tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11486526506945338692024-02-07T16:19:48.592-06:00Purpleheart Ori"Jenn"alsi only quilt on days ending in YPurple Quilter Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102651020235200775noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148652650694533869.post-71272725550254704032016-09-19T12:08:00.000-05:002016-09-19T12:08:06.486-05:00Look Who "Popped" into Town!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For my 2nd entry into the <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2016/09/19/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2016-edition">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a>, I'm posting my original design Mary Poppins quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I created this quilt from a old cross stitch pattern I never seemed to have finished in the 90's. The quilt pattern was totally drafted in Excel (stems from my daily spreadsheet nerdiness!) and created in 10" blocks. This allowed me to work on any block I wanted to help break up the process. I saved most of the harder blocks til the end! The quilt was started in June 2015 and I just finished it up in July 2016, just in time to enter it into the State Fair of Texas. Sadly, I didn't place, but just taking the plunge and putting myself out there was enough pressure for me this year. Hopefully next year I can create something worthy of a winning ribbon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I created this especially for my younger sister who absolutely LOVES Mary Poppins. She even has the top part of this same image tattooed on her upper arm. She is truly an inspiration to me. Though we lost touch for about 14 years, we recently (the past 2-ish years) have become reacquainted and I've learned of the hardships she's had to endure during the time we lost touch. She suffers from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromyelitis_optica">Neuromyelitis Optica</a> which is a rare disorder caused by the immune system attacking the body’s healthy cells, with attacks directed mostly against the eyes and spinal cord. This causes inflammation of the spinal cord and optic nerve, which can cause loss of vision, mobility, and sensation. Although there is no cure for NMO, investigators are seeking a treatment to prevent additional attacks or relapses. Together with NMO, she is the super-mom to two kids in the Autism Spectrum. She and her husband are true angels on earth for all God has given them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Even though I was hoping to win a ribbon in the fair with this quilt and have it hang for all to see who visited the fair, that just means that I am that much closer to gifting it to her. It's going to be a total surprise!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The finished quilt measures about 65" x 100". The top is made from only Kona Black and White. The back is a lovely cloud fabric that I purchased online as well as the rainbow paint-stroked binding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope that this quilt will give her comfort when she is feeling down or has to go have her port flushed or to snuggle up under when she's receiving chemo treatments. I want it to be a constant reminder that I love her and am always here for her. She lives in Utah and I in Texas. Not too far away, but still too far to hug her every time she needs it. Hopefully this quilt will help fill that void.</span></div>
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Purple Quilter Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102651020235200775noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148652650694533869.post-38061106499016647362016-09-19T12:07:00.001-05:002016-09-19T12:08:23.422-05:00#QuiltsforPulse<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hello quilty friends! Man I need to obviously get off Instagram and get back to blogging! It has been quite some time since I've posted. Well there is a perfectly good reason! I've been SO busy quilting!! Yes I have been on quite a role lately. I hope to be posting several more posts of what all I've been up to lately because if I tried to post it all here, I'm afraid you'd be reading for days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First up is one that I'll be sharing on <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2016/09/19/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2016-edition">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a> in the ROYGBIV category hosted by <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/">Amy Ellis</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So let's start off with a very special project that I just completed and mailed off last month to Orlando, FL. <a href="http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/">Alissa Lapinsky, the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild</a> President, made a plea to all quilters far and wide, either guilds or individuals, to help out with making/assembling blocks/quilts for the victim's families and first responders/medical personnel of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting that occurred on June 12. Such a horrible and senseless act.