tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10599794487275734002024-03-05T17:41:33.030-06:00Willow Lake StitchesProfessional Longarm Quilter, Wife, Mom, Grandma.
I only do fun stuff like quilting, bluegrass music, remodeling ( did I say fun? ), reading, cooking and lots of crafts,
if you would like me to quilt up some of your piecework, just send me an email !Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-51492590393099783562015-01-10T14:20:00.001-06:002015-01-10T14:20:55.591-06:00Happy New YearCan't believe we have started a new year....2015. Isn't there a song about that....oh wait, I think that was ' in the year 2525 '. Guess we have a few years till we get to that ! <div><br></div><div>Packing up today for a little road trip.... Thought I would see if this blog thing was still active, might give me something to do on the road, we will see how it goes...</div><div><br></div><div>Beth </div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-75879665400537990552013-11-16T08:19:00.001-06:002013-11-16T08:19:06.800-06:00Back in the saddle again....<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Really? It's been this long since I have posted ?? Well, I just downloaded the Blogger app for my IPad, so just maybe this will make it easier for me to post a little more frequently. And, just finished quilting a quilt that I had been stressing over for several months ! It was my LQS block of the month this year, and it is the store sample, so it has been hanging in the store all year, unquilted - there was no hurry for me to get it done - not like the many baby, wedding, graduation, etc quilts I have quilted this year that did have deadlines. So that gave me time.....way too much time to stress over what I was going to quilt on it. Sometimes that can be so crippling! AND I find that usually -wait- actually, always, once I get a quilt ON my machine, I get inspired and am able to move forward with the quilting process and find that I (and more importantly my customer ) are happy with the results. Of course, I always have the fear that once the quilt is on the machine I will still not have any idea of what to quilt on it, and then (horrors!!!!) have to take the quilt off .....but so far in this career, that has not happened.....so I guess I should not stress over that anymore and trust in my instincts ! That being said, if this new app lets me post pictures, I will post pictures of the quilt !<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4fLS9gyEP3l9q5DE66a1WYLkFgJEHxDjTplaDCKrBbfQwRDtZvegco_bL4evftCrqRCd-9QGfs04FPgqw_4zwPKqAW-06X96c_qKYDbZrRIci9LH-ATq1PSRyzoGaL-goOingfwaHQ0/s640/blogger-image-45371457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4fLS9gyEP3l9q5DE66a1WYLkFgJEHxDjTplaDCKrBbfQwRDtZvegco_bL4evftCrqRCd-9QGfs04FPgqw_4zwPKqAW-06X96c_qKYDbZrRIci9LH-ATq1PSRyzoGaL-goOingfwaHQ0/s640/blogger-image-45371457.jpg"></a>Cool, it works...will try and add a couple more !<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-cBUUM10EGGGEfi2jUkOMc16rNikrp3PZ9p4Pdc20kqT3T3PysdFt44ehWMTyB1GzfqmwGNBgGAATQ6xDhuRpXpO2yWKMEloJa7oIuA3kZm9FlOUOgy772dP9injmXXo-r6aGR9r7Ac/s640/blogger-image--1797891947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-cBUUM10EGGGEfi2jUkOMc16rNikrp3PZ9p4Pdc20kqT3T3PysdFt44ehWMTyB1GzfqmwGNBgGAATQ6xDhuRpXpO2yWKMEloJa7oIuA3kZm9FlOUOgy772dP9injmXXo-r6aGR9r7Ac/s640/blogger-image--1797891947.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-cBUUM10EGGGEfi2jUkOMc16rNikrp3PZ9p4Pdc20kqT3T3PysdFt44ehWMTyB1GzfqmwGNBgGAATQ6xDhuRpXpO2yWKMEloJa7oIuA3kZm9FlOUOgy772dP9injmXXo-r6aGR9r7Ac/s640/blogger-image--1797891947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvy-X4j1m4nxDDqGi7HLgT-MMbtC2nopz57Gju_Yb5jo5a8mZruaxquRGb9mf1IJfVI_OO9RIExN7z1HEffyWQyqLwgCE9zz96vwje14vHKwICFVAeav2x1r_e01GjR5UgEpakpi52qlo/s640/blogger-image-1892049146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvy-X4j1m4nxDDqGi7HLgT-MMbtC2nopz57Gju_Yb5jo5a8mZruaxquRGb9mf1IJfVI_OO9RIExN7z1HEffyWQyqLwgCE9zz96vwje14vHKwICFVAeav2x1r_e01GjR5UgEpakpi52qlo/s640/blogger-image-1892049146.jpg"></a></div></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Well, that will gave to do for now, not sure if these are the best pictures, I may need to run up to the quilt store and take better pictures, but we all know how expensive THAT could get !!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div></div><br></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-4636328892833901682012-11-06T06:24:00.000-06:002012-11-06T06:24:02.862-06:00Won't you come to my friend's Party ? An Invite for YOU ! Oh my gosh, it has been so long since I blogged... I need to get back to this. I can assure you I have not been slacking anywhere ! Our summer remodeling project is ( or was, 'till the cold weather hit) coming along, we thought we would be able to texture & paint 2 bedrooms before winter, but that just "ain't" gonna happen.... However, they are insulated, rewired, sheetrocked, taped and ready to go for spring ! That means texture, paint and trim right away next spring...still need to figure out if we can just "clean up" the existing trim or if we will have to refinish it... I will post before, during and after pictures when we are done. I just want to make sure we ARE done when I do ! LOL. That will give us 2 bedrooms to move the remaining bedroom furniture in, while we finish the hall, the 3rd bedroom, the bathroom and the stairway. We won't talk about the downstairs, yet. <br />
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So, in lieu of any pictures from me... I will post about this fun stitching event in the Minneapolis area... IF you are near there... GO ! This sounds like a fun deal- I love her designs ! Check her out ! <br />
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What have I been doing since the last post...well, still recovering from hip surgery, which is going quite well (about to start rehab), and customer quilting, and trying to set aside some time to get organized so I can do some sewing & piecing for myself ! In early Feb, a benefit was held for my DIL's Dad, and I really wanted to make a quilt for the auction, and I really wanted to use one of the pheasant panels. I didn't have time to do any elaborate piecing, so I came up with this pattern. <br />
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I probably spent more time wondering what I was going to do for a pattern than I did piecing it ! I really agonized over the whole thing.... and finally ( like most things, I am finding out..) I just got started. The only plan I had was to use the panel in the center as shown, and the 4 blocks in the corner. Once I framed each panel, the rest just sort of worked itself out. Now, I am not one to go into mass production, by the time I am done with a project, I just want to start a new one, and definately do not want to make another, but I think this is the exception. I actually still liked this when I was done, and now that it was sold at the auction, I am thinking I need one for my house ! <br />
