tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737360599532445572024-03-05T19:49:05.507-08:00Holly's Red BikeHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-12037291215258516562020-11-13T12:33:00.002-08:002020-11-13T12:33:30.526-08:00Pi Day Celebrations<p> Our family celebrates Pi Day each year on the 14th of March aka 3.14.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltyvhDiOQgnkju5seSoDiYo_o-9FgIyL6usR3CYON2rixPQlpCuiwk18sMdArniiATMGwzFjvLFkMYIWFabaIogDv-dsIlRXDS9n1OzKXvYOKCXYAmRyNRBDEHbshtD6aTeXqSNQWVv_x/s2048/ellie+and+sophie+pi+day+2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltyvhDiOQgnkju5seSoDiYo_o-9FgIyL6usR3CYON2rixPQlpCuiwk18sMdArniiATMGwzFjvLFkMYIWFabaIogDv-dsIlRXDS9n1OzKXvYOKCXYAmRyNRBDEHbshtD6aTeXqSNQWVv_x/s320/ellie+and+sophie+pi+day+2012.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pi Day 2012 when the kids were almost one and five years old</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGbkV6PexabNfyUXQzF8yvcIQDxfvl2FKldML5BD9wjgGeozt49rfP_e8BLg590sUWnijkD5GKIt_i8Ht1Ar_tSdm0bN5Wczc7EhxUAdITqLXPg1LXcqtztzbAxA6Hf60JsCjxAiH-hvD/s512/holly+with+pie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGbkV6PexabNfyUXQzF8yvcIQDxfvl2FKldML5BD9wjgGeozt49rfP_e8BLg590sUWnijkD5GKIt_i8Ht1Ar_tSdm0bN5Wczc7EhxUAdITqLXPg1LXcqtztzbAxA6Hf60JsCjxAiH-hvD/s320/holly+with+pie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Holly with a Pi Day pie (note Pi symbol cut out of crust)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVu3zAQeErUmteh5phv8qmynkAMRb1qBT8T2PNLPsGcvXshCMedqH2TPYyHKMA3TeGcQreqEfEWbP18pL4K3f5qJZ805JjDe6AeZdvsj_B9hodXieg2OZWLnNmZTpn5bVdQkIP8ggabCy/s512/holly+with+pizza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVu3zAQeErUmteh5phv8qmynkAMRb1qBT8T2PNLPsGcvXshCMedqH2TPYyHKMA3TeGcQreqEfEWbP18pL4K3f5qJZ805JjDe6AeZdvsj_B9hodXieg2OZWLnNmZTpn5bVdQkIP8ggabCy/s320/holly+with+pizza.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Holly with a pizza pie on Pi Day 2020</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3Gf3bBCyJg8SgxilShLSBmM0YRl3jXhd1XvQqS_YccvttS5dPqDBtxwpoBtpQXQOUf_sDByK1F7obxAtJrDRWpAolnMTUBTAds5mDJIVfgKYnj1ZZkKB_5RiQE9OSiiHzPJt2h46QG2Y/s2048/pi+cookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3Gf3bBCyJg8SgxilShLSBmM0YRl3jXhd1XvQqS_YccvttS5dPqDBtxwpoBtpQXQOUf_sDByK1F7obxAtJrDRWpAolnMTUBTAds5mDJIVfgKYnj1ZZkKB_5RiQE9OSiiHzPJt2h46QG2Y/s320/pi+cookies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We eat circular food on Pi Day</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF7nPMnS-50Doz8F7njpdwom3vHfwkK8_WVH4EsZqpWNo30snXNdQC9WIPVGqBLPTwjic5MbLELRUqs5IHtpVYEOJ8ezVgLgbvV2XD2usWB0qvbMGSDa0DA3opmV5HFQ4HMTvv95Ew5VT/s2048/sophia+with+pi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF7nPMnS-50Doz8F7njpdwom3vHfwkK8_WVH4EsZqpWNo30snXNdQC9WIPVGqBLPTwjic5MbLELRUqs5IHtpVYEOJ8ezVgLgbvV2XD2usWB0qvbMGSDa0DA3opmV5HFQ4HMTvv95Ew5VT/s320/sophia+with+pi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophia made a Pi shaped cookie cutter using a 3D printer</div><br /><p><br /></p>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-4337418050763373492015-02-18T22:15:00.002-08:002015-03-04T12:53:19.516-08:00QuiltCon 2015: Day 1 I made it to QuiltCon! I really should be sleeping, as I woke up at 3:00am PST to make it to the airport for my 6:00am flight, but I want to record a few things about the day before forget.<br />
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1) My new <a href="http://www.thebay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/thebay/fernando-volken-canada-hardside-26-0006-215-001can26--24">Fernando Volken luggage</a> is awesome and received many compliments. After twenty years with the same suitcase, it was time to move on and I couldn't be happier!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was one of the first to get one of the coveted Fancy Fox buttons from Elizabeth Hartman!</td></tr>
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2) The day was like a snowball of quilting friends that started when Jo-Anne <a href="https://instagram.com/juicyredbee/">(juicyredbee</a>) joined me on my flight to San Francisco. Then, <a href="https://instagram.com/magdalena_langa">Magdalena</a>, a former VMQG member, found us in the SFO airport and it turned out she was on our flight to Austin. <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/">Elizabeth Hartman</a> was also on our flight and immediately shared her awesome buttons! Check-in at the hotel, QuiltCon registration and the Canadian Meet Up were just more chances to see familiar faces and meet new friends!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved the view from my room on the eighth floor! Hello rowers!</td></tr>
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3) We arrived in Austin around 4:30pm CST and ran into <a href="https://instagram.com/_kristenandrews_/">Kristen</a>, <a href="http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/Studio/">Terry</a> & <a href="http://round22.blogspot.ca/">Janet</a> at the baggage claim! At the hotel, my kind roomie <a href="https://instagram.com/madeofhonorquilts/">Debra</a> had brought Florida oranges. I also got to finally hug <a href="https://instagram.com/maychappell">Lee</a>, chair of the Leadership Conference Committee. Pin swapping has begun!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A blurry but happy group of quilters at registration. (Krista, Janet, Krista, Terry, Felicity, and Kristen)</td></tr>
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4) Registration was cool, they just took your name and automatically printed your name tag with your schedule conveniently located on the back! Haven't even had a chance to look at my goody bag yet, but I'm excited to read the copy of Uppercase magazine in there (yay for Canadian content!). So many familiar faces at registration! Uber-busy Elizabeth Dackson and Alissa Haight Carlton zipped past. Met friends from Seattle and Portland who I've gotten to know through our PNW MQG meet ups. Ended up going to dinner with Jenn (<a href="https://instagram.com/pinkbrain_here">pinkbrain_here</a>) and <a href="https://instagram.com/denisevonminden/">Denise</a> (walked out of Crave after 15 minutes with no service, but had a yummy Thai dinner).<br />