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As quilters, when someone is hurt, we just want to help and Alissa had the brilliant idea for her fellow quilters to make heart blocks or whole quilts to donate to the people who were affected by this tragedy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The movement flooded Instagram like a California wildfire and of course, I jumped right on board! Any and all quilts would be accepted, but Alissa thought it would be great for us to use the <a href="http://cluckclucksew.com/2015/01/making-heart-blocks-in-multiple-sizes.html">heart block pattern</a> on <a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/">Cluckclucksew's</a> website in bright rainbow colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So I started sewing and the more blocks I made, the more I wanted to see it through to the very end and make a whole quilt!! All the fabric came from my stash (are you not surprised?!?!). The backing is a clover print vintage sheet that I thought would be perfect for this project as that is what these people need most- a bit of <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>LUCK</b></span>. I did have to buy the binding fabric. I thought the rainbow polka dots really finished it off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am proud to say that mine will be donated to someone in need in Orlando. You can check out the Orlando Modern Quilt's blog for pictures of quilts/blocks that have been donated thus far. Or Alissa posts pics alot on Instagram - just look for her feed under <a href="http://www.instagram.com/">orlandomqg</a>. To date, over 800+ quilts have been donated to this cause! Way to go fellow quilters!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The rainbow stripe block was inspired by a pattern on <a href="http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2016/07/quilts-for-pulse.html">Jaybirdquilt's blog</a>. So fun and easy to make.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">By now, you have received an email or IG message from me to let you know you are officially in the Purpleheart Ori"Jenn"als Polka Dot Charm Swap. For this swap we have a total of 9 participants!! We are up 3 from our last one - so welcome newbies!! Glad you joined us and thanks for those returning who participated in the first one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is my 2nd time hosting a charm swap, and I'm really excited for this one! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's super simple and in return you get a mix of fun fabrics that you might have never known existed had you not joined in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>STEP 1</b>: Pull from your stash or purchase 1/3 yrd each or FQ of 10 different 100% cotton quilt shop quality polka dot fabrics. The fabrics must read polka dots. Any color or polka dot design is ok. Wanted to do a few more fabrics since we have more people this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>STEP 2</b>: Rotary cut 9 5" x 5" squares from each of your 10 fabrics and put them all into a ziplock baggie. Mark your name on the outside of the baggie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>STEP 3</b>: Mail your squares to me with a FRE addressed back to you with postage already on the envelope. Or if you'd like, I can notify you when squares are ready to be shipped and you can send me $6.00 via Paypal and I will purchase your return FRE. Or a 3rd option is to send me $6.00 cash along with your squares and I will purchase your return FRE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>DEADLINE</b> to mail and receive them by me is<b> FEBRUARY 29</b>. I will then turn them around and have everyone's mailed back out by <b>MARCH 7, 2016</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope that everything is clear. If not, <b><span style="color: red;">PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE</span></b> ask questions!! I will be happy to answer any and all questions. You can post a comment on this post or email me directly at <b style="color: black;">purpleheartorijennals@yahoo.com.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hi Friends! I need to keep my sewing streak on a roll so I thought I'd host another charm swap! The last Orange/White was well received, so let's do it again!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Anyone out there in blogland interested in an POLKA DOT charm swap? I'm posting this on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/purpleheartorijennals/">IG</a> as well as here on the blog. The more the merrier I always say!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There's not much to it. It involves buying various POLKA DOT fabrics, cutting into 5"x 5" squares, sending them and a self addressed FRE to me (charm swap mama!). I'll divvy them up and send you back an assortment from everyone involved! Easy peasy! Make something fun with them or simply add them to your stash.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Comment on this post or send me a separate email saying you'd love to join in and I'll send you a confirmation email. If you do comment via this post, please make sure that your email is attached to your profile. If you have friends that would like to participate, just have them email me! I'd love to include them even if they don't have a blog or an IG account. purpleheartorijennals@yahoo.com</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">January! I love the nip in the air this time of year. Sorry to all my quilty friends that are buried in the snow! Kindof wish we had a little down this way in Texas. We'll probably get ours next month.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But in the meantime, I FINALLY found my way out of my sewing funk and back to the machine! It was only to make and attach binding, but it was still sewing none the less. I bought this beautiful quilt top on Instagram for like $40! What a deal! All of the Dresden plates are HAND SEWN together and appliqued to the orange fabric. Vintage Vintage Vintage! I was totally in love at first sight!