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Anyway, now my project list is a bit longer, and I did have to purchase a bit more fabric ( for the borders ), my SIL says she has an extra panel for me to uses, I have enough left over of all the interior borders and squares, AND the clincher was when I went back to my LQS ,</div>
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Beth</div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-87897084060118294072012-01-10T13:47:00.000-06:002012-01-10T13:48:05.588-06:00Catching up and trying to be "Pinteresting"Well, here I am again with nothing but time for a few days while I get my other hip replaced... Pretty much a ditto of Jan 2010 so if you REALLY want to read about it you can go back in my archives...actually it is going better than the other hip did, or at least is, so far ! So I will think positive. Will be going home in a couple of days and get right back into quilting, because, I can stand at that "job", and that is much more fun than trying to sit on a rear end full of staples ! <br />
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Now to catch you up on the new Grandson... Here is his Christmas picture... too, too cute, right ? He is so sweet. I ( and his parents, I'm sure ) would like to take credit for the photo idea, but we found it on PINTEREST.... I imagine you have heard of it by now. </div>
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I gotta say, I vainly thought I was clever, but man, if you really want to see clever, just spend some time on Pinterest. Be careful, it is addicting, but it is SO saving me TONS of paper. If I saw something I liked online, I would print it out. Sometimes it was a free pattern or recipe, or often just a picture as I am pretty good at figuring out how to make something crafty, or furniturey or quilty, just from a picture... after all, I am a draftsman.... but these people on Pinterest are genius ! I think I have a Pinterest button on my blog side, feel free to see what I have pinned, and follow me if you like my style, I would love to follow you too ! After all, if you are reading this blog, we must have similar tastes, right ? I think the first thing I saw and "pinned" and actually made was the sugar cookies that look like candy corn, and that was back in October. They were so good, easy and CUTE.... another favorite of mine... and please, if you have an idea of what I can put in there, please let me know.... but for some reason I think this is so cool... Did you know that the top of a Parmesean Cheese ( Kraft) container will fit on a regular Mason Jar ? I don't know why that makes my world go around, but it does. as you can see, it doesn't take much !!! Oh, and another thing I love... I don't know about you, but even though I have real chip clips, I usually don't have them where and when I want them. I buy lots of office binder clips and are always using them too... not just for chips ( we really don't have that many chip bags sitting around at our house, trust me....) but the office binder clips I just use for SO many things.... ok, I digress... HERE is the Pinterest tip.... when you get those plastic hangers at the store that have clips on them for slacks or whatever.... well, don't just leave them at the store, take them home and snip off the clips.. they are strong, and make great chip clips. Like I said, it don't take much to tickle me... but this hint did too !! I was to the point that I would just leave them at the store, but not any more !!!! </div>
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Now for a peak at her quilt..... this is just one corner, but I think she had 20 cross-stitched blocks in this quilt. She wanted an all over quilting design, so that means one color of thread and that means a decision ! Well, this one was easy..... white thread, so it "goes away" and doesn't interfere with the cross-stitching, it just gives the backround some nice texture. Usually I like matching my quilting thread with the fabric color, but quilting white thread over the maroon sashing and borders and the dark green stop border all looked great, and really spread the white throughout the quilt and "tied" it all together. Who says you can't quilt over cross-stitching ? ! </div>
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Junkfest ( one of my favorite events ! ) was a couple weeks ago... and 3 of us peeps went. I reviewed the some of the rules:</div>
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Made the first stop at the Junk 'n Java house by 8 am.... They have a very nice set up there and lots of neat things ! Between the 2 gray sheds ( which are full of great junk for sale...) is a firepit seating area, all fenced in, very cozy and cute. I should have taken a pic of that ! This year I bought a 3 gallon redwing crock here.</div>
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Here are some of the crowd waiting to get in. Glad I was at the front of the line....but with that comes pressure, you want to be quick so you don't get run over by the eager Junk-finders ! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4rhhbzS-AVlSqqV3JqZAiFdMHq5wHV30qhNi4OmeazIQ4R-lu1Z1zOvyw1t1mbxnNEUvlVR84NOiwOWHSnZoD_gIDsxYIohdiksT2Ni1po7Z1I6Y07L3vO0XIVlhrVwM0ygFHdOZRwo/s1600/Junk+Fest+2011+crowd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4rhhbzS-AVlSqqV3JqZAiFdMHq5wHV30qhNi4OmeazIQ4R-lu1Z1zOvyw1t1mbxnNEUvlVR84NOiwOWHSnZoD_gIDsxYIohdiksT2Ni1po7Z1I6Y07L3vO0XIVlhrVwM0ygFHdOZRwo/s320/Junk+Fest+2011+crowd.jpg" width="213" /></a>note the ratio of men to women ??</div>
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The inside happenings in the Junk Fest quonset. Rule # 1 here is: If you see something you like, you had probably better buy it, 'cause it won't be here when you come back for it ! Check out the porch post little seating area there.... I have 3 fully restored posts like this and have a plan for 2 of them. Any suggestions on what to do with the 3rd ? <br />
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Ok... that's my documentary on Junk Fest... check them out <a href="http://www.junk-fest.com/">http://www.junk-fest.com/</a> They are fun gals with great junk and ideas ! </div>
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Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-46393248936873475222011-09-28T10:27:00.000-05:002011-09-28T10:27:08.680-05:00It's Almost October.....<br />
and here is a little early Halloween "candy" to look at: a new thing... this is a fireplace mantle quilt....<br />
