tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52358933959770890542024-03-12T18:57:24.284-06:00Sisters in StitchesNanabananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13137130768145824669noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-31174160544263647392012-06-18T12:53:00.001-06:002012-06-18T12:57:02.320-06:00A Place Known as Home...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently, I was able to drive through the town that Jodi, our brother and I grew up in. It is just a little town... but it is the town we knew as HOME. That town is Smith Center, Kansas.<br />
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Jodi lived in Smith Center until she went away to college. My brother and I moved back to Smith Center, after we were married, with our families. My husband, kids and I lived there for about 4 years and then moved to our current home 23 years ago. Our parents lived in Smith Center for 50+ years. About 10 years ago, mom and dad and our bother and his family, all moved to Colorado to start a business with Jodi and her husband. So, after 50+ years, there was no one left in Smith Center, and no reason to go back there.</div>
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My husband grew up about 20 miles from me. Oddly, we didn't know each other until we met in college! But, our parents did know each other.</div>
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Notice the matching shirts! Oh my!!<br />
circa 1977</td></tr>
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I loved living in Smith Center. It was a small town of about 2000 people and you knew almost all of them. Not only did you know everyone, but you also knew where they lived, who their parents and grandparents were, who were farmers and who were "townies"! Smith Center had everything that you could need...a grocery store, gas stations, lumber yards, banks, clothing and shoe stores, churches, etc. I remember walking down to town when I was just 4! Needless to say, it was a safe and quiet rural town.</div>
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So, the images I had of Smith Center in my head are old ones. Driving into town, I felt a little like you do when you go into an old bedroom that you grew up in and it seemed so big back then, but it seems very small now. There were things that were new and different and there were things that hadn't changed a bit over the years. It was a little surreal!</div>
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As I was driving down the street that we grew up on, one of the first things I noticed were the trees! They were so big and even hung over the street. The tree in front of "our" house was HUGE! </div>
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Some of the yards that "our" neighbors were so proud of back when we lived there, were in disaray and even full of weeds. There was the house of my piano teacher....she no longer lives there. There is where my best friend lived....she no longer lives there either. In fact, I realized that I didn't know<u> any</u> of the people who now lived on that street. That was a very weird, sad, and strange feeling.</div>
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I drove by our old schools, the beautiful courthouse, the now empty store fronts, and houses of friends who no longer live in them. I drove by our church, which still looks the same!</div>
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We three kids grew up in this church. This is the church that I was baptized as an infant in, and I walked down the isle to marry my husband. Jodi and her husband were also married in this church and this is where my 3 children were baptized. I was so glad that it hadn't changed. Lots and lots of memories in that little church!</div>
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There a few things that Smith Center is known for:</div>
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*Smith Center is the geographical center of the 48 United States. <br />
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*The Home on the Range cabin (where the song, "Home on the Range" was written) is located very close to Smith Center. It is really called "Higley Cabin". Higley is the man who wrote the song.<br />
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*Smith Center has a wonderful city park. The main feature of the park is "The Old Dutch Mill". The mill was constructed in 1882 a few miles from Smith Center. It was built to use wind power to grind corn, wheat and other grains. In 1938, the mill wa<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">s moved to it's current location at the park. This mill is one of two still standing in Kansas.</span><br />
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I never believed the saying, "You can never go Home". The three of us kids were always welcome in our parents home. We all would meet there once or twice a year just so we could all be together with our expanding families. So not only do we have childhood memories of our hometown, but we also have adult memories as well. But, while I was driving around and reminesing, I realized that home is not a town or even a house. Home is where your loved ones are and that "home" is a<i> feeling</i>, not a<i> place</i>. I will always think of Smith Center as my hometown, but no longer as HOME.</div>
