TABLE TOPPER MINI QUILT BLOG HOP

Posted By on April 22, 2012

My friend, Judy of NC told me about a TABLE TOPPER BLOG HOP that started April 16th (I am not sure how I managed to miss this) but it is absolutely wonderful.  I wanted to make sure that all of you know about it and can join in on the fun for the last three days of the BLOG HOP.
Madame Samm of SEW I QUILT is sponsoring the TABLE TOPPER BLOG HOP of mini quilts!  There are even some very nice prizes involved…..so go take a peek!  It is like having a VIRTUAL QUILT RETREAT of show and tells!   I REALLY WANT ONE OF THESE TABLE TOPPER QUILT STANDS TOO!  You will too, after you visit the blogs!
Click on the participant’s name below – and ENJOY!!!
Monday April 23rd
Tuesday April 24th
Wednesday April 25th
Shanna moved from earlier in the week..
Here is a list of the blogs from earlier – you might still be able to go ooh and aah over the mini quilts!!!!
Monday April 16th
Tuesday April 17th
Wednesday April 18th
Shanna ( no show) moved to last day
Sharon ( very ill)
Thursday April 19th

Friday April 20th
Leslie ( she is there now)

Art Festival at Clover Hill High School – April 22, 2012

Posted By on April 22, 2012

I just got back from the Art Festival Exhibit at Clover Hill High School.  All of the area elementary, middle and high schools were displaying the wonderful expressions of art from the talented students in the area.  I have to say that I was TRULY IMPRESSED.  

I wish that I could have taken pictures of everything!  I did take a few and I hope that you enjoy them.  There are some PORTRAITS  that took my breath away – by MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS!

My Grandangel, Leanna, is taking Graphic Arts this year and had two of her projects on display.  One is of Kermit the Frog – and she used only words to make the image.  The second project is a poster that she made  to advertise a Taylor Swift Concert.  She LOVES this class.  I loved seeing ALL of the projects!  Leanna even humored me and let me take a picture of her with her projects!

Congrats to all of the area teachers and students!  ENJOY!

RMQG Celebrates its ONE-YEAR Anniversary April 2012

Posted By on April 21, 2012

Last night there was a lot of fun HAPPENING at the Richmond Modern Quilt Guild in Midlothian, VA.  We celebrated our ONE YEAR anniversary by honoring our outgoing president!  Catherine got prizes from each of the board members (as well as a lifetime membership to RMQG and a Hobby Lobby gift card – we all know that this is going to produce lots of future creative masterpieces too!)

 

OUTGOING PRES CATHERINE and INCOMING PRES CHERYL begin the celebratory part of the meeting!

The GIFT CARD - brought smiles

 

The Beach Bag and the Tissue Box brought MORE SMILES

 

AND THEN THE TEARS OF JOY AND GRATITUDE POURED FORTH…..

Susan produced a tear-jerker masterpiece

 

GOOD JOB SUSAN

It even has a butterfly – probably one of Catherine’s favorite creatures.  I cannot believe that I didn’t take a picture of the cupcakes that Catherine brought for the festivities.  They were beautiful – decorated with colorful butterflies.

To Catherine - SUSAN UNLEASHED

 

The BACK has a photo of Catherine's LOST AND FOUND Masterpiece

 

Catherine also got some wonderful potholders in my favorite colors….red and black.

The Year One Board Members bearing gifts

 

In TYPICAL GENEROUS CATHERINE STYLE Catherine gave luggage tags to anyone renewing their membership or for anyone joining……WELCOME TO THE FUN ALMA!

Thank you Catherine for the RMQG TAG

 

Slip your ID Card in here on the back.

 

We always have IMPRESSIVE SHOW AND TELLS and last night was no exception.

 

The center of this quilt is from our First Round Robin – WOW – this is beautiful!

Hand Dyed Back

 

Another STUNNING QUILT from the First Round Robin!

 

The Shoes with a SPARKLE!

 

 

Thank you to my friend Bonnie for making me a STILETTO……she read my mind…..I was just wishing for one.  It is BEAUTIFUl!!!!!

sao's Stiletto

 

My 8-year-old Grandangel, Cooper, was impressed too and ADMIRED my MINI-SWORD this morning!!!

Cooper Loves The Mini-Sword, Bonnie!

READ THE NEXT POST TO SEE THE SPRING FLOWERS THAT WE MADE AT OUR APRIL RMQG MEETING!! 

