU8YllshCnwoRrvLVMz1zwiLrH0UX8F3lxcd17424tMGoz8wv7CfRBag5y7Ebq-NoNQmYp8Aggr_orWZJgxq6Fts5LGRg9rhUUsU2YTC1ybOJNq0/w400-h300/DSCN6467.JPG" title="Large Yali Asian Pear" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will be harvesting our large hard Pears, Utah Sweet Pomegranates and Pecans yet this year. All have been doing well! The heat seems to have kept some of the Codling moths away. Though, you still have to be careful when eating the fruits they like to eat.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It will be nice to have the fruit to use, especially since not every year is as good as this year has been! If we have more good years, we will share more food too!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did manage to piece together a quilt top for one of my great nieces. She loves cats. I will write about that in my next post! Here is a photo of it on my design wall:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqm1wSK3u29bBqJ_IEZ0TFRFzjYd6vBIAcc7Ry7UEX2J3KEKZlNAUvymfjY5KybSdYunBsGeOjGR-7Cn5tIe6z7nJFRaImZhi_TR2XO7iioTMOSd6IZEFO-nlXWUyCLr-j1WetF9q7gNEVQ_zM5IjTX1TjrJakmB1EZxWoRoRO31Zo7tn3qHJ_S7TbSQV/s1775/1%20Gidget%20and%20Chloe%20Cat%20Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pieced Gidget and Chloe Quilt Top" border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="1331" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqm1wSK3u29bBqJ_IEZ0TFRFzjYd6vBIAcc7Ry7UEX2J3KEKZlNAUvymfjY5KybSdYunBsGeOjGR-7Cn5tIe6z7nJFRaImZhi_TR2XO7iioTMOSd6IZEFO-nlXWUyCLr-j1WetF9q7gNEVQ_zM5IjTX1TjrJakmB1EZxWoRoRO31Zo7tn3qHJ_S7TbSQV/w480-h640/1%20Gidget%20and%20Chloe%20Cat%20Quilt.jpg" title="Gidget and Chloe Quilt top with embroidery and fabric patches." width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing everyone a beautiful Autumn!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings to you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-75070703469936677502023-06-15T14:08:00.003-07:002023-06-15T14:08:49.615-07:00Great news! I've had a project published in the Quiltmaker July/August 2023 issue!<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi everyone,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have some fun news to share! My <i>Fruit Basket Table Topper Quilt and Placemats project</i> has been published in the <i>Quiltmaker July/August 2023</i> issue. I was even surprised to find my project on the cover! Very exciting!<br /><br />It was a fun process, once my design was chosen by the editors, I got to choose fabrics to use in the project. I decided to use some beautiful Benartex fabrics. I received the fabric from Benartex and made this little quilt and placemats. I had used my EQ8 design program for designing this project. Sometimes I make improvisational quilts, or draw the design from scratch, but this time I chose to use EQ8. It was made in December of 2022 - so I was busy during the season! It was a lot of fun and very gratifying to make! And with the wonderful instructions in the magazine you can make your own version too!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are some great projects in the magazine - all about food, kitchens and cooking. It is a beautiful issue! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some photos of my project:</span></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsWPkkhm2fAZXBi643EGxY4_JwAAezNAukpnNCIN6DVHI4ZCbMZLmlqlYRJrwvZ5Wun6UBfQoReM8A-VT5OzVAsVHpIoHlauEBfyiH1bqe9ox3dhnThG1z4F-AKCB67VJaqJGKtpxTznKIHBx_Yqb4_q7kVbi7EZQh2mGoNtACN17C_4Wni8FwEtaDQ/s1080/1%20QM409%20Fruit%20Basket_ST1_IG_1080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsWPkkhm2fAZXBi643EGxY4_JwAAezNAukpnNCIN6DVHI4ZCbMZLmlqlYRJrwvZ5Wun6UBfQoReM8A-VT5OzVAsVHpIoHlauEBfyiH1bqe9ox3dhnThG1z4F-AKCB67VJaqJGKtpxTznKIHBx_Yqb4_q7kVbi7EZQh2mGoNtACN17C_4Wni8FwEtaDQ/s320/1%20QM409%20Fruit%20Basket_ST1_IG_1080.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fruit Basket Table Topper Quilt and Placemats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-YS1-Gy7s3FX_jeMOSd9z2DFdzr7eqUm-iRFTKYWVKewngpOtbaAo4AbojCGzak9wXytrxU0d5XobHMs0R-0XQSZuvyfBdkffi17YoHurv5S_-8-Ns8iSSZwGMSPUF69vQAi4HuHJUId3KmHs6RaHTFIKM7hn276HWt-l7tX-ZksE5qw5O4CPCiRIA/s1080/2%20QM409%20Fruit%20Basket_FL_IG_1080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-YS1-Gy7s3FX_jeMOSd9z2DFdzr7eqUm-iRFTKYWVKewngpOtbaAo4AbojCGzak9wXytrxU0d5XobHMs0R-0XQSZuvyfBdkffi17YoHurv5S_-8-Ns8iSSZwGMSPUF69vQAi4HuHJUId3KmHs6RaHTFIKM7hn276HWt-l7tX-ZksE5qw5O4CPCiRIA/s320/2%20QM409%20Fruit%20Basket_FL_IG_1080.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fruit Basket Table Topper Quilt and Placemats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_D8ZcstGOCysikAcU0ebTEHZP8aeWLR0geZppAo0ekY46P6WL3xSE4-Kb2CiWqe4B7ZaLPzi56zDjAl9C78WiEhOxnemuhXEtTSR6g11_JYNZs5S3L3Y3ADW4dNvmmsTJKluIJLiOc1FQt_GAUPlfXhyZ_qtU6caqdKdk6Urkcs__Kjea6GdVrSYppg/s3150/3%20QM2308-COVER_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="2325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_D8ZcstGOCysikAcU0ebTEHZP8aeWLR0geZppAo0ekY46P6WL3xSE4-Kb2CiWqe4B7ZaLPzi56zDjAl9C78WiEhOxnemuhXEtTSR6g11_JYNZs5S3L3Y3ADW4dNvmmsTJKluIJLiOc1FQt_GAUPlfXhyZ_qtU6caqdKdk6Urkcs__Kjea6GdVrSYppg/s320/3%20QM2308-COVER_FINAL.jpg" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quiltmaker July/August 2023 Cover</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can check out the digital copy at <a href="https://www.quiltingdaily.com/product/quiltmaker-july-august-2023-digital-edition/">https://www.quiltingdaily.com/product/quiltmaker-july-august-2023-digital-edition/</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you will be inspired by this beautiful issue full of fun and inspiring projects!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings to you,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span><br /><br /></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-23600043924931585222023-03-23T13:04:00.002-07:002023-03-23T13:04:19.929-07:00Great news! My project has been published in Love of Quilting May/June 2023 issue!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi everyone,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy Spring!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Excited I can finally share this! My Yo-yo pillow design has been published in the Love of Quilting May/June 2023 issue!</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I worked on this project last November! It was inspired by a quilt made for one of my nieces. I envisioned this pillow for my Studio reading/hand-stitching corner. The magazine has other great projects in it also, I love the cover quilt too!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The issue is all about trying out new techniques. There are some beautiful projects and great articles in this issue! Have been loving my Love of Quilting subscription!<br /><br />The digital issue is now available online at: https://www.quiltingdaily.com/product-category/magazines-ebooks/<br /> <br /><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">@fonsandporter</span> <br /><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">@_quilting_daily</span> <span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">#fonsandporter</span> <span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">#quiltingdaily</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">Here are some photos:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdO1OCBN3En904rYwDsdvINchD4SJUD-g_yEGM0H2s7U48alYSTh1AVXMVSoHC4NHKm1QTpPydzbrL34NOeieEjGhTKTdmeYTkiOpYRF14dZRf4zgO4dE1AywNoZSksqJSgQifV62L4hzyqIBUdrtYr2zlGijVXKTAKBI91hUkKpO_rC3kLJ5zWTc3w/s1080/VPhionfM-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdO1OCBN3En904rYwDsdvINchD4SJUD-g_yEGM0H2s7U48alYSTh1AVXMVSoHC4NHKm1QTpPydzbrL34NOeieEjGhTKTdmeYTkiOpYRF14dZRf4zgO4dE1AywNoZSksqJSgQifV62L4hzyqIBUdrtYr2zlGijVXKTAKBI91hUkKpO_rC3kLJ5zWTc3w/s320/VPhionfM-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magenta Yo-yo pillow<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1-MV5FRJtjE-K3wPQHOQLAv81exFzxwGARqCewqTUbENTob8C3Fvx5Jt_hSI2KUd0HOrH6R4etd2uqfxpSm7MzFfKscFRR0yC9MJ-GWNsztN60Cnuy76Ov8A-cLLHw2vri3Djkkd_0uEupvUIV91ARpaQkkTWXJC_AQ4Ewh9bal5jjsG8_Zql-iipQ/s1080/umpX25NQ-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1-MV5FRJtjE-K3wPQHOQLAv81exFzxwGARqCewqTUbENTob8C3Fvx5Jt_hSI2KUd0HOrH6R4etd2uqfxpSm7MzFfKscFRR0yC9MJ-GWNsztN60Cnuy76Ov8A-cLLHw2vri3Djkkd_0uEupvUIV91ARpaQkkTWXJC_AQ4Ewh9bal5jjsG8_Zql-iipQ/s320/umpX25NQ-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Magenta Yo-Yo pillow in chair<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbAYvyS8gjojsiq2srzhNToKW0oX0u8rI4O5EjjFmXPxf59G9wzzGUZ95yzkhhqGTrxdeH0ZrUdyd2JhEECK4jS-zkBgP7EzVi_8k5i6oW_iN7gmECmwV2AirvJMsKC81U4V4Ef3dOzWoIKVhaDQbq50VO5nDHZTHLn9mHdPpA-uJLVfw-ZQS4H-_ag/s1080/5uCt0fEY.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbAYvyS8gjojsiq2srzhNToKW0oX0u8rI4O5EjjFmXPxf59G9wzzGUZ95yzkhhqGTrxdeH0ZrUdyd2JhEECK4jS-zkBgP7EzVi_8k5i6oW_iN7gmECmwV2AirvJMsKC81U4V4Ef3dOzWoIKVhaDQbq50VO5nDHZTHLn9mHdPpA-uJLVfw-ZQS4H-_ag/s320/5uCt0fEY.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magenta Yo-yo pillow<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwkCSGvNMZ-GI1QsqUgyvAnH1OAAABWzAubA4zdUhN_QQTrNthJGDU9mO2o5utq6nqruDbcBT0SMsust7A1FAAUsvOQXHzwNSi-qVZFn3IaZSTRCrV5kdBbYvcQKxWPL75kcr89UTEstAh1mDZM03zLtQpT1HLTxrVUkX1ofuEzuLFVh_alIcNryAsg/s1080/eRGu_r1c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwkCSGvNMZ-GI1QsqUgyvAnH1OAAABWzAubA4zdUhN_QQTrNthJGDU9mO2o5utq6nqruDbcBT0SMsust7A1FAAUsvOQXHzwNSi-qVZFn3IaZSTRCrV5kdBbYvcQKxWPL75kcr89UTEstAh1mDZM03zLtQpT1HLTxrVUkX1ofuEzuLFVh_alIcNryAsg/s320/eRGu_r1c.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blue Yo-Yo pillow</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScj0cxQqlGfrOgfuvJn5DNqGQ0UTQTvpfkH2ALAUkcLWXCimETT7I1mp0FQUUU0RiWtq-NPPxZTVK4tPac3CfMj2Yj7aLjXTxFcv57xK8PgkuJ4QCL-glfzvslxcSs0-LK7IWjiKLt3sjFRzkxzJ3p55PtofZDkhq9yALed6xWPGhlEW1m5ww6g4hhQ/s3150/xfFyTzhw.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="2325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScj0cxQqlGfrOgfuvJn5DNqGQ0UTQTvpfkH2ALAUkcLWXCimETT7I1mp0FQUUU0RiWtq-NPPxZTVK4tPac3CfMj2Yj7aLjXTxFcv57xK8PgkuJ4QCL-glfzvslxcSs0-LK7IWjiKLt3sjFRzkxzJ3p55PtofZDkhq9yALed6xWPGhlEW1m5ww6g4hhQ/s320/xfFyTzhw.jpeg" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love of Quilting May June 2023 </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br />Wishing everyone a good Spring! I will post some Spring photos later, lots of blossoms to enjoy in our orchard and we are getting lots of rain!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">Blessings,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></span></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-89854660394424544532023-03-23T10:10:00.002-07:002023-03-23T12:45:07.674-07:00The Bernette b77 and WHY YOU NEED IT!<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have the Sewing/Embroidery version of this machine, which I purchased at SewingMachinesPlus.com.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mine is the Bernette B79. It is an amazing machine, check out the B77, the Sewing only version. They both have great features that you can grow with!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/EWBrYtNFrrc" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-54139101239673321202023-03-04T11:26:00.003-08:002023-03-04T11:26:33.703-08:00Happy March and some exciting news!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Hi!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been busy in my studio and haven't posted in a while, though I have shared some videos I have been watching on my blog. I like watching <i>Sulky's Sew What?