tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81111153353744610582024-03-13T08:32:25.026-07:00Insanity DefenseWhen I think I can go no further,
I remember where I have been
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I know in the end it is all worth it!!Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.comBlogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-21492425178349711282016-02-02T05:05:00.000-08:002016-02-02T07:25:55.675-08:00Allietare quilted and bound!! <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Another mystery done done done!! I'm not sure if this is my favorite quilt.<br />
I think it comes down to colour choice, I am just not into the 'fall' colours I prefer the bright ones! However, this is a gift and it will match the recipients colour palette. So that being said It is perfect! <span style="text-align: center;">Most of my pictures are a bit dreary. It has been tough to get good natural light to get a good texture picture! </span><br />
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I quilted with an all over freehand of half swirls I think they kids of look like waves! And as always I quilted the recipients name, and her mans name into the quilt! (I just LOVE doing that!) I signed it and this time I also quilted the name of the quilt into it!<br />
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I did debate weather or not to scallop the edges of the quilt. I have never done this and would love to skill build, however I just didn't think it looked right with this quilt!<br />
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I had purchased most of the mustardy colours just for this quilt (again not a choice I normally use) so I used what I had left of those for a bias scrappy binding! (I did not get a good picture of that)<br />
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I am so very happy to have this finished and ready to deliver! My friend lives a bit far away and I will not see her for another two weeks, so that kind of fun will have to wait!!<br />
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In the mean time thanks for visiting!!<br />
I'm linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2016/02/mystery-monday-link-up-february-2016.html">Bonnie</a> for her final link up!!<br />
Also linking up with <a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/2016/02/linky-tuesday.html">Connie</a>!!<br />
And <a href="http://quiltstory.blogspot.com/">Quilt Story</a>!<br />
And feeling a bit proud of once again keeping up AND finishing!!<br />
Thanks again friends,<br />
Josie<br />
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Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-78766189012349897952016-01-20T02:00:00.000-08:002016-01-20T02:00:37.479-08:00When bowl hunting turns into fabric find!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 3/8 yards Michael Miller 'Amped Up' for $1.20</td></tr>
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So, is it just my house or do bowls go missing everywhere?? We have very limited cupboard space so I don't have a massive amount of dishes. It's just the four of us so why would we need more than a 10 piece place setting?? About two years ago we were down to two bowls! Because the kids are still kids I wasn't going to spend a lot on new dishes, and besides I only needed bowls! So, I purchased six bowls at a local salvation army!<br />
Fast forward to this past weekend and someone (that would be me) dropped a bowl in the sink and managed to break two bowls! We are once again down to two bowls in the house!! So off to the Salvation Army I went AGAIN!<br />
I did NOT find bowls and didn't have time to go to other stores... but what I did find I geeked out over all day long!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 Yards Michael Miller 'Bite Me' for $.60</td></tr>
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I found nine cuts of fabric! Good quality fabric!! A total of 12 3/4 yards and all together I paid $7.28!!<br />
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The Michael Miller fabrics and Amy Butler are unwashed! The other six have been washed and two are missing their selvages but the other four say Timeless Treasures! I have pressed and folded these gems and they are now in my stash! Oh, what will I do with them??<br />
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I'm so happy that my hunt for bowls turned into fabric treasures! But now I have to go hunt down more bowls! I can't be with only two bowls for much longer!<br />
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I hope your finds turn into these most wonderful finds!<br />
Josie<br />
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So, here at Scott County Park they have a Frostbite Footrace 5K. This year was the 34th annual running. Since the races are slim pickins this time of year we decided to run this one!! It was COLD!!! <b>17 degrees and 8 with wind chill</b>!! I can't say that surprises me! I mean this is Illinois and it was January 16th! I can't say I had my BEST race, but we have not been able to run much since Thanksgiving!<br />
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Oh, and it is official, we have signed up for a half marathon in Chicago June 5th and the Quad Cities Marathon (THE FULL MARATHON) September 25th!! We have all summer to train! I am just looking for the best I can do!! That's it! I can only be the best me I can be!! And I DO want to be the best me!! So, I wish me luck! And follow along with my progress!!<br />
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Thanks for listening and visiting friends!<br />
Josie<br />
