tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85744769726155023092024-03-13T02:54:41.263-05:00Textile HouseHome for all things CraftyStrladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-17869084476280156782014-05-27T11:24:00.000-05:002014-05-27T11:24:12.642-05:00Saying goodbye...I have been a bit remiss in my blogging this spring but it had to do with a big change that was taking place in my life.
I put my house on the market last month. After just two days it sold and I have been running around since then.
It was a very difficult decision to sell my home. It was the house that tempted me enough to pick up my bags and move half way across country to Texas. Besides Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-46424773743054549492014-03-14T07:26:00.001-05:002014-03-14T07:26:31.802-05:00On a Roll Here!Last weekend I wrapped up my second project this year.
I started Piece of Cake 3 (Designed by Camille Roskelley for Thimble blossoms) last November during my Modern Quilt Guild retreat.
I struggled at first with the fabric (Salt Air by Cosmo Cricket for Moda) because, although I loved most of the prints, it had some bubble prints that just threw me off. On top of that, it felt like the Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-87729024402690607052014-03-12T05:00:00.000-05:002014-03-12T05:00:02.602-05:00A Coat for Penny...Last week we saw a bit of cold weather hit us here in Texas. Nothing like what we have seen this winter, but it was cold enough to have Penny shivering. I got her groomed the weekend before and with the short hair and strong winds she was shaking every time she had to go out. I felt so bad.
Penny got this cute, cute, cute coat over the holidays but it was a bit short on the tail end.
Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-81706140958653341362014-03-10T05:00:00.000-05:002014-03-10T06:48:08.002-05:00Dallas Quilt Celebration 2014Every year the Quilter's Guild of Dallas puts on one of the most fantastic quilt shows in the area. This is the best guild show I have ever seen. Every year these ladies make it appear flawless. Every year I'm super impressed and I realize how lucky I am to be part of this guild.
This year's theme was Modern Quilts and you could see the theme reflected among the 400+ quilts that were at the Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-1013090377423374922014-02-27T05:00:00.000-06:002014-02-27T05:00:10.269-06:00First Finish of 2014I'm so excited to have completed my first quilt this year. It has been over 6 months since I finished a large quilt so I was a bit edgy and needed a finish.
I fell in love with this quilt as soon as I saw it on the cover of the October 2011 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting (the quilt was called Star Formation in the magazine). I knew I wanted to make it immediately but it wasn't until I Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-69135554124491783102014-02-21T05:00:00.000-06:002014-02-21T05:00:10.608-06:00Dallas Quilt Guild Retreat 2014If you have been reading my blog for awhile you know that my favorite time of the year is in January when the Dallas Quilt Guild has it's annual retreat.
I love going to this retreat. I can hardly make it to our monthly meetings but the retreat lets me catch up with everyone.
It doesn't hurt that my daughter loves the retreat as well and flies in from NH to spend the 5 days with me.
Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-14971418720495408632014-02-19T05:00:00.000-06:002014-02-19T05:00:14.185-06:00Hello World!!I have trouble believing that it's been 6 months since I last posted.
I have no excuse except the lack of time.
Quick recap as to what has happened in the last 6 months... Yes, I can recap it in just a few paragraphs and I'm not sure if that is a good thing or not...
Here we go...
Last time we chat I had just adopted this little one:
I had gone off to Boston to visit this other Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-84791729010171721992013-08-13T10:41:00.000-05:002013-08-13T10:41:32.873-05:00To Boston, With LoveWhile I was visiting my daughter in New England last month I had a chance to drop by the Museum of Fine Arts on the last day of the To Boston With Love exhibit.
The tragedy that took place on April 15th touched many lives across the world and this project was born from the need to express the feelings of love and support that those events brought forth.
I lived in Massachusetts for many Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-40630105676465997242013-08-12T07:27:00.002-05:002013-08-12T07:27:24.254-05:00Weekend of sewing... checkI finally was able to take a weekend to focus on some sewing.
I took a pile of theses
Put some serious sewing to eventually get them ready to become these
Which eventually became this mess
while Penny kept me company under the sewing table
I have already paired the half square triangles into units of two which will eventually become the flying geese part of my stars. If Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-87271428403255364722013-07-24T10:52:00.001-05:002013-07-24T16:08:12.003-05:00Claiming a Domain Name and more Paula BarnesNot sure if you noticed but I recently claimed the domain name of www.textilehousequilts.com. I actually claimed the domain at the beginning of the year but this week I finally had the blog redirect to the new domain. I don't believe it should affect anyone that gets my feeds but you might want to update the feed just in case. I eventually want to do a little updating on the site maybe a redesignStrladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-71355616922585901692013-07-22T11:25:00.003-05:002013-07-24T16:08:11.999-05:00My days with PaulaLast week I spent two days with the lovely Paula Barnes.
Early in the year I noticed that Paula would be in my neck of the woods offering 2 classes at a semi-local quilt shop called Happiness is Quilting. The shop is an hour away but I've driven farther to attend a class (See posts on my Kim Diehl class last October). I hesitated a bit because the class I wanted to take was Thursday and Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-46116074050856934322013-06-06T08:37:00.001-05:002013-06-06T08:39:56.256-05:00Random thought of the day....
I'm always jealous of the people that don't have to fuss with their food.
Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-8658277114354120252013-06-04T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-04T04:00:04.910-05:00May recap continues...Onto a non quilty post.
I just needed to mention that May brought Mother's day and although I was far from the fruit of my loins (always wanted to say that). I did get a cute little something from her...