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After "sitting" on it for a bit, I took it to my local longarm quilter, Janie Merritt, SHOUT OUT!! and she worked her magic with a Baptist Fan pattern. I wanted something vintagey. And boy did she deliver! I love how it turned out and can't wait to get it all washed up and start to snugglin' under it! It's a big one for sure - about 68" x 90". The backing is a vintage sheet that I had been <strike>hoarding</strike>, uh, saving, just for the right occasion! Amazingly, the blues and reds of the backing match the Dresden plates perfectly. The muted blue polka dot binding was purchased from JoAnn's on SALE! (of course) from their new Buttercream fabric line.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy 2016! I can't believe I pretty much missed all of Fall posting here on the blog. The end of 2015 / start of 2016 has been a rocky road for sure. On December 29th, I lost one of the most important people in my life, my grandmother, Lillie Belle Franklin. She's always been known to me as Mamie. The best Mamie anyone could ask for. She was a very spiritual, sweet, kind and soft spoken woman. She was the peace-keeper in the family. Or always tried to be. She always saw the good in everyone. I was always close to her and my grandfather growing up but over the past 29 years since he passed, I became very close to her. As an adult, I grew to appreciate her more and more and craved all that she could teach me before she departed this earth.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She taught me to sew when I was about 7. Started out with the most important thing, Quilting! She loved to make quilts and I loved spending time with her doing that. The first quilt I ever made was for her. I wanted her to know how important she was to me and to thank her for teaching me her beautiful gift. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She was also an excellent cook! Her chocolate pies, fried potatoes, meatloaf and pinto beans were legendary. Luckily she shared those recipes with me before she passed and I have since mastered them as well so that her legacy continues on for many more years to come.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The love she and my grandfather shared for 44 years was the most pure I've ever seen. You don't see alot of that these days. Once she went into the nursing home almost 7 years ago, I started cutting squares for her to hand piece together into quilt tops. It was still her favorite pastime even at 90 years young. The quilts she made are now my most treasured possessions.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So now that she's gone, I will also hold her strongly in my heart for all the rest of my days. I'm so honored that my children had as many years with her as they did. She will always hold a special place in their heart too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had the opportunity to make another commission quilt from a sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/phorijennals">etsy shop</a>. My client sent me some really cute clothing that both of her small daughters had worn and I worked my magic to create a wonderful <span style="color: red;">R</span><span style="color: orange;">A</span><span style="color: yellow;">I</span><span style="color: lime;">N</span><span style="color: cyan;">B</span><span style="color: blue;">O</span><span style="color: purple;">W</span> quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started with the heart print fabric and pulled together other corresponding fabrics as well as some other plaid & floral outfits that she had sent me to use. My client and I were both delighted how it turned out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Somehow this shot didn't quite turn out like I thought it would, but at least I attempted it! lol The face behind Purpleheart Ori"Jenn"als!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm afraid it was a bit too shady for this shot. The colors were really vibrant. It was really hard to part with this one. Luckily I have TONS of vintage sheets left and could whip up another for myself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2016 is going to be the year I quilt more for myself and family! I'm going to call the shots and everything I make is going to be 100% me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's the new fad of Hexie flower Swapping! It's kindof like the new age of pen-palling for the quilting world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Basically, you can search Intagram for any of the more popular hashtags related to hexies and find a plethra of peeps who are willing to swap a hexie flower with you. Private message them to request a swap. Make one for them, they make one for you. Easy Peasy! I just got in on it this week and already have 42 on my list of swappers! I received my first one this week and was instantly hooked.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The great thing about this is there are hexie lovers all over the world. I'm already swapping with peeps in Malaysia, Africa, Japan, UK and Australia! Not to mention several folks in the good ol' U. S. of A!