tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84351832024-03-07T02:39:38.784-07:00Pinyon Creek Stitchin'!Welcome to my crazy cq'd world!
I chat about current projects
both in my embroidery business
and my leisure cq'd world! Mostly
I just muse about my passion for embroidery and crazy quilting a mile
high in the sky, throwing in tidbits
on my fur kids or outragoues weather
annomolies and machine embroidery
projects on the home front!piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.comBlogger465125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-42356937742948539722014-08-13T10:28:00.002-07:002014-08-13T10:28:43.772-07:00Hello Everyone!!I haven't posted in ages.... finally starting to crawl out of my shell I hope. Smiles. I wanted to share an amazing sculpture that was recently completed beside a trail close to my house. For those that are unfamiliar with Windsor, CO....we have white pelicans that have made their home in the surrounding lakes here. They are beautiful creatures. Anyway....this sculpture is about 15' tall.... carved into a tree that was killed in the tornado we had five years ago. It even has a fish in its bill!! It is absolutely AWESOME! I hope you enjoy it! <br />
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piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-66091830878622549512014-01-08T08:31:00.002-07:002014-01-08T08:31:33.976-07:00Thank you!!I want to give everyone a heartfelt THANK YOU for the outpouring of friendship and aid! I am well and truly blessed (and overwhelmed) with all you have done!! Know I appreciate each and every one of you and will do my best to contact each of you privately over time. The cq community is a wondrous thing!piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-21012539802278230542013-12-25T18:30:00.002-07:002013-12-25T18:30:52.809-07:00Life as I know it is gone. My heart is shattered and broken. My dear Paul passed away today. I cannot believe he is gone.........piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-10863930750697922392013-04-03T12:54:00.001-07:002013-04-03T12:54:06.681-07:00Sandy Hook project pictures! I have finally gotten a chance to take pictures of the diamond blocks and heart wall hangings I have received so far for the Sandy Hook project! As a refresher, this is a project that folks are creating diamond blocks and/or cq heart wall hangings in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting and their families. As has always been the case in this type of project, the cq community has turned out to strut their "crazy" stuff and have done us proud!!! I created a "set" for all of the pictures on my <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cmc75zb" target="_blank">Flickr</a> account. I will post a few pictures here as well. They are just wonderful and I am sooooo very proud of everyone!! Thank you thank you thank you for your contributions! I will continue to update as I receive more! :) I hopefully have the spelling of names correct. If not, please let me know so I can correct it. Enjoy!<br />
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piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-73126339063322001572012-12-19T09:22:00.004-07:002012-12-19T09:22:53.831-07:00Sandy Hook Memorial Project!Many of you know that I coordinated the "Hearts and Hands for Sendai" quilt project in the aftermath of the horrific devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan two years ago. The resulting quilts were a culmination of an outpouring of love from around the world by fiber artists in many genre's. <br />
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Sadly, there has been another awful, awful event.....the mass shooting of innocent children, all ages 6 - 7 and 6 adults in Newtown, Connecticut. I am speechless.... I cannot begin to express, with words, my feelings of loss and sadness for these beautiful souls and their families. My "means" of coping with these emotions, is to create a memorial that will account for these lives in a lasting, tangible way. Hence, the Sandy Hook Memorial project has begun. A memorial quilt will be created of diamonds. Twenty six plain blocks will be added that have the victims names embroidered on them. This quilt will go to the Newtown government (the agency to be determined at a later date) to memorialize those lost. In conjunction, healing heart quilts will be made and sent to the families of the victims. These will have to be distributed by the police department or a similar agency to protect the privacy of the victims. At any rate, this post is a call to all who are interested, to participate. I am putting the guidelines in this post, but would be happy to send them to anyone interested, separately. I am not able to get the templates for the hearts and diamonds to come through here, so please feel free to contact me! <a href="mailto:lehrlich@ymail.com">lehrlich@ymail.com</a> <br />
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Thank you in advance for your compassion and participation!! My experience with these charitable projects has always been overwhelming with the response received showing the compassion of fellow artists!!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Sandy
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This project is to be a tribute to those people who
lost their lives in the unspeakable shooting tragedy in Sandy Hook, CT in
December, 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Members will choose to
create either (or both) a diamond shaped block or a heart in memory of a