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<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-38599172354878697682016-01-18T08:21:00.000-08:002016-01-18T08:21:09.210-08:00Allietare ALMOST done! <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have been busy at work! Busy at play! Busy with family!!<br />
I have my top finished and SO CLOSE to all quilted! I have two more passes to finish up the quilting... and I need more thread! Story of my life!<br />
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I chose to use the yellow we already had cut to make the mustard border scrappy! I don't really use this colour so I figured since it was already cut I might as well use it! I love the scrappy!! And I had purchased this red fabric for next to nothing on clearance I love how it brought out the gold and the red! And as much as I do love a black border I just felt this worked best!</div>
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I do have to learn the art of less is more when it comes to the quilting!! (Actually I really have to get better with the pantos!) I tend to quilt fairly small and a LOT of quilting into a quilt! But darn it I just LOVE the texture!!!<br />
I hope to get this finished up today so I can start the binding tomorrow!!<br />
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I am to late to link up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2016/01/mystery-monday-link-up-reveal.html">Bonnie</a> but be sure to go to her site and check out all the other AMAZING quilts!!<br />
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Oh, and come back to see what else i have been working on!<br />
Josie<br />
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Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-33916536208737691902015-12-29T11:34:00.001-08:002015-12-29T11:34:52.972-08:00BHMQAL clue #5<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Struggling with some of my choices!</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGGmtPKe3YmiEFW83OtX5EwJe6e4oBHIGdJFMZ0oYg3PspCIav9fvPVSW-0QUX7lNHsM0HR1rqmwFfIMG0zQL8CW4MznYpgScYpxJzPOnT7HE_BJwgogFVHIF8XGMfcI12Lu8ZEVyk6w/s1600/IMG_1422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGGmtPKe3YmiEFW83OtX5EwJe6e4oBHIGdJFMZ0oYg3PspCIav9fvPVSW-0QUX7lNHsM0HR1rqmwFfIMG0zQL8CW4MznYpgScYpxJzPOnT7HE_BJwgogFVHIF8XGMfcI12Lu8ZEVyk6w/s200/IMG_1422.JPG" width="200" /></a>Got it done!! It was a busy holiday weekend! But Yesterday the snow fell, Honeyman was on shift, and I was trapped inside all day! OK so I wasn't really trapped, but it was a great excuse for hanging around in my pj's and stitching all day long!<br />
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I got the whole clue finished up!<br />
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PLUS I stitched up these little gems with the 'bonus HST' that were trimmed off! They were TINY and I figured since I had them right there I might as well use them! Each HST came out to 1 1/4 inch! I think if I would have REALLY pushed the seam allowance I MIGHT have been able to get them to an inch and a half, but I worry when it starts getting to small!! I had a few HST in my drawer that were the same size and I threw them in there as well! It felt great to get these little buggers out of my drawer! These squares are 3 3/4 inches! CRAZY! Not sure what I'm going to do with them yet! I thought about adding to them and making them the center of a square! Who knows! Maybe I will finally use up the hundred and fifty BAJILLION I have from Celtic Solstice!! LOL<br />
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Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-5.html">Bonnie</a>,<br />
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Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-64116767801903523362015-12-21T05:41:00.001-08:002015-12-21T05:41:38.504-08:00BHMQAL clue #4<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Very interesting clue! I wonder where she is going with this one!!<br />
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I have all of this weeks clue cut, but only half way stitched up, but ALL of my other clues are 100% caught up! YAY!! I'm sure there will be plenty of time this week to get this one finished up!<br />
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Looking forward to a busy week with family and friends!<br />
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Sending out a very Merry Christmas to all!!<br />
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Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/12/sewing-parties-are-best-kind-of-parties.html">Bonnie</a>!<br />
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Josie<br />
<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-61445384323799280922015-12-15T05:40:00.000-08:002015-12-15T05:40:26.142-08:00BHMQAL clue #3<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Someone (that would be ME) did NOT read directions!! OOPS!! I guess I will pay the price when it comes time to piece the blocks!! I somehow blew over the whole pressing directions! I mean after all Bonnie ALWAYS spins the seams ... right???<br />
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Oh well! She told us how to do it and I missed it in the first read!<br />
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I had to purchase fabric for this one! These are not the yellows I normally have on hand! I'm more of a bright sunshine yellow gal! But I stuck with the golds!!<br />
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I am pretty happy with getting the whole clue finished! I had a busy busy weekend!!!<br />
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We are having crazy warm weather here in Illinois! Honeyman, the Boy,<br />