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And as many of you know, I'm a spreadsheet nerd by day so this whole thing blends both of my passions - fabric and spreadsheets! I have a whole log set up with each swappers information, like their IG name, actual name, address, etc.... I also log in if they had any special requests and what hexie I make for them, when it's mailed and if I've received theirs yet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The great thing is that mailing a hexie flower and maybe a postcard is super cheap. In the US as long as it's under the 1 oz weight limit, it only cost 1 Forever Stamp! Outside of the US, it's only $1.20.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like to inlcude a Texas post card, because let's face it, who doesn't like to get a fun postcard from where the hexie flower was "born"? I also include some 1/2" hexie punches because I think the tiny baby ones are so freaking precious! I want them to be able to make their own!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mike from <a href="http://www.amateurquilter.blogspot.com/2015/07/hexiefriends-guidelines-tips-ettiquette.html">The Amateur Quilter</a> did a FANTASTIC "hexie swappin' etiquitte" blog post detailing all the do's and don'ts of how to swap these fun fabulous flowers. Go check it out. After reading his post and seeing his daily creations I was hooked! He cranks them out like crazy on his daily train commute.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was so excited to get mine sent out that I totally spaced on taking a photo of each I was mailing. So here are a few that I have done so far and the ones I've received so far.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was my first one received from <a href="http://www.amateurquilter.blogspot.com/">Mike</a> in New Jersey. And how appropriate that I would have chosen this one because those are little Texas Houndstooths!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to see how many other cool places I end up swapping with.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So grab your scraps and get on the Hexie Train!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By now, you have received an email or IG message from me to let you know you are officially in the Purpleheart Ori"Jenn"als Orange/White Charm Swap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my first time hosting a charm swap, but I've participated in MANY others! I'm super excited about this as it's a color I don't normally use but have recently been pulled to the other side of the fence and am now loving!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's super simple and in return you get a mix of fun fabrics that you might have never known existed had you not joined in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">STEP 1: Pull from your stash or purchase 1/3 yrd each of 4 different 100% cotton quilt shop quality orange/white fabrics. The fabrics must read orange/white. Examples below of acceptables and not acceptables. Any print, pattern or design is ok.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">STEP 3: Mail your squares to me with another FRE addressed back to you with postage already on the envelope. Or if you'd like, I can notify you when squares are ready to be shipped and you can send me $5.75 via Paypal and I will purchase your return FRE. Or a 3rd option is to send me $5.00 cash along with your squares and I will purchase your return FRE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">STEP 4: Once everyone's squares arrive, I will divide them up and each of you will receive back a total of 48 squares, including 2 pcs from each of the 4 you submitted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DEADLINE to mail and receive them by me is<b> OCTOBER 10</b>. I will then turn them around and have everyone's mailed back out by <b>October 17</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope that everything is clear. If not, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ask questions!! I will be happy to answer any and all questions. You can post a comment on this post or email me directly at <b>purpleheartorijennals@yahoo.com.</b></span></div>
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Purple Quilter Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102651020235200775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148652650694533869.post-63871306735625599572015-09-08T15:40:00.002-05:002015-09-08T16:15:26.392-05:00ORANGE/WHITE CHARM SWAP!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi Friends! Anyone out there in blogland interested in an orange/white charm swap? I have a total of 6 peeps that want to participate in one over on IG and thought we could add a few more folks from blogland if you were interested.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me know because I'll be posting details by the end of the week here on the blog.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's not much to it. It involves buying some orange/white fabric, cutting into 5"x 5" squares, sending them and a self addressed FRE to me (charm swap mama!). I'll divvy them up and send you back an assortment from everyone involved! Easy peasy! Make something fun with them or simply add them to your stash.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Comment on this post or send me a separate email saying you'd love to join in and I'll send you a confirmation email. If you do comment via this post, please make sure that your email is attached to your profile.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This will be great fun!</span></div>
