tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617659687377183192024-03-21T10:09:00.758-04:00Red Hen Fabrics BlogRed Hen Fabrics - Fabric and Quilting EmporiumMary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-48044980560762984252013-01-17T17:54:00.001-05:002013-01-18T11:15:44.920-05:00Hello out there in Quiltyland! I feel like it's been a long time since I got caught up with the peeps ! So much is going on here. (Not to mention Christmas!)<br />
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First, I had a wonderful Holiday. It's so funny how things work out. The event that is a big peak experience is rarely the one you think will turn out that way.<br />
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Just a couple of days after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Allie had her piano recital. She was excited, and we bought the glittery dress, and she practiced, but of course a pall hung over Tom and I because of that shooting. Allie got all dressed up, and we tried to be cheerful for her. Then we got to the church where the recital was held, First Baptist in downtown Marietta, and it was like all the pain sort of fell away.<br />
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I can't tell you what an amazing day it was and how healing this event was. The church was lovely and quiet and peaceful. The teacher, Kyley Smith, is lovely and peaceful. All the parents and kids were dressed up like people used to dress up for Christmas events at Church. All these healthy, well cared for children were wandering around, shiny eyed and well behaved. All the parents, of course, were thinking of the parents of Sandy Hook, so maybe that was why everyone was so kind to each other, so careful to be considerate. The kids sat with their parents until their moment to perform, and we were all remarking on the beauty of the children, the beauty of the day.<br />
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The recital started with the 4 year olds. Now, seriously, this is as cute as watching puppies play the piano! Not a dry eye in the house, as each one successfully waded through their selection to waves of love and applause. When each performer returned to their seat, they were treated as conquering heroes by all parents nearby. The performers were sorted by age, each one older than the one before. One eight year old boy played Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter, and was dressed the part of Harry Potter, right down to the stuffed white owl! He was almost too cute to bear!<br />
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This teacher is so extraordinary that there were almost no errors, and she was sitting unobtrusively by if the student got lost in the music. So often these things are not well organized, but this went like a dream. We all bathed in the music, the children and their innocence. Allie was the first of the advanced kids and she did really well. She has some real ability and long, long fingers, and did a fabulous job with Carol of the Bells, a piece which I dearly love. When she returned to the pew, all the folks around us fussed over her, as we did for each child. There was such a sense of community and the caring we all felt for each other's children. It was heavenly.<br />
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For the finale, Kyley and her most advanced student did a hilarious medley of frenetic piano music for two people on the same piano, finally exchanging seats while playing, all flawlessly and at lightning speed. It brought down the house and left everyone laughing and applauding madly. No one wanted to leave. We milled around, taking pictures of the kids with Kyley, with Mom and Dad, whatever we could think of to stretch this moment, when all these children, at least, were safe. It was such a gift, this small island of peace and music. This, I thought, is Christmas. I was able to hold that peace for a long time and warm myself by it even now.<br />
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I guess it really is all about community. Human beings are pack animals and we need each other in times of crisis. So why don't you join some members of your quilt community at one of our late night sew-ins! We'll be sewing and jabbering Friday night, January 25th from 6:00 until who-knows-when. Hope you can come and contribute to the warm fuzzies!<br />
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Love from all of us at Red Hen!!Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-4406371006175283702012-08-22T20:04:00.006-04:002012-08-22T20:42:23.008-04:00The Phoenix Fizzles<p align="left">Okay, I admit it, I was unfaithful. But then I never really was committed to the marriage, and that was the problem.<br /><br />Having spent a year in a whirlwind romance with a charismatic Chinese gentleman, I, of course wanted that experience again. I wanted to be breathless, crazed, fighting for every hour together. So after I was finished with my Chinese guy, I went looking for that same experience. I thought the Phoenix would be the same kind of thing, but I was wrong.<br /><br />I put hours into the beginning of my relationship with the phoenix, waiting for the project to catch fire. I had some great ideas for how to quilt my project.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/phoenix" target="_blank" cindypartipilo="" animated="" images="" o="'1"><img border="0" src="http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac98/CindyPartipilo/Animated%20Images/phoenix-animated.gif" /></a></p><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/phoenix" target="_blank" cindypartipilo="" animated="" images="" o="'1"><div align="left"> </div></a><p></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="left">Those ideas I was interested in. That scrawny bird, not so much. Maybe the bird lacked charisma. I committed to her, but it just wasn’t that thrilling. I loved my big, bright dragon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdVkrpxGAEwnLU2Xtg-E2kEF74lkQH9IlzmL3vSwsDkyBkQsZdZWd1EC7p2dEu0oMSmq2IIdHhDKqdKVbURSfOXMKfoA6QTgYNGS5T7J1zbCJYtY9BDpJW3OELG_dSZBTHgfK5mkSvzE/s1600/ChinChinB.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 146px; height: 200px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779658812351211746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdVkrpxGAEwnLU2Xtg-E2kEF74lkQH9IlzmL3vSwsDkyBkQsZdZWd1EC7p2dEu0oMSmq2IIdHhDKqdKVbURSfOXMKfoA6QTgYNGS5T7J1zbCJYtY9BDpJW3OELG_dSZBTHgfK5mkSvzE/s200/ChinChinB.png" /></a><br /><br />I didn’t love this bird. I think a customer caught the essence of the problem when she commented on my previous blog by saying, “That bird is kind of snaky, don’t you think.” I did think.</p><p align="left"> So I decided to spend juuuuuuuust a little time on the quilting I wanted in the background. I wouldn’t tell the Phoenix. I would just doodle a bit. I stretched out four yards of peach colored silk. I sketched an idea with some chalk. I nibbled at the edge of my newfound beauty. And I fell. A hundred miles an hour over the edge, leaving the scrawny bird on the cliff above.</p><p align="left">That was two months ago. I am now blissfully hooked on a whole cloth, Floriani on silk floral quilt. I am gonzo for this baby. I am working hours every day, here in the store, simply transported to my all-silk garden. You can come see it anytime. I am going to put in a wee picture, but not do a full blog because of the upcoming East Cobb Quilt Show. A girl has to keep some surprises to herself.</p><p align="left">As for that snaky bird, I plan to appliqué the whole thing on a pair of jeans, and then she can kiss my behind!</p><p align="center"> </p><br />Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-35363512307698626212012-06-15T16:12:00.002-04:002012-06-15T16:13:25.063-04:00The Phoenix Rises (Part 2)<br />
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thought that I had totally fallen down on the Phoenix, that I had already
bailed out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not so!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been sewing, but not documenting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So here is a little catch up on the method I
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When last we
met, I showed some references I was adapting to get the Phoenix picture I
want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is a picture of the Hoffman
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plastered together this “Phoenix and a half,” I took it to a photo place and
had it blown up to the size I needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
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out completely before I began to sew, but I no longer do that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It makes the satin stitch edge too hard to
control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I now leave an inch all around
the edge and trim it later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll have
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interesting, the changes I have already made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I started with some sample feathers in pale colors and discarded
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too pale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was not going to do gold edging, but as my
friend Bo Fan remarked, it is the gold that pulls all the colors together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I’m edging like mad even though it is SO
IRRITATING to do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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part is the detailing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More on that next
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Anne<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-41341842982207458322012-06-02T21:51:00.003-04:002012-06-02T21:52:39.721-04:00The Phoenix Rises (Part I)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<o:p><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(originally posted 2/15/2012)</span></o:p></div>
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who don’t know me, I am Mary Anne Henderson and I have a quilt shop called Red
Hen. Since we closed the store for a couple of months so we could relocate, I
decided to live up to promises I’ve made for years and start a bloggie thing. I
think of it as a way to talk with people like I do at the store -- a diablog!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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have had some time at home, I’ve decided to gird my loins and whatever else
you’re supposed to gird, and finally begin a major (meaning a big commitment of
time) quilt. After talking around the subject for several years, I finally got
myself together. Why is it so scary to start a big independent project like
this? I don’t know for sure, but I guess it is fear of failure. But really you
only fail if you quit and at the worst you can call it a UFO and say you’ll
finish it later!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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projects grow like Topsie (as my Mom used to say). They just get bigger and
more complex until I end up in a form of slavery. But this time I am going to
try to control what my husband calls “project creep.” It won’t be that intense;
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">So now that I have
had a few false starts and am finally fully involved, I’ve decided to share
this process with anyone who cares to tune in from time to time. So here we
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this subject? Where did I start? These are some of the things people ask me.