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5) The Canadian Meet Up! I organized this event along with Jaclyn, Joanne, and Alison. About 40-45 Canadians (and ex-pats, and a few Aussies, and one woman from Colorado who we let in because she had French on her sweater!) met up in the lounge at the Radisson. We had prizes kindly donated from several Canadian shops. Amy (<a href="https://instagram.com/amyscraftyshenanigans">amyscraftyshenanigans</a>) was our mascot in a Canadian flag cape. Unfortunately, some folks had travel delays and weren't able to make it, but we look forward to seeing them soon!<br />
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A few pics from the meet up:<br />
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Lots of connections were made! It's fun to meet people who you know online, especially friendly quilters!<br />
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Ok, it's time to rest and get ready for the first official day of QuiltCon!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-84280912634874369102015-02-07T11:39:00.000-08:002015-02-07T11:40:00.368-08:00Hello, QuiltCon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In less than two short weeks, I'll be in Austin for my second QuiltCon. I can't wait! I joined in on the <a href="http://iconosquare.com/tag/helloquiltcon/">#helloquiltcon</a> hashtag on Instagram, but thought I'd post an introduction here as well. The old blog is pretty quiet these days (I think I just saw a tumbleweed blow by!), so if you want to find me, I'll be on Instagram as <a href="http://instagram.com/hollybroadland">@hollybroadland</a>. You can also learn about me on my <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/p/about.html">About page</a>. </div>
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Hi! I'm Holly and I'm the founder and Co-President of the <a href="http://www.vmqg.ca/">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild</a>. For the past five years, the VMQG has been the main focus of my life outside of family. It has been a wonderful place to find new friends and get inspired to quilt. It's also been a way of defining myself outside of my treasured roles as wife and mother, and I appreciate that to no end! I'm also a keener who volunteers for The MQG on the Leadership Conference Commitee.</div>
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Here's my QuiltCon schedule (I'll also be at the Leadership Meet & Greet on Friday night and the Leadership Conference all day Monday):</div>
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A few random facts about me:</div>
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1) I was born in Campbell River on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.</div>
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2) I'm a chronic procrastinator (case in point, I haven't ordered my #quiltconpinswap buttons yet and I fly out on the 18th!).</div>
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3) I was a high school rower for three years and competed twice in the Canadian high school rowing championships in St. Catharines, Ontario. If I'm on your team, I will pull hard and not complain.</div>
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5) I'm on the introverted side, but when I'm around my quilty peeps, my extroverted side comes out. I can't wait to connect with lots of online friends while I'm at QuiltCon!</div>
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6) I love books. I can't imagine life without a book on the go at all times. I'm currently reading "Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret" by Tui T. Sutherland because my seven year old got me into this series about dragons.</div>
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8) You know the saying, "Who doesn't love free stuff?"? Well, it's me. I don't love free stuff. I'm an environmentalist who lives in a small space and I already feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff in our two-bedroom condo. Last night, I ordered pizza and they gave me a free plastic plate and I handed it right back to the delivery guy.</div>
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9) If I weren't an elementary school substitute teacher, I could see myself being a copy editor. I just can't help spotting spelling mistakes!</div>
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10) I don't wear makeup. I didn't even wear any for my wedding because it would have weirded out my husband. The closest thing I have that resembles makeup is Burt's Bees lip balm with a little pink tint to it.</div>
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11) I love my Converse All Stars! I had a green pair in high school and now I have a red pair. I kinda want a whole rainbow of them (I am <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/10/rainbow-girl-wip-no-more.html">Rainbow Girl</a>, after all!).</div>
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If you see me at QuiltCon, please come up and say hi!</div>
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Completed Flower Garden baby quilt</div>
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It's time to wrap up <a href="http://www.the-littlest-thistle.com/2014/09/finish-along-quarter-3-finish-party.html">Q3 of the Finish-a-long</a> and I've completed one project out of <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2014/07/finish-along-q3-goals.html">the list of seven that I posted on my blog in July</a>. I'm not surprised I only finished one project, but I am happy to report that progress has also been made on my Madrona Road baby quilt and I hope to finish it before the VMQG's UFO Challenge wrap up on October 20th.</div>
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I quilted this 40"x40" quilt in a spiral pattern at a summer VMQG sew-in. It was finished in 3.5 hours! This was my second time quilting a spiral and I have to say I love the look of them.<br />
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I went overboard with floral prints on the back and used large pieces of Heather Bailey and Erin McMorris fabric. I sewed the binding on by hand at two quilting events: a few stitches at the PNW MQG meet up sew-out at Trout Lake Park (I got distracted by chatting and hardly accomplished anything!) and the rest at the Guild Gathering, a meeting of local guild leaders that is held twice a year.<br />
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As this was my longest standing WIP, I'm very happy to have it completed. My goal is to cut down on my UFOs to allow myself room for new projects without feeling guilty about the projects I've abandoned. Wish me luck!