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Purple Quilter Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102651020235200775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148652650694533869.post-5737508654109006722015-08-31T14:35:00.001-05:002015-08-31T14:35:45.637-05:00Holiday DATE Pillow Covers<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First off, THANK YOU so much for all the love on my new HOME pillow covers. I'm pretty excited to be showing them at an upcoming Fall craft fair.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As promised, I've also been working hard on these little beauties! </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon to come are custom initial and birth date versions!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are also listed in my <a href="http://www.phorijennals.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a>. For a little Back to School treat, use coupon code BACKTOSCHOOL25 and get 25% off anything in the shop! Offer expires 09/06/15.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Custom versions of these can also be made - just convo me and we can hammer out the deets!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, Hello quilty friends! It's been a busy couple of days lately with school starting back up. I now have a 1st grader and a 9th grade HIGH SCHOOLER! Crazy nuts yes!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These three are actually listed individually in my <a href="http://www.phorijennals.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a> for sale as is, but I also have a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/245109755/custom-home-state-pillow-cover?ref=shop_home_active_4">custom listing</a> for any state you wish. More detail pics are on each listing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am totally in LOVE with them!! What do you all think? I've made a few more Texas ones for an upcoming Craft Fair in November at my daughter's school. I'm hoping they are well received.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So a friend of a friend recommended me to make a sort of memory quilt for their little baby girl who was turning 1 this month out of some of her outgrown baby clothes. Though I've never made a t-shirt type quilt, I thought, how hard could it be? Especially since I would be using baby clothes and not full size adult t-shirts. Easy peasy. Slap some interfacing on the backs and fussy cut away to cuteness!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I met with the momma and received all the tiny cute baby clothes that she wanted me to include in the quilt and then the wheels of creativity started to go to work! Once she told me she wanted the quilt to be coral and gray, I thought cool - this is going to be gorgeous! Except the clothes that she gave me to use really didn't have a whole lot of coral and gray action going on! So....with her permission, I took the lead and decided to pair the coral and gray with some of the other colors from the clothing. Well, 22+ fabrics later, may I present, Amelia's 1st birthday memory quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This is my favorite block on the whole quilt. See that sweet little coral pleated center with ribbon bow? That was her "coming home from the hospital" dress. It darn near tore me up to cut it but I knew it had to be done.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Making this quilt made me really think about how much I love quilting and putting all the pretty fabrics together, but also the forever gift that I am giving to the recipient. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recently purchased a quilt from IG and it had embroidered signatures and dates from 1931-1932. I can only surmise that it was a sort of wedding quilt made by family members and friends for a young newlywed couple starting their lives together. I hope one day that Amelia's quilt is passed down through generations leaving others to wonder about the sweet girl that it was originally made for and maybe the lady who made it all happen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm pretty excited to put a listing on etsy for a similar custom memory quilt like Amelia's.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so totally in love with making this pattern for baby quilts! The fabric colors all work so nicely together and then hand quilting it just makes my heart happy knowing that the recipient will have it for many years to come. This sweet little quilt if for a co-worker who's due in October. Really trying to keep it a secret, but I think she may have found out on IG! It's totally ok. I really thought I would have blabbed by now myself! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so proud of myself not letting it slip by and banging it out in a week. Yes you heard me right - ONE WEEK! Hand quilting and all!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In between all the Summer activities, I was able to recently finish this quilt for my cousin's new baby boy that was born back in February. Can't wait to take it to him at the end of the month and get some cute pictures of him actually laying on it. I just love this pattern and the fact that it's all hand quilted. It was my go-to project when sitting at the machine for hours on end was too much. I could sit and hand quilt while watching movies all day long. I actually picked the fabrics out before he was born. And even though they are old fashion and wanted to be surprised to see if it was a boy or girl at the birth, something just "told" me it was a boy and luckily it was as this woodland creature fabric is just perfect for a sweet boy living in the country!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It measures about 54" x 58" which is ALOT bigger than I first planned. So that was another reason I took my time quilting on it because it would have totally swallowed him as a newborn. Now they can use it more of a playmat on the floor as I'm sure at almost 5 months, he might be starting to get mobile.