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<br /></div>Nanabananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13137130768145824669noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-40194228288129793582012-06-15T12:07:00.001-06:002012-06-15T12:13:03.354-06:00A Teaser!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Just a quick post to show you my UFO that I have been working on...my I Spy quilt that I started ages and ages ago. I have the "quilt" completed, but I am now embroidering words on the border. I almost have the top border done, so it won't be long before I am sewing all of the borders onto the quilt! Then it will be off to Emily (who is one of my oldest and dearest friends) to be quilted! Look for the finished quilt top soon!</i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>P.S. Can you find the picture of the little boy asleep in his highchair? (hint...it is right above the "My") </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>That is a picture of my now 27 year old "boy"! How time flies!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Your mother is always with you...</span></blockquote>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> She's the whisper of the leaves</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><blockquote style="font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
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She's the smell of bleach</blockquote>
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> in your freshly laundered socks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> She's the cool hand on your</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> brow when you're not well.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> Your mother lives inside your laughter.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> She's crystallized </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">in every tear drop...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">She's the place you came from,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">your first home.. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">She's the map you </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">follow </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">with every step that you take.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> She's your first love and your first heart </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">break....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">and nothing on earth can separate you.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> Not space...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> Not even death </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">will ever separate you </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">from your mother....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">You carry her inside of you...</span></div>
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> We miss you mom!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
Jodi & Jackie </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">This has been a big day for our family. First...our SIL (married to daughter #2) received his PHD from Colorado University in Biomedical Mechanical Engineering! We are so proud of him and also of our daughter. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">She has supported him through many, many years of school!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">These are two of my dogs, Sam and Winston. They love a couch...any couch, anywhere! When I took this picture, they were asleep and as soon as I started to take their picture, they both woke up. Well...they still did look peaceful!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">May 3rd - Something you wore today (Lake)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">May 4th - Fun! (Still at the lake)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">Whether I am at the lake or at home, my fun place is my sewing room. This is the loft at the lake that is ALL mine! Don't I have the most fantastic view? Excuse the mess...I was in the middle of a project.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">May 5th - Bird (lake....)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">This one was hard. Even though is was a beautiful day out that day, I could not find one bird in the sky. I didn't even hear any birds chirping! So, I found this hand carved duck on a shelf! Perfect!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">May 6th - You (Yes, you guessed it...I am still at the lake)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">This photo was taken many, many years ago at Silver Dollar City. We would go there every summer when we vacationed at the lake. This photo was taken outside with lots and lots of people watching us!! I kept saying to my family...."Don't smile, don't smile!" We all did a great job! We even look mad. This photo has always made me laugh. For photo day 6, I took a picture of the picture! And yes, I am the lady with the rolling pin!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">I cheated on this one. This assignment had me stumped. There are a lot of people who inspire me, but they are not around for me to take their picture(s). So, I stole this from a few weeks ago, because no one inspires me more than my family. Here I am with my two daughters and my granddaughter. They inspire me everyday! I love my family!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">Stay tuned for more photos of the month from my home, daughter #2's home, my sister's home, and my in-law's home. May is a busy, busy month with lots of traveling! </span></div>
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<br />I know, it doesn't look like an "Irma", but that is what Jodi and I call this scrap of fabric with thread stitched in and out of it! I'm not sure where the name came from...maybe from my friend, Ann? I will have to ask her sometime.<br />
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I was first introduced to Irma when I began quilting in (clearing throat) 1991. That is also when I met my life long friend and fellow quilter, Ann. I took a beginning quilting class at our local Leisure Arts Center. The class was from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, one morning a week. It was heaven! My youngest child (we will just call him Taz - after the Tasmanian Devil. I think you get the picture!) had just started kindergarten and I had every morning free to do whatever I wanted. Mostly I cleaned house, ran errands, or did laundry, but I had always wanted to learn to quilt. So, that is when I signed up for my very first quilting class and when I first met Ann. (Her youngest was in kindergarten too.)</div>