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In honour of the autumnal equinox today, and the fact that it coincides with the momentous return of British Columbian public school students to school, I thought I'd share a lovely series of books celebrating the four seasons. Three out of four of the books are written by Harriet Ziefert and illustrated by Mark Jones with <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5814170-mermaid-dance">"Mermaid Dance|"</a> (summer) being the outlier (written by Marjorie Rose Hakala and illustrated by Mark Jones). I was first introduced to this series by a friend and became slightly obsessed with collecting the whole set. Caveat: some of these books are hard to find, I think "Mermaid Dance" is particularly rare. They were all published by <a href="http://www.blueapplebooks.com/">Blue Apple Books</a> between 2008-2010 and I think they're mostly out of print.</div>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6694788-by-the-light-of-the-harvest-moon?from_search=true">"By the Light of the Harvest Moon"</a> celebrates the autumnal equinox. I've been reading it to my daughters over the past week and we brought it to school today so Sophia's teacher could read it to the class. What I love about these stories is that they're whimsical stories with imaginary characters and they centre on the equinoxes and solstices. If you're aware of other fictional series about the seasons, please let me know, because I love to celebrate the change of seasons!<br />
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The book is full of beautiful illustrations and starts with a harvest moon rising over a hillside full of yellow, orange, and crimson trees.<br />
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The series continues with <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4333226-snow-party?from_search=true">"Snow Party"</a> about a group of snowmen (snowpeople? they are men, women, and children) who have a winter solstice celebration complete with music, dancing, and icy treats.</div>
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The first book I purchased from this series was <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7552064-butterfly-birthday?from_search=true">"Butterfly Birthday"</a> and I gave it to my daughters, who have birthdays very close to the spring equinox. In this book, all the insects gather for a party to celebrate the coming of spring and at the perfect moment, the butterflies emerge to take the celebrations to the next level.</div>
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The last book in this set is <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5814170-mermaid-dance">"Mermaid Dance"</a> and although it was written by a different author, it still has Mark Jones' lovely illustrations. In "Mermaid Dance", a group of mermaids has a summer solstice feast at the seashore.<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed this peek at this collection of books celebrating the seasons. I wish you luck in finding them in your public libraries, used book stores, or favourite online sources. Happy autumn!<br />
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When my guild announced a mini quilt swap recently, I didn't think twice before joining in! I have a wall in my new sewing area that's begging for mini quilts and I loved the idea of decorating with a quilt made just for me by another Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild member. I made a quilt for <a href="http://instagram.com/matthewwheeler">Matt</a>, a long time member of the guild, and his questionnaire gave me the freedom to do whatever I wanted (just not in pink flowery fabric). I thought this was the perfect chance to try another "Memories of QuiltCon" style HST quilt with larger finished squares. Here are the two side by side:<br />
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My original <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/10/memories-of-quiltcon.html">Memories of QuiltCon quilt</a> had HSTs that finished at 1" and the squares in the one I made for Matt finished at 1.5". </div>
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Just like with my original, I had fun doing some dense matchstick quilting.<br />
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I love how the placement of some of the squares and HSTs led to a 3D effect in the centre of the quilt!<br />
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I was pressed for time, as I was finishing this at the last minute, so I tucked my label into the corner and sewed it in with the binding.<br />
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Me and Matt at the August Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild meeting after we'd exchanged quilts.<br />
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Most people didn't swap with the person who was making a quilt for them, but I was lucky enough to be paired up with Matt. He made me this beautiful quilt full of all my favourites: triangles, brightly-coloured solid fabrics, rainbows, and geometric shapes!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-38673421164849608042014-07-10T08:34:00.000-07:002014-07-10T08:34:01.480-07:00Finish Along Q3 Goals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Although my participation in the Finish Along has been erratic, I think it's a wonderful idea and a great way to stay motivated to finish up those long-standing WIPs! I've amassed quite a few in the past several years, so I'm staying motivated by linking up to the <a href="http://www.the-littlest-thistle.com/2014/07/finish-along-quarter-3-now-open.html?showComment=1404767601644">Q3 Finish Along</a> with <a href="http://www.the-littlest-thistle.com/">The Littlest Thistle</a>. Do you want to participate and have a chance at winning some great prizes? Sign ups for Q3 are open until July 14th.</div>
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For a double dose of motivation, I signed up all the following projects for the <a href="http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/blog/2014/02/ufo-challenge-2/">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild's UFO Challenge</a> that wraps up in October. I'm not kidding myself and saying that all of these projects will be done in time, but I'm hedging my bets and adding them all to the list. </div>
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1) Flower Garden baby quilt, started in Fall 2009 (which makes it my oldest UFO!) when I bought the "Modern Baby Quilts" pattern from Elizabeth Hartman on Etsy. Lots of HTF prints here, including Erin McMorris's Wildwood, Heather Bailey's Pop Garden, and my first-ever Pearl Bracelets by Lizzy House.</div>
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2) Madrona Road LOVE. Another baby quilt, made using <a href="http://www.kelbysews.blogspot.ca/">Kelly</a> of kelbysews' <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2012/02/true-love-love-mini-quilt-pattern-tutorial/">LOVE Mini Quilt tutorial</a> on Sew Mama Sew. I just need to decide what I'm doing for the other side and the quilting. It's small, so once I get going, it shouldn't take long! Started Spring 2013.</div>
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3) Perfect Circles baby quilt. Started in a July 2013 workshop with Cheryl Arkison. I love where this is going, but don't believe anyone who tells you these circles take just six minutes!</div>
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4) Neutrals with a pop of colour: My blocks from the Fab Bee members have been supplemented by several blocks from friends. I have 19/20 blocks now and am nearly ready to piece the top. I'm keeping this one for sure! Started May 2013.</div>
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5) Red & Aqua Bee quilt: Started in early 2011, these blocks were made by members of my very first online bee. It was meant as a baby quilt for Ellie, but now that she's three, I think I might need to add to it and make it a big girl bed quilt!</div>
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6) Little Folks Patchwork: I won some fabric in early 2010 and decided I'd make a quilt just like Ashley's (Film in the Fridge) <a href="http://filminthefridge.com/2010/01/07/my-new-favorite-fabric-little-folks-voile/">beautiful patchwork quilt</a> that I'd fallen in love with. The squares are cut, I just need to assemble them!</div>
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7) Habitat Challenge: I got as far as completing the quilt top in November 2012 and haven't finished it. The top measures 42"x42".</div>