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this is the left side of it, with the owls, cat and ghost sitting on a limb, and the bats hanging from it.... <br />
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the middle, with a witch flying in front of the full moon,<br />
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and the end of the mantle quilt .. "Trick or Treat", Mr. Bones and of course & JACK ! </div>
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This looks so cute on a fireplace mantle, but, I thought, I need to find more uses for these stitches ! So, I figured out a way to add a rod pocket to the top, and it can be a window valance. Also, with a little pattern manipulation I can make it into a table runner with scallops and designs on both sides.... I think I really need to make one of those for myself ! </div>
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<br /><div>ok... I've been awol long enough, and probably like you, can't believe how fast this summer has been flying by. I've been busy with the usual.... family ( a new grandson was added ! ☺ ) and the old one ( 6 ! ) was here for over a month ...having fun with Grandma and Grandpa...taking swimming lessons, sailing with Grandpa..... quilting..... the band..... So now, I intend to get back to blogging, and will share some pics about our adventures. </div>
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<br /><div>You may have heard in the news... we have still been having flooding in North Dakota... seems every year now there is a problem, and not only has it been affecting Fargo, ( not so much Grand Forks anymore, because after the 1997 flood, they fixed that ! ) but now Minot and Bismarck, Valley City, not to mention many smaller towns, and Devils Lake, which just keeps rising and when it gets much higher, will find it's own outlet and be disasterous for much of the state. Anyway... this leads into a little event that we put on, our Not so annual USFEST. We have had a couple in the past, up at our other Money Pit ( at my old hometown) where we are fixing up an old 1917 home ( more blogging material......) . Well, in June, we have our annual Missoui River Bluegrass Festival on, where else..... Cross Ranch State Park on the Missouri River. You know, the one Lewis and Clark and .......was it Sea Bisquit ? the dog..... anyway, we are a big Lewis and Clark state... I digress. Well, the Missouri River, being one of the new areas of the state to flood now, was just reaching it's crest when the fesitval was to take place, so therefore, the festival had to be canceled. Well... what to do ? So many of us had taken time off of work to attend, so we still wanted to get together, and started looking around for a centrally located campsite that had openings and would let us jam all nite long. Well, there wasn't too many campgrounds around that weren't flooded, and of course all of them have a noise curfew, so I offered up our little place to have it. We just happen to have put up some full service campsites up there a couple years ago to accommodate all the wind generator workers ( we are now in the middle of a wind farm..... more blogging material for later....) so we had the perfect set up. About the noise ordinance ? Well there isn't one. There are only about 24 people in town and 26 when I and the DH are up there, well, that is an estimate... but we did double the population and made some pretty darn good music ! It was a great time and I hope we can do it again sometime ! ! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 364px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639989163234477074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCsxD_Jj7qNictcfHLip_lIaMd-Y-weuM7nbHspcJZ2uGz0_gAzqciF-q0mfUtlZeJRJtgOG0CAKxtqpHmNSaTu99-sFrZYojfYSMrTkIURmf700dolR58ZwOacxBWQpZPe02Af_I7wU/s400/US+FEST+3++19.JPG" />This is Mel from Canada. He plays some awesome mando, guitar and banjo ! And he has the nicest wife Sheila. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBtIkFbwmyKtl_nnsMVf_QERjWPwE6swzYdMsiPOEljNy_3M7jBhS0GB0BahU_s9xqhiXVwEzmoCLxsjsigvWg8WI_m2SYBiUxaeytcnFqHUQTM5YP71hGVpf25siJ6KvZ6leh9x_yzc/s1600/US+FEST+3++16.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 498px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640000484292653650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBtIkFbwmyKtl_nnsMVf_QERjWPwE6swzYdMsiPOEljNy_3M7jBhS0GB0BahU_s9xqhiXVwEzmoCLxsjsigvWg8WI_m2SYBiUxaeytcnFqHUQTM5YP71hGVpf25siJ6KvZ6leh9x_yzc/s400/US+FEST+3++16.JPG" /></a></div>
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<br /><div>Here are some of my friends from around town. I think we made Bluegrass lovers out of them ! They're asking when the next USFEST will be......<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 415px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639989161447062274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrylDrRMmAuV6W8BBIhs_NzozTfgLCKzUFYfds8_mLxdOZ_hNj0gtjREasG_S3_NkwXAUz5HO4zHAh1JRUyxF68IRC7u20mui2SDjx1ZTcJiBFfKPVZWIe-iKnkoYdiZb3OlbLEnQ2ous/s400/US+FEST+3+7.JPG" />One of our small town sunsets...
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<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 403px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 325px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639992310259610194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JfA7VadeVfC-bYKm-Sq7Kpd2CImDrnndlPBFRjwwIQ1qLg77t3Ns9OQqdSmYtSWydHG-ocHLv7WxomaJkWuKrugwGzEokF_tf8pHqy-vubxrgaQ_XRqLJo-AYpEKaWZ00nNQW9hAaBg/s400/US+FEST++3+26.JPG" />John and Joe.... father and son banjo pickers ! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 456px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639992303467602930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZ5hlZlbwhV6aNEYiX-tx3oINvScIJdZ7h5UaA58J0Pcp91ptgCZ9V4IR5GsTosYUzrq_YZAEAmdGYYxWsbXs7aGG7n9LuPbFyvgaYRqEOQ082XgBFKKeztykgFp8jsS1GO4soo9ufJQ/s400/US+FEST++3+12.JPG" />Gotta have a bass player ! we were lucky and had 4 in attendance ! </div>
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<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 447px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639992299195780722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0slzCAYASN9FhKM_Af1csJvOmRA835YLOPUODgQl0ZQeBvDc26ArIeKe_sFdY-q6_J4kG-9j4G2pvgyn3Idm8pyQ1Niv9pJnXtVplJIHuSaURV-tWboaMaiwmuQdZcEd_ZV1XYahWpY/s400/US+FEST+3++13.JPG" />Here we are in the middle of a bluegrass song. I'm the one on the far left - kinda in the backround....to my left are Linda and Terry, members of our band, Spiritwood Creek. You can see the back of another member, Carrie, she's the blonde with the teal dress on... check out the next picture....