and I had a 5K this past Saturday and anytime you can do a 5K in December without winter gear... BONUS!!!<br />
We decided the first one was so nice... why not 5K twice!!! So we did one in the morning in Geneseo, IL (cute, cute little town) and a second here in Moline later that day! The second however was an uncontrolled course and not a 5K at all! It was 3.6 miles!<br />
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A great weekend was had by all! I sewed! I ran!! I hung with my loved ones!<br />
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<a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-3.html">Linking up with Bonnie</a>!!<br />
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Can't wait to see what everyone else is doing!<br />
Josie<br />
<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-38670110931422683882015-12-08T05:38:00.001-08:002015-12-08T05:38:06.918-08:00BHMQAL Clue #2<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BjTY_ppb08c/VmbdBSADCGI/AAAAAAAAIwg/NY6FrtaLsHA/s1600/IMG_1385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BjTY_ppb08c/VmbdBSADCGI/AAAAAAAAIwg/NY6FrtaLsHA/s200/IMG_1385.JPG" width="200" /></a>I have a handful left to stitch up! But here's my progress so far on clue #2!! Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/12/allietare-mystery-monday-link-up-part-2.html">Bonnie at Quiltville</a>!<br />
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I love seeing the choices others have made! Can't wait to see what comes next!!<br />
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JosieJosie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-26001834844562798192015-12-03T04:00:00.000-08:002015-12-03T04:00:01.087-08:00I have had a BUSY Summer part 2So if you read yesterdays post you probably saw the photo of me in the band! I saw that photo, too!! I had not bee feeling the best, I was down in the dumps and I was the biggest I have ever been in my life (including when I was pregnant with my kids!) I hurt! I didn't feel well, mentally or physically! I had gotten to that place where I HAD to do something!<br />
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Once upon a time in another lifetime ago I was a runner! I honestly loved to run! Now there was no way in this whole wide world I could run in the shape I was in! So, Honeyman walked with me! I said it in many Facebook posts that God gave him long legs so he could push me! That is what he has done!<br />
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Before long we were walking 13:30 minute miles! That is almost to the point I had to start jogging beside him because his strides were just to long for me to keep up with!! I told him to keep going! Keep pushing me!! I might not be able to beat other people, but I am only out to beat ME, to better ME!!!<br />
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I am now running! We have done several 5K's this summer! Including an <a href="http://insaneinflatable5k.com/">Insane Inflatable</a> in Michigan with our son!! <a href="http://www.itsglowtime5k.com/">Glow Time</a> 5K, this HAS to be fun after all!!<br />
Honeyman got called into work so the Boy did a <a href="http://www.colorinmotion5k.com/quad_cities">colour run</a> with me! I beat him by 8 minutes!! And a local <a href="http://www.lagomarcinos.com/">Hot Cocoa</a> run! My best 5K time so far was for a local College a scholarship fundraiser, my time was 29:48!!<br />
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Then there were the two big race!! In July I ran the <a href="http://bix7.com/2016/">BIX 7 </a>(seven mile run) with my oldest and bestest friend in the world (who happened to get <a href="http://jocrazymama.blogspot.com/2015/05/blessed-quilt-finish.html">this quilt</a>). This course is VERY hilly including a HUGE hill to start!! My goal was under an hour and a half! AND I DID IT!! I have to set goals for me! Not compare myself to anyone else! All I am going for is the best me I can be!!</div>
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The BIG BIG race was the <a href="http://www.hotchocolate15k.com/chicago">Hot Chocolate 15K in Chicag</a>o!!! </div>
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The scenery was amazing!! I love to run outdoors! It fills me with life and renews me!! We had a wonderful time even if it wasn't my best time! I felt a bit under the weather and I am happy overall with what I have done!</div>
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We also did a 5 mile run on Thanksgiving day (the annual Turkey Trot) in the pouring rain!! It was a BLAST!! There may have been rain, but the weather was great! Not cold not windy!! I'll take it!!</div>
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Oh, and the best part of this whole journey is so far I am down from 212 lbs on Father's Day to 182 lbs! 30 lbs so far!! I am a bit sad the weather is getting to cold to run outdoors! We do go to an indoor track to train, but I just don't do well going around and around and...</div>
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Anyway! We have signed up for two races a month! I look for great courses and good causes! And all of this is culminating in a MARATHON!! YES!! This year my friends, I turn 40 in August! (Shhh don't tell anyone) My goal is to do our local <a href="http://qcmarathon.org/">Quad Cities Marathon</a>!! It is no till the third Sunday in September, so I have ten more months to train! I can do this!! I've got this!! I am strong!! </div>
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Thank you all for stopping by and for listening to this gal rant!! I've got to run! Catch y'all soon!<br />
