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Sew & Tell ~ April 14, 2025 from Melva Loves Scraps

I'm still off galivanting around... we've had a few challenges along the way, but we are still enjoying our time exploring together ❤️

We finally made it to our destination and thought our time was going to be cut short due to a death in the family. Turns out the service will not take place until after Easter. While saddened to hear the news of our brother-in-law's passing, he had fought a long battle with cancer (3 years), and he is now pain free. It is a little unfair that we are left here grieving the absence of ...

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Weekly update: bunco, a surprise finish, and reading from With Strings Attached

S is getting more alert. His appetite is good. I will learn more when I meet with the care team this week.

The Zion Woman's Club spring bunco party was Friday evening. Everyone had a good time!

My friend Donna won the quilt I donated to the raffle.

I'm sure the club treasurer will have a glowing report at tomorrow's board meeting.

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Here's the ninth block for the guild BOM.

These are 8" (finished) blocks so the pieces were a bit fiddly to cut.

From "just a few more blocks" (Friday's post) to a finished ...

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Weekly update: adjusting, and progress on goals + reading from With Strings Attached

Stevens had laprascopic surgery on Friday afternoon. The results were good. "I went from one end of the bowel to the other," said the surgeon when he called me, "and there's nothing there." It's taken S all weekend to recover. He was half-awake when I visited Saturday morning and asleep this afternoon. Thanks again to all of you for your concern and support.

The thirteen Lake County Round Table P.E.O. chapters held the annual Founder's Day luncheon on Saturday. I'm round table president so I was the emcee. This was the second year the ...

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Memories Being Made... Sew & Tell ~ April 7, 2024 from Melva Loves Scraps

We are on the road...

You'll need to party unsupervised. But I know that everyone will mingle nicely while I am otherwise occupied.

Here's a small glimpse into what we have done...

Keep Piecing,

Melva

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Patchwork of Love Progress~ Sew & Tell - March 31, 2024 from Melva Loves Scraps

We are on the verge of turning the calendar pages to a new month and send March off with its marching orders. Most of us have watched the seasons begin to turn from winter to spring (in the northern hemisphere)... flowers are beginning to stretch their arms up out of the ground, trees are budding (and my allergies are well aware of that!), grass is greening, birds are singing, and the bees are buzzing. Our large maple in our front yard is filled with small buds that the bees LOVE! You can hear them from the front steps!

Yes, spring ...

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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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Patchwork of Love ~ Sew & Tell - March 24, 2025 from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to Melva Loves Scraps and the weekly Sew & Tell party. We've have had some new faces/names to the party... Have you noticed? Please be sure you take a little time to visit a few of the links. :) Afterall, this is what makes the party fun! Let's mingle.

Spring is in the air... and so is love! Our niece, Bonnie, was wed last Sunday. Welcome to the family Andrew.

We've only seen a few pictures, but from what we have seen, it was a lovely day and such a special and intimate celebration. I have their ...

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Weekly update: catching up on this and that from With Strings Attached

Catching up with a longtime friend: Leslye and I have known one another since junior high. We reconnected a few years ago and have had the best intentions to get together -- we live about 25 miles apart. Last week she emailed and wrote, "Let's do it!" and we did. We had lunch at a restaurant here in Zion. Such a delightful time and yes, we will do it again. Soon.

Catching up with walking. Since the caregiver was with Stevens I took advantage of the time and the lovely day to take a quick walk at Spring Bluff Forest ...

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National Quilting Day & Instagram Quilt Fest ~ Sew & Tell ~ March 17, 2025 from Melva Loves Scraps

If you happen to follow along on social media, you know that I have been participating in the Instagram quilt fest. Amy Ellis at Amy's Creative Side offers prompts for each day. You can head over there now to see what I shared so far... My celebration of National Quilting Day at the local library was fun. I shared some of the stories of our camping adventures as well as the story of the Bride's Quilt which was the foundation for the Pieces of My Life sew-along. The crowd was very small, but those who attended were interested ...

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Sunflowers & Snow ~ Sew & Tell - March 10, 2025 from Melva Loves Scraps

March is marching on... Mom's surgery went well, and she has been a good patient. She has managed the various drops without problems. Woohoo! She has asked for some help, but even better... several of her neighbors have volunteered and stepped in even without her asking. I love that! There is a 1-week follow up appointment Monday morning, and we anticipate that all bending and lifting restrictions will be lifted.