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<br /><div>ok... that is enough for now... if you have time, do an internet search on the Minot flood, it is just devastating. Minot hometown boy Josh Duhamel ( Vegas, the Transformer movies ) is hosting a benefit there in Sept. It is a Black-eyed Peas concert- he is married to Fergie . Hope it raises LOTS of money for the flood victims ! </div>
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<br /><div>well... I am off to a Bluegrass festival in Minnesota ( more blogging material ) this weekend.... don't you think that this is all I did this summer.... I had already quilted more quilts by May of this year than I did all of last year ...... and of course, that is more blogging material, yet to come ! </div>
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<br />Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-51699987115425417702011-01-31T11:38:00.003-06:002011-01-31T11:42:45.054-06:00AMY BARICKMAN GIVEAWAY !Check out this great giveaway from Amy Barickman..... Don't you just love redwork? Check out her post <a href="http://www.amybarickman.com/blog/">here. </a>LOVE LOVE LOVE these colors ! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-vW76kxwmVpE7phEV2_qGlLj7AZKHl02pYlvM4v0yTf9hg-7raFFAUW2mbYMCDuejfS_9xS1ihNXHqG7_sSw1d58B3LYN49b-81PsTTDje3GldwwEc_vGT0_fQfEbCUAJxg0LWkVgbg/s1600/FabGiveAmy2_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568405854920106146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-vW76kxwmVpE7phEV2_qGlLj7AZKHl02pYlvM4v0yTf9hg-7raFFAUW2mbYMCDuejfS_9xS1ihNXHqG7_sSw1d58B3LYN49b-81PsTTDje3GldwwEc_vGT0_fQfEbCUAJxg0LWkVgbg/s400/FabGiveAmy2_2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" /></a></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-7765936426639410722011-01-16T15:52:00.002-06:002011-01-16T16:08:28.545-06:00Rustic Log Quilt LadderFresh from the Mystical forests of Lake Country, Minnesota......... <br />Don't you just love my new quilt ladder ? My brother custom made it for me from wood on his own property. He has been busy building custom chairs, benches, swings, tables, kitchen island/buffet for people, and they are just beautiful ! <br /><br />As you can see, mine can hold alot of quilts/runners and has 4 rungs. He will build them to suit whatever size you need.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOK3wPTmOCv7JEGNQwstR2Ee4I2v7kUaROkO2CC_Cv_1PnM7PeosMo3qXW4WatAE4QUZ02tU7Ula2TFqkmy9sgbxs5CwD47dsgHKYg9nDgETiDjmMQXpSacBduULoxRvcGgRSeYrUtZvY/s1600/QUILT+LADDER2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562905700696745330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOK3wPTmOCv7JEGNQwstR2Ee4I2v7kUaROkO2CC_Cv_1PnM7PeosMo3qXW4WatAE4QUZ02tU7Ula2TFqkmy9sgbxs5CwD47dsgHKYg9nDgETiDjmMQXpSacBduULoxRvcGgRSeYrUtZvY/s400/QUILT+LADDER2.JPG" /></a> so, in case anyone is interested.... contact me for more information ! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV_8QqEl1WMGa3sScZCamX1JzeyVXmlbd8HGndoFDSs4azOAsSeAytAf4_GxwY_oMeelNBJzR7S1I4Tmq2L_t9PE8DhkUZ0mvUSeerUsavzmHIVnS1HCv7J3Yjp9A75p9vSriMJzi_5c/s1600/QUILT+LADDER1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562905691032596786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV_8QqEl1WMGa3sScZCamX1JzeyVXmlbd8HGndoFDSs4azOAsSeAytAf4_GxwY_oMeelNBJzR7S1I4Tmq2L_t9PE8DhkUZ0mvUSeerUsavzmHIVnS1HCv7J3Yjp9A75p9vSriMJzi_5c/s400/QUILT+LADDER1.JPG" /></a> Don't you just love brothers ! Soon I will post some special pictures of my other brother's creations !<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="48" height="44" /></a></div></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-91342994590716408092010-12-31T12:51:00.006-06:002010-12-31T13:32:50.711-06:00The last day of 2010 !<div>I can hardly believe it.... where did this year go? Busy year! What will next year bring? I guess we will see shortly !<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Thought I'd post one last time this year, since I can now reach my keyboard with my mending shoulder! I think I will be starting PT next week, but am still wearing my little "strightjacket" !</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In the meantime, I'll post a couple of pictures for the season.....</div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 441px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 392px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556924531015314498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFVNmf3KHhLUvQvDA4pUCz0qMkq__SLzaoOLKsWBhigfVMILiVjV8OUvQ495-vktOj47aArO-JHQXZ1jIgU7vDg5U3CkTC3zdrRbBVNd0fPCXgiBj0l_uid7q9jXvvWPa3KYO6WsK4RU/s400/DSC00016.JPG" />Above is a little table runner I made using the Easy Striped Table Runner pattern and a 60 degree ruler. I love this pattern and the first thing I usually look for when entering a quilt shop are and striped fabrics ! </div></div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclQMOMboQxQSSc03dNxs2wH-ZjyKoFbug1uW35P22SANr5HksmtEqA40n47MjkNHOuROobV0toD0EiNl3k30ZzkJ5S-2NSE69_AmUVDHRCUv-b8tcIer7vbBkbEw6MA5wJ_YgWhNUcrg/s1600/DSC00017.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556926768899323682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclQMOMboQxQSSc03dNxs2wH-ZjyKoFbug1uW35P22SANr5HksmtEqA40n47MjkNHOuROobV0toD0EiNl3k30ZzkJ5S-2NSE69_AmUVDHRCUv-b8tcIer7vbBkbEw6MA5wJ_YgWhNUcrg/s400/DSC00017.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here is the back, with the snowflakes I quilted on it. It's nice to have the table topper be reversible... I should work on something for Valentines day.......If you know of any cute Valentines stripe that I can use, send me the name of the fabrc, will you? Then I can start the hunt to see if I can find it. Sometimes the funnest part is the 'hunt' ! <br /><br />Next I want to show you a customer quilt that I just love..... I really like evergreen trees, and have a couple patterns that I want to make into quilts. I don't know the name of this quilt pattern, but if you do, please let me know ! <br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 361px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556924539483198658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUL3AQCP2_Xmr2fNxYpNtTwkMgpC8FrIUrTmWKZ-Z-rcPCgesKZr7_9zIQ43PV6NncassBfsSQ1_hj4YajowtqymYjcLCehEo6Pj8MeADiYqEqcOagalOjWgUHDV-31ymCDLzACNPC-s/s400/IMG_0289.JPG" /><br />Here's a little close up of the pinecone stitching........