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Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-45011982177154767332015-12-02T04:00:00.000-08:002015-12-02T04:00:10.167-08:00I have had a BUSY Summer part 1I have been busy busy busy! And not all of it has been sewing related!<br />
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I guess I guess I have to break this down into two different posts because one is much more detailed than the other! LOL!<br />
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We started the summer with a deck for our pool! My Lillian could get in the pool but not out and she is WAY to big for us to try to pick up anymore!! So my wonderful FIL came over and he and Honeyman and The Boy did some wonderful work and it has been well loved this past summer!!<br />
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We take an annual trip up to Wisconsin with friends. It is just a couples retreat! We have a day of wine and cheese tasting! We have a day at the Leinenkeugal family reunion! There is a float down the Chippewa River! It is just an all round fun time!!<br />
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I played my annual gig with the Timber City band! always a blast!! We will come back to this pic in my next post! It's VERY important!<br />
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Honeyman bought me a GREAT table to replace my ironing borad that was falling apart! I have been dreaming about this table for a little while and I was over the moon to finally have it in my sewing room!!<br />
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I made a few small projects, but nothing crazy or out there!<br />
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And then there was the biggest part of my summer...<br />
but that comes in the next post! I will tell you this is a personal journey! Not all of what I put on here is sewing related! I love to read about other people and it makes me feel closer to them instead of the strangers that this cyber world tends to make us!<br />
Stick around will you!<br />
Josie<br />
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<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-53214887230060306002015-12-01T09:40:00.002-08:002015-12-01T09:40:36.089-08:00It's that time of year again!! BHMQAL 2015 clue #1I know it has been a minute or two! I have been up to some pretty interesting things, but I will get into that in a different post!<br />
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It is, however that time of year! My favorite day of the year!! Some people call it black Friday... I call it AMAZING!!<br />
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Once again I am jumping into The Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt along! <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/allietare-mystery.html">Allietare</a>!!<br />
I have chosen for the most part to follow Bonnies colour choices! The only difference is my constant! Instead of a grey I have chosen a cornflower blue! This colour pallet is WAY outside of my preferences, but I have a recipient in mine and these are the colours of their living room! So, blue it is!!<br />
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Clue #1 was very simple cute little HST in the constant and neutral!<br />
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all finished up! Maybe I can get back with Y'all soon an let you know where I have been!!<br />
Josie<br />
Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/11/mystery-monday-link-up-allietare-part-1.html">Bonnie at Quiltville</a><br />
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Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-30394403466978372032015-05-12T06:41:00.000-07:002015-05-15T06:08:35.932-07:00Blessed! A quilt finish!I'm CRAZY psyched! It's finished and delivered to my oldest and bestest friend in the whole world! And for Mother's Day to boot!! <br />
Ok warning PICTURES!! (and we all know I'm not the best photographer!!)<br />
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Blessed! An original McRazie design!!<br />
Designed, pieced, and quilted by me!!<br />
finished size 98x98!<br />
Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me share this finish with you!!<br />
Josie<br />
Linking up with <a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/2015/05/linky-tuesday_12.html">Connie</a><br />
Linking up with <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2015/05/good-neighbors-scrap-happy-purse.html">Crazy Mom quilts</a><br />
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<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-21122478218322662692015-04-07T06:57:00.001-07:002015-04-07T06:57:48.340-07:00April WIP update 2015 <div>
I have made progress on 3 of my listed items! (one was on my on deck! So much for finishing a few before I started another!)<br />
<u>Completed tops to be quilted</u>:</div>
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<li><span style="color: red;">MY PATTERN!!!!- Top completed! Backing in progress! I hope to get it on the long arm this weekend!!</span></li>
<li>Blogger BOM (back pieced!)</li>
<li>Brown Bricks</li>
<li>Bento Blocks</li>
<li>Celtic Solstice</li>
<li>Orange Crush</li>
<li>Space Dust (needs one more set of borders)</li>
<li>Luke's shirts (maybe a set of borders)</li>
<li>Mom's quilt</li>
<li><strike><span style="color: lime;"><a href="http://jocrazymama.blogspot.com/2015/01/swoon-finished-at-long-last.html">Papa's Swoon- Finished Jan 2015!!</a></span></strike></li>
<li><strike><span style="color: lime;"><a href="http://jocrazymama.blogspot.com/2015/01/grand-illusion-donetexture.html">Grand Illusion- Finished Jan 2015!!!</a></span></strike></li>
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<u>Top in Progress:</u></div>
