tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135698192024-03-18T19:31:35.776-04:00Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!Bonnie K. Hunter, Hopeless Scrapaholic...Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger7845125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-77330201658012211962024-03-18T09:03:00.000-04:002024-03-18T09:03:38.300-04:00Family Through The Weekend!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMKa9CP0qvbFyYciFHvaOQB1n88Gu9p07y2XqUyj_QgG-L2p0ZDjKD_9WfV-KM3j3EAAto2ZF9TLtRwyAVyfjI3np_H6b6GkyTy0bGEoEqnaH1NX7Kt2u1n2TBtBGc1RbdLEX5dbg0gQD-m7lUcbcj1IYRvIHJs71X_3-pNyO230rM4JFjszl/s1024/20240316_182922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMKa9CP0qvbFyYciFHvaOQB1n88Gu9p07y2XqUyj_QgG-L2p0ZDjKD_9WfV-KM3j3EAAto2ZF9TLtRwyAVyfjI3np_H6b6GkyTy0bGEoEqnaH1NX7Kt2u1n2TBtBGc1RbdLEX5dbg0gQD-m7lUcbcj1IYRvIHJs71X_3-pNyO230rM4JFjszl/w640-h296/20240316_182922.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Somehow we fit it all in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I had both of my sons - and grandson time - and Hubster Dave's 64th birthday - and plenty of workshop time with the Richmond Express gals all through the weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I am exhausted. But SO HAPPY!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Casden and Jeff came up on Saturday afternoon to hang out with Jason and we had a family dinner - cooked on the blackstone and Casden got to spend the night with us, which was so wonderful.<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/family-through-weekend.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-64078303033873675342024-03-16T09:30:00.001-04:002024-03-16T09:30:18.271-04:00A Day of Many Triangles!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWUKghzGyhpDGlX-uqCO53J74OQusXrWp_2J0BrH5GmBU2vPmwql19kWrQmL2dYjs6aIl8Bqjnv8cPrdKq_KL-bQ56sSAftljx6KH49jcsJLakvbWoC6232J9x17dp-4TLEsv-OW5rI96NM79UL2jMOyin1kpXn7lzr1fYJMVZiu_fCw0ukvd/s1024/20240315_143357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1024" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWUKghzGyhpDGlX-uqCO53J74OQusXrWp_2J0BrH5GmBU2vPmwql19kWrQmL2dYjs6aIl8Bqjnv8cPrdKq_KL-bQ56sSAftljx6KH49jcsJLakvbWoC6232J9x17dp-4TLEsv-OW5rI96NM79UL2jMOyin1kpXn7lzr1fYJMVZiu_fCw0ukvd/w640-h350/20240315_143357.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was a day of many triangles - MANY triangles!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But we made them so easy with the use of my <a href="http://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/Rulers-Notions-&-Tools/c/13129325/offset=0&sort=normal" style="background-color: #cfe2f3;" target="_blank">Essential Triangle Tool</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The key objective for the day was to build variety by cutting from short strip sets. No more than 8 repeats per strip set - we want VARIETY when these blocks start coming together so the same thing is not next to the same thing too often, etc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">You know how it goes! FABRIC MUST NOT TOUCH ITSELF! LOL!<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-day-of-many-triangles.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-76604411668145811142024-03-15T09:03:00.005-04:002024-03-15T09:03:52.157-04:00March String Madness!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefQfCUnbYHPyCw49BKNPw8I1t-bGteCcoLEZy_Y6VrLdsJURYftns7g_ljlcv_2oYMhW58fp3Oiw0sr3zZaoNPJhZ2nvAJdkoIVcfL7ltTOFF0FMv6mW7H8KOFudoi13Bx9YbZmLrMFKsWLHI8NUP0n1VRSw3tDEM8sUDXnYKZzla6bQOSyq6/s1024/20240314_110840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefQfCUnbYHPyCw49BKNPw8I1t-bGteCcoLEZy_Y6VrLdsJURYftns7g_ljlcv_2oYMhW58fp3Oiw0sr3zZaoNPJhZ2nvAJdkoIVcfL7ltTOFF0FMv6mW7H8KOFudoi13Bx9YbZmLrMFKsWLHI8NUP0n1VRSw3tDEM8sUDXnYKZzla6bQOSyq6/w640-h296/20240314_110840.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The Richmond Express is chugging along!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We started our Emerald City workshop from my book <a href="https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/String-Frenzy-Available-December-2018-List-$27-95/p/106144004/category=13038050" style="background-color: #cfe2f3;" target="_blank">String Frenzy</a> yesterday - and as string quilts are my favorite thing on this planet - it was so much fun to see folks digging in and learning how fun simple string units could be - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">And there are so many things you can do with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Strings are so versatile. You can cover any shape, trim them to any size, combine them with traditional units, use them as block corners, centers, setting blocks, and borders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This is not your grandmother's string quilt!<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-string-madness.