You have to start somewhere. As they say in the design world, “limitations are
your friend.” I have always loved the color and drama of Asian design, so I
decided to make a quilt to act as a pair for my dragon quilt. There are many
images of phoenixes, many very similar; I probably saw 50 beautiful ones on
various Goth and fantasy web sites. I decided this project should be slow and
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Bo Fan, loaned me two silk textiles from China with wonderful images. I looked
at books, and at other fabrics, just to name a few sources. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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trying to convert a classic crane image to a phoenix. It actually looked fine,
but it was just too static when blown up to a life sized image. Not enough fire
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some floral quilting so my idea was to make this phoenix as spring, rising from
a garden. I wanted motion, flame, and flowers mixed, a rather breathless feel,
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drawing board (literally) and here are some of the things I decided to knit
together to form a phoenix.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Chinese phoenix image you see commonly has the tail up and the head down to
show female submissiveness. The last empress of China dared to change the image
on textiles in her palace and had the phoenix head facing up. Guess which way I
decided my bird would go! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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image I found was a textile from Quilt Gate, a vendor I love. The flailing
feathers knocked me out. I cut out that image from the fabric and did some
surgery, adding a number of feathers. Here is my collage sketch of the original
image, with a few large feathers duplicated. But it had no pronounced tail,
just a couple of large flailing feathers. Next step -- bird butt surgery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-56442009144706022202012-02-15T10:59:00.002-05:002012-02-15T11:02:42.864-05:00Sound Off!Hello out there in Quiltyland! We are moving NEXT WEEK, so all is aflutter at Red Hen. Every inch of our store is being repainted and redone just in time to Hop! In addition, we’re receiving 500 bolts of fabric in the next 2 weeks alone! AAAARRGGHHH!<br /><br />When we have meetings about the Shop Hop, we all have our opinions, but we’d appreciate some feedback from you guys. Here are a few questions, but you can feel free to add any comments you want.<br /><br />1. Are you planning to do the Shop Hop this year?<br />2. Have you done it before?<br />3. Do you plan to finish the whole thing?<br />4. What is your favorite part?<br />5. What is you least favorite element?<br />6. Do you ever make any of the quilts or block projects generated by the block patterns you collect?<br />7. What would you like to see that you don’t currently see in the stores?<br />8. Do you have any theme ideas you would like to share?<br /><br />You can make a difference! We can’t wait to hear from you.<br />The gang at Red Hen Fabrics.Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-39266777588118529702012-02-06T14:19:00.011-05:002012-02-06T14:37:01.880-05:00<center><blockquote><strong>Why is it I think I have to<br /> upholster or paint everything in sight? </strong></blockquote></center><br /><br />Is there a name for this mania? One of my earliest memories is of gluing fabric scraps to a wooden box. Through numerous bad apartments, I covered couches and walls and windows and chairs. When I started quilting seriously, I hoped this affliction would let go. Then there was my first car cover, which appeared in Quilter’s Newsletter years ago...I say first because there was a second, larger, fancier van cover. And the floor cloths…oh the floor cloths...floral and Christmas, and on and on. Oh yes, there is the fake wallpaper border in my store bathroom, and the covers for bookshelves full of fabric. And the fabric altered shoes. I used to do fix-and-flip houses, and I made covers for almost anything you can think of. But this is my first fabric backsplash, and boy do I love it! I had been looking at backsplash tiles for years and couldn’t decide what I wanted when I had the same old feeling…wouldn’t this be great covered with fabric?? I got my buddy Jan Cox, who is great with all things crafty, to help me, and this is what we did.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYI29UsfPzCUyClolRDG4WUbQX2Mah0w5m3WGflk_Yh7ZY-i8kVVgYi4A4pswa1E1I9rcLXQdcJCmS6761-LvzwSzdYQpzykFvcZZJMo-7dD14hHWIEV1lp6x9OnIEz4iBvxgSkrXOWs/s1600/01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYI29UsfPzCUyClolRDG4WUbQX2Mah0w5m3WGflk_Yh7ZY-i8kVVgYi4A4pswa1E1I9rcLXQdcJCmS6761-LvzwSzdYQpzykFvcZZJMo-7dD14hHWIEV1lp6x9OnIEz4iBvxgSkrXOWs/s400/01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706107168986856354" /></a><br />First, we measured each large space to be covered with fabric, adding one inch on each side. With each piece, we ironed under one inch along the selvedge. We then ironed on medium weight stabilizer on the entire surface except the one inch turn under. I used all my Floriani scraps, but almost any stabilizer will do. <br />We did a fitting, and marked all the outlets, cutting them carefully with an “X” shape and trimming them to fit. Then we cut the top edge of the whole piece perfectly with a rotary cutter. The piece was pre-fitted perfectly except for one inch extra on each end. We then sprayed the fabric with a couple of light coats of fabric protector. Then we had lunch and caught up on the soaps.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaxi6gZkhChcbEuQCuFr949L0Q8MaZVCKJaEU5ieyadqfMVUTgejEHPxPd5LXuGAxXQ0h8lDVb4fQsJ0C1TRDF2L6IujotALLocf_ij-MBXskRolh8eFGmvzshOGoNZkELPNL6swpfBI/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaxi6gZkhChcbEuQCuFr949L0Q8MaZVCKJaEU5ieyadqfMVUTgejEHPxPd5LXuGAxXQ0h8lDVb4fQsJ0C1TRDF2L6IujotALLocf_ij-MBXskRolh8eFGmvzshOGoNZkELPNL6swpfBI/s400/03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706107349350705554" /></a><br />Ready to staple in place! By this time I was jumping up and down. Right onto the counter, where I wedged myself in! Laying the fabric face down, but perfectly aligned, I used a staple gun to staple the one inch turn under along the top of the granite backsplash. I didn’t put any staples for the last inch or so on either side. We started under one of the outlets, because they have to fit. Then we smoothed the entire piece upward to the cabinet and stapled it snugly. We also stapled around the outlet openings. Almost there, squinting to see how the finished product will look!