I will say that it was yummy... and guilt free (well, we will ignore those chocolate covered fruits)
Then after I got that 'healthy' arrangement, I went and threw caution to the wind by Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-59339248741579872792013-06-03T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-03T04:00:06.098-05:00Leap YearAt this rate I will post the least amount of times this year than any year I have had my blog.
I have been a bit uninspired lately and even after returning from Quilt Market last month, I still have not felt very inclined to get going on a project or finishing anything.
I did get SOMETHING finished in May. It was a Schnibble my sister from the Pumpkin Patch asked me to make for her as a sample Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-29004815860883497292013-05-01T16:46:00.000-05:002013-05-01T16:46:54.548-05:00Blogger Girls BOM updateI'm officially two blocks behind. BUT, I did make a dent on this one last month. I tackled block #3 and dwelled on the sashing a bit more.
This block finally brought into the play the companion ruler to Monique's Fit to be Quarter 6.5 ruler. I was excited to give it a try and found it super easy to use.
You start with the center of your square in a square
Trim the edges off
Then Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-73012955642100896892013-04-16T10:26:00.001-05:002013-04-16T10:30:21.212-05:00February in AprilI've been a bit missing in action the last few weeks. Thought I'd post a little update before it's been officially a month since my last post.
Not much going on over here. I finally got my sewing machine back from the shop at the end of March. I think having her away had me a bit depressed and unmotivated. Not that I didn't have a replacement, since I was using my old machine, but I didn't wantStrladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-25877391267391973162013-03-19T05:00:00.000-05:002013-03-19T05:00:14.877-05:00Lil' BasketsAt the Dallas quilt show, earlier this month I picked up a couple of kits. One of them was a small quilt designed by Lori Smith. The quilt is called Grandmother's Baskets and it's about 16" x 20".
I thought it was the cutest thing and had to give it a go.
I made the 12 mini baskets from fabric to finish in about 4 hours.
This past weekend I decided to finish it.
I wasn't crazyStrladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-13543667612809033112013-03-18T09:46:00.002-05:002013-03-18T10:20:21.365-05:00Fly Away Home finished.I finished this one a couple of weeks ago but had not posted the final pics.
Last time we talked about this quilt I had just finished the top and my machine had died. You can read about it here.
I really needed to finish this quilt because it was going into the special exhibit on the Dallas Modern Guild at the Dallas Guild show earlier this month.
After piecing my backing (which I had Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-79968630410820496372013-02-27T11:47:00.000-06:002013-02-27T11:47:42.502-06:00In Search Of....Don't you hate when you have something in mind but are stuck because you cannot find what you need to get started? Or when you are collecting something and you are missing that one elusive item to complete your set?
It's like being revved up to make a cake and realizing there are no eggs in the house, or in the corner store, or in the whole town! Eggs no longer exist!!!
I have been searching forStrladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-14611805311106849162013-02-22T05:00:00.000-06:002013-02-22T05:00:05.867-06:00See Jess Sew....
A new quilter joins the ranks and has started blogging her adventures!
This is Jess. You might remember her from this post.
If you have a moment, go and read her story at See Jess Sew.
I little encouragement is always a good thing.
Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-33788035732077429312013-02-21T05:00:00.000-06:002013-03-05T23:40:54.433-06:00Fly Away Home update.Do you remember that movie with a young Anna Paquin called Fly Away home?
I always think of it when I make a truckload of flying geese. Thought I'd mention it in case there are other people like me out there... sort of freaky people... like me.
No?
Okay.
Onto your regularly scheduled blog entry for today...
This weekend I worked on my traditionally modern quilt.
Lots of flying geese.Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-26627094490283566872013-02-20T05:00:00.000-06:002013-04-16T10:30:00.657-05:00A BOM for 2013Have you heard that Monique Dillard from Open Gates is doing a BOM? For F-R-E-E!
Yippper.
She has a group of bloggy gals sewing along with her which gives us a peek of the same block made 6 different ways! LOVE THAT!
So, after spending eons looking for the right look, I decided to drag out my Maison de Garance bundle and join in the fun.
Of course I'm late to start but I'm only one month Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-83531364399373259802013-02-08T04:00:00.000-06:002013-02-08T04:00:05.052-06:00Starting on something different.My Quilt Guild has a show coming up in March and the Modern Quilt Guild will be having a special exhibit in the show.
My two worlds collide!! You see the show is put on by my 'traditional' quilt guild. They, in turn, invited the Modern Quilt Guild to showcase their work at the traditional show. Since I'm part of that guild too, I thought I'd participate in the exhibit.
With that in mind, I lookedStrladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-80167073458709362202013-02-07T04:00:00.000-06:002013-02-07T04:00:03.981-06:00Border, Borders and More Borders.My two finishes in January were WIPs from 2012.
I had been dragging along my petite four for about 6 months...
It was missing a border. Two borders actually.
It traveled to New England in August with the potential borders.. one got put on at that point.
Then it went to retreat in November, where the next border was auditioned and failed. Finally, after a few more tries, it went to the Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-25943552491361930682013-02-06T05:00:00.000-06:002013-02-06T05:00:01.918-06:00Quilty Friends on RetreatIt was that time of year! January arrived and my much anticipated quilt guild retreat arrived with it.
I say it every year, but it deserves a resell, this retreat is my favorite.
This year was more special than most because my daughter flew in to join me. It was a long weekend (Thursday - Sunday) of quilty friends and inspiration.
Here are a few things I saw...
Can you beleive the Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com4