<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 428px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556924545027504018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBMpuZF3zWbSn_i6yZygpQBaSz-HhkC93TERjVP0YJc9DfHPmpNjDVRrPpyUGlAb3QYW00xHpHbrvHd2AKE6WDgcQ9L_tYW2vbDInnLNznGeAS7vTQr4GZFYTEyPs82Z3Xvrf23mt5bg/s400/IMG_0290.JPG" /><br /><p>Another pattern I found on my travels this weekend ( I'm in Minnesota for the New Years weekend....) is the Thimbleberries Trees by Starlight. It is the first pattern of their 2010 BOM. I had actually seen the block before, but hadn't seen it made into the quilt. I saw the quilt this weekend made up in Brainerd, Mn. and now want to do the full quilt sometime. Another wish for my wish list. </p><p>2011 should be a stash manicure year for me.... not sure if I am ready to commit yet.... I do, however need to get the stash organized. That is probably where I should start. </p><p>Well... I had best go now... we are heading out to a fun New Years weekend at the farm near the lake.... expecting another snowstorm...and a nice big bonfire tonite if the weather lets us. </p><p> </p><p>Here's wishing you a safe and wonderful New Years ! </p><p> </p><p>Beth</p><p> </p><p> </p>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-43575741558631736712010-12-07T16:10:00.004-06:002010-12-07T16:28:58.670-06:00It's gonna be a plain, simple Christmas this year....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS8V3YUA7GuUFVGs4RPDMSyDM2yqaMVxCnYA_ENLwUiWTVl9ou5UweS3St1XNfdABWasbTFtQp8V9k2-U3PtQXZ8KoyeRWB3fKzePvYSaFdrmPLmwUpKnzTtAeBaQXwI0DK0voD7yPQk/s1600/torn+cuff.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548070823448331682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS8V3YUA7GuUFVGs4RPDMSyDM2yqaMVxCnYA_ENLwUiWTVl9ou5UweS3St1XNfdABWasbTFtQp8V9k2-U3PtQXZ8KoyeRWB3fKzePvYSaFdrmPLmwUpKnzTtAeBaQXwI0DK0voD7yPQk/s400/torn+cuff.jpg" /></a><br /><div>They say that if you want to exercise your brain, use your non-dominate hand more often. well, I will be exercising my brain alot . Family & friends, hope didn't have your hearts set on something quilty for Christmas. I did have some grand plans, but the only plan now is PLAN B.<br /><br />I had been having some shoulder problems in my right shoulder, and after exams & xrays, it was determined that I could come in and have some minor surgery done, removing some irritating bone spurs. That was to be a 45 min. surgery. 2 hours later, they were done fixing my torn rotator cuff (which had been damaged for years, they noted), and I get to NOT USE my right arm for awhile! Not what I had been planning on, didn't have much ready for Christmas, no baking either.... but I did get the tree up before the surgery, so we will just scale back on the plans. I am in a couple Christmas Swaps, so hopefully they won't mind if they are a little late! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Other than that, I think I will take it easy on this arm and not worry what didn't get decorated, didn't get baked or didn't get made! I hope the rest of all you busy people out there don't overdo it, and enjoy your own little Christmas in your own way!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="53" height="50" /></a></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-21532087291144723792010-11-02T16:58:00.003-05:002010-11-02T17:02:55.426-05:00New Blog Hop<div>In case you haven't heard, there is a new blog hop happening. . . and it looks like it's gonna be a fun one ! Head over here....... <a href="http://www.buttermilkbasin.blogspot.com/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 146px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535075845135869330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuJDltaqZbsP61JXtaBVaiRT-GJjDJyBpcamz95__EI81FXqyFTcBgCDhl3USk7Tb50DT-13RLQpjq2cq_p6gZ_g2Z1CF-_tvLSXu1uhhpLg6gR-Rkxq-rnffOArH3qFFCf6zLaiUMb8/s400/button-forsidebarV2.jpg" /></a> I think you will be glad you did ! <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="52" height="48" /></a></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-6280493631513228732010-10-28T10:58:00.002-05:002010-10-28T11:04:15.936-05:00Fall into Fall Update......I am a little slow ( read as busy. . . .) in updating, but I am happy to announce that the winner of my giveaway is Irina from Ireland ! I have mailed the goodies to her, and have enjoyed getting to know her through our emails. I sure hope she enjoys the prize ! Hopefully she will send me a picture if she makes something out of the panel and fabric that I sent. <br /><br />Thank you all so much for entering the giveaway, I enjoyed all the comments and welcome to everyone who decided to follow my blog ! Thanks ! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="50" height="48" /></a>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-67387534386459256182010-10-15T19:31:00.002-05:002010-10-15T19:45:05.185-05:00The Prizes. . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXbALV3bg1eEMF-jL6ewP6LYfOG4kYIAcabgxvNXErQJa3ubfiibHJBR9fFQPBgreBhFHakWs94U67VPD8UaXd2zGGe1AUWbQri_aeXsoYelzACuqTO-3ZUPGgVyCaF8n01i7HtmFypE/s1600/fall+into+fall+giveaway.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528438426020377826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXbALV3bg1eEMF-jL6ewP6LYfOG4kYIAcabgxvNXErQJa3ubfiibHJBR9fFQPBgreBhFHakWs94U67VPD8UaXd2zGGe1AUWbQri_aeXsoYelzACuqTO-3ZUPGgVyCaF8n01i7HtmFypE/s400/fall+into+fall+giveaway.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Well, I hope the giveaway prize was worth all the wait. . . what I really wanted to do is whip up a table topper or runner and quilt it up, but I have had a custom quilt move onto my machine and I don't forsee me being done with it any time in the next few days ! I will just have to make something up and save it for the next giveaway. So, in the photo below is the prize, 2 patterns, one of which is by "ME".... now it calls out for the Moda Holly Taylor Lakeside panel and 2 charm packs, I did check on ebay and there are some there, but it also would work with any charm pack, with a few minor modifications. Next up is a couple local dip mixes ( delish ! ) and some lip balm - gotta promote the state you know. . .. Then is my favorite quilting notion. . . . flower pins ! Love those !!!! and to round out the selection, are 4 Halloween fat quarters and a Halloween panel from my LQS ! I hope the winner will like these, and as I will be out of town this weekend, we will do a random drawing when we get back, and will notify the winner here, and through email! There's still a few hours left to enter, so good luck to all of you, and THANKS, Debi for organizing it for us ! </div><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="62" height="49" /></a></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-29263675091667357572010-10-05T17:02:00.004-05:002010-10-05T17:17:06.942-05:00A LITTLE FALL EYE CANDY<div><br /><br /><div>Hi. . . </div><br /><br /><div>Just thought I would pop in and tell you all that I am getting a KICK out of how you all are enjoying my "MYSTERY" giveaway. . . and to think it all started out with my not being organized enough to know what I would give away ! I fully intended to post a picture of the gift ( when I figured out what it would be. . .) but now, maybe I will have to play along with it and make it a mystery. Well, I promise you it will be a nice one, and I will post a picture towards the end of the contest. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>In the meantime, I will post a picture of some fall eye candy. . . my friend Kathy's quilt ! I was thrilled to find a quilting pattern that complimented the pattern in the fabric, and it was alot of fun to quilt ! Enjoy ! p.s. don't confuse this with my giveaway prize, it will be nice, but it won't be THIS nice ! LOL. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524688855737313746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRb3oWfuUK3oghY6zjH46bjeMYGa8Rlswda3WGWAO_FjrA9an3AbVrWolvknPsv2eWWROcp5YVwFu9me_VAi62aKGBijMIDBAH0W2rKIyqLs5uMzichNWPgz6jlGNTnyLqVpuZcjEGGg/s400/Kathy's+quilt+002.jpg" /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 372px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524688853612170642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8dolDHuNc7WQ5hZ6rULCoF2cjZUsIZw2hb_4Oxs5srM7k-0_OSw9rz87Rlut2mmfFJdNJ-H3jzMhMzZAsz5EG-yL-qRDpP0HTA67V0D1rFhWHuhSUK70VydYuqy3d8u9S5HMX5kmGm4/s400/Kathy's+quilt+001.jpg" /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="60" height="53" /></a></div></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-77703202098608561652010-10-01T12:41:00.003-05:002010-10-01T12:55:51.789-05:00FALL INTO FALL QUILTY GIVEAWAY !Welcome, and thanks for stopping by !<br />I'm excited about this giveaway and if you leave a comment, I will enter your name in the drawing, and if you are a follower, I will enter your name a second time! I am working on a fun prize for the winner. . . and will have it posted soon. Be sure you enter and then maybe check back if you have time, to see what prizes I find for you this weekend in my travels ! International visitors welcome !<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 59px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; HEIGHT: 30px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="90" height="89" /></a>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com265tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-58755955575772050432010-09-23T22:13:00.005-05:002010-09-23T22:27:35.352-05:00Fall is here !I'm thinkin' Fall is my favorite time of year. . . and just to get things moving, I'm going to participate in Debi's <a href="http://www.fall-into-fall.blogspot.com/">FALL INTO FALL</a> giveaway ! Watch for the scarecrow button. . . .<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 170px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520313651016941122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIbBUPoRkcqpcXELREaPdy8zmHIolvXGhvRuTm_-sBQsf0IWwp3i0xNKRc2CEmrfZBEDXtvPKlZU8HEKuvbdoNqlA1BYQxPSw9OqDXjBqvC6swOueTdl2m2LEQGzNDfuEsHUVlwyyldQ/s400/scarecrowc15.jpg" /><br />In the next few days I will figure out what I am giving away, and will post it on Oct. 1st. Come on back here and enter my contest and then click on the scarecrow button to find all the other bloggers that are participating, and then enter theirs too ! In the meantime, I'm heading to the Indian Summer Quilt show, and for sure will be looking for some good ideas for a fun, fall giveaway gift !<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="46" height="46" /></a>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-43372348347320703112010-08-24T14:43:00.004-05:002010-08-24T16:02:40.193-05:00I really am here. . . .Yes, I really am here, it's just been a busy summer ! That, in turn must mean I have plenty to blog about. . . so I will give it a try. I'll start with some of the special customer quilts that I quilted this summer. Enjoy Georgia's quilt, look at all the beautiful work she did, and just look at all the piecing in this quilt, isn't it fabulous !<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 330px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509067744000490050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrXchql1tErrZz3f4TPXyYYIm_vXXGRPPGeUzshGf0Zts1aVDZSf6_lkE1QUARgEdPaSfm9KCaUaPH17oMxurL50eGhisvDPPdBZuw__vFeINN-V8AHfXiFIFJAoy_8voUCPdAq5RsK4/s400/Georgias+quilt+048.jpg" /><br />Here is just a corner of the quilt. . . look at all the different teapots ! Notice all the teacups and ribbon in the border below:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 562px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 429px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509067751240851314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7CDIenSL2chJ_k9XzqRMt4nmIATh5S_eMgI9Fv5i-BY2CSqxaFPGAHhkkY5TQT-CtMJBBPZikVIK7t0BSnIGj5CZwRptg5j9Nuh7-RPQpuV9UkXwWs8FdrZBirS6fsyDpj0Mu9Vpgl0/s400/Georgias+quilt047.jpg" /><br /><br />Close up of the teacup border below: each teacup rec'd a flower motif, and in the border above the teacup, I quilted the steam that all those teacups generated ! In the blue with white dot border is row of quilted teacups. . .in the green, a row of flowers and leaves.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 641px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 574px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509067766491325122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPG9o5lnvQ5k04KSgS7QDeT0sG5pvUn5t8c2zqZ3jichIE2xt3v76q1jgFGs87XwyL_EffEiGqHqCEyrTeVW57uvajCQy6KYRv8tCP7VmW2eBaX2evmd1_GX3vPc8t4EiAp_6RK-OaNs/s400/Georgias+quilt+049.jpg" /> <div>I couldn't resist quilting some special stitches on the seams of this crazy pieced teapot. Of all the pretty teapots, this one was my favorite ! </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 455px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509067758400563362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFn0EY8P19JB8Wr0cDo4rdpSgU_WuGPRVahg5qQcdkAhtBMqw8K32N2jvvfqdAkHjnIFwr7kRC_XQ2PS9e1w_9iBx8RkUlrFnM0639SGrr8SEyNiP2NNrCcE7cVQAwn9QLl6EfPlw2zFI/s400/Georgias+quilt052.jpg" /> <div>Each teapot is cuter than the last ! </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 349px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 436px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509067777907484306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyq2EwLzONB_gdbIQOIltgcb4sPkQIGXiGfedc37TK6FeOF-5d0wVzzONwt67sjE9AUqOggXjIXiRviRK5GTHW53kOJPaPar7jOqUDGRoiPk3XhhVI2rS7ZOyh-1bKLPGGBiT8MgOhkU/s400/Georgias+quilt+050.jpg" />I hope you enjoyed this little quilt tour. . .stay tuned for more !