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-20174694487516400742024-03-14T09:20:00.000-04:002024-03-14T09:20:47.564-04:00Family Shenanigans!<div><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_EIQ4lNVycudWXLf4qVHg3Z2KJMcS9wWTxRrVqhPwfWZwXIxm1TdXfVk9NkCxp3IzXSPxUHQtVK7KkYw_F8bFVypzeGb9ISjd596hJn0VwbToaYLH4jRb1ZanJY6UqyuRWYpmWzUgt2QZojtp8364oPpQcki_uXtfcKakN6lzzdY6AnGjpkr/s1024/20240313_172311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_EIQ4lNVycudWXLf4qVHg3Z2KJMcS9wWTxRrVqhPwfWZwXIxm1TdXfVk9NkCxp3IzXSPxUHQtVK7KkYw_F8bFVypzeGb9ISjd596hJn0VwbToaYLH4jRb1ZanJY6UqyuRWYpmWzUgt2QZojtp8364oPpQcki_uXtfcKakN6lzzdY6AnGjpkr/w640-h296/20240313_172311.jpg" width="640"></span></a></center><center><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">There has been something in the works for about the past month and I can now finally talk about it!</span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Who do you see here with Hubster Dave and me?</span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Son JASON is here!</span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">As I said - we have been planning this for weeks and this morning I drove to Charlotte to pick him up after an overnight flight and sneak him home.<span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was a total birthday surprise as he thought I was out hitting estate sales with my friend. Martha! LO l! It's great to have a friend to help build your cover.<span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span><a style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>Looking forward to spending this week together and celebrating Dave's big 64 on Saturday.<span></span></span></div></center></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/family-shenanigans.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-3207101141101304332024-03-13T07:15:00.003-04:002024-03-13T07:16:54.094-04:00When The Wind Blows Hard -<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbMzA4MJ0FV7OaIeUuYijdhePpv61wrvHuAJSorph8wdfrIh9aNDcFQ-oJoAMy_j3m3fLdk-5HulgDLtmGMLj8BSulNUg0Cpt-_qHrfWwNXe9p5FW4AMlyGeNa7VMUcyFIq68OUjSsL1glWL_eDkhhx0uMNYkVHepWa6BgJPGftXEq9_5j6NE/s1024/20240310_133620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbMzA4MJ0FV7OaIeUuYijdhePpv61wrvHuAJSorph8wdfrIh9aNDcFQ-oJoAMy_j3m3fLdk-5HulgDLtmGMLj8BSulNUg0Cpt-_qHrfWwNXe9p5FW4AMlyGeNa7VMUcyFIq68OUjSsL1glWL_eDkhhx0uMNYkVHepWa6BgJPGftXEq9_5j6NE/w640-h296/20240310_133620.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yes. There is a rainbow crossing through our photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It's March! St Paddy's Day is less than a week away - and maybe there are leprechauns about!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But more like - it was super cold and windy (though sunny) and we dove outside to take a series of 3 quick photos and then back inside we went.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We had a marvelous time with Gail's Quilt Buddies on retreat at Quiltville Inn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Birthdays were celebrated. Surprise first grandbaby showers went off without a hitch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Who cares if the weather was less than pleasant?<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/when-wind-blows-hard.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-23505494570163697042024-03-12T09:34:00.002-04:002024-03-12T12:53:31.106-04:00Officially Lost My Mind.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAz0l4iYnpVSQYd7_sSUO1yC8Un7InG8pdHnuyiK5uDNv1NeM-j11NtK8JMvApFCWcqXPIkl95eMphLiPV-tjC0DXgtwIwwHlVJIREBIkb3Wy8PSlPUzp_AIAgkZsvQjZbooIuC3_ohqcHK7vybayKi7MneARRxdTg-2rlmO3EvUoK93SotYf/s1024/20240311_080129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1024" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAz0l4iYnpVSQYd7_sSUO1yC8Un7InG8pdHnuyiK5uDNv1NeM-j11NtK8JMvApFCWcqXPIkl95eMphLiPV-tjC0DXgtwIwwHlVJIREBIkb3Wy8PSlPUzp_AIAgkZsvQjZbooIuC3_ohqcHK7vybayKi7MneARRxdTg-2rlmO3EvUoK93SotYf/w640-h432/20240311_080129.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">If anyone finds my mind while out wandering around - please return it to me post haste. I am missing it. I need it. I can't seem to function without it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Just what am I talking about?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I posted early early yesterday morning. I hobbled out to the car with my banged up left knee the morning after Sunday afternoon's face plant in the parking lot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We drove all the way to Boone. In the dark. Because, you know - TIME CHANGE.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I got to the front counter at the Dermatologist after waiting in line.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"I'm Bonnie Hunter and I have a 7:00 am appointment."</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/officially-lost-my-mind.