tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158691712024-03-13T03:24:04.256-07:00How are you all?My life with * Quilts * Etsy * Organic Garden * Quenee (my cat)Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comBlogger573125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-52363977690340919942022-11-16T11:20:00.003-08:002022-11-16T11:47:58.745-08:00New Cat - Sunny<p> I now have two cats. One is approx. eight years old (female), the other (new black male) is approx. 8 mo old. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAi8eUACssh_l32hCI4mdQCDmxOXRSUHrkbQmANDLTAlHkc7fEdrNP08WEkB9s0oDunNxSI1Zwu4xdiBeW88NZe0heCjIPj4DSAr7XNKzI-oSEzdqoSwdR8bfFTCiiJB5wfB6MU0ol0hMHWSAIeuFYGoWnz0TsIPkTvanCqC0KjWp7J46ZSJY/s4000/20221004_170634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAi8eUACssh_l32hCI4mdQCDmxOXRSUHrkbQmANDLTAlHkc7fEdrNP08WEkB9s0oDunNxSI1Zwu4xdiBeW88NZe0heCjIPj4DSAr7XNKzI-oSEzdqoSwdR8bfFTCiiJB5wfB6MU0ol0hMHWSAIeuFYGoWnz0TsIPkTvanCqC0KjWp7J46ZSJY/s320/20221004_170634.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The time for adopting the new one suddenly came. He found us and was determined to be adopted. He just stayed on our property, came out from the bushes every time we went out of the door and came back from outings, then purr rolling on the ground. He didn't hesitate to come inside and sniff around as if saying "I'm home!". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5yGCvL59pl1z4Nu969QsXsQdgV7QgE3UnvzBZYynoYjI4_HhsehDol5kFEL4rHp6QNxgUckf7-ATBDbQMIazVHBk7HJenPc5TKeIPYQ52DHsMDC3FxiFWV7OY6Kb46l8MNKO1mAYzKbK9-59TzkEUbj5ooP_zZ25DqUO25Vox5c17BtM6zU/s4000/20220923_102307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5yGCvL59pl1z4Nu969QsXsQdgV7QgE3UnvzBZYynoYjI4_HhsehDol5kFEL4rHp6QNxgUckf7-ATBDbQMIazVHBk7HJenPc5TKeIPYQ52DHsMDC3FxiFWV7OY6Kb46l8MNKO1mAYzKbK9-59TzkEUbj5ooP_zZ25DqUO25Vox5c17BtM6zU/s320/20220923_102307.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was obvious that someone owned the kitty. We tried to identify his owner but nobody in the neighborhood recognized him and he has no chip. I think someone just drove and abandoned him because of his naughty behavior. He is a digger. I lost 2 pots of cuctus, and he once used a plant pot as his litter. I understand he is used to use soil since he came from outside. He also loves to play with pins. All of my pin cushions are now in containers with lids. It took a while for me to get used to what he does, clean the mess he made, and modify the home interior.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My biggest concern was the relationship between my older cat, Que ("Q-w-e-y"), and Sunny. Que was very unhappy for the first week. She was upset even when I touch her. He was separated and lived in a room for a while and gradually gained freedom. Paying more attention to Que was a must so that she could feel her life wouldn't be changed due to this stranger, then when she identified Sunny as not a competitor, her attitude would soften. After a month, she accepted him as a friend. They now go out together and come back home together. They are often in and out during the daytime and are kept inside during the night. They sometimes lick each other on the bed. Nice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When he started to live on the property, it was at the beginning of September. I wasn't going to adopt him so asked people around me if they know someone who might be interested in adopting Sunny. My friend who owns two black cats suggested I better wait to advertise him online because Halloween was approaching. There are cruel people who want to use black cats for Halloween decorations or sacrifice for a religious (?) ceremony. I thought he might miss the best time for adoption if I wait until the end of October (two months) because kitties grow quickly. I could take him to a shelter but I heard black cats are not popular and end up euthanized. There is a shelter that says no killing, but that means he would have to live in a small cage all day. I thought, if no one wants him, it would be better to free him after neutering than take him to a shelter. I didn't mind feeding him outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I thought, just in case, I need to prepare him to become a strong guy who can survive outside. He loves climbing. I heard male cats love to hunt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJTJcxafAeE6q999fY1nUS_ypVbN6FKYmk2jWSvXY2bjwvStSx8YVA7TojceSYEQhUzbaXvX2ktgvvP8nGBpAKE82NtZB2BDpsdqw38Eo3tRLjGYLi0oC4A6C4SLZqvl3m6T8vbadnFN9_Af0XQqF2EILi2yYOPev8rkgf69YKzFkLgx_uIA/s4000/20220929_152048%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJTJcxafAeE6q999fY1nUS_ypVbN6FKYmk2jWSvXY2bjwvStSx8YVA7TojceSYEQhUzbaXvX2ktgvvP8nGBpAKE82NtZB2BDpsdqw38Eo3tRLjGYLi0oC4A6C4SLZqvl3m6T8vbadnFN9_Af0XQqF2EILi2yYOPev8rkgf69YKzFkLgx_uIA/s320/20220929_152048%20copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started to give him rich food in animal protein. I wanted to build his body healthy with strong muscles for hunting; also healthy mind would be helpful if he encounter someone who may be interested in living with him. As well as human development in childhood, I think later cats' life is also somewhat determined by the environment and how they were treated by humans. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My friend who takes care of eight cats gave me the information on how to build a shelter for a wild cat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKobG3kqdlls026I7MtxVVza55YHNfkdXUECPwAHaR9QJeKUguJz2IVdYO3gZ0qwjyvNPHoQlV7nC5XP4OosTFhkRXf95qKIlcuAZfdHbKZQK-itOGlj0FgEYTEW556-OPaQHWXFB1s1krJoP0VQuQhKSUMFoHDlZDU3x9gf-_7w07nFhnMDU/s733/image000000(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="505" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKobG3kqdlls026I7MtxVVza55YHNfkdXUECPwAHaR9QJeKUguJz2IVdYO3gZ0qwjyvNPHoQlV7nC5XP4OosTFhkRXf95qKIlcuAZfdHbKZQK-itOGlj0FgEYTEW556-OPaQHWXFB1s1krJoP0VQuQhKSUMFoHDlZDU3x9gf-_7w07nFhnMDU/s320/image000000(2).jpg" width="220" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gEN7USOr-dNvKUj65SmfkBR1Q1NzTRpY7kh6bdr1rYO5cwuOos0m001gsjrfyorINiV_UarxOj7M5Z9isqsRw3Ztq6Ne6rFpD5LzxskBN-hgQfQsciBUqtSRh6JWscQ-MwLNStQyhXjBkC37BuYYYCTnuwFZRCZJQArcVIazu8zk7Ttivk0/s1103/image000000(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gEN7USOr-dNvKUj65SmfkBR1Q1NzTRpY7kh6bdr1rYO5cwuOos0m001gsjrfyorINiV_UarxOj7M5Z9isqsRw3Ztq6Ne6rFpD5LzxskBN-hgQfQsciBUqtSRh6JWscQ-MwLNStQyhXjBkC37BuYYYCTnuwFZRCZJQArcVIazu8zk7Ttivk0/s320/image000000(3).jpg" width="146" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(The images are from: <a href="https://feralcatfocus.org/colony-management-caring-for-your-colony/" target="_blank">Feral Cat Focus</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, after living with him like this for a while, one day, I noticed he IS already MY CAT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Luckily, my husband really enjoys life with our cats. He said he cannot take his time to play with Sunny before Sunny became a part of our family - he plays with Que a lot so didn't want to take more of his time for playing with cats -, but he does. I often think what I learned from a psychology class is true; women tend to care more about satisfying basic needs such as eating and sleeping while men tend to care more about intelligent needs such as playing and thinking, and both activities are necessary for human development. Well, our cats receive a lot of playtimes and talking from my husband and I take care of the basic needs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, it was again so lucky that the two get along well. Sunny sometimes irritates Que with his naughty behavior though. Que prefers a quieter environment, but it looks like she is getting good excitement from him. I still need to monitor them at feeding times. Que is a slow eater, and Sunny comes to steal her food after finishing his share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, with these cats, my life is still good :) </div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-66744799229970145642022-11-07T13:09:00.001-08:002022-11-07T13:27:08.375-08:00Catching up to the beginning of November.<p>So, the last post was made on Feb 15. I had a lot since then.</p><p>Around that time, I was up and down with the fact that I was diagnosed with osteopenia. Finally, the time to fight with loss of bone density became a part of my life. My primary physician wasn't much help. She just advised me to take Calcium with Vitamin D, which actually did nothing to improve my bone density last year. </p><p>So, I read a lot of online articles and books borrowed from my friend and found more useful information than my physician gave me. Until the end of August, I had every morning or evening walk plus gardening and taking calcium + vitamin D + magnesium supplements in between meals, a plant-based diet, avoid caffeine and alcohol, but now I often skip the calcium and my eating habit went back to what I used to do before. I stopped walking also but do Zumba at home instead following a youtube video every day. I think exercise is the most important factor to prevent osteoporosis and balanced meals, then maybe calcium with vitamin D/K, etc. I add a tbsp of apple cider vinegar to my tea to help prevent my blood pH decrease, especially after consuming animal protein so it would minimize calcium leaking out into the urine.</p><p>In April, I felt the necessity of more exercise and relaxation, so I started to join a qigong group once a week. My Japanese friend leads the group at the church which is 2 miles from my home. I still enjoy it. It's nice to have a moment to pay attention to my inner world through meditation. It gave me good opportunities to think about life from a different angle than I usually see. </p><p>The church focuses on spirituality more than religion. The members of qigong are also members of the church and they expressed they don't consider themselves Christians, even though they use the term "God". I am not a religious person but I was looking for a church to join to be a part of the community. I thought this church is a perfect match for me, so I now go to mass every Sunday. The church examines teachings of life from various religions and seeks ways how to live in diversity and respect individual differences to achieve a kind community. </p><p>Naturally, they encourage arts and crafts. You can find all kinds of programs/workshops at the church. They have me for a Nov/Dec artist for their art space. I now have 3 quilts hanging there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjUn5r1gR4g91La1ZdFS3kJWVV60Oyma8ISXMcLZQifYd6xRcXI7RfU2_hEpwtjPwnxMZo8iMzsiFOyE49tdLoFgNrdnJbaLj0hA210PTLvYDGfGg6HkDdaW5h3q-uCuCeB6ofFR7B95FLJeZgP992lu6jWQXpNy6qlZUtl0jglaH62mkLS8/s4000/20221103_155451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjUn5r1gR4g91La1ZdFS3kJWVV60Oyma8ISXMcLZQifYd6xRcXI7RfU2_hEpwtjPwnxMZo8iMzsiFOyE49tdLoFgNrdnJbaLj0hA210PTLvYDGfGg6HkDdaW5h3q-uCuCeB6ofFR7B95FLJeZgP992lu6jWQXpNy6qlZUtl0jglaH62mkLS8/s320/20221103_155451.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wAaOm06y_42MOTU7grDJouvT3CVPapY_7UE55b0QFHhHObb7RlQNJqT4LAO-Iyl96t0-akW6JIH5FmPaVLX1PxK_yWtCNgJ2lz2cNRdkCXR7xBtuKKIraJurMpmvS2N-sMisOIHab9_qHSg5GoRt1I1IvpwjUuuYj97SDzm_K8IftgvUk-o/s4000/20221103_155507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wAaOm06y_42MOTU7grDJouvT3CVPapY_7UE55b0QFHhHObb7RlQNJqT4LAO-Iyl96t0-akW6JIH5FmPaVLX1PxK_yWtCNgJ2lz2cNRdkCXR7xBtuKKIraJurMpmvS2N-sMisOIHab9_qHSg5GoRt1I1IvpwjUuuYj97SDzm_K8IftgvUk-o/s320/20221103_155507.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1N-dq1LmILq0J6DQdVIcK6dnWd1LPYyiKlRJZlB6OKmDdtzmt2N_JEyutM3Is7plwsq2ZlSfMVmYcjXlYEHqDgXCtgGZbpGTg1x2hPW_NU1QRRMcxMZBjDnuvua8F_T9JJClPteyI_-k1qK10bXPACM7R_EqecObPZFs_GUEbeRe4sFwqd0/s4000/20221103_155517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1N-dq1LmILq0J6DQdVIcK6dnWd1LPYyiKlRJZlB6OKmDdtzmt2N_JEyutM3Is7plwsq2ZlSfMVmYcjXlYEHqDgXCtgGZbpGTg1x2hPW_NU1QRRMcxMZBjDnuvua8F_T9JJClPteyI_-k1qK10bXPACM7R_EqecObPZFs_GUEbeRe4sFwqd0/s320/20221103_155517.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I made many smiley cat pillows for donations to the church also. There are more many pillows in the box under the table. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dat1rLyxePbNXiZXzd8kqpD3qLe2EWERHp1Ab8AMjGAjNgguJ2Sa2deQspkhGZJcJQKeV1OEQp9EwySNKpuagyig-sJz2wgY5Z_L2Ohbgd3GM7R_lrYVKRBMS6t8FX6cEzzqyogwobtUppLEHcKqosai-6baCoM4qBkz4Y29ABII77EWVL0/s4000/20221103_155502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dat1rLyxePbNXiZXzd8kqpD3qLe2EWERHp1Ab8AMjGAjNgguJ2Sa2deQspkhGZJcJQKeV1OEQp9EwySNKpuagyig-sJz2wgY5Z_L2Ohbgd3GM7R_lrYVKRBMS6t8FX6cEzzqyogwobtUppLEHcKqosai-6baCoM4qBkz4Y29ABII77EWVL0/s320/20221103_155502.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The ad for my Etsy shop.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWswMjfCttEO3uUSWUMLjfAX9TSG9Yv0ZmiCJwGpVGoMhA_XqrfotAWMVO9epPg0ro-3c1CFqF5thLXI_EexByfrC0Gqrxe1uRn-87KB6iyhVcp1R6l_KgA9sR9SYzTfNs9ilTq1P3nTyXy0Gs9ATZtbCvUERVj_3imqwOR_V2NNwP3lx97OQ/s3038/20221103_155537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3038" data-original-width="2721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWswMjfCttEO3uUSWUMLjfAX9TSG9Yv0ZmiCJwGpVGoMhA_XqrfotAWMVO9epPg0ro-3c1CFqF5thLXI_EexByfrC0Gqrxe1uRn-87KB6iyhVcp1R6l_KgA9sR9SYzTfNs9ilTq1P3nTyXy0Gs9ATZtbCvUERVj_3imqwOR_V2NNwP3lx97OQ/s320/20221103_155537.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br /><div>And my artist statement.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnolMSkpQ2NqlYQ1Lj0bIpng5KVY1Azow40vyzMKM5H-FseOMQ72q6GpUpl8sZHBCkTuMrQ-_Jh4y0vCAoJPTwctc4LJnAGeTincAQhInzzZDEnBXhM2APGz137DSm1_5irsTzKH-fGbYJbJoXyFEutEiFtiP9Zhyg6_Vt7yRVmVr7_9cn16M/s2721/20221103_155532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="2134" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnolMSkpQ2NqlYQ1Lj0bIpng5KVY1Azow40vyzMKM5H-FseOMQ72q6GpUpl8sZHBCkTuMrQ-_Jh4y0vCAoJPTwctc4LJnAGeTincAQhInzzZDEnBXhM2APGz137DSm1_5irsTzKH-fGbYJbJoXyFEutEiFtiP9Zhyg6_Vt7yRVmVr7_9cn16M/s320/20221103_155532.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div>I didn't have much to say in the statement but thought of filling the space. So, I used the dual portrait that I drew for one of the drawing class assignments that I had taken in the past. I had to draw a real me in a funny face and another me in a different form. I respect nature, so the other me has natural elements to it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewoNwxPOhUz_OBU8HoOm11pqweRZBtgsKpflZ8gUU19MeElfdVOmzt5NTwkr7QcabaTo0zjadwBLP6C5o2XSuBbagyvlXEm0kLHKPU3c7qxXps2D5Ec7Up15XzMj3DyWb0LjF3H9FHqWwg1xXRwtOz9N0G-xkDkhWppUbavUFY57vHrgbnHo/s4000/20221103_124842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewoNwxPOhUz_OBU8HoOm11pqweRZBtgsKpflZ8gUU19MeElfdVOmzt5NTwkr7QcabaTo0zjadwBLP6C5o2XSuBbagyvlXEm0kLHKPU3c7qxXps2D5Ec7Up15XzMj3DyWb0LjF3H9FHqWwg1xXRwtOz9N0G-xkDkhWppUbavUFY57vHrgbnHo/s320/20221103_124842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The table under the quilt display looks a little empty so I would add some more items. I just had a craft show last weekend. There are leftover items from the show. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J7zwOD0V65bpiVtWORhabZEEA34b7iXR5VXaSMltzGCVNM9buZrnE9AxwFqSXlTXvmSx4jBaxH_9c7_awzAcuYLeDT_AoaPsx-aYjcAqtM49ed7YmiMFNO0Nzu_b7-Sh-J6eqFxpmXnvITdWOLz4WnwaeSXgEd52pBW5R-6Yaql0_Zm_R38/s1024/Fg027KjXoAIFk6d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J7zwOD0V65bpiVtWORhabZEEA34b7iXR5VXaSMltzGCVNM9buZrnE9AxwFqSXlTXvmSx4jBaxH_9c7_awzAcuYLeDT_AoaPsx-aYjcAqtM49ed7YmiMFNO0Nzu_b7-Sh-J6eqFxpmXnvITdWOLz4WnwaeSXgEd52pBW5R-6Yaql0_Zm_R38/s320/Fg027KjXoAIFk6d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46U6Tkh7EGL29lM7beHS09lHnPvdlwSlI3VowtZLvW286Fq-jyiiFjbye69dqHxLaCC9cewXkFBocFcLKi8Yr_7lWppeI2OHliPHNMWUqXTzH6ZnHzaeji8UE8biSkP8bPV9UIP3PCO06Dv5gYhhB8o5_zTd8CrVYjggVsvgrXOvbJjEmDcY/s1024/Fg027CJXgAA_lxQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46U6Tkh7EGL29lM7beHS09lHnPvdlwSlI3VowtZLvW286Fq-jyiiFjbye69dqHxLaCC9cewXkFBocFcLKi8Yr_7lWppeI2OHliPHNMWUqXTzH6ZnHzaeji8UE8biSkP8bPV9UIP3PCO06Dv5gYhhB8o5_zTd8CrVYjggVsvgrXOvbJjEmDcY/s320/Fg027CJXgAA_lxQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIkEtUaBcXarADYCcxWwHUuFafuekPCNAJ_eBGnCLNIZvP2Ncib9ubM-DNowxomchB3JyYtzMmHqlPLs4oFuvlT_9cAEuvI_vGQoktC3dAE_-twoKnNIRLyz0xysvBOlfC12rpVRrlxBB-GbH18P78sjG17SBEESQMjsB0C1mSfVgF5seGOA/s1024/Fg0265NWYAALz2Q.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIkEtUaBcXarADYCcxWwHUuFafuekPCNAJ_eBGnCLNIZvP2Ncib9ubM-DNowxomchB3JyYtzMmHqlPLs4oFuvlT_9cAEuvI_vGQoktC3dAE_-twoKnNIRLyz0xysvBOlfC12rpVRrlxBB-GbH18P78sjG17SBEESQMjsB0C1mSfVgF5seGOA/s320/Fg0265NWYAALz2Q.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My husband thought the table runners in a conservative style would go at the show, but only one runner was sold. I may have them at Etsy or the church, and then would be donated to my local quilt guild Way and Means. <br /><p>Anyway, I am hoping to find a nitch for me to help the church and be familiar with the community. I may try a hand-sewing workshop there next year. I used to have a sewing club at the local community college, but it was taken over by an active student, which is actually a good thing. I left the club because I felt I am not a necessary person for the club. It was a bit sad because I set up everything and it was like a tsunami swept away everything so rapidly. But all I can do is forget about it and just move on. I will find something else for the community. So the workshop could be a good alternative.</p><p>Since I got into the mood for sewing, I finished 15 placemats (3 sets of 5) yesterday and listed them on Etsy last night. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJylVKlLLu6ecQpdo9Lu7eyb3u4uHMBnpwCHGw9NrkKaNP0mshpbeMKUC3t2Pbb2zXxbQcrWU4f28vjMpd-1Q63NT1r_1oQtpf44vX_SAhMGW2pWQZ0l9sGNvb4jI9QXKae_HrZvMfJIMUVz78P7ocl2gW-Rl2R4F2mXcNriviTIdtqUqmPNU/s680/Fg7S4C4XgAYOErT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJylVKlLLu6ecQpdo9Lu7eyb3u4uHMBnpwCHGw9NrkKaNP0mshpbeMKUC3t2Pbb2zXxbQcrWU4f28vjMpd-1Q63NT1r_1oQtpf44vX_SAhMGW2pWQZ0l9sGNvb4jI9QXKae_HrZvMfJIMUVz78P7ocl2gW-Rl2R4F2mXcNriviTIdtqUqmPNU/s320/Fg7S4C4XgAYOErT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I will be soon busy with raking and collecting leaves from my neighbors for my compost heap but hope to make more time for Etsy.</div><div><br /></div><div>From gardening vegetables this year, a remarkable thing is butternut squash. I planted only 6 seedlings, and they just took off so freely.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLKryKZ-EXbsRTWYoUDSq4fIrGjaKC7o23x7mlH_jZ5bX4oHDl64fBO2OKL-Pqqx2Cu92dPk376KPHT2XSRW40OZ-tQaWSHz5pq3GGCsxHI-oGnqkb-9lFcObGg8g2Xcrs8sikpKTBVa_-69ipIbzIX2MRovzOd6ag05JztROGz9YoGJvjRI/s4000/20220829_090256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLKryKZ-EXbsRTWYoUDSq4fIrGjaKC7o23x7mlH_jZ5bX4oHDl64fBO2OKL-Pqqx2Cu92dPk376KPHT2XSRW40OZ-tQaWSHz5pq3GGCsxHI-oGnqkb-9lFcObGg8g2Xcrs8sikpKTBVa_-69ipIbzIX2MRovzOd6ag05JztROGz9YoGJvjRI/s320/20220829_090256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The left side is butternuts, and the right is Japanese pumpkin, kabocha. I think the leaf size difference between the two comes from the compost section being located next to the kabocha bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNmE2Yi7jR-2JijHtXArCy1VGzq_8wfLW3EmfX6JAuePzDPx23CWPElCmpEaGhwI3D7wEl3lP5E5che4_Z-NibDNC-DipVfmGU-MSOipYHFvMJ4D_BnK7DWWe-W7qrBP8sucqGEbpuSSNUinW23pG8OngX2YW52BNdj6UeZ0BlOtsMO4-rR4/s4000/20220809_084815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNmE2Yi7jR-2JijHtXArCy1VGzq_8wfLW3EmfX6JAuePzDPx23CWPElCmpEaGhwI3D7wEl3lP5E5che4_Z-NibDNC-DipVfmGU-MSOipYHFvMJ4D_BnK7DWWe-W7qrBP8sucqGEbpuSSNUinW23pG8OngX2YW52BNdj6UeZ0BlOtsMO4-rR4/s320/20220809_084815.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>116 butternuts and 16 kabocha in total were harvested. I gave away so many butternuts at the church and quilt meetings, but still, my basement is occupied by butternuts.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomH4r94wn0F9o_fsbHKGAuJbQmJipCSjWtKlwRHhMLmX6bvL5Fbk44IIafFtm7SE9kZnxBISuVFsnJYzomRh7Do4z6H8iyN_NlJc0sSNEYmA32HLb1n-q7mXX-imU-0K0f9CSTwcrF8mPr5osUDEqkF2ZGOzeWoN_D9bjpnCS3LAXYjL_qaM/s3925/20220928_190431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="3925" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomH4r94wn0F9o_fsbHKGAuJbQmJipCSjWtKlwRHhMLmX6bvL5Fbk44IIafFtm7SE9kZnxBISuVFsnJYzomRh7Do4z6H8iyN_NlJc0sSNEYmA32HLb1n-q7mXX-imU-0K0f9CSTwcrF8mPr5osUDEqkF2ZGOzeWoN_D9bjpnCS3LAXYjL_qaM/s320/20220928_190431.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayTK7D9K6_0VFhHMQ3WImFrqClnVhQ9D2dpv6AUULKTbDSzxXKRnzZJJbU6j6WwX-1S-6enyXcgATfpf5B_hRtTMkbXE2AfZ1pXs_EJTGUlS1jr5mpqoRhJyqiP26QyQI4c_-Ku7y7HIy46cPPUbqfRKa7OG9XTDtN6U2V8qSkpop9KOOhD4/s4000/20220723_100446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayTK7D9K6_0VFhHMQ3WImFrqClnVhQ9D2dpv6AUULKTbDSzxXKRnzZJJbU6j6WwX-1S-6enyXcgATfpf5B_hRtTMkbXE2AfZ1pXs_EJTGUlS1jr5mpqoRhJyqiP26QyQI4c_-Ku7y7HIy46cPPUbqfRKa7OG9XTDtN6U2V8qSkpop9KOOhD4/s320/20220723_100446.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Also, gourds!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgHPxWR8Std5pW0HNTUNNJO93knhFY_k0t-N_IZa_thLSIJSnQ83COuzkhcGwf7y9CcxV95IjMcMQHmcya9MURmg2caPJpYT3ciHUwQXHYChaJsEuKGO1QlmgT15rzUDYMJmDP5x84rENV4FJyWq_Ws9i7GMm1nXC9pbNpO6T6Wtyem0NzCw/s4000/20220814_145808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgHPxWR8Std5pW0HNTUNNJO93knhFY_k0t-N_IZa_thLSIJSnQ83COuzkhcGwf7y9CcxV95IjMcMQHmcya9MURmg2caPJpYT3ciHUwQXHYChaJsEuKGO1QlmgT15rzUDYMJmDP5x84rENV4FJyWq_Ws9i7GMm1nXC9pbNpO6T6Wtyem0NzCw/s320/20220814_145808.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I don't know where they came from but suddenly appeared in my garden. They grew like there are no enemies in their life! After researching online, my conclusion is that they are the result of the cross-pollination in my garden. I kept using seeds from my garden for years because I didn't know squash can be easily cross-pollinated. I had zucchinis, some varieties of pumpkins, and cucumbers. One article I read said the more cross-pollinated, the more squash tends to go back to their ancestors, which are gourds. I learned gourds are edible just not as tasty as squash, so my husband and I ate them all as an alternative to potatoes. However, because they just grow so fast and produce so many, I had to kill them in the middle of the season. I wanted to eat butternuts more than gourds but couldn't get to butternuts. I set butternuts aside because they can last a long time but not gourds. Gourds get harder and harder, also become more fiberly as time passes, and become impossible to cut with a kitchen knife so not edible after a while. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9an79Ev1Qzdhp4EKxxM_Qsp73FcYxum6Q97uV6QWtbC3x4NIHEy-Z8wLxKYyfi-ZOe9elMcrYFbzfP926Ujfy8DsafyxJlC0ZrVSO6Sj0anPrxYkElo0ZZTyZ4FpbqdsRlr0iElr1mRRGLjR1jMM9ZG3m6pm0r9iNpq7TMaAOil5romeO-kQ/s4000/20220817_173632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9an79Ev1Qzdhp4EKxxM_Qsp73FcYxum6Q97uV6QWtbC3x4NIHEy-Z8wLxKYyfi-ZOe9elMcrYFbzfP926Ujfy8DsafyxJlC0ZrVSO6Sj0anPrxYkElo0ZZTyZ4FpbqdsRlr0iElr1mRRGLjR1jMM9ZG3m6pm0r9iNpq7TMaAOil5romeO-kQ/s320/20220817_173632.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We also had plenty of tomatoes (of course!), beets, eggplants, figs, kale, string beans, etc, and sweet peppers that are still growing. It's nice to have a vegetable garden. My freezer is still full of vegetables and I don't have to buy vegetables for a while until they last. Unfortunately, I plan to reduce the number of plants to plant next year. Simply, I just need them for ourselves. I enjoy the abundance, but I am getting tired of asking people, "would like to have some vegetables?" Also, the garden forces me to harvest, prepare, preserve, and cook all the time during summer. It's just too much. </div><div><p>I wanted to write about my new kitty and the diet for cats but will do it later. I started a Japanese-style quilt for sale. It will be scrappy. Hope it results in a similar image I have in my mind. I am happy to have time for my projects :) I work less for charity quilts since this fall. I still make one or two comfort quilts a month, but not six or seven like before. I think I need to be more selective as my life left is not that long and everything is getting not easy due to aging. My quilting friends are usually older than me and they call me a kid. I want to know how they can be so powerful and cheerful while I often fall into negative feelings about life. </p><p>Anyway, it's time for preparing supper. Then I will sew after that.</p></div></div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-46911926389180256592022-02-15T17:04:00.000-08:002022-02-15T17:04:34.440-08:00Tapestry with the scraps from the XO Quilt<div>I had a lot of triangle scraps from my scrappy XO quilt. So far, I made 5~6 XO quilts mostly for charity. One went to my friend in Japan. She fell in love with this quilt at the first sight, according to her. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ6DLkKoHqkyTOVkChGFrZFnSybxjOS1YJ8DNaZNlIeh04mOv_LsMx8kXdg7XAbz6ZA-0i2XADjFI-EPgdOul7mc8TUNfYKg2h1tuNym-4p9O8Opd2dKAUoLmZlPHTQazvDhKHg/s1600/il_fullxfull.1721279589_mmvy.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ6DLkKoHqkyTOVkChGFrZFnSybxjOS1YJ8DNaZNlIeh04mOv_LsMx8kXdg7XAbz6ZA-0i2XADjFI-EPgdOul7mc8TUNfYKg2h1tuNym-4p9O8Opd2dKAUoLmZlPHTQazvDhKHg/s400/il_fullxfull.1721279589_mmvy.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So, I had a lot of triangles left; a combination of, one is solid black, and the other is all kinds of color. I hadn't decided what I want to make with them for months. I recently ended up making a tapestry. <br />
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Then, I decided to go with the simple one. When I lined all of them together, I realized its size perfectly matches one of my cupboard doors. So, it became a tapestry for the door.<br />
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<br />The cupboard door is a glass door. I hang it on the backside of the glass door, inside of the cupboard. It looks good! It reminds me of a candy box with many colors. It is nice to have a cover to hide the cluttered contents in the cupboard; also, the colors cheer me up :)</div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-39035100317372907582022-02-14T13:58:00.002-08:002022-02-14T14:30:33.139-08:00What should we do for the 90-year-old couple?<p>The other day, my quilting friend told me the family of the Haiku master is not doing well. She lives in the same neighborhood where our Haiku master lives. The Haiku master and her husband are almost 90 years old. They live with their son. </p><p>According to my quilting friend, the family is in trouble with shopping since the master is not able to drive, so the church and the neighbors sometimes provide them food. The son in the family is apparently not helpful for them. The almost 90-year-old husband was shoveling the thick snow because the son doesn't do it.</p><p>I have never discussed with my quilting friend that I am a member of the Haiku group and about the Haiku master before. She probably thought I would know the master since we both are Japanese. I am really not familiar with the family since I have seen the Haiku master less than 5 times at the Haiku meetings, where no private matter is discussed; only seen the husband once, never seen their son. </p><p>When I was asked by my quilting friend, I didn't have much idea of what she was talking about. From her story, I thought it was not good, so, I asked the members of the Haiku group about it. There are three members who periodically check how the family is doing, but they thought they were doing fine; especially, they have their son living together. We all got in shock with the "unknown fact." Maybe, they don't want to share the problem with us as Japanese culture doesn't favor discussing family problems with others.</p><p>We started to discuss what we can/should do for them. It turned out the members really don't know well about the son, and we thought he may be mistreating the couple. We had emailed back and forth for two days, thinking it may be the time to contact the family's other son who lives in WA, but nobody knew even his correct name (well, we eventually found his Facebook page.)</p><p>The next day, N from the group visited them with some food. N is the most familiar one with the family. After having about 30 min conversations with the couple and the son together, she concluded they are fine as she initially thought. However, K in the group said she can rather believe what my quilting friend said. Well, the couple is nearly 90-year-old, anyway. So, T and I (me) went to visit them to check and have lunch. Luckily, we were able to have the son together.</p><p>After all, we concluded they are fine. The son naturally showed decent care and physical help for his parents; he is just a very introverted and shy person. So, if something happens, he will take care of them. The husband has a dominant personality, so he probably declined the son's offer to help with the snow shovel. </p><p>I was so surprised when the husband asked me "How is R?" OH, he remembered my husband's name!? It has been two years since I met him and talked about my husband. Because of the Covid pandemic, we hadn't gotten together for two years. I thought the couple wouldn't even remember me. Well, they are mentally okay, too.</p><p>The home is decently cleaned including the kitchen and dining. The inside of the refrigerator & freezer & pantry are normal as well (Sorry, but we had to check it!) They had leftovers from cooked meals, which means they are cooking. </p><p>Before checking on the family, we thought it necessary to contact the other son, but then, we started to question "do we really need to get into such a private issue?" Probably not. If we were asked, yes. We can help them to the extent without interfering with our lives, but we can't do more than that. We really shouldn't go into their privacy. After this incident, we decided to take her out for tea every month. We used to get together for Haiku meetings, but she is too old to make haiku anymore.</p><p>There are many elder couples and single elders living without their son/daughter in a community. I am still in my early 50s, but I will be one of them someday. I don't have any children and R is much older than me. R is a very healthy man, with regular exercise, organic food, no smoke, no alcohol, no medications. But I never know what will happen tomorrow. It really scares me a lot.