<br /><br />On the end that rounded the corner, we painted some Mod Podge along the last inch of fabric and wrapped the corner to the next section, so there would be no gaps at the join. On the exposed edge, we trimmed cleanly and carefully and painted the edge with Mod Podge. It adhered invisibly to the wall corner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgndfQP75ojfGTtUAnda_YEy5qVs9GlNzkvzj9_FUg4t0sFevL_mih3q9WWEgAlC0HYAeib99XgzxnFZILKC1UpIldQVVFNsUvkvE9jW4AI25Wpn_-XfD9sbqAcK4NBr4wX0fEtPWdUu8/s1600/04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgndfQP75ojfGTtUAnda_YEy5qVs9GlNzkvzj9_FUg4t0sFevL_mih3q9WWEgAlC0HYAeib99XgzxnFZILKC1UpIldQVVFNsUvkvE9jW4AI25Wpn_-XfD9sbqAcK4NBr4wX0fEtPWdUu8/s400/04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706107461830723442" /></a><br />We were really pleased…and of course, bummed that we had 2 large strips to go. But of course, they rolled right along. By the time we were done, we’d figured out how to do it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW5ser6uCDnWR90pWWIGu1MxGsrIbVfJ4AHwbXdAJO1ssObny9Oa2eX4FqSB1LYDsjVjBOc2G8nq-AwR8AkPJgGfr6govuIU0-GBZ8gE0Lm8YoO_HMELpNsxqrckTAqQu6uNEg3K1Lx0/s1600/05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW5ser6uCDnWR90pWWIGu1MxGsrIbVfJ4AHwbXdAJO1ssObny9Oa2eX4FqSB1LYDsjVjBOc2G8nq-AwR8AkPJgGfr6govuIU0-GBZ8gE0Lm8YoO_HMELpNsxqrckTAqQu6uNEg3K1Lx0/s400/05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706107579188726882" /></a><br />Now for the finishing. I decided to bring the backsplash up to the middle of the window, so Jan print- matched a piece of fabric and we turned under the TOP one inch and stapled it. Then we smoothed the piece down and carefully glued the three free edges. We fitted a piece under the window by stapling along the backsplash and under the window sill, then gluing the two ends down just over the edge of the large piece. Jan covered the switch plates, while I applauded madly and OMG!!! Is this cool or what? My favorite things, cheap and dramatic! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4D4suhyphenhyphenDIXuS4w43F5N6Xelywp9_GtkaWknIKSUMDmw_gRTcyiz3iBx-T4G0W1wcrFAX_k-zU2MI38vcODTGFNfazyIrEsRvoVcvMOW-gDnsAaF-yU4KoHIsRpp4Km4KUe8kiDdKt8Y/s1600/06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4D4suhyphenhyphenDIXuS4w43F5N6Xelywp9_GtkaWknIKSUMDmw_gRTcyiz3iBx-T4G0W1wcrFAX_k-zU2MI38vcODTGFNfazyIrEsRvoVcvMOW-gDnsAaF-yU4KoHIsRpp4Km4KUe8kiDdKt8Y/s400/06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706107693523748514" /></a>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-30672211059030690402011-09-29T14:36:00.001-04:002011-09-29T14:39:34.656-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdrG-mltaG1liPqvz8iZ7I37yVcSGnCGrrgL39xINZvmpyG6jy5YOt5wPoMnjeRT322Sj66ymrEIPp9ufIPFtN-4Qcet8uAMpd3cvrH-myrF5MGSkD2bIk1L0-fUdzTdZMQ890Yv6h_g/s1600/Leeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdrG-mltaG1liPqvz8iZ7I37yVcSGnCGrrgL39xINZvmpyG6jy5YOt5wPoMnjeRT322Sj66ymrEIPp9ufIPFtN-4Qcet8uAMpd3cvrH-myrF5MGSkD2bIk1L0-fUdzTdZMQ890Yv6h_g/s320/Leeks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657852750702337890" /></a><br /><br /><center>Get your daily dose of veggies here! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.redhenfabrics.com/RegularPages/Jokes.html">Click here for more VEGGIES!</a></Center>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-39987690398052152602011-09-17T11:01:00.006-04:002011-09-17T11:26:31.397-04:00<div><div><div align="center">Hi! Here is Maizie, the dearest pom, and companion<br />of my friend Donna Harlow, come to visit for the Fall party!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pfDwrx8wwv4Z8ZpPafHEpshFR5DCT23IaZDXQ4UIDLm_xjRNweDHpzpNDsVZB24xc_gKKd1AnUFX-XNFwFSn0U9TpGkdySN7Q-7HJ4r9ZKC39D_EmjzgkssUXW91miT7_J3hnq-cHVc/s1600/witch.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653347940356002946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pfDwrx8wwv4Z8ZpPafHEpshFR5DCT23IaZDXQ4UIDLm_xjRNweDHpzpNDsVZB24xc_gKKd1AnUFX-XNFwFSn0U9TpGkdySN7Q-7HJ4r9ZKC39D_EmjzgkssUXW91miT7_J3hnq-cHVc/s320/witch.JPG" /></a><br />Maizie in her new sweater<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1vndhKTDv79pMhcJuAz795gefz8A6OsBXwnvTcPkca-jBff0XYVJlxpdV7y6v6tj8dreqXe0IxHEQAyzVbJ0BkaF3ztPx-0ynhllf-O62B8q9z3niJcsfDTG_3WYkxpYYPkpz1F7zT0/s1600/Maizie.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 286px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653347011307963970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1vndhKTDv79pMhcJuAz795gefz8A6OsBXwnvTcPkca-jBff0XYVJlxpdV7y6v6tj8dreqXe0IxHEQAyzVbJ0BkaF3ztPx-0ynhllf-O62B8q9z3niJcsfDTG_3WYkxpYYPkpz1F7zT0/s400/Maizie.png" /></a><br /></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-56120954913733238112011-08-05T21:36:00.010-04:002011-08-05T21:56:11.176-04:00Hello out there in Quiltyland!!<br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1iZWv4mVSfSoQrDfMqdUJMA0V8cWa0a8Jc7EJMZsBhN9w-4ALtmT5sDaE-GlqCsvpSPhKzDE6zpc53JPseL5b-1rocyjGiRRwrxc3DCNa3vtGYPm0ukCbFrLqR_4pZY995AspXXvD8U/s1600/BiasStrips.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1iZWv4mVSfSoQrDfMqdUJMA0V8cWa0a8Jc7EJMZsBhN9w-4ALtmT5sDaE-GlqCsvpSPhKzDE6zpc53JPseL5b-1rocyjGiRRwrxc3DCNa3vtGYPm0ukCbFrLqR_4pZY995AspXXvD8U/s200/BiasStrips.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637554526158968498" /></a>Well, the dust has settled after our ultrafun demo day. My favorite kind of day. I love to see everyone learning and munching and chatting and just getting the quilt buzz going.<br /><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGfxtS2NZPNqk8YKWQlGs0pigRwzo2TyA6MY648bv9g9fjKoC7Vy9d3VrdcKVAi8lo1YS1uIbbL89SXwCm0s7hqUY8s541GAdrNIUUMqFCfhRuscn9Z74zoT0EJOcx94wV2NQbHtDWgI/s1600/BindTool.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGfxtS2NZPNqk8YKWQlGs0pigRwzo2TyA6MY648bv9g9fjKoC7Vy9d3VrdcKVAi8lo1YS1uIbbL89SXwCm0s7hqUY8s541GAdrNIUUMqFCfhRuscn9Z74zoT0EJOcx94wV2NQbHtDWgI/s200/BindTool.