Showing posts with label Kathleen McMusing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kathleen McMusing. Show all posts

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Flimsy Frenzy February

I am writing this post during the last few hours of the last day of February and was hoping to have four Flimsies to show for the month I did not have any Finally Finish which I don't think has happened very often since I started blogging.  I only managed to sew three flimsies and the fourth one is on the design wall waiting to be sewn.  This month was busy and for once did not involve having spent too much time with the darling Granddaughter which only amounted to only four days-let's not do that again.  Rather, much time was spent on Hubby's Mohs surgery on his scalp and he was told to limit his activities for two weeks which meant no visiting or traveling until the stitches were removed.  Thankfully, they were removed right before our ten-day vacation to Austin, TX and, yes, I was able to go to QuiltCON for one day. 
Unfortunately, I was not able to walk around much since my Piriformis ailment, or as I call it, pain the butt, was acting up so I spent a lot of time finding any available chair for me to stretch my leg.  I managed to meet up with Kathleen, Kathleen McMusing, one of my Bee Sistas, whom I have exchanged many e-mails, phone calls and even a FaceTime chat.  This was the first time we were going to meet in person and when she asked how she was going to recognize, I told her look for the tall Asian woman and she responded, yeah, right, meaning she thought I was joking since she assumed I was short which I have to admit isn't a wrong impression.  I'm 5'8" and imagine her surprise so we shared a few laughs about it (middle photo and note my legs were bent so as not to look too tall-hee- hee).  I forgot to give her a Thank You Hug for hosting the Awesome Ocean QAL. I'm really sorry that I missed seeing a lot of the Bloggers I follow whom I did not know until I saw their IG posts and I appreciate the ones who posted photos of the quilts since I didn't spend too much time look at the many wonderful quilts exhibited.  If you saw someone sitting around a lot at the Handi Qulter booth, it was me.  I spent so much time there I am now considering if one is in my future and Hubby even was in agreement and it wouldn't involve him buying a motorcycle.  I know if I decide to finally get a long arm, I know I can count on Kathleen, who is a Whiz on her Sweet Sixteen, SS Tabitha.  Even though, I didn't get to meet any fellow bloggers, I did happen to meet up with Pam, an old quilt friend from over 15 years ago.
Update/Correction: I absolutely hate when this happens, but I realized that I forgot to include that Kathleen and I also met up with Liz of Savor Every Stitch and almost by chance.  She had just posted about an improv bag she made and I suspected that meant she was going to be at QuiltCon so I sent her an email.  Liz lives twenty minutes from me, came to my house once, and we communicate by email.  So it was funny that we were both going to be at QuiltCon at the same time since we seem not to be able to get together more often. If I was going to have a quilt daughter, it would be Liz. Sadly, in my excitement of seeing her, a photo of us together was not taken.  Since I wrote my post based on my photos, that is why I forgot to include her.  Since my leg was aching so bad and Liz only had a short time to shop, our time was brief but wonderful.  It was fun going to the long arm machine booths where Liz demonstrated her skills--she is a natural.  P.S., Liz is almost as tall as me.

Now back to the three quilt tops or as I like to say my Flimsy Excuse for February.  I decided that after being caught up with my Awesome Ocean Quilt Blocks, I would treat myself to some easy sewing of strips and squares and I couldn't stop at just one top. .I'm just showing photos of the three, sorry for the indoor shots, and will provide more details once they are a Finally Finish which hopefully some of them will be in March.
Highland Room
Zingy Zebra Stripe
And in case you're wondering, here is my almost #4, Citron Canyon:

We'll be making up for lost time in March and will be heading to the Grandparent House next week for visit #1.  Visit #2 which will be later that month, will involve celebrating the 3rd birthday of the darling Granddaughter.  Don't tell Kathleen, that I'm now behind on the Awesome Ocean QAL and need to catch up with sewing the Tony the Turtle and Mr. Manatee Blocks which I hope to do before coming up with another flimsy excuse.  

Here's hoping for an early spring because tomorrow it's going to be a 50 degree day with sunshine.

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The Liebster Award--Discover New Blogs

I've been nominated for the Liebster Award by my fellow blogger Wendy of Peaceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life whom I've gotten to know this year when we both participated in the 2017 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop.  We've shared inspiration, fabric tales, stories and laughs and I am glad we still stay in touch with each other through our blogs. Participating in the Blog Hop was a wonderful way to connect with other quilters and grow your blog.