</p><p>Anyway, we are glad the Haiku master is doing fine :)</p><p><br /></p>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-32029159126329691712022-02-06T20:21:00.007-08:002022-02-14T14:18:27.200-08:00Calendula Flowers for tea & skin<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Calendula is a very pretty and popular flower. It is also edible and medicinal. You can find its usage on many websites so I skip mentionig it. I wanted to use them for tea and skin. You can also find a variety of calendula cream/oil on the market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX3kRIQdKMgkp4_iEFND9FjDooensoVSMAHRhm7ko-Ia7smO34qbRHGvF-x_Pfic1UPz4N_ga7gGl4NvB5SriSTZlDxcJtZ5yUmUSYYcb0iAnap-39p-RMY5oEIVLKIg6-T5F5Gy4D71rsPIQqeh5Md_-iR7aVGS6C3T2nWJ2M31ksZXra2zc=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX3kRIQdKMgkp4_iEFND9FjDooensoVSMAHRhm7ko-Ia7smO34qbRHGvF-x_Pfic1UPz4N_ga7gGl4NvB5SriSTZlDxcJtZ5yUmUSYYcb0iAnap-39p-RMY5oEIVLKIg6-T5F5Gy4D71rsPIQqeh5Md_-iR7aVGS6C3T2nWJ2M31ksZXra2zc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Calendula vs. French marigold</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Calendula is often confused by the name of marigold. It is differentiated from French marigold and has the name "pot marigold" or "English marigold." Calendula likes cool weather and French marigold like hot weather. While French marigold die after frost, calendula is actually much tougher to cold weather than I thought, it survived 25F in my garden this year - though, it didn't survive this winter since we had lower temperatures like 11F~15F.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRa_UsAADJxyPzLHPtg-gGcOTItyYDPZMnWsPXIzt9-ukskHDXIjH729YsGNoVJ7k-mxqpgSlJI2Uy81x8PnD5jakBeijLqjEUjRhB62rkdnRygPt8TcpU7it5UrZlQ2nEQ4C5RE4N4wv0e4nvu7OuutcO_0B15VRura6atEOal4Hxild4aew=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRa_UsAADJxyPzLHPtg-gGcOTItyYDPZMnWsPXIzt9-ukskHDXIjH729YsGNoVJ7k-mxqpgSlJI2Uy81x8PnD5jakBeijLqjEUjRhB62rkdnRygPt8TcpU7it5UrZlQ2nEQ4C5RE4N4wv0e4nvu7OuutcO_0B15VRura6atEOal4Hxild4aew=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(French marigold)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many garden websites say both marigolds are a "must" to have in your garden so that you can attract pollinators from early spring to late fall. Also, they are very easy to grow and become bushes without a care in my garden. They are effective to control harmful nematodes to plants. I often prune them during the season and pile them in compost. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I started to plant French marigold in my garden, I thought it is edible confused with calendula. French marigold was the only marigold seeds available at local stores. Since it smells so good, I thought this has to be the edible one. I am not sure if it causes any damage to the body when ingested but nothing happened to R and me. (I am sorry, R!) I was lucky to soon find out French marigold is not edible. So, I bought some seeds of real edible marigold, calendula, from an online shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcZyjyumwWI2ISz3Bxha3zI3qLW-5vqJqXq94RD8LpIvPRyyg8Ec95jUqrJ7HTVJmWE6GgEniDBJzRQATK0bh3DFSTQK-GR965yBFJ4_ulCiVTs40UDhznJnIpfY5kckZNoXux7NJDWPsJbZGyPPqxdV5lsLt6IkE0AiKIieeh4EuMNbLKs1U=s2992" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcZyjyumwWI2ISz3Bxha3zI3qLW-5vqJqXq94RD8LpIvPRyyg8Ec95jUqrJ7HTVJmWE6GgEniDBJzRQATK0bh3DFSTQK-GR965yBFJ4_ulCiVTs40UDhznJnIpfY5kckZNoXux7NJDWPsJbZGyPPqxdV5lsLt6IkE0AiKIieeh4EuMNbLKs1U=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_oX_dcrQn6AtG01UQGCROWCRhjyME2obBwg-ADKMrzsZMmlXvBBvMBAjFsKZfhgf4CoILCofa_s6KyNXcGcjKZUuoJCJJiKgt__4WWn02YY-UB6hjWMqrekdcPYX4vy6LOYSS9kqdpsDBqkzT16SipSQK3K_AD-uHBXllC8wuDAXLFR2TtlY=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_oX_dcrQn6AtG01UQGCROWCRhjyME2obBwg-ADKMrzsZMmlXvBBvMBAjFsKZfhgf4CoILCofa_s6KyNXcGcjKZUuoJCJJiKgt__4WWn02YY-UB6hjWMqrekdcPYX4vy6LOYSS9kqdpsDBqkzT16SipSQK3K_AD-uHBXllC8wuDAXLFR2TtlY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(The seeds are the 3rd generation of the original </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that was bought from the online shop.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr5zFhKt40g_WIVkycyUwh3U6NendUmu2LLRSwU2jh_o6AotsdSRZSJ62v49yZIITnTpv9qf_1X2SbNirs6qEO9QELtx6N1VPTKMT-JYjFSqEnDg8oIcLPC1Kwx5u51PDfFGkHFLNJi-QCacf6GWSM4T4i2OHAjKGF_K7Z9OQLYJMJV3S3aCA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr5zFhKt40g_WIVkycyUwh3U6NendUmu2LLRSwU2jh_o6AotsdSRZSJ62v49yZIITnTpv9qf_1X2SbNirs6qEO9QELtx6N1VPTKMT-JYjFSqEnDg8oIcLPC1Kwx5u51PDfFGkHFLNJi-QCacf6GWSM4T4i2OHAjKGF_K7Z9OQLYJMJV3S3aCA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJPfW7Ni8hlqk8chcIk0fmPqJci9YxJvjvvQvhgH8jG0DpuzoLxy61HEwvAVcrT8Omt7fMQ212YEju4IdK_5RoyEFCZl-8mz83PgBGoMoVB6Q-qMMZhZhw9sXFaij87ASbZCMWhax5LDt7UaXRD5IaonoUSTgMWB2u7VkXpdGarRSoSXHnw2E=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJPfW7Ni8hlqk8chcIk0fmPqJci9YxJvjvvQvhgH8jG0DpuzoLxy61HEwvAVcrT8Omt7fMQ212YEju4IdK_5RoyEFCZl-8mz83PgBGoMoVB6Q-qMMZhZhw9sXFaij87ASbZCMWhax5LDt7UaXRD5IaonoUSTgMWB2u7VkXpdGarRSoSXHnw2E=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Calendua for Tea</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I planted probably about 80 plants. They were convenient to fill the gaps in my garden. Since I planted them more for me than for pollinators (french marigolds were for pollinators but actually calendula was more popular to insects due to the flower shape. The open flower is easier for insect to land on), I kept picking the flowers every other day until intensive hot weather kicked in.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF27ykj0LrseMHfV4B322GETT_UC38i6UnsASFUwIcTfH_VyZCffBR-qQkrluqTNkdMcxbCY-2i1dKnCzPDLdYeGnuwP0BnjXIsWo-RjEhBYKKsUkYyTWFK3fgXbtlfb2_YMnzjwhSgnL1KX8ckV1W2XaNMi4XXt9PSjknq8zlYEe9CNWsPDo=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF27ykj0LrseMHfV4B322GETT_UC38i6UnsASFUwIcTfH_VyZCffBR-qQkrluqTNkdMcxbCY-2i1dKnCzPDLdYeGnuwP0BnjXIsWo-RjEhBYKKsUkYyTWFK3fgXbtlfb2_YMnzjwhSgnL1KX8ckV1W2XaNMi4XXt9PSjknq8zlYEe9CNWsPDo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, I removed the petals from the sepals, then dried. I wanted to use the petals for tea, and other parts for making infused oil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNoe37_82wPJLyuDyY0NThY-MqrGkPWLFq2kF5-GdN5tgTBq-ohBRaBPCar6YBMP3L_iD6aqbaBlOSQBRyj7OjfY7EsSxp-nL9pNhNT08tgYQgmg4GV6ptVCUPT-9pBJ6KE2iEl4Jmc2-nyQ9n9_MPwKS4u8YvuCkCRhdwpxs832yOJbJcyN0=s2448" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNoe37_82wPJLyuDyY0NThY-MqrGkPWLFq2kF5-GdN5tgTBq-ohBRaBPCar6YBMP3L_iD6aqbaBlOSQBRyj7OjfY7EsSxp-nL9pNhNT08tgYQgmg4GV6ptVCUPT-9pBJ6KE2iEl4Jmc2-nyQ9n9_MPwKS4u8YvuCkCRhdwpxs832yOJbJcyN0=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgc4wUS7JyG9cBJ6c1KgUszJKG7K9iuUlVrBPe3A_5FosV_xamT0nr6vY2xoHwgpuJ7fbTH9QAwAwSFoPZc6amAFuvTa_UVPslspFgFTWNvCMUeVvE0AuCvHrvLXY14B6Lls9zCSXGy-YXL7VD_Iua65f3OBRabdTvuPyjQZeFBHa_zrqlktg=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgc4wUS7JyG9cBJ6c1KgUszJKG7K9iuUlVrBPe3A_5FosV_xamT0nr6vY2xoHwgpuJ7fbTH9QAwAwSFoPZc6amAFuvTa_UVPslspFgFTWNvCMUeVvE0AuCvHrvLXY14B6Lls9zCSXGy-YXL7VD_Iua65f3OBRabdTvuPyjQZeFBHa_zrqlktg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_U9ubS4qbPF4GGQd8EA2-RbJmEwl0gG-JchCjVolzAgzriSyq3kzfJEjfMbNiSsoUTT6Wl6rpr6LdfcWw_7pDI8U2FzOmtGsgzxsbd8unjR2o_pJqJ5jpTT9D2YtHT_7En6YqBI19qBpoOGIDeChd1RuuJFLakc7QdeyqOx7ikba3Oi_QBrc=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_U9ubS4qbPF4GGQd8EA2-RbJmEwl0gG-JchCjVolzAgzriSyq3kzfJEjfMbNiSsoUTT6Wl6rpr6LdfcWw_7pDI8U2FzOmtGsgzxsbd8unjR2o_pJqJ5jpTT9D2YtHT_7En6YqBI19qBpoOGIDeChd1RuuJFLakc7QdeyqOx7ikba3Oi_QBrc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since the removing petals process is so time-consuming, also the whole calendula plant is sticky, I got lazy and thought the whole flower can be OK for tea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It turned out the other parts than petals are bitter and not taste good. I understood why so many web pages that talk about calendula tea only use petals. Apparently, whole calendula plants have medicinal value, but the flowers contain useful ingredients for humans stronger than other parts. So I figured it's efficient to use only flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Calendula Oil</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been suffering from summer rashes for years, and finally last year, it worsened as bad as I may want to see a dermatologist. My primary physician confirmed my rashes are from internal causes. I will probably need to take some allergen tests if I see a dermatologist. I am afraid to be told that the rashes are atopic dermatitis caused by "stress" (convenient word when the cause is undetectable) and just receive a steroid cream. So, I didn't see a dermatologist after all because I felt calendula has a high potential for me to treat the rashes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cream I love is from Weleda, R's favorite company. R has very dry skin and he had long years experience of searching for a good cream. It saved me a lot of time and money.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.weleda.com/product/c/calendula-intensive-skin-recovery" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="327" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivui87xvteRXCRaRnW5-spauz-68WdMGWmWXR4K8lLsMWv-OBngZs5VpQF35HhtHF85gbziIEgH8LOE6v9nFY9r_VvgxnPVFZKdx7w30Rpj_lXNESG5F9Fp4enCXPLu_eVxqiav0_K4xdL3x18zdtd9TTujPKdoO_W7RFY43dWa7UB2OUd29E=s320" width="175" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(The picture is from the WELEDA website.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Calendula Intensive Skin Recovery cream works to treat my rashes. I apply it where the rashes start to appear, and they don't get worse. Having this cream always with me is more convenient than applying handmade calendula oil so I will probably continue using it. I can use the oil anywhere on my body as I make my own skin toner mixed with oil. So, I marinated the dry flowers in extra virgin olive oil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgygCbfaF1u4wDTxtGYyMLMuMOwPRMlt9NFhv_Ijt-H-gEW_kGybRItXMwgzp4EjBfxet8a8PS2SHh4ngZg0lj2UZpSBk77HW9kkfl_OUBbVDZ4kDeT_y-4FP8huDm74mkxVAsSHhNMUZmerxNyWznpb61mrKDA64lob-ObVMoHkDFruxsAlMA=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgygCbfaF1u4wDTxtGYyMLMuMOwPRMlt9NFhv_Ijt-H-gEW_kGybRItXMwgzp4EjBfxet8a8PS2SHh4ngZg0lj2UZpSBk77HW9kkfl_OUBbVDZ4kDeT_y-4FP8huDm74mkxVAsSHhNMUZmerxNyWznpb61mrKDA64lob-ObVMoHkDFruxsAlMA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I saw on online articles that unrefined & unfiltered coconut oil is recommended as the best carrier oil but it is often not available at grocery stores. Olive oil is also a good choice, so I anyway got it (mine is not unrefined & unfiltered). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPW0hOndkV7ztuo-cp9yBFS4p85Qk0xdN3st0Rl7cwpXVyYAKpOfrV-85OZhxBJi_or3cdOSCeZKzRCLOo4qlYROI4O2hyUcQO7XYytNHpEz5j-uoHn_PlUtvdSvI3G3O1UtqzToHtal7YwlD8W3ZJ3GG2_AWgu6L3ypAeoEGY3P_d0ymJkEo=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPW0hOndkV7ztuo-cp9yBFS4p85Qk0xdN3st0Rl7cwpXVyYAKpOfrV-85OZhxBJi_or3cdOSCeZKzRCLOo4qlYROI4O2hyUcQO7XYytNHpEz5j-uoHn_PlUtvdSvI3G3O1UtqzToHtal7YwlD8W3ZJ3GG2_AWgu6L3ypAeoEGY3P_d0ymJkEo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Six months later, I squeezed the flower to get the infused oil out of the flower. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHWDxU7zug8MEG-yQm3R8kFghbCurOXvGHxMr8ICmaL47fJAcbzBo-77nLxL10SDwQ0HAzuXXvyck91wJL_O9GHA-1ILVrCPyVeEXr3BTSp22t7pW3AjVzmUMkpNIVH5vQVMb8FL1cy7OqCeDzaH-i2LJd_q2suv5uI-drOb4wvGf5KPyfOmI=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHWDxU7zug8MEG-yQm3R8kFghbCurOXvGHxMr8ICmaL47fJAcbzBo-77nLxL10SDwQ0HAzuXXvyck91wJL_O9GHA-1ILVrCPyVeEXr3BTSp22t7pW3AjVzmUMkpNIVH5vQVMb8FL1cy7OqCeDzaH-i2LJd_q2suv5uI-drOb4wvGf5KPyfOmI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The flowers I used were the leftovers that the petals were removed. I thought flowers without petals wouldn't transfer nice yellow color to the oil, especially olive oil itself has a light yellow color, but the color was deepened than I thought. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEgTaDUiBs2ogFTVCLifsV4Vxi-RHyApOYdOiJS5W27UQCVilT6hqWgXS93IwgA15n9ctSo3I5q3mH72Fmeu2mfr2MrTcgNAUN5ZUO6jI16ChpC0U-s_1facWhK7ujGhPvf-V_rI1WVeYefrceT18Gb-OY13yNFvyv6eVMwbPsRxXQ0mdx-_8=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEgTaDUiBs2ogFTVCLifsV4Vxi-RHyApOYdOiJS5W27UQCVilT6hqWgXS93IwgA15n9ctSo3I5q3mH72Fmeu2mfr2MrTcgNAUN5ZUO6jI16ChpC0U-s_1facWhK7ujGhPvf-V_rI1WVeYefrceT18Gb-OY13yNFvyv6eVMwbPsRxXQ0mdx-_8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, I expected that about 1/3 amount of the olive oil would be absorbed into the dried flower and not retrieved when squeezed, but most of it came back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I can use the calendula oil as base oil, and I can add other essential oil to it such as tea tree and eucalyptus. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like my oil because it is absorbed into my skin quicker than store-bought lotion. I don't like the sliminess of the lotion and the necessity of reapplying it every time after using water. I don't have to worry about it much with oil. Since I make it by myself, it is really cost-effective, and no concerns about additives as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The oil is mixed with my skin toner in a spray bottle. I use it all over my body -- from the toe to face. It smells good :)</div></div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-4974491118281577552022-02-03T11:16:00.176-08:002022-02-03T12:22:20.288-08:00"Don't Think"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The movie I watched last night was interesting - "The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared" - Long title.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is apparently made from a novel written by a Swedish novelist, Jonas Jonasson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-ak_XJuqIVh5lN78qpWkanTr_nffpKxyAxa_JcfP981gy1gOFi8nbfxjcq6N-tkGkZ5B3nj1Ik7uzK8wypVxoI3nw5p5Sx-zMkS14peigFaTCPrp6sc50jsIe2C4bLuHRloycf55fU-DdigxJ02HMM_urQCs2cUheCO5bhnIOILLSU1NVFzw=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-ak_XJuqIVh5lN78qpWkanTr_nffpKxyAxa_JcfP981gy1gOFi8nbfxjcq6N-tkGkZ5B3nj1Ik7uzK8wypVxoI3nw5p5Sx-zMkS14peigFaTCPrp6sc50jsIe2C4bLuHRloycf55fU-DdigxJ02HMM_urQCs2cUheCO5bhnIOILLSU1NVFzw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<span style="text-align: left;">This is the cover of the novel.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrDWeZdaena1M8Qt7CjwJAUW7NmWR-IxyfvKLjawtn3wWHZalb7fev4Tih4P09N_v1puhzYv9WBgAsiZ5yaP0NJwJC3rmXU6C6KIJpHb7_2WPlycaMNDRLvhmo6YoGXZ0P10v5QZD89c3Jk3jC1Wb0acm9k6_H_M0o8aBXCiVz6Qe_0LZjjuE=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrDWeZdaena1M8Qt7CjwJAUW7NmWR-IxyfvKLjawtn3wWHZalb7fev4Tih4P09N_v1puhzYv9WBgAsiZ5yaP0NJwJC3rmXU6C6KIJpHb7_2WPlycaMNDRLvhmo6YoGXZ0P10v5QZD89c3Jk3jC1Wb0acm9k6_H_M0o8aBXCiVz6Qe_0LZjjuE=s320" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(And, this is the cover of the movie.