</i> show and also <i>Sewing Machines Plus </i>shows on Youtube. They are a fun way to learn some new things and be connected a bit!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In November and December of last year (2022) I had 2 projects accepted by publications, so I was busy with that. The first project was for <i>Love of Quilting</i> magazine and the second one was for <i>Quiltmaker</i> magazine.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I just received the advance copy of the <i>May/June Love of Quilting</i> magazine, and the project I submitted looks great - I am also feeling inspired by their cover quilt on this issue! I will be writing a blog about it soon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some of my first projects of the year (I will write about the first one in this blog, and then follow up in a 2nd blog):</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In January I worked on a New Year's Eve Sew Along project I participated in with <i>Sulky.com</i>. It is the <i>Sally Tomato Smith Tech Organizer</i>. I was busy New Year's eve, but was able to start and finish the project in January. There was a kit available using Faux leather, but I chose to use cork for my project and I was able to use materials I had on hand for the rest of the project. With the project you get pdf instructions, a video you can access on Sulky.com (it is kept in your account so you can access it after completing the project, if you would like to make additional organizers). The project price also came with 5 beautiful embroidery designs, which included 2 beautiful large butterfly designs. The designs are what convinced me to sign up! You can still access the event recording on the Sulky educational site at: https://sewingonline.sulky.com/. It is listed under Special Events (scroll down!). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some photos of the project I made:</span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GTVlrYC-Q4ZKthVKL4OjQRDdpvyJrJpu8N4TemkPunVq486kvJgvjSuamm_mE-41DDPNyi4_Pko72HtqBFLkdXTz2lgpptxljSD8f6_2ZzHW_P90FTCWJGWP9iZL1vAx-gZa1lsaNIt_ftF9c6kyKxFW7vybrTU5izCO7f5oGr-sskpviR-U5hGL3Q/s1200/1%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GTVlrYC-Q4ZKthVKL4OjQRDdpvyJrJpu8N4TemkPunVq486kvJgvjSuamm_mE-41DDPNyi4_Pko72HtqBFLkdXTz2lgpptxljSD8f6_2ZzHW_P90FTCWJGWP9iZL1vAx-gZa1lsaNIt_ftF9c6kyKxFW7vybrTU5izCO7f5oGr-sskpviR-U5hGL3Q/w400-h300/1%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Closed organizer - I used one of the butterfly embroidery designs,<br />the monogram is from lettering on my Bernette B79 embroidery machine</span><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKre5X9_gguGVBSokGtgQKCjrw7PYchKygHG6KnMzYbxpMWDhFCZFNjMCfl8cF2TwRcf6s-XJHRsQYJmA1lphWCVywOxQAK5S-bC9j7j39M0NTgB2lSh4_I0T6Ch7kGozn3Pb3mpF_LgXcnXLHJdQ_mnPybF1aIsf5iu85Gl9nVbGdTBGQCl8z4NEZEQ/s1400/2%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1400" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKre5X9_gguGVBSokGtgQKCjrw7PYchKygHG6KnMzYbxpMWDhFCZFNjMCfl8cF2TwRcf6s-XJHRsQYJmA1lphWCVywOxQAK5S-bC9j7j39M0NTgB2lSh4_I0T6Ch7kGozn3Pb3mpF_LgXcnXLHJdQ_mnPybF1aIsf5iu85Gl9nVbGdTBGQCl8z4NEZEQ/w640-h342/2%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Open organizer - The Enjoy the Journey embroidery is from the Sew Along, I added a hummingbird </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">from designs on my machine, also some decorative stitching from my machine. I lined the inside </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">of my organizer with purple cotton batik fabric. I also simplified the pocket on the right (in the pattern </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">it is divided and has card slots). The right side has a sleeve for a tablet, the left has a zippered pocket.</span></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWudeloJEWVrCHP8wxkyWYo-JqcBbjGjk5jFh6CzAFfl1Y3pW5vYeAKqWH0rBvoPCPG6ExYLtArzEgRtN_qVjyzIBYjONuYI8wzpYY5TLVGlDNEbwjgn0c5NxuIrJlZeIkqmsq1ttVHmypTnsDqplsTJIy1RhXTI5132YQ7IypiprYTv6BHHipL037jQ/s1400/3%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1400" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWudeloJEWVrCHP8wxkyWYo-JqcBbjGjk5jFh6CzAFfl1Y3pW5vYeAKqWH0rBvoPCPG6ExYLtArzEgRtN_qVjyzIBYjONuYI8wzpYY5TLVGlDNEbwjgn0c5NxuIrJlZeIkqmsq1ttVHmypTnsDqplsTJIy1RhXTI5132YQ7IypiprYTv6BHHipL037jQ/w400-h293/3%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">View of the left side</span><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07Wn3xlvePgw7kGHBtnTVckNeo3HGMtrF3cwRFN_8BEPjjtqUYktEL_vCd8wLV2GYaUCWNpsqVO3Aq3-5sdO1RP6Xav-t_mdDGERMnXCTdlzsIwRmQ2bfZO48nImwCO4XvKHPSWGq0hiAGeU2WWekCDsFQSTRWFGder2DgeVsWKDBED7DXZtkIfklSw/s1465/4%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07Wn3xlvePgw7kGHBtnTVckNeo3HGMtrF3cwRFN_8BEPjjtqUYktEL_vCd8wLV2GYaUCWNpsqVO3Aq3-5sdO1RP6Xav-t_mdDGERMnXCTdlzsIwRmQ2bfZO48nImwCO4XvKHPSWGq0hiAGeU2WWekCDsFQSTRWFGder2DgeVsWKDBED7DXZtkIfklSw/w328-h400/4%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">View of the right side</span><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWfUhc6MV0juDlNWgz1YE52m3AwqrhjXnXK-WDHUUstOVkRWFu7U9a2BeTSJo7hEr9QB24Jx_AG9qNzpF479vMwlNFN5V5KDj7JHoCwU58z7Cc0gg8fyySbdkUi8zxgy3hY7me8WX-3kLclfvwc3TXczIAtsfEVrrNsXvRsb21KwToKw4wmIKrrgTGA/s1400/5%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1400" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWfUhc6MV0juDlNWgz1YE52m3AwqrhjXnXK-WDHUUstOVkRWFu7U9a2BeTSJo7hEr9QB24Jx_AG9qNzpF479vMwlNFN5V5KDj7JHoCwU58z7Cc0gg8fyySbdkUi8zxgy3hY7me8WX-3kLclfvwc3TXczIAtsfEVrrNsXvRsb21KwToKw4wmIKrrgTGA/w640-h328/5%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Organizer without notebook inside. I used left over mask elastic for my elastic notebook </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">holder. I braided the elastic to give it a nice look. (I had purchased a large supply, so now </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am having fun repurposing it! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was on sale when I bought it!)</span></div><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIP6KMMLkcrcYbcp4wDBbMCAPpgid2fy5lP3EWP3Ye6zHddFhLimEezkgRb6GCUhhZKT2eY5We15rBQ-4UxSwyRrdQLEv0a79hQZgG27IYu0PAKjhFP1oL2yfYle_ujusyynacuX4ivIEcwmwicgLMT0Y_Y8_aX2LcaMFQ4M1MuMeTcKOVQoeeYzaHQ/s1400/7%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIP6KMMLkcrcYbcp4wDBbMCAPpgid2fy5lP3EWP3Ye6zHddFhLimEezkgRb6GCUhhZKT2eY5We15rBQ-4UxSwyRrdQLEv0a79hQZgG27IYu0PAKjhFP1oL2yfYle_ujusyynacuX4ivIEcwmwicgLMT0Y_Y8_aX2LcaMFQ4M1MuMeTcKOVQoeeYzaHQ/w400-h300/7%20-%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Smith%20Org.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Closed organizer.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I'm looking forward to using this organizer. I plan to use it to hold a tablet and some writing and drawing supplies. It was fun to make. The project has very small seams (1/8 inches). I found marking the seam lines with a disappearing ink pen made it easier to sew them. The rest of the project is fairly easy and you just have to take your time to make it turn out nice, one step at a time! I liked participating for the feeling of accomplishment you get from trying something new.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are many great educational offerings on the Sulky.com website, check them out to see what you can learn to do! Many are free or low cost offerings. There are also kits and great supplies available for the projects.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy 2023, Year of the Rabbit everyone!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p><p><br /></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-76839780393264306762022-10-25T10:03:00.004-07:002022-10-25T10:03:38.312-07:00Let's Make Labels! with Joanne Banko | Takeover Tuesday EP. 18!<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/7krWHa3PGmk" frameborder="0"></iframe>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-72603602505911919862022-09-04T13:40:00.003-07:002022-09-04T13:41:56.501-07:00Update - Quilt completed! <p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy September! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you are all doing well. It is still very hot here, but we are starting to look forward to the cooler weather.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recently finished my "Black and White and Read all over" quilt. I wrote about it in an earlier post this year - back in February! You can read my earlier blog to find out more about this AQS pattern. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I finished quilting it on my Qnique 14+ mid arm and frame. I used my own free hand and ruler work quilt designs; it was fun to quilt. I used Superior Threads Rainbow Black and white variegated 40 wt. Trilobal Polyester on the top, and Wonderfil Invisafil IF718 100 wt. thread in the bobbin. I also added a border and some hand sewn yo-yos, with fabric inserts. I am very happy with it and excited to send it to its recipient. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some photos:</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP9K4okjbc_WsCc0LFbVKYdzhwcm8Yb_G25K-yez1jhatTmDayO4UDRn9KPoEYW4n3zuWUsy8BUnmSz-9cKF5YBg7a3U5IYHOKX3_1-w5Hk1t02YwSsC8AALQBIr3RRTYr-wJdamsXonqN5pIQZsZsTSHCdO0d8M7U4rt6rhlNKVXzmM8rVfCY60ZHA/s3294/1%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Full.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP9K4okjbc_WsCc0LFbVKYdzhwcm8Yb_G25K-yez1jhatTmDayO4UDRn9KPoEYW4n3zuWUsy8BUnmSz-9cKF5YBg7a3U5IYHOKX3_1-w5Hk1t02YwSsC8AALQBIr3RRTYr-wJdamsXonqN5pIQZsZsTSHCdO0d8M7U4rt6rhlNKVXzmM8rVfCY60ZHA/w634-h640/1%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Full.jpg" width="634" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Full view - Disappearing Nine Patch - Titled: "Black and White and Read all over"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq-LlKTyZ9ascV-Wu4UbSgCfBVx94pXVH-Odl7O4WG3t1ZvZATVvujQQb0hGTeTV6qHHObTLP-UFPI73LAdrn4teSkRq3hCnLQCqclwkg7-lU7Ed-hNnGpvMLjhX6Wiw0gyLhFLdXRhMDyji8PxqanvI784iIJJVc759sHFZ5pb-exBjbLc8hm9mouw/s2100/2%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Detail%201.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2100" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq-LlKTyZ9ascV-Wu4UbSgCfBVx94pXVH-Odl7O4WG3t1ZvZATVvujQQb0hGTeTV6qHHObTLP-UFPI73LAdrn4teSkRq3hCnLQCqclwkg7-lU7Ed-hNnGpvMLjhX6Wiw0gyLhFLdXRhMDyji8PxqanvI784iIJJVc759sHFZ5pb-exBjbLc8hm9mouw/w400-h300/2%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Detail%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Detail of quilt</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqvNbItWriLd5e-yECCOfa9wqLXssiog3bVUrEwLHYtPnCWh9vB_BB0OtUXchyd_GnjAnaAwiLEQZDgmQf1VTXVGyZZ9Hw9Erz1ETuqCAjJx6xQlR91Hno-2BZRdLyVlc-QLzbYXGREYTxlnHUKCVFVj5S1XJ7rPzE3LOvz5OZF0_NsLKSub4wP0iig/s2100/3%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Detail%202.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2100" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqvNbItWriLd5e-yECCOfa9wqLXssiog3bVUrEwLHYtPnCWh9vB_BB0OtUXchyd_GnjAnaAwiLEQZDgmQf1VTXVGyZZ9Hw9Erz1ETuqCAjJx6xQlR91Hno-2BZRdLyVlc-QLzbYXGREYTxlnHUKCVFVj5S1XJ7rPzE3LOvz5OZF0_NsLKSub4wP0iig/w400-h300/3%20Denise%20Losczyk%20Detail%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Detail of quilt border with fabric yo-yo with insert</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbPJc_OKJbti7O5jer3Rqjce3Hwh1hkhr2YwdauZ_HrdG6lQYkr0l6A2J-IUEfeU-CaSNtvNfkx72cg65pcoK7A8nALibrRwdP_ye1UkWOxpwEYFsfwca5VXVcVwyOxfgX3KhKiPkV0mfpGw6XTBcssGf2NgCAgvCkTrq3SuIe0cMpGw67TM0PSKC_Q/s5152/DSCN5124.