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637554642739723362" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHivsIO9UyjBfpj0Nf_giQgRLOFudI5LtzU0WB7S9smI1mY7q7cXRV3QYBzy5hbS8D72uPFFJh8WCMZ_oo5RJl2t1ETwe_NBsu8lBIN54Rho0BILUhtgU-ede3uN8mOORPG_RKpT11mOU/s1600/Hexagon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHivsIO9UyjBfpj0Nf_giQgRLOFudI5LtzU0WB7S9smI1mY7q7cXRV3QYBzy5hbS8D72uPFFJh8WCMZ_oo5RJl2t1ETwe_NBsu8lBIN54Rho0BILUhtgU-ede3uN8mOORPG_RKpT11mOU/s200/Hexagon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637554801144586642" /></a>I must say, I learned a lot, myself, especially about the Hexagon Block Ruler. I used to make scrap quilts in the old “broken dishes” or spider web” style, and this does the job so reliably.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToaA8HVq_hm987TXZVjNlZBRF8YRiyPQLVoPZI9w1LpI3foaIEwTQKDfGymcYmsmsRcM-9sZHTOo-j3As0A4hyir20vad-Sg8IxUBq5jkw5bXpw6ux6bSv-_4xP-qjEQ0Gt0hE2iIYf8/s1600/KanCoin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToaA8HVq_hm987TXZVjNlZBRF8YRiyPQLVoPZI9w1LpI3foaIEwTQKDfGymcYmsmsRcM-9sZHTOo-j3As0A4hyir20vad-Sg8IxUBq5jkw5bXpw6ux6bSv-_4xP-qjEQ0Gt0hE2iIYf8/s200/KanCoin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637554954566098706" /></a>You can see Tracy Windsor, who is responsible for our new web site, was Queen of Kanzashi…and oh boy these little flower templates are so cool. If you’re looking for hand work or car work, this may be the answer. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxsDkhE2wRZ-iFaSYhsmyHXaP2d0jHU7QaE0NPLJhLJbyKql8z_IPfs9ao5Q4aZi2eApZEKJjREAzO_6kHx0IDA0KODp9P2Xvra-TTgmo3fuJmIXtszx3eJFJfLERNAc3v7jaDZy93W8/s1600/LiltwisterTool.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxsDkhE2wRZ-iFaSYhsmyHXaP2d0jHU7QaE0NPLJhLJbyKql8z_IPfs9ao5Q4aZi2eApZEKJjREAzO_6kHx0IDA0KODp9P2Xvra-TTgmo3fuJmIXtszx3eJFJfLERNAc3v7jaDZy93W8/s200/LiltwisterTool.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637555168016311090" /></a>By far the craziest gadget, to me, is that itty bitty twister, which makes itty bitty blocks…rather simply, but still!!!<br /><br />I just don’t speak that teeny tiny piecing language, but I admire those who do!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuP0tUtKZAS4r6OQIDE4BDcrghLu86OmGK6gH7nTNwpTdoYjSEJ98sXc5Qg9Xg_xgbj_bgq1GiZ7ye7JlSacO4s0RAB1AsDj6yRMHK7jIDFP5lvFDMQegszX7aKjDfcIj1MDEg-PhB8g/s1600/slider.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuP0tUtKZAS4r6OQIDE4BDcrghLu86OmGK6gH7nTNwpTdoYjSEJ98sXc5Qg9Xg_xgbj_bgq1GiZ7ye7JlSacO4s0RAB1AsDj6yRMHK7jIDFP5lvFDMQegszX7aKjDfcIj1MDEg-PhB8g/s200/slider.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637555305138490546" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This weekend I’m going to take our check to the Gorilla Sanctuary in Morganton GA. I haven’t been in that area in a while and I can’t wait to see the gorillas. <br /><br />This month, we will be able to send Operation Homefront over $1000 from several sales and events. Thank you all so much. We just do so little for our vets.<br /><br />Blessings and straight seams to you all.<br />mahMary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-25139552100161631562011-07-29T10:35:00.005-04:002011-07-29T10:41:33.104-04:00Road Trip!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5tPd57PPazNfdDzJ2mLc9_wSr3OAfk07tr8zgewH5sRKt5BCLoBCEThreRohYSKa2gdJTyHFQp8dkEPRCj9zazImLYjhbhlTvPkYaftZBDEkJ34IWC7qxB_Vd0cEkpWRptqoxVwrfhQ/s1600/BookGang.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5tPd57PPazNfdDzJ2mLc9_wSr3OAfk07tr8zgewH5sRKt5BCLoBCEThreRohYSKa2gdJTyHFQp8dkEPRCj9zazImLYjhbhlTvPkYaftZBDEkJ34IWC7qxB_Vd0cEkpWRptqoxVwrfhQ/s320/BookGang.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634783541011618818" /></a><br />Here we are after a big day at the Knoxville Show...at a flea market in Lenoir Tennessee looking at...<strong><em>Quilt Books</em></strong>!!!<br /><br />We had so much fun going through all the dollar stuff and buying fabulous produce!<br /><br />What a great weekend! <br />~mahMary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-43263280444804153752011-07-25T18:14:00.003-04:002011-07-25T18:28:07.877-04:00We get a lot of questions about where some of our block-of-the-month quilts go.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8-vhiyW6St2Wp26deJslH-_8bWorAi27cghYynUaB4sBvuj_E9EXTBBFPIXDEoJHUZaIGjMYCiAdveZF3tpS2XDzAog_uU-AHmKOqX6ymTcSxePEiZ4ctM5dTgYOGandZMq1sOSCUME/s1600/BOMQuilt.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 232px; FLOAT: center; HEIGHT: 157px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633419356768789362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8-vhiyW6St2Wp26deJslH-_8bWorAi27cghYynUaB4sBvuj_E9EXTBBFPIXDEoJHUZaIGjMYCiAdveZF3tpS2XDzAog_uU-AHmKOqX6ymTcSxePEiZ4ctM5dTgYOGandZMq1sOSCUME/s320/BOMQuilt.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> Many of them are still with us, but it seemed very appropriate for this one from a few years ago to go to Burruss School, where Allie (my daughter) has been so happy. Allie was proud of the quilt and really thrilled…thanks to Alta Miele, who embroidered the school name on the schoolhouse block. This was a really sweet day for us both.</div><br /><br /><div>~mah</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-56918996113002480512011-06-27T21:25:00.019-04:002011-07-25T18:14:19.503-04:00June's Sew-In<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcjz2sr2LE_-YYwfPfgU18Imm3PA0ypTqTjlu37EKqb-N00_yhENViDW6hjeMs4hveegzrjagtVEf5PFPS_aFp_s5cmiUwoklaBSDJTDS3H9AQ3ORrKlWW8oo0InhIW6IRxkgiENOb0k/s1600/Banner.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623079569420972994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcjz2sr2LE_-YYwfPfgU18Imm3PA0ypTqTjlu37EKqb-N00_yhENViDW6hjeMs4hveegzrjagtVEf5PFPS_aFp_s5cmiUwoklaBSDJTDS3H9AQ3ORrKlWW8oo0InhIW6IRxkgiENOb0k/s400/Banner.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p>Summers get busy with school being out and the children home, then there are vacations, and all those fun summer activities, so this sew-in was small but still lots of food, friends, fabric and flowers!</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.tracyj.net/RedHenBlog/Garden.