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-9840787299128947092014-07-07T08:27:00.001-07:002014-07-07T08:27:34.037-07:00Cosmic Kites - a half rectangle triangle baby quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm happy to share Cosmic Kites, my latest finish, my project for <a href="http://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2014/02/16/are-you-ready/">The Modern Quilt Guild's Michael Miller Petal Pinwheels Challenge</a>, and my first ever half rectangle triangle quilt. Right off the bat, I want to thank Latifah Saafir and state that I followed her <a href="http://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/100-days-week-of-shapes-tutorial/">great tutorial on the Modern Quilt Guild's blog</a> all the way from cutting fabric, to assembling my blocks, to the final layout. Latifah's quilt is called <a href="http://www.thequiltengineer.com/kite-tails-quilt/">Kite Tails</a> and I agreed with her that the diamond shapes looked like kites. I quilted stars into the centres of my kites to mimic the shapes in the grey <a href="http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/shop/collections/atomic-tabbys.html">Star Jacks print</a>, hence the name Cosmic Kites.<br />
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Detail of eight-pointed star quilting. It took me several tries to figure out how to draw an eight-pointed star continuously, but once I figured out the trick of skipping two points and aiming for the third point, it was great!</div>
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I brought my blocks to a recent <a href="http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/blog/">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild</a> all-day sew-in and finished piecing them by lunchtime.</div>
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I worked surprisingly hard all afternoon and evening and got the quilt basted and quilted by the time I packed up around 8:30pm. I heard plenty of expressions of disbelief in reference to my unexpected productivity that day! (I'm know for chatting and not getting much done at VMQG sew-ins!).<br />
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I posted the previous picture to <a href="http://instagram.com/hollybroadland">Instagram</a> (that's where you can find me all the time these days, my blog isn't nearly as active) and Debbie Jeske (<a href="http://aquilterstable.blogspot.ca/">A Quilter's Table</a>) emailed to let me know she'd like to feature this quilt in her <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2014/07/quilting-trends-with-debbie-3/">July Quilting Trends column</a> on Sew, Mama, Sew! I was thrilled! That gave me the incentive to get this quilt bound quickly and I think the Ta Dot print in Apple green brings out the green in the Petal Pinwheels line. Thank you, Debbie!<br />
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I backed the quilt with an Erin McMorris Leaf Dot print that I'd been saving since I spotted it in a remnants bin at a LQS in Langley that has since closed.</div>
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This quilt will be shared at the upcoming annual VMQG outdoor meeting (don't wanna miss the group photo!) and then gifted to a new little second cousin who was born the day I was quilting it!</div>
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-60201469635329799262014-07-06T08:41:00.001-07:002014-07-06T08:41:47.564-07:00Twelve years ago today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Holly and Dean with all eight grandparents, July 6th, 2002</div>
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Today is our twelfth wedding anniversary and in looking back over our photos, I found this treasure of me and Dean with our grandparents. We were lucky enough to have all eight of our grandparents at our wedding and these four loving couples represented over two hundred years of marriage! When take into account our parents' marriages, which were both close to thirty years old at the time, you can see we were raised with a wonderful heritage of love and partnership. Happy 12th, Deano!<br />
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Vancouver MQG members Paula, Holly (that's me!), Arita, & Paul in front of our fellow member Diane Thompson's quilt, "A Tribute to B.C. Binning" at QuiltCon 2013</div>
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Exactly one week ago, my heart was still racing after an exhilirating QuiltCon registration experience. I had done all I could to prepare, including a last-minute strategy session with my QuiltCon roomie <a href="http://eclecticgnome.blogspot.ca/">Michelle</a>, watching the "How to Register" video numerous times, and creating a text file full of course codes and member discounts so I could easily cut and paste. I know registration was a stressful situation for many and I want those who didn't get into their first choices to know that there is so much at QuiltCon in addition to the workshops! I took 1.5 days of workshops at QuiltCon 2013 and that was plenty for me, as I had people to meet, inspiring lectures to attend, a quilt show to drool over, vendors to visit, dance parties to go to, etc, etc. </div>
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This time, I was lucky enough to get into my top choices and I will be taking <a href="http://www.quiltcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/730-1.pdf">Patchwork City</a> with Elizabeth Hartman and <a href="http://www.quiltcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/813.pdf">Creative Quilting With Your Walking Foot</a> with Jacquie Gering. Those are two full day workshops on Thursday and Friday respectively, so I'm going to take yoga on Saturday morning to stretch after an intensive period of sewing. I've booked a number of awesome lectures on Saturday and left Sunday mostly free for recovery. I'll also be staying for the <a href="http://www.quiltcon.com/conference/mqg-leadership-events/">leadership conference</a> on Monday because I'm geeky like that.</div>
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Oh, and for you QuiltCon newbies, a piece of advice. Expect QuiltCon withdrawal in the weeks after you return home. I had a hard time readjusting to life without QuiltCon, so my eldest (who was nearly six years old at the time) drew me my own quilt show. Love that kid!</div>
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Will I see you at QuiltCon in Feburary? What are you most looking forward to? Are you considering entering a quilt in the show?Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-63173464619766023012014-02-28T10:37:00.001-08:002014-02-28T10:39:24.613-08:00I love the library!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have I mentioned before that <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/06/i-love-vancouver-public-library.html">I love my public library</a>? Did you hear that the Vancouver Public Library and the Montreal Public Library recently ti<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed for <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/12/19/vancouver-public-library_n_4475726.html">best libraries in the world</a> in a <a href="http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Institute/Informationswissenschaft/siebenlist/Lehre/PS_I2/libri-2013-0024_63-4-295-319_Mainka_Stock.pdf">study from </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.899999618530273px;"><a href="http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Institute/Informationswissenschaft/siebenlist/Lehre/PS_I2/libri-2013-0024_63-4-295-319_Mainka_Stock.pdf">Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf</a>? I'm so proud of the VPL!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.899999618530273px;">"Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" by Maria Semple</span></span><br />
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QuiltCon 2013 was an amazing experience for me and the best part was meeting passionate modern quilters from all over the world. I can't wait for 2015! Will I see you there?</div>
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One year ago today, on February 4th, 2013 (at 2:34pm, if you want to be precise, I remember this because I had just minutes to unpack the box before heading off to pick up my daughter from school) my new <a href="http://content.janome.com/index.cfm/Machines/Sewing-Quilting/JNH_7700">Janome Memory Craft 7700 QCP</a> sewing machine arrived. I had been sewing on a $200 Singer since 1999 and this was a major upgrade for me. The major selling features were the 11" harp space, the beautiful stitches, fun features that I'd never had like an automatic buttonhole, and, to be honest, that snazzy red faceplate. Oh, and I got it for a great, hard-to-resist price thanks to a tip from some VMQG friends!</div>
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I promptly named my new machine Ruby and played around making my first automatic buttonhole. In the past year, Ruby and I have had some fun sewing adventures. I tried my first free-motion quilting in a VMQG workshop taught by Matt Wheeler.</div>
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Playing with free-motion quilting designs. So much fun!<br />