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbPJc_OKJbti7O5jer3Rqjce3Hwh1hkhr2YwdauZ_HrdG6lQYkr0l6A2J-IUEfeU-CaSNtvNfkx72cg65pcoK7A8nALibrRwdP_ye1UkWOxpwEYFsfwca5VXVcVwyOxfgX3KhKiPkV0mfpGw6XTBcssGf2NgCAgvCkTrq3SuIe0cMpGw67TM0PSKC_Q/w400-h300/DSCN5124.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Detail of quilt - typewriter block and free motion quilting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also entered it in an online Sew Fest contest at SewingMachinesPlus. You can check it out and vote if you like! The contest has 2 categories, you can vote for a garment and a home decor project daily through September 11, 2022. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To see the entries go to <a href="https://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/smp-virtual-sew-fest-voting.php#homedecor">Virtual Sewing Festival | Contest Voting (sewingmachinesplus.com)</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My quilt is Black and White and Read all over, by Denise L. (There is another Denise L in the contest, but this is my only entry!) Vote for my quilt if you like and check out the other entries too!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many Blessings to you!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-50848612710181518212022-07-31T13:57:00.000-07:002022-07-31T13:57:01.491-07:00Using a Sashiko sampler to practice hand quilting<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greetings!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope everyone is doing well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I'm sharing a photo of my completed Sashiko sampler. I purchased a kit to make it from <a href="http://www.thequiltshow.com">www.thequiltshow.com</a>. They have a nice assortment of Sashiko kits, if you would like to give it a try. Also, they have wonderful content on their site. I am a member and there is always something new to watch, read and learn.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lxt0_rKJbsxkXDB6bayM6RbR-JYIDJbhwC_W93xurMKydukGBAerjDC_HoQj-0JVpHD9buB4L0KPtpwvPVVMd1b_0TvVHCjCGEP_OjtPts9yYpzVlBafnsEp7mMLAo5CJlsN12obwCDM-xB0kX_KmLhHta5HSFWpuKYiS88cxpB081xqrQc1Wx5jEQ/s1000/Sashiko%20Sampler%20Full.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lxt0_rKJbsxkXDB6bayM6RbR-JYIDJbhwC_W93xurMKydukGBAerjDC_HoQj-0JVpHD9buB4L0KPtpwvPVVMd1b_0TvVHCjCGEP_OjtPts9yYpzVlBafnsEp7mMLAo5CJlsN12obwCDM-xB0kX_KmLhHta5HSFWpuKYiS88cxpB081xqrQc1Wx5jEQ/w400-h384/Sashiko%20Sampler%20Full.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed Sashiko sampler with batting added between layers.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zgNtIXPiuCXgi2DDWL5o3hffzu3Dze0WEY5lJtIn8IDxxJIZSWBu_rPwhMMErijUbCeifT4gc74MLm5rAUPGwLjg8pV1bdj7IebRgZBQADqutcVaY1oGvAxSkOn-4SsIPOIpx_-QjHJWcv2FEb-tshr6y0ijUgnJVErrIhuLKrFQ7A2y5pdiGhe6Ng/s5152/DSCN4728.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zgNtIXPiuCXgi2DDWL5o3hffzu3Dze0WEY5lJtIn8IDxxJIZSWBu_rPwhMMErijUbCeifT4gc74MLm5rAUPGwLjg8pV1bdj7IebRgZBQADqutcVaY1oGvAxSkOn-4SsIPOIpx_-QjHJWcv2FEb-tshr6y0ijUgnJVErrIhuLKrFQ7A2y5pdiGhe6Ng/w640-h480/DSCN4728.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of Sashiko sampler stitching, completed with 8 and 5 weight perle cotton.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I decided to use my sampler as a way to practice my larger stitch hand quilting for the border of the tumbler quilt,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I have been working on.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I layered the sampler with Hobb's wool and cotton batting. (The Sashiko kit came with a printed cloth and a backing cloth.) I used some threads I wanted to try out for my quilt - DMC 8 weight perle cotton and ArtFabrik hand dyed 5 weight perle cotton. I like the way the contrasting thread weights look on the finished sampler.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a great way to warm up for hand quilting. Here are some photos of my hand quilting on the Tumbler quilt, in process.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the hand quilting on my quilt, I decided to use HHLizbeth size 10 blue variegated thread, which I had in my thread collection - from <a href="https://hhtatting.com">https://hhtatting.com</a> (they have tatting supplies, this thread is great for tatting and crochet as well as quilting by hand). The pink variegated thread is DMC 8 weight perle cotton thread. I may add additional detail with the heavier Artfabrik thread later.<br /><br /><br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vj8qWf9xToai3wR7nyLsYDxfu8EyvaawyfEyFIEZFGbJ5gSwhbZ1-PS8zzfqGbmauhe7kZcsmYC5gQHiWMFRDHRnaqy_RHqfdz0UQQJvt4EliRi_dCWeRXFc0tjbzD7nPjzYWFkBW26aU2JIlt3z1k7Ihys_m6Gq9j1GtTVOQH2P8qGhyCxgDB8nJA/s1487/IMG_20220731_115451782.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1487" data-original-width="1116" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vj8qWf9xToai3wR7nyLsYDxfu8EyvaawyfEyFIEZFGbJ5gSwhbZ1-PS8zzfqGbmauhe7kZcsmYC5gQHiWMFRDHRnaqy_RHqfdz0UQQJvt4EliRi_dCWeRXFc0tjbzD7nPjzYWFkBW26aU2JIlt3z1k7Ihys_m6Gq9j1GtTVOQH2P8qGhyCxgDB8nJA/w300-h400/IMG_20220731_115451782.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand and machine quilting detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0eW0WGVEcXXewSx-5stPS5KDr8v7SXkXsw_IqWjBk7hhEFYy92KSzqtdLminz1gVf7FdTlFswm987deLMcT80qFxbipNUS1KzskacElx5iS5ySwYGwoJ4CsabOaJ0qXbjarIWwHSQ2Un4sHJI0WnRaChRGUIL7Q-5hY_EFljBkrtml4WTwCL0JNdiQ/s1336/IMG_20220731_115126609.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="1002" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0eW0WGVEcXXewSx-5stPS5KDr8v7SXkXsw_IqWjBk7hhEFYy92KSzqtdLminz1gVf7FdTlFswm987deLMcT80qFxbipNUS1KzskacElx5iS5ySwYGwoJ4CsabOaJ0qXbjarIWwHSQ2Un4sHJI0WnRaChRGUIL7Q-5hY_EFljBkrtml4WTwCL0JNdiQ/w300-h400/IMG_20220731_115126609.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand and machine quilting detail</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will share an updated photo as I complete more of it!<br /><br /><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Tip for hand quilting:</b> This is an old trick I read about years ago - use a marker to mark the length of the hand quilting stitches you wish to make on the side of your non-quilting thumb. This can help you make even hand quilting stitches.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I haven't decided what to use the completed Sashiko sampler for. I may add embellishment or add on to it to make a larger project, or it might make a nice pillow front. We shall see how it goes! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sampler was very relaxing to work on, since you just stitch over the pattern, per the instructions. I may order some more!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing you a fun time creating and many blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p><br />Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-35413736651940566832022-06-19T12:32:00.000-07:002022-06-19T12:32:39.694-07:00Sewing together and playing with the Drunkard's Path Block! <p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you are all doing well today!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been busy sewing together Drunkard's Path blocks. They are a bit tedious to sew but do go together fairly easily. The pinning is the tedious part! Here are the steps I took to sew them together:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Note: I cut out my blocks using the 4 1/2 inch Drunkard's Path die from Accu-Quilt. The finished size after sewing is supposed to be 4 inches, but I ended up squaring them up to 4 inches. The finished size after sewing will be 3 1/2 inches)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Match center tabs on the cut dies. Pin at center with the larger piece (concave piece) on top.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVH4vsxgeX4pOl_BMZvk-k3AerPXBPBuVdSEV24ezzHuXKN77OofUWxUTIYCdGWOgQTzDzEK4po722i_IO5EfZK7A6hYmneCL5cmY3ttMCg1UxX1w5CGUuzcX6cRPXHKaG18982CuDnW4yFUl_ffx4ytKRmS5lOLG4uDivTLPf0C5iAP6Q_BeWlCI-MQ/s925/1%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVH4vsxgeX4pOl_BMZvk-k3AerPXBPBuVdSEV24ezzHuXKN77OofUWxUTIYCdGWOgQTzDzEK4po722i_IO5EfZK7A6hYmneCL5cmY3ttMCg1UxX1w5CGUuzcX6cRPXHKaG18982CuDnW4yFUl_ffx4ytKRmS5lOLG4uDivTLPf0C5iAP6Q_BeWlCI-MQ/s320/1%20DP%20block.jpg" width="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pin at center tab from larger concave side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Using a Hera marker, I made creases to mark the center spots between the edge and the center tab (pin). You could also finger press or use your fingernail to make the creases. Do this on both sides of the block.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNB5jS760ld9sNW8JyVEeuAr14Rk2bRXbqHhIkvgXiW9T899mgmZLyw9G5ThaDlkhoS0-xo62sUlr8BWQvepuP8MyitbxOT_bDLaoU_Uf-Bym0vt04Tv67GGjq1lwLrhguVDfYxOzcmiqe4ZiObuJwQfSQ3m0t1LqyjFn2IpwtAgQCBF6QW1lFaYtiw/s875/2%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="875" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNB5jS760ld9sNW8JyVEeuAr14Rk2bRXbqHhIkvgXiW9T899mgmZLyw9G5ThaDlkhoS0-xo62sUlr8BWQvepuP8MyitbxOT_bDLaoU_Uf-Bym0vt04Tv67GGjq1lwLrhguVDfYxOzcmiqe4ZiObuJwQfSQ3m0t1LqyjFn2IpwtAgQCBF6QW1lFaYtiw/w200-h183/2%20DP%20block.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark creases with Hera marker<br /> or finger press<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JWOnfj_SILrTqMRLu9rulCVvtgGmoJ0xorReb88M1qARkhy6qPDlskLu-IVGy8Wav9Kp7FeF-b9bO5CrCfc1Vvm628C3CKZNL3K0apl67sghDIaUGbB5p8vNBRGohYVeojNIUHJFZk9rMW5r_U4auBqxjfUfGPhIbXJHbtOMDKmw35tXNKNlCRiPzw/s875/3%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="875" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JWOnfj_SILrTqMRLu9rulCVvtgGmoJ0xorReb88M1qARkhy6qPDlskLu-IVGy8Wav9Kp7FeF-b9bO5CrCfc1Vvm628C3CKZNL3K0apl67sghDIaUGbB5p8vNBRGohYVeojNIUHJFZk9rMW5r_U4auBqxjfUfGPhIbXJHbtOMDKmw35tXNKNlCRiPzw/w200-h168/3%20DP%20block.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NYSfm75vLqmJ89TnTOncUkiar4Ado-399nQEVafGrplgC5p-Z31O2zDb3XXUxRUWfLQxRksE7goNogLXZVb3DiUz1WOcGWiz6naVH9cADljVOcDscGcEheOZOXYLf3Xgzo0Z2Q92WrYcmWtDQx2HUHeiC8tAlw8XZb9a5zjfDouaC77uQ0-xkwqfvw/s1173/4%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1173" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NYSfm75vLqmJ89TnTOncUkiar4Ado-399nQEVafGrplgC5p-Z31O2zDb3XXUxRUWfLQxRksE7goNogLXZVb3DiUz1WOcGWiz6naVH9cADljVOcDscGcEheOZOXYLf3Xgzo0Z2Q92WrYcmWtDQx2HUHeiC8tAlw8XZb9a5zjfDouaC77uQ0-xkwqfvw/w200-h149/4%20DP%20block.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQHAywg-uyPRH6mMi58gEDo_M4K5bhZkbt_cWcVI2KZmydwtYjZFmpsCgNw7dLVQK6XVwpKam4ELWIeVeetfJcYD3oBfX5or1EP8c0x72_ndOagZC7HSFWNBAOa7q0ysD0wzdwDp9_xFWFf666mM7rJxkfJRJkDOBFfWb13wSO8G3j6rmqaUyi8CHgQ/s1548/5%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQHAywg-uyPRH6mMi58gEDo_M4K5bhZkbt_cWcVI2KZmydwtYjZFmpsCgNw7dLVQK6XVwpKam4ELWIeVeetfJcYD3oBfX5or1EP8c0x72_ndOagZC7HSFWNBAOa7q0ysD0wzdwDp9_xFWFf666mM7rJxkfJRJkDOBFfWb13wSO8G3j6rmqaUyi8CHgQ/w194-h200/5%20DP%20block.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Place a pin from the concave fabric piece through the creases, matching up the creases on the smaller (convex piece) back piece. Don't finish pinning through the creases completely at this point.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGehADXxU5rkZ5wR977qojOx0CbvijqYETTdzmwLcBSecazVuHrM2h09-Og62fvpDv-EpfDhDnw0X84EWeqfztl6yQCehDLy9u2-NQDSYqTiVqk23-mAePengcPRmr8wFqF0OXJsHZxqi25kU-iJJ77Pq-hLByCGXsf3-9grCWeLmjNA2sUGlyYWHdsA/s875/6%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="873" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGehADXxU5rkZ5wR977qojOx0CbvijqYETTdzmwLcBSecazVuHrM2h09-Og62fvpDv-EpfDhDnw0X84EWeqfztl6yQCehDLy9u2-NQDSYqTiVqk23-mAePengcPRmr8wFqF0OXJsHZxqi25kU-iJJ77Pq-hLByCGXsf3-9grCWeLmjNA2sUGlyYWHdsA/s320/6%20DP%20block.