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-70374771648800028642024-03-11T05:44:00.007-04:002024-03-11T05:46:02.833-04:00Way Too Early!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5yRqiAmiUZ3XXzxPpZbEI9ZG_iJN0XE8n8zV06bN_KkGGY4FtDfY8CKnZW8e1yBSSE7q1tsH4_oxg_G6hk7Jn9ayGvag1TZn3TDvUIkLyRnrrR1JG-1WwBSncqVHANZC2_nfKydsMyecPTbDio3WaOINEMgLeTshMFnPim2ZnNT0KpNX5ElD/s1024/20240311_052518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5yRqiAmiUZ3XXzxPpZbEI9ZG_iJN0XE8n8zV06bN_KkGGY4FtDfY8CKnZW8e1yBSSE7q1tsH4_oxg_G6hk7Jn9ayGvag1TZn3TDvUIkLyRnrrR1JG-1WwBSncqVHANZC2_nfKydsMyecPTbDio3WaOINEMgLeTshMFnPim2ZnNT0KpNX5ElD/w640-h296/20240311_052518.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It's Monday morning - the day after "Spring Forward."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I thought they were going to stop doing this time changing thing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The clock says 5:30am, but my body still knows it's only 4:30.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I'm out the door to the dermatologist to have two moles surgically removed - appointment 7L00am.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Time to get there? One hour to Bonne.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">There will be a nap!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But to keep this little post quilty, I have a finish!<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/way-too-early.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-57313387660876371872024-03-09T08:48:00.000-05:002024-03-09T08:48:02.357-05:00A Showery Kind of Day!<div><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPB_nfzqmPhUGzq2jY-FXSDEcPTsU3rZtVkM8L0AYhqMBVe2ppqpkyjZzlM6hBh-CnbAEmOHQe7OcTdgfrk-nFGrAeh51jqudTaMDGEMvlMm7ixkeAMEnlS3VG9dQpBgvBzhL0Y5x71lIfSvRsOJSrU4AjI0bjXwK4q25mqRzuYplYZMjbkn5/s1024/20240308_120531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPB_nfzqmPhUGzq2jY-FXSDEcPTsU3rZtVkM8L0AYhqMBVe2ppqpkyjZzlM6hBh-CnbAEmOHQe7OcTdgfrk-nFGrAeh51jqudTaMDGEMvlMm7ixkeAMEnlS3VG9dQpBgvBzhL0Y5x71lIfSvRsOJSrU4AjI0bjXwK4q25mqRzuYplYZMjbkn5/w640-h296/20240308_120531.jpg" width="640"></span></a></center><center><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Rain poured all night. It rained all day.</span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was a misty, drippy, constant light right kind of day.</span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But what did it matter?</span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The quilters were all inside quilting - just as we are want to do on a quilt retreat.</span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was the best kind of "Nowhere to go, nowhere to be but here and sew all day kind of day!"</span></center><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-showery-kind-of-day.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-13405602965423568682024-03-08T08:38:00.005-05:002024-03-08T08:39:50.995-05:00Plaids, Plaids & More Plaids!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd9wR_zx4SONnH-cpGPyiN-HXfBmIwhwCx7a0B8nnMsJiI8_ADXAr1ZYCOpENUOtorXetIU6_dG3UPAFk_5D46fg8bAJhAIXU_qrYfS4sKDr_uDbFi4sSMbouNmR4wttnnFKyBkK3S4sc3QCo9GwW0ud8eLiDzE2wNxZIgXRNifW2GNSzvo85/s1024/20240307_142628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1024" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd9wR_zx4SONnH-cpGPyiN-HXfBmIwhwCx7a0B8nnMsJiI8_ADXAr1ZYCOpENUOtorXetIU6_dG3UPAFk_5D46fg8bAJhAIXU_qrYfS4sKDr_uDbFi4sSMbouNmR4wttnnFKyBkK3S4sc3QCo9GwW0ud8eLiDzE2wNxZIgXRNifW2GNSzvo85/w640-h448/20240307_142628.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This is what occupied most of my day yesterday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">All of the strips that were too short to go into blocks - all of the odd pieces of shirts that I could cut strips from where cut down and sewn into strip sets ready to be subcut for a checkerboard border.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Scrappy everything - very few neutrals (Just enough to add a spark) and every color in the bin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">There is something so satisfying with just simply putting pairs of strips through the machine, one short pair after another short pair - creating as much variety as I could so there was little chance that the same thing should end up next to the same thing in the border - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">You know how that goes, right?<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/plaids-plaids-more-plaids.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-61585798732962451082024-03-07T08:56:00.001-05:002024-03-07T09:12:21.293-05:00Donning O' The Green!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZ5LTVlF8Jm8FPXl7Diwh7Chp7VY4wVAR9r87BP2mIHXmT2iMZJBjf0jNhVVvr4DiPz7ZT-4jTrCN411XoO3eoNTJ96AfOJZwianU8zFOzjzTo98NuNOKZEr6ommKE3IAsJM7NVRDAqsF1kXtZxqMBcO1KgYXgGnH5jzllVtSkhxdRmJXWrGU/s1024/20240306_160310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="1024" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZ5LTVlF8Jm8FPXl7Diwh7Chp7VY4wVAR9r87BP2mIHXmT2iMZJBjf0jNhVVvr4DiPz7ZT-4jTrCN411XoO3eoNTJ96AfOJZwianU8zFOzjzTo98NuNOKZEr6ommKE3IAsJM7NVRDAqsF1kXtZxqMBcO1KgYXgGnH5jzllVtSkhxdRmJXWrGU/w640-h324/20240306_160310.