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<li><span style="color: red;">Desiray's Quillow- 2/3 together! One last row and binding!! </span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Karina's Quillow- 5 blocks complete! 4 more to go!</span></li>
<li>Darien's Circles</li>
<li>Bee in my Bonnet Row along</li>
<li>Brown/Blue Canton Village QAL</li>
<li>Red & Purple HST</li>
<li>Medallion Star</li>
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<u>Blocks (I may get rid of from guild)</u>:</div>
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<li>flowers</li>
<li>leaves</li>
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<u>On Deck</u>:</div>
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<li>Snap Shot QAL</li>
<li>Roll Roll Cotton Boll</li>
<li>Tula Pink Alphabet Quilt</li>
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I know it doesn't sound like much I guess! But I have finished my pattern top! (photos soon!!) I also did a lot of mending (no fun there) and cleaning up! My poor crafting swallows up most of my main floor! (oops!!) </div>
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Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-41111962285615386002015-03-24T09:03:00.000-07:002015-03-25T13:47:24.824-07:00Working like CRAZY!! I'm so psyched!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have made progress on the Quillow I have all of the squares quilted and two rows together! I have to quilt up the name square yet! I put one of the strips on backward and decided to set it aside for a minute so I didn't take my rotary cutter to it!<br />
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I have also made BOUNDS of progress on the quilt I designed!! I am so proud of this quilt! I am giving it to my oldest and dearest friend! When it came to the colour choices I asked her for an inspiration photo! This is what she sent me...<br />
I love it! The only problem I see is the colours are VERY similar to the Grand Illusion I just finished! Oh well! I love the palette! I have all of the pieces cut and the blocks half sewn together! It is a VERY Bonnie Hunter inspired pattern! Scrappy, semi traditional, with a twist!!<br />
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So, I have a question to throw out there!! I know my readership is WAY down! I have not had that much time pop on here (no, I have not MADE that much time to pop on here) would anyone be interested in a quilt along?? Would you rather a mystery or know what kind of crazy you are getting into?? I have already typed up instructions for the parts!<br />
I'm not going to lie, this is not a throw together in a weekend quilt! It is more like a Celtic Solstice intensity! Oh, that being said please do not think I am even TRYING to compare myself to Bonnie! I just love her work and they inspire me!!<br />
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Let me know!! I'm so psyched about this quilt! And because it is for someone I don't know what I would do without It means even more to me! I promise if you like a BHQAL you would not be disappointed in this one! (well the end result anyway!)<br />
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See Y'all soon!!<br />
Josie<br />
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Linking up with <a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/2015/03/linky-tuesday_24.html">Connie</a><br />
Linking up with <a href="http://quiltstory.blogspot.com/2015/03/fabric-tuesday-come-on-over.html">Quilt Story</a><br />
Linking up with <a href="http://www.freshlypieced.com/2015/03/wip-wednesday-running-in-place.html">Lee</a>Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-58675283679587610822015-03-03T10:12:00.002-08:002015-03-03T10:12:34.929-08:00No beginning/end of the month update because...Because I spent the better part of Feb in Mexico!!<br />
(OK so a lot of pics and NONE quilt related!!)<br />
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Let me start with the fact that I got to deliver my Grand Illusion to my Aunt before we left! YUP, I forgot to take a picture!! We stay at her house the night before we leave because she is close to the airport! She has such a giving soul and I love her dearly!! I used to spend a week each summer (sometimes two weeks) at her house, so the house is nothing strange to me!<br />
OK This trip was to Cancun! It also happened to be Honeyman's 40th birthday!! YAY!! We ate that night at the fancy place and they served him up some chocolate cake (even though he's not really a big eating cake kinda guy)<br />
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For the first week there were 5 of us, Honeyman and myself, of course, His Brother Timmy (who is stationed in FL) and our bestest couple friends here KC N RyGuy! I think it is safe to say we all had a pretty good time! I think I am getting a little older because I was in bed each night by 10:30 at the latest and up every morning between 5 & 6!! One morning I was even WIDE AWAKE at 4:30!!!<br />
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After KC n RyGuy left the three of us had a few excursions!!<br />
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We visited Isla Mujeres (Island of Women), we went snorkeling, and THEN somehow these two knuckle heads talked me into the BOB!!!<br />
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Lets start with the AMAZING pics from Isla Mujeres<br />
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More history and info about the island can be found <a href="http://www.isla-mujeres.net/history.htm">here</a><br />