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place pins at creases from larger concave side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Pin the ends, placing a pin on the edge to sew, matching the corners. I also place a pin on the side to help keep the block straight while sewing.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLzKZ1hslYb-rTsx4vfXh4Ft_HndteJr7R8oo_Y4ujiFEwyqENwgOkHaCPuHeAcWdIMjhu-i9W6jRgamKqbXbWlTEkXimUyFtUSsEId5YhHHz-uBPtgshyx0ovS3W5P8XTcBpQwE3FxR0N82eOjzJCuT9vuxXaCVFcjElcb0QwvHGQpbb6gkjJTo97w/s1225/7%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1225" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLzKZ1hslYb-rTsx4vfXh4Ft_HndteJr7R8oo_Y4ujiFEwyqENwgOkHaCPuHeAcWdIMjhu-i9W6jRgamKqbXbWlTEkXimUyFtUSsEId5YhHHz-uBPtgshyx0ovS3W5P8XTcBpQwE3FxR0N82eOjzJCuT9vuxXaCVFcjElcb0QwvHGQpbb6gkjJTo97w/s320/7%20DP%20block.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pin the ends at both sides.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiU_iIXclGJHcA_pPT61IqhqU8nihlD5O6wBKXnKX0AszhRHqJNnVANcSs-W2ZFOWnH1diOAt41sdtZwINf6JXFzb5TJ2-BnWLTJo8kylRItaV3voBwxetRR9dW1kkmCJMya_A63sbPZm-K2Jq899Su4z4xIHLNb49mOsVRXAzYnpF9tW5F_ZP5TxmA/s875/8%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="875" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiU_iIXclGJHcA_pPT61IqhqU8nihlD5O6wBKXnKX0AszhRHqJNnVANcSs-W2ZFOWnH1diOAt41sdtZwINf6JXFzb5TJ2-BnWLTJo8kylRItaV3voBwxetRR9dW1kkmCJMya_A63sbPZm-K2Jq899Su4z4xIHLNb49mOsVRXAzYnpF9tW5F_ZP5TxmA/s320/8%20DP%20block.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Place pins in the in-between spaces. Complete the pinning of the creases, too.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc_pHylfvod8O5y52LGEBw_sGZ0X6K8O3oBojygMRerxDlGGcEg8WIGdDePKfk53S6ZBYMIlEesC_R36GgYqBQeiIaAG11NLKdKpxjtnR_kfDP3hi_h-lpDjKNphl15taiwRxSCnvbrRVNnjloDD3sci8MDPsHssYjTK9tXG9X0p8KjziERhJJbYwew/s1225/9%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1225" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc_pHylfvod8O5y52LGEBw_sGZ0X6K8O3oBojygMRerxDlGGcEg8WIGdDePKfk53S6ZBYMIlEesC_R36GgYqBQeiIaAG11NLKdKpxjtnR_kfDP3hi_h-lpDjKNphl15taiwRxSCnvbrRVNnjloDD3sci8MDPsHssYjTK9tXG9X0p8KjziERhJJbYwew/s320/9%20DP%20block.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place pins in the in-between spaces. <br />Complete pinning at the creases.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br />That's a lot of pinning! It is worth it, though, to get a good result.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then sew together with the </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">larger piece on top</b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Sew a quarter inch seam. I use my quarter inch foot for sewing, and also line up with the marks on my machine. I sew off of a piece of scrap fabric to get started. Pay attention to your starting and ending spots, to make sure the corners align. If they are off later, you can put them aside to re-sew the corners (something I have had to do a bit). You can chain piece blocks together at this point to save some time.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTNllIE5t4fwN_4Lgzg8ZwZqmWukbvkn4vR4URhhYqWNQl9oQ7dS809t81ErsaVCjsp6bWH-S7qsCdg0v3WtXcBEDKFosaByj5OTNJzO2V1gfyT8vAxg0yFtlpG94IeOKVtkoUErwp7zIak5ZcWJKoOnhW7VrCCWN7PkfufFvdDgpZ_8lzOaYxm_22g/s1225/9a%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1225" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTNllIE5t4fwN_4Lgzg8ZwZqmWukbvkn4vR4URhhYqWNQl9oQ7dS809t81ErsaVCjsp6bWH-S7qsCdg0v3WtXcBEDKFosaByj5OTNJzO2V1gfyT8vAxg0yFtlpG94IeOKVtkoUErwp7zIak5ZcWJKoOnhW7VrCCWN7PkfufFvdDgpZ_8lzOaYxm_22g/w400-h300/9a%20DP%20block.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sew together with larger concave piece on top.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwtqFpwNBU-XoZTZAtnlg5Zefg1ub50zqU7K1K9_iKadK6qokfq2hMDQCkDEIOpPYafmpqTTywc5j4745MQrUMJG10gQ-T2zfRI0me17tjqUmvRKbNBXDwVNG97VQNrrGk3XQfiw3p9T06loBVDYN0cAEEfIG7HKQsYdBcGWS9oJ_lcTOEqsI3Cy3rA/s1225/9b%20DP%20block.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1225" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwtqFpwNBU-XoZTZAtnlg5Zefg1ub50zqU7K1K9_iKadK6qokfq2hMDQCkDEIOpPYafmpqTTywc5j4745MQrUMJG10gQ-T2zfRI0me17tjqUmvRKbNBXDwVNG97VQNrrGk3XQfiw3p9T06loBVDYN0cAEEfIG7HKQsYdBcGWS9oJ_lcTOEqsI3Cy3rA/w400-h300/9b%20DP%20block.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chain piece if you like to save time.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Press blocks to the darker fabric. I set the seam first with the iron (setting from the side you wish to press towards). I used my mini-Oliso iron, and it works great! <br /><br /></span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7JCqcHGxKQRnrkuNWtpQNCbBXzEYsizREAZVN53Pgb9HpIvc8ybHUIgS-lmN_alHpol0Pr5ibqOJ6R3gGAXkC0nJvwqoeCfmF25ypjWg6FOf3FYflOrbvoodi_5C1P2WWBCqfBjmUVFp1rg0OAPvNlTG0iFx92x_9r7XkYinHPhNuy5xoDC_0Dyfrg/s898/1%20DP%20Pressed%20to%20Dark%20Side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7JCqcHGxKQRnrkuNWtpQNCbBXzEYsizREAZVN53Pgb9HpIvc8ybHUIgS-lmN_alHpol0Pr5ibqOJ6R3gGAXkC0nJvwqoeCfmF25ypjWg6FOf3FYflOrbvoodi_5C1P2WWBCqfBjmUVFp1rg0OAPvNlTG0iFx92x_9r7XkYinHPhNuy5xoDC_0Dyfrg/s320/1%20DP%20Pressed%20to%20Dark%20Side.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Press your seam to the dark side<br /> (this photo was taken after squaring up the block, <br />see below how I squared up the blocks)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9kxsJBA8bjq49iDgqHYm88su0vnO3CLP1kLCEXthfZZ1deFlKOCKL4vFiSdY8B0QtcgjzsGalkQT3sNiM32-fj3qjxHCTq_HYSFtmG78C6YM4MTu5AUMXJ-mXHrfeIBwaJf8t-ODHZEBdT5vI39WtF72QMfeYx5fczh0peKiZR_ZlvqwExO4CzSiMw/s903/2%20DP%20Pressed%20to%20Dark%20Side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9kxsJBA8bjq49iDgqHYm88su0vnO3CLP1kLCEXthfZZ1deFlKOCKL4vFiSdY8B0QtcgjzsGalkQT3sNiM32-fj3qjxHCTq_HYSFtmG78C6YM4MTu5AUMXJ-mXHrfeIBwaJf8t-ODHZEBdT5vI39WtF72QMfeYx5fczh0peKiZR_ZlvqwExO4CzSiMw/s320/2%20DP%20Pressed%20to%20Dark%20Side.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Press toward the dark side!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />Then to have nice square blocks, I squared them up using a ruler and rotary cutter. Square by using the smaller convex block as your guide. I decided to square to a 4 inch block size before sewing. I put some washi tape on my ruler to make it easier to line up the blocks.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCr7PHBrL5z9AhCzfw5ODbin_xQe2yFzeDnKHwSfQp3odp7br3JhwABpsAndZXWVEJs_eNNmGERn-AzB6iw5X3txVp5IPoJvR9gnqBE30mjDjw-NVmloQv1BPPiNBLt4WTKQYIZpIEoEldnaIE_GPf1At7vVyB5GSnz6ilqLceEKq1sueV9S2uB_GT4w/s1050/1%20DP%20Squaring%20off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1050" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCr7PHBrL5z9AhCzfw5ODbin_xQe2yFzeDnKHwSfQp3odp7br3JhwABpsAndZXWVEJs_eNNmGERn-AzB6iw5X3txVp5IPoJvR9gnqBE30mjDjw-NVmloQv1BPPiNBLt4WTKQYIZpIEoEldnaIE_GPf1At7vVyB5GSnz6ilqLceEKq1sueV9S2uB_GT4w/w320-h298/1%20DP%20Squaring%20off.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Square off using the smaller convex piece<br />as your guide and starting point.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NfsFKFC_sEtJBP8kMyhP-8eY-Yo8G0Q3X5GF_U_MoiiH_2AtvHzV74_SyZmVfC8PCrJtTe7KIQoj3jUoS_MHauJvLPIwYFTCXmq48DsskkP9Dm6PRaluACO8OrepyvPwvswex7SUns8z2W1LGjr0NNsyVvKKKN6Y8pP7kVsooYnbqR7i_YVgQO-onQ/s875/2%20DP%20Squaring%20off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="875" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NfsFKFC_sEtJBP8kMyhP-8eY-Yo8G0Q3X5GF_U_MoiiH_2AtvHzV74_SyZmVfC8PCrJtTe7KIQoj3jUoS_MHauJvLPIwYFTCXmq48DsskkP9Dm6PRaluACO8OrepyvPwvswex7SUns8z2W1LGjr0NNsyVvKKKN6Y8pP7kVsooYnbqR7i_YVgQO-onQ/s320/2%20DP%20Squaring%20off.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After edges on left side have been trimmed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYtIlXNiOQTy3ACqrju4KVVYA3Dd6mvxJS92zIThLiopR5Ujb2H_eIhe-WBy-ejSQdQ7iAWQnmXIpiVjjnSmqVbwa4-8VfGZ73iablFz4Fdpt2iN6tqhGGPaDnbN9PzggI8L0cPDwrW5cgrPOEVwj7IX0i91L2w-NctcvOfjHDmntTfv4VzZaNaCdcQ/s875/3%20DP%20Squaring%20off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="875" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYtIlXNiOQTy3ACqrju4KVVYA3Dd6mvxJS92zIThLiopR5Ujb2H_eIhe-WBy-ejSQdQ7iAWQnmXIpiVjjnSmqVbwa4-8VfGZ73iablFz4Fdpt2iN6tqhGGPaDnbN9PzggI8L0cPDwrW5cgrPOEVwj7IX0i91L2w-NctcvOfjHDmntTfv4VzZaNaCdcQ/s320/3%20DP%20Squaring%20off.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rotate your mat and trim the other 2 sides.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVN_sbpEE4kT4CEyr9xp5uIKdTKLeTVZfSaNeqpt2kK6JKszsAdQqKexP1aDFVNskOljC8HvhkluL5yJ7fk72A6FDA38DyVvx_m-hPWfeXV5ExA4wTrPB1GaEkk3JsqBdd5h_CoVy-6GyJ-50TnWtSr6RsJ-Riv5fYU0nYeXzMf6YX_H1n3yVmBqBhw/s875/4%20DP%20Squared%20off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="875" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVN_sbpEE4kT4CEyr9xp5uIKdTKLeTVZfSaNeqpt2kK6JKszsAdQqKexP1aDFVNskOljC8HvhkluL5yJ7fk72A6FDA38DyVvx_m-hPWfeXV5ExA4wTrPB1GaEkk3JsqBdd5h_CoVy-6GyJ-50TnWtSr6RsJ-Riv5fYU0nYeXzMf6YX_H1n3yVmBqBhw/s320/4%20DP%20Squared%20off.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The squared off block, squared to 4 inches x 4 inches.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br />I haven't decided on a final layout, but here are some photos of what I've arranged on the design wall so far. I am leaning towards the circular arrangement, with maybe some blocks or strips placed between the Drunkard's path block. May let myself play with it a bit first!<br /><br /><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtI9Bh4hdlezVgHW27OSoOwzVfNjIp6DqgoURX4ITb0PYpptKsZNP-0RPEBxg2ZA1Fy7f6j9fanuEjl3Ua6iAvvnJpk9UQk8dEBdYStsQPn9ZUUzNl6P8cj-I6iSTGutNlltLUPJjK640hlSPhsgMW9Y0twGT-lHjcJq0NeTfbpU0KRM0ZGYLLu73Hg/s1491/1%20Layout%20Drunkards%20Path.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1491" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtI9Bh4hdlezVgHW27OSoOwzVfNjIp6DqgoURX4ITb0PYpptKsZNP-0RPEBxg2ZA1Fy7f6j9fanuEjl3Ua6iAvvnJpk9UQk8dEBdYStsQPn9ZUUzNl6P8cj-I6iSTGutNlltLUPJjK640hlSPhsgMW9Y0twGT-lHjcJq0NeTfbpU0KRM0ZGYLLu73Hg/s320/1%20Layout%20Drunkards%20Path.jpg" width="215" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diagonal arrangement<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0XvFHhLqeNlSaRtt4Xy5skJUbMVyc1yLTf-qsBu3ups66oRFrIO-jR2PgD8s7CDOhXwgUjtmy31P06HhgxVyfTXVgjLcwFmxlAkhk1FaBbN21V4b_GtaQWFi6nM4ENnnlmpeUboW0qlh5NWxt46vJ3rk3dn5zjaner7o3SAWGigiAhZbE5iYHd1gyg/s1400/Cut%20out%20Drunkard's%20path%20blocks.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1400" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0XvFHhLqeNlSaRtt4Xy5skJUbMVyc1yLTf-qsBu3ups66oRFrIO-jR2PgD8s7CDOhXwgUjtmy31P06HhgxVyfTXVgjLcwFmxlAkhk1FaBbN21V4b_GtaQWFi6nM4ENnnlmpeUboW0qlh5NWxt46vJ3rk3dn5zjaner7o3SAWGigiAhZbE5iYHd1gyg/s320/Cut%20out%20Drunkard's%20path%20blocks.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circular arrangement</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />I had put off trying out this die! I will bravely sew curves now and will continue to add them to my projects! Hope you will give it a try too!