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When Taz was finally in 1st grade...I found I had <b>all day</b>, 5 days a week to myself ! I had looked forward to that day for years! I'm sure most of you know that feeling! But, I surprised myself because I had a whole range of emotions: sadness, happiness, boredom, freedom, etc. The boring part is what got me! So I decided to do something about it. I was still taking quilting classes one morning a week. I had always noticed that after my morning class, another group of women came into the room with fabric, needles, scissors, other quilting supplies, and sack lunches!!! Needless to say I was interested in what they were doing, but I always had to rush out of there so I could get home before Taz got off of the bus. (Yes, don't hate me. I made my kindergartener ride that big yellow bus! I'll have to ask him, but I don't think it scarred him! Plus, his sisters were on the bus with him!) For a whole year, I wondered what those ladies were doing. I had never seen a class schedule with that class listed after my quilting class. When Taz started that first day of first grade, I called the Leisure Arts Center and found out what those ladies were doing! Come to find out, it was a quilting bee! </div>
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A quilting bee is something I had heard of, but did not know how to go about being IN one. The nice lady on the phone told me that it was just a group of ladies who met one afternoon a week to chat and quilt. I just knew that I had to get into that group! It was me! After all, I loved to quilt, I loved to talk, and I loved sack lunches! Anyone could join, so I was welcomed with open arms. Aren't quilters the nicest people? </div>
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On those wonderful mornings and afternoons, I kept seeing Ann using a little scrap of fabric before and after she started sewing quilt pieces together. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's Irma, the piece in back of my presser foot!<br />I am sewing off of Irma and onto the beginning of my block piece.<br />It is just like chain piecing.</td></tr>
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One day I asked her why she was using that little bit of fabric before starting a seam. That is the day that Irma got her name and that is the day that she became my friend!</div>
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There are a lot of advantages to using an Irma. When you start a block seam, there is no pulling of the beginning thread. You also don't have to hang onto the threads in back of the presser foot, and your thread won't get caught up in the bobbin. Using an Irma also cuts down on thread use. Instead of pulling thread away from the needle in a long strand, you just clip the thread at the end of Irma. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">An Irma can be made using any pieces of fabric that you have sitting around.....or sitting in the bottom of your sewing trash can! That is often where I find mine!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The smaller the pieces of fabric, the less thread you use. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sometimes, when I am feeling spunky, I will use a scrap pieces of fabric from the current quilt I am working on. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The best way to "make" an Irma is to use two pieces of fabric. I like the feel of the double layer, plus, it sews much nicer too. Not sure why that matters to me! Most of the time, I will use two Irma's. One at the beginning of the seam, and one at the end of a seam. I have so many little scraps of fabric, that I always have a large supply of Irma's. </span></div>
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As funny as it sounds, I am usually sad when I throw that little piece of fabric and thread away, especially if I have made a big quilt. Maybe one day I will collect them and make them into something. Or..maybe not!</div>
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There are several books on the market that deal with leaders and enders (or as I call them...Irmas!). The books show you a lot of different projects using the leaders and enders. I made a quilt this way recently and it was really nice to use the second quilt pieces as my Irmas! I actually made two quilts at one time. Here is one of the books by Bonnie K. Hunter.</div>
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Do you have an Irma? I would love to hear what you call yours.</div>
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Jodi is doing a little better. She told me last night that she is off of the pain medicine and is "just dealing with it". Not sure how you deal with the pain from several broken bones and a big surgery! She is one tough gal! One of her son's (bless his heart) had a friend who had one of those reclining chairs that lifts you up so you can get out of the chair easier. The friend is letting Jodi use the chair now, so that is making things a bit easier for her. (It even has a built in massager!) But, everyday things that we all take for granted, are a long, painful and tedious process for her. Just getting her in bed can take 30 or more minutes. I just have to say it....her husband is a saint! He has stepped in and taken over the everyday things that Jodi usually does! I know that he hasn't even complained about it. He is just that way!</div>