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Ok, I have no pictures of snorkeling, but then there was the BOB!!! I'm not gonna lie to y'all.. I was scarred s*#!less!! In the end it really wasn't that much to get worked up about and I'm glad I did it!! So it is kind of a cross between a motorcycle and a scuba! but not as fast as a motor cycle and not as deep as scuba! In fact you are only about 16 feet below the surface!! I STILL can NOT believe I let the guys talk me into this... and my BIL gave me the most crap! Guess who had to come up half way through the dive!!! YUP!! Poor Timmy!! (hehe)</div>
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It really was VERY cool! There are so many more AMAZING things we did and saw!! I am grateful that we have family and friends to vacation with and to help hold down our house while we are gone!! </div>
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I am so glad to get to sit down at my machine today! Oh, how I have missed you!!!</div>
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A while ago (like two years ago) my Baby Brother asked me to make quillows for his woman and each of her three girls. I quickly made the first one for <a href="http://jocrazymama.blogspot.com/2013/11/sunshines-quillow-started.html">Sunshine</a> because I had always wanted to use a dresden and this was my chance! I also finished the one for the oldest girl (and can I tell you how much in LOVE with that one I was DROOL!!) So with <a href="http://jocrazymama.blogspot.com/2013/12/november-wrap-up.html">two done</a> I was faced with the other two... one I don't mind it is just a simple log cabin... but the other!!! All solids (sorry not my favorite) only three fabrics!!! And a VERY fussy pattern (<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/G/GodsEyeBlock.html">Gods Eye</a>) Then to top it off I had to go and decide to do a very intricate (for me anyway) quilting design on it! SMH! What was I thinking! If I would have done a stipple this would be over and done with!! BUT NO!! Silly me!<br />
So I have to make nine of these blocks and then one 'special' block! I now have 7 finished!! The 'special' name block is hand stitched and will be quilted with an all over stipple! I will wait till we get back from vacation to begin sewing these together!<br />
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But for now... Here's a quick sample Oh when I say 7 are 'finished' I mean the CENTER of 7 are finished! I still have the black to do! It will get a VERY simple treatment! But I will decide that when I get all the inside finished! LOL<br />
Linking up with <a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/2015/02/linky-tuesday.html">Connie</a>!<br />
See you soon!<br />
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<li style="border: none; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Blogger BOM (back pieced!)</li>
<li style="border: none; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Brown Bricks</li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike>Grand Illusion- Finished Jan 2015</strike></li>
<li style="border: none; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Space Dust (needs one more set of borders)</li>
<li style="border: none; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Luke's shirts (maybe a set of borders)</li>
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<u style="color: #333333;">Top in Progress:</u></div>
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<li><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><u>Karina's Quillow</u></span></span></li>
<li style="border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Darien's Circles</li>
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<u>On Deck</u>:</div>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Roll Roll Cotton Boll</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Tula Pink Alphabet Quilt</li>
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<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-74610744415350600212015-01-31T12:48:00.000-08:002015-01-31T12:48:47.225-08:00Grand Illusion DONE!!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I am so psyched to get this one done!! I am giving it to my Aunt Judy who has been my biggest cheerleader my whole life! I get to see her in another 18 days! Till then... anticipation!!<br />
I quilted with an all over flowering clam shell in yellow thread! I love the big loopy texture it gives the quilt! And I also bound is in the constant yellow!<br />
I hope you enjoy as much as I do!!<br />
Josie<br />
Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/01/grand-illusion-mystery-link-up.html">Bonnie</a> for the final linky<br />
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<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-11147594342621447082015-01-28T06:06:00.000-08:002015-01-28T06:06:14.744-08:00WIP List 2015 Update #1It has been a while since I put anything down on here! I did write down on paper what I have going and where! So I think the beginning of each month I will TRY to update my WIP list!<div>
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<u>Completed tops to be quilted</u>:</div>
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<li><span style="color: red;">Papa's Swoon- Finished Jan 2015!!</span></li>
<li>Blogger BOM (back pieced!)</li>
<li>Brown Bricks</li>
<li>Bento Blocks</li>
<li>Celtic Solstice</li>
<li>Orange Crush</li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Grand Illusion- On the long arm!!</span></li>
<li>Space Dust (needs one more set of borders)</li>
<li>Luke's shirts (maybe a set of borders)</li>
<li>Mom's quilt</li>
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<u>Top in Progress:</u></div>
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<li>Darien's Circles</li>
<li>Bee in my Bonnet Row along</li>