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 360px; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.tracyj.net/RedHenBlog/Garden.gif" /></a></p>Mary Anne opened her home to us for this month's sew-in. The first thing you see is the beautiful garden. <span style="font-size:85%;">(This virtual garden will play 3 times, if you'd like to view it again after that, just refresh (press F5) your page.)<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRR2tBSe2EX_QkK2R4nZv56ZwMI5XnUTU-mDlQIKYDdcNOLfOatwinGm0SeUHEr7QgAqOf0ysckpi7GjGx3lH2kO86c6QB0EsDiRe3Qo7uawfF0Ci3nwkb_EjRfYu4vRgAGP3CIyhppE/s1600/Sue.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623084389253445202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRR2tBSe2EX_QkK2R4nZv56ZwMI5XnUTU-mDlQIKYDdcNOLfOatwinGm0SeUHEr7QgAqOf0ysckpi7GjGx3lH2kO86c6QB0EsDiRe3Qo7uawfF0Ci3nwkb_EjRfYu4vRgAGP3CIyhppE/s320/Sue.jpg" /></a></p>Sue took some time away from settling in to her new home to come sew and chat! It was good to see her again. I hear she'll be at July's First Thursday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1qMFq2ihGeB2tlzMNYwhNkqpZISFet4ny51COvW590fA9pXYW9b5qBxBkXD3Dh93_81aGHj2XdQOizcVcEo353JXtjg-c9EDiJEvBkWQYmrwOjxlQiwq4kezfWTd1LSECmNh1oqnXXg/s1600/NB.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623085548422210338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1qMFq2ihGeB2tlzMNYwhNkqpZISFet4ny51COvW590fA9pXYW9b5qBxBkXD3Dh93_81aGHj2XdQOizcVcEo353JXtjg-c9EDiJEvBkWQYmrwOjxlQiwq4kezfWTd1LSECmNh1oqnXXg/s320/NB.jpg" /></a></p>Nancy took a break from making heaps of YoYo's to help Brenda with her project - she was doing lots of cutting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrVIVSrWz1Bd7dUvfySHdS0Y0h6qpbSwNXq1_Ma1dhJEXkce-XUBd4ykq0noUCUbzoZgHuFSq-TRyEn7UnjO4S4AvQMd22a15LhaycHvoCUW66uJs2wXOmUIdAB_aQ-WmXE2xf73Bfz4/s1600/Food.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 158px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623085554546412066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrVIVSrWz1Bd7dUvfySHdS0Y0h6qpbSwNXq1_Ma1dhJEXkce-XUBd4ykq0noUCUbzoZgHuFSq-TRyEn7UnjO4S4AvQMd22a15LhaycHvoCUW66uJs2wXOmUIdAB_aQ-WmXE2xf73Bfz4/s320/Food.jpg" /></a></p>I think no matter where you wanted to go in the house you had to pass through the kitchen. Didn't seem to bother anyone. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E0HeI4NHo82_LJaQsbPbsx8CIj0H1X1yoIYEAKxPCitBxaKlLq9k0cLY8Gyph5Pt-c-6cp6Kk6vjCHEh-TNEM7SAulza8atD7nfQr5JEZ18nDBZrGQoUdxEY8ee63FkW9vVxzQMiMyc/s1600/Karyn.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623084404140164482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E0HeI4NHo82_LJaQsbPbsx8CIj0H1X1yoIYEAKxPCitBxaKlLq9k0cLY8Gyph5Pt-c-6cp6Kk6vjCHEh-TNEM7SAulza8atD7nfQr5JEZ18nDBZrGQoUdxEY8ee63FkW9vVxzQMiMyc/s320/Karyn.jpg" /></a></p>Karyn was in pressing mode. You had to make a break for the iron when she stepped away :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvclh2BZ54kQkqCS9sMP8sm4kaFUlEF2KdWPlCjYAluPw_ze18VLOdviJUIBypQqB_Ya4Bi02DezWLJaT9yBdsgSG2CRkvu3SKRmQmvaispHQ2fZghyphenhyphenMeqfTu9XD5BaEqJoFCyVqDlNcA/s1600/MAH2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623085544350321458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvclh2BZ54kQkqCS9sMP8sm4kaFUlEF2KdWPlCjYAluPw_ze18VLOdviJUIBypQqB_Ya4Bi02DezWLJaT9yBdsgSG2CRkvu3SKRmQmvaispHQ2fZghyphenhyphenMeqfTu9XD5BaEqJoFCyVqDlNcA/s320/MAH2.jpg" /></a></p>Mary Anne moved in quickly when the iron was free and showed us the art of multi-tasking!<br />Nothing better than being able to hang on to a piece of chocolate cake and continue to work!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau04cb9ttoIPUU6ffc9NJG6eefPEsOwsuhAkUcPXWObad5TC0xQBPBQbXQa1wAj_gxQpPTwGBOmPiX9NeQAvfsUlI7QBsy9_v0oPJYD5SSM4Ign0NH3BJGiwL49jFSV3VnsYTl8VJadg/s1600/Annie.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623084396300246898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau04cb9ttoIPUU6ffc9NJG6eefPEsOwsuhAkUcPXWObad5TC0xQBPBQbXQa1wAj_gxQpPTwGBOmPiX9NeQAvfsUlI7QBsy9_v0oPJYD5SSM4Ign0NH3BJGiwL49jFSV3VnsYTl8VJadg/s320/Annie.jpg" /></a></p>Annie (did I get the name right?) stopped to pose for me - Such a sweet girl. Mary Anne headed downstairs, Cookie followed and missed her photo opportunity.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp39d3YE_2Zozz29Ns9Oy-U0H4rVj4HuKS_3REbuBy_N_rNTwrYYTwr0dcko-BR1Hr66G_dG4jeP88y8ldz_bC4rIoL8xVfVWvybnLP_xhZwZTD0I3_wznetuGes5RFo-dwbq_qeav_0M/s1600/Alta.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623084389713121794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp39d3YE_2Zozz29Ns9Oy-U0H4rVj4HuKS_3REbuBy_N_rNTwrYYTwr0dcko-BR1Hr66G_dG4jeP88y8ldz_bC4rIoL8xVfVWvybnLP_xhZwZTD0I3_wznetuGes5RFo-dwbq_qeav_0M/s320/Alta.jpg" /></a></p>Alta was focused on getting her 'fabric books' in order. She was working on fruit and veggie pages. You'll have to stop in and ask her about them. They sound so cute, the perfect gift for small children and babies!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwkjCTAIi52-5tBp9Ffx2TrcpHEXOt1enlwfcMpuucJHEAqiBnmnp55t-WuGEjAk6Tj0fsiDEC4dIXOe1kbKz6OauZutaEaF15vvDlTRCbpiwjYuMQRGoN5HOk1gjOHMF8OUEliWIJZE/s1600/Bo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623084392595178226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwkjCTAIi52-5tBp9Ffx2TrcpHEXOt1enlwfcMpuucJHEAqiBnmnp55t-WuGEjAk6Tj0fsiDEC4dIXOe1kbKz6OauZutaEaF15vvDlTRCbpiwjYuMQRGoN5HOk1gjOHMF8OUEliWIJZE/s320/Bo.jpg" /></a></p>Bo was moving so quickly - check out her hand - it was a blur I had a hard time getting a picture of her. She brought a quilt to finish the binding on - and she finished it! No surprise there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-XOr0D-WAxhrAyhkBRns0tdxVkzFySuOI-V9HHopafMOwS3d-YyOlQXuupO3jj7wvMtPQEWLK3U4gspiOSlVMXFingloy91mslDSHcUlTXiCRKLpdlQbkHJP4X79IcYWjBbIrzoNSXs/s1600/MAH1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623085544147633954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-XOr0D-WAxhrAyhkBRns0tdxVkzFySuOI-V9HHopafMOwS3d-YyOlQXuupO3jj7wvMtPQEWLK3U4gspiOSlVMXFingloy91mslDSHcUlTXiCRKLpdlQbkHJP4X79IcYWjBbIrzoNSXs/s320/MAH1.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="left">Mary Anne triming up some fabric for a quilt she's working on for her daughter. Its going to be a scrappy quilt. It's got some fun fabrics, can't wait to see it finished!<br /><br /><br />Needless to say - it was a good time.<br /><br /><strong>Here's hoping more of you can join us </strong><strong>for our next sew-in.