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In July, <a href="http://naptimequilter.blogspot.ca/">Cheryl Arkison</a> came out to BC to give a Perfect Circles workshop and I was honoured that she used my sewing machine to demonstrate her technique. Fan girl moment!<br />
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Here I am with Cheryl and one of the circle blocks I completed in her workshop.<br />
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I absolutely love how this machine quilts and it did a beautful job on <span id="goog_2061718452"></span><a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/10/rainbow-girl-wip-no-more.html">Rainbow Girl</a> <span id="goog_2061718453"></span>and <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/10/memories-of-quiltcon.html">Memories of QuiltCon</a>, my two favourite finishes of 2013.<br />
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As you can see, Ruby has become a part of the family and she's mostly found on the dining room table.<br />
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As I was creating a "<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/vancouvermqg/local-quilt-shops-in-metro-vancouver/">Local Quilt Shops in Metro Vancouver</a>" board for the <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/vancouvermqg/">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild's new Pinterest account</a>, I realized that I couldn't link to Creative Edge's website, as they don't yet have one. Instead, I'll use this blog post full of photos I took there in October as a placeholder until their website is live. Creative Edge Quilting & Sewing is a great little shop located just over the Second Narrows (Iron Workers' Memorial) Bridge in North Vancouver.<br />
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They have an excellent selection of solids including Robert Kaufman's Kona solids, Moda Bella, and In the Beginning's Modern Solids. </div>
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They carry a wide range of Kaffe Fassett stripes and shot cottons.</div>
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Look at the beautiful Anna Maria Horner ribbons!</div>
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They have precuts like these Moda Honeycombs available.</div>
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My toddler's favourite thing about the store was the chalk cloth activity book that kept her occupied for a good long time while I browsed!</div>
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They also carry Freespirit fabric including collections by designers such as Joel Dewberry and Tula Pink. </div>
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Creative Edge offers classes and has lots of class samples hanging in the shop. The store is located in a mini mall with a small parking lot. Oh, and if you shop there, don't be surprised<span style="font-family: inherit;"> when <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.33333396911621px;">CEQASS NORTH VANCO BC shows up on your bank statement!</span></span><br />
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Creative Edge Quilting & Sewing<br />
<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=2065+Old+Dollarton+Rd,+North+Vancouver,+BC+V7H+1A6&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=67.713932,135.263672&hnear=2065+Old+Dollarton+Rd,+North+Vancouver,+British+Columbia+V7H+1A6,+Canada&t=m&z=17">2065 Old Dollarton Rd</a>, North Vancouver, BC V7H 1A6<br />
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Hello to all my new followers who found my blog through Blogathon Canada! If you read <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/2013/11/blogathon-canada-is-on.html">my profile on the Sew Sisters site</a>, you may have seen that I'm a self-described incurable procrastinator. Case in point: I received this great fabric from fellow British Columbian <a href="http://quiltingbarbie.blogspot.ca/">Barb</a> in July and have only started making her blocks now! Back in the summer, I arranged a private swap with Barb because she's working on a <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/The-Farmers-Wife-Sampler-Quilt/dp/0896898288">Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt</a> and needed a few extra blocks and I'm still looking for blocks for my Fab Bee neutrals quilt (whoops, just realized I haven't blogged about that one!). </div>
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I received a package of orange, grey and blue fabric and set to neatly cutting it up (after I located a copy of the book through an interlibrary loan! Note to Vancouverites: the Vancouver Public Library now has a copy of this book due to <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/06/i-love-vancouver-public-library.html">my request for purchase</a>. You're welcome!). I was so proud of myself for neatly organizing all the fabric I'd need for each block into carefully labelled baggies. And there they sat for four months, patiently waiting for me to finish my even-more-overdue Fab Bee blocks and my quilts for the Northwest Quilting Expo.</div>
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Now that I've started making the blocks, I don't want to stop! They're just 6.5" unfinished and they're so cute! So far I've made my first snowball block:</div>
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And a HST-filled beauty called Whirlpool. I think I must be a slow piecer cause even with the pre-cut fabric, it took me an hour and twenty-five minutes to sew up this block. I had fun doing it!</div>
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Added bonus: my rotary cutter and box of pins match the fabric!</div>
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One of my first quilts was a sampler that I made at a course at The Cloth Shop in North Vancouver. Have you made a sampler quilt? </div>
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<br />Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-72465586597420525932013-11-24T10:10:00.000-08:002013-11-24T10:10:04.991-08:00Blogathon Canada Winner<div style="text-align: center;">
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Wow! What a week! I've had the most visitors ever at my little blog and it was a treat to see all the comments you left on my <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/11/blogathon-canada-2013-welcome-to-west.html">Blogathon Canada post</a>. I had fun visiting other Canadian quilting blogs from coast to coast! Thanks again to Sew Sisters Quilt Shop for hosting the blog and all the fabulous giveaways. Speaking of giveaways, do you want to hear who won the ten FQs of beautiful Kona Cottons?</div>
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It was Jan Baker, who left comment number 285 out of 287 comments. Just goes to show that it's never too close to the deadline to enter the draw! Congratulations, Jan!</div>
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I happen to agree with Jan, you can never have enough solids! Here's my Kona solids stash after I did some rainbow-order organizing. Do you have a stash of solids? What is your favourite type of solids?</div>
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It's time to kick off <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/">Blogathon Canada</a>, a week-long celebration of Canadian quilting bloggers! Together with <a href="http://craftingdotdotdot.blogspot.ca/">Heather from Winding Bobbins</a>, I'm representing BC as a host. I'm here to tell you a bit about myself, introduce you to a dozen BC bloggers, and give away some lovely fabric!<br />
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Hi, I'm Holly! I've been quilting for close to twenty years and my passion for this craft only gets stronger with time. I founded the <a href="http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild</a> in 2010 and it has enriched my life in so many ways. I love learning new tricks, being inspired, and, best of all, making quilting friends who really get me. Although I have all sorts of WIPs and ideas for new projects, I don't actually finish many quilts each year. Much of my time is spent chasing after my two daughters, ages six and two. I'm lucky enough to have a husband who supports my quilting habit and is willing to take photos of me holding a quilt in the middle of a busy downtown intersection!<br />
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I do enjoy blogging, but find myself posting more to Instagram these days, you can find me there as <a href="http://instagram.com/hollybroadland">hollybroadland</a>.<br />
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Thanks for visiting and taking a look at a some of my work!<br />
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"Gabriel's Quilt" (2009) - this was my first modern quilt and the quilt I shared at the inaugural VMQG meeting in June 2010<br />