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This Thurs., my son-in-law will graduate from CU with a doctorate in biomedical mechanical engineering. (Say that 3 times fast!) My DH and I are driving out to Colorado for the graduation and to spend time with family. On Sunday, (Mother's Day) my husband will fly home and I will drive down to Jodi's and spend several days with her. Hopefully I can make her laugh, feed her well, run her errands and do her laundry. (And hopefully, her DH can take a break and maybe play some golf!) I also plan to take a "surprise" project that we both can work on while we are sitting and chatting. </div>
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Look for future posts on my trip to Jodi's! Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. </div>
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</div>Nanabananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13137130768145824669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-35500037262048388392012-05-01T08:31:00.001-06:002012-05-01T08:31:15.599-06:00News about the Sisters in Stitches!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi to all our followers. Jodi and I have pretty silent since January. Well, truthfully, I have been silent for much longer than that!! <br />
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This past weekend, my oldest daughter got married!! I have been super busy for the last 7 months planning the wedding! I literally had no time to do much of anything. If it wasn't wedding related, then it just did not get done.<br />
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I have such mixed feelings today! The planning is over, the cake has been eaten (and many, many pieces put in the freezer), the dress has been worn and is now dirty, and the company has all left! This momma is feeling pretty blue today. Don't get me wrong, I am super happy for the new Mr. and Mrs.! It is just so hard to give your daughter away to someone else!<div>
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The wedding took place on the deck of our lake house. It was a very small, intimate wedding with just a few friends and family. IT WAS PERFECT! </div>
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I did make a very large king quilt for daughter #1 and her husband (eek!). It is a log cabin quilt with the design being a heart. My daughter and her husband (eek!) asked for a quilt with blues, greens and a little purple. I think it turned out very, very pretty! I don't have any good pictures of the quilt, so I will show those to you later!</div>
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Ok, now onto some really, really bad news. My sister fell last Thurs. and broke two bones in her leg and several bones in her ankle!!! I feel slightly responsible since she was on her way to the lake to be with me and be my right hand during all the wedding activities! Her flight left very early and she left her daughter's condo around 4 in the morning. Her daughter lives on the second floor, and when my sister was going down the stairs, she didn't realize that there was one-last-step!! She missed it and ended up breaking the bones. She could not get up and absolutely could not put any weight on the leg, so she had to lay on the ground for an hour waiting for the ambulance. Thankfully, she had her cell phone handy and was able to call her daughter, who was still in bed asleep. I am so glad that she didn't have to lay there by herself! The ambulance came and took her to the hospital where they discovered all of the broken bones. She had surgery where they inserted a steel plate and pins. She spent several days in the hospital, but is now home and is beginning the healing process! She cannot put any weight on the leg for several weeks, so she must rely on friends and family for almost everything. And, since it is her right leg, she can't drive or SEW!! How awful would that be? I am hopeful that she has some hand work to do. Anyone have any suggestions or any fun projects that she could do while recuperating? If so, let me know! And, if you would like to send her a note or even a fun hand project, please let me know via email and I will send you her address. I know that she would love to hear from you. </div>
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I am making a new quilt called Stitchers Garden. The purpose of the quilt is to acquaint me with all the stitches on my machine. I have had a great time trying out different stitches, feet, and different techniques for quilting the blocks. My machine is 5 years old and I got it right after I retired from teaching. My sister and I went to the International Quilt Festival in Houston and that is where, one morning as we were getting ready to see the Mart one more time, we looked at each other and said, "Let's look at the machines and maybe get one!!" So that is just what we did. Well, 5 years later, I am just now getting to know my machine and everything it can do. Let me introduce you to Nina, my 630 Bernina. </div>
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Luv ya, Jodi</div>GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-35397940769390030012011-12-27T19:39:00.000-07:002011-12-27T23:09:42.650-07:00Finishing Christmas UFO'sThe first quilt I want to share with you is the quilt I made for my granddaughter. She has been asking me for almost a year to make her a pink quilt. I wanted to do it for her birthday but..........time ran out!! I had a great time making it and she seemed to love it.<br />
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I get to work with them twice a week as their tutor. Actually I have 5 students. But these two have been with me the longest. They are so fun and just enrich my life.<br />
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Today they came over for the day to sew. N made a quilt with me last summer featuring all the books that we read. It was a great quilt!! L had never sewn and they both had never ironed before!! Well, we decided to make candy in December - my Christmas gift to them - so today we made a bib apron to wear while we cook. Sounded like a great idea to me!<br />
