Sunday, June 7, 2009
i sold a quilt
i am trying to make myself finish a quilt that i sold before i made it. this won't happen again. i like to do my quilting when i am in the mood. it's not something i would make for myself so that is another hurtle i have to jump to make myself work on it. i am glad that i haven't been paid yet as that would be another form of pressure that i don't enjoy. i promise the quilt is square, when i took the picture i was home alone so i had to lay it in the floor. i also separated those two red blocks that are sticking out like a bloody thumb.
that's right, sometimes we wear diapers on our heads...
i don't know how this got started, i only know that when riley is in the mood for diapers on the head you better be willing to participate or go home. no one is exempt.
Wichita Mtn Quilt Guild robbed
i guess you could say this is old news, at least according to our local newspaper and television station, but our guild cargo trailer and it's contents was stolen May 13, 2009. it was the evening of the last big storm we had with the straight line winds that shredded everyone's roof. the rat bastards just backed up to the trailer and took off right before the storm started. may they rot in hell and their lives turn to crap. there, i feel better. there is also a description of the trailer on our website. wmqg.net
i case you don't want to go to the website here is a brief description: 2000 (year) 6' X 12' enclosed black Cargo Craft trailer, tandem axle, side door on right, double doors on back, chrome fenders. chrome trim missing from left back door. slight damage to upper left corner of back of trailer. trailer was full of quilt racks. the trailer also had custom shelves inside. contact carol capshaw 580-365-4555, pam wisner 580-429-8280, or kathy burnett 580-429-3558.
i get really upset when i think of how hard our guild worked to raise the money to buy the racks and trailer and someone who has no moral values or respect for anything just ripped it our from under us. i have to believe that this happened for a reason. we are not supposed to ask why. i have to forgive and move on.
i case you don't want to go to the website here is a brief description: 2000 (year) 6' X 12' enclosed black Cargo Craft trailer, tandem axle, side door on right, double doors on back, chrome fenders. chrome trim missing from left back door. slight damage to upper left corner of back of trailer. trailer was full of quilt racks. the trailer also had custom shelves inside. contact carol capshaw 580-365-4555, pam wisner 580-429-8280, or kathy burnett 580-429-3558.
i get really upset when i think of how hard our guild worked to raise the money to buy the racks and trailer and someone who has no moral values or respect for anything just ripped it our from under us. i have to believe that this happened for a reason. we are not supposed to ask why. i have to forgive and move on.
chiseled in cloth workshop
if you ever get the chance to take a workshop from margaret bucklew, grab it. pam, kathy, becky, and i took a workshop with margaret at happiness is quilting quilt shop in mckinney, tx. we had a great time on the road, at the dive hotel, during the class, and on the way home. when you are with great friends what else can you do but enjoy yourself. check out these websites, chiseledincloth.com and happinessisquilting.com you won't regret the visit.
i will post pictures of the other girls portraits after our guild meeting monday. hopefully i will be able to add a pic of mine later on today. i should be working on mine right now but you see what i am doing. good thing i don't try and make a living at this quilting thing. although i could eliminate exercise as a weight loss option, cause i'd be starving to skinnyville.
i have also been rusting fabric. i should of taken a picture of this before i tore it in half. it's still pretty cool. if you are interested in rusting fabric you are in luck because it is the easiest dying technique that you will ever do.
things you will need:
cotton fabric i used pfd (prepared for dying) because that is what i had
rusty objects i found mine in our barn happy hunting!
vinegar i used cider vinegar because, you know, that is what i had
a container that you won't mind if it gets rust stains in it and you won't mind that you can't use it for anything else unless you plan on spending a good amount of time scrubbing it clean.
table salt
synthrapol i used it because, you know or dawn dishwashing liquid or whatever laundry soap that you have
saran wrap to cover the pot or a plastic bag to put the stuff in. the pot covered with saran is better i think because the sun can get in there and really bake it
wet your fabric with the vinegar
manipulate the fabric any way you want, fold it, roll it, scrunch it up, wrap the fabric around the rusty things or put them on top you will have to experiment with this step. you get different results each time.
this is the objects that i used and the pot i put everything in. i haven't told my husband that i used the pot he cooks beer in yet.
i will post pictures of the other girls portraits after our guild meeting monday. hopefully i will be able to add a pic of mine later on today. i should be working on mine right now but you see what i am doing. good thing i don't try and make a living at this quilting thing. although i could eliminate exercise as a weight loss option, cause i'd be starving to skinnyville.
i have also been rusting fabric. i should of taken a picture of this before i tore it in half. it's still pretty cool. if you are interested in rusting fabric you are in luck because it is the easiest dying technique that you will ever do.
things you will need:
cotton fabric i used pfd (prepared for dying) because that is what i had
rusty objects i found mine in our barn happy hunting!
vinegar i used cider vinegar because, you know, that is what i had
a container that you won't mind if it gets rust stains in it and you won't mind that you can't use it for anything else unless you plan on spending a good amount of time scrubbing it clean.