</strong> </p>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-621555937201622772011-04-04T15:27:00.004-04:002011-04-04T15:33:49.285-04:00More Shop Hop photos!<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJ6hdOKQe1rBNIDZRCzH5VS1Js6eNxiJCZ9LIxk_aWBoss46JGcdt1_u8vQNHB7X747DcMESIhNyOYTczINwQl6qGA00957DY6I_tzjBdfB2dfd84uma1GxmDkEwOWZeD_W74bFMPBp8/s1600/THE+quilt.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591813197731828866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJ6hdOKQe1rBNIDZRCzH5VS1Js6eNxiJCZ9LIxk_aWBoss46JGcdt1_u8vQNHB7X747DcMESIhNyOYTczINwQl6qGA00957DY6I_tzjBdfB2dfd84uma1GxmDkEwOWZeD_W74bFMPBp8/s200/THE+quilt.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IMPjy4915uENxgq-dl0trgfhdK6s-OsEYT1CxVevagn_0JTGUbMSIs8rHwRH_EidjLTjhEEzKqfbOnYQkc-CoydM4958nRDxnHu4tewxINcDKkuGdXyB94ZK_793LhigSD-IcXEX11w/s1600/THE+quilt.JPG"></a></div><br /><div>Here is our Shop Hop Quilt!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><blockquote></blockquote></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnqAIirU6A_JtxSzLli9C2SGYUs70ZMHhXTyiLZWdp2nFjQkWzGsFm8BAfL-DdY1XNEysjdWKuw8WC3Syx14dYZOT5T3U9XGs0NXs3S-Ybu8i6R9ESHg3_2DH4f7PMYssGh2pL6HDSCM/s1600/pinktree.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591813390634192530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnqAIirU6A_JtxSzLli9C2SGYUs70ZMHhXTyiLZWdp2nFjQkWzGsFm8BAfL-DdY1XNEysjdWKuw8WC3Syx14dYZOT5T3U9XGs0NXs3S-Ybu8i6R9ESHg3_2DH4f7PMYssGh2pL6HDSCM/s200/pinktree.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Lots of treats for quilters!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEs3uxNqj4mV4A45DZ_PAAZ0arjZFyGarl8qnW9yrlnkA_qtthcIt26MKToc7JK6xK2T6LmpBRiDY0eJOjoPTPPVoEVR4MZjQEalsYaR-FK0UPnyWH5cYdtcsq4XB8pxY1uDKTdJl55UU/s1600/passports.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591813693044687346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEs3uxNqj4mV4A45DZ_PAAZ0arjZFyGarl8qnW9yrlnkA_qtthcIt26MKToc7JK6xK2T6LmpBRiDY0eJOjoPTPPVoEVR4MZjQEalsYaR-FK0UPnyWH5cYdtcsq4XB8pxY1uDKTdJl55UU/s200/passports.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Here's where the passports were stamped, in</div><br /><div>our Christmas shoppe!</div></div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-28762307114153380762011-04-04T15:23:00.003-04:002011-04-04T15:27:37.169-04:00Abbey Lane Trunk Show<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJv6BreSJho-8IQB91i6r_TtxlaNfuAQN7Voh1Yy8H8WkbItb5zoe-Fx45mwwT2g8ljCLY-j7CRnXXLa58GDIEzCRn7E44oyXeeutbcvzvwrrC0WChSOzIHmDfD8K1hALbE2BdgZgMeBQ/s1600/ALMatchbox.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 142px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591811764086539874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJv6BreSJho-8IQB91i6r_TtxlaNfuAQN7Voh1Yy8H8WkbItb5zoe-Fx45mwwT2g8ljCLY-j7CRnXXLa58GDIEzCRn7E44oyXeeutbcvzvwrrC0WChSOzIHmDfD8K1hALbE2BdgZgMeBQ/s200/ALMatchbox.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16pR6oiL1Y7bpg_ISfC_enUnEM-lm00NG7FyTSR1YIWpbDxz61xukJxO-5HmLWzc02Nxs-B-jhrVRdULlt6CKjoygjDBU1cFrZtZVhvP5vigrinLOVatWRmjl9HjToPwxVlZEiZ6t27A/s1600/ALJacko.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 173px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591811755581297474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16pR6oiL1Y7bpg_ISfC_enUnEM-lm00NG7FyTSR1YIWpbDxz61xukJxO-5HmLWzc02Nxs-B-jhrVRdULlt6CKjoygjDBU1cFrZtZVhvP5vigrinLOVatWRmjl9HjToPwxVlZEiZ6t27A/s200/ALJacko.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXTahcU453abj7ugRqvv5TDtAuKF4Ffrmrr4DvDPgvL2ogVxoJiJC76Tf0E-0qXc98Q4tq5k8l1dZAWcv2njuSzGvZv9uhoV_PAWJdxG1vCMnEt_WPNqm_fOOlIbWOQ-6XFg6dd4wJV4/s1600/ALGirl.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591811752186106930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXTahcU453abj7ugRqvv5TDtAuKF4Ffrmrr4DvDPgvL2ogVxoJiJC76Tf0E-0qXc98Q4tq5k8l1dZAWcv2njuSzGvZv9uhoV_PAWJdxG1vCMnEt_WPNqm_fOOlIbWOQ-6XFg6dd4wJV4/s200/ALGirl.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcVJGgAeFK7c46NwUgh2qqec9BMdZ8V2XJL73SX-BuxemwWs0fFoE4AwwzZikrYwAoRneRKhrfCMr3nwc9wNphun7Xx98RXMsrx6Aohyphenhyphent0RmR2MEudAmtxpjy-KOr0FDdV9SOe6Ftjno/s1600/ALChristmas.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591811749020489010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcVJGgAeFK7c46NwUgh2qqec9BMdZ8V2XJL73SX-BuxemwWs0fFoE4AwwzZikrYwAoRneRKhrfCMr3nwc9wNphun7Xx98RXMsrx6Aohyphenhyphent0RmR2MEudAmtxpjy-KOr0FDdV9SOe6Ftjno/s200/ALChristmas.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilow419AICP20JRmRiI1meibEr8h2tp9IAB2hkCDydUtabjqqN5N5uBI3bN4w_S8odqah4ZP98Ygff0JF4Zab7SSTe8P3N5hNEYBTA67pAqMgnD1BGKZXpVVDyPCIaGx6X9t_TbcFXSQg/s1600/ABBEY+LANE+FAB+5%252C.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591811741939491394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilow419AICP20JRmRiI1meibEr8h2tp9IAB2hkCDydUtabjqqN5N5uBI3bN4w_S8odqah4ZP98Ygff0JF4Zab7SSTe8P3N5hNEYBTA67pAqMgnD1BGKZXpVVDyPCIaGx6X9t_TbcFXSQg/s200/ABBEY+LANE+FAB+5%252C.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTvwnFcelObGG0L6Rr6bQ8T4hB6HAuozjLTx-id7iyBqZnPXj751glram0u20bXWL6CUxH7CGwKwDdb0Vw1FYdQvNGl8ZBMkliXMc5smdLHwSYFRiDYwdLTALTKsrU3n4A8PP9LmQvj4/s1600/MMTourmulti.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591812131776302386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTvwnFcelObGG0L6Rr6bQ8T4hB6HAuozjLTx-id7iyBqZnPXj751glram0u20bXWL6CUxH7CGwKwDdb0Vw1FYdQvNGl8ZBMkliXMc5smdLHwSYFRiDYwdLTALTKsrU3n4A8PP9LmQvj4/s200/MMTourmulti.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div>In case you missed it, here are some of the quilts from the Abbey Lane trunk show that we had during Shop Hop. They will be here a little bit longer!</div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-2192987876409055292011-04-04T15:12:00.003-04:002011-04-04T15:15:06.271-04:00March Block of the Month<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoy1QgSd229QD8MXsEGvsFvrVWhUyQ-42I1Dnah7c4zdV7en6N1yilysaEm9sik3dcln1ElFpEhj3nfcp1RhIN7BM-tyJtavPxKAXzkGQdk69x8RDgHuQyaZEBvSRxBoxWNOeE68yB2s/s1600/Civil+March.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 197px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591808576224579922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoy1QgSd229QD8MXsEGvsFvrVWhUyQ-42I1Dnah7c4zdV7en6N1yilysaEm9sik3dcln1ElFpEhj3nfcp1RhIN7BM-tyJtavPxKAXzkGQdk69x8RDgHuQyaZEBvSRxBoxWNOeE68yB2s/s200/Civil+March.