victim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The diamonds will be pieced into
a quilt to be donated to the Sandy Hook, CT government as a tribute and
memorial for the victims.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More specific
details on the exact agency will be published at a later date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Others may choose to make a completed heart
that will be donated in memory to each of the families of the victims.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The details for each of these items is below:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Each diamond block will be created on a muslin type
foundation in a crazy quilted style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finished
diamond to measure 6 1/2 inches long, 4 5/8 inches across the middle. The
colors for this project are basic “primary” colors that are found in children’s
projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blue, red, green, yellow,
magenta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have any questions
regarding the colors, please contact me or refer to a color wheel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fabric to be used are the tradition “fancy”
materials used in cq such as velvet, silk, taffeta, etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>along with nice quilting cottons. These blocks
are to be completely embellished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please
do NOT add beads or buttons within a half inch of the seam line and please add
a basting line at the half inch mark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The theme will be children’s old fashioned toys. Template for the blocks
is below:</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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hearts<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Create a 6 inch crazy quilt heart on an 8.5 inch
fabric block.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are to be pieced in
cq style . The colors are to be basic “primary” colors found in children’s
projects and toys. Blue, red, green, yellow, magenta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have any questions regarding the
colors, please contact me or refer to a color wheel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fabrics
that may be used, are nice quilting cottons and/or fancy fabrics such as
velvets, silks and taffeta’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The theme
will be children’s old fashioned toys. These hearts are to be completed and
then backed with fabric to create a small wall hanging. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finished size is 8 inches. Please add
triangles in the corners for hanging</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have included a heart template for your use if you so choose to use
it. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Due
date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>April 1, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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sign and date the back of your blocks/hearts!!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A flickr group will be created for the display of
these blocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please mail all hearts and
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Leslie Ehrlich<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-4075736615327392952012-11-20T09:24:00.001-07:002012-11-20T09:25:52.019-07:00All About Seams<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203559410/" title="aas - pam9"><img alt="aas - pam9 by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8350/8203559410_7449f575f8.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203559410/">aas - pam9</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I am in a rr, titled All About Seams. The purpose is to challenge ourselves to come up with as many variations on stitches along with layers to create unique seam treatments. I have a whooooolllle bunch of these blocks on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203559410/in/photostream/" target="_blank">flickr</a> and will refer you to that rather than posting them all here!piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-70642896656276205282012-11-20T09:22:00.001-07:002012-11-20T09:22:48.351-07:00Water Garden rr - Lauries block<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203554006/" title="water garden - laurie"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8203554006_fc12dca608.jpg" alt="water garden - laurie by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203554006/">water garden - laurie</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Last but not least is Laurie's block. She requested a tree, soooo, that is what I stitched for her along with the pelican to symbolize the pelicans that visit here in Windsor every summer!</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-37188424812938590712012-11-20T09:21:00.001-07:002012-11-20T09:21:22.906-07:00water garden - nicki<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202463685/" title="water garden - nicki"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8343/8202463685_a6ab8a42e6.jpg" alt="water garden - nicki by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202463685/">water garden - nicki</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This is the block I did for Nicki! I hand dyed some lace for some of the flowers and then added sre flowers and butterflies and the embroidery.