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Luv ya, JodiGigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-50277765491548054442011-11-17T15:12:00.001-07:002011-11-17T23:01:15.946-07:00Houston - We have a ProblemWOW!! We had an awesome time in Houston at the International Quilt Festival. Yes, Jackie and I were there along with 2 of my Bridge Group friends who are also quilters. We shopped, laughed, shopped more, ate, and shopped!! The problem is that we didn't have enough money to enjoy all the new things that we saw. Oh, we enjoyed them but we weren't able to bring them home with us to enjoy. There was so much to see and so many fun people to meet....yes, from all over the world!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner out at the Houston Aquarium with our traveling buddies!!</td></tr>
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Luv ya, Gigi<br /><br /></div>GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-21590542807118807042011-10-14T19:59:00.000-06:002011-10-14T19:59:56.181-06:00Here I Am----The Other Sister!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I am back from the land of travels, company and summer! Whew....it has been a busy few months. Summer has always been a busy time in my family's lives! We love to be at the lake and we spend a lot of our time there. Summer is my favorite time of year, but I do NOT get much sewing done! Or blogging!<br />
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I have way too many Bee Block pictures to show you at once, so I will spread them out over several blog posts. These first five are from my Calendar of Houses Bee for May, June, July, August, and September.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In other news.........</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My good friends were able to join me at the lake for a few days in June. We had such a fun time! Three of us sew, but we decided not to sew this time. We have all known each other for over 20 years, so along with being best friends, we have a long history together. Over the years, we have given and received advice on how to raise children, "deal" with our husbands, handle our pets, etc. We have even dubbed ourselves the "unofficial SENIOR bridesmaids" at our children's weddings! I just love these women!</span></div></td></tr>
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This summer was extra special since it was our granddaughter's first time at the lake and in a boat. She became an expert boater, and even managed to get a few cat naps in!<br />
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Many of my bees have finished. In some ways I am sad. I have met many wonderful women through the bees, and I will miss being in touch with them. But, I am also glad! I think I got myself into too many bees and was too bogged down each month trying to make all the blocks! With less Bee Blocks to make, I will have more time to sew for myself! I am starting a "Wedding Quilt" for my daughter and her fiance. It is going to be a queen size log cabin quilt using off-whites, blues and greens. The center of the block will be made into a design of a heart. I love making quilts for my family, so this will truly be a labor of love. While I am sewing, I will be thinking of the many wedding plans, and I will be having loving thoughts of my daughter. There may be a few tears shed that may find their way onto the quilt, but those tears will be tears of joy and happiness.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Luv ya!! Jodi</span>GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-66628841690462302422011-10-05T21:30:00.000-06:002011-10-05T21:47:39.920-06:00Fall is in the air and the animals are out!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Isn't the owl so cute?</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My Modern Quilt Guild participated in the Habitat Challenge. The fabrics were designed by Jay McCarroll. We were given 6 fat eights and were to use at least one of the fabrics. I decided to use all the fabric and I made my owl to fit the fabric line is called Habitat. I did add the brown log and my binding was a solid black. The remaining of the fabric is on the back of the quilt.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had an owl in our yard this summer and the magpies were not happy with her/him. We watched the owl for a whole day thinking that she/he might be protecting some babies from the magpies. He didn't move all day until it was dark and then she/he was "outta here"! There is always something special going on in our back yard!!<br /><br />Happy Quilting,<br />Luv ya, Jodi</span>GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-21364795930265984622011-09-29T00:20:00.002-06:002011-09-29T08:07:00.654-06:00The Sisters Are Together<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jackie's daughter is getting married in May so she has been busy thinking about the wedding and deciding on what projects she has to tackle between now and then. You can bet she will be quilting, sewing, and taste testing her way through the next 7 months. In between our brainstorming this week, Jackie has put together an "Eye Spy" quilt for her precious granddaughter!! (Pictures to come.) Jodi has been sewing together the blocks she received from an online "house bee." The sashing is detailed and has taken a long time. She also worked on a FRMQG Challenge. (Pictures to come.)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">At a Sew-In last month for the FRMQG, Jodi had some requests for a tutorial of our "SIS binding technique". So, since we are together, we would like to share this technique with you, our followers!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1. Prepare your binding by folding your strip in half and pressing. We use a 2 1/8" - 2/14" fabric strip. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Open your binding and fold one corner down to the lower edge. It will form a triangle. Press. Refold in half and press. Sew binding onto the quilt starting around 10" from the triangle end. You will have a 10" tail that is not sewn down. Be sure to start on the side of your quilt in the middle. See picture below. Stop sewing the binding leaving about 10" of the binding hanging.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2. We have divided step 2 into two parts. Pictured above is part one. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lay both ends flat with the triangle side on top. Cut the non-triangle tail past the triangle end at least 2" as pictured above. Pictured below is part 2.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She also wanted us to write a word or two that remind us of the Christmas season. <br />