<br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="54" height="49" /></a></div></div></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-57077493141964118072010-05-14T14:42:00.005-05:002010-05-14T15:10:46.588-05:00Well, I finally did it. . .I checked off one more thing on my very own "bucket list". . . I designed a pattern ! I will post some pictures below. It was really fun to design, and since I use AutoCad in my real life job, it made writing the pattern fun, and easy to sketch with. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 378px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471215252654083346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1p_StKNwzrXP5bMYLamIdXjuTtvYYVqc5CHio4XClK8zPMcK2_uzaMETPAcJiq45CAOJUaSauQqdN7f1mOI4UDoV7Or9no_WE7GwkwAszx2F59RdqDPHnLwl5Q14ISbf6yT5EVOKqWw/s400/beths+quilt+10.jpg" /><br /><br /><div>So, here is the pattern. . .</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471215729326837090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEBsB2SedQI1HJIHHrZ2ymlV7OYlfrSqDZ47LeFHevfNi0iumSsEC937PzNAgGN3tXws7JmudR-zoexB3LKzKOzRcbV5u-vIHjLnUDIz8V6B0hs3jG39QBtiKTR2GfjC4Aru-weD6y3k/s400/beths+quilt+11.jpg" />And here is another picture of the quilt. . it is made with a panel, 2 charm square packs and yardage. If you look closely, there are a couple pictures of outhouses in the quilt. . . I have a fondness for outhouses. . . so in the next picture, you can see my quilt label, which is an outhouse, and, yes the door has a little handle and opens ! and inside is my label. I also digitized the outhouse border quilting. That was also a line item on my "bucket list"- to digitize a quilting pattern. Thanks to my Statler Sibling Janice B. for some technical help on getting that to work, and it sewed out beautifully. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471219369181034130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5A0HbI6mKFMSKsnpQRwG0I1Qv8_ZDFTI4XAqHoTZh1urx4mVJilteSzuDCtifWYZXGldUTvopU_PkhTd60K4vIBts__JFu6EXOgeSVMzss3HRjxZz4__fjv-FTMcpyrBrxCTZNV8Yss/s400/beths+quilt+12.jpg" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So. . . easy quilt, easy pattern, but it sure feels good to have accomplished a couple of my bucket list items ! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>Now. . . I need to kick it into gear this afternoon and pack. . . the band and I are heading out to Medora, ND for a gig. . . .. Bluegrass and Ribs. . .. Spiritwood Creek Bluegrass Band is heading WEST ! sounds like it might create something to blog about next time !<br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="50" height="44" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a> </div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a> </div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-306849950773397872010-05-03T15:56:00.004-05:002010-05-03T16:07:15.963-05:00Ugly Betty Continued. . . . .<div>Hi. . . well the saga continues. . . . The Ugly Betty Pillow shams are done </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467151462038042034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu9pDmw6i1pHrPE9srWSfSopoY2pDyokTD69CEbQPWaihQ3lnTvodDaruAPsI1keQemaeItbaAm_-SaTDEhFlbRAcJEfBKO1YJfQBFr6LyuXvbW35uUxhfVEBiay3Cy13h_vXJAJ1NKM/s400/Ugly+Betty+Sham+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467151466757775746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0zBPS0dL8mP6_4e9a53Ih6WMpYHmV2-KLB8aIvR6FE3bNlsy9cEyeQTh5fSaLLqHtkKUdpVe-ZN9bqUfdvaoM6qdPggErsfu6m2YOuqSCAX0Z9WFfSOeK-Vl8NPF4NBHejCAivWh3xY/s400/Ugly+Betty+Sham+3.jpg" border="0" />and the bazaar and quilt raffle are over. Isn't life interesting ????? Altho neither LaRae or I drew for the bazaar raffle, Ugly Betty the Quilt, was won by our friend Betty ( yes, really ) the quilt shop vendor. We were all at the same quilt retreat the weekend before the raffle and LaRae sold Betty a ticket. Life is funny sometimes ! So, we are so glad that our friend won this quilt. She deserves it, she has helped us out so much with our Quilts of Valor projects ! Will post about our quilt retreat soon. . . . . . .<br /><div></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="44" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="59" /></a></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-6448051351845991452010-04-13T15:35:00.005-05:002010-05-03T16:09:28.984-05:00UGLY BETTY<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgJyxIHOya0zvEro2a9uHabrWnpS9Ei_YDAC4MvaHgRSbAxYvQ7mDvsD-KROpICVvyEwimgkwow9EAdbz49wpsyoZqGfE9NoOZ28ybb_29cOT27uVFNHhP0L28pnMLU5BnOxLrr8pukA/s1600/Ugly+Betty+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459726651147153650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgJyxIHOya0zvEro2a9uHabrWnpS9Ei_YDAC4MvaHgRSbAxYvQ7mDvsD-KROpICVvyEwimgkwow9EAdbz49wpsyoZqGfE9NoOZ28ybb_29cOT27uVFNHhP0L28pnMLU5BnOxLrr8pukA/s400/Ugly+Betty+4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hi Everyone. . . <div><br />What can I say, I've been BUSY ! Trying to play catch up here, not sure if it is working ! But, since my friend, LaRae, already did most of the writing, I will just post this. </div><div><br />This is the story of Ugly Betty. LaRae called me ( she lives an hour and a half away from me ) and wanted me to quilt this quilt that she was piecing for her local church raffle. She said she disliked the colors strongly ( not really the way she put it but you get the drift. . .) and she was tired of the colors, tired of the stars, and could I just put a quick overall stitching on it and send it back ? "Well, of course!" I said, and the next I knew, Ugly Betty was on my doorstep. Well, now LaRae and I could almost be twins, because we normally ( well, perhaps normally really isn't in our vocabulary ) like the same things, right down to pulpy orange juice. If I show her a pattern, she's already got it. If she shows me fabric, I like it too. Well of only a couple things that are different about us and our likes and dislikes, is that she is a pink person, and altho I might admire pink on others, it does not feel good on me. So I was shocked when Ugly Betty came to visit and I opened up the box and brought her out, and I just loved her ! I loved the colors, loved the fabrics, and I thought UB needed a good old custom quilting "spa treatment" so. . . she got one. Below is what LaRae had to say about UB and some pictures. Hope you enjoy her too ! </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>quote: "Had to share a story with my friends and relatives about Ugly Betty...........................