tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51164561546624298252024-02-20T22:50:53.539-08:00Frivolous NecessityCrystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-16855748498020727192017-04-07T08:27:00.005-07:002017-04-07T08:31:57.119-07:00Latitude<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I got a half a day of "my life" back today. My kids are ALL in school on Fridays as of two weeks ago. But some of these I am a parent chaperone for field trips so they don't count. In fact, I consider it "negative" time because even when it's over you are still exhausted. And if we balance the equation it means even less gets done. But I thought my down time could be used up this morning sharing a quilt I finished a while ago. I don't even know when - probably a few months but if it's been longer, please don't mention it, haha. The fabric strips of Latitude were sent to me by the fabulous Kate Spain. And gosh they are luscious.<br /></span><br />
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Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-14802903349025481782017-01-12T07:06:00.003-08:002017-01-12T07:13:10.590-08:00L'AmourThe end of a long imprisonment.<br />
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Fabric jailed away for years waiting.</div>
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Waiting for the moment when it finally gets center stage.</div>
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And something happens in minutes! </div>
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Okay, maybe hours. </div>
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But it seems so much happier now.</div>
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One honeybun of L'Amour by Sandy Gervais for Moda. One wire wreath. Valentine rag wreath.</div>
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Love the texture and colors. And it even says love on it. </div>
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Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-79966793056184734782017-01-10T14:29:00.003-08:002017-01-10T14:29:41.883-08:00April Showers<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Should we ring in the New Year? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh, that was bad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Really bad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Are quilt puns a thing? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Probably not.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All the same, here it is. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In April Showers by Bonnie and Camille for Moda.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I actually finished this quilt last year probably around March. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I've been so busy with the kids I haven't even posted about it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sad. So sad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And many others actually. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But now I have a little extra motivation to get it done - reason may be soon to follow. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's always an adventure to be had in life. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wish me luck.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't want to jinx it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And it's in the <a href="http://frivolousnecessity.etsy.com/" target="_blank">shop</a>.</span>Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-29327576870911379682016-06-13T12:53:00.003-07:002016-06-13T12:53:51.580-07:00A Very Colorful Quilt<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Summer is HERE!!! </span><div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pretty much only pool days are in our foreseeable future. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Houston got more than its fair share of the water in this country for the last month and a half. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's made life just that much crazier with four little kids that get SERIOUS cabin fever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And it just keeps raining and raining and raining. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Even more showers are expected today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But you know what happens to a quilter that can't leave home? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They sew and sew and sew some more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Quilting makes such a great hobby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But all us quilters already know that. :) </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The mushrooms are popping out everywhere from all the moisture. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The orange ones are my favorite. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Or course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And my little project during the last few weeks of storms was this half square triangle quilt in about an hundred kona cotton colors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used an orange striped binding.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because if you can pick any color, it should be orange. :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The backing circles fabric I found was a perfect geometric juxtaposition and compliment to the front - Juggling Summer by Zen Chic for Moda. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I'd be surprised if anyone even notices it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm calling it my "Stairway to HST (Half Square Triangle) Heaven" and it finished at 64.5" x 64.5." </span></div>
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Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-27657275269248958912016-03-02T16:20:00.000-08:002016-03-02T16:20:14.570-08:00Baby Jane<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Oh my goodness. I can't figure out how I survived my "downtime" without quilting, but I think I'm making up for it these days. I had the annual "New Year's Resolution: FINISH all WIPs" moment like I'm sure ALL quilters do... and then, I nearly have! I was looking around my sewing space today and realized that I barely have enough unfinished projects to cover my design wall and sit in my machine! **insert maniacal laughter here** Yes, that is an accomplishment around here. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So up first to enter the blog-o-sphere is this little number in Cosmo Cricket's Baby Jane fabric line for Moda. Very gender neutral. Very vintage adorable fabric. I just need the baby to go with it. HA! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And this one is in the <a href="http://frivolousnecessity.etsy.com/" target="_blank">shop </a>since I don't have the perfect baby for it. Then again, when did I have time to quilt with babies around?</span></div>
Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-60953695747181177612016-01-14T13:38:00.000-08:002016-01-14T13:38:05.040-08:00Coasted out.<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Back in September I broke my ankle playing volleyball. I came down on someone's foot which was well under the net. Sometimes in life you get punished for someone else's mistake. But I assume I'll eventually be fine. Though almost 4 months later I'm still limping. (On a side note, do not break your ankle. It takes 6-12 months to heal. No one has time for that. haha!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But a broken ankle makes for little sewing (or anything else for that matter). I couldn't even leave it down sitting in a chair. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But I'm slowly getting back to my usual self. Very, very slowly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't even tell you how frustrated, bored, etc. I was as an invalid with four children. Especially the 2.5 year old twin boys. But grandma swooped in to save them and me so we survived. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And for a couple of projects while out of commission, I managed to make some coasters. It's funny how just finishing something, <i>anything</i>, makes me feel better. So I took some pictures today of my tiny accomplishments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have a happy stitching day!!</span>Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-9974453009509831682016-01-13T13:24:00.000-08:002016-01-13T13:24:06.248-08:00New year, old projects.<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It seems that each new year we take stock of life and evaluate our accomplishments and failures. Some decide to try to make changes with lists of resolutions. And the crafters? We have piles of unfinished projects that we look around at and realize it's been another YEAR and we <i>still </i>haven't gotten them out of the UFO pile. STILL!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, that list seems to be ever evolving but some of my projects have been on it for multiple years. Don't worry, I won't list them for you. Or even show them to you. That would take a LOT of photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I'll start this year's blogging by sharing one project that I've been working on for the better part of a year already that hopefully will see a completion in the next few months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At this point in life you'd think I'd know better than to be hopeful about quilting projects getting finished. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But I thought it deserved a share at the completion of over 200 blocks. 201 to be exact. Just need 41 more and I'll have enough for a king size quilt. It's all scrappy and happy and is the "rainbow rows" from the #apqquiltalong2015 pattern. So close to finishing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So close. So far. Still a lot of work before this one is ON MY BED! Can you imagine? I've never made myself a bed quilt. My kids all have quilts. But a king still seemed like a lot of work and time and commitment. Good thing I picked a super quick project. HA! not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wish me luck finding some time to finish this one! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love it even from this picture. :) </span>Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-66578523498357532602015-07-12T18:38:00.001-07:002015-07-12T18:38:29.045-07:00Texas Hill Country Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You get a quilt that belongs in the Texas Hill Country! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This one is being gifted to a wonderful family we have been friends with for a long time. And they just bought a "ranchette" a few minutes west of Austin. We just spent the weekend out there with them and seriously, "Ahhh, beautiful." is all that I can say.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rattlesnake print backing. Appropriate, no? Stitches, and more stitches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I opted for a medallion like quilt again on this one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One more picture.</span>Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-73200068268047009482015-06-15T09:58:00.002-07:002015-06-15T09:58:21.270-07:00"Figuring" it out as I went.<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm convinced I'm not the only quilter that purchases precuts without a plan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Case in point: I picked up a charm pack of "Figures" by Zen Chic for Moda at Quilt Festival.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I would love to know how many start the quilt without an end game. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I did this time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I made nine-patch blocks with white centers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then I stared at them on the floor all lined up in a grid (I like to create obstacle courses for people trying to get in and out of the room... ha.).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I stared. It just didn't do anything for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I kept staring for weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I found something else to work on. (Lots of other things.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And then after a while it just smacked me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Set it around a hexagon in a squares and equilateral triangles layout.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Easier said than done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'd never calculated anything like this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I've not done much with Y-seams in general. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They are a bit time consuming and little more tedious than lining up the usual points in a quilt, but it was exciting to try something that stretched me a bit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> And the centered "medallion" aspect makes it particularly pleasant to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't want the middle to be a "boring piece" with too large a gap in the design and no focal point so I re-engineered a star into it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The center star actually required me to rip apart two of the nine-patch blocks, but the whole thing required 40 charm squares and some background yardage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And to further accent the medallion aspect, I did irregularly spaced concentric circles for the quilting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pretty sure I traced every circular object in my house... to get it started in the right direction. All of the lines past the first circle of blocks had to be echoed around the inner circle using the markings on the walking foot because I couldn't find any larger circles to trace. </span><br />
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<br />Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-61394565303684390202015-06-12T12:05:00.001-07:002015-06-12T12:18:06.705-07:00Daydream<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The only goal for most people in doing anything is to find more time to spend doing things that make them happy. Quilters neeeeeeed more time to quilt. There will never be enough hours in the day or years in a life for most of us fabric addicts. Maybe some people have their addictions under control. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And apparently books and gardening and volleyball and piano and kids. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh and science. ANYTHING nerdy and genetics/physics/chemistry related totally gets me going. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But if I could combine enough of them together and multitask my enjoyment I could create the most productive and efficient enjoyment machine for my life. I could sit in a garden drawing molecular models in my quilt designs sipping diet coke watching volleyball on television (no volume) while the children frolic through the plants nibbling berries and licking popsicles to classical music. It'd be awesome. And then maybe I could find time for the mundane cleaning and laundry type activities that seem to fill up entirely too much of my life at present. Hello sippee cups. And trips to the potty (Potty-training twins is a blast... said no one ever.). And endless dishes full of food that wasn't even touched. (No wonder my parents just took us to McDonald's.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But constantly trying to whittle a little time from each of the necessary activities of life to make a little time for a hobby has kind of turned into a game. For instance, if I can get these dishes done while making dinner, flipping a load of laundry, and helping a kid get their homework done, I can free up at least 30-60 min that night for something else. If I do them sequentially I won't even finish today. One day when the kids are all grown I will probably find myself multitasking my hobbies. And then I'll miss the sippee cups and everything else. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I'm sure a few loads of laundry and dishes have had to sit a few extra hours so that I would even have quilts to share on my blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This little baby quilt is in Kate Spain's Daydream fabric line for Moda. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I quilted a different texture pattern in each of the continuous negative space sections. Quilting multiple designs in a single quilt is so much more entertaining. I highly recommend you try it. You could get a new addiction! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It could really use a name. I was thinking something along the lines of "party streamers." Any thoughts?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Baskerville Old Face, serif;">About a year ago I started this project for my biggest little man. I designed and constructed it just for him from one of my all-time favorite fabric lines - Salt Air (by Cosmo Cricket for Moda). It fits his personality perfectly and he LOVES it. In fact, he's been loving it almost a year now. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Baskerville Old Face, serif;">And it took a LOT of love for me to let him have it once it was complete. A queen-sized paper-pieced quilt in lovely fabrics... and he still occasionally has bedtime accidents. It's a good thing he's cute.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Baskerville Old Face, serif;">And it's about time I shared it on the blog. This seems to be the two hardest parts of quilting for me lately. Photos and journaling. Oh, and I'm sure you'll notice the fish pillow with clamshell pattern I made for him too. He jumps on it. Yes, I love him very much and he's very very cute. HA!</span></div>
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The paper-pieced little boats are offset to emphasize the equilateral triangle design and create continuous visual lines on the diagonal across the quilt.<br />
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And you can have one too if you like. Pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/225257815/quilt-pattern-pdf-sloops-layer-cake?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/user/751435/pattern-store?_ct=fqjjuhd-lyum-qbb-fqjjuhdi-ro-tuiywduh&_ctp=17703,751435" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And every time I think up something new I want to try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And it's less than an hour's drive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This year I left dreaming of quilting fabulousness.</span></div>
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Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-56269259481854469362014-11-05T20:01:00.000-08:002014-11-05T20:01:32.517-08:00Halloween 2014Whew.<br />
It's over.<br />
Halloween 2014 is in the books.<br />
What a whirlwind.<br />
4 kids, 4 costumes, 4 times the work and 4 times the chaos.<br />
Seriously, I'm wondering what gives for people with more than 4 kids.<br />
No really.<br />
I would LOVE to know.<br />
Any more than 2 children close in age results in some form of selected neglect.<br />