Jesus loved us so much and because of that we are asked to believe in Him.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This was a fun bee as Jackie and I were in it together along with 5 other quilters from different countries. I have had the privilege of meeting them by way of Skype and they are all great quilters and new friends!!</span></div>
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GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-11705463911888792972011-09-20T21:23:00.000-06:002011-09-20T21:23:07.333-06:00A walk for Alzheimer's<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Last weekend we went on a 5K walk in support of Alzheimer's. Jackie and I have a sister-in-law who was diagnosed at 49 with "early onset Alzheimer's" and my husband lost his mother to Alzheimer's at the age of 85. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The day was beautiful, the cause is always on our minds, and the fellowship was fun. At registration, we were given flowers to represent our relationship to Alzheimer's. Yellow flowers were given to those of us who have a family member or friend who has the disease. Blue flowers were given to those who were participating in walk with the awful disease and purple flowers were for people who have lost loved ones to the disease. </span><br />
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It is a 3 X 6 Bee. In 3 months you make 6 blocks in the colors requested by the other members in the bee. It was really fun and I enjoyed looking for my block to make and going through my fabrics to find just the right ones. I even cleaned out my stash and now I can find any fabric I need. Oh, it feels good. HA! These are the blocks that I have made. I hope the girls in my bee like them!!<br />
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GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-79423407783630633392011-09-12T10:57:00.002-06:002011-09-12T10:59:38.366-06:00Have you been wondering...........<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am back to reveal the surprise. Haven't you wondered what was in all my little "squishies" I received while I was having fun Florida? Of course there was fabric for blocks that I needed to complete, which I have frantically been working on. What I want to share today are the great blocks that I received from friends. They are all beautiful and they definitely made my day when I opened them. Don't you just love getting mail - the old fashioned kind - the kind we now call "snail mail"?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Do you see a pattern there? Yes, I am asking for pinwheels from bright fabrics. I have loved all the different pinwheels that I have received. Someday I will reveal a finished pinwheel quilt!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My Front Range Modern Quilt Guild is having a block exchange every month. I chose this pattern, "<a href="https://www.msu.edu/~donald20/BBBPS1/Spools%20and%20Bobbins.pdf">Spools and Bobbins</a>". I love love these blocks and think they will make a great quilt for my sewing room!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">September is the last month for this bee. I am a little sad as I have received some very special blocks from some very special girlfriends. A friend and I started this bee a year ago; where has the time gone? Each month we received a block representing that month. Many blocks have a special personal touch. I had asked Cat for a pattern that has Russian Dolls in it. She sent it to me and I plan on making a quilt for my son and daughter who adopted our precious Asher from Kazakhstan. When they decided to adopt from there, Shannon gave us all Russian Dolls with the news inside!! What a perfect quilt and what a great block from Cat!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Luv ya, Jodi</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Somewhere around the first of August I took off for Florida to meet my new grandson, Ollie. It is now the 1st of September and I am back!! If you want to read about his name and the family I so enjoyed visiting you can go <a href="http://themeasureofallfullness.blogspot.com/">here</a> for the full explanation. He is so precious and along with his brothers, life is a blessing for Derick & Shannon!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I got home and am ready to start living "life" again. Vacations are so much fun and such a time of leisure and blessing but it is time to get back to my many activities and normal routines .......especially my favorite hobby ............ quilting.</span><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Look what was waiting for me!! I was so excited to open my "squishies". (as some online friends call them)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I got fabric for some of my bees and I got finished blocks just for me! I love getting mail and now the fun begins as I work on the blocks to be sent out. While I was gone I took my machines in for their yearly - well it has been two years - checkup. They are all ready to be humming and singing songs of joy as we sew together.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I can't wait to get started.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Luv ya, Gigi</span></div>
GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-15934492674827724812011-08-02T18:21:00.004-06:002011-08-02T18:34:34.532-06:00Thank you friends!<div style="text-align: left;">Truett came home yesterday and is doing great. He is such a blessing to his parents and to us!! Love your family and friends with all your heart for you never know when life's circumstances will change things forever!!</div><div> </div><div>Our little Truett! We love you!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiLNdevZMaIYpMH_SOKDfkB4i6KIjb9Cdk1MGpuw8zdfzC5CoNEOCBg8vDABITSafnxtXUIVbPtEyCrOI9N-UNAt8anwLAN_1F5BKOsJBN2Z4jkWs4voBkSvKoXI6PZvuKzNB-UiIDZU/s320/P1130088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636420679062554130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Luv ya, Gigi</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-3371584221503852292011-07-26T21:57:00.002-06:002011-07-26T22:14:02.218-06:00Precious Truett<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7ZRW-RE0S1-9pNDaAgy4f0-aH8bwUGLvI59OMl0KHWGCi9jFHfaBbuCQqU-0Kr8urnKltjO-NRm6suYzltVr2BvIuHBUgRDwOjbYySBlzwSsoYhdYn9p879hyZvam5I6JuBZjzZEVDY/s1600/P7030592.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7ZRW-RE0S1-9pNDaAgy4f0-aH8bwUGLvI59OMl0KHWGCi9jFHfaBbuCQqU-0Kr8urnKltjO-NRm6suYzltVr2BvIuHBUgRDwOjbYySBlzwSsoYhdYn9p879hyZvam5I6JuBZjzZEVDY/s320/P7030592.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633876612577350354" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't he just the cutest??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); ">Please, please be in prayer for our sweet Truett. We found out this morning that his little heart is getting worse, and we've scheduled surgery for Thursday morning around 11. He'll be just shy of 7 weeks old. It's so hard to watch my baby go through this, but we are holding on to the promises of God and we trust that he is sovereign and very much in control of Truett's little life". These were the words of our daughter-in-law, </span><a href="http://oh-write.blogspot.com/2011/07/post-i-never-thought-id-write.html">Kate</a>. If you would like to follow Truett's progress, please check out her blog. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Isn't life hard at times??? We are so thankful to be surrounded by God's love!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Luv ya, Gigi</span></div>GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-82809730620277447432011-07-25T23:44:00.006-06:002011-07-26T00:14:11.012-06:00Are You Cool Yet?<div style="text-align: left;">It has been really hot across the country. I feel very blessed to live in Colorado where it is hot during the day and will cool down in the evenings! It does get hot enough around here to enjoy the pool. This is how Maren cools off while she is at Gigi's House.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BnVEBQvKPaELqMLE-_zEI48k1Fg8LUY3QVOt9vLLlZ1vigz84Wss3HISxE6feu2_SyzXe9tO2TDNnDFkmZh4UZPhjzXbIb3ezYBj6e1RckIvskuDQJ5CYIMhQ0D0IkTx9qTgjF9Uu-s/s320/P1120970.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633534713235600450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Playing with "Auntie Tutu"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLJgfaDE7w_-MzWB5kflNtI0iAj0ArPMwW0H1s1HOBT0dsub_nk1DTWLYTRlWjlOIOmcDESD2iw4q7RMViCg8_byZ9WYht4Z_i0-91-FpjGl0K53zAwVUGE-H8_-crAEce_ej7uKRGHA/s320/P1120971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633534704649009602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Watering Papa & Gigi's feet. You have to look closely!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSwjFpFJmX8bNfuQYw8G8qvC_H-mm5aNi2Ppg2JokdKU_uLppimjB3ZQLYCv6r1qmWtgflmz9xtShRdKFOzTPQZ2vghNbPgXnFCZP7m1NcfpEdmwDvdrlXSNMJ6YkwHM5L6sd-_jkb4Y/s320/P1120973.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633534700215172962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Getting watered to stay cool! Papa, the water is pretty cold!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmq-AUDBJ6Mx5IU-BAY7uTP0P4PL6W_zCz6pqc5-sOHl946bXlmjuGUiMFME6dO_L-YxBHErfArB1M6DrQovB7dQow2PLhmrUENguPu3VwkvRUKNkTITYcoVRs6CsOZChNwGMnxd_jT0/s320/DSCN1459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633537440908715330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Fun at the Water Park in Maren's Neighborhood</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XT8aQyIcyGKRTr6rc1AeMPccc6F9GIWhdLPX41OMeR0M6V6B-cpC3O6wfc1sNWeOSOFbBFIjz37naFYCFJdb6r1u8RPVcE158Xvv7_cogt13S2_DP0VDUOfpyR_KNDXjdihGT2Sm2c0/s320/DSCN1461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633537451463920082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Swimming lessons at the neighborhood pool</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRHOdY1YNI7myNB3ZUml8y6UWmxFEpxRYrjlr6IUediJmuQ7J7BlckPN2Kn7umuO09w9llCHgjLKNvzd0ZXBwS-2Mmm4dY6Vennklmefbhyh0NbVh3pq99YKyjlMtXT_FsjaSShpZaCc/s320/DSCN1464.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633537445024302706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Yes, I can kick and splash!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eL0gnIH8t4MVpxf264i6rUCDUgo9tkT5IHeRek9S-pUPmtnf3JOEy0Q6jMW03Zn_Q-vDn00RrkR751itpKUdwKSiOUcp6rXTaB8Nv_9fdDNk6v2NJQNHG2P3FehpNw-OCuhpULPTjd4/s320/P1120946.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633537950204429858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Playing on a "Slip & Slide"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfPQZ6a24GsyBgup7saSPFcYnz9rlvecrL6V78Cmv8IdA72gw_U4bGMXZbUHUIgIgxsFYgAjAsk-Mh7sCyjkJLg3ZBVkxdtyymFmbYY88T5KuzCHJQsC5SkIDgnMSWzjU5HqhrvkXl8E/s320/P1120945.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633537957791136322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Birthday Party for Cousin Parker!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">It is supposed to be a hot one again tomorrow. We will be heading to the water park and neighborhood pool. Maren loves it and love watching her learn how to swim. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">What do you do to stay cool in the summer? I LOVE my fans!