</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-23192247930344153952012-11-20T09:19:00.001-07:002012-11-20T09:19:43.226-07:00water garden - thearica<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203554530/" title="water garden - thearica"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8203554530_ff1cf7de72.jpg" alt="water garden - thearica by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203554530/">water garden - thearica</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This is Thearica's block in the Water Garden rr. She collects pigs and had six different types of piggies on each of her blocks. I thought it would be fun to have the pig playing in a wading pool in the garden. The bees are buzzing around the flowers with the hummingbird at the feeder and sunflowers a bloomin'!</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-10446020164900666982012-11-20T09:17:00.001-07:002012-11-20T09:17:11.610-07:00Outlander janet<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202464173/" title="outlander janet"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8060/8202464173_1cf8315a9f.jpg" alt="outlander janet by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202464173/">outlander janet</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This is a block for Janet. Since the block had a wintery feel to it, I created a dormant tree then added the circle of stones in the distance along with a watch at the top to depict the time travel of the story.</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-55360608578493107202012-11-20T09:15:00.001-07:002012-11-20T09:15:23.784-07:00Outlander rr - maire<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203554862/" title="outlander - maire"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8203554862_93bc30fb1f.jpg" alt="outlander - maire by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8203554862/">outlander - maire</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This is the block that I did for Maire in the Outlander rr. In the style of Carole Samples, I did the upper edge of the fan in outline stitch and then did seam treatments for the blades.</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-66792982881432953902012-11-20T09:02:00.001-07:002012-11-20T09:02:45.868-07:00Water Garden rr - Maire's block<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202421451/" title="water garden rr - maire"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8202421451_52eb0d0602.jpg" alt="water garden rr - maire by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202421451/">water garden rr - maire</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>I am in a rr titled "Water Garden". This block is for Maire! We had a person that needed some angel stitching and I was elected, soooo I stitched the upper half of the block! I created a sucken ship and stitched the sea horse. With my embroidery machine, I stitched the sea turtle and angel fish, and then I added all kinds of sea flowers. I am pleased with how this turned out!</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-44676476629505310922012-11-20T08:57:00.001-07:002012-11-20T09:00:04.887-07:00Rebecca's tree skirt<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202407045/" title="becks skirt"><img alt="becks skirt by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8065/8202407045_79688cb6bd.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202407045/">becks skirt</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
At lonnnnngggg last this longstanding ufo is complete! This tree skirt turned into a memory project which made all the more fun! The middle section with the ties is a small tree skirt made for Rebecca by her great grandmother! Close ups are on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/8202407045/in/photostream" target="_blank">flickr </a>account for your viewing enjoyment! There are patches from her Christmas jumper and her son's Christmas suit, vest and shirt and the lace was from my wedding hat. There are many snowman silkies for her love of snowmen and charms with symbolic meaning to them as well. All is documented on a label on the back. PHEW! i'm sewww glad this is complete in time for use for this year's season!piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-6289539539976674122012-04-02T09:12:00.001-07:002012-04-02T09:12:10.722-07:00Maire's Outlander block<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/7039086537/" title="Maire's Outlander block"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/7039086537_60af3935ea.jpg" alt="Maire's Outlander block by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/7039086537/">Maire's Outlander block</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Busy stitching! This is Maire's Outlander block from our rr based on the Outlander series.</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-16132074820550138622012-02-14T12:43:00.001-07:002012-02-14T12:43:12.615-07:00Viv's tree skirt<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/6877014865/" title="ts viv"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7057/6877014865_98261b550f.jpg" alt="ts viv by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/6877014865/">ts viv</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>I am in a rr with Vivienne in Australia! This is a second tree skirt wedge that I did some stitching on as an angel. Viv will complete it with what she wants. I hope you like what i've added Viv!