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The main characters are two old men and young mafias. A protagonist is a 100-year-old man. As the title says, he really escapes from the window of his room in the nursing home on his 100-years-old B.D. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is because of his personality as well as his age, he doesn't think "properly". The movie questions about, maybe, most people think too much and make things difficult in the effort of controlling our lives, and what is "proper thinking" and "being decent".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He became fascinated to see explosions and make dynamite in his childhood. While he sticks with the passion, it became his career. He just went where he is needed. It causes good fortune and bad luck but he and people around him somehow work it out. He became old and now lives in a nursing home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The story begins with him going out of the window. When he heard in his room the sound of small explosions caused by a kid, he steps out of the window as if he remembered how he lived before living in the nursing home. After that, his life goes on in the same way as when he was young. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The movie includes some violent expressions as it is a part of life. Some people may not like it but it was okay for me to see it in a comedy touch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The movie made me believe that if I keep making quilts and doing what I like passionately, my life will be okay.</div><p></p>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-15155540989140565232022-01-30T13:14:00.003-08:002022-02-03T16:36:00.079-08:00Recent quilts<p>January seems always the month for cleaning/organizing my photos. After a year of taking pictures of my everyday life, I usually see more than 2,000 pictures on my device. I don't go through each of them but organize them in folders of Garden, Days (most pics are meals I cooked), Sewing, Cat, R (my husband), and Etsy. </p><p>I recently had an opportunity to rethink advertising my items on SNS, so I dug old pictures of my quilts and the ID/password for the account of Flickr and Pinterest, posted them on there, and am posting them here too.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg22PLvzD2uhvGT3QK6-ZR_dA3zZOiWBRZlXv4gY7eJTtNttvrnMh7HlM9HFGjJAPXvymfe3ghPmXecqv3hTLnTQuV4J0YgdwCaEFnWlwLgCsrz7CdX3dX7r2PwOcERXT1kGM_e78r09YSPVaD8mUqC8AOTxk5b5lAm3x9VGv5aPpdmtYKW1kg=s3484" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3484" data-original-width="2705" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg22PLvzD2uhvGT3QK6-ZR_dA3zZOiWBRZlXv4gY7eJTtNttvrnMh7HlM9HFGjJAPXvymfe3ghPmXecqv3hTLnTQuV4J0YgdwCaEFnWlwLgCsrz7CdX3dX7r2PwOcERXT1kGM_e78r09YSPVaD8mUqC8AOTxk5b5lAm3x9VGv5aPpdmtYKW1kg=w310-h400" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Camelia, 2020" </b>60x70</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inspired by a Japanese drama that used the images of camelia a lot. I love drunkard path. The drama was about a Japanese traditional sweet shop. Japanese traditional sweets often depict nature such as season and plants.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4UHlG_RbZSIJhN8jnLREwEez6B8-3mIV7eo9HarJ34UrGPhV2GOGFOU1A34tey0wLaOrJEsFEML8b46RTRfE02qcpCZIglbEJYCGVPu2eawfol_baqsudFwjqmPVwqhKtgKejc1hrPrAqy0MRmvb6Ws0VJNAYi6alsHxHnuB4idPb5XwbwvE=s2908" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2908" data-original-width="2222" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4UHlG_RbZSIJhN8jnLREwEez6B8-3mIV7eo9HarJ34UrGPhV2GOGFOU1A34tey0wLaOrJEsFEML8b46RTRfE02qcpCZIglbEJYCGVPu2eawfol_baqsudFwjqmPVwqhKtgKejc1hrPrAqy0MRmvb6Ws0VJNAYi6alsHxHnuB4idPb5XwbwvE=w306-h400" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Tenant Building, 2021" </b>50x70</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inspired by the project of architecture quilt from the art quilt group Starry Eyes. The quilt is off from the project guideline, so it doesn't go under it. The quilt top was started from a few pieces that my quilting friend sewed together. She must have had something in her mind when the pieces were sewn but stopped to move on for some reason. I kept adding fabric to the pieces until it became a decent size as a lap quilt. It was sold. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_ORVEfSgzWsg4vs4EAdtpLkjn9nI6jCCCM-cYfopC-GP0t6nla4DZphrXGFpDH-Fz-c_wAKFixPmes2d4jQ7GYEdNim8XjmTwcyuJiJeBj4FnaYyYZZ1fAKLpgsqHQCDTufYI6MK1Fy9oANIIAIEZv-dHh2OrT_Oib__SL9uxMd97PCiuG5Y=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_ORVEfSgzWsg4vs4EAdtpLkjn9nI6jCCCM-cYfopC-GP0t6nla4DZphrXGFpDH-Fz-c_wAKFixPmes2d4jQ7GYEdNim8XjmTwcyuJiJeBj4FnaYyYZZ1fAKLpgsqHQCDTufYI6MK1Fy9oANIIAIEZv-dHh2OrT_Oib__SL9uxMd97PCiuG5Y=w389-h300" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"The Forest 2021"</b> (small)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2qDej0riPC6b7Pq7MVrvmNVLuF9uhpvMdY2as4jclrHQmN7y3nIz9w_RJxsh0mJWeH9AgZoJX0MjT2LItItGy6BVxcpw9_tttQXk9bEzXjdmsefct1MevhAmuPyTG7Ag2wObAm57ROnNOYPoBv0KD9ct93nxkHWC5qW9TkiAeP9tNN6qNUlg=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2qDej0riPC6b7Pq7MVrvmNVLuF9uhpvMdY2as4jclrHQmN7y3nIz9w_RJxsh0mJWeH9AgZoJX0MjT2LItItGy6BVxcpw9_tttQXk9bEzXjdmsefct1MevhAmuPyTG7Ag2wObAm57ROnNOYPoBv0KD9ct93nxkHWC5qW9TkiAeP9tNN6qNUlg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><b>"The Forest 2021"</b> (large)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I initially made the small one as a "Christmas tree" that can hang on a wall. I thought I would hang ornaments as well so that I can roll them together and store them in a box after Christmas. At the same time, I was thinking of woods with red berries so I could go either way. Red x Green x Brown is usually the color of Christmas but could be a forest if the quilt doesn't have absolute Christmas-themed fabric in it. For sale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have two more tapestries to show but will do it later time.</div></div><p></p><p>Hope you had a nice Sunday :)</p><p><br /></p>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-66138978179833560902022-01-28T08:27:00.000-08:002022-01-28T08:27:38.763-08:00New Smartphone <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Because of G3 to G5, I had to buy a new phone, and wow, </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I LOVE it!!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1267" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIQ50xxWsj3OaOkk6s_yhgB-NsHqesO5AZVBiFMSjrOJoqMoA-Zjj_vQ-stPkqWsUqjaysn9SkJfZl6Oc_C4PO_9sD4qHs1hpY8QuWOHpH8djeINEeDL_2z7xGWcf1iMO2yGOqJMJD_ljfx3bvlIDOgTZrR9HKDfWkQ5T7blBCxEg7XRcCP4Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am so impressed with the quality of the camera! This is the best quality I have ever had. This picture of my cat was taken in low light without flash but still, shows the details.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I have been taking pictures of my cat more than usual since then.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3o_5Bwp2v_XzVpnJzFX1mheuaAHAvzZGuIQovIC1g4gNT2Hjg8HXQirbHbFyFhjiw_K0pVLUUCNDj6HWbbpaMWy-LoB5waEdeTGJy_IG9FEM5Yl0a20pi_VyeUzkWtuzj7vuZ9hTLVgkEP-gTixbp3pltPy1WgZRZn_kLVYR2f6WK7qEeiRY=s713" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3o_5Bwp2v_XzVpnJzFX1mheuaAHAvzZGuIQovIC1g4gNT2Hjg8HXQirbHbFyFhjiw_K0pVLUUCNDj6HWbbpaMWy-LoB5waEdeTGJy_IG9FEM5Yl0a20pi_VyeUzkWtuzj7vuZ9hTLVgkEP-gTixbp3pltPy1WgZRZn_kLVYR2f6WK7qEeiRY=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZBunLBRAE4mxvJPIUQ4pbhKSlOvoERXCTyQZ5qADyOr0sOPhnvaYNibQdD7tHb5V64n26QixfD15EQ_P5DTBDMptdInjvd6KRTyS4bzmeeKNikYnyiSgGheDfFfSCQl-NTzVEzLdxVDqMMtgtzuIhlPz3vxIh1klQQjVL0oAaltV-OSKA0Iw=s713" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZBunLBRAE4mxvJPIUQ4pbhKSlOvoERXCTyQZ5qADyOr0sOPhnvaYNibQdD7tHb5V64n26QixfD15EQ_P5DTBDMptdInjvd6KRTyS4bzmeeKNikYnyiSgGheDfFfSCQl-NTzVEzLdxVDqMMtgtzuIhlPz3vxIh1klQQjVL0oAaltV-OSKA0Iw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>She is under my quilt on the bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzTdS-5fy25YpUXcNoOlUCDDJ8fYTZNbBDXVvQU2K9N1v5qUCRmN-NvFEYyFkeW1KP79_V1e797xLOo1MjlZaHwGnfmReu0v_or1npfpE1GPa3yvQxhpjYDnYHQCbADKvZZXLgyvmQutIthKVesdJ1e7TbbfaMiP__MGRL77leYos4VEYQY58=s1267" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1267" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzTdS-5fy25YpUXcNoOlUCDDJ8fYTZNbBDXVvQU2K9N1v5qUCRmN-NvFEYyFkeW1KP79_V1e797xLOo1MjlZaHwGnfmReu0v_or1npfpE1GPa3yvQxhpjYDnYHQCbADKvZZXLgyvmQutIthKVesdJ1e7TbbfaMiP__MGRL77leYos4VEYQY58=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;">In her island on the bed.</div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Rb828daeblc48_yUpzUUOP-33OCkATm7A6jYDDv3W5ZESqmQ6gjkn4NJYjHqbIVR6hj-oMXBoi_de1gZA55_3J-Vc9TIwdftjouRRsraOGpKSIF_4tcvHSBRhaPdwEbJFP_spy3bosdi7vsUv_vSnM9ZzCPh8OnO7_iSwdHLlo53CeDaBfQ=s1355" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Rb828daeblc48_yUpzUUOP-33OCkATm7A6jYDDv3W5ZESqmQ6gjkn4NJYjHqbIVR6hj-oMXBoi_de1gZA55_3J-Vc9TIwdftjouRRsraOGpKSIF_4tcvHSBRhaPdwEbJFP_spy3bosdi7vsUv_vSnM9ZzCPh8OnO7_iSwdHLlo53CeDaBfQ=w374-h400" width="374" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waiting for her supper.</div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I now take photos of my sales items with this new phone. It "easily" let me change settings depending on the shooting environment, often no need to edit the photos later. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Taking photos of sales items is always trouble for me. I don't have a convenient space with a lot of light in my home. My husband has been suggesting getting a good lighting system for photo taking but I am not sure if it is worth spending money on it for my little items. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My old phone was six years old from AT&T. I received a text saying that G3 disappears in February and my phone no longer receives signals. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>I seldom used my phone because nobody calls me other than texting and it often says “emergency calls only”. My phone was for an emergency like a car broken down, but I’m not sure what that </span><span>“emergency calls only” mean. I think maybe only for 911 so couldn’t make a call anyway. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>Also, it was so slow to do anything even just saving a photo that the phone took and froze often. So I really didn’t like to spend a lot of money on a new phone because I didn't expect to see much technology change on cell phones - I was ignorant! All I cared was to keep my old prepaid plan - $25 for 3 months, 10 cents per min. It is accumulative. I have more than $400 on my account.... </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I was going to buy the cheapest phone but did a little research and learned the cheapest isn’t a good idea. I found many negative comments. I thought I may encounter the same situation that I had with my old phone. So, picked up the second cheapest - under $300, Samsung Gallaxy A32.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So far, I don't see the "emergency call only" message on the new phone and do texting nicely. I am very happy with it :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-75820031970691400602022-01-27T14:48:00.000-08:002022-01-27T14:48:25.942-08:00Belated Happy New Year.<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hope everyone had a good start for 2022. Mine was very peaceful. Nothing special, but we enjoy staying home together. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Since I noticed last year that I can hang a tapestry very easily on any wall, I made a new tapestry for New Year - Mt. Fuji.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs7e_YtS0ooAQAtb3ufQbc-NSSOt4TRrcZ8hQZmwrSJwwrCIt7nAQTz4PaduKkLRomUQJ_-r10soZQHO716_6ydHCrQILvvLKXioReLHA8ZF6d8Xse3XASjn5cTtgQMTT1NpImW8sHjRmuyqS8MjaoGkuSC64FCEBkhuhl0KWKcE0UT0eadEM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs7e_YtS0ooAQAtb3ufQbc-NSSOt4TRrcZ8hQZmwrSJwwrCIt7nAQTz4PaduKkLRomUQJ_-r10soZQHO716_6ydHCrQILvvLKXioReLHA8ZF6d8Xse3XASjn5cTtgQMTT1NpImW8sHjRmuyqS8MjaoGkuSC64FCEBkhuhl0KWKcE0UT0eadEM=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. It symbolizes common happiness for humans, e.g. prosperity, long healthy life, fertility, etc, at the same time, the mysterious yet beautiful part of the mountain feared people and it created religion and myths. There are many shrines that worship the god of Mt. Fuji throughout Japan. Also, it symbolizes hardship, endures, overcomes, as a nature of mountains. </span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Mt. Fuji is located near Tokyo, and it is actually an active volcano. It has been resting for a long time (the last eruption was in 1707) and it may erupt in the future. The history of Mt. Fuji showed it had caused distress, fear, and damage to people when it was active, but </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: left;">it is visually used in positive ways now, especially for New Year. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">After I made this tapestry, I thought I like this layout so I made another one for sale. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmnBep3QykQRh3jKb4iaLL5M0Ms_xlcVNFB180qmnzLF2GiVAgjfMPAoFhEkhMZw1J2Qz32tVulOYE5NGlDPgOd2BI6RCVT8ySKGUNE0oF8XeLU9qDSXMer0yopBko6huP2dkolWB4Atp3FPCJ7xznrOZT958xxasePgk0fr7Yie1H49L_52g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3826" data-original-width="2687" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmnBep3QykQRh3jKb4iaLL5M0Ms_xlcVNFB180qmnzLF2GiVAgjfMPAoFhEkhMZw1J2Qz32tVulOYE5NGlDPgOd2BI6RCVT8ySKGUNE0oF8XeLU9qDSXMer0yopBko6huP2dkolWB4Atp3FPCJ7xznrOZT958xxasePgk0fr7Yie1H49L_52g=w281-h400" width="281" /></a></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Since Mt. Fuji is special only to Japanese people, I expected it wouldn't be sold quickly but was sold 2 days after it was listed. The customer left nice feedback for me. I am very happy to know she would treasure this tapestry for a long time.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Speaking of Mt. Fuji, I also made 4 sets of 4 placemats last year.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcWIluM1VopqXJ_vEyxjiwLbmysTuSe0q3Z1QCtGyADkQsaqiSIzfhJPEdkPFfStaId23zeZ2YmZrUMEKrHCkzop2S1KoflyqbSDWaXnqg3cBUKS-3AeFmR7gThEvZoolB8CzeXzWfd4n5HrHEyUJE_QmI3w5BwxPMJN3yX56PGX7-3W-d3dg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcWIluM1VopqXJ_vEyxjiwLbmysTuSe0q3Z1QCtGyADkQsaqiSIzfhJPEdkPFfStaId23zeZ2YmZrUMEKrHCkzop2S1KoflyqbSDWaXnqg3cBUKS-3AeFmR7gThEvZoolB8CzeXzWfd4n5HrHEyUJE_QmI3w5BwxPMJN3yX56PGX7-3W-d3dg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">All 4 sets are gone. I wrote the description for them as: </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The quilting pattern represents isobars, so what I see in the placemats is that Mt. Fuji surrounded by the ocean (as Japan is surrounded by the ocean) is viewed from the sky. The patchwork bands on both sides represent Japanese culture. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I like the design as well as the tapestry. I would probably again make similar placemats someday. I need some new placemats in my shop. The stock is very low.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So far, I have been working on drawstring bags.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiukHt7eRgbIAz0s7xkWutUqLNXS9llMfzOsjbrKGlt1esrEGlzx1YA-8KAprmkZPjR5mBAfFXKsDxl4VXFI-tA8iRrd2lETzX1Su_i055t0Tx3xgrsUGlMMQIo4aNNAtGoeh9M4lKbdoIZjP3wCnooclYrE0WJ7ckDtHLEpE25NEsPj5h41PM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiukHt7eRgbIAz0s7xkWutUqLNXS9llMfzOsjbrKGlt1esrEGlzx1YA-8KAprmkZPjR5mBAfFXKsDxl4VXFI-tA8iRrd2lETzX1Su_i055t0Tx3xgrsUGlMMQIo4aNNAtGoeh9M4lKbdoIZjP3wCnooclYrE0WJ7ckDtHLEpE25NEsPj5h41PM=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYqAg410d1Z51pSxBA4wB9yo6IH5uqFJo-hdVeJE-2r_BC9jiTM4uhIfqrxeV_pnsuOGISIdQy1YY1z4ALfuhGiyXAAiNhsiZYof_ejtsA6rr6oxBGNOs3GiyYszSQhgg0FJMbUoxAIo1vocKf-bqv3SCUhyBeoBquOZYNouXv3YI_v0phtPY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYqAg410d1Z51pSxBA4wB9yo6IH5uqFJo-hdVeJE-2r_BC9jiTM4uhIfqrxeV_pnsuOGISIdQy1YY1z4ALfuhGiyXAAiNhsiZYof_ejtsA6rr6oxBGNOs3GiyYszSQhgg0FJMbUoxAIo1vocKf-bqv3SCUhyBeoBquOZYNouXv3YI_v0phtPY=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv8rrbZYEoERkeIbLJVQjLTx8Ls6zLW28PRYNK9hF__lIcsLGQcOrWbO2_GdTJ2vUlfzPwJwE1vk-tV2g8sMNgY6KQGXGoqcyYae4yEfVmVZ2thUqTpDBqj1k18MKitxSkIvbMFeLc-1jwQiBSPjfVc-ycRGVCoxF4q2X8CmjeoWjIFn84w98" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv8rrbZYEoERkeIbLJVQjLTx8Ls6zLW28PRYNK9hF__lIcsLGQcOrWbO2_GdTJ2vUlfzPwJwE1vk-tV2g8sMNgY6KQGXGoqcyYae4yEfVmVZ2thUqTpDBqj1k18MKitxSkIvbMFeLc-1jwQiBSPjfVc-ycRGVCoxF4q2X8CmjeoWjIFn84w98=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I posted the same pictures of them on my quilt guild's Facebook page, and the one made with gold metallic fabric got the most attention. Today, the most popular one was sold. It was actually not my taste - I enjoy making, though, of course. I have an ambivalent feeling. The fabric was in the box of "scrap" that my friend gave me. I am happy it found a good home quickly :)</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxuP5Xknm_DQ-MYKC5gQO04lwgqxx861k-tmcrUAQiXAC1QJ6QRkQOnLcJtDSqhtZS3rZSqeFCbWQqhd2GmF4qqwSX-fs-maggPen9el36P8UDe3EPESBgzrQ27wO-wyGZxStxxfDwJhBNTaDYuYG8ecRbPDrzCy_Samj1PmeO8l7LKnBr21I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxuP5Xknm_DQ-MYKC5gQO04lwgqxx861k-tmcrUAQiXAC1QJ6QRkQOnLcJtDSqhtZS3rZSqeFCbWQqhd2GmF4qqwSX-fs-maggPen9el36P8UDe3EPESBgzrQ27wO-wyGZxStxxfDwJhBNTaDYuYG8ecRbPDrzCy_Samj1PmeO8l7LKnBr21I=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The big snow we had 10 days ago is still sitting. It is melting little by little but it apparently takes a while for me to walk around in my backyard. We are expecting more snow (2-3") this weekend. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My husband has an amateur radio event called Field Day this weekend, but since it is outdoor, it may be canceled due to the inclement weather. He is taking a serious electronics class this semester at the community college, also an easy class to help his professor friend. I would love him to use his brain against aging. I think he is doing a good job :)</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hope no trouble happens this weekend.</span></p><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /> <p></p><br /><p></p><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-54221238072508563612021-12-07T11:05:00.000-08:002021-12-07T11:05:06.758-08:00Christmas Quilt<p> I made the first Christmas quilt and tapestry for us this year. </p><p>I was avoiding having a seasonal fabric because I don't have much sense of seasonal festivals/events such as Christmas, Halloween, and Easter. When my quilty friend gave me a box of Christmas fabric scraps that included a bunch of incompleted blocks, I was kind of happy since Christmas-themed fabrics generally have a very festive mood and are gorgeous, but didn't know what to do with them. I don't make Christmas gifts like many quilters do. I got the box in January this year so it was under a chair in my craft room almost for a year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-9kiHyj3HIHa_JcqMmksE3_zqZkZZT6tMOgk2HbyKM6tYfvalueWIaVd7RwYk7Wgsw5i4-Y8pncBNcBu0DPN0ljzTqnqZW9jTaNwUszHvTK_Z7caulHQbr-nkKLcTx1a9Kb3EGd8AChSTqT3QrPC-sTSxllg-YRkHQZXI1QYAgMzZOhr6kAI=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-9kiHyj3HIHa_JcqMmksE3_zqZkZZT6tMOgk2HbyKM6tYfvalueWIaVd7RwYk7Wgsw5i4-Y8pncBNcBu0DPN0ljzTqnqZW9jTaNwUszHvTK_Z7caulHQbr-nkKLcTx1a9Kb3EGd8AChSTqT3QrPC-sTSxllg-YRkHQZXI1QYAgMzZOhr6kAI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The religious theme is not appropriate as comfort quilts, so I thought I would enjoy the festive mood, especially I was kind of tired of making kits of comfort quilts from donated fabrics after 17 kits of 45"~50"x 60"~70" including backings (almost always need to sew together. I miss a large piece of backing). It took 2 weeks+.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip_snQNUlopllZuG-hGg83iDVaBzYZI7kzJMaLuuTSnyRYIu3M50s51eodHtlvbJGOGblYeQ2qyqNaroTr64bcdOubvHDIleoDdUUrtHS2BJ6Fj8XJWPvv5aHrlCPWiauF3eelxh_XtlTe_8STeDontLldrdlKe2CWelxDZBR2sQo4prGPErY=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip_snQNUlopllZuG-hGg83iDVaBzYZI7kzJMaLuuTSnyRYIu3M50s51eodHtlvbJGOGblYeQ2qyqNaroTr64bcdOubvHDIleoDdUUrtHS2BJ6Fj8XJWPvv5aHrlCPWiauF3eelxh_XtlTe_8STeDontLldrdlKe2CWelxDZBR2sQo4prGPErY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So I googled a pattern I may like to have inspirations and ended up making stars.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm26CONDqKePUhAO2M3R8pZ2AMO7wQ0TPCYxMu7TEnnBlKlFm79vokaoyYQURHKAgvAs9sgxYzbHwGwPgsVQ5CQDKQ9rfzLFa0Izp1TsWMLpXd_z3Bhq3NFtBU1g_OJpTGwPTNrc7aA-ffa_kSP6WAl-BGWjPSDQxvdIYYLzbqaEUuFC30ehI=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm26CONDqKePUhAO2M3R8pZ2AMO7wQ0TPCYxMu7TEnnBlKlFm79vokaoyYQURHKAgvAs9sgxYzbHwGwPgsVQ5CQDKQ9rfzLFa0Izp1TsWMLpXd_z3Bhq3NFtBU1g_OJpTGwPTNrc7aA-ffa_kSP6WAl-BGWjPSDQxvdIYYLzbqaEUuFC30ehI=s320" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first made a quilt (48x60).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCNDjUdN6uBaeFX3er2wrK53WFdRw7u6hTepu-DoN_pbGruv_aUckIpfTf04LtkaciyByfoyJcdwFFakTmmo20v48qUrMrmPSCwmtTGDz6afvkB0icYS2azAF0n-A-t5z0X3c2cBT6ShmmEbDqrrhSAnQtTS7PeGHfu1DjfShBaRMlmuQkF7I=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCNDjUdN6uBaeFX3er2wrK53WFdRw7u6hTepu-DoN_pbGruv_aUckIpfTf04LtkaciyByfoyJcdwFFakTmmo20v48qUrMrmPSCwmtTGDz6afvkB0icYS2azAF0n-A-t5z0X3c2cBT6ShmmEbDqrrhSAnQtTS7PeGHfu1DjfShBaRMlmuQkF7I=s320" width="202" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjssKaBmOrCO_s3uF1iRGE8ACNhn8fvg_drKPF2Fd6URC_R13uxTyRxlsV11_Y7WbAP95yx8JnZeOw9MvA3wpZBVNC882YY4nM4goSOxmBVz-0nXOKSh1e8_kYeUhYynakjXBHmEtgeY0DGe2LMVg2YDmMX3Rmo0F7gvHzL4huvjJyKFGNBHS8=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjssKaBmOrCO_s3uF1iRGE8ACNhn8fvg_drKPF2Fd6URC_R13uxTyRxlsV11_Y7WbAP95yx8JnZeOw9MvA3wpZBVNC882YY4nM4goSOxmBVz-0nXOKSh1e8_kYeUhYynakjXBHmEtgeY0DGe2LMVg2YDmMX3Rmo0F7gvHzL4huvjJyKFGNBHS8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnZ8YE4gJs_OQVOYz91xfdMHkKkuOZBq0DwhnYCdoOR7MX8Dnlp2yhWWWw-HuunyWWlf5v1EfnpE5gwvZPl_Q2gqRL-9NKKdT49xmvHJpB9rll-XRUr6fqzM4gFNPjU5fEeqsSjXScudz96SYH0bBu7kyComqtOm3LmP-aSsMvEnuNrq1ij84=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnZ8YE4gJs_OQVOYz91xfdMHkKkuOZBq0DwhnYCdoOR7MX8Dnlp2yhWWWw-HuunyWWlf5v1EfnpE5gwvZPl_Q2gqRL-9NKKdT49xmvHJpB9rll-XRUr6fqzM4gFNPjU5fEeqsSjXScudz96SYH0bBu7kyComqtOm3LmP-aSsMvEnuNrq1ij84=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Then, made a tapestry that can be hung on the front door instead of a wreath. Each block is smaller than which of the quilt. It measures 24"x40". I like the results and my husband, too :)<br /><div><p>I am now making the next tapestry for the door that would be hung after Christmas :)</p><p>Wish you all happy holidays and a new year of 2022.</p></div></div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-39824100629765520522021-11-27T10:43:00.000-08:002021-11-27T10:43:29.694-08:00Quilt Life in 2021<p>My quilt life this year was almost for charity quilts. An average of 5 quilts a month were turned in to my guild including 12 quilts that will be turned in at the December meeting. Some were easy kits provided by the guild, but the majority of them were derived from my own kits made with donated fabrics. Many people donate fabrics for a good cause, so I can enjoy making quilts for free - I pay for batting though. Donated fabrics are often out of my taste, so I enjoy a different world than mine as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">Due to COVID, my husband and I didn't go out much except for grocery and daily goods shopping. I think I just had more than plenty of time to sew. (I am glad we both have hobbies to focus on. While I sew, he does amateur radio, especially in the field of teaching kids. He has been enjoying gathering materials for the future. We are having a nice time.) I do love making quilts and I really don't know what to do after the quilts are done. The charity quilts project nicely works for me as an avenue for my quilts to become useful. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Here are some works in this year - some are tops and others are completed depending on when pictures were taken, before or after the quilts were completed.</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDtlbrO_GxD7q3sJQf8zfUmb1-Pc_pkd5jLv1glJSSluIsg9y23fG-DNM9MOdM20OuTERhjWeGyiPZDkCQDpPtKk-KlCyyua0z1LbO67JsDsNnjB7NyYUIm4EUZVxr-jJ0kR8LG0DnTl2OVB0oTf-Pa_Mny_LARNmUc5gce55VPvPVscfa8vs=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDtlbrO_GxD7q3sJQf8zfUmb1-Pc_pkd5jLv1glJSSluIsg9y23fG-DNM9MOdM20OuTERhjWeGyiPZDkCQDpPtKk-KlCyyua0z1LbO67JsDsNnjB7NyYUIm4EUZVxr-jJ0kR8LG0DnTl2OVB0oTf-Pa_Mny_LARNmUc5gce55VPvPVscfa8vs=s320" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I didn't have a similar fabric to make another 2 to match with others, so removed one and added borders. The one removed is used in another quilt someday.)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ6aRUQZDz7nkrh-09XF8PnGmWuq0M-PQhSX9xApdyIaTlbLr_HAZ4D3HvvyTHCUyJnVDS4-EklUObbV7O04pyFSdIIcJmEHcUUDXr2-7KDzDsjIpKT_W-E4TEO0_kNewsiiOrnt2dNl1zgV9D8uqmIWZrZj_HOZiUbqThQy54GSZOxvikav4=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ6aRUQZDz7nkrh-09XF8PnGmWuq0M-PQhSX9xApdyIaTlbLr_HAZ4D3HvvyTHCUyJnVDS4-EklUObbV7O04pyFSdIIcJmEHcUUDXr2-7KDzDsjIpKT_W-E4TEO0_kNewsiiOrnt2dNl1zgV9D8uqmIWZrZj_HOZiUbqThQy54GSZOxvikav4=s320" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOtbYrzOsE4YK7m12G3_OmUe9oM46zjYt2TkCDCPOt-zoLRsjAbkglVeYRJltqCk9yof6V3eViED-IlV9Z0Xn51gFkbp4O6szMgnDVoY7-SYKrqTXKILp0MqRbh_rhf2LcTciC6WbqVu3G90R3I6AgFe51Q_0mI_glPfALufyjJOYXlfFJpM8=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOtbYrzOsE4YK7m12G3_OmUe9oM46zjYt2TkCDCPOt-zoLRsjAbkglVeYRJltqCk9yof6V3eViED-IlV9Z0Xn51gFkbp4O6szMgnDVoY7-SYKrqTXKILp0MqRbh_rhf2LcTciC6WbqVu3G90R3I6AgFe51Q_0mI_glPfALufyjJOYXlfFJpM8=s320" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC-cNOCFBMtZZkK1dzik9ALiU6cialS9V3fXaQaB_xTGoWriiNQYaw9T3re9fOOfxwBgY4a5MdiHj6D7ZFEbTKl6Cr2NsXlxxsWQQ9FvuTI7wL8J-rqCdHGJZ7skuTKu_QyXwzxcGz2O_euV7LgSzYirCsk6OmhRBLLfYHm_IHMFC2-W4s0Hk=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC-cNOCFBMtZZkK1dzik9ALiU6cialS9V3fXaQaB_xTGoWriiNQYaw9T3re9fOOfxwBgY4a5MdiHj6D7ZFEbTKl6Cr2NsXlxxsWQQ9FvuTI7wL8J-rqCdHGJZ7skuTKu_QyXwzxcGz2O_euV7LgSzYirCsk6OmhRBLLfYHm_IHMFC2-W4s0Hk=s320" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIJXgOn94dtqOat-O2vszfiWlhUPE2ZX0joDVQeu-EZm2CfMpTARqpSFbsbHdWDw9fiiLVwN6_r7RkNtW8r6Tef7puQGxbfZj6ff8G8aAHWAzeu-LlhA-vIdctMjCQ0YvUOivDN5f245ErJisyl1lNR7NAPRIFNkHenP6WVWPVeAEVew_HWJQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIJXgOn94dtqOat-O2vszfiWlhUPE2ZX0joDVQeu-EZm2CfMpTARqpSFbsbHdWDw9fiiLVwN6_r7RkNtW8r6Tef7puQGxbfZj6ff8G8aAHWAzeu-LlhA-vIdctMjCQ0YvUOivDN5f245ErJisyl1lNR7NAPRIFNkHenP6WVWPVeAEVew_HWJQ=s320" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHAWrW70BVcMW5NvtTZPpK2_Jo3OlqB39xM9DQAQey7sHaguXeFlAPXqJV8Jbkcx599NyYz6YifIJC1SaENgDqvu4MOh8GdfBfyWvMrnjk7dPK2rX_SN1alxzxvh4quArJan7EqKi2LQUqegU6Syx5OAPIx7ZcIhLGXUp-dFdFJMXa4hjdWO0=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHAWrW70BVcMW5NvtTZPpK2_Jo3OlqB39xM9DQAQey7sHaguXeFlAPXqJV8Jbkcx599NyYz6YifIJC1SaENgDqvu4MOh8GdfBfyWvMrnjk7dPK2rX_SN1alxzxvh4quArJan7EqKi2LQUqegU6Syx5OAPIx7ZcIhLGXUp-dFdFJMXa4hjdWO0=s320" width="239" /></a></div><br />The pattern (above two) is called "Cheaper by the Dozen". The guild makes a lot of kits with this pattern. It is very quick to make and looks good. Since I receive a lot of scraps of fabrics, I cut them out in 5.5 by 8 inches rectangles and store them for later use. One block consists of 6 rectangles and the block size is 15.5 inches (15" finished). This pattern is very appreciated for my practicing colors!<p></p><div>Next year, I would focus on making wall hangings more. I sometimes do as a project from the art quilt group I belong to but I (again) didn't know what to do after the project is done. I don't exhibit it nor sell it. Most of the walls in my home are occupied by my husband's bookshelves. So my works have no use. Also, I thought I always need to have a quilt hanger to hang a quilt (or a wall hanging), but I found that is not necessary.</div><p>In the past May (I think), the art quilt group had an exhibition at the local library. We talked about ways of hanging the quilts accommodating with the hanging equipment that the library had. I learned "sawtooth" there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBSU6O2icfgpzRB3hcIg6rGr-gsswEuDqfdgd1xaWtdkOcZU41VCBFEGJycRQuRw1ExIbmOaKslQR-o1M0V5S5GTcGr8lDVZvAJhdgJhHQa67xtpeABOEZbjpZecnYU4q-qpo2Fc50JqqPZwT91QWbQxwcyu0wicZru5s5mQ5le0iSAN0F1Dg=s449" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="449" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBSU6O2icfgpzRB3hcIg6rGr-gsswEuDqfdgd1xaWtdkOcZU41VCBFEGJycRQuRw1ExIbmOaKslQR-o1M0V5S5GTcGr8lDVZvAJhdgJhHQa67xtpeABOEZbjpZecnYU4q-qpo2Fc50JqqPZwT91QWbQxwcyu0wicZru5s5mQ5le0iSAN0F1Dg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(This picture is from amazon.com)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To hang a quilt with a sawtooth, I need a bar (wood piece) to attach a sawtooth and 2 separated hanging sleeves on a quilt back. On the wall side, only one nail! Just in the same way as hanging a picture frame. I can use small wall space to hang my wall hangings! Also, I found a nail (a hook) to hang a Christmas wreath on the front door. It is perfect to hang my small quilts - so I can exhibit them to the neighbors. The front door has a storm glass door that is lockable. I don't have to think of protecting my quilts from rain and stolen. Nice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am looking forward to hanging them all over in my home next year :D</div></div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-61876938841466643782020-10-11T14:00:00.002-07:002020-10-11T14:07:17.460-07:00Marigold Flower DyeSo, I finally tried to dye cotton fabric and wool yarn with marigold flowers.
