Autumn Treasures
Come over to Needle in Hand to see some of what I did.
My crafting and miscellaneous blog.
So many types of crafts interest me...
novice of many, expert of none.
Come over to Needle in Hand to see some of what I did.
Posted by Charlene ♥ NC at 1:01 PM 0 comments
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Where have I been? Well, I've been stitching, working in the yard, and reading! My most recent finish is Song of Susannah - The Dark Tower VI, and it was great. There's only one more in the series, so I should be finished by Christmas ;-)
(from Stephen King's website)
The Dark Tower VI - Song of Susannah
Susannah, now pregnant, has yet another taking control of her. The demon-mother, Mia, uses Susannah and Black Thirteen to transport to New York City of 1999. Jake, Oy, and Pere Callahan must rescue Susannah while Eddie and Roland transport to the Maine of 1977. A vacant lot in New York must be saved and ties these together. >More Info
Posted by Charlene ♥ NC at 5:34 PM 1 comments
Labels: Books
Jane from Stitch Along with Me has tagged me to play along ... with a game that seems to be making the rounds of cyberspace.
How it works: Scattergories: Erase my answers, enter yours, tag 10 people, post it on your blog, then notify them, including the person who tagged you.
"Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things.....nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same first initial.You cannot use your name for the boy/girl name question "Ok, let's begin:
Who to tag? Now here's the rub -- who hasn't that will? Hum ... It is fun, but who has time?
I think I'll cheat and say that if you've gotten this far, and you have not been tagged by someone else, just go ahead and play along: Tag: You're It!!
Posted by Charlene ♥ NC at 3:27 PM 1 comments
Labels: Blog Fun
The first thing I found was a box of buttons! Did I need more buttons? NO, but they were just sitting there, and she gave me a discount for buying two bags!!
The Dark Tower V was once again not a disappointment. Wolves in the Calla was great! I don't know how they keep getting better, but they do! Here is a short synopsis from King's site describing it.
In the borderlands that lie between Mid-World and End-World, Roland and his friends are approached by a frightened band of representatives from the nearby town of Calla Bryn Sturgis. In less than a month, the Calla will be attacked by the Wolves-those masked riders that gallop out of Thunderclap once a generation to steal the town's children. The Calla folken need the kind of help that only gunslingers can give, and if they agree to help, the town's priest-Father Callahan, Maine-promises to give them the most potent and treacherous of magic balls. Meanwhile, in the New York of 1977, how can Roland and his friends both save the rose and fight the Wolves? Only by using magic... Time is running out on all levels of the Tower, but unless the minions of Thunderclap both in our world and in Mid-World are defeated, they will never reach that great lynchpin of the time/space continuum which, even now, begins to totter.
FYI: Check out Needle in Hand to see the cross stitch items I've been working on.
Posted by Charlene ♥ NC at 10:35 AM 1 comments
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~~ Updated April 18, 2008 ~~
Ah, yes...there are others!
This one is Crazy Quilts by Moda.
Questions have been asked: What will you do with all these? Well, so far I've made a small arm cover for "my chair" - got a new one that I haven't photoed yet - for Pixie to sit on. It is from this one...
This one is a gray and tan denim, Cranston, 2005.
The future plan is to redecorate my sewing room to a more 'girly' space, so I'd like to make covers for the rocking chair in there from the Stitches in Bloom - red and yellow. I'm off next week, and plan to do Spring cleaning. We'll see if that notion stitcks, and how much gets done. If there's time left, maybe...
~~ Updated March 30, 2008 ~~
Are they all reproduction? I'm not sure about the definition, but they're all so pretty, and I'm surprised at the ones that are available - and the ones that are SO popular and hard to get! The following are pictures of the pieces I've collected most recently.
This one is new, from Hobby Lobby, by Brother and Sister Designs. The HOT colors make it less 'original' looking, but it's still pretty.
Posted by Charlene ♥ NC at 10:30 AM 7 comments
Labels: Crazy Quilt, Fabric, update
Recently I have found myself with pinched nerves in my neck, which result in awful, terrible pain down my right arm. After several visits to the Chiropractor, my MD, and most recently to the Physical Therapist, there is relief in sight. I must continue with PT - they strap my head into a contraption and it pulls so that the discs separate to give the nerves space to become unpinched. I asked the nice young man (with lovely strong arms) if I could bring the machine home with me, to which he chuckled and said I'd have to come see him to use it. It is scheduled for three times next week - M/W/F, and we go from there. It is SO much better after only one treatment, I hope this may be enough.
Those of you reading this know I've been on a Crazy Quilt sabbatical recently doing more cross stitch. Not that I've gotten THAT much done, especially with this pain in the neck, but if you care to see what I've been doing you can pick up the link to my Needle in Hand blog on the left.
I've recently bought myself a serger. Now you know I've never even made a quilt, but I wanted one - at least to use for going around my blocks to keep them from unraveling. Then to use for hemming things since I'm a shortie and it costs at least $10 to $12 bucks to have a pair of pant done professionally, and there are tons of T's I'd love to wear, but they're too long and cling too much to the hips! So I got one. Won't you leave a comment and tell me what your favorite thing to do with your serger is.
Anyway, Susan asked the other day if I missed CQ yet, and I confessed, Yes I do and have been thinking of things I want to do. So today I decided to spend time with my CQ Friends to see what they've been up to, and as ever, I was delighted to see all the amazing work you have been up to.
Susan and Candi are now shop owners etsy. Go have a look at some of their lovlies! Allie has turned a plain denim shirt into a thing of beauty! Janet is "going crazy" through some sane quilts - with great precision and beauty. Gerry's Fritz has been having a great commune with his animal friends, and it's no wonder since his Mom has such a decorative hand on those seasonal blocks!! Ati made a thing of beauty from a baggie of s'trash'. No, these aren't all my CQ friends, but they're the ones who were in the blogroll review today!
If you're at all interested in the old advertisement/trade photo cards, please go look at BibliOdyssey! There are some great ones shown there today! I think so many of these would make fantastic central images for blocks.
This little post has taken most of the day to compose, so I'll be back again sooner than later to continue with the visit to friends! You've been missed.
Posted by Charlene ♥ NC at 12:28 PM 6 comments
Hello guys and gals. This year's information on the Crazy Quilt Retreat being held in Omaha, Nebraska, July 11th - 13th, is now posted on the Crazy Quilt Society website. There are some great teachers and lots of great classes to choose from. If you are interested, go to www.crazyquilt.com and click on Retreat on the left side of the page.
I'll pass along any special information as Nancy Kirk lets me know about it. As you can see by the class listings, there are also two pre-retreat classes on Thursday July 10th (a beginner's crazy quilt class by Nancy Kirk and a Beginning Brazilian Embroidery class by Rita Goff). There are also two post-retreat classes being offered on July 14th (3 dimensional embellishments by Nancy Kirk and an advanced Brazilian Embroidery class by Rita Goff). Get your classes reserved early. Some of them will fill up very quickly!
I hope to see lots of you there this year! If you have any questions, please email me privately. My email address is below my name at the bottom of this page.
Mona from Minnesota where the temperatures have finally moderated!
cqbunch@charter.net
I have never been to this retreat, but have often wished that I had planned better in order to go. If you're interested in going this year, now the time to start planning! I am not affiliated with this conference, but feel the need to share information about it. The following is a message from Mona who has been for nine years and always provides lots of helpful information. Her contact information is included in the text, but you can also click on her name to email her.
Posted by Charlene ♥ NC at 10:57 AM 3 comments
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