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My first quilt (1996) - This is the quilt that started it all for me!<br />
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"HST Tote Bag" (2013) - Here is my swap partner Susan with the tote bag I made for her as part of the Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Meetup in Portland, Oregon. <a href="http://shecanquilt.blogspot.ca/2013/07/leannes-modern-shopping-bag-2013-fal.html">Pattern</a> by a great Canadian quilter, Leanne of <a href="http://shecanquilt.blogspot.ca/">She Can Quilt</a>!</div>
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"Memories of QuiltCon" (2013) - I started this mini quilt at a Lizzy House workshop at QuiltCon in Austin, TX this February. I'm already looking forward to QuiltCon 2015!<br />
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"Ethan's Quilt" (2013) - My most recent finish, I gave this quilt to my cousin's baby this past weekend.<br />
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"Rainbow Girl" (2013) - A labour of love that took me 3.5 years from start to finish</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out these BC</span> Quilt Bloggers! (and be sure to visit <a href="http://craftingdotdotdot.blogspot.ca/">Heather's blog</a> for an additional list)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://createthepoint.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CReate the poinT</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://pampollock57.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Quilting Fun</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://thezodiacquilter.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Zodiac Quilter</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://artbyrhodaforbes.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">aRt by Rhoda Forbes</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://kateyz.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">There & Back</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://eclecticgnome.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Eclectic Gnome</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since I'm a huge fan of solids, I chose a prize that makes me happy. I hope it makes the winner smile as well!</span><br />
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<strike>To enter the giveaway for this bundle of ten fat quarters of bright and beautiful Kona Cotton solids from <a href="http://www.sew-sisters.com/">Sew Sisters Quilt Shop</a>, simply leave a comment on this post by midnight PST on Saturday, November 23rd!</strike> (<i>edited Sunday, November 24th: giveaway now closed, and the winner has been notified. See <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/11/blogathon-canada-winner.html">Blogathon Canada Winner post</a>.</i>) Please leave your email address if you're a no-reply blogger or I won't have a way to contact you. If you are a no-reply blogger, you might want to take a look at <a href="http://www.pleasant-home.com/2010/12/so-exciting-less-no-reply-bloggers.html">this tutorial</a> by Jodi of Pleasant Home on how to change that. Contest open to international participants.<br />
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Don't forget to head over to the <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/">Sew Sisters blog</a> to enter their Aurifil thread giveaway!<br />
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The <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/p/blogathon-canada-2013.html">Blogathon</a> is on all week and I hope you'll enjoy getting to know the host bloggers from all across our country!<br />
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<b><a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Holly's Red Bike</a> (that's me!)</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>BC</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Heather</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://craftingdotdotdot.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Winding Bobbins</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://chezzetcookmodernquilts.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Chezzetcook Modern Quilts</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://sewmesomethinggood.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Sew Me Something Good</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Andrea</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.urbanquiltworks.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Urban Quilt Works</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com288tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-52653914574103808022013-11-15T17:16:00.001-08:002013-11-15T17:16:57.241-08:00How do I number the comments on my blog?In preparation for the <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/p/blogathon-canada-2013.html">Blogathon Canada</a> giveaway I'll be having next week thanks to <a href="http://www.sew-sisters.com/">Sew Sisters Quilt Shop</a>, I wanted to number the comments on my blog. Since this is my first time hosting a giveaway and I'm planning on using the <a href="http://www.random.org/">Random.org Random Number Generator</a> to determine the winner, I wanted to have an easy way to figure out who number 42 was should they win. Off I went to ask my trusty friend Google and I came up with a tutorial called <a href="http://echinopsaster.blogspot.ca/2012/05/help-with-numbered-comments-in-blogger.html">Help with Numbered Comments in Blogger</a> by Jenelle of <a href="http://echinopsaster.blogspot.ca/">Echinops and Aster</a>. Her solution is to add some code to the CSS (style sheets) in your Blogger template and it's simply a matter of cutting and pasting the code.<br />
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<br />Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-38617618670219995772013-10-31T14:37:00.000-07:002013-10-31T14:37:07.914-07:00Rainbow Girl in Blogger's Quilt Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to my blog! If you're visiting through <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2013/">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a>, thanks for stopping by! I really did mean to post this quilt as soon as the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-roygbiv-quilts-2/">ROGBIV Quilts category</a> linky opened up last week, but I got caught up in making a Totoro Halloween costume for my daughter so I'm posting on the last possible day, of course! If you know me, you won't be surprised!</div>
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I finished "Rainbow Girl", a colour wheel quilt from Joelle Hoverson's pattern in "Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts", back in September so that it could be in the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild's special exhibit at the Northwest Quilting Expo. I wrote a <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/10/rainbow-girl-wip-no-more.html">lengthy recap post about this quilt</a> at that point, so I'll keep this fairly short.</div>
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I named this quilt "Rainbow Girl" because that was the nickname my Grade One teacher gave me after I painted rainbow after rainbow in her classroom. I'm happy to say I still keep in touch with Mrs. Smith and have printed out a photo of this quilt to send her in the mail (yes, the old-fashioned kind with a stamp and everything!).</div>
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I took my quilt to Vancouver's beautiful Stanley Park for an outdoor photo shoot.<br />
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As soon as I heard that they'd painted rainbow crosswalks in Davie Village, I knew I had to take my quilt there for a picture!<br />
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Enjoy the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2013/">festival</a> and have fun visiting this online quilt show! You can vote for your favourite quilts in fifteen different categories including my category, <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-roygbiv-quilts-2/">ROYGBIV quilts</a>.<br />
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-65560579243841660702013-10-31T04:00:00.000-07:002013-10-31T04:00:01.667-07:00Blogathon Canada 2013 is coming soon (and I'm a host!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you heard of Blogathon Canada? Did you participate last year? Are you ready for 2013? Blogathon Canada is a week-long celebration of Canadian Quilting Bloggers brought to you by <a href="http://www.sew-sisters.com/">Sew Sisters Quilt Shop</a>. In its second year, Blogathon Canada celebrates the tremendous craft, talent, and passion of the online quilting community in Canada.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Each day host bloggers will introduce themselves and their work on their blogs. They will include links to more blogs from their province so you can visit those blogs as well. The host bloggers will also host a giveaway of some of their favorite goodies from Sew Sisters so you have a chance to win every day of the week! This year Sew Sisters has teamed up with Aurifil, Northcott and Robert Kaufman to bring you even more fantastic giveaways! Check out their blog for more and see how you can join the party! Go to <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/p/blogathon-canada-2013.html">Sew Sisters Quilt Shop</a>.<u></u></div>