So what do you give up at that point?<br />
Because I can't give up making costumes entirely.<br />
One did come from the Disney Store this year though. Peter Pan.<br />
It was too awesome.<br />
And he LOVED it.<br />
But I did make the twins' lost boys costumes and Tinkerbell - except the wings.<br />
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The babies even liked the hats enough to leave them on most of the time. :)<br />
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And twirling? Yes, lots and lots of twirling.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Actually my house has been decorated for fall/halloween/thanksgiving for weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And my first rag wreath!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">It finished at 62" x 62" of Christmas tree happiness. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">Available <a href="http://frivolousnecessity.etsy.com/" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/christmas-treetopia/108071" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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Coordinating "scarppy" bottoms in Minick and Simpson's American Banner Rose woven cottons. I've been hoarding this fat quarter bundle long enough. Seriously heavenly and lightweight for the summer months.<br /><br />The best way to celebrate? Go stitch something patriotic!<br />Happy 4th everyone!<br />
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<br />Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-28506242327910103972014-05-24T17:24:00.001-07:002014-05-24T17:24:09.003-07:00Happy go lucky<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For me, baby showers = excuse to make cute baby things. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And for your sewing pleasure try the little dress found <a href="http://cailamade.com/vintage-inspired-baby-dress-tutorial-and-free-pattern/" target="_blank">HERE </a>and the moccasins found <a href="http://makingitfun.blogspot.com/2014/04/cloth-baby-booties.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Also, grab a charm pack, a fat quarter (binding), and a yard of fabric (borders [2.5" x 36" strips] and backing) to make this quilt in a snap! And you can use the time savings to finish the dress and shoes. </span></div>
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This one is a whopping twin sized quilt in almost all red and cream from the Summersville fabric line - there's a hint of black in the binding for contrast. </div>
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Have you noticed my boxes?<br />
Garlic, Onions, and Potatoes?<br />
I was all twitterpated with them at the antique shop we went to the other night.<br />
My husband asked me, "What are the junkie little boxes for?"<br />
Haha. Men.Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-34012506572407619682014-02-27T19:08:00.001-08:002014-02-27T19:36:52.228-08:00Comma Baby Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In Comma by Zen Chic for Moda.</div>
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I set aside many of the golds and greys in the line to create this concoction. </div>
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The half square triangles in this quilt are the left overs from making the shared baby quilt for the twins. </div>
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It only got a picture with Parker since he decided to mark his territory during this photo shoot.<br />
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Oddly enough (as seems to happen with most things I make) it's now being used by my older boy in place of his quilt that is still under construction.Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-5759613458510188542014-02-27T18:47:00.001-08:002014-02-27T18:47:55.542-08:00Farmer's Wife in ReunionSERIOUSLY!?!?<br />
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I last posted at the end of August... I'll bet everyone who reads this knows exactly what happened.<br />
Yep.<br />
The HOLIDAYS with four kids.<br />
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, two birthdays (hubs and son) and Valentine's Day.<br />
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Sometimes I think we should get rid of half the holidays just because of the chaos they introduce in my life... but really, I do love them all.<br />
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Well, quilts.<br />
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There have been some made during this last HUGE absence of blog entries... so I'll <i>slowly</i> start sharing them, or quickly. I never really know.<br />
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Up first... the project that made me feel productive while I was tied up with twin babies of the leeching variety - the Farmer's Wife!<br />
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Every little block felt like I had completed a whole quilt.<br />
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And eventually I did actually complete a whole quilt. :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunnyside is set to hit stores next month. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't wait to get more of it... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Especially the yardage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(I got this fabric for doing something that I still need to share about. It seems like there just aren't any spare minutes these days to get to what I want to do... meh. Twins will do that to you.)</span>Crystal Stanworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110967021809193904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116456154662429825.post-76382629367125709912013-07-11T18:25:00.001-07:002013-07-11T18:47:15.025-07:00Modern Patchwork Christmas Tree Quilt Pattern<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sometimes I get so lucky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Like today when the babies slept synchronously all day and I actually had time to do something. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Like this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/156497835/quilt-pattern-pdf-modern-patchwork?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">here</a>. and <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/modern-patchwork-christmas-tree/60962" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas!! </span></div>
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