<li>Brown/Blue Canton Village QAL</li>
<li>Red & Purple HST</li>
<li>Medallion Star</li>
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<u>Blocks (I may get rid of from guild)</u>:</div>
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<li>flowers</li>
<li>leaves</li>
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<u>On Deck</u>:</div>
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<li>Snap Shot QAL</li>
<li>Roll Roll Cotton Boll</li>
<li>Tula Pink Alphabet Quilt</li>
<li>MY PATTERN!!!!</li>
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This is the list I wrote up the first week of January! So I guess I will call this my first update!!</div>
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I'm taking a page form <a href="http://www.beaquilter.com/">Bea</a>! I'm copying your format (kind of!! LOL) Red has been worked on this week and I will cross it out when I'm finished! Of course we all know that other things will be added along the way! Who knows what will come up!!</div>
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Thanks for visiting!! Come back soon for pics of Grand Illusion! (I WILL get this done I WILL get this done!!)</div>
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Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-37423957427455406532015-01-27T05:10:00.000-08:002015-01-27T05:10:18.265-08:00Swoon Finished at long last!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Now, I know that three year a UFO is not that long! Come on lets all get real! We know there are some waiting even longer than that!! LOL But this one was special to me! I wanted it to be just right!! It was after all for my Honeyman!! WAY back in Feb 2012 I <a href="http://jocrazymama.blogspot.com/2012/02/so-now-to-figure-out-where-i-am.html">finished the flimsy</a>!!<br />
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Well, over the weekend I loaded up Helen and away we went!! Oh, wait, I have to back up even further!! Honeyman wanted a flannel back! I don't really buy flannel but I have a box that came from my Mother that had few flannels in it!! In there I found a GEM!! A flannel 'backing' dated 1951!! It had a seam down the center I had to remove (the HEAVY old cotton thread shredded as I pulled at it!!) AND I had to match up the pattern a bit better! LOL I also had flannel my Mother had used to make PJ's for my Dad!! So the backing is purchased by my Grandmother and my Mother! And pieced by me!! How wonderful is that!!??<br />
I quilted with an all over swirl but of course I had to add in personal touches! I delivered it to him last night (while he was on shift) and wanted to get pics with the fire truck... but I always forget how horrible their lighting is in the bay! BOO! So the final pics are just terrible! But I'm sure y'all can see the amazing colours in the other bazilloin pics I took!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added our children's names!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Binding time!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Washed and crinkly!!</td></tr>
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See what I mean about the yellow lighting! There are Honeyman's boots peeking out the bottom!! I'm so happy to get this one finished!!<br />
Linking up with <a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/2015/01/linky-tuesday_27.html">Connie</a>,<br />
Have a great week! I hope to get another quilt on Helen in the next day or two!!<br />
JosieJosie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-89882558052907532342015-01-13T09:27:00.000-08:002015-01-13T09:27:04.410-08:00Orange Crush stuck on a border...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I was really hoping this would be a finish post! I got the top and first border all finished and then it happened... I think I sewed myself into a corner!! I'm stuck!! I don't want to finish it with the pieced border I do want the final POP!<br />
I'm not sure if pink is really the way to go! I'm afraid black will make it to Halloween I do NOT want to try to find another orange that will coordinate with the one that is already in there! I did have to add yellow to the orange border because somehow I was short a strip! I REALLY want to use pink for the binding (the same pink I used on <a href="http://jocrazymama.blogspot.com/2014/12/easy-street-finished.html">Easy Street</a>!)<br />
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Does anyone have a suggestion?? I'm pretty sure I will probably end up at the fabric store this weekend looking at black prints with just the right colours in them!<br />
Oh and in the mean time I am crazy psyched about pantos! Helen is going to have some new toys for me to use!! She and I will have SUCH a great time!! I can't wait!!<br />
Linking up with <a href="http://www.freshlypieced.com/2015/01/wip-wednesday-aaaand-were-back.html">Lee</a> and <a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/2015/01/linky-tuesday_13.html">Connie</a>!<br />
Have a great week friends!<br />Josie<br />
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<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-34240343281816631752015-01-06T05:48:00.000-08:002015-01-06T05:48:00.151-08:00Orange Crush Part 6a<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So when looking at the pattern I looked ahead, but did not really PLAN ahead!<br />
Bonnie did a pieced border and I decided HEY it just wouldn't be the same without the pieced border! So, I decided to break part 6 into two parts! (This is supposed to be the week for creating the top!)<br />
This week was back to part 2!! Yup it was ANOTHER week of split four patches!! I do wish I would have read that ahead of time so I could have just done them all in week two! But I have no one to blame but myself!! LOL<br />