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I'll be starting off the tour as one of the BC hosts, so be sure to come back here on Monday, November 18th to learn more about me and to enter the giveaway!</div>
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Here’s the Schedule<span style="color: #548dd4;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481267" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday, November 18</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>BC</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Holly</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Holly's Red Bike</a> (that's me!)</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481268" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday, November 18</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>BC</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Heather</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://craftingdotdotdot.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Winding Bobbins</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481269" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday, November 19</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Maritimes</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Adrienne</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://chezzetcookmodernquilts.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Chezzetcook Modern Quilts</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481270" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday, November 19</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Maritimes</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Marjorie</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://marjoriesbusycorner.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Marjorie's Busy Corner</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481271" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday, November 20</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>AB</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Katherine</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://sewmesomethinggood.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Sew Me Something Good</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481272" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday, November 20</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>AB</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Andrea</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.urbanquiltworks.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Urban Quilt Works</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481273" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Thursday, November 21</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>SK</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Flo</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://butterflyquilting.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Butterfly Quilting</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481274" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Thursday, November 21</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>MB</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Kathy</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://tamarackshack.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Tamarack Shack</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481275" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, November 22</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>QC</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Izzy</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://dizzyquilts.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Dizzy Quilts</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Territories</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Danielle</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://fignie.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">A Geeky Crafty Life</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>ON</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Jackie </b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://jabotquilt.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Jackie's Art Quilts</a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_582481278" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, November 23</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>ON</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b>Krista</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://kristaquilts.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Krista Quilts</a></b></div>
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-5976123937348633132013-10-15T21:45:00.003-07:002013-10-15T21:45:59.119-07:002013 Finish-a-Long: Quarter 4 Goals<div align="center">
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I had such a great time when I joined Leanne of <a href="http://www.shecanquilt.blogspot.ca/">She Can Quilt</a> in the Finish-a-Long last quarter, that I had to make a new list for Quarter 4! However, when I sat down to think about what I really think I can get done this quarter, I realized most of the work hasn't been started yet, so I can't put it on the list. The big example is my <a href="http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/blog/2013/09/sponsored-challenge-michael-miller-cotton-couture/">Cotton Couture Challenge</a> project which is due on November 18th.<br />
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My "project" is still a bundle of beautiful bright solids that look like this (image borrowed from <a href="http://eclecticgnome.blogspot.ca/">Michelle</a>, since I haven't even photographed my fabric yet):<br />
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1.Fab Bee nature block for Barb</div>
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2.Pac Man block for Chris</div>
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3.Farmer’s Wife blocks for Barb</div>
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4.Tote bag for VMQG swap</div>
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5.Halloween blocks for VMQG</div>
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6.Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus tote bag for Super Y</div>
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7.Totoro costume for Eleanor </div>
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8.Cotton Couture Challenge project</div>
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9.Christmas ornament for parents</div>
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Here's my list of <b>eligible</b> projects to finish in Q4:<br />
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Just one quilt! If I get really ambitious, I may finish my Easy Going Modern quilt as a Christmas present. Here's the progress I made back in July 2012 when I took <a href="http://www.felicityquilts.com/">Felicity's</a> fun workshop (mine's the ombre version in blue). A quilt top in one day and it hasn't made it further than that in the past year and a bit. I wonder how many of the quilters in this photo have finished their quilts.<br />
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I look forward to seeing what everyone else is working on in the FAL this quarter!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-35165104892602163572013-10-07T17:39:00.000-07:002013-10-07T17:39:58.068-07:00Rainbow Girl: WIP no more!<div align="center">
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Back in July, I wrote up <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/07/2013-finish-long-quarter-3-goals.html">my list of Q3 Finish-a-Long goals</a>, with high hopes that I would complete all three of my works in progress by the end of September deadline. Here's finish three out of three. Yes, you read that right, I completed all of my goals for this quarter!<br />
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I proudly present to you.... Rainbow Girl! </div>