The sun was bright and beautiful most of the week, but there was wind to contend with. The grasses and weeds started poking their little noses out of the ...

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Weekly update: signs of spring, quilting accomplishments + reading from With Strings Attached

I set all the clocks ahead just after dinner Saturday. I've finally figured out how to do the clocks in both cars correctly the first try.

Two beautiful days this weekend got us out for a walk at the state park and a nearby forest preserve.

The dogwood is really red.

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This is my version of Transport, the Running Doe top-along pattern for March.

A closeup of the gray-with-dots background.

I made eight 9-patch blocks in yellow for the March Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I have a pattern that will use eight 9ps in each color.

I made four yellow ...

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Sew & Tell ~ March 3, 2025 - Jumping into March from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to March! And welcome to Melva Loves Scraps - home of the weekly Sew & Tell party where you can share the progress of your projects.

As I turned the calendar page from February to March, I have to admit that I am not sorry to see the shortest month move on. It was a challenging month for me personally and I have a new hope for March. I have a horrible case of spring fever! I was able to hold it at bay for a short time as we finished the camper reno, knowing that it was not in any ...

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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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Stringing Me Along ~ Sew & Tell - 2/24/2025 from Melva Loves Scraps

Last week drug on and on... and on. Not necessarily in a bad way... There was much that took place, yet the time seemed to almost stand still. The house closing went smoothly and on time - YAY! That burden has been removed from my plate. I swung by for a quick stop before the closing to double check that all was still fine and secure, told the house "Thanks for taking care of Mom and Dad for 28 years" and then moved on... closing out that chapter/season of life.

A great deal of time was spent at the computer ...

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Weekly update: orchids, placemats + reading from With Strings Attached

Our Friday adventure was an outing to the annual orchid show at Chicago Botanic Garden.

This year's theme is, obviously, India.

The tickets are timed-entry which helps with crowd control at this very popular show. I checked out a parking pass at the library which saved us $10.00.

Regenstein Hall was draped with fabric that evoked saris. (I was last here in November for the Fine Art of Fiber quilt show.)

The corridor to the greenhouses featured this display.

It is impossible to take a bad picture of an orchid.

The peacock's tail was all orchids.

Stevens ...

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Still Singin' the Blues ~ Sew & Tell - 2/17/2025 from Melva Loves Scraps

I spent the week finishing playing the "Blues".

I finished this "Baby Blues" with some large stippling, with the help of my acrylic template. The backing is the same batik as the border, a remnant of some quilt that I made last year.

It is interesting as I dig through the bin... as a sort of archeological dig of my quilt making career. LOL... Bits from dresses I made for our daughters when they were much younger, roman shades that were for our youngest daughter's room, fabrics that reminded me of the western style shirts my Mom used to ...

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Singing the Blues ~ Sew & Tell - February 10, 2025 from Melva Loves Scraps

After a strange turn of events leading up to the baptism service for our granddaughters, I am singing the blues.

Because of a ~~choice~~ (ridiculous) demand by the SIL, we were only able to drop off the special dresses and gifts. I have so many words that I want to say! I am practicing restraint and will simply pour my feelings into this month's RSC color ~ blue. I refuse to let my joy be stolen... 'Nuf said.

After a rousing session of house cleaning, I pulled out the blue scrap bin and started with some of the bigger chunks ...

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Weekly update: SAHRR, Old Town, and reading from With Strings Attached

How nice to get this FB message first thing on Saturday!

This is the quilt that she won. (Working title: "Go Scrappy or Go Home.")

The weather cooperated Saturday morning for the spaghetti dinner delivery. All our "customers" (neighbors mostly) were appreciative. We had two of the dinners ourselves -- tasty!

Saturday afternoon I went to the last hours of an estate sale. The advertised German nutcrackers were long gone by the time I got there but I got a nice office chair on wheels for $7.00. The seat-lifter on the Steelcase chair I've had at my sewing machine ...

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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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Dress Maker - Sew & Tell ~ February 3, 2025 from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to Melva Loves Scraps & The weekly Sew & Tell party! Also... welcome to February... the shortest month of the year. Blink and it will be gone in a flash!

I did a variety of little things this week. Among them I wrapped up the use of my pink scraps and finished a second pink scraps baby quilt. I shared a few thoughts of The Great Scrap Bin Phenomenon here.

Head over there to read my correlation of the never-ending scrap bin to doing laundry (naked).

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