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-75218817243391539972022-05-24T13:57:00.006-07:002022-05-24T14:06:36.759-07:00Final Project Season 13 Project Quilting<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I haven't posted in a while! I guess it was a bit of a blogging vacation. My last post was about Season 13 Project Quilting. At the time there was one challenge left! Here is what I created for the final challenge:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOy6nXBnapSKJoigcwRWvFIiXdnBGtE2ZT1egnNGRKXMqW7zl1y61fHrsdkvth7dbM3Zj3GJAPTze6lI7MGi6KUw7JvE6hM0RnPvtZk0zKF6bBjTslAdlFvh7hngKDcICl3vJXn2XzsypuTtbiAUOz-NaAEJALXgPb8y98DbPAvkx6KSALAWNCeORHvg/s900/1%20Confused%20Geese%20Denise%20Losczyk.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOy6nXBnapSKJoigcwRWvFIiXdnBGtE2ZT1egnNGRKXMqW7zl1y61fHrsdkvth7dbM3Zj3GJAPTze6lI7MGi6KUw7JvE6hM0RnPvtZk0zKF6bBjTslAdlFvh7hngKDcICl3vJXn2XzsypuTtbiAUOz-NaAEJALXgPb8y98DbPAvkx6KSALAWNCeORHvg/w400-h320/1%20Confused%20Geese%20Denise%20Losczyk.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confused Geese - Flying Geese Challenge for Season 13 Project Quilting</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9BVVOPhqTZtVdGmeqK2iHIsaNEzbL_WZmX77faCiYJECoA6J5i2D0aehlecPzRwqniKo84eVn-30C25lMY7XK8WDeFEA8L8mBkoA2bONbC7pIGv9N6Gh8eDSwnU0G2rqQl-6D65OMyBZqTtWXOa9DOWKQ1fjJUotWywCfMjBI5_I1l_mo-wCiLXMqA/s1500/Confused%20Geese%20Detail%20Denise%20Losczyk.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9BVVOPhqTZtVdGmeqK2iHIsaNEzbL_WZmX77faCiYJECoA6J5i2D0aehlecPzRwqniKo84eVn-30C25lMY7XK8WDeFEA8L8mBkoA2bONbC7pIGv9N6Gh8eDSwnU0G2rqQl-6D65OMyBZqTtWXOa9DOWKQ1fjJUotWywCfMjBI5_I1l_mo-wCiLXMqA/w400-h300/Confused%20Geese%20Detail%20Denise%20Losczyk.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of Confused Geese</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><br /></div></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is titled "Confused Geese". The final challenge was to use flying geese to make a small quilt design. It was a good challenge for me, since I hadn't made any Flying Geese blocks before, but have always wanted to try it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used a "Quilt in a Day" flying geese ruler set to make my geese blocks. I have had this set for years and hadn't tried it! It was fun, the process is a little strange feeling, and the resulting blocks kind of felt like a magic trick to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I later added buttons as an embellishment to my little quilt, hoping this will keep it from becoming confused as a pot holder or mug mat! I finished the edges with a turned envelope finish. I would have liked a binding, but I was in a hurry to finish my entry!<br /><br /><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwEGdhZTzAYIoMO8Ow0M-a3_Xs0TVgsrS5oS_5bDhrUolbeYQpAuP6cZzstUelp6cXD7B6ouJJgCx-JjngCbyEh2qSsS-9FseBwP5N-evbEj4sOYqIygy1Kp81ZN2gjRt63gnTk7e39NXxlxwxmJ697mhzT2XgrDSUkRx9JReklHY7G65cZ265lL3gg/s1400/Confused%20Geese%20with%20buttons.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1400" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwEGdhZTzAYIoMO8Ow0M-a3_Xs0TVgsrS5oS_5bDhrUolbeYQpAuP6cZzstUelp6cXD7B6ouJJgCx-JjngCbyEh2qSsS-9FseBwP5N-evbEj4sOYqIygy1Kp81ZN2gjRt63gnTk7e39NXxlxwxmJ697mhzT2XgrDSUkRx9JReklHY7G65cZ265lL3gg/w400-h318/Confused%20Geese%20with%20buttons.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confused Geese mini quilt with buttons added.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvKEC6ywR8fQPnCSgXbBxoMFxW2PAsOCOBX632eeW8LzJgrZ4st_UFkqa9FwOJW7ehSk7hQ6M5StDlJqchKH_3TYehXGN0WkL4om0T_E6FUWrlWPsAmImFVN5C5hyak8goCQJ9V_ahHerfYIaZWB4JgYIagK-3OmT2_X5Tw-BQIqQyLYqO1Os71TZQA/s1000/Quilt%20in%20a%20Day%20Mini%20ruler%20set%20with%20geese.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvKEC6ywR8fQPnCSgXbBxoMFxW2PAsOCOBX632eeW8LzJgrZ4st_UFkqa9FwOJW7ehSk7hQ6M5StDlJqchKH_3TYehXGN0WkL4om0T_E6FUWrlWPsAmImFVN5C5hyak8goCQJ9V_ahHerfYIaZWB4JgYIagK-3OmT2_X5Tw-BQIqQyLYqO1Os71TZQA/w400-h300/Quilt%20in%20a%20Day%20Mini%20ruler%20set%20with%20geese.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilt in a Day mini ruler set for Flying Geese blocks <br />and a fussy cutting ruler included.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And other fun news! I won a prize in the previous challenge. 2 Benartex fabric charm packs, Gathering and Spring Song. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_1ZljXpv-eYxcBuq6u3luYgoSfqmfFG-Yivpu95HtKHOVgItU8zPJHkpYkJcPEPzn0HOI4-_j8cAduiS3ze1PnP8gxevgtp_woUgRT6nQWnOMABEuZ08GDVsdR8rTYnTK1EPyYUv5WP8FMOCmETBsC7ZSwbo6XrQ_vK8dp1xncWsf94ghJsUFUrVDw/s1800/Project%20Quilting%20Prize.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1800" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_1ZljXpv-eYxcBuq6u3luYgoSfqmfFG-Yivpu95HtKHOVgItU8zPJHkpYkJcPEPzn0HOI4-_j8cAduiS3ze1PnP8gxevgtp_woUgRT6nQWnOMABEuZ08GDVsdR8rTYnTK1EPyYUv5WP8FMOCmETBsC7ZSwbo6XrQ_vK8dp1xncWsf94ghJsUFUrVDw/w400-h223/Project%20Quilting%20Prize.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 inch charm pack prizes from Benartex and Persimon Dreams.<br /> Love the sticker from Persimon Dreams too!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have already started using them to make a version of a "Drunkard's Path" quilt. I am combining the fabric with Benartex solid fabric charms and also with a Benartex layer cake I had in my stash. I may add black and white fabrics and some other solids to, as I work on the design. I am creating it as an improvised quilt design, rather than planning it all out ahead of time. Thank you to Benartex and Persimon Dreams!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used an Accu-quilt Go! Drunkard's Path die to cut out the patches. It is a little fussy to sew together the curved blocks and I am squaring them off a bit too. It isn't difficult, just a little fussy! Not sure I will want to be making these all the time, but it is a nice accomplishment.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59EJMs-z9PPCX7IxLmata6m7HOplLQxiYS0Qy92fECvEPgOPgS4_s5f4-8ECwY21hcuNuPEvFdrUxLexv7g23y-nsIswb43JrEKqm9Z6DMnvwAcQhvsQgl87rk4s9k5Ee701LCHTHUBH5nNJ4EKMCVPBNGN3512_hE83GD33KiyK9Tg8qC3eWrfOmqw/s1400/Cut%20out%20Drunkard's%20path%20blocks.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1400" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59EJMs-z9PPCX7IxLmata6m7HOplLQxiYS0Qy92fECvEPgOPgS4_s5f4-8ECwY21hcuNuPEvFdrUxLexv7g23y-nsIswb43JrEKqm9Z6DMnvwAcQhvsQgl87rk4s9k5Ee701LCHTHUBH5nNJ4EKMCVPBNGN3512_hE83GD33KiyK9Tg8qC3eWrfOmqw/w400-h275/Cut%20out%20Drunkard's%20path%20blocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut out AccuQuilt Go! Drunkard's path block pieces on my design wall.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you enjoyed this little update! </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy quilting and creating everyone!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many Blessings,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk<br /></span><p><br /></p></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-63783677978731662882022-03-08T12:04:00.002-08:002022-03-08T12:10:34.478-08:00Fun online quilting challenges - Project Quilting<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I can't seem to resist entering quilt challenges. Lately I've been participating in online challenges. They are</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a great way to connect with others and help challenge you in your creative process.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Currently I'm participating in Season 13 of Project Quilting. Here is a link where you can read more about the challenge and join in if you like! <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/project-quilting">Project QUILTING (kimlapacek.com)</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">About every 2 weeks they have a series of quilt challenges. For this season, I missed the first 2, but have managed to enter weeks 3-5. Here are my entries so far:</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsYwhYtRBo48BcO_CuH9ZCWfC6FNAY8GXKIIHWTs2v_Wught-ytEoFTkgYutV732fr6QD4fS5Lj-zx_Xh2L1rkP04AZRoFQsANIKQgqRjK3waowPBySV9ZtZXtbvf4eVg_colz1pRT19qFOLWgcntjkPL0Cr8SYIPYjuIXA_0OSvAWtJJwfb_bJuZMTQ=s750" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="750" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsYwhYtRBo48BcO_CuH9ZCWfC6FNAY8GXKIIHWTs2v_Wught-ytEoFTkgYutV732fr6QD4fS5Lj-zx_Xh2L1rkP04AZRoFQsANIKQgqRjK3waowPBySV9ZtZXtbvf4eVg_colz1pRT19qFOLWgcntjkPL0Cr8SYIPYjuIXA_0OSvAWtJJwfb_bJuZMTQ=w400-h370" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 3 - Kitchen Quilt Challenge, "Lemon Kitchen Quilt" (approximately 6 x 6 inches)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 3 was a last hour entry for me. I made this little "quilt as you go" quilt the morning of the last day to enter! I am using it as a mug mat in my studio. This little one inspired some Valentine's day potholders which I made for us to use in our kitchen. My husband had asked for new potholders, which I usually don't want to sew, but they did come out nice! I will share those in a later post with some easy instructions!<br /><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo0HaGHFONAKYcqNWLmjgYiReAU-TOMwEzc5uINdHgVEOO4IEfSFlLsq-usD9oJOqjNyitRYL6r6OnTaAEA9B9Wbc6dDGfBNfAqHEL8pSNiOGHzPJ6JYPnWskuqCzHriLUXeNnW5xt6H8tdDc28y0_VfFxTSEPZLEf6WkC91ZArkuu3vYDNlFY0Gwphg=s1000" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="1000" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo0HaGHFONAKYcqNWLmjgYiReAU-TOMwEzc5uINdHgVEOO4IEfSFlLsq-usD9oJOqjNyitRYL6r6OnTaAEA9B9Wbc6dDGfBNfAqHEL8pSNiOGHzPJ6JYPnWskuqCzHriLUXeNnW5xt6H8tdDc28y0_VfFxTSEPZLEf6WkC91ZArkuu3vYDNlFY0Gwphg=w400-h389" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 4 Challenge - Diamond Composition #1 (approximately 8x8 inches)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 4 was a challenge to use diamond shapes. I chose diamond background fabric and played with diamond shaped embroidery stitches on my Bernette B79 Sewing machine. It was a fun way to try out my stitches. I folded the center square origami style, then found a button in my collection which matched the same shape. </span></div><br /><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmrUHVgRTqvrwF0XX3ruX-dwHkVmmP0zVUOb4nvqxU78w6yFuuTgCD_I3TKxdGjNm6lFxAuwBBmBhXj2PP4vx0jtPpBvBy0DHKfk_krAfo3gNTnv6z6seMIYuPTgisMneGQW5ql27ZBBcyYhtXlS4qlBIhd6bi_p9HsPRc05D5OZIrN7d3r1FRhJcCoQ=s1200" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1200" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmrUHVgRTqvrwF0XX3ruX-dwHkVmmP0zVUOb4nvqxU78w6yFuuTgCD_I3TKxdGjNm6lFxAuwBBmBhXj2PP4vx0jtPpBvBy0DHKfk_krAfo3gNTnv6z6seMIYuPTgisMneGQW5ql27ZBBcyYhtXlS4qlBIhd6bi_p9HsPRc05D5OZIrN7d3r1FRhJcCoQ=w400-h393" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 5 Challenge - Rhythm and Repetition - "Winter" (approximately 8 x 8 inches)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 5's Challenge was to use Rhythm and Repetition. The requirement was to repeat an element at least 3 times. My mini quilt was inspired by my entry from Week 4. I used the same binding and background fabrics. I played with my metallic threads for quilting the triangle shapes. Triangles seem to turn into trees, and I added some scrap book embellishments I had purchased but not used yet. I had a little trouble getting the greens to match in the photos, when processing in Photoshop. I've noticed I sometimes have trouble working with greens when designing, my eyes have difficulty matching the differences in the greens a bit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has been a fun challenge so far! I will try to keep up as much as I can.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are random prizes given out each week of the challenge, which does help motivate you to enter. It is also fun to see the projects other quilters create.