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All fabrics came from Joann's. I like to start with one main fabric that has alot of color and then pull in accents usually via fat quarters to compliment it. The turq is Kona and sews up so nicely. I love how it really pops as the binding. That was machine sewn to the front the wrapped to the back and hand stitched down with regular quilting thread.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Click on this <a href="http://charlestonmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-charleston-modern-quilt-guild-is.html">link</a> and it will take you to the Charleston Modern Quilt Guild and you can read all about it. I'm mailing off my brick today!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a great quilting community - let's embrace this church and show them how much we care and wrap them in Love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holy shmoly! Where did June go?!?! School is out, summer camp has started and we just finished our stay-cation. Yeah that's where June went! Well, in the mean time, I have still been busy at the sewing machine. Some personal, some for commission. I'm loving it all. Also gearing up for a Craft Fair in November at my daughter's new high school. YES! I said High School!! In the Fall, I will have a 1st grader and a 9th grader! Lord - help me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But on to further quilty news......This first one was a present for one of my oldest friend's daughter who just graduated high school and will be attending our alma mater in the Fall <a href="http://www.tarleton.edu/">Tarleton State University</a>! We are so proud of her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> After a quick trip to visit those fine folks, the kids and I set out for our stay-cation. Just some local stops around town, but fun still never the less.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also recently got this lovely quilt back from my quilter. It's one I actually get to keep!! At the time I made up the top, it represented a pc of each vintage sheet that I owned. Yeah - that's 90!! I MIGHT have a bit of a problem......lol. Well 91 if you count the backing fab too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also during our stay-cation, the kids and I celebrated my girl's 14th birthday with a trip to the <a href="http://www.dwazoo.com/">Dallas World Aquarium</a>. What a fun time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here is my other entry into the <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a> over at Amy's Creative Side. I'm entering this into the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/05/15/spring-2015-bloggers-quilt-festival-original-designs-quilts/">Original Design category</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I call this pattern Pixelated Alphabet! The pattern and/or complete custom pillow cover are both available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/phorijennals">etsy shop</a> for purchase. The pattern for a single letter or the whole alphabet each come in 4 different sizes - pillow to a large throw. The pillow covers featured below are approx. 24" x 24".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These particular pillow covers were a custom order for two darling little sisters named Jillian and Jeorgia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have fun looking over all the other entries in the festival!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amy from <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/">Amy's Creative Side</a> hosts the greatest blogger quilt festival each year. I love that I can go to her blog and see so many amazing quilt artists all in one place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is my entry for this year's festival. It's my Red and White Charm Quilt from a swap that Karen at <a href="http://www.sewmanyways.com/">Sew Many Ways</a> hosted back in 2011. Each swapper was to send Karen 125 5" squares cut from one red and white print fabric. I honestly have no idea which one I sent but I totally love the mix that I received back to make into this beautiful quilt. I hung onto the top for a few years (obviously since I just finished it up earlier this year!), but I have a good reason. I was waiting for the perfect vintage sheet backing. Yeah that's my story and I'm sticking to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here she is! It's approximately 75" square. I decided to bind it in a dark navy print to really frame the whole thing and give it a small touch of patriotism. The squares came from all over the world! 37 US States, Canada, Australia, Holland, Scotland, Malaysia, Slovakia, Israel, United Kingdom and Thailand!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So that's my entry - head on over to Amy's blog and check out the other entries!!</span></div>