<br /><br />Once upon a time there was a quilter who wanted to help out a local church with their bazaar. She wanted to make a quilt for the Englevale church so she said, "What do you want and what colors do you want?" Well, one of the church ladies said she had a perfect pattern. So the quilter went to the store and bought the pattern and had the shop ladies pick out all the fabric for it. The quilter sewed and sewed and sewed...all 1833 pieces! But the quilter was very sad...the colors were not her. She was more of a bright pink, purple, green person and now she was sewing on down to earth colors of gold, rust, browns and blues and it made her blue to even sew on it. She forged on and got it done but was very upset with it and all along was calling it "Ugly Betty" It lacked luster and beauty. She decided to let her fairy Godmother, Beth Cole, the quilting lady, have a go at it. Well, Beth worked her magic and turned it into a beauty! Here is the result of waving her magic wand and applying beautiful quilting stitches! You should see it in person! There are pillow shams to match also.<br /><br />The Good Shepherd Church Bazaar is April 26th and I believe the time is 7pm to start but I can find out for sure. Hope you can make it and buy a ticket or two. There will be lots of things to bid on and lots of home baked goodies.<br /><br />LaRae"</div><div><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459726645825652386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 328px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOifv4mCLAsepeFWki3aCN710AO_PYqFO2qxaf51BZh7XfOprlhRFYC_UzXeA3bj9JF0raMZjG_3hp8vSyVhU7CAmIi6agCzka8J2A0uUOLiAQNSjQqCtNrr4bdS00QzWkbNZDZb_oko/s400/Ugly+Betty+1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459726660092897906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAyPN5nE9eoUZMovCvliidYV1Y7cM0PBo6A89ZcrwIrH3lx8zB7_fCSQLYvrHHGTZCvI4JvVOaM373LlPEqsqBeqk4nX8dI9EIZX8mgvVe6Q5H_pHzR-aMq1ecIB0pCc82a5pA5FYmvA/s400/Ugly+Betty+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459726682846729026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy5uXNj54CDgDRg5Yf6QK5PFAW8z0GSMpYUO4ckfhyphenhyphenNbxU2tXphVx6-M3r1E2gQzFNNK9N0rW9B-HcpyxYLL7APTIiNSKpSYzLbWo8bu9fJvhY8acEza2N0ZUV1YMdwHjSXVZsL7VW5I/s400/Ugly+Betty+5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459726674747624610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdheV28HFZ1UEXhBCuhy4KbEZU9ImcrcqZCXFtG4rsMym4YvnlJcb_z4uVkLahfuwZM4jItEI4mipIe3KJtTeNsA2vbJSlPB1n5AtZK3QY9W4oSi2IkRMXW7kVK5DuzW_RGbOVQflKR8/s400/Ugly+Betty+3.jpg" border="0" />That was such a nice letter that she wrote and sent out. . . No WONDER she was sad about the quilt, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE PIECES ? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? well, let me tell you, LaRae did an absoutely BEAUTIFUL job of piecing this quilt, and I would be thrilled to be the owner ! I have some tickets to the raffle so I hope I win, and I really think we need to rename her. . . . .<br /><div></div></div><div>Don't forget that you can click on the pictures ( or maybe just some of them ) to have a closer look !<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="51" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="57" /></a></div></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-88908348211013024812010-02-05T13:40:00.004-06:002010-02-05T13:51:57.598-06:00<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>Oh my, it's Feb. 5th already, where did January go? I'm feeling better, esp. these last few days, finding it easier to get around, but still not enjoying any low seating ( like sofas ) so that makes it kinda hard to curl up with a good book or movie. I only used the walker for a couple days, never have used the cane in the house, but I do use it outside. Not ready for long walks yet, but am happy to walk out to the mailbox pain free for a change. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>However, I have been quilting ! I don't have a big picture of Julia's quilt, but a couple small ones I will share. . . and maybe I can coax her to take a picture of the whole quilt and email it to me and I will post it later. She did a beautiful job of choosing the colors in this batik quilt, and her piecing was fabulous. I would say perfect, but she will not like that ( and guess what, Julia. . .I just got to "imply" that the piecing was perfect without getting into trouble ! ha ha ) You know how us longarmers like to look at a well pieced top, and how we REALLY love working with a top that lays flat ! ( just ask any longarmer ! ) <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434848955371034962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgs9_qHU4D_gFTBORMAz4ByswKxWNVa_HQE0Nkfxwk1d3negloaao4mm9resIVjP8BriBEDS_On97EqO1x-q-wc1l3PmxOxEDPBEm_rcB_HFBe8dJWqnBTvjYiTHQWOCchCN_E82ttxI/s400/JULIA+3.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434848953144583490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLAN11zz21xW6nyzs1KSeGnmQrEsdO-NksO9sTrWzQMlUj_jVIgr9vgnc_uNLV7QnRBWSodTGp22urVnnlIZMBtMScXyGKAOlBQb5t6K2ZCbxAmp-aohyphenhyphenfkzAD4eznj6dIJUn7aMUdGc/s400/JULIA+2.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434848965155677490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio447gjcZ-avaa0Z1zrj5TxXBAXJ2dAdZ6bK3uZR5ya8CfYHK4kp-8e264LrTQILNq1Im3hhU1Afk0oUuBDQCr8yW-vN-TrwJEbxxatJNP_LDILxol50gLdQEvsABWBpMeVUgK0LtrY0o/s400/JULIA+1.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="63" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="52" /></a></div></div></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059979448727573400.post-12088377250061939042010-01-22T21:58:00.005-06:002010-01-22T22:03:47.691-06:00Another Get Well gift !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZbe9qRul7-MKev3lGkoTfBBlDVCVGq9yDqBp30V77aL1vdidYu47gQuboQR893IKgUbMUoyF4FZnoz4-qRe0wBuAfryyUQHLpyxv2sIAzNs_abgJtVShXN4VdNxOO3yVcOaAi-rEQIE/s1600-h/01-15-10_1938.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429780371793478626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZbe9qRul7-MKev3lGkoTfBBlDVCVGq9yDqBp30V77aL1vdidYu47gQuboQR893IKgUbMUoyF4FZnoz4-qRe0wBuAfryyUQHLpyxv2sIAzNs_abgJtVShXN4VdNxOO3yVcOaAi-rEQIE/s400/01-15-10_1938.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here's a couple of my friends that visited me in the hospital last week with their "get Well " gift.</div><br /><div>I have to admit, it is pretty handy, it has all these pockets that I load up with my cell phone, the house phone, the remote, a bottle of water, pain pills. . . . . . . . . . .( really, though, things are going pretty well ! ) Pretty clever friends, if you can click on the picture to enlarge, you can see what they had to do to alter this. You can also see what I get to put up with. . . <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/337/EC8CE634AF13278146433C2FEBA45684.png" width="58" height="57" /></a></div>Willow Lake Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06940831937026281263noreply@blogger.com3