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy quilting and creating,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk </span></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-19700103369891455982022-02-23T14:49:00.000-08:002022-02-23T14:49:31.356-08:00Part of a Quilt Mystery solved!<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Part of a mystery solved! I have always been curious about the main block in my mother's yellow quilt. I kept looking at flower names for blocks, but nothing matched it exactly. I have thought about recreating a version of the quilt, and even tried my hand at drafting it in the EQ8 quilt design program. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recently I purchased the updated <b>BlockBase+</b> quilt program by <i>Barbara Brackman</i>. I searched for Basket quilts and found the block very quickly! Here is a bit of the information I found in the <b>BlockBase+</b> program: The top name listed is Basket of Diamonds, published by Kansas City Star 11/11/1936 (it seems like an obvious name!). Other names are Flower Basket, 1935, Cactus Basket, 1930s and Rainbow Cactus from the Mary McElwain Quilt Shop in Walworth, Wisconsin in the 1930s. The Rainbow Cactus version was a mail order pattern that may have been included in batting. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I printed out the pattern for the block from <b>BlockBase+</b> and plan to try it out in the future. Perhaps I will make a small block before beginning a larger quilt. It was very close to the version I had drafted in EQ8 based on my mom's quilt.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Following are some detail photos from her quilt. </span></span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; letter-spacing: normal; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L78i1CtivIA/U0xv0TlIOaI/AAAAAAAAAD0/s19EoZuVWW0/s1600/Mom's+yellow+quilt+detail.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Quilt detail" border="0" height="324" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L78i1CtivIA/U0xv0TlIOaI/AAAAAAAAAD0/s19EoZuVWW0/w400-h324/Mom's+yellow+quilt+detail.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="Quilt detail" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A detail from a quilt made by my mother - one of my<br />early quilt inspirations.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My mom's block used a solid fabric at the base of the basket, then added a matching solid underneath the block, which gives it a very different appearance, than when using a contrasting white at the bottom of the block. Perhaps it was the Cactus Basket version? Or something she created herself. Now I have more questions!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie9lxtzRcWQ/U0xvxXG7K1I/AAAAAAAAADw/wy8SpW7iDzM/s1600/Mom%2527s+yellow+quilt.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="quilt detail" border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie9lxtzRcWQ/U0xvxXG7K1I/AAAAAAAAADw/wy8SpW7iDzM/w400-h300/Mom%2527s+yellow+quilt.jpg" title="Quilt detail" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">A section of my mother's quilt - the quilt includes fabrics<br />from the 30s and 40s, I believe</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">It was one of my first quilt inspirations. I believe this quilt was made out of 1930s and 40s fabrics. Yellow was my mother's favorite color. I remember sleeping under it when I was younger and being fascinated by the many small cotton prints on the quilt. I think they may be feedsack or dress prints. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">I now have a better idea where the pattern came from. I'm looking forward to trying my hand at sewing this block in the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Thank you to <i>Barbara Brackman</i> for her amazing research. You can find the <b>Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns</b> and the <b>BlockBase+</b> quilt program on the <a href="https://www.electricquilt.com">https://www.electricquilt.com</a> website. They are fun resources! I haven't gotten the Encyclopedia yet, but I am enjoying the <b>BlockBase+</b> program.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-8715502525516975222022-02-14T12:44:00.000-08:002022-02-14T12:44:24.749-08:00Disappearing Nine Patch AQS quilt<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Another of the projects I have been working on. I have completed the top and purchased wide fabric for the backing. I'm working on other projects in the meantime, but I will be quilting this one on my longarm frame with my Qnique 14+ machine.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The quilt top was pieced following instructions for a free "Disappearing Nine Patch" quilt pattern I found on the AQS website (American Quilter's Society). I usually use my own designs to create quilts, but I thought this one looked like it would be fun to make. I also like to have lots of tops on hand, so I can have projects to practice my long arm quilting on. I added a border on the sides of the pattern. I made the fabric choices for the quilt using fabrics in my supply stash. This will be a gift!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some progress photos of the quilting:</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib-_Z5rXbgKHVCciFOwocXDmNdZThZvANuw9AIPY3hyQ3fCrmtQw7AKOqJslTEGAFk0cm2gMDVGGIaY6M9tMRuij-IgeQZ3uNlM1M2r6YJvUUiVGUEatok7v8HjX205Ebm2PSFKJaPgMX_Vmq5Rt56MGLKSP1AhKaH1A1X-xGECd90sVVWYyG9VrXLUA=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Nine patch quilt" border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib-_Z5rXbgKHVCciFOwocXDmNdZThZvANuw9AIPY3hyQ3fCrmtQw7AKOqJslTEGAFk0cm2gMDVGGIaY6M9tMRuij-IgeQZ3uNlM1M2r6YJvUUiVGUEatok7v8HjX205Ebm2PSFKJaPgMX_Vmq5Rt56MGLKSP1AhKaH1A1X-xGECd90sVVWYyG9VrXLUA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nine patch quilt pattern before it disappears!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3U5IJboe_eQ19Nxi2wI8haL7y-vRssPfkd9xaPXL0-JKw8P_7toZ-UbjghCPPPCi_8dE_e83eawBi_Zt2UulbUWjH5RXLaFjXDBsgV_XQku1nhhDVfM6uo0tjbR6V7SfecrA_Q-JK6IOk4fwkIRSoWwLZtXQfdambOV_qZvA4BJDNDiMLCQIM5b84ig=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3U5IJboe_eQ19Nxi2wI8haL7y-vRssPfkd9xaPXL0-JKw8P_7toZ-UbjghCPPPCi_8dE_e83eawBi_Zt2UulbUWjH5RXLaFjXDBsgV_XQku1nhhDVfM6uo0tjbR6V7SfecrA_Q-JK6IOk4fwkIRSoWwLZtXQfdambOV_qZvA4BJDNDiMLCQIM5b84ig=s320" width="240" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress photo #2 Starting to disappear!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisQ6Lr4AJJCQYoDhzHn62e7dNZAEBbyL38-tkne-RAbwLB6a-1HffmA19uEnz8nDZy1y9OwSRCk3e-39ocfi8Tv_IdQDEJ9PMekJznJclp8Bqs2Nilx4bq9S7d8v51P4JLcAMdG1nO9Ay5aA1jJ_ezyjrO149In6fUvViLKMzczqS5BKXp2DoL3Q7-FA=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisQ6Lr4AJJCQYoDhzHn62e7dNZAEBbyL38-tkne-RAbwLB6a-1HffmA19uEnz8nDZy1y9OwSRCk3e-39ocfi8Tv_IdQDEJ9PMekJznJclp8Bqs2Nilx4bq9S7d8v51P4JLcAMdG1nO9Ay5aA1jJ_ezyjrO149In6fUvViLKMzczqS5BKXp2DoL3Q7-FA=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress photo #3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUgHutgu_VkYzXxanFUs6N1C_LGT2oIsc1C2lnYD-zyondg5nzrj1SL8scG2rr08-KlI4aPkR7DWhUnrCMnkXvetdgH2GHPCkmEoE7nVkv7jGpklgf6sh41kwdUjHKRYam9vBoiszW4rcTBCLFY6OUzXxs0j9ip61HIP76nxMScFfc2o0Ax_uUnruQEg=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUgHutgu_VkYzXxanFUs6N1C_LGT2oIsc1C2lnYD-zyondg5nzrj1SL8scG2rr08-KlI4aPkR7DWhUnrCMnkXvetdgH2GHPCkmEoE7nVkv7jGpklgf6sh41kwdUjHKRYam9vBoiszW4rcTBCLFY6OUzXxs0j9ip61HIP76nxMScFfc2o0Ax_uUnruQEg=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress photo #4 (rearranged a bit)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx-QTiBQQWCBSMZLRNOsnCEIZEnw9k-hX9RA9uvPZaoJgmT0yeGGWQgtrc9OAkzYs8wQrn-Q9xgnoJJoBy2j0J1z9zRbSbPmnwg1yha4dnVcQ-BCY8RFrzTutM9qjC_JME3WJSKgBUXhgRS065Ik0gPj5hM4SpJxb4OTtseP9oTGUCAsK6UMc2yUX5lA=s495" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="494" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx-QTiBQQWCBSMZLRNOsnCEIZEnw9k-hX9RA9uvPZaoJgmT0yeGGWQgtrc9OAkzYs8wQrn-Q9xgnoJJoBy2j0J1z9zRbSbPmnwg1yha4dnVcQ-BCY8RFrzTutM9qjC_JME3WJSKgBUXhgRS065Ik0gPj5hM4SpJxb4OTtseP9oTGUCAsK6UMc2yUX5lA=w399-h400" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final top with borders added!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1_LEtOfTJp-JoBh2iKrQx-EmG3ztA3Y5AsfLKqqowtd1rIxlTk5cv4yvARtSn5036qB4eBBuhH4acPzHREWzvZow7PDVh9dJiUnC52Zj6hPZTOilwVRK1Wfox1JZYuRNXQCD2UYI2BUT42qfHVW_f5gpJDIIN2A5v5o3zhKO1SzN5hYyFFmjCBlxSYg=s516" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1_LEtOfTJp-JoBh2iKrQx-EmG3ztA3Y5AsfLKqqowtd1rIxlTk5cv4yvARtSn5036qB4eBBuhH4acPzHREWzvZow7PDVh9dJiUnC52Zj6hPZTOilwVRK1Wfox1JZYuRNXQCD2UYI2BUT42qfHVW_f5gpJDIIN2A5v5o3zhKO1SzN5hYyFFmjCBlxSYg=s320" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of fabrics and blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFjWV7yb58aGA2i_OnEpv4usbI8uleHfr7_7QH07-byMEuYU0gH_OmQY3DPORKMDQlPketm1zaMpzwBeYKrCXClohEz2WfGUPEyT39Og5nPX7h_eQbwo2t0LSETkpeQL-OMt4QmDWcIsICvwpdRxLYEScHbRtBGwSQHk9YQtEPUrxaDr8x9-E9ZbdNMA=s494" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="494" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFjWV7yb58aGA2i_OnEpv4usbI8uleHfr7_7QH07-byMEuYU0gH_OmQY3DPORKMDQlPketm1zaMpzwBeYKrCXClohEz2WfGUPEyT39Og5nPX7h_eQbwo2t0LSETkpeQL-OMt4QmDWcIsICvwpdRxLYEScHbRtBGwSQHk9YQtEPUrxaDr8x9-E9ZbdNMA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another detail of fabrics and blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had fun sewing and cutting and sewing this together! I'll post an update once the quilting is complete.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I tried to find a link the pattern on AmericanQuilter.com, in their blog section, but it looks like they took it down when their website was updated. Basically, it involves sewing nine patch blocks in dark and light color, then cutting the squares into 1/2 square triangles, sewing them together, then cutting again into 1/2 square triangles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a fun process and a great way to use up your fabric stash. A fairly easy quilt to sew, also. I used some fabrics from mask panels I had purchased on sale to add interest to the quilt. (The unicorn and typewriter print in photos above.) If you search Disappearing Nine Patch, you can find other variations on the idea, which starts with a simple Nine Patch quilt block.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope everyone is well, wishing you a fun time creating!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many Blessings,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-85016350517968045302022-02-07T12:41:00.001-08:002022-02-07T13:11:27.537-08:00AQS free gift with subscription - and Square Deal Plus quilt made<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recently renewed my AQS (American Quilter's Society Membership). Their membership is a great value if you are a new, intermediate or advanced quilter. They always have a free gift with their membership and renewals and their membership is very reasonably priced. The current price of a membership at this time is $25.00 for 6 issues of their publication.