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Gail's Quilt Buddies have arrived!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">And in preparation for the next couple of retreats - I pulled out all the green things - because even though the rain was falling ALL. DAY. LONG - the grass is turning green, the daffodils are beginning to bloom, and even the dogwood tree is showing little buds that will be popping within the next few weeks.</span></div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/donning-o-green.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-50189342207380015012024-03-06T08:31:00.002-05:002024-03-06T12:13:42.429-05:00Bye Bye, March Quiltvillians!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjqcZ68kk1e2816fxNpCfa-N5zfc-sOTC0oEkbuMh8LpVbj504c6dlvDcU6LN6GyN4kdrhywsONqr45ht_6GLiJ8qfMbXUDjI3LHFvU2hXYT9IpNItp0PnimX8oDDbDdMwjyYZy49JtUt83J_yUMp4fgYDgIMB816zAOUI1svucbarVbFc1cn/s1024/20240302_170334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="1024" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjqcZ68kk1e2816fxNpCfa-N5zfc-sOTC0oEkbuMh8LpVbj504c6dlvDcU6LN6GyN4kdrhywsONqr45ht_6GLiJ8qfMbXUDjI3LHFvU2hXYT9IpNItp0PnimX8oDDbDdMwjyYZy49JtUt83J_yUMp4fgYDgIMB816zAOUI1svucbarVbFc1cn/w640-h332/20240302_170334.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The best sunny day for photos came on Saturday -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We had folks leaving on Monday morning and Sunday I had evening plans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">So we got to work with what we've got to work with and make it count.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But look at that blue sky! It was definitely a turn for the better as compared to the days previous where we had to even light the fire in the Quilting Quarters fireplace for a bit of cozy warmth.<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/bye-bye-march-quiltvillians.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-25435716056834932352024-03-05T08:50:00.000-05:002024-03-05T08:50:46.858-05:00Relax and Quilt!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuD4q6falN7Bj6Sxohe2hSoZhUK-aUFWVPq1c4uDyqklDUE-HTOAh8Ji6jQxCYSK9nkrE7zuZ5M9zfZ3xA4t7Oxka1IhiZBe9WQo7nQtKKDKhaLiRXM2lZEWEYMRDVZPv-24b9hNMccDELLv5hniFHCsWkWdPXQD1WOM1NgdinAGGBy8PNUHiq/s1024/20240304_152734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="1024" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuD4q6falN7Bj6Sxohe2hSoZhUK-aUFWVPq1c4uDyqklDUE-HTOAh8Ji6jQxCYSK9nkrE7zuZ5M9zfZ3xA4t7Oxka1IhiZBe9WQo7nQtKKDKhaLiRXM2lZEWEYMRDVZPv-24b9hNMccDELLv5hniFHCsWkWdPXQD1WOM1NgdinAGGBy8PNUHiq/w640-h330/20240304_152734.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">No, this is not mine!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This is Barbara, comfy and cozy in the Hen Den, hand quilting away on her <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><a href="https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/Bristol-Digital-Pattern/p/502171136/category=0" target="_blank">Bristol</a> </span>quilt made with recycled shirts in plaids and stripes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">And you know how I feel about those fans - I would hand quilt them on EVERYTHING if I could.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I believe she has marked hers with a Crayola washout marker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I've used them before and they are marvelous! Just be sure to test the different colors before you mark everything. Scribble on a scrap piece of fabric and throw it in the wash and see what the result is.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I have had no problem with the washout markers at all. And I love things that can be used for quilting that are not necessarily MADE for quilting.<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/relax-and-quilt.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-71374256781693766892024-03-04T08:25:00.000-05:002024-03-04T08:25:03.978-05:00Sew Much Quilty Through The Weekend!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8t2Ev3Sl9dYIF415dmAjVPUGwgo0VX7rJ0lP4FK_jv6ZhXbqCx7DayUkhI9h-hELDm3HpShSDGE0AgM4zBmic9pxf5B6eanBFMpwCEthykSd3s9e0dtFVoHFgNfJkrZikWrVqGuLQtPDnQHP1V8yVSuFTKrpHVC3RKyoy2nEc7TBuEf5Dmutt/s1024/20240302_163654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1024" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8t2Ev3Sl9dYIF415dmAjVPUGwgo0VX7rJ0lP4FK_jv6ZhXbqCx7DayUkhI9h-hELDm3HpShSDGE0AgM4zBmic9pxf5B6eanBFMpwCEthykSd3s9e0dtFVoHFgNfJkrZikWrVqGuLQtPDnQHP1V8yVSuFTKrpHVC3RKyoy2nEc7TBuEf5Dmutt/w640-h376/20240302_163654.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Would you just look at this? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Do you see short sleeves and sunshine? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Wasn't my last photo post of ice coated trees and bushes?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I should have titled this post "Me and My Big Mouth." HA!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But since I mentioned I was going to be quilting my little <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-mini-charm-challenge.html" target="_blank">March Mini Charm Challenge</a></span> quilt on Saturday (It's small - how long could it take?) the hint of "They are ALL small, how long could it take?" was joked about, and before I knew it - I had a plan to quilt one after the other - 5 in total - at the same time.<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/sew-much-quilty-through-weekend.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66576405042513278012024-03-02T09:36:00.005-05:002024-03-02T09:51:46.163-05:00March Mini Charm Challenge!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LuI0TD8UEd-rkmwM3vPV8FLMySMjlLc_VdmmWcml3LqU7UNZSP7F3nCQc1-WeuR_t0YKkCgQ7bvl7VU5vDcVk3odRVYtti8kEzi0DQrHO2l2MOCz5k-vx4PP_qt9pa2vTbmK6IXnm0Qq74HiDOurlQy0YZ0XWxAfdRIiqwD2JDtYLkKmiSJv/s1024/20240301_152111-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LuI0TD8UEd-rkmwM3vPV8FLMySMjlLc_VdmmWcml3LqU7UNZSP7F3nCQc1-WeuR_t0YKkCgQ7bvl7VU5vDcVk3odRVYtti8kEzi0DQrHO2l2MOCz5k-vx4PP_qt9pa2vTbmK6IXnm0Qq74HiDOurlQy0YZ0XWxAfdRIiqwD2JDtYLkKmiSJv/w640-h320/20240301_152111-001.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Check out these cute ladies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I love that Sylvia is wearing her "Quilting with my PEEPS" shirt - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Surely that means it MUST be close to spring?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">And what are they holding in their hot little hands?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Mini charm packs given by Sharon, along with a challenge to make SOMETHING from it during retreat using as much of the charm pack as you can.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">And did I want to play along? Boy howdy!<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-mini-charm-challenge.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-12682419881713615022024-03-01T08:44:00.002-05:002024-03-01T08:46:31.610-05:00Fine Finishes & Mutant Strawberries!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsU5F0wXEr3QkwVGARxNiaforIOLxSmXcgSkDZWzK439ZDUhKuGKSCDqGTZUaw7CTPO4q4qXHPNNja0nAI0O-Ub8p-sUFoXeUBBeGu8ro0mk-YAN8_mWy6kYywdCwIGX_begy5Y4yHOiS_zTTXgI_Q91StxHH9ysw8BTlsh9_AhXU-CoREHAG/s1024/20240229_104058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsU5F0wXEr3QkwVGARxNiaforIOLxSmXcgSkDZWzK439ZDUhKuGKSCDqGTZUaw7CTPO4q4qXHPNNja0nAI0O-Ub8p-sUFoXeUBBeGu8ro0mk-YAN8_mWy6kYywdCwIGX_begy5Y4yHOiS_zTTXgI_Q91StxHH9ysw8BTlsh9_AhXU-CoREHAG/w550-h640/20240229_104058.jpg" width="550"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Now how's THAT for a title? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I hope it grabbed you - because yesterday just had some crazy things we didn't expect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But before I dig in - check out Jennifer's fun Jelly Roll friendly scrappy top!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">There's a pattern or tutorial out there somewhere, but it's basically rail fence blocks paired with plain squares, sliced on the diagonal and stitched into half-square triangle units.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The use of navy as the background is wonderful!<span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/03/fine-finishes-mutant-strawberries.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-84640582589291542502024-02-29T08:52:00.007-05:002024-02-29T12:09:29.655-05:00It Had To Happen!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhve4mwS6g4uGxW7Xz3XZsaDYOXuDqKNE41zvUuIyJqHJqiPXBz_tp6xWUZUNZnqI7j5_V92V2-7rQkeT4LqcHpjmaK-olVeXF0pQP-D5AeWKkj-GtFjn2dBwoeXldx0nhrzfoTgS7jLd_R9ldR3CiRYdocucL34_LDhS9r7n2iTLpu2aAWWdl1/s1024/20240228_211657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="1024" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhve4mwS6g4uGxW7Xz3XZsaDYOXuDqKNE41zvUuIyJqHJqiPXBz_tp6xWUZUNZnqI7j5_V92V2-7rQkeT4LqcHpjmaK-olVeXF0pQP-D5AeWKkj-GtFjn2dBwoeXldx0nhrzfoTgS7jLd_R9ldR3CiRYdocucL34_LDhS9r7n2iTLpu2aAWWdl1/w640-h304/20240228_211657.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Last evening I found myself "Home Alone."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Don't get me wrong - I cherish those moments by myself when I can dig into something uninterrupted -a break in the routine that is my day to day life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I had finished a bite of dinner - a simple reheat of some leftovers, and padded down the stairs to sew up some blocks I had recently cut into kits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Did sewing happen? NO!