 

SPRING SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS – RMQG Fun in April, 2012

Posted By on April 21, 2012

For our RMQG One-Year Anniversary Fun we made FLOWERS….and it was REALLY SO MUCH FUN!    Like in the TRADITIONAL PRACTICE at Scrapbooking Conventions, I hope that we continue these MAKE AND TAKE Programs at RMQG.  It is so much fun to learn new things!

 

Catherine taught us how to make TWISTY Flowers.  A little CIRCLE,  a lot of GLUE, and a strip of fabric twisted……and voila.  LOVE IT CATHERINE.

The "TEACHA" modeling a flower pin......:)

 

The front of Catherine's flower (with a ruffled edge)

 

The back - with a pin

 

Catherine's Flower that she made in class....I was gong to try to pretend that I made it....but my sense of honesty prevailed....

 

Here I am cutting my circle (right Bonnie?)

 

Bonnie is doing a great job twisting and gluing her fabric!

 

Concentration at its finest

 

Weldome to the Guild Alma!

 

This REALLY is sao's FLOWER......:) REALLY!

 

THEN the PIPECLEANER FLOWER…….but that is not what it is called!  I thought it was called FIDDLESTIX but then I think Laura called it FICKLESTICKS……so to uncloud my brain, I am going to refer to it as the PIPECLEANER FLOWER!  Thank you for the lesson, Laura!

Laura and the PIPECLEANER FLOWERS....:)

 

All you need is a safety pin, some pliers, 3 pipecleaners and fabric sewn into a tube (and PATIENCE!)

 

Here is my tube one hour later.....LOL (NOT REALLY!)

 

Good JOB ALMA!!!!

 

Alma's Flower - REALLY NICE!

This looks great - look how EVEN and perfect the petals are!

sao's Flower

My petals need some tweaking…..

Maybe it would look cuter turned on its side.....

 

I like the long stem version the best!

 

I put my flowers on my little CAT CHAIR at home.  (Catherine made the pretty beige one with the rick rack edge.)

 

 

The last FLOWER STATION was the HYDRANGEA STATION – thank you Susan…….this was fun.  I didn’t finish but I know HOW to finish it and that is the most important part!  RIGHT?

 

Susan had our kits all ready for us (PERFECT CIRCLES!)

Susan's HYDRANGEA on her quilt.

More of Susan's Flowers

 

Trish – on the far LEFT was a first time visitor…..welcome Trisha (Trish – Trisha – I hope one of these is correct!  :))

 

The flower petals are sewn onto the quilt - from the back you can see the circle.

 

Start with 9 perfect (OR NOT) circles and a needle and thread.

 

Fold in half and in half again and fingernail press (unless you have an iron handy!)

 

Fold into the creases to make a little envelope....see how nicely Alma is doing this?

 

I think this is adorable. THIS REALLY IS MY FIRST CIRCLE FINISHED

 

Arrange the petals anyway that you like! 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

COULD THIS REALLY BE TRUE?????

Posted By on April 20, 2012

 I copied this from an article that I GOOGLED.  I heard this on the news this morning and have been thinking about it a lot…..is it TRUE?  Does anyone know?  WOW…..

Well that’s solved then. Chicken born without an egg in Sri Lanka

 

 


20th April 2012 by Harrison Weber
According to reports from Metro, a chicken was just recently born — mammal style — without an egg in Sri Lanka. Yes, traditionally eggs are passed out of a hen’s body and incubated outside. Somehow though, in this completely wild instance, the egg stayed inside the hen for 21 days before hatching.

As any rudimentary biology class will tell you, this is not what’s supposed to happen. The hen gave birth to the chick, which survived and is reportedly ”healthy and fully formed,” sadly though, the mother has died of internal wounds.

You can call it a genetic mutation or even an evolutionary process, but no matter what this is quite miraculous to hear. From PR Yapa, a vet in Welimada:
I had only heard about such aberrations, but I was able to see it for myself today. There were lacerations and a tear of the reproductive tract that caused the death. The baby is doing well.
As Metro notes, “the story has hit headlines across Sri Lanka and proved popular on Twitter with many joking that it solves the age old conundrum of which came first – the chicken or the egg.” Strangely enough, this is one of many recent chicken headlines. Earlier this week a hen in Montana apparently laid what may be the world’s smallest egg, being just larger than a penny.

 

And where  in the world is Sri Lanka?  According to WIKIPEDIA (which isn’t the best scientific source of information!)

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Listeni/ʃr ˈlɑːŋkə/, /srˈlɑːŋkə/, or /srˈlæŋkə/;[8][9] Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, Tamil: இலங்கை), is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon (play /sɨˈlɒn/, /sˈlɒn/, or /sˈlɒn/), Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the Maldives.

 

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