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The current gift with membership, at the time of this blog, is a Konfeti 50 wt. Cotton thread pack from Wonderfil thread. Here is a photo of the gift I received:</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLeuS7PN1DIf3WbqDlJJn2e9UykhwH0KDiG4aU_igGU2VDTOlfnSN0k3lN4OpsQY-GkTpTR0lMoGtFtwh_1Y0CKqmZ0UM3BV3hHrJRue1Rr7ZlIPrKcqdCx7mDjUuyqM1C-OP_ZCdqJ3CMmj1kdPawBah45aBOrPXPocNxB5raJFeFQnhHZ1UohVRszw=s1231" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLeuS7PN1DIf3WbqDlJJn2e9UykhwH0KDiG4aU_igGU2VDTOlfnSN0k3lN4OpsQY-GkTpTR0lMoGtFtwh_1Y0CKqmZ0UM3BV3hHrJRue1Rr7ZlIPrKcqdCx7mDjUuyqM1C-OP_ZCdqJ3CMmj1kdPawBah45aBOrPXPocNxB5raJFeFQnhHZ1UohVRszw=s320" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AQS American Quilter magazine and free gift received<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1SczuZgPfD3rCAHrBSs4fYTHg5lnv3Nh50FQCXZTTay7KVui7Sgot0tRHIGug3zyJHuuuxth2K37pASiCNA6NEO78lbdT_JGeZU627vI9X1iRyYIu4RBFZaWdrRe2FldeSH9Bcb2zB_sVhgkgjv8TrSCfnVJyP2rwY2a6zGO0Fxz3SyKLMZCDQco_xg=s1200" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1200" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1SczuZgPfD3rCAHrBSs4fYTHg5lnv3Nh50FQCXZTTay7KVui7Sgot0tRHIGug3zyJHuuuxth2K37pASiCNA6NEO78lbdT_JGeZU627vI9X1iRyYIu4RBFZaWdrRe2FldeSH9Bcb2zB_sVhgkgjv8TrSCfnVJyP2rwY2a6zGO0Fxz3SyKLMZCDQco_xg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of package with description of thread<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUT3Lp5w5rMhrL5N0NyGIlK38zfJAVsr0JPRpHR07I7SUcQi5hILn0DfcgkGp5sOWVKO2nYFMCMz5fVop4AymNDn9pvhNxR3VgQQ6BZCl9ZWKV0ouDco2rm-0hsaSDG8WTbuRlXCexVabx3Sg6dxVdIty4hPgsgFf1NdT1v2S04hWtN0CATiXGIsLOkA=s1199" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUT3Lp5w5rMhrL5N0NyGIlK38zfJAVsr0JPRpHR07I7SUcQi5hILn0DfcgkGp5sOWVKO2nYFMCMz5fVop4AymNDn9pvhNxR3VgQQ6BZCl9ZWKV0ouDco2rm-0hsaSDG8WTbuRlXCexVabx3Sg6dxVdIty4hPgsgFf1NdT1v2S04hWtN0CATiXGIsLOkA=s320" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thread received in my box!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />You get an excellent publication (digital and print), and member benefits, and they also have great quilt shows. I have had a quilt shown in at least one of their shows, I haven't attended in person yet, but perhaps I will one day! The shows look like lots of fun. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I subscribe to their email newsletter, which you can do whether you are a member or not. There is always useful quilting information and projects and patterns you can explore.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is a bed quilt I finished earlier this year. It uses a "Square Deal" pattern found on the AQS site. I usually design my own quilts, but this just called out to be made! I named it "Square Deal Plus", since I added borders on the sides to make it fit our bed. It was my first very large quilt! I used Wonderfil Invisafil 100 weight thread in the top and bottom for quilting my quilt, and it worked very well.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMy_rCREBXc/YSKkBgq1C4I/AAAAAAAACQA/HDLweoQ4_hwydqdeivJPflHC1qQGHCUNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCN3886.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMy_rCREBXc/YSKkBgq1C4I/AAAAAAAACQA/HDLweoQ4_hwydqdeivJPflHC1qQGHCUNACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSCN3886.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Square Deal Plus" made from the "Square Deal Quilt Pattern" from AQS (American Quilter's Society)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you'd like to find out more about quilting, you can check out their website at <a href="http://www.americanquilter.com">www.americanquilter.com</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy Quilting and many Blessings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></blockquote></div><br />Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-46754024470860480682022-02-02T18:07:00.000-08:002022-02-02T18:07:54.538-08:00Garden Hat - a fun and useful project!<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking back at another project completed last year (2021). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My husband and I always wear a large brim hat when working in the yard or gardening. I had been wearing the same hat for a few years now and wanted to have something different to wear. The prettiest hats can be very expensive when shopping! I had found a lavender Panama straw hat once while we were traveling in the Southwest, but it was too much for my pocketbook, but a beautiful hat!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">While pattern shopping online I found McCall's pattern M6885. It has a sun dress, but also a very attractive and useful looking hat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3iQuaEfm7AQv7GDB7H1EIbgmPfLqzZaBqwP9NlNpaDcA8Ub0kau7VXcN00Xd6lk4eEuOAzadGVQ1aSuycpszxoWaYeBjKCKNmUKT51ZWUefMoUKpdXKZiLkDAKhvel0CsKpz9jZVRW2Ehyg7l-3cv9YaoCDerIc4QJBHVLRHI-3SDMLWLKa7Cp576QQ=s5152" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3iQuaEfm7AQv7GDB7H1EIbgmPfLqzZaBqwP9NlNpaDcA8Ub0kau7VXcN00Xd6lk4eEuOAzadGVQ1aSuycpszxoWaYeBjKCKNmUKT51ZWUefMoUKpdXKZiLkDAKhvel0CsKpz9jZVRW2Ehyg7l-3cv9YaoCDerIc4QJBHVLRHI-3SDMLWLKa7Cp576QQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I looked over my fabric stash and found a </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kaffe Fassett fabric I purchased a few years ago, not knowing what it would become at the time! It is a nice large Cabbage Rose print. I used the fabric for the outside and the lining, I had a yard of fabric. I will use any leftover scraps for quilting projects. It was my first time making a hat, it was a fun, confidence growing experience. It is good to make new things and feel a sense of accomplishment!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The hat came out nice and I have been enjoying using it in the garden or for walks in the neighborhood. It is also very pretty to look at when displayed on a kitchen chair. A hat with a large brim is essential when gardening in the bright sun.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuCzZPfyrBAlYTOITFmH1fXsUiqUOVjDzTMfNtCVQN6O5rLcAafBcfzaUrUOyH9QTOMltwnK5n7mgljKb7iIP0voyfABxVCC_v1hMBOQtLgf4MLvC96ixB-jW-JSU4O3jOfzxURcOzhUr3z37CshDQ-_jKahBojfSJv8wSZO0ZIEuXVoZNkfZbagJQjQ=s5152" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuCzZPfyrBAlYTOITFmH1fXsUiqUOVjDzTMfNtCVQN6O5rLcAafBcfzaUrUOyH9QTOMltwnK5n7mgljKb7iIP0voyfABxVCC_v1hMBOQtLgf4MLvC96ixB-jW-JSU4O3jOfzxURcOzhUr3z37CshDQ-_jKahBojfSJv8wSZO0ZIEuXVoZNkfZbagJQjQ=s320" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />I now plan to look over my fabric stash to see if I have the right fabric for another hat. Hope my hat will inspire you to make your own! <br /><br />Many Blessings,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-56194272743229446222022-01-24T12:46:00.001-08:002022-02-14T12:46:03.177-08:00Update on Tumbler Quilt in progress<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greetings!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One project I have been working on is my colorful Tumbler quilt. It is an improvised Tumbler Quilt (tumbler is the name of the one-patch quilt block). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little history of this quilt project: I cut out the tumbler shapes with Accuquilt Go Cutter and tumbler die. Then I played with an arrangement of cool and hot fabrics, which were cut from 5-inch square charm packs, including Tula Pink solids, Island Batiks, some batiks I've had for years (and don't know the manufacture name), Connecting threads batiks and dot patterns. I really enjoyed combining solids and some patterns with the batiks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is still in progress, I completed the inner quilting on my Qnique 14+ mid-arm machine. I'm very happy with the machine quilting. Before going to the machine, I practiced and created some small drawing/design ideas in a sketch book. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="750" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT1mFUe5moMsaDNABHF0uEUb4Wq9qv_OT-bXCyJt_saw8MMzSv1c0MknLQ5RztkSBxLnYD7IIfVfxeTujYcsJf8hk2YjUwwCqHvaxI-Mom5ZIIyl0YCT9WCdtkkFw0QNKKcbSoMhhaThgUdHEip89NC2v4fhd8KVVabOtPxZc47v18jw6ozYjq_xKNiw=w200-h197" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paisley Quilting Design</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3SOO2MU9R3gaKBGFYp1r_4_RpwrkFa5JlF-prb0dTfnxu5aWb0diUShUyp2jbUFgJ13HAXrlWABy9m0KeT3IjSJmDxHGqsbIUedQbtqa1HPwU1GJLvfUFmWdXcoJXmugdmnFrb23MB4ezaM_KChpa3GMEXvlpdj9QwdbBVVPxR96RaKDBnq4CCgyQ8A=s750" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="750" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3SOO2MU9R3gaKBGFYp1r_4_RpwrkFa5JlF-prb0dTfnxu5aWb0diUShUyp2jbUFgJ13HAXrlWABy9m0KeT3IjSJmDxHGqsbIUedQbtqa1HPwU1GJLvfUFmWdXcoJXmugdmnFrb23MB4ezaM_KChpa3GMEXvlpdj9QwdbBVVPxR96RaKDBnq4CCgyQ8A=w200-h176" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilt Design - Clouds <br />that run into each other</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT1mFUe5moMsaDNABHF0uEUb4Wq9qv_OT-bXCyJt_saw8MMzSv1c0MknLQ5RztkSBxLnYD7IIfVfxeTujYcsJf8hk2YjUwwCqHvaxI-Mom5ZIIyl0YCT9WCdtkkFw0QNKKcbSoMhhaThgUdHEip89NC2v4fhd8KVVabOtPxZc47v18jw6ozYjq_xKNiw=s750" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was a great starting point, once I started quilting I was able to create variations of the initial designs, and even improvised some while quilting! I quilt with my right hand, and steady my left hand on my ruler base, and use it for holding my quilting ruler when needed. I find it is easier than quilting with two hands on the machine.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4K8qGaatkt-cAzqfQtxGuGPN0EOMcVXUTLiWhc4PaUBg9napCbEQ1LV2p0qnGegXgpZ0iKCUCnOSnRCbfRs3jXENbeYVu-hYIT4ySwbijoJP4Z-1ApVxEsZ4U02kqHRrMbI49qFcIYbr2hxITk3s-byaJNfxHixJAgTPIQH7wYt_hz7vOme7S5tyugQ=s1000" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4K8qGaatkt-cAzqfQtxGuGPN0EOMcVXUTLiWhc4PaUBg9napCbEQ1LV2p0qnGegXgpZ0iKCUCnOSnRCbfRs3jXENbeYVu-hYIT4ySwbijoJP4Z-1ApVxEsZ4U02kqHRrMbI49qFcIYbr2hxITk3s-byaJNfxHixJAgTPIQH7wYt_hz7vOme7S5tyugQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Detail 1<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3CJLqd0e5Cfkc8s1lyVGsomMxXDMRNn5aI1SwvlTo8ajGBxycV4s6k9jsEDX0TVpKptgcJj1zgc5vy3kxSbSR4DBG9_TJ2iX-ZefgSXoP4gwmFSNW54eRYKMQXNmEuWTWEBm1GaPy7SSxcs7OsnUVYSZkYcZUSYseS39wtl6ALmoKBnP3N2Ro2mOo2Q=s1000" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1000" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3CJLqd0e5Cfkc8s1lyVGsomMxXDMRNn5aI1SwvlTo8ajGBxycV4s6k9jsEDX0TVpKptgcJj1zgc5vy3kxSbSR4DBG9_TJ2iX-ZefgSXoP4gwmFSNW54eRYKMQXNmEuWTWEBm1GaPy7SSxcs7OsnUVYSZkYcZUSYseS39wtl6ALmoKBnP3N2Ro2mOo2Q=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Detail 2<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjphYZE2fYhAQSU0GUMLKt0I7Mc0zmPNHa6I-Rm4oN5AiCfBLlBZKqUCHppB58hAuFgKf9DUq1sOSqSqqrGCif0i2eGtvgRBA5T_d5WRIxcbV_bb9fLl0-7jDj0RA5BLach-krS7lX6Uf32ICf9RcH-xgmBdhkbUgISSRNnDA5UflNk2-J3G7vQTf5Iyg=s1223" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="892" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjphYZE2fYhAQSU0GUMLKt0I7Mc0zmPNHa6I-Rm4oN5AiCfBLlBZKqUCHppB58hAuFgKf9DUq1sOSqSqqrGCif0i2eGtvgRBA5T_d5WRIxcbV_bb9fLl0-7jDj0RA5BLach-krS7lX6Uf32ICf9RcH-xgmBdhkbUgISSRNnDA5UflNk2-J3G7vQTf5Iyg=s320" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Detail 3<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br />I plan to hand quilt on the border, using larger quilting stitches. I started some of this while it was on the frame, but I may re-do my initial hand quilting a bit. Decided to hand quilt the rest off the frame, so I can use the machine for another quilt. It is an improvised quilt, so I may add applique, or other embellishments after it is quilted too, we will see how it goes!