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TOPIC: August Block of the Month

10 Aug 2008 18:42 #23894

My August block is completed and posted in my profile. This was a great project for a rainy Sunday. Marge
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10 Aug 2008 14:56 #23879

Ann I just love your thoughtful creative ideas you come up with for sharing heritage with your family members.
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10 Aug 2008 10:15 #23870

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Terry, great idea! I really like your soft colors.

While looking at yours I realized I missed one whole branch of BB. Guess I can add it when I add my larger beads! ha
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10 Aug 2008 08:02 #23866

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Terri, that is SEW SPECIAL!!! Your blocks all look wonderful!


It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !
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Ideas of things to use from the family 10 Aug 2008 07:43 #23864

Musical Stitches Maybe your Mom has some old jewelry that she loved but never wears anymore that you could use the beads. Or a chain from a necklace that was special could become stems. I collect old jewelry and make special pictures for myself and family and friends. When I can get jewelry that belonged to that person or maybe the mother or grandmother, the picture is even more special. I had hankies from my mother grandmother and greatgrandmother and jewelry from a great great grandmother. Since my cousins had very little in the way of keepsakes from this mutual great great grandmother and great grandmother, I made angels using the hankies as the dresses, old lace as the wings, jewelry (small pins) at the necklines and parts of an old pearl necklace for the halos. I had enough so that both of my children and two cousins and their children each will have one. It was the hit of the trip to California and Washington/Oregon that year. I believe that family treasures shared are a way to keep your family close even when you are not able to see each other very often. Hope this gives you (or anyone else) some ideas. I also teach this in our park almost every year and it is one of my most popular classes. Ann
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10 Aug 2008 07:32 #23862

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That is a great idea to use the hankie. The block is beautiful. I am going to look at some small table scarves that have bad places that mom embroideried and see if there is anything I can use.
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10 Aug 2008 05:52 #23858

Terri, LOVE your vase!!!! How wonderful to be able to use your grandma's hanky.

Maggie in E. Central Illinois
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09 Aug 2008 23:14 #23847

Terri, your fabric choices are so soft and beautiful. This block is lovely. And I love the special spin you are doing with it.
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09 Aug 2008 22:58 #23845

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What a wonderful idea! I love your blocks, too. I'm doing a "Grandma's Kitchen" BOM and I used one of my grandmother's hankies in the pocket of the apron block. It just makes a quilt more special.
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09 Aug 2008 20:46 #23842

I have posted my Aug. block. I picked out the fabrics and then wondered what to do about the center of the vase. I looked through my grandmother's hankies (she died in '66) and found this wonderful piece. It fit perfectly and was the same colors as I had picked out! I am very excited about this. As I was sewing, I had an idea. I have my signature block with the music fabric in the tulips and now I have a signature block of my maternal grandmother. So I called my mother and told her I want something of 'her' to put in one of the last 4 blocks. This quilt has evolved to be a very important quilt to me-I had no idea that this could have happened. So, now I look forward to what my mother can come up with, she doesn't sew, so no special material laying around.....
So, thank you, Sue Garmen for the wonderful pattern.
And thanks to Bridget for the idea of stem stitching the baby's breath. I really like the look of it.
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09 Aug 2008 18:10 #23839

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Lynn, I can see the sparkle also, love your colors, we shouldn't worry about the white beads not showing up so obvious, since the real baby's breath flowers aren't showy either, they'are just very subtle. Heidi
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09 Aug 2008 14:55 #23835

Lynn, Beautiful choice of colors and I can see the sparkles. Looks great!

Both Lindas - beautiful blocks also.

So much fun to view all the blocks and the great talent.

(I'm a late bloomer this month - hopefully in the next week :) )

Bonny
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09 Aug 2008 13:43 #23832

Linda, I'm so embarrassed, :oops: I know now why that blue pen did not want to wash out! I looked more closely at the pen I used (for only part of the block) and it's NOT EVEN A FABRIC PEN! I think it originally came with a wipe-off board or calendar. Somehow it made it into my sewing supplies! My other blue pens seemed to be drying up, so I switched over to that one. My, it made a wonderful, easy-to-see marking! But I'll never use it on fabric again, I can tell you! I used: cool water, lots of it; Dawn dish soap; lots of hydrogen peroxide; color-safe fabric bleach; then I went to Wink rust remover! I am very fortunate I was able to lighten it as much as I did. So in other words, I can't complain to the manufactor on this one! :roll
But I do thank everyone for their nice comments!
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09 Aug 2008 13:19 #23831

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Linda, Linda and Lynn your blocks are great,

Margarita in Auburn, CA
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