</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-20082844186123976982012-02-14T12:41:00.001-07:002012-02-14T12:41:30.952-07:00Sew It Is Christmas - Jacqui's block<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/6877013579/" title="sic jacqui"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6877013579_48fbceed1c.jpg" alt="sic jacqui by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/6877013579/">sic jacqui</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This is Jacqui's block in a rr at WWCQ. I did all the work on the left hand side of the block, along with the poinsettia, the green striped ribbon and gold trim on the right hand side. All were beaded up! I'm having lots of fun with all this christmas stitching! Enjoy Jacqui!</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-4021136132088394452012-02-14T12:39:00.002-07:002012-02-14T12:45:18.813-07:00Jacque's tree skirt wedge<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/6877012641/">jacque ts wedge</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div></div>I am making progress getting through the tree skirt wedges in the rr at WWCQ! This is Jacque's. I beaded and embroidered over all the trims, added beaded snowflakes and some ornaments! I also did some fancy seam treatments and a filigree cross on the fan portion that came with the wedge! Enjoy Jacque!!<br />
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I also created several blocks for the Art Bra Quilts that were placed in breast cancer facilities to pay homage to our "sisters" battling with this awful disease.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVl31Ap35AE6QLspnYGbyGcd9UvvlQ1TuUHDWkD3lm74R8Ljx1JMhHaKWRBZ_orf39-hq9ycyIy8d8QZVqzWQ7s-G7nTov2SUNAO3dhoanxSK-Bqha7n6DAAQ1sEXnL-Bz9yyYg/s1600/art+bra+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303px" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVl31Ap35AE6QLspnYGbyGcd9UvvlQ1TuUHDWkD3lm74R8Ljx1JMhHaKWRBZ_orf39-hq9ycyIy8d8QZVqzWQ7s-G7nTov2SUNAO3dhoanxSK-Bqha7n6DAAQ1sEXnL-Bz9yyYg/s320/art+bra+3.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The very first actual large bed size crazy<em><strong> quilts</strong></em> I have ever made were for the Making Memories organization and were displayed in the International Quilt Festival in Houston. For this, a number of memvbers of an online crazy quilting group CQI, created a block with wedding dress materials and then embellished them within the specified color parameters. </div><br />
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In the following years, I made several more collaborative, smaller quilts that were auctioned off for breast cancer and then this past year completed 20 quilts for the Hearts and Hands For Sendai project. A few are featured here!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-34811294322875196462012-01-31T09:23:00.001-07:002012-01-31T09:23:39.405-07:00UFO Complete<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/6796243023/" title="joeys tie quilt"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6796243023_6e7ec36c78.jpg" alt="joeys tie quilt by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/6796243023/">joeys tie quilt</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinyoncreek/">Pinyon Creek Stitchin'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>I have just completed this quilt, approx 50 x 70, for my grandson. It is made entirely of ties. My children had received similar quilts made by a great grandmother so I thought I would continue the tradition! It will be winging its way to Florida tomorrow!</p>piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-50207386633336076232012-01-12T11:16:00.000-07:002012-01-12T11:16:21.538-07:00Outlandish Stitching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5NOMIuMp3-ZEUlxTyhizUDvF8BUeUgYfVdD7AypW7zpGM1yB_A48WwQkuElBgX49bByQcr8lqtGhVM4iAXlg-QU6ioFbaz3CtSNPzDq9-5liTlgPfg-oVUzq24_eEsIJBRj25w/s1600/outlander++janet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5NOMIuMp3-ZEUlxTyhizUDvF8BUeUgYfVdD7AypW7zpGM1yB_A48WwQkuElBgX49bByQcr8lqtGhVM4iAXlg-QU6ioFbaz3CtSNPzDq9-5liTlgPfg-oVUzq24_eEsIJBRj25w/s320/outlander++janet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have finally finished Janets Outlander block! I tried to re-create Craig Na Dunh (sp?) from the book! I hope you like what i've done Janet! This rr is definately challenging me!! :)piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-151046626626153292012-01-12T11:14:00.000-07:002012-01-12T11:14:52.216-07:00FFT 18<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W0s1jpJTTKmQkdN-CWkNb9xBSpFh3LkWbpzQaE-ergerZezT00mRDAVm898PqcAVmH7GOFcmMXIat3y3nKpWhUQe0rGBgCcU_fvfWLIChMgNsyLxVVbVFH0EtnkghmXEymE98g/s1600/FFT+18+susan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W0s1jpJTTKmQkdN-CWkNb9xBSpFh3LkWbpzQaE-ergerZezT00mRDAVm898PqcAVmH7GOFcmMXIat3y3nKpWhUQe0rGBgCcU_fvfWLIChMgNsyLxVVbVFH0EtnkghmXEymE98g/s1600/FFT+18+susan.jpg" /></a></div>This is Susan Richards block in the FFT 18 rr. I have again done the work of two on the block. I was allllll over the place trying to fill in spots! I hope you enjoy, Susan!piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435183.post-44972499407204799802012-01-12T11:13:00.002-07:002012-01-27T12:07:09.573-07:00January CQJP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouwYQDyiSpe3qAiqVMcoB8aPIzta6fNJaVhk7obDuJZPBC4hFd-KBzuk3imw168VyCokQBkPtdVfFW5gSOvvz9eo9POimCJ5aw7YLnTlXV35XGXRReFSntLRJ-mYsNgRB4_2q7A/s1600/cqjp-jan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouwYQDyiSpe3qAiqVMcoB8aPIzta6fNJaVhk7obDuJZPBC4hFd-KBzuk3imw168VyCokQBkPtdVfFW5gSOvvz9eo9POimCJ5aw7YLnTlXV35XGXRReFSntLRJ-mYsNgRB4_2q7A/s320/cqjp-jan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This is my <a href="http://www.pintangle.com/journal/category/take-a-stitch-tuesday">TAST</a> for the first week of January 2012 along with my block for <a href="http://cqjp2012.blogspot.com/">CQJP</a> for January! It is fun to play around with the variations on the fly stitch!! Here is another pic for TAST as well.<br />