</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/it-had-to-happen.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-1377767760820194882024-02-28T07:05:00.004-05:002024-02-28T07:36:05.464-05:00What's One More Machine?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlT9jIojTiOL3yR5Rml02Zv9JABHam3hgiUwm68ykiLxUGtHABJTHLnlCxNSh_JV4BWxmSB4sh1CUXjBIKZqCzI5ZJnyxZXTo0hyphenhyphen-g-1z1CAflqerRPzrMeKAIx5aE0vwskMfe4Qd5dZ10fprHvBewtZ8kV_TXAhxo1zVNlxZ2NAd6eMUbgzV8/s1024/20240227_175416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1024" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlT9jIojTiOL3yR5Rml02Zv9JABHam3hgiUwm68ykiLxUGtHABJTHLnlCxNSh_JV4BWxmSB4sh1CUXjBIKZqCzI5ZJnyxZXTo0hyphenhyphen-g-1z1CAflqerRPzrMeKAIx5aE0vwskMfe4Qd5dZ10fprHvBewtZ8kV_TXAhxo1zVNlxZ2NAd6eMUbgzV8/w640-h574/20240227_175416.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Good morning everyone!</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I'm up extra early this morning - because not only do I have to leave for a doctor appointment (I try to get afternoon - but they said the latest they had was 9:30??) and wanted to get this posted before I go, but also because I couldn't wait to come downstairs and pet this and see that it really was for real!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It all started when my neighbor friend Carolyn dropped by after my trip to New Zealand and asked if I wanted a vintage Singer sewing machine in a cabinet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Interest piqued!<span></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/whats-one-more-machine.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-68403996591595811312024-02-27T09:05:00.003-05:002024-02-27T09:05:48.290-05:00Out & About in Wellington, NZ!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3n5jhEFVYK8O0UuJzcCJP4CHRtsr3-fC26osXpiQJTHpVeLPkmQ3Q_4fVDOrKJuxsq3AAf5y88Qly7lWw454cz6uLTiFbXXzzFewbudtPX1NfIo7V0Yti1bbthSs5KdTlMTCeOjmr9-I2bTG6JZN1N8KvWxgpusmt8f-qT6JNW3zfLN9ieAI/s1024/20240120_093055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="1024" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3n5jhEFVYK8O0UuJzcCJP4CHRtsr3-fC26osXpiQJTHpVeLPkmQ3Q_4fVDOrKJuxsq3AAf5y88Qly7lWw454cz6uLTiFbXXzzFewbudtPX1NfIo7V0Yti1bbthSs5KdTlMTCeOjmr9-I2bTG6JZN1N8KvWxgpusmt8f-qT6JNW3zfLN9ieAI/w640-h304/20240120_093055.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Did you know that Wellington, New Zealand is rated the windiest city in the world?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It is also the southernmost capitol in the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Wellington is packed with over 400 cafes and restaurants which on a per person basis rivals that of New York.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">And just take a look at that harbor!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yes, I've got a couple of days in between retreat groups so I'm turning back to editing photos and deleting those ones that I don't want to keep - and telling the story of my recent visit.<span></span></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/out-about-in-wellington-nz.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-17815597793361902682024-02-26T09:10:00.003-05:002024-02-26T09:10:45.163-05:00Quiltin' With The Lincolnton Gals!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBzsEFHN6UX3OXQ8R-iV1wtuRLwsRgL4f1E32XFMBnRqaMZUrpKywgWHAQ_RaQPmy8MvghlQEelL-EMXfPtnMyUu9yKgPFDMe1j_J3J043-5IUsxnjk8a1b7CEmGCWKnMeTao1hbgIGHTQyi8UMbDK1KeHv2K_WkFGxqcoQ5m70qdc7BVSAXf/s1024/20240223_171426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="1024" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBzsEFHN6UX3OXQ8R-iV1wtuRLwsRgL4f1E32XFMBnRqaMZUrpKywgWHAQ_RaQPmy8MvghlQEelL-EMXfPtnMyUu9yKgPFDMe1j_J3J043-5IUsxnjk8a1b7CEmGCWKnMeTao1hbgIGHTQyi8UMbDK1KeHv2K_WkFGxqcoQ5m70qdc7BVSAXf/w640-h338/20240223_171426.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">If there ever was a crazy weather weekend - this past weekend was IT. With a capitol I.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It started out lovely - we even had a road hike on Thursday - but temps took a downturn and by Friday afternoon we were gathering all of the quilts and tops for a quickie Over the Porch Rail moment - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Saturday brought snow - luckily things stayed just above freezing so nothing stuck - but what a crazy weird freezing weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yesterday morning as folks were packing up - I awoke to 19 degrees! Brrrr! It got cold enough that the water pipes for the garage washer froze and I had to wait a few hours for things to thaw and allow me to start laundry out there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But we did it! The quilters made lovely things, and that's what counts.<span></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/quiltin-with-lincolnton-gals.