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I first needed to know how many flowers can dye how much of fabrics, and found around 200-250 flowers can make 1 oz of dried flower petals.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And these are how much I was able to dye from 206 flowers.</div>
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Since it was a block, I didn't measure the right amount. The block weighed 60g (about 2oz).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGZV7gwCz_Z2nbk4YIR826xZX9rgE8-rkSKsD5PgLI2ETLI9lgtvmrvkiN4JbgkdxcPJ_-k6kTTYcarF5a1zslN3sx202cdYabS8M4aRGxNWEse-kXObN-vLnzrbBHVFF9brmdg/s1024/IMG_9775.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGZV7gwCz_Z2nbk4YIR826xZX9rgE8-rkSKsD5PgLI2ETLI9lgtvmrvkiN4JbgkdxcPJ_-k6kTTYcarF5a1zslN3sx202cdYabS8M4aRGxNWEse-kXObN-vLnzrbBHVFF9brmdg/s320/IMG_9775.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs5NonUZoBhu1XFzp3Ki25y_JnNOPah51EsCI6oKhNcZOYeqvn1X2wSDxEWp4iq7gT4l2DSG-3hM331oV7qwev9rOWvhsetuccbfbl3LU03-y7pVelOv-4Zu4dCo65pYWIqlFXw/s2048/IMG_9804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs5NonUZoBhu1XFzp3Ki25y_JnNOPah51EsCI6oKhNcZOYeqvn1X2wSDxEWp4iq7gT4l2DSG-3hM331oV7qwev9rOWvhsetuccbfbl3LU03-y7pVelOv-4Zu4dCo65pYWIqlFXw/s320/IMG_9804.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, the materials you are going to dye are supposed to be soaked in alum solution prior to adding them to the dye bath, but I tossed the block of alum into the dye bath and waited until it was resolved. I read either way work but my way would result in the color be lighter. I would try the other way next time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, I put the prepared fabric for dye (wet and tied) into the dye bath and heated on low heat, simmered for about 40 min. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TR4LO81bV9S04Ea_xSV_4sUQ5BC49OxuDs9C2wCYtpGcmn62ZgHrLclYdk8apec_7wfLQYbREDcZQ8zJ1mXblVdQcEv9sDw_S5Jq92uykAUUL1DmJ18UlTlShPKpiJ81KmJsvw/s2048/IMG_9783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TR4LO81bV9S04Ea_xSV_4sUQ5BC49OxuDs9C2wCYtpGcmn62ZgHrLclYdk8apec_7wfLQYbREDcZQ8zJ1mXblVdQcEv9sDw_S5Jq92uykAUUL1DmJ18UlTlShPKpiJ81KmJsvw/w300-h400/IMG_9783.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After it cooled down, took the fabric out of the pan, rinsed in water 3 times, and washed with detergent for delicate clothes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zJDMppyKkH6kCaOertLdFXEVb2sFG85FPNBfSW8IQ0G1vKDqfpegTDhjhOKzECqSK3xUyLmfHrr9GPQ6G5G9mioerpQbknw0lGeNZKwc-CgirE0W0ER3eJsUVM6VeyhSHYTuFg/s2048/IMG_9785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zJDMppyKkH6kCaOertLdFXEVb2sFG85FPNBfSW8IQ0G1vKDqfpegTDhjhOKzECqSK3xUyLmfHrr9GPQ6G5G9mioerpQbknw0lGeNZKwc-CgirE0W0ER3eJsUVM6VeyhSHYTuFg/w300-h400/IMG_9785.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dried the fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvcgoOc6Bi56hgS4O_h6teZzjNwkss959Ppw1myYk3w5vl1gcg30rFMYr9gd2k4pfH4jOdBdu5hQ7z3OcNDbtvEs4xM1seSxZdzEps84J1ho5UPh6yRuwNO1us61yE1zJ9-b5Ag/s2048/IMG_9788.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvcgoOc6Bi56hgS4O_h6teZzjNwkss959Ppw1myYk3w5vl1gcg30rFMYr9gd2k4pfH4jOdBdu5hQ7z3OcNDbtvEs4xM1seSxZdzEps84J1ho5UPh6yRuwNO1us61yE1zJ9-b5Ag/w300-h400/IMG_9788.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The color comparison between onion skin (the left) - marigold (the center) - turmeric powder (the right).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9NX5RqnEii18TpDDwydk3wVYWsq1F_rvOaZVhBKZ0Dd57J8-4DeQQ_ExmLwYo4__gdtN1_Uq7nGWfHzNCNkjUHBYLt31a3erfRNAKZquQamOkAUCXyhQldC7AzITVwaZvH_k3w/s2048/IMG_9787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9NX5RqnEii18TpDDwydk3wVYWsq1F_rvOaZVhBKZ0Dd57J8-4DeQQ_ExmLwYo4__gdtN1_Uq7nGWfHzNCNkjUHBYLt31a3erfRNAKZquQamOkAUCXyhQldC7AzITVwaZvH_k3w/w400-h320/IMG_9787.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used the fresh flowers this time since I read fresh or dried doesn't matter. I thought the color wouldn't be much different as long as the amount of flower petals is almost the same. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next time, I would try iron mordant which gives more shade, also will soak the materials in the mordant solution before adding it in a dye bath. I will probably make the solution with pieces of iron and vinegar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like natural plant dye because I don't have to take time and prepare the space only for it. I just have to have an extra pan in my kitchen stove and can do it while doing house chores. On the other hand, chemical dye requires planning. Once it started, I have to finish and clean it. I really need a determination like "I WILL DYE TODAY!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Anyway, I am thinking of sharing my dried marigold petals at a reasonable price at Etsy since I have plenty. I have asked my art quilting group if someone is interested in the marigold dye, but only one person wanted to try (so she got it).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope someone enjoys the beautiful petals.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>
Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-87193861978835152462020-09-24T09:13:00.002-07:002020-09-24T09:27:15.452-07:00Marigold flowersI have been collecting marigold flowers for a few years to dye fabric, but haven’t tried it yet. Since dying fabric with marigold flowers needs a lot of flower petals and I am not sure how much I really need.<div><br></div><div>This is from previous years. I dried flowers and cut the petals off from the base of the flowers. Since this process of cutting flowers from he plants to getting dried petals is time consuming, I wasn’t doing it much but the marigolds in my garden have been blooming one after another, I thought I would start collecting flowers again.</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1H5KMXAnzt6tAX61k0UHh1ohSWPBVF6Qi" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1H5KMXAnzt6tAX61k0UHh1ohSWPBVF6Qi" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">And this is what I cut last evening. Marigolds bloom until the first frost kill the plants. There will be more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1-gCJAkUg5c6gWjEIZqxFKsGc0hc8xaFt" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1-gCJAkUg5c6gWjEIZqxFKsGc0hc8xaFt" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1U81UeB9XyeoDB2OgAUJgUxZdY9_G7Q5h" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1U81UeB9XyeoDB2OgAUJgUxZdY9_G7Q5h" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Full of 2 baskets made about 700 flowers.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1kzT5ItpC_7PYEioAtQbqGC-nUfZSfksK" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1kzT5ItpC_7PYEioAtQbqGC-nUfZSfksK" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Drying.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have seen online shops carry dried flowers with the flower base in a bag, but I think the color after dying is less intense. Or, is it on purpose to use the flower base in a dye bath? The seeds contained in the flower base is black, so it may add depth to the color? I am not sure. A few of the members of my art quilt group are interested in plant dye, I will have to find how many flowers I need to have a decent dye bath so that I can give them more information. So I started to count the numbers of the flower and check weight before and after drying the petals.<br>
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I need marigold to improve the soil so have many of them every year. They kill/repel bad nematodes in the soil that cause problems to plants roots. They also attract pollinators, and suppress weeds underneath them. They end up becoming a bush. The plants after flowering are chopped up and mixed in compost, still good for nematode management for the vegetables I grow next year. It’s a useful flower.</div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-62525045497461454822020-09-22T21:41:00.000-07:002020-09-22T21:41:33.723-07:00Sewing Club <p> I am the president of the sewing club at the local community college. Due to the COVID19 situation, there is no club activity this semester but one of the regular members of the club sent me a photo today that she finally bought a sewing machine for herself.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdofd55LU6xYAm1HtU0GksbVyp6pEIqkctXp-jA2jHJykgkV__FDGggJDJMqVCppcy_VXlYzPzsx893L4-zW7aDCv3FMGRo2m16hCuUb6_OnQbiCyaOkdvhyphenhyphenuAyknNfXitFTXfQ/s1505/EijBslzX0AAIKv2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdofd55LU6xYAm1HtU0GksbVyp6pEIqkctXp-jA2jHJykgkV__FDGggJDJMqVCppcy_VXlYzPzsx893L4-zW7aDCv3FMGRo2m16hCuUb6_OnQbiCyaOkdvhyphenhyphenuAyknNfXitFTXfQ/s320/EijBslzX0AAIKv2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started the club in Spring 2019 by myself. I hoped the club to be a quilting club, but most of the members are not interested in making a quilt, so had to change the club to be a sewing club. They usually sew a small item, sometimes a dress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0PLClLpLS79oIECtJIO9FaMRpngtznJ72_xYidUx45YL3_t5FvPrUBEyJlwlMiA-7KUoLIwFpQU54OnXji8Vzqx5Uu5DMnSYCRRusBzsLvqkz9jvea6RL7ZIczI38r7tb_s5pw/s360/EFbZXpjXkAE8sXn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0PLClLpLS79oIECtJIO9FaMRpngtznJ72_xYidUx45YL3_t5FvPrUBEyJlwlMiA-7KUoLIwFpQU54OnXji8Vzqx5Uu5DMnSYCRRusBzsLvqkz9jvea6RL7ZIczI38r7tb_s5pw/s320/EFbZXpjXkAE8sXn.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f_mwLI-KBCk5A_NmI2aGdvo6Xug3guFwpTeFuySanAeqm53j0GSTIfzXDSxIjsVtfh5BBm3A2D2Cn61ZXgsjpqM2bwEufrPvqU0jgq2w42W0c6XtYPB8-LhzgMpK-SQd7naR2g/s2048/IMG_4436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f_mwLI-KBCk5A_NmI2aGdvo6Xug3guFwpTeFuySanAeqm53j0GSTIfzXDSxIjsVtfh5BBm3A2D2Cn61ZXgsjpqM2bwEufrPvqU0jgq2w42W0c6XtYPB8-LhzgMpK-SQd7naR2g/s320/IMG_4436.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylvktUgsCbvsM_IoFxB91TOu06FqNt1Zpab_h1DzUp10M5V2SYd5QtFQFY_D-lSfYlAfoqMWUXI1XKjtBMHgMpzEF8a7Tbmes4cq-M_Nw2BHCDdf1SYYDLeZGRyhxFqFZK-NTQA/s2048/IMG_7241.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylvktUgsCbvsM_IoFxB91TOu06FqNt1Zpab_h1DzUp10M5V2SYd5QtFQFY_D-lSfYlAfoqMWUXI1XKjtBMHgMpzEF8a7Tbmes4cq-M_Nw2BHCDdf1SYYDLeZGRyhxFqFZK-NTQA/s320/IMG_7241.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhsNtGmEdlfJ5ex3aKrqZ06cj38em63LmbeCBIq0rEfBglwbEJk3m5BVHI8N86qPdIwNF0J-96ftzaEAAZurR9eysxhOZe7Xza3WTwg_tYBwxmqHuQGQkD8_vFu5MUSZk5hWagA/s2048/IMG_7243.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1161" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhsNtGmEdlfJ5ex3aKrqZ06cj38em63LmbeCBIq0rEfBglwbEJk3m5BVHI8N86qPdIwNF0J-96ftzaEAAZurR9eysxhOZe7Xza3WTwg_tYBwxmqHuQGQkD8_vFu5MUSZk5hWagA/s320/IMG_7243.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To start the club, I had a few extra sewing machines that were given by my quilting friends from the previous guild and sewing notions. Then, my quilting friends from the current guild donated materials and another sewing machine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MUyxw0SPmauc6TN0KbSsb3s9VmcwzdwHLUwxnL9fft0FJ6OsrV-nAnBEVhI24EglyLNqVDLXu6OZZbXouGeQo3O4Kl9S-iXeMfUdSNp3pnqM_aPvNomILnkWl08NPZtyVhAUFA/s680/EFbZXepXUAMamCp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MUyxw0SPmauc6TN0KbSsb3s9VmcwzdwHLUwxnL9fft0FJ6OsrV-nAnBEVhI24EglyLNqVDLXu6OZZbXouGeQo3O4Kl9S-iXeMfUdSNp3pnqM_aPvNomILnkWl08NPZtyVhAUFA/s320/EFbZXepXUAMamCp.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeLUagE3Rtc8MDuIVjBdH0bLaUmFVloy4E2uOlcJuulT739bAF6NClsMuw0l9Q3DrSJBwSB-xeoTdsXIFg6q_DZdT0O3fLh0rqgLyCCZN3GwgRONlTedrJpLAmtC7-XcYH1U-ew/s680/EPz9N1MWsAAPDns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeLUagE3Rtc8MDuIVjBdH0bLaUmFVloy4E2uOlcJuulT739bAF6NClsMuw0l9Q3DrSJBwSB-xeoTdsXIFg6q_DZdT0O3fLh0rqgLyCCZN3GwgRONlTedrJpLAmtC7-XcYH1U-ew/s320/EPz9N1MWsAAPDns.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The club now has three sewing machines and a lot of materials to practice sewing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is difficult to keep the same members through semesters since most students change what they want to do every semester. There is a club fair at the beginning of each semester. I set up the table for the sewing club and recruit members. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku_2_yXxb2XtvvE2mOALUDD1LEpWVlfJjmzTt1eB-M1zLwIaiKfdFkLUqy4S0pKCzrPCxJkxUit5B26jvZD-p0w3J8GZ4So6-J5lDGukf7rZ2FWfOZCY3P3gWNxF_CNzxF-ymJg/s680/EPdTdPjWsAA2sQ6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku_2_yXxb2XtvvE2mOALUDD1LEpWVlfJjmzTt1eB-M1zLwIaiKfdFkLUqy4S0pKCzrPCxJkxUit5B26jvZD-p0w3J8GZ4So6-J5lDGukf7rZ2FWfOZCY3P3gWNxF_CNzxF-ymJg/s320/EPdTdPjWsAA2sQ6.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gEAhefKa-Sk4MaklT5hR9dWGa0g3z3S1_JXFZhZK0U8aqcvhnwvPqgKzJ3xjORTSfpfl6ZpC6tMAhAxivZyKVage7caGa4uhUKdHVys-7LzEpEl2i97JQ9q2L764EP4VEt9Vsw/s680/D36tAkcW0AAbZk_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gEAhefKa-Sk4MaklT5hR9dWGa0g3z3S1_JXFZhZK0U8aqcvhnwvPqgKzJ3xjORTSfpfl6ZpC6tMAhAxivZyKVage7caGa4uhUKdHVys-7LzEpEl2i97JQ9q2L764EP4VEt9Vsw/s320/D36tAkcW0AAbZk_.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(The very first members of the club who had never sewed before.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Usually, about 20 students sign up, but only around 6 students come to the first meeting, then 4 to the second meeting, and become a few who come consistently. I luckily had a few come back every semester and I was able to have the vice president from the regular members. I will sad to see him go as he will graduate from college this December without having the club activity in his final semester. I will have to build the club from the scratch again when things get back to normal and students can come back to the campus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The student who bought her own sewing machine is the second person who had never sewed before and got into sewing through the sewing club then bought a sewing machine. This makes me very happy as I feel I was able to influence a young person. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sewing is a practical skill for daily life - gardening as well. I would love them to know the fun of sewing and the pleasure of using what they made. I actually further want them to know making a quilt as self-expression, art quilts, but it would be a very long way for me to go.</div><br /><p></p>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-53943577702985281652020-09-07T20:03:00.001-07:002020-09-07T20:03:54.912-07:00Free GiftsI do not like wastes so I try to utilize the resource I have as much as I can. Small scraps can be someone's treasure, too. So I make such "treasures (hopefully)" and give away as a free gift to my customers.<br>
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<b>Cards</b> with scraps of Japanese fabric. They come with envelopes.<br>
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I recently got new types of paper at a very discounted price from <a href="https://paperworks.com/">Paper Works</a>. It has an embossed texture and "Stardust" in it. I thought it is perfect with Japanese fabric scraps. I would like to have a little more weight, though. 65lb is still acceptable for cards. I love paper. I love cards and American culture send cards more often than Japanese culture do.<br>
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<b>Bookmarks</b>. They are kind of time-consuming. I am not sure if I keep making those in future.<br>
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<b>Coasters</b>. They are very easy to make and looks gorgeous as a free gift, I think.<br>