I was happy to learn about the Liebster Award which only exists on the Internet and is given to bloggers by other bloggers. It is a great way to discover and promote new bloggers who have less than 200 followers. It was started in 2011 and Liebster in German means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome which I have to say is what we quilt bloggers are all about. You can read more about the Liebster Award by visiting the Global Aussie's Website.

Part of the nomination process is answering the questions Wendy has prepared:

Who inspired you to quilt/sew?

My mother sewed all of my clothes when I was young and I accompanied her on many fabric shopping trips and when I started quilting, she supported my fabric stash.  What really started me quilting was when I saw a quilting magazine at the check-out counter and realized that I can make my own quilts.

If you could meet one person you have never met, who would it be?

Kaffe Fassett and my dream is coming true this October; I finally am going to be taking one of his classes.  I've been practicing how to correctly pronounce his name: Kaffe rhymes with safe.

What kind of music do you like?

I love all different types of music; it would be easier to tell you what type of music I don't like which is talking with no singing and songs using profanity.  I really like listening to the Frozen soundtrack while I'm sewing.

What was the last movie you saw in a theater?

I am too embarrassed to answer this question; let's just say I should have waited until 2018 when the Downton Abbey movie is going to be released.

What is your favorite quilt/sewn project/craft?

I love making a quilt that I can use a lot of different fabrics and the patches are either squares, rectangles or strips.  It's all about the fabrics and the easier the pattern the better.

What is your favorite candy bar?

I really like Chunky but Almond Joy is a close second.

Hand Quilt or Machine Quilt

Definitely Machine Quilt: I have way too many fabrics and quilts I want to make.

Favorite Color

Apple Green, Lime Green, Chartreuse--any yellow/green.

Favorite Quilting/Crafting Item

I was and still am afraid of my rotary cutter so my June Tailor Shape-Cut Ruler was a blessing when I first started.  It has been replaced now with my die-cutters.

Do you work on one project or many?

I could never work on just one project, I am not that disciplined plus I get distracted too easily by all the quilts I see on Blogs and Pinterest.  I have around 40 projects left on this year's project list.
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According to the 2017 requirements for the nominations, I am to include a short commentary on a blog that I follow and this is where I can give a shoutout to my blog mentor and Quilt Inspiration, Susan Snooks of PatchworknPlay.  Susan played an important part of me starting a blog last year and was very helpful and encouraging, plus it helped that she has a beautiful blog to inspire me. Her blog was one of the first ones that I left comments on and Susan reached out to me to let me know that I was a No Reply Commenter, a term I never heard before and made me realize that I really miss not having a Help Desk to help me navigate computer problems.  If you want to be inspired by beautiful handwork and fabric combinations, please check out Susan's Blog PatchworknPlay. Everytime I see her blog header, it makes me smile.  I think she is the reason why I take on the Jen Kingwell projects which sometimes I don't think it's a good thing.  I can say that Susan is my favorite Australian quilter and she has taken on a new role as my Fabric Fitness Coach. Let's just say I am to stop shopping and get back to the sewing table. Cheers, Suz!
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MY FOUR NOMINATIONS for the Liebster Award are quilters I've gotten to know through the Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop:

Andrea of Goofin' Off Around the Block is a Quilt and Disney fanatic and, like me, believes fabric just magically appears.  I travel vicariously through her.

Liz of Savor Every Stitch has only been quilting for a short time and has already made some pretty wonderful quilts plus has amazing machine quilting skills.

Laura of Slice of Pi Quilts is another amazing and talented quilter and is always up for a challenge.

Kathleen of Kathleen McMusing who I consider a Quilt Sister and gotten to know her better when we both participated in the Free Fall QAL. 

These are the questions I would like to see their responses and some are a little different than the ones I answered.
  • Who inspired you to quilt/sew?
  • If you could meet one Quilt Personality, who would it be?
  • Your preference while quilting:  Listening to Music, Watching a Movie, Listening to a Book on Tape, Whistling or Total Silence
  • Do you have a favorite snack/munch while quilting?
  • Do you look for quilts while watching a movie?
  • What comes first when you make a quilt:  buying stash then look for a pattern or buy the pattern first and then the fabric
  • What is your favorite quilt/sewn project/craft?
  • Hand Quilt or Machine Quilt?
  • Favorite Color?
  • Favorite Quilting/Crafting Item?
  • Do you work on one project or many?
I hope you check out everyones' blogs during the Liebster Award season and discover new blogs to follow.

Also, I would like to thank Wendy for the nomination and never did I think I would every have an opportunity to say this, it is an honor to be nominated.