table salt
synthrapol i used it because, you know or dawn dishwashing liquid or whatever laundry soap that you have
saran wrap to cover the pot or a plastic bag to put the stuff in. the pot covered with saran is better i think because the sun can get in there and really bake it
wet your fabric with the vinegar
manipulate the fabric any way you want, fold it, roll it, scrunch it up, wrap the fabric around the rusty things or put them on top you will have to experiment with this step. you get different results each time.
this is the objects that i used and the pot i put everything in. i haven't told my husband that i used the pot he cooks beer in yet.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
construction, it never ends.....
construction is going pretty good now. rex has been painting all week or at least trying. the rain is killing us. not being one to wish away the rain but could we just have a few days so the dry wall mud can dry out.
there has been good progress on the add on. almost done.....
pam and i have been playing with the thermo fax machine. hopefully i can get some pictures posted soon. we are serious beginners right now, but give us a few weeks and we will have some knock out results.
pam and i have been playing with the thermo fax machine. hopefully i can get some pictures posted soon. we are serious beginners right now, but give us a few weeks and we will have some knock out results.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
found treasures
my kids think i am out on a limb sometimes. but that's ok. the older i get the less i worry about being perceived as odd. that being said, my cousin wendy has asked me to help her restore some quilts that our great grandmother "little granny" made. when i brough them home last night and showed my son and "dil" they weren't too impressed with them. i, on the other hand wanted to do a cartwheel, but i know that can't happen. i can read my son's mind at times like this. he is thinking "good Lord, i am going to have to take care of her someday when she finally looses it". i was so excited about these quilts i couldn't hardly contain myself.
the quilts are primitive to say the least, but just looking at them and thinking about the hardships she was enduring while making the quilts just staggers the mind. i can't even think about using my rotary cutter if the blade is dull or if i don't have the right color of thread, my day of quilting is shot. the quilts are made entirely, i'm sure, out of unused clothing and whatever she could get her hands on, but the colors are perfect. they look like they should all be in the quilt together. how did she do it?
i shop for hours at quilt shop after quilt shop looking for just the right fabric. what would it be like to wait for someone to abandon an article of clothing just so you could start a quilt.
hopefully today i will get a few pictures of the quilts posted. this will be a before and after event. i am not going to try and remake the quilts like i would have made them. i want them to look like little granny made them. i just want to repair them so they can make it another 100 years. oh yes, i forgot to say that little granny was born 6 or 7 years after the end of the civil war, she lived to be 93. my grandmother, ethel,, and wendy's grandmother, maggie, were sisters. little granny was their mother. grandma ethel lived to be 101, she died in 1989. i'm not sure how old aunt maggie was when she died. i am going to document all the information we have on the quilts on a label when i am finished.
waiting for "most handsome imperial angel baby" to wake up so i can get home and start the repairs. this is going to be a wonderful experience.
one of the reasons i am so excited was when i took the quilts to show my quilt group they discovered another quilt under one of the tops. it was fabulous. they found a crazy quilt with embroidered blocks. there are birds, flowers, swirlies, and little baby hands with initials. i just can't explain how excited i am do have found this treasure.
the quilts are primitive to say the least, but just looking at them and thinking about the hardships she was enduring while making the quilts just staggers the mind. i can't even think about using my rotary cutter if the blade is dull or if i don't have the right color of thread, my day of quilting is shot. the quilts are made entirely, i'm sure, out of unused clothing and whatever she could get her hands on, but the colors are perfect. they look like they should all be in the quilt together. how did she do it?
i shop for hours at quilt shop after quilt shop looking for just the right fabric. what would it be like to wait for someone to abandon an article of clothing just so you could start a quilt.
hopefully today i will get a few pictures of the quilts posted. this will be a before and after event. i am not going to try and remake the quilts like i would have made them. i want them to look like little granny made them. i just want to repair them so they can make it another 100 years. oh yes, i forgot to say that little granny was born 6 or 7 years after the end of the civil war, she lived to be 93. my grandmother, ethel,, and wendy's grandmother, maggie, were sisters. little granny was their mother. grandma ethel lived to be 101, she died in 1989. i'm not sure how old aunt maggie was when she died. i am going to document all the information we have on the quilts on a label when i am finished.
waiting for "most handsome imperial angel baby" to wake up so i can get home and start the repairs. this is going to be a wonderful experience.
one of the reasons i am so excited was when i took the quilts to show my quilt group they discovered another quilt under one of the tops. it was fabulous. they found a crazy quilt with embroidered blocks. there are birds, flowers, swirlies, and little baby hands with initials. i just can't explain how excited i am do have found this treasure.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
construction underway
we are starting a house renovation and add on. i am trying to prepare myself to be completely upside down for a few months. that won't be a stretch, believe me.
my father-in-law, bill, is coming to live with us as soon as his bedroom (the add on) is ready. this will be a learning experience for all of us. i just hope he can get used to the total craziness that is a constant around here.
pam just sent me a quote that says "a spotless house is a sign of a wasted life". can i get this on a t-shirt? happy to say i was not born with the cleaning gene. i have made it 50+ years just fine. rex is also an enabler in this dept.
carol c.
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