I have finished up my border pieces (gone back and split these up so they are more 'scattered') I was going to cut my borders, but Bonnie said to measure your quilt to figure out what size is needed! And, I have read, read, and RE read the instructions and cannot for the LIFE of me find where it says what size the final border is! So, I guess I'm going to have to wing it!!<br />
Going to be HARD at work to get this beast together (and of course keep up with Grand Illusion!!!<br />
Wish me luck!!<br />
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Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-58147300826330233452015-01-05T04:58:00.000-08:002015-01-05T04:58:22.651-08:00Grand Illusion part 6 <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I had one busy quilty weekend!! I got me a quilt top together!! Honestly part of that is due to getting up at 1:15 in the morning and not being able to go back to sleep! What's a girl to do??? quilt I guess!!I love the block in this quilt...I'm just not so sure I like the sashing in between! I don't know! It has GREAT movement!<br />
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I do wish I would have been able to get a good full picture of this, but in my house there is no space! And temps outside were single digits! (and blustery!!)<br />
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I'm also not sure if I would have done the outer border the same way she calls for...but that's just me! Now I have to work on getting the backing finished so I can quilt this gem up! It's NOT going to sit for a year!<br />
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I have not really made any New Year Resolutions per say... but I am going to try to be better about getting these tops finished! I mean I have my big beautiful machine (which I have chosen to call Helen! Silly me!!) Now I do have to get to My Orange Crush and see if I can't stay caught up with that too!! Wish me luck!!<br />
Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/01/mystery-monday-link-up-part-6.html">Bonnie</a><br />
JosieJosie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-77603121672231313912014-12-30T05:00:00.000-08:002014-12-30T05:00:01.938-08:00Orange Crush Part 5<br />
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So I started by auditioning oranges! Honestly, I was going to use the 'red' one!! But that was before I changed up the colours and laid it out! EEWW!! Then I pulled the only other oranges I had enough of! The flowery one was just to white and I thought it might blend into the quilt! Don't want that!! The bird cage surprised me with the aqua (that I am using for the centers) already in the fabric! Umm YES!! Plus, it MIGHT just create an opening for yellow binding! (maybe!!??)<br />
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So, I cut and stitched and finished up my album blocks, half album blocks, and quarter album blocks! Have I ever said I am a NUT for on point quilts! I just think it changed the look SO much!!<br />
I was all ready fro next week to put these blocks together (part 6) but then I realized that there was an optional pieced border!! Well we all know I could NOT pass that up!! So I'm going to split part 6 up into two weeks so I'm not overwhelmed! I mean, I KNOW what the end of Orange Crush looks like, but I'm not sure what Grand Illusion looks like and weather or not the next clue will be more challenging! It's not a race ... right!!<br />
Come back and check it out! Getting SO close to a completed top here!!<br />
And be sure to check out Bonnie's Blog for <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/orange-crush-part-5.html">part 5 </a>instructions!<br />
See Y'all soon,<br />
Josie<br />
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<br />Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-76080659005348960872014-12-29T04:00:00.000-08:002014-12-29T05:56:35.051-08:00Grand Illusion Part 5<div>
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This week clue was quick and easy! That was a great break I got a little after the Holiday cleaning done. (not really my FAVORITE thing to do, but I guess it has to be done!)</div>
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Thanks for visiting! Check back tomorrow for clue 5 of Easy Street</div>
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Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2014/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-5.html">Bonnie</a>'s linky party up!</div>
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Josie</div>
Josie McRaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111115335374461058.post-59728129853140647442014-12-26T12:49:00.001-08:002014-12-26T12:49:19.741-08:00Easy Street finished!!!I'm so happy to have this one on the DONE and GIFTED list!! Our oldest Daughter laid claim to this one not long after the top was finished. I wanted to be sure I was in good standing with my long arm before I took on another big quilt! This beast finishes at 98 x 98!! (That's a biggun!!)<br />
We were at my In-laws for Christmas so I was able to take an on the bed shot! (they have such an AMAZING home!!)<br />
I hope it is well loved with our Daughter! (even though I'm SURE her bed will never be made!! )<br />
Thanks for visiting! Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-very-merry-happy-holiday-linky-party.html">Bonnie </a>for a holiday linky party!<br />
Sadly this was my only hand made gift for this holiday! I DO hope to be better NEXT year!!!<br />
Josie<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A LOT of texture!!</td></tr>
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