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-49999733695514871562024-02-24T09:12:00.000-05:002024-02-24T09:12:17.718-05:00Quilting Up The Pineapples!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYen0sh28jbZdAGIOIXKGsO1mElLP_OHfQnmhqofbdQdFDs5lYMeAYdxPPw2a7ua9DMqrY-SyQ017Ebe6ljcku-7eebGee25g0kFS9CXQUeuGrnuk816ZBbuynPBTUi0E_NuxyOQgnI6qf4akfkaKZxgBnn5ETtNiJ-GHwhG7jyug23w71y5Em/s1024/20240222_160157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="1024" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYen0sh28jbZdAGIOIXKGsO1mElLP_OHfQnmhqofbdQdFDs5lYMeAYdxPPw2a7ua9DMqrY-SyQ017Ebe6ljcku-7eebGee25g0kFS9CXQUeuGrnuk816ZBbuynPBTUi0E_NuxyOQgnI6qf4akfkaKZxgBnn5ETtNiJ-GHwhG7jyug23w71y5Em/w640-h364/20240222_160157.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was a fairly quiet day yesterday all the way around - only interrupted by a trip to the Chiropractor - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Of course, any run to town for any reason at all means "DO ALL THE THINGS" so yes, groceries were involved, but also - since The Hubster was in tow, we went back to the antique mall to see if that deer mount was still there. It was. Happy Birthday to him!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Hanging it still remains to be seen - but the dogs sure had a heyday barking up a storm at it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But I digress -<span></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/quilting-up-pineapples.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-53400339482330983582024-02-23T09:35:00.001-05:002024-02-23T09:45:24.275-05:00Lincolnton Guild Girls - In The House!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSat4j_W3oMGcloS83-XgikqYsv5dbGjvk8pSl6jOc6WoQ_-gx9tLDXLDQVzMt8sBLJtMUxhObw2YKsZDk1o7Znh9cY_MAUwfGT5BS7gVQeb6CbwKOFmAvea6u51MsfeKoIDoe4MghxCzLXz_n9LpfGoVQ0OnxiF2Kqmey7Tcn96w_6sWV4dZl/s1024/20240222_120045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="1024" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSat4j_W3oMGcloS83-XgikqYsv5dbGjvk8pSl6jOc6WoQ_-gx9tLDXLDQVzMt8sBLJtMUxhObw2YKsZDk1o7Znh9cY_MAUwfGT5BS7gVQeb6CbwKOFmAvea6u51MsfeKoIDoe4MghxCzLXz_n9LpfGoVQ0OnxiF2Kqmey7Tcn96w_6sWV4dZl/w640-h280/20240222_120045.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Sometimes you just have to say "Hold That Pose!" and grab your own camera to get a shot of what it looks like from your own point of view - when they are all holding up cameras and taking photos of you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Or me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The Lincolnton NC gals are in the house and quilting up a storm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This is from yesterday's little side visit when I brought my finished pineapple quilt top over for a bit of show and share.<span></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/lincolnton-guild-girls-in-house.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-61557604716753517742024-02-22T09:14:00.004-05:002024-02-22T17:12:15.832-05:00From Picton to Wellington!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWLuAR0j5VVzpf4ogANNwmH_XVBmB4Vqc8kq3kABlZk0jOmBK_1o5GsrKLib7hyphenhyphenpmRj_4SpIWsd1UVtZNNzP0Mhj96WNwwKUbLRjuWxyt6hXSX2LAkRLRcKQc-w1EpOL7_rSNAWWHtp-mVAnxtCNuoyOB-UBxGb0DrBr_rIZHjIqXMzWStkMF/s1511/interislander1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="1511" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWLuAR0j5VVzpf4ogANNwmH_XVBmB4Vqc8kq3kABlZk0jOmBK_1o5GsrKLib7hyphenhyphenpmRj_4SpIWsd1UVtZNNzP0Mhj96WNwwKUbLRjuWxyt6hXSX2LAkRLRcKQc-w1EpOL7_rSNAWWHtp-mVAnxtCNuoyOB-UBxGb0DrBr_rIZHjIqXMzWStkMF/w640-h206/interislander1.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">When is a ferry more like a cruise ship?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">When it is the Interislander!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-block: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">New Zealand's most famous and beautiful ferry route is between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the South Island.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-block: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The journey between the two islands is commonly referred to as 'crossing the Cook Strait'.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-block: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The sailing time is around 3.5 hours (weather dependent). </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-block: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yes, the ferry takes cars and trucks too - and look who we saw as we were boarding:<span></span></span></p></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/from-picton-to-wellington.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-68864342100895687272024-02-21T09:03:00.001-05:002024-02-21T09:18:08.236-05:00New Zealand by Kiwi Rail!