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Luv ya, Gigi</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235893395977089054.post-70205608038706896152011-07-25T15:18:00.006-06:002011-07-25T15:43:38.500-06:00Quilt Shows - Inspiring<div style="text-align: left;">Some friends and I went to Denver to the Colorado Capital Quilt Show. We had so much fun seeing all the quilts, laughing, going out to lunch, and finishing up with Yogurt!! YUM YUM</div><div>I just wanted to share all these fun quilts with you. The colors, the fabrics, the quilting, and all the talent are so fun to enjoy!! Maybe you will feel like you almost made it to Quilt Show with me!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYsKUiuqp65omxWJRI8wtu11hugjFeMQB_3YxjNmtly0owjZ1kk4REkBh8lxsvOwuri9_TU2yzz5qeSTR5VDQpTLL4h5tRv6OZjRkYu26sLFPBM444wfZ4buoJDUbP1ACldMwy_Zqy_0/s320/P1120993.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633403757439809810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGckZqD5ayHX8MdpUumalgBPRb8GDiNOuma5Wlb4DJ39oJIj3Ypuz4VT2rY1kgHt6isp_bD72MpTJ2lHLmZBUoD5s3BZ66pW8_UUEI4S4RYuymy8puSv3YJlVA0pZXktIDKA5LFIvOlmg/s320/P1120997.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633403751284821362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bGW5KukvBxABh5y4syNlhhPN00WtdqFMTRnP9YLhyA0iW-oINCymLdOzyv6UUVv_PlTuKOQwPxvRDd8t1JsedGKoz8XNftWFMALaCET7pWLyGRB9S7QFXhH-CsKwBe2CDIhAQsuh2Jc/s320/P1120985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633403749314973250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftrjFZCmDVHonAcAUY6uSdnxvwoHtAf75sBHAzBdcUlbT-gInovAx4Apy52377OsQgmQJR6svRnl04Zql5LUfLEzL3-wcHdolvZD8i0-ZuloPRzs3rJjsWCvoHZ6V-6CJ7KHcTSqV9uA/s320/P1130003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633404688905974562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF93wDRtE978j_vF2vH6td-XNM5iqeKjrGSvyVfoPlTM3zg21Q_7dCuT504M2CgUTZJVIOwkVnrebG-Oc1ezBgvc1-5g92KUQR_CAUuIok0nNu2WyiHNMD3tx5HUNA-kGp_vhZJpgWH-Y/s320/P1130008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633404677455635970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCT3eu04W3JsPkSSaDSgRr7S_vyI8x72kx7CtMnj0w2ETWSq3fDcPMRNfN696XS7hFsSGoHZ0TQxlkHzBAQz_PkIPP157a_9ejvwRexi5cAfYmSZnmMUAGcougDCRIBNtfREljXZXfsg/s320/P1120980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633404678254130562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aU3-JzrVAy6GVlDnRvls28NE31t7wQQUgREez69ccM0PUy2g21J8QP1mucZxtatrSBJbhYrhdThc3dcLVUG9a-sv2hsDBuq5N2DQrT3Jn8QuJ21DxxaLvRkTlg4zf7T4NTsIjTfv7f4/s320/P1120984.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633404670280038162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAz7k0RXNFovORLe97AkBAPPmBrSM7awgGk59q7W_TMlfq_6FdP1nqvMowi0-AZrjFthPtjflkvLHq58r1JPtIvpgeZOWbUUil2CMDnASaV7Vdvh_KKbAvSjuvzTKNDFsMajFQ9aFDc2Q/s320/P1130003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633405715759577778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFFC3Zclf9GwzTPFzbzxtJYOPPbdALqP98hW4UoOT6EsbX49k4f73iHyqr3B_8fa6QEj0xNn7nB1aqfWZwfG3ePCXRxWTcDpViSgKMEqzOtNioIapKFnjKMJD78YKsLc-NGUaRV5uXQ8/s320/P1130004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633405710881964738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUSI8VMT6Dt39C8zFsLcdy8n4lpwllm8esouHJive-sYKqhae_xjvfQNNjPZ4YwY42EkSbaA1UqGCmHLCIx4hVQqZU0EFOqGcGRGpZT-O9j0l12qN9XhgqKOD0CaKz2ThT4QKPI1fQbg/s320/P1120989.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633405704119191234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21bJ1WiMSzasWvnntxCk8EF9mgVGjXqehxYswJ2NQBt3hTTKO912KJYDK6DluSwMHn9BptcvBZkBPmV-qG-F8HfIt2fjEtJs4piIEBzSqoyeV2lrBOOzeKXvKN2iEjv8HagOvGa1prsQ/s320/P1120978.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633405699192124642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMSLQovJGRMCvTXWoxy7GljDCzx4pCheZk510EsO_ln4u2J4kAHDiqBQqgnf2WwfEKoX49ZQXJ1J6AnehJBVZ5mXoptTO3hMOHUvJcjng4yT2lcv_E4yNKeB319VZPKbszJ75giDzSBk/s320/P1120977.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633405694039251234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmNtrxdYSL0bJjhyB3FSaxT3cEbhaQtNpFCtzdsyX1AdD_aXA0Ts_m2kU_igbSbDpymh22VNACauGGH6kXxgboVi3i-U4lzR5nLwfDj36Tyto8Jcia41vdq2oIVmOwSzbDe-SsjxsJ5I/s320/P1130012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633406735423568466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi330PAFrJodfhJJ5C8Pog0Vjz0VwM_fNnJj0_VYDwABJ7Oiq07YzDLDCi_NhotJCoo4RUP-KqeZ1cYb9i_HmHW3SYRl0z1D-klahH89kB30fy9EADcDIW_bXUkh1E9qdrxggCBLLdKdoE/s320/P1130006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633406723922354946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div>Oh yes, I was taken back to my childhood with this old telephone booth. I tried to call my sister to tell her how much fun we were having and that I wished she was with us!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJFOrJw1EeHQaLTIlLDC0UXqNZe5eZD-Su49lW56N0AoR7xYcG3-VT4XwD3cJ9WaDX3-t3LRPa-yCCjANDQvnISgUBScGPpBe8Tmp2yEatrt5_ulSpgerY8b9xMz2EtD2WADukKPA2mQ/s320/P1120991.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633406743188233058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;">Remember theses????</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Any way, I either forgot how to use it or they have been recently updated......because something was really wrong with this picture!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhtsALF3kHAqiiTefkEjGBOfoT3Fpcsxc_F2tx8urWEfrTTnWOiamQZaqPhRlEzXhyphenhyphenJ5X7OIvGgFSpJ2SDm114Piu3cluulItaf99wyysUQVErn80ZYeyfZP2cz_4iTdFOmmEVcd5Rv4/s320/P1120992.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633406746103670962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">How do you dial on that????</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">At least I did try to call!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Happy Quilting dear friends!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Luv ya, Jodi</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>GigiQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100179074303362081noreply@blogger.com1