Tuesday...time for a new quilt block

And time for me to get back into that sewing room and make some more!!!

One of the Just takes 2 patterns from February.  I had trouble making this and adjusted the pattern a bit.  I don't think I'll be making this block again!

I'm linking up with Connie at Quilting by the River.
Edited to add: And I'm linking up to a new (to me) interesting linky party: Quilt Story.





Are you a sewing or quilting person?  You might be interested in my giveaway of fabric and thread: See this post:  http://viridian61.blogspot.com/2012/02/give-away-at-viridians-blog.html  and enter by March 1.
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Friday fragments Feb. 25

It's Friday Fragments time!

It's Friday again!  Where did the week go?  I did get work done at school but then there are a number of things undone.

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I have a cold, just a plain old cold but it is hard to breathe, I am so stuffed up.  I am giving my self time to rest and let hubby chase the kids, and I do not feel guilty about this.  This may seem like a small thing, but normally for this perfectionist I would have to be half-dead before taking a nap and letting things go.

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I take my work laptop home every night to do, well, more work, and my own stuff, like put up blog posts.  It has always been able to connect to our home router to connect to the internet wirelessly.  Except last night it didn't and today it didn't.  I don't know what is wrong with it and it is most annoying. 

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Excitement and despair (both!) in the house of Viridian.  Second son called a weekly paper for a chance to be a paperboy, was interviewed, and got the position!  He is so excited and proud! Younger sister, who hoped to also get  a route (but did not call the paper) was also there when the newspaper man visited our house.  However there is only one route in our neighborhood.  She was absolutely devastated and in tears (did I mention she is a pre-teen?) for hours.  2 days later she is better but it still hurts, I can tell.

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Are you a sewing or quilty sort of person?  Then you might want to enter my giveaway. I have been blogging for 4 years!!!!  See this post for details on how you might win some pretty pink fabric.

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Give-away at Viridian's blog!

Hello!  Goodness,  it's my 4th blogiversary, I've been blogging for 4 years!  Doesn't seem that long at all.  Let's have a giveaway to celebrate.

I have for you a selection of fat quarters and fat eighths of fabric in pinks, and one green, and two spools of Gutermann thread (polyester).  This was purchased for a project I know I'll never have time for, so it is going to move on to a new home - maybe yours.

To enter my giveaway contest, just leave a comment to this post to enter.  tell me about your day so far, or how you might use this fabric.

  I will use a list randomizer at Random.org to pick a winner!
Contest open now until noon on Thursday March 1. 

Really important:  Make sure I have a way to contact you.  If your email is not available on your blogger profile or whatever then please leave your email in the text of your message.  If you win, I need to contact you for your address.
Good luck!

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Tuesday Quilt block

Another one of the Just takes 2 quilt blocks.  The new set has been released and is available HERE so I really need to catch up.

I am joining up with Connie at Quilting by the River for her linky Party.


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Friday Fragments Feb. 17

Linking up to http://www.halfpastkissintime.com/

Fragments for this week:

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My valentine gave me a lovely bouquet of flowers, which sits on the formal dining room table, which is also my home office. Very pretty, but one problem. The scent from the white lilies is overwhelming. And it reminds me of a funeral home.

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Do you know the term 'earworm'? It's when a song gets in your head and you just can't get rid of it. Last week and this week it's been bad for me. Whitney Houston singing "I will always Love you" in my head is not so bad. And may she rest in peace. But Copacabana by Barry Manilow? Various songs by Boy George? Day by Day from Godspell? Make it stop!

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We survived the visit by the guinea pig. And although we missed him on Monday, no, we don't really need to have him visit again.

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I am sorry to hear about Mrs. 4444's dog's death. And the image of the cat surrounded by bubbles is freakily supernatural!

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Just takes 2 block: Oops!

I am working away on the Just takes 2 blocks - the second set of blocks which were published Jan. 15.  I am using an unbleached muslin as the background and various 30's solids.  I was cruising along on a straightforward block when I looked at it again...

Oops.  the small triangles in the lower left corner are turned the wong way.  I did consider unsewing this and redoing it, but, decided to let it go.  This is a sampler quilt and really I don't think any one will notice, maybe not even me.

Viridian

I am joining up with Connie at Quilting by the River for her linky Party.



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Friday Fragments Feb. 10

Time for Friday Fragments, at Half-past kissin time.

OK, here we go.....

Boy it is a TGIF here -what a tiring week!  but I got a lot done. Giving an exam in one of my classes today so yet more to do this weekend.

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Excitement fills the house today.  One of the children is bringing home the class guinea pig for the weekend!  Its name is Oatmeal and it is supposed to be very tame.  Dad says the animal is NOT leaving the cage except to be petted, and certainly not to be put upon the floor to run around.  We'll see how long THAT lasts.

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I am feeling fragmented but not sure how much more I want to share - Dad and I agreed not to blog about the kids or post pictures of them on the internet.  You will have to imagine a hectic household with two teens and one pre-teen.

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It's Rednesday again!

And time to link up with Sue at It's a Very Cherry World.  She has some cute items to share today.

This is a block finishing at 4.5 inches that is part of the Jane Stickle quilt.  Many women (and men) have worked along with the Dear Jane book to recreate this quilt.  I am slowly getting close myself.  I now have 156 blocks done out of 169.  This is H-11, Piercing rays, and I have made some changes to avoid set-in seams.

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Pink quilt block for the week

I love this 'seaweed' print, which I have in pink and green.  It's a Diana Leone design and long out of print.  This is M-13 of the Jane Stickle quilt.
Editted to add; I am joining with Connie and Quilts by the river for her Tuesday Linky party.



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Friday Fragments Feb. 3

Please check out the blog Half Past Kissin' Time for more Friday Fragments. You can click on the button above too.

So here are my fragments for this week.

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I wonder why Mrs. 4444 is so excited and can't tell us (see FF post from last week)? She didn't say anything in today's FF post. Maybe next week.

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So the groundhog says 6 more weeks of winter. Here in the midwest we have had very few really cold days. My daffodils are pushing up through the mulch. What is winter anymore?

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I lost some weight this week, hurray!

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