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Weekly update: an exhibit, OMG, RSC, reading from With Strings Attached

Thank you all for your supportive comments regarding my husband. The care home assessment was Friday. His condition is beyond what assisted living/memory care can accommodate. For now we are increasing in-home care (two caregivers have been recruited to help with the 6 p.m.-bedtime shift (V comes in the morning)). We have a video visit with his doctor on Tuesday.

I was able to take time Saturday morning to see this exhibit at the Dunn Museum (part of the forest preserve district).

The oldest quilt was made in Pennsylvania in 1850 (large picture on left). It came ...

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Weekly update: an event-filled weekend, stash report, and OMG for March from With Strings Attached

The Lake County Women's Coalition held the annual Women's History Month luncheon on Saturday. Each year the member organizations are invited to nominate a woman who exemplifies the national WHM theme. We recognize the winners of the scholarships we award through the College of Lake County. (I'm LCWC secretary and the rep for the Zion Woman's Club. AAUW-Waukegan is also part of LCWC.)

ZWC's honoree Jeanne' is the media specialist for Beach Park Dist. 6. (Her mom is my quilting friend Irene, and Irene and her other daughter joined us.) Jeanne' does a whole lot ...

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Friday check in: best in show but some editing required from With Strings Attached

The annual GFWC-IL Tenth District Art Show was Wednesday. They have used the same categories for years ranging from painting (subcategories by medium) to floral arranging to holiday decor, sculpture, paper crafts, photography, knitting/crochet -- and "wall hanging" and "embroidery, quilting, tatting." Categories are subject to interpretation. This year sculpture included a fused-glass panel (beautiful) and a fabric/quilted covered flower pot (artificial flowers. Well, I didn't make the rules. I just followed them -- and I won! Full confession: I entered the only wall hanging and there two quilts and a quilted tote bag (no tatting). But I got ...

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Friday check in: it's a flimsy!! and more progress from With Strings Attached

A librarian's Valentine!

We didn't get much snow from Wednesday's storm (about 3") but now it's very, very cold. I went to Rotary yesterday morning (S stayed in) and didn't go out the rest of the day. More snow coming this weekend.

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Old Town is a flimsy!

I added a white border to stabilize the edge. 8 yards by weight. I have an April appointment with Barb-the-quilter.

I made two placemats out of the leftovers from Lantern, the top-along for February. (See last Friday's post.) They await binding.

Twenty Ohio Stars in this month ...

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Weekly update: OMG February, placemats, and the top-along + reading from With Strings Attached

My One Monthly Goal for February is to get Old Town to the flimsy stage. One motivation is to reclaim the design wall. :)

The Quiltville FB group has photos of many versions of the design with different colorways and different sashings or settings or borders. I'm going to stick to the sashing as patterned but I may do something other than the checkerboard border.

I made six placemat flimsies from units in the parts department. The tan/green/red one has been around since 2007 (gulp!). I always thought I'd piece it into a quilt back. The one ...

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Friday check in: January report from With Strings Attached

"Smile for your fan club!"

Sunshine and temperatures in the upper 30's and lower 40's were conducive to walking this week. It was good to stretch my legs!

This is pack ice, covered in sand.

I saw four of the ornaments I hung along one of the paths in mid-December. This one had a few remnants of its red paint.

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I had a satisfying and productive month in the studio.

The Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) prompt this week was half-square triangles. I have a box of batik HSTs on hand so this was an easy step ...

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Midweek: 25 blocks, OMG 2025, top-a-long from With Strings Attached

All 25 Old Town blocks are assembled. I think the design looks good this way but the sashing, which I have yet to make, kicks it up several notches. I will persevere.

I've begun something new.

I signed up for the Top-a-long with Running Doe Quilts . She is a designer for Villa Rosa. One pattern a month with the goal of making a flimsy. Getting it quilted is not required. The January pattern is Amelia .

These are big blocks -- 17" finished -- and that 8-1/2" center square called for the jumbo Kaffe flowers.

My One Monthly Goal for January ...

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