<br /><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmR_9r46TJGYWdoDlNRbv6FsFyEDFBWXrnGQkBl30bDAZ-1BGiGCM4LqMtzqkSVX4okiTs7MbikqMG70946VWYJoTQE8X7xveCwuJaSXwC2oyP7m8wTUPM-9FVB7X2TnoLodXmD8CmzepZTknKUGJhFBJPNz_BOke1lLccpbAI9VrmnsbF2DHCj6oR2Q=s1452" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="1400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmR_9r46TJGYWdoDlNRbv6FsFyEDFBWXrnGQkBl30bDAZ-1BGiGCM4LqMtzqkSVX4okiTs7MbikqMG70946VWYJoTQE8X7xveCwuJaSXwC2oyP7m8wTUPM-9FVB7X2TnoLodXmD8CmzepZTknKUGJhFBJPNz_BOke1lLccpbAI9VrmnsbF2DHCj6oR2Q=w386-h400" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In process Tumbler quilt with center machine quilted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used Wonderfil Invisafil 100 weight, polyester thread on the top and in the bobbin. I may try Wonderfil DecoBob 80 weight polyester thread next time for the bobbin. I also used Hobbs 80/20 Wool/cotton batting. I was able to get good tension results, which can be challenging at times!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the hand quilting I am using mostly my Sulky Blendables 100% cotton threads. Making good use of my thread collection!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you enjoyed this update!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-15664988359127116082022-01-18T12:42:00.001-08:002022-01-18T12:42:43.316-08:00Happy New Year 2022, and First Sewing project finished in the New Year!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy 2022!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't get much posting done last year, so will try to share some of what I'm working on this year and will be show and telling some projects from last year too!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't have any firm resolutions this year, I like to think of every day as a new beginning! Though, I do like seeing the seasons go by, and celebrating each year. It is important to focus on the good things in our life as the years go by.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">First sewing project finished in the New Year!<br /><br /><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx4DCTwZVvXSuI6l8vLRaUr0zTcropn_L2oO4eWm4VFn7jYCHwFRAbLTIZlUBZPPDUmky0FhQsbpmoFiL8c4a_I4iMmcbsytthssf9pfND4nLzHP8QenE_DRYb2cfqfUXRGolnlsOlKBPtJt81h5TCGfn7g6UwcaTFxzbkBGT_LpJQOMffgoM_q4Bqpw=s592" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx4DCTwZVvXSuI6l8vLRaUr0zTcropn_L2oO4eWm4VFn7jYCHwFRAbLTIZlUBZPPDUmky0FhQsbpmoFiL8c4a_I4iMmcbsytthssf9pfND4nLzHP8QenE_DRYb2cfqfUXRGolnlsOlKBPtJt81h5TCGfn7g6UwcaTFxzbkBGT_LpJQOMffgoM_q4Bqpw=w338-h400" width="338" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bag made using Sally Tomato Aurora Bag Pattern</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I participated in the Sulky and Sally Tomato New Year's Eve Sew-a-long on December 31, 2021. I was able to start the Aurora Tote Bag project during the Sew-a-long, and then finished it in the following week sewing with the recorded video from the event. You can find the sew-a-long on their website, www.Sulky.com, in their education section.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a fun project. You could either order the Aurora Bag kit or use your own materials. I chose to use some Cork fabric, lining fabric and mask filter batting I had on hand for the project. I ordered canvas fabric and purse hardware on-line. </span><br /><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX1TOSGAJUem5Qcm64VgmcfQWvmQPpM3R6Zt7B9lXzV8D8mzdQNtDhx9yl3tIqFx6XF0_78AGnbH1ucFcyL-U_bx_-GW0DqxKlwQ56gvT4NEWqPhxFWjO6DR4kWnnTBYz6JGHSmLsQ7ZXZBNQ1QHLbH1tZTKhqOUgua-xHfutNABR9oWU9eI6psDOPzQ=s562" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX1TOSGAJUem5Qcm64VgmcfQWvmQPpM3R6Zt7B9lXzV8D8mzdQNtDhx9yl3tIqFx6XF0_78AGnbH1ucFcyL-U_bx_-GW0DqxKlwQ56gvT4NEWqPhxFWjO6DR4kWnnTBYz6JGHSmLsQ7ZXZBNQ1QHLbH1tZTKhqOUgua-xHfutNABR9oWU9eI6psDOPzQ=w178-h200" width="178" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I Made This Patch on bag</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_NcZnXZUB-zl9YihYz4yvSWvowApFKH_yCCb1Lffh7hDvO3z6uqSG0GtIHGwk7ZuXjpyHRpgB-HJlVzM0-HHHF_qb46ltoT6292-MBRm50YjYm0L-60rhhvtKijXxxMClkKYo445xA2pDUZ7mqm1DyZmZeOUWoPWoFTLamOOFs6y1pKJoLe7v4PYR1g=s500" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="500" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_NcZnXZUB-zl9YihYz4yvSWvowApFKH_yCCb1Lffh7hDvO3z6uqSG0GtIHGwk7ZuXjpyHRpgB-HJlVzM0-HHHF_qb46ltoT6292-MBRm50YjYm0L-60rhhvtKijXxxMClkKYo445xA2pDUZ7mqm1DyZmZeOUWoPWoFTLamOOFs6y1pKJoLe7v4PYR1g=w200-h173" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lining of Bag with pocket</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge9G7Ln8-Z_jrjrX6besoj7oJGKFqCvTsqBptEu1U9OBYHRu1w_P1g8tW46ElFmbPGLNJ1iBu7N9Z3cS4DXp27PayPOFVhkuoBAdAHWwKmisLmC2bJdFwzW-UKT8KnZCj2bJ3A-Ke3PNcl3Hh9qYfSs59b4tYkzNvLRHTaLfMheN0aufnNmlvxWzERPQ=s936" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge9G7Ln8-Z_jrjrX6besoj7oJGKFqCvTsqBptEu1U9OBYHRu1w_P1g8tW46ElFmbPGLNJ1iBu7N9Z3cS4DXp27PayPOFVhkuoBAdAHWwKmisLmC2bJdFwzW-UKT8KnZCj2bJ3A-Ke3PNcl3Hh9qYfSs59b4tYkzNvLRHTaLfMheN0aufnNmlvxWzERPQ=s320" width="171" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bag Zipper with tab</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz8c4QTE_Km5UBMKjA0yPnUpZ07x8iP2Y5nj_mJuovIoBnVY5ILLuaVzKm63VQnAiRyuCg-Njb82q30G62QSbQB6WKfjaKCDbHfZbWMVz2rMPPpSdxuw4oP-SFAO3M_r51rKXerSl5GKKL1Y6xVcMJeGIz2H2x4Blo_ZCyQLno6SWnThNi9SZmEx_vdw=s510" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz8c4QTE_Km5UBMKjA0yPnUpZ07x8iP2Y5nj_mJuovIoBnVY5ILLuaVzKm63VQnAiRyuCg-Njb82q30G62QSbQB6WKfjaKCDbHfZbWMVz2rMPPpSdxuw4oP-SFAO3M_r51rKXerSl5GKKL1Y6xVcMJeGIz2H2x4Blo_ZCyQLno6SWnThNi9SZmEx_vdw=s320" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other 2 patches included with the pattern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I ended up using a zipper from my supply stash, as the zipper tape I found online (not very expensive one) was not of great quality. I will use it for embellishing projects! The zipper in my stash was a little shorter than the one in the pattern, so I just added a bit longer tab on it, it matched the light blue in my fabric perfectly!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The project includes badges you can embroider on your machine. It was a good way to try out the process on my embroidery machine. I embroidered on cork fabric for the first time. I really enjoyed working with the cork. I had won a package of cork to sew with from www.SewingMachinesPlus.com a while ago, and this gave me the opportunity to try it out! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I may have to order some more cork fabric in the future! I have read that it is very durable. This was my first sew-a-long with Sulky, and it was fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing you all the best this year! Healthy, Happy, Creative and Safe New Year!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-52176945657460972672021-01-01T14:00:00.001-08:002021-01-02T11:53:16.447-08:00Happy New Year 2021, a few little plans for the upcoming year!<span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy New Year to everyone!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't have too many new aspirations this year, just continuations from the previous year. Here is a list of what I am working on and plan to work on in 2021:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Continue finishing quilt tops I have started (making them into quilts and practicing my quilting on my Qnique 14+ quilting machine). One example is below, though there are a few more:<br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KV0VqzbPWaI/X_DNxEe5WbI/AAAAAAAACIA/TprJrbkhs50LsRc3FAkKYKLVbdu8E_WEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/5%2BFat%2BQuarter%2BQuilt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1419" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KV0VqzbPWaI/X_DNxEe5WbI/AAAAAAAACIA/TprJrbkhs50LsRc3FAkKYKLVbdu8E_WEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w278-h400/5%2BFat%2BQuarter%2BQuilt.JPG" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Improvisational quilt top I made for an online challenge. </span><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The challenge was to make a quilt top using 5 fat quarters and 2 additional fabrics. </span><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I hope to quilt this one, as a way to practice my quilting on my Qnique 14+ quilting machine.</span><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> It takes a lot of practice to become an accomplished quilter, kind of like playing a musical instrument!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have some odd projects that I would like to complete so I can put them away, rather than having them in the uncompleted stack!<br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kFH5qkNsA_k/X_DJQ3IjqPI/AAAAAAAACHo/LOqIlnFjnq88jtI1MlELbre-jZYkJs-_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1800/DeniseLosczykUnfiinishedSmallQuilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kFH5qkNsA_k/X_DJQ3IjqPI/AAAAAAAACHo/LOqIlnFjnq88jtI1MlELbre-jZYkJs-_ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/DeniseLosczykUnfiinishedSmallQuilt.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Little quilt I started in the 90s, it has hand quilting. <br />Began before I had met and married my husband! <br />Would like to finish this little one!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And the biggest commitment for this year is to work on creating a pattern for the Camp Verde Community Library quilt mural that I created designs for in 2020. I will be sharing little videos with the library as I work on it throughout the year. I plan to use EQ8 software to create the project. I will write a post(s) later with photos and more details about my process! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope to continue healthy habits and lose a little weight ( I have been averaging a 5 lb weight loss each year for the last 2 years!). Seems like I lose in the Summer when there are more fresh fruits to eat, and also a little work in our yard and garden. I like the slow process better than trying to lose quickly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you all have a good year, no matter what comes our way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Always look for the good things!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Best wishes,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">(This is an updated post, with photos added!)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410584098337927732.post-59455855341596810832020-12-21T17:45:00.001-08:002021-01-01T13:48:44.821-08:00Happy Winter Solstice 2020!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Hope you are having a good Holiday Season in spite of our times.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Today is an interesting Winter Solstice because of the Saturn Jupiter conjunction viewable outside in the Southwest sky. We were able to get a view of it outside one of our windows. Just listened to a bit about it on the Lowell Observatory website. The good news is you can still see it through the middle of January of 2021, today is the closest the 2 planets will be together when observed in the sky.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy Solstice! As the days get longer may times get better in our lives and in the world! We are all one and connected to each other!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise Buchwalter-Losczyk</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Denise Losczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747775939918514894noreply@blogger.com0