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I would like to have some more ideas for free gifts. I have some repeat customers and I feel sorry about including the same gifts. Though, I am not sure if my customers like these but there is no way to know so I just do what I want to do hoping them becoming a bit happier with my free gifts.Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-59436632902838984172020-09-06T09:55:00.000-07:002020-09-06T09:55:14.297-07:00Garlic<div style="text-align: left;">The garlic I planted this spring regerminated. I usually plant garlic between the end of September to the middle of October, but the garlic that was already in the soil germinated means, probably it's okay to plant them now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1e0CICrEfLDhH7JOCc72JKxRDNuHIpW_6" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1e0CICrEfLDhH7JOCc72JKxRDNuHIpW_6" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I got a lot of garlic bulbs from a grocery store at $0.50/bulb in the early spring, I thought I would try planting in spring since they were sprouting in my kitchen. I used to buy nice garlic for planting at every end of summer, but it is expensive. I heard spring planting garlic doesn't grow much but can enjoy the tender leaves and stalks. I can also leave them in the soil through next summer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, this year, I had an onion maggot's attack badly and I couldn't even harvest the last fall planted garlic. I had never had any pest problem with garlic, some disappear before June and come back in fall, though. Also, the cite I planted was a kind of wet place, it was also a problem. They like a dry place. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I dug them up when I realized the infestation of the pest, they were still immature but better than offering the pest the growing cloves - the ones that are growing now is what I thought them dead. Then, I hung them in my shed where sunlight doesn't hit. Now, it's time for replanting them! I saved a dry and soft bed for them this year. I did not start my garden with raised beds, tilled instead, so the soil is cray. I have a few raised beds made later with my compost. The cray beds are getting better and better with organic matter as I don't remove the roots of weeds. I just cut the top at the ground level when I need to remove them so that earthworms are happy and it adds organic matter to the soil when they decay. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By the way, I had a challenge project from the Starry Eye, an art quilt group. I had to make something with the technique of collage. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iNeizntG8CzlejKWRHJ6_DZ0b_wwxfNXRmgNEUJYhUYBvazAmnfx28ZQov-lbZhdzWRNlAJi7KiwkHLW42y93z9fTliD6kXjfUjGY2wkA70bGthsYa8EBU4ay87nU8D6iU1JaQ/s2048/Garlic01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1088" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iNeizntG8CzlejKWRHJ6_DZ0b_wwxfNXRmgNEUJYhUYBvazAmnfx28ZQov-lbZhdzWRNlAJi7KiwkHLW42y93z9fTliD6kXjfUjGY2wkA70bGthsYa8EBU4ay87nU8D6iU1JaQ/s320/Garlic01.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The title is "This is what I wished to have this year." - A healthy big sturdy garlic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This tapestry may not be qualified as a collage project, but it's okay. I can have this as a memory of garden in 2020 in a nice form.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some details of the tapestry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CHWORbkIcuJ1Qy12GNY0-KWyjjun6sSkJXBxGMAASFS6T6t2dsTtQt-2YB5GguwEN-KADV6x2yjjyES8f5y_oaYb_s5p1DAul90iLSrgNj50AiQccvanKZyLkhU7zht_NThGTQ/s2048/Garlic02.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CHWORbkIcuJ1Qy12GNY0-KWyjjun6sSkJXBxGMAASFS6T6t2dsTtQt-2YB5GguwEN-KADV6x2yjjyES8f5y_oaYb_s5p1DAul90iLSrgNj50AiQccvanKZyLkhU7zht_NThGTQ/s320/Garlic02.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TOt7LipeGGMS_mKOOdWKa7L7oaLQ238ZTwr17BsvyFvfolAnOYCmRhOnkypdOokVonq7CIYl72GoRZobrwhlwUZICtvYQp63UOlQbNyl-elSQZIV_PMCmp96h9rLHVeuyarJ_w/s2048/Garlic03.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TOt7LipeGGMS_mKOOdWKa7L7oaLQ238ZTwr17BsvyFvfolAnOYCmRhOnkypdOokVonq7CIYl72GoRZobrwhlwUZICtvYQp63UOlQbNyl-elSQZIV_PMCmp96h9rLHVeuyarJ_w/s320/Garlic03.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoUjdL16iKah73-8JqFNC5Eu7n81wPyMC0ukdZ4y-m2_yjdnK9DYsoXu3Zys2qhNF55ibL2TyIByXbB4FbaOggFvOUmErMr5E4NT4-jPAERN-gI4P_r9lwXCnY9pw17FM-8HBBg/s2048/Garlic04.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoUjdL16iKah73-8JqFNC5Eu7n81wPyMC0ukdZ4y-m2_yjdnK9DYsoXu3Zys2qhNF55ibL2TyIByXbB4FbaOggFvOUmErMr5E4NT4-jPAERN-gI4P_r9lwXCnY9pw17FM-8HBBg/s320/Garlic04.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7hqf_PW4llp2tAeMGrIICoWTNMPEhdKt84KdMR2DFhrRhsX0A0eMeyLoT5RdwwD0kf0cfEk8h6f61_G2_KhK1phPSHjh2tvDitVdSXdrcovo5RUL57eHA5BDJQd-S-jT_caWEw/s2048/Garlic05.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7hqf_PW4llp2tAeMGrIICoWTNMPEhdKt84KdMR2DFhrRhsX0A0eMeyLoT5RdwwD0kf0cfEk8h6f61_G2_KhK1phPSHjh2tvDitVdSXdrcovo5RUL57eHA5BDJQd-S-jT_caWEw/s320/Garlic05.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope my ideal garlic becomes true next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-66292538569703859092020-09-06T08:58:00.000-07:002020-09-06T08:58:15.891-07:00Mung beansI used to by mung bean seeds for growing sprouts, but I thought I would grow them instead of buying. It is highly nutritious and <span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">a nice addition to salads or stir fry.</span><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1daS3pFbfud72mrF2plpJUq-Y6uzDIPG1" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1daS3pFbfud72mrF2plpJUq-Y6uzDIPG1" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">This is the third day after germination. It becomes a nice size tomorrow. I usually toss one to two small spoonful seeds to the container, soak in the water for a night, then rinse them once or twice a day after they start germination.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Tp-yzY6mB1o1zLxY6-UOJnAP7Lu5VmrD" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Tp-yzY6mB1o1zLxY6-UOJnAP7Lu5VmrD" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">I planted the seeds for growing sprouts. I heard beans as seeds last only a year, but the seeds I sowed was 3 years old. So far, only this much is harvested. Growing mung beans was my first experience this year. I wanted to see how they grow. Since mung bean is a bush bean, I thought they don’t need a support but I was wrong. I planted seeds in between other vegetables anywhere I could find an vacant space. Now they are laying on the ground and most are tangled with other plants or buried among weeds..., not growing well. I will have a decent space for them next year. Otherwise, it’s easy to grow. No need to worry about bugs and wartering them - let rain takes care of them. But I thought they likes half shade. The sprouts in the first picture are from the beans from my garden. I’m happy they sprouted.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">By the way, butternuts are doing so well and I just harvested the first group yesterday.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1wHq4_eGLhWE0qlu0bmgFxAycwqdegCj8" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1wHq4_eGLhWE0qlu0bmgFxAycwqdegCj8" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">I found some sprouting in the compost bucket from my kitchen waste in the beginning of summer. I saved them and planted where I could plant. I’m not a fan of butternuts, but I thought it would be great to impress my neighbors and some friends, and my husband said “I will eat them”. They are from 7 plants and I expect to be able to harvest totally more than double of this amount by the end of the season. I have never had a good crop of pumpkins as I hadn’t had more than one fruit from one plant. This year is really unusual. I hope it continues to the next year.</span></div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-28338915657131958952020-09-03T19:02:00.005-07:002020-09-03T19:08:55.324-07:00Quilt Holder<p>One of my dreams came true...!</p><p>A quilt holder in a sunny room.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=15DFB9QTYMHJC1NSC2qetPen8CIhgJsGt" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=15DFB9QTYMHJC1NSC2qetPen8CIhgJsGt" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Taking a picture of the entire quilt is so much trouble for me, as I did not have a quilt holder. I did not have a nice sofa or couch, or nice grass or a deck to create a tasteful picture so I really hoped to have a quilt holder with a simple background. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I actually tried with the wall of my shed last year; I attached some hangers to hold a pole but it was hard to adjust sunlight, also sometimes the wind does not cooperate with me. Now, this quilt holder is in the Florida room that sunlight starts to get in after 2pm that gives enough light for picture taking. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=11x0_9TWrfeZ_dvjUl5vnIUHuXSoG80ze" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=11x0_9TWrfeZ_dvjUl5vnIUHuXSoG80ze" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18wIp8k9b5ozorFTHt0HJosqX5ORXzRCb" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18wIp8k9b5ozorFTHt0HJosqX5ORXzRCb" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-size: 12pt; height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1rCFLU5cd6SPbJf3MIOPfa9E07bf3zdcs" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1rCFLU5cd6SPbJf3MIOPfa9E07bf3zdcs" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-size: 12pt; height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">It can hold up to a 60x80 inches quilt which is the maximum size that I can deal with. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Moreover, we finally got a couch in the Florida room! - the family room is used as a working room for us and it's not a place for relaxing. One side of the room is occupied with my husband's station (computers, amateur radio things, printers...) and bookcases are taking two sides, and the rest of one side has a front door and my cat likes to sit by the big main window next to the front door. My second sewing machine and a big cutting mat are sitting on a big working table in the center of the room (I have a sewing room with my main sewing machine). </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I did not know the relaxation of having a couch until we got it. I did not grow up with a couch. Japanese houses are small. I told my husband how happy I am with my new experience with the couch. He said "I know. Many people think of a couch first when they move in a new home." Since I found happiness with the couch, it became my favorite station (Actually, my cat found it quicker than me). It's so nice to do embroidery or hand sewing etc. on the couch! It's so comfortable to watch a movie on the couch! Having wine and cheese on the couch! Wooooow......</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">And, since the couch is placed on the opposite side of the quilt holder in the Florida room, it gives me a nice scene with quilts.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1z_Ga_xfY2gU-X-s5ykTRzR5tOrlfHbFb" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1z_Ga_xfY2gU-X-s5ykTRzR5tOrlfHbFb" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1OX6r686alGSu5Oym5NJ3MBRMx8-1BPaz" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1OX6r686alGSu5Oym5NJ3MBRMx8-1BPaz" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-size: 12pt; height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1PQ1dkxS9zxeM_NlHaENK0i3c08aCVfwp" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1PQ1dkxS9zxeM_NlHaENK0i3c08aCVfwp" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-size: 12pt; height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=12PrqSB38_qZAiZ-lELengcOzYyc9HfMK" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=12PrqSB38_qZAiZ-lELengcOzYyc9HfMK" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-size: 12pt; height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The quilt holder and the couch will make the picture taking process much easier! I don’t have to fight with too strong sunlight and reflection from it and wind outside or artificial colors created by fluorescent light and always too dark. Someone told me before that inside on a sunny day with natural light is the best setting for taking pictures of small sewing items. I think that is true. Anyway, I’m happy!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-90667194930268405982020-09-02T17:26:00.000-07:002020-09-02T17:26:01.504-07:00Catching up - GardenThis year was the best ever, all of the plants in my garden did very well. Especially, cucurbit, which includes cucumber, zucchini, and pumpkin. I had never ever had a good year with cucurbit due to squash bugs, cucumber beetles, squash vine borers, and they need *food* more than I think. I had a traumatic experience with cucumber and zucchini in my first year as this was my second time to grow cucumber in my 5-year garden life. I had only three zucchinis from three plants last year. It was pathetic. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWQqkeul7ptu_W6DMPeC63uvXppLuUkVXnL8gHK44N-r57WT4YPP5s0Zu7Zx0LPfdrdd9jIdfNuxF8Ljpn0d9_trM6ku8QhgmKoebgrAt33ozApm9bw9lVb09pxnGa-jVSgEp3g/s1024/9A76E98F-1F0C-40B5-8803-EFB74155C776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWQqkeul7ptu_W6DMPeC63uvXppLuUkVXnL8gHK44N-r57WT4YPP5s0Zu7Zx0LPfdrdd9jIdfNuxF8Ljpn0d9_trM6ku8QhgmKoebgrAt33ozApm9bw9lVb09pxnGa-jVSgEp3g/s640/9A76E98F-1F0C-40B5-8803-EFB74155C776.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Huge leaves of buttercup.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aQisB-9daPt9cFcI24mqUdKXlzvCTDhal8PIV0LXznNeQ2Xz7TFD-5sjYkmRb9sYyn6MwCIjtKSmQbA8z-NrDtCorH8feo2zSbMyA7iZ5NTzUjbt1x9s0MqrhL6QRgsD3yDxjQ/s2048/9D0403F5-91BF-4333-A6F7-9B9920F3AD40.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aQisB-9daPt9cFcI24mqUdKXlzvCTDhal8PIV0LXznNeQ2Xz7TFD-5sjYkmRb9sYyn6MwCIjtKSmQbA8z-NrDtCorH8feo2zSbMyA7iZ5NTzUjbt1x9s0MqrhL6QRgsD3yDxjQ/s640/9D0403F5-91BF-4333-A6F7-9B9920F3AD40.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Butternuts saved from the compost bucket.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Every year, I plant kabocha, Japanese green pumpkin, or buttercup, and this variety is the most favored by squash vine borers. Every year is a war to fight against this pest. I had 15 kabocha plants and was able to harvest 22 kabocha his year. Some kabocha plants gave me 2 fruit, that was my first experience as well as the big leaves! Usually, kabocha in my garden were small, and I had never worry about the plants may take over the garden because some even die while its fruit is still immature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEZfu_WeFjwS-vrZWj2e09lYqx65CjclGsvfR6DmQTLT6viz2oelsWRfx5Qn8OvZ31vqwlFq23alc0HpjxtarYqGUxR3Rg05F_6-hBd6l-dYFC8_Mg206LKT6cPliXeyhN0z5_g/s1024/34C89F42-1820-46AE-957A-F83AE1F62EAC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEZfu_WeFjwS-vrZWj2e09lYqx65CjclGsvfR6DmQTLT6viz2oelsWRfx5Qn8OvZ31vqwlFq23alc0HpjxtarYqGUxR3Rg05F_6-hBd6l-dYFC8_Mg206LKT6cPliXeyhN0z5_g/s640/34C89F42-1820-46AE-957A-F83AE1F62EAC.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(They all have decent weight and size </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">which means inside is considerably fat.)</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think the soil in my garden has been improving with compost that I add year after year, and the diversity of plants led diversities of bacterias and insects, a small ecosystem is developing in my back yard..., hopefully. As my garden is an organic garden, I don’t use chemical synthesized fertilizer and pesticides. I make organic fertilizer with vegetable scraps, grass clippings, and old leaves that are then biodegraded by insects, fungus, and bacterias. My goal is to create a garden that does not need a lot of care because other creatures in my garden naturally take care of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, I’m very happy with the many Japanese pumpkins. I usually buy it from CO-OP when I don’t have my own. Their taste is much different from American Halloween pumpkins, they are more dense and sweet. Other vegetables and flowers are also doing great, but cucurbit was the most impressive this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>The most important event from last summer was that my husband and I built a 12'x20' shed in the backyard together. We had a 86 years old retired carpenter who taught us how to build a shed. He came to our backyard to work and show how to do 3 days a week in the morning and left homework for us. We had a quite busy summer last year especially me with taking care of my garden also. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBONG55wzVhWadQ45-lnsBBkjZ8P9nhZRQZqtRBwWZxzSMZOzAthWRjLItkqd3LtVo7F6yi-wRkT184lHDeIwWFn0Xhh64ikpJFQqZl-iDJix-TZ7VON___IjfMxCF2ymtkXjVA/s2048/ED527C17-4160-4F19-A74D-B7558B639CE5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBONG55wzVhWadQ45-lnsBBkjZ8P9nhZRQZqtRBwWZxzSMZOzAthWRjLItkqd3LtVo7F6yi-wRkT184lHDeIwWFn0Xhh64ikpJFQqZl-iDJix-TZ7VON___IjfMxCF2ymtkXjVA/s640/ED527C17-4160-4F19-A74D-B7558B639CE5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6n5cQxJQTHuEFH9FWRwFAOk3ftCfbWFODlZiumFo0Iqo_hgWtS056FzIEeXMDg5gXhdvMOq4WzRg-oiL-dGBZuWl2vuBVy0H6ep1_BudY1TvWQdkRJVvcXvCwEUlhyphenhyphencp51pZVg/s2048/750B2A4C-3C48-4688-9C8F-DE566040B471.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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My husband painted the wall, and I painted the trimming.)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_abxWukNvGg1-R65kHcGSMTeSPcg2poRkNkjLWHTGortIcHtRLgFkMJd4XNr-DEqPBSksYA6dI-WvxJHXZyQpLU8XgqstCZtUwkMlshBBWjR3Qe059o-eqM7D5YIuVO74xJDhSw/s2048/6CDEFB68-159F-4F8A-9F6B-D1C1EC4811F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_abxWukNvGg1-R65kHcGSMTeSPcg2poRkNkjLWHTGortIcHtRLgFkMJd4XNr-DEqPBSksYA6dI-WvxJHXZyQpLU8XgqstCZtUwkMlshBBWjR3Qe059o-eqM7D5YIuVO74xJDhSw/s640/6CDEFB68-159F-4F8A-9F6B-D1C1EC4811F5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp7COqaSVuXhmtlXM5gQpTdGW8emnVezujOXYmTW6PtLyplfLaSGSfqaOCpiHz0ogupOy5zlgCWZ-sNRkV1zoLhL21AkmFqLgUZi4z1_-wyqHyXWsx8VIl8OWj9ky2tk6VKvzjg/s2048/3788D3EB-F9A8-4081-BF7A-A9580C7DD271.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG-reHqgDEw94CNS3aXyWh6H251dKvsxeYXv_ahpVKcCrKIqT5VW44z4EW2Lr1Sdinh1IeCbz3kt_d_p47haBL7qVtOtVJLGQxlUOtMy7ka1PtdcoyJC2J7obBfyNQmJ0pu0piw/s640/B75F2BBD-FDAA-4A37-AF2C-71B71DF6DA9B.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I built a large table inside - my gardening working table.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY70XPZMfDciC4DI8zhYvqhksxRIYIaJyZ9CHVeoad9xfRiciZmZfagyy7wAbHP-uInZMQvqEEN_YSSQhbih4lOzI7Z35lA4nceAROWc6vv3vDiKfCXZLHQReAm1LbKI4iSVKJg/s2048/366B112B-05DC-4D6D-928B-4B5D1CBE6D02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY70XPZMfDciC4DI8zhYvqhksxRIYIaJyZ9CHVeoad9xfRiciZmZfagyy7wAbHP-uInZMQvqEEN_YSSQhbih4lOzI7Z35lA4nceAROWc6vv3vDiKfCXZLHQReAm1LbKI4iSVKJg/s640/366B112B-05DC-4D6D-928B-4B5D1CBE6D02.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Our cat always entertains us by being so curious around us.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I basically like to make something, and I am familiar with woodwork since my father was a handyman. It is interesting to see myself as being created by my parents; my father loved to grow plants and a handyman, and my mother was a seamstress. I am doing exactly what they were doing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The shed became my "second house"! There is plenty of room that gardening stuff can be stored and the large table I can work to grow seedlings. Before this shed, all of the gardening stuff was stored in the Florida room. It was a mess. Since the gardening stuff is moved to the shed, we are now trying to change the space in the Florida room to the visitor's chatting space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cannot wait to see what the next year's garden will be like. I am hoping to have cucurbits growing well as well as other vegetables like this year. Also, I planted a year old fig tree in the front yard. I hope it grows well too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. We finally harvested asparagus this year after 4 years of seeding!</div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-65771218550731223092020-08-30T03:11:00.000-07:002020-08-30T03:11:36.533-07:00Catching up - QuiltsIt has been a long time again since my last post, I’m saying this every year, but I will try to keep up with my recent life. I hope Blogger app I have just downloaded makes posting easier on this blog. <div><br></div><div>So what should I start?</div><div><br></div>I mentioned about the Quilt Show in the last post. Other than the quilt "Folklore", I had other quilts for display.<br>