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTTf7Sxom7viHqgVFuXArgQWtTD44_HOzzxPTOel5hVEMGWVBS46T_R6RrY2FYsWFLyx2v3jetFilIw8xO2AEQ2D9y8pgJE6Qxva9cdao8uLaGpsf6yXVq1QMAKFgsZ8YL343t8BVoLQ/s1600/MarXmas.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591808572117368498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTTf7Sxom7viHqgVFuXArgQWtTD44_HOzzxPTOel5hVEMGWVBS46T_R6RrY2FYsWFLyx2v3jetFilIw8xO2AEQ2D9y8pgJE6Qxva9cdao8uLaGpsf6yXVq1QMAKFgsZ8YL343t8BVoLQ/s200/MarXmas.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Here are the March blocks for both the Battle of Kennesaw and the Christmas programs. <br /><div></div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-86407193057888157812011-03-24T15:57:00.002-04:002011-03-24T16:24:21.098-04:00Happy Shop Hop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIf6-LT3pjR6WQIODgh6WAfpvCOFShKol_axsbWl1OpBkkbSQdBBe8unJMhlI49TAzn0owN_yHJDk6hbooA7h36FKqnuJLLeFSumPPnXblXOCLss_Ij8alFhonpqn9IaFO-_J7EiY5gho/s1600/gngbr+lane.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 121px; HEIGHT: 158px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587738735032730946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIf6-LT3pjR6WQIODgh6WAfpvCOFShKol_axsbWl1OpBkkbSQdBBe8unJMhlI49TAzn0owN_yHJDk6hbooA7h36FKqnuJLLeFSumPPnXblXOCLss_Ij8alFhonpqn9IaFO-_J7EiY5gho/s200/gngbr+lane.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Today is the first of four days of Shop Hop!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIf6-LT3pjR6WQIODgh6WAfpvCOFShKol_axsbWl1OpBkkbSQdBBe8unJMhlI49TAzn0owN_yHJDk6hbooA7h36FKqnuJLLeFSumPPnXblXOCLss_Ij8alFhonpqn9IaFO-_J7EiY5gho/s1600/gngbr+lane.JPG"></a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We have our welcome banner out by the front door</div><br /><div>The Quilted car is out front</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcURQzBKzY1sYRA27M3_cM1TIWaylsrrCRpUAeszroGt0wox9GaNjiDhH5d7tkwrR4EVw67rJxWYt2ZOJ3HmG7EkVJ7gA59vRZrcDxdroNhFJH_phuG5CcINcB5DgzdBlRuNzAeQw8YPU/s1600/QUILTCAR.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 199px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587742685387523170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcURQzBKzY1sYRA27M3_cM1TIWaylsrrCRpUAeszroGt0wox9GaNjiDhH5d7tkwrR4EVw67rJxWYt2ZOJ3HmG7EkVJ7gA59vRZrcDxdroNhFJH_phuG5CcINcB5DgzdBlRuNzAeQw8YPU/s200/QUILTCAR.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Stop in and join the party!</div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-15147186480512265022011-03-23T20:52:00.002-04:002011-03-23T20:54:21.809-04:00Shop Hop starts tomorrow!Whew, we are all exhausted and excited tonite! We worked so hard today to get ready to start Shop Hop 2011 tomorrow! The shop looks just wonderful, can't wait to see you all! Stay tuned for pix tomorrow!Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-40196094936426448692011-02-28T11:57:00.002-05:002011-02-28T12:02:40.917-05:00February Block of the Month is available!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido8X1LuKQX6Cr5wGwQ9eo6KxQSFu51G1-dsrXI7_8oleMSu2uyahwT6EsU189wXWHmWuHK4M2TQnjHuf1idq9cpsugXyESisy5vrPq-eI2spCVBFq66S37-SL4xrnrQ1Npyd3QncGhr0/s1600/FebXmasbom.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 196px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578786806783489314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido8X1LuKQX6Cr5wGwQ9eo6KxQSFu51G1-dsrXI7_8oleMSu2uyahwT6EsU189wXWHmWuHK4M2TQnjHuf1idq9cpsugXyESisy5vrPq-eI2spCVBFq66S37-SL4xrnrQ1Npyd3QncGhr0/s200/FebXmasbom.bmp" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv_Ra4Vr-7_Kd2TROD7_Ya-P2tVMZFTXsbQ4Sbvgej1ZfIdlxANDBn_n8ysDrGwXMF6CZZzRS-kG7KBOXjYLn-wstyt1G5j9Sivalyn2_CWQcP8R0EWWojopufI9hZgU1AZ9XuLFJN94/s1600/Febcivilbom.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578786806460618642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv_Ra4Vr-7_Kd2TROD7_Ya-P2tVMZFTXsbQ4Sbvgej1ZfIdlxANDBn_n8ysDrGwXMF6CZZzRS-kG7KBOXjYLn-wstyt1G5j9Sivalyn2_CWQcP8R0EWWojopufI9hZgU1AZ9XuLFJN94/s200/Febcivilbom.bmp" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div>The February editions of both of our block of the month programs were released this past Saturday, as always, the fourth Saturday of the month!</div><br /><br /><div>You can pick it up anytime between now and the day <strong>before</strong> the March one comes on March 26th.</div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-69745385611418710712011-01-01T16:12:00.003-05:002011-01-01T16:31:58.528-05:00Happy New Year! 2011 Block of the Month<div>Hope you had a great holiday!<br /><br /></div><div>We are excited about our two new block of the month programs for 2011! Our new blocks come out on the 4th Saturday of the month, so the first one will be available on January 22. We have a Christmas themed one, and a Civil War inspired one. Here are the January blocks:</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQxNmYqGHEshpDJC0VsWBoU-0CSPKvKQ9gr3JKuSzWJ-Bb4NxcYVoz4OsBj86pkhXnxSxabtwWRtsltFJps3M8T3fpGLMRtvsoug-ppI_2AFKwjkOB3eBn9c4HDLt1fsyCjDpp0e434A/s1600/Civil+Jan.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557331648524442626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQxNmYqGHEshpDJC0VsWBoU-0CSPKvKQ9gr3JKuSzWJ-Bb4NxcYVoz4OsBj86pkhXnxSxabtwWRtsltFJps3M8T3fpGLMRtvsoug-ppI_2AFKwjkOB3eBn9c4HDLt1fsyCjDpp0e434A/s200/Civil+Jan.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlzQ_ReY9bfENenAAgXpNKk4dd5WdWhotNzRoxE_ykAHfOafKyl4KfiPMeVwXdJ7h7UGzBqFYo0fdh84qRRCeMykgv_jnNVzcE1FmuUZOKJnaGI1niuz7FpkKfb8X5IZSdTCleJXmRMI/s1600/Xmas+Jan.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557331651865151042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlzQ_ReY9bfENenAAgXpNKk4dd5WdWhotNzRoxE_ykAHfOafKyl4KfiPMeVwXdJ7h7UGzBqFYo0fdh84qRRCeMykgv_jnNVzcE1FmuUZOKJnaGI1niuz7FpkKfb8X5IZSdTCleJXmRMI/s200/Xmas+Jan.JPG" /></a> </div><div></div><div>The Christmas block is $20 to join, and as long as you pick up the block on time each month, and show your finished one from the previous month, there is no further charge for the blocks.</div><div>At the end of the year we will have a finishing kit available for purchase. This block is only available for in-store pickup.