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Purple Quilter Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102651020235200775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148652650694533869.post-34096711168451679542015-04-29T14:47:00.002-05:002015-04-29T14:47:26.672-05:00I'm Alive!! Possibly buried under a pile of quilts.........<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WOW - it's been way to long since I've blogged. A bitter divorce and life had taken over and well, I made it through the other side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But that doesn't mean I haven't been sewing the whole time I've been MIA. I've made so many lovelies that I could probably post every day for a year and still not show you all I've been working on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to get back in the swing of things and show you all the great projects that I've cranked out during my absence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, here is my latest work that I'm most proud of. Introducing my Pink Lemonade Pixelated Heart Quilt. She's for sale in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/231712264/vintage-sheet-quilt-pink-lemonade?ref=shop_home_active_1">etsy shop now</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As most of you know, I'm a HUGE lover of vintage sheets. I have stacks and stacks of them! So I finally cut into a few of my utmost favorites to make this beautiful quilt. I paired it with a few white on white cottons and Voila! This pixelated pattern is one of my favorite. </span><br />
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<br />Purple Quilter Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102651020235200775noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148652650694533869.post-84907517825883714552013-01-08T14:59:00.000-06:002013-01-08T14:59:01.464-06:00Etsy Shop is Locked & Loaded!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've decided that 2013 is the year to really focus on getting my quilting talents noticed and hopefully in turn, reap the benefits of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sweet daughter, Emma, has been nominated by her school counselor to attend the <a href="http://www.cylc.org/jrnylc">Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C</a>. next summer! I know! I'm so super excited for her. What a great opportunity and tons of experience that will help her for years to come! I'm so proud that her counselor saw the qualities in her that would make a great future leader.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anywho....the whole trip is expensive. Therefore, I'm going to be busting my single-momma-butt to help raise a ton of cash to get this girl to Washington D.C.!! She even gets to go to the White House!! Man am I jealous! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Therefore, I'm starting to stock my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/phorijennals">etsy shop</a> with all kinds of quilty goodness. It's a work in progress so check back often as I hope to be continually adding new goods. All items are ready to ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first one is a simple doll quilt measuring approx. 22 1/2" x 22 1/2".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This next beauty is a baby quilt measuring approx. 33" x 44" made out of reclaimed vintage sheets. It's a little piece of heaven! So super soft!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many thanks!! Stay tuned - more to come!!</span></div>
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<br />Purple Quilter Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102651020235200775noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148652650694533869.post-78762066854757741092012-12-13T09:30:00.002-06:002012-12-13T09:30:13.403-06:00Done!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finally finished up the commission project from my etsy shop for the quad handprint pillow covers. FOUR OF THEM!! I even got brave and added a hidden zipper closure to each!! Found a great tutorial on <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2011/02/add-a-zipper-to-your-pillow/">Sew Mama Sew's</a> blog. It was alot easier than I thought it would be and they turned out so beautiful. It's zipper closures for all of my pillows from now on!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now they are on their way to Illinois to be enjoyed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope everyone is getting all their handmade gifts ready for the holiday season. I for one am way behind! We had alot of drama in our household last week - Total of 3 dr appts, one of which was an allergist for Miss Em. Then on Thursday Emma sprained her ankle in gym class and my mom went into the hospital because of a blot clot in her leg and lung. All at the same time on the same day!! It's been trying but we are starting to see an upside! Emma's finally getting the hang of walking on crutches and Mom is home resting. Needless to say, I'm a bit worn out!</span></div>
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Laid this quilt out over the weekend....had to move to the livingroom to make sure I got all the pieces where they needed to be. Took 3 hours just to lay it out and then get it all stacked and pinned back up for assembly.</div>
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So far as of Tuesday night, I've got 5 - 4 row units sewn together and pressed. MIGHT get to sew them all together for a total of 20 rows tonight, but with it being Halloween, that might not happen. We'll see.</div>
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I'll leave you with another parting Halloween picture........Peter Pan by night, but Roy Rogers by day!</div>
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Jenn</div>
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One Peter Pan and Wendy, coming right up!<br />
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Just as the title says.......it was a VERY production weekend. It rained ALL.DAY.SATURDAY. It was heaven!</div>
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