The quilt pattern is from Ricky Tim's convergence quilt. One of my guild members offered a workshop, and I enjoyed it. I previously posted the photos showing the details.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHa4T_dKjpTRWz-9XEno5eRrqAysAJwq_z2nzjBbWnDiqd_87ICg0H5MXGjTSQKy_OcY_vx4J3g9UUZb2hGcw1yiEFEPDz0JuyVh-D18VnKUWDrzf4Tmh9B80ATzz1oXBpFyAezQ/s2048/IMG_4369.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHa4T_dKjpTRWz-9XEno5eRrqAysAJwq_z2nzjBbWnDiqd_87ICg0H5MXGjTSQKy_OcY_vx4J3g9UUZb2hGcw1yiEFEPDz0JuyVh-D18VnKUWDrzf4Tmh9B80ATzz1oXBpFyAezQ/s400/IMG_4369.JPG" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></a></div>
"<b>Icy Day</b>" (below) made with the scraps from indigo hand-dyed fabrics. Roughly 60"x80".
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This one (below) hasn't shown anywhere yet, another indigo hand-dyed fabric quilt.
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Probably, many people would think the combination of indigo hand-dyed and lace doilies do not go together. I thought they can represent snowflakes as the theme of this quilt is "winter" and they are working well together to me.<br><br>
For the two quilts with indigo, I cannot determine if I would like to sell or not. It's nice to keep them but I do not have a use for them. If you are interested in purchasing at a decent price, please contact me. I hope the definition of your decent price and mine are the same or similar.<div><br></div><div>The two quilts made with Japanese prints (below) were sold on etsy.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/740571817/japanese-quilt-blue-fish?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details" target="_blank"><b>Japanese Quilt - Blue Fish</b></a></div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlpucnW2t5Pq-0hmOQBbXcqCWdVjM6JRkioly0OEE4B3FQpn8Allk4eHKE3L9jz7LJqYSL4pv5Gqy8LslQ9May9suOGY2zSuJcl7b4QDNcrW_4ihsGB-sqid6H9wdAf75CFQsHw/s1920/DSCN9342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1355" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlpucnW2t5Pq-0hmOQBbXcqCWdVjM6JRkioly0OEE4B3FQpn8Allk4eHKE3L9jz7LJqYSL4pv5Gqy8LslQ9May9suOGY2zSuJcl7b4QDNcrW_4ihsGB-sqid6H9wdAf75CFQsHw/s640/DSCN9342.JPG" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></a></div><div><br></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/726734320/japanese-quilt-blue-versus-red?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details" target="_blank"><b>Japanese Quilt - Blue versus Red</b></a></span><div><span face="" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><br></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BeI6EoQh9k__nJoDi8rAYBeGRDghJtoObj_TiWtq2kbLj9Hht4A_ICtTteARTbbpteRRu5hEbGXK4BxpDQCk0zRNNkRX0k5A4aCBTQFR_andrZHyP4x-DsOPchPb13c1g0RHOg/s1700/DSCN9373.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BeI6EoQh9k__nJoDi8rAYBeGRDghJtoObj_TiWtq2kbLj9Hht4A_ICtTteARTbbpteRRu5hEbGXK4BxpDQCk0zRNNkRX0k5A4aCBTQFR_andrZHyP4x-DsOPchPb13c1g0RHOg/s640/DSCN9373.JPG" width="400" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></a></div><br><div><br>
<b>Charity quilts</b> - I made a lot, including easy ones. Here are the ones that I think it's worth showing.
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I also made a cat quilt with the scrappy blocks. This one was sold on etsy.<br><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/751702192/red-cat-quilt-crib-size-41x48?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details" target="_blank"><b>Red Cat Quilt - Crib size - 41x48</b></a><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6NDC1WzVQVToo2qdUIHMAnySnaRJAKpq2MdhcdkjEHFSLr07L38yZU_u7GiFhBd_V8eMOViywiE7EPquDVb1DAOYiqNSymAaTDVou256HBRXO56Du40x_Q20kmBjMdEs6TzpPg/s1630/DSCN9872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="1476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6NDC1WzVQVToo2qdUIHMAnySnaRJAKpq2MdhcdkjEHFSLr07L38yZU_u7GiFhBd_V8eMOViywiE7EPquDVb1DAOYiqNSymAaTDVou256HBRXO56Du40x_Q20kmBjMdEs6TzpPg/s640/DSCN9872.JPG" width="400" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></a></div><div><br></div>I somehow like a "red cat". I was wondering if this quilt is sold. Fortunately, it found a home. I would make another one sometime in the future. <br><div><div><br></div><div>This post is getting long. I will make a separate post about my garden and the drawing class I took the last spring.
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<div>My first experience with sashiko thread and needles.</div><div>I wanted to add sashiko stitches to my quilt “<span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">Folklore”, so I did.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div>
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I got the thread and needles for sashiko from Amazon.<br>
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I did not know sashiko-thread is wound like a yarn. I thought it's the same as an embroidery floss and got into a trouble.<br>
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I gave up straightening it and cut them into some sections so that it's easier to unwind.<br>
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I noticed the needles for sashiko do not make boro stitching easier on a quilt. I think the needle is too thick for that. Instead, a little thiner needle for basting works a lot better for me. <br>
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I thought the sashiko needle would make stitching easier since the thread is thick and the thick needle can make a path for the thick thread going through the fabric. But it turned out that it's hard for the needle to go through the thick layers of fabric (a quilt sandwich). The sashiko thread I use is thin among the sashiko thread family. It was alright with the basting needle. If I use a thicker sashiko thread, the sashiko needles would become handy.<div><br></div><div>The quilt is done, and was displayed at the local quilt show, which was in March 2019.</div><div><br></div>
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I really enjoyed making this quilt, and am working on the new one using the black/navy blue quater circles that were cut out from the blocks of this quilt. Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-26880404336651337082019-02-17T08:51:00.001-08:002019-02-17T08:51:18.356-08:00Drunkard’s Path quilt - Japanese scraps (3)About 100 blocks are done!<br />
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The blocks were sewn together and the top is done!<br />
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I think I would title this quilt "Folklore" because the little scraps have a story to tell, especially ones in traditional patterns. <br />
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Before the final decision of quilting pattern, I made a table mat with some of the blocks to see whether the quilting I have on my mind would work. <br />
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I think it is fine, but may change it slightly. Since it include hand stitching, it will take time to complete.<br />
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By the way, many people wonder how I can quilt a big quilt with a regular sewing machine. If you are interested in finding a different way to quilt with a regular sewing machine, I would recommend to change a position of your machine on the table - from horizontal (normal way) to virtical (shown in the picture above). This way, a big space for your hands to move a quilt on your machine becomes available. Some people use a machine built in a table and cannot change the position, and some people just cannot change their perspective about using a sewing machine virtical, though, if this works for you, it's a lot less frustrating on quilting. Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-19414937443147200982019-02-10T21:50:00.000-08:002019-02-10T21:50:52.524-08:00Drunkard’s Path quilt - Japanese scraps (2)Some quilters say sewing a circle is hard, but it is easy when fabric for background comes on the top of the circle (and if you do not mind to do a little hand-stitches). I do not have the patience to sew many circles by applique, but sewing a circle into the fabric (well, big circles). <br />
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I took some pictures of my process of my drunkard's path quilt because I wanted to show how easy it is. There is no pattern for it nor marking on fabric. It does not have to be accurate, which is enjoyable for many quilters.<br />
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First, pick up fabrics for background (BG) square and a quarter of a circle (QC). My background is 6.5 inches (6 inches finished) square. QC needs to be slightly smaller than BG. My QC is pieced from scraps. I usually do not take a measurement. Just eyeball it. When I find it's too large, I just trim it. It's from scraps anyway.<br />
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Layer them the wrong side of BG and the right side of the QC together. The two square's corners need to be met.<br />
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Pin the two at the top and side of QC.<br />
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Pic of the wrong side.<br />
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Cut the curve in the shape you like from the BG. The cutting line needs to be about 3/4" away from the pins because the edge is turned in. If you like 1/4 seam allowance, cut at 1/2" away from the pins. <br />
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Press the edge of BG by a finger into the QC and iron on it to firm. It easily goes along with the curve because the BG was cut on the bias. <br />
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After ironing, secure the BG on QC with more pins and start stitching. I use a straight stitch.<br />
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Trim the extra part of QC off along with the stitch.<br />
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Done!<br />
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I enjoy this since it does not need a template or cut accurate. Some quilters who like accurate jobs would need a template and certain instruction, but those who enjoy an unexpected result. I started this project because I wanted to sew circles and ended up getting the unexpected result - the shape of 4 QCs do not form a circle anyway, but I like this.<br />
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I cannot wait to assemble my new quilt.<br />
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Continue to (3).<br />
Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-546821550131324882019-02-06T08:33:00.000-08:002019-02-06T08:33:41.384-08:00Drunkard’s Path quilt - Japanese scraps (1)I think I like to sew varieties of scraps together. I somehow feel like I have to use them up. Also, I like to see diversities (individuality) when I forcus on a micro world. I like simple design when I focus on a macro world (collectiveness). So, I like both busy and simple designs. A micro world is within a macro world, maybe that is why I feel like a scrappy area needs to be confined by a single color. <br />
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I also love circles. I tried the simple circle design on the placemats (below). I enjoyed the colors and designs but sewing it was not as easy as I expected. I think the circles were too small to sew comfortably. It would have been much easier when they are larger. Since I did not use the method of applique, the background fabric needed to stretch to be turned in on the circle, and it did not stretch well - I could make bunch of slits on the eges of the cut-off circles, but I did not.<br />
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I still wanted to sew curves and wanted to make circles. It is easier to piece a quarter of circle than a whole circle. So I did. I did not mean my new quilt to be a drunkard's path quilt but ended up to be.<br />
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It is not a complete circle, but I think bumpy circles has an interesting effect.<br />
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I was thinking of making circles with the quarters, then realized I can make other patterns - I still did not notice this is a drunkard's path at this point.<br />
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I planed to make 80 blocks to make a lap size quilt. One day I did not have an internet, so was not able to look around and possibly download a pattern I like, I printed 80 blocks using Word, cut them, and lined them up. I do not have a software for making quilt design.<br />
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I tried to make something unique, but I think I would choose the last one.<br />
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It is interesting to see that a little difference of block direction creates a totally different effect.<br />
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Inclusion.<br />
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Exclusion.<br />
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After some thinking process, I wondered what drunkard's path mean. This <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/blog/education/history-of-drunkards-path-quilt-patterns/">website</a> tells interesting history about drunkard's path. Drunkard means "a person who is habitually drunk," it may be associated with the temperance movement. I do not know the history of the word "drunkard" though. It looks like nobody know the fact. The pattern could be born from a person like me "Sewing a circle was hard so cut it in quarters, then relized I can make various patterns with the quarters."<br />
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Continue to (2)!Kyoko http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567580839453262147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15869171.post-81646907907518566972019-02-02T07:24:00.000-08:002019-02-02T07:24:48.815-08:00Baby Quilts for my friend's babiesI recently found two babies were born in my friends. <br />
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When I hear a baby birth, my ears pop up and feeling of "I have to make a baby quilt!" comes to my mind like a tsunami. I want babies to be happy, wish them to have a good childhood that leads to good adulthood. Happy adults will make a good society.<br />
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One is Winnie the Pooh. <br />
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Back.<br />
I did not want to waste the tiny scraps after cutting FQs into the big pieces for the front, so, used them all for the back...<br />
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The other one is an animal panel. I bought 3 panels at a quilt show a couple of years ago for future baby quilts.<br />
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The panel had 6 kinds of animals. The quilt has a repetition because the blocks are more than 6. Quilting is a heart pattern.<br />
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Making a baby quilt is a happy thing. As well as thinking of a baby's happy life in the future makes me feel happy, working with nursery and novelty fabric is fun.<br />
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