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I coordinated the Hearts and Hands for Sendai project which resulted in 20 quilts being donated to<a href="http://hideko-windfromtheeast.blogspot.com/"> Hideko Ishida</a> so that she could utilize them for fund raising purposes for the children affected by the tsunami and earth quake along with showing the worldwide friendship we have with her through crazy quilting. An article was even written up on this project in the Grand Junction, CO newspaper thanks to <a href="http://gocrazywithme.blogspot.com/">Janet Popish</a> sending a tip!! I had thought that this was a wonderful testament to cq and friendship......now I don't know.<br />
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Why the funk, you ask? (probably not....but I<strong> </strong>am rambling on my own blog.....) :) I have been accused of mishandling funds within ICQA, which is an<u> unincorporated non-profit</u>, created by myself with the hopes that it would some day rival AQS. This puts the "business" in a privately held status. It has no public reporting responisibilities/obligations and is considered a private company as no non-profit paperwork has been generated. It is my understanding that it needs to have income to move forward with filings? I don't know. Anyway,back to the story, these accusations have hurt more deeply than anyone can know and friendships have been sadly affected. Yes, I understand that i'm not the only one hurting so I don't need reminding. I read that one CQI member was so upset that she thought she would give up cq altogether. That would have been a HUGE loss as she is very talented and it hurt my heart to think of her pain caused by all this. All that said.....back to the story again....no fund raising, specifically for ICQA has occurred and the funds that were in the account were obtained through small silent auctions of donated items and were designated as scholarship monies for members of CQI to attend the annual retreat. $1600 had accumulated. The bank acxount itself,was also used as a clearing house to offer group buys for lace, charms, silk ribbon, etc. for members of CQI. I had received no complaints whatsoever. I put together the annual retreat for 2011 in Estes Park, CO. It was the best yet as far as facility, organization, etc. and I was unable to participate as much as planned due to last minute family obligations. Apparently folks were unhappy with something at the retreat and felt overcharged or something. I have no clue. The cost for the retreat for five days, was $540.00 for five nights and four days. We had two teachers, one of national repute, a HUGE facility and food a plenty that I had prepared in advance (the remaining food was taken home by some CQI members). Three attendees were paid for by the scholarship fund. Based on the figures stated above, anyone can do the math. Once everyone got home, accusations began. I was completely blind sided. I was not ever consulted privately and had NO idea anything was wrong. Everything happened in a very public way and I have felt completely humiliated. My instincts have been to crawl back into myself and go into protection mode. I had a childhood that has colored my responses as an adult and this is my way of coping. Its not the best way to handle things maybe....but it is the only way I know how to cope. Anyway.....I have been completely quiet as there is nothing more to say. I am mourning the losses of friends and much more. I have done nothing wrong except give my heart and soul to a group that has ripped me apart. The group experienced damage as well, I am well aware of that. Nothing happens in this world that doesn't have an effect on something else. The bank account was closed after forwarding the remaining funds comprised of left over retreat monies and donations that came in with the H & H blocks in the amount of $1500.00 to Hideko Ishida for her use for the tsunami victims. There are no other monies. I've wondered, privately, if folks for some odd reason, think there is money enough that i've taken a trip to Tahaiti or something!! LOL!! I'm trying to lighten things up by saying this even though I don't feel it in my heart of hearts. I feel nothing but sadness right now. I am not an accountant. I cannot produce certified, financial documents even if there was income to produce one for. I cannot personally afford an accountant to conjure up some records to satisfy people. I have given a basic "accounting" of balances to no avail. It was considered a joke, but is all I am able to do. Some folks continue to spread vitriol. All I can ask, is why wasn't I questioned privately?? Why? What has been gained from all of this besides hurt feelings? I wrote this only to clarify my position. I do not wish to stir up bad feelings and certainly do not want a continuance of vitriolic accusations. I would like to simply disappear from the face of the earth.....yes.....that is the depression talking. This too shall pass. Until next time....... maybe.....maybe not.piney cqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318464831940639006noreply@blogger.com13