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mSyBCAjj1GE7Y9FUKORhAt1TDOhCkF0yHoEi-61innorJEz1TwpJz1VVL7_7t2NEHZ2BGcAaQsp8zvAEMNgPV7EwDis9loFmYM06suuq69QJ1ke07-ssdk6TS6CNd8GxT-m8FdJj9kb5aeIZXbetQisIWF6bG2_Cv5jaJxrEi1oKK045XY13/s1024/20240119_063318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="1024" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mSyBCAjj1GE7Y9FUKORhAt1TDOhCkF0yHoEi-61innorJEz1TwpJz1VVL7_7t2NEHZ2BGcAaQsp8zvAEMNgPV7EwDis9loFmYM06suuq69QJ1ke07-ssdk6TS6CNd8GxT-m8FdJj9kb5aeIZXbetQisIWF6bG2_Cv5jaJxrEi1oKK045XY13/w640-h348/20240119_063318.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">My New Zealand adventure in January was so expansive (Over 2 weeks long!) and I've been breaking it up into small parts in-between the other goings on that are happening in real time here at home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I've been home more than 3 weeks and I'm only half way!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I hope you are enjoying these little glimpses of our <a href="https://craftours.com/tourcat/bonnie-hunter/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Craftour</span>s</a> trip to New Zealand in between all of the other quilty content I post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This trip definitely included planes, boats, trains, buses, ferries and funiculars! I think we covered just about all forms of transportation - Oh, at home point (that I'll get to) it included a trolley being pulled by a tractor. Yep. That about covers it!<span></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/new-zealand-by-kiwi-rail.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-71016247701324313562024-02-20T09:34:00.002-05:002024-02-20T09:51:29.829-05:00All On A Monday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrADNYiJUkK_u6PNzs-lTZSlkwoHC3RM8Xm2hGzKc8BGJWWM28pYrdUw7Zdqm1KAXttmE2-0Wp4bfHby6Li4hBvtiJT68O-EYLFOOXh9v2Md7uHyu9E3BMpN7ZOHtVBvMy8Pnl93GxYPEdDwjOZWAtDUcfobK_GIdlkE8lAh2rXmV8bFh08RTm/s1024/20240219_124353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="1024" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrADNYiJUkK_u6PNzs-lTZSlkwoHC3RM8Xm2hGzKc8BGJWWM28pYrdUw7Zdqm1KAXttmE2-0Wp4bfHby6Li4hBvtiJT68O-EYLFOOXh9v2Md7uHyu9E3BMpN7ZOHtVBvMy8Pnl93GxYPEdDwjOZWAtDUcfobK_GIdlkE8lAh2rXmV8bFh08RTm/w640-h270/20240219_124353.jpg" width="640"></a></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: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was President's Day yesterday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">That explains why the little red flag on my mailbox in front of the inn remained up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It took me part way through the morning for that realization to kick in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">President's Day. Banks and Post Offices and Schools closed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But the antique mall?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">OPEN!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">No, I didn't buy this sign, but I thought about it. And then I thought better about it! LOL!<span></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/all-on-monday.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-62599760665406898112024-02-19T08:06:00.000-05:002024-02-19T08:06:18.740-05:00Quilting Through The Weekend!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRpA_Ih96mr-TaNSjO5lXaJSadBE45VpY-yYS3c3qPHTZ3HTBGnXTzS09c2RDVWLjiSJzD8hegM3zFpE8cR80XAwmW7kb93UgpXifypbdptJBPqnXKsrOamJXLbxt0CDoRebp9rVh-zkVlS0uphUTFyom7ukz_aTiIXmIxzEuztTDgERXplPI/s1024/20240218_164504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="1024" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRpA_Ih96mr-TaNSjO5lXaJSadBE45VpY-yYS3c3qPHTZ3HTBGnXTzS09c2RDVWLjiSJzD8hegM3zFpE8cR80XAwmW7kb93UgpXifypbdptJBPqnXKsrOamJXLbxt0CDoRebp9rVh-zkVlS0uphUTFyom7ukz_aTiIXmIxzEuztTDgERXplPI/w640-h348/20240218_164504.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was a little blustery, but we got it done -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Bundle up girls, it's cold outside!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We started out retreat with the B.A.D (Bound and Determined!) Quilters in relatively warm weather for February - including a 9 person hike - record numbers of willing participants, really - With temps in the low 50s.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">From there it all went south!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yesterday morning it was 17 degrees. It finally reached 40 by mid afternoon, which was better than Saturday which only climbed to 30 at best.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I'm hoping this means we are on an uphill swing and will see warmer temps - my daffodils are shaking beneath the surface!<span></span></span></div><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2024/02/quilting-through-weekend.html#more">Click to Read the Whole Story!</a>Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.com13