</div><div></div><div>The Civil War block is $5 to join, then $5 per month. You don't have to have finished the previous block to pick up the new one! There will also be a finishing kit available for these blocks at the end of the year. If you would like to have this mailed instead of coming in to pick it up, there is an additional $5 per month charge.<br /></div><div>Call or come in to sign up!<br /></div><div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-21891530968474554292010-12-23T14:56:00.003-05:002010-12-23T14:57:40.136-05:00Block of the Month 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17ZRDHaHi5qLTI2JwlzYi-JmHnAwkeDuAwUfil08s7G7xWOgzWwpCS-nLhse64IzftZ8qA70JXF79WUaKDnJ5JlkW5D_t-NolBf7yrm4cjrPpGq86uWPQejtRusjN1TkmqcyYOX4e4wg/s1600/2010+bom.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 144px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553969240951207650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17ZRDHaHi5qLTI2JwlzYi-JmHnAwkeDuAwUfil08s7G7xWOgzWwpCS-nLhse64IzftZ8qA70JXF79WUaKDnJ5JlkW5D_t-NolBf7yrm4cjrPpGq86uWPQejtRusjN1TkmqcyYOX4e4wg/s200/2010+bom.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Here is the finished quilt from our block of the month program for 2010!</div><br /><div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-24933199409776991632010-12-17T14:23:00.003-05:002010-12-17T14:39:28.669-05:00Christmas Cuties!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF6KX_xUQEGx9Md5PkRdDRbjhrrDy1kUMQjwHkzt3KsT97gKmvuVSbKRL7e8hOLskXP8Z258nOl0Rs0Wk_7D8SHyF5ZGashk2t0iIFeGaYHDYEWfLzYL9txUYTBZasdGf7VTnn44HS6Y/s1600/Christmas+girls.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551736998048141650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF6KX_xUQEGx9Md5PkRdDRbjhrrDy1kUMQjwHkzt3KsT97gKmvuVSbKRL7e8hOLskXP8Z258nOl0Rs0Wk_7D8SHyF5ZGashk2t0iIFeGaYHDYEWfLzYL9txUYTBZasdGf7VTnn44HS6Y/s200/Christmas+girls.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Mary came into the shop today with her adorable daughters, Amanda, Maggie and Ruthie, in their adorable Christmas outfits she made for them! They were just too cute for words!</div><div> </div><div>These were made from Moda's "12 Days of Christmas". See, there's lots more you can do with all our beautiful fabric than just quilts!</div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-60616683840703818692010-11-22T18:20:00.002-05:002010-11-22T18:23:20.282-05:00Houston QuiltsYes, there were even quilts there! Way too many to take pictures of them all - but here is one favorite! It is all made of selvedges!<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I8sodCoISvc/TOr67AGZM_I/AAAAAAAAAP4/NAxzw_zfbJ4/s1600/PB050391.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542518182978860018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I8sodCoISvc/TOr67AGZM_I/AAAAAAAAAP4/NAxzw_zfbJ4/s200/PB050391.JPG" /></a></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-56056933440140287782010-11-22T18:13:00.005-05:002010-11-22T18:20:34.628-05:00Houston show and tellPart of the fun is showing and telling about what you bought and saw -<br />This year we reserved the conference room at our hotel ahead of time, and there was about 20 of us there, all eager to show our purchases!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-gKaqClbZH9B-ugX2jayhW0VDqvQqX35tAfI_5a7AKc3qhk_Gb8spTBot2g0eH78RC7gR0UPa1ll4vrBXMmXkl04tW-_xDIoME3hkIcdu9aIqUL4NKduuv94f5mM21ySgWqUYrxDYYg/s1600/PB050400.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542517375914585378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-gKaqClbZH9B-ugX2jayhW0VDqvQqX35tAfI_5a7AKc3qhk_Gb8spTBot2g0eH78RC7gR0UPa1ll4vrBXMmXkl04tW-_xDIoME3hkIcdu9aIqUL4NKduuv94f5mM21ySgWqUYrxDYYg/s200/PB050400.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLFlht9mqH5_Xvc1hTg9TI_M6VpM0WE-8GpwO0QOiNSIG3bOTE4TnCrZFcyUdbDOAwvjj6m7rkHhHKLaN_SXRRgLOcjaKgOxZPpH8YaaQXOqIoyVx_nZ8njPOPm19Qvz9mQAtjab2Ka0/s1600/PB050402.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542517365307887970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLFlht9mqH5_Xvc1hTg9TI_M6VpM0WE-8GpwO0QOiNSIG3bOTE4TnCrZFcyUdbDOAwvjj6m7rkHhHKLaN_SXRRgLOcjaKgOxZPpH8YaaQXOqIoyVx_nZ8njPOPm19Qvz9mQAtjab2Ka0/s200/PB050402.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs0N-DWa8kRsCJXyBwbt5PuleVVAF7HhOr4l-JI9J3Kvr4yjzf4gyr9HDAiopDfVi1SMM15GEbJPBTpW5VdtDdifJRmZLA-C1nvLMM1hag0KDzem5cDs9KiTY_pBZ50PT9tp9o-DjuTs/s1600/PB050405.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542516639704957538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl3wAhAi6CcT-5iQqkMRmsKzn7YUUzx7C68ElVrB6Z2iJ_lX98wU81yKAE_qR0wRFmJXSdpwenuQtElrqOxn-3ImnZtBygQRgnFDo1Ucui2MoeUCUu0dMMOqrmqtw8FOGzKx36ZLtHcI/s200/PB050403.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg1U8Gd0hKq8-yQkKIgYmjlN0wWeMORGBhtqcjfOdKqmi8mj4rPpF-wTD4nHUD7St7u13WzOVcD6W3jZeTjmPbhyphenhyphenj2rN0fvhsigBBAav-0gYtju_umify5l8UTpRXKJotIfDxpfOy_4s/s1600/PB050399.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542516634456966578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg1U8Gd0hKq8-yQkKIgYmjlN0wWeMORGBhtqcjfOdKqmi8mj4rPpF-wTD4nHUD7St7u13WzOVcD6W3jZeTjmPbhyphenhyphenj2rN0fvhsigBBAav-0gYtju_umify5l8UTpRXKJotIfDxpfOy_4s/s200/PB050399.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oSBOCAQenrszzON6re-MiB8eQcNBwe2kRI-hCng6aVkuZtguUdzEUpVfpGTC0Z2OWbYBGn3CJf75iYAXUT5mep6brZRdyQPRQu5Ly6UJgJgGc3eGM4FBlBQ7sGqykPDj5FmQcFfGCvg/s1600/PB050394.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542516625518170754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oSBOCAQenrszzON6re-MiB8eQcNBwe2kRI-hCng6aVkuZtguUdzEUpVfpGTC0Z2OWbYBGn3CJf75iYAXUT5mep6brZRdyQPRQu5Ly6UJgJgGc3eGM4FBlBQ7sGqykPDj5FmQcFfGCvg/s200/PB050394.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mary Anne Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779480332968230361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361765968737718319.post-14884874060500630052010-11-22T18:05:00.003-05:002010-11-22T18:12:56.888-05:00Houston fun!A little late with the posting - here are a few more Houston pictures!<br />We found some great restaurants - of course we had to eat plenty to keep up our strength for the miles we walked during the day at Festival!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoVv4DWDzAB_ar4RpBXr549426ob7GFLC4aE_s0GhMbrRkxLV5PCMXIZzoAFQEut381NaT_Iss-Stwhkj3yUK_D02AA106tSwZ8qrcYn4Aas_a5Y2qx6x5_6UpdNppth7eX9f6rYNrH0/s1600/PB050397.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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