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This quilt has been a labour of love and I'm so excited to see it finally finished! I started selecting fabrics for the colour wheel back in Spring of 2010 and finally stitched on the label in September 2013. Three and a half years is quite a long time to make one quilt, but if I'd finished it earlier than July 2013, I wouldn't have been able to get this awesome picture with the newly-painted rainbow crosswalk in Davie Village in downtown Vancouver. It was meant to be!</div>
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I was inspired to name this quilt "Rainbow Girl" because that was the nickname my wonderful Grade One teacher Muriel Smith gave me after I painted many rainbows in her class. She once told me that a rainbow I had painted for her hung in her classroom from the year I was in her class until she retired!</div>
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I basted this quilt back in November 2012 and was eager to finish it, but anxious about ruining all my hard work with the quilting. My old Singer wasn't up to the task, but this February I brought home a new Janome 7700 and it just loved all the straight line quilting on this project! I entered "Rainbow Girl" into the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild's special exhibit at the Northwest Quilting Expo and that deadline was the perfect impetus to get this project finished once and for all!</div>
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<a href="http://instagram.com/amyamydame">Amy Dame</a> braved the mean border guards to get our quilts down to Portland, Oregon (yay, Amy!) and Bill Volckening wrote up a <a href="http://willywonkyquilts.blogspot.ca/2013/09/northwest-quilting-expo-vancouver.html">great review of our exhibit</a> including a photo of my quilt. Thanks, Bill!</div>
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I've written a number of posts sharing my progress on this quilt, so this will just be a few details on the final steps as well as some glamour shots.</div>
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I quilted it as recommended in the pattern, with intersecting straight lines that remind me of the spokes of a bicycle. Because all the lines met in the middle, I decided on a thinner 50wt thread (Aurifil 2021 Natural White). Believe me, I was scared to see what would happen when all those lines came together, but it worked out beautifully!</div>
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When adding the oodles of boring white binding, I kept the binding neatly rolled around the leg of my extension table.<br />
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This was the first time in my nearly twenty years of quilting that I joined my binding rather than tucking in one end! I used the <a href="http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2010/01/perfect-binding-tutorial.html">Perfect Binding Tutorial</a> by Julie of Jaybird Quilts and it was clear and useful! I love the way you can't tell where you started sewing on your binding. Note to self: when joining the two ends, leave a dog ear on each side before you sew your seam and the strips will line up when you press the seam.<br />
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Another first, when I hand stitched the binding, I loaded up six needles at a time so I wouldn't have to break my rhythm when sewing. Loved it! (cute pincushion is a gift from Amy).<br />
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I wanted the label to be special after all the work I'd put into this quilt, so I chain stitched a rainbow. I had never chain stitched before, but the <a href="http://sublimestitching.com/pages/how-to-chain-stitch">Easiest Chain Stitch tutorial</a> on Sublime Stitching made it simple.<br />
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<b>Quilt Stats</b><br />
Name: Rainbow Girl<br />
Size: 56"x56"<br />
Pattern: Color Wheel Quilt from Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson<br />
Fabrics: Tons of Kona white, plus 52 scraps of a rainbow of colours, some from my stash, some swapped with friends (especially <a href="http://quiltingbarbie.blogspot.ca/">Barb</a>), and some purchased for this project<br />
Batting: Warm & White (thanks again to <a href="http://poppyprintcreates.blogspot.ca/">Krista</a> for catching me before I used Warm & Natural for this bright white project!)<br />
Quilting thread: Aurifil #2021 50wt<br />
Timeline: Started in March 2010 (before the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild even had its first meeting!), basted in November 2012, completed in September 2013.<br />
Total project time: 3.5 years!<br />
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Previous posts about Rainbow Girl:<br />
July 3, 2010: <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2010/07/rainbow-girl.html">Rainbow Girl</a><br />
November 23, 2011: <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2011/11/wip-wednesday.html">WIP Wednesday</a><br />
August 22, 2012: <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2012/08/wip-wednesday.html">WIP Wednesday</a><br />
November 19, 2012: <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2012/11/blogathon-canada-2012.html">Blogathon Canada 2012</a><br />
July 8, 2013: <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/07/2013-finish-long-quarter-3-goals.html">2013 Finish-a-Long: Quarter 3 Goals</a>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-53240109903531673412013-10-06T15:24:00.002-07:002013-10-06T15:24:59.985-07:00Q3 Finish-a-Long post #2 - baby quilt<div align="center">
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Back in July, I wrote up <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/07/2013-finish-long-quarter-3-goals.html">my list of Q3 Finish-a-Long goals</a>, with high hopes that I would complete all three of my works in progress by the end of September deadline. Here's finish two out of three. I have to give a huge thanks to <a href="http://shecanquilt.blogspot.ca/">Leanne</a> for hosting the motivational <a href="http://shecanquilt.blogspot.ca/p/2013-finish-long.html">FAL</a>, without her inspiration (and deadlines!), I doubt I'd have a finished quilt right now!<br />
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This simple little patchwork baby quilt was made with love for my cousin's new baby boy. I used the same Kate Spain zoo fabric that I'd used for <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2011/07/ellies-quilt.html">Ellie's quilt</a> back in 2011. I added a mix of coordinating tone on tone prints and Kona solids. I kept it simple, cutting five inch squares of each fabric, and adding a few pieced blocks here and there. I made my first ever hour glass blocks (yay!) using <a href="http://www.redpepperquilts.com/2010/04/hour-glass-block-tutorial.html">Rita of Red Pepper Quilts' tutorial</a>. I also pieced a few half-square triangles and striped blocks to add interest. When planning the layout, I arranged the blocks randomly and tried to balance out the colours in a way that was pleasing to the eye.</div>
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I quilted in an organic crosshatch pattern, meaning that I didn't mark a single line on this quilt! It was so much fun watching the pattern emerge! I used a taupe Aurifil thread (2314) from a new box of 28wt threads I got over the summer. </div>
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For the backing, I used exactly one yard of Amy Butler's full moon dot that I had in my stash. Actually, this entire project used fabric from my stash, the Kona charcoal binding was leftover from my <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2011/12/potholder-swap-take-one.html">first set of potholders for the VMQG-FVMQG swap</a>, and even the batting was scraps from another project.</div>
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I thought Baby E deserved a personalized quilt, so I fused this six inch tall letter E to the backing and blanket stitched around the edges before basting the quilt. </div>
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This was a fun project and I'm looking forward to giving it to our little cousin sometime before he turns six months old. It finished at 35"x42", so even though he's not a newborn anymore, it's plenty big for him to use it for years to come.</div>
Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998942344975834529noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173736059953244557.post-50060064729650748162013-10-06T13:02:00.001-07:002013-10-06T13:02:39.814-07:00"Memories of QuiltCon"<div align="center">
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Back in July, I wrote up <a href="http://hollysredbike.blogspot.ca/2013/07/2013-finish-long-quarter-3-goals.html">my list of Q3 Finish-a-Long goals</a>, with high hopes that I would complete all three of my works in progress by the deadline. I'm happy to report that I have met my goal! Three finishes in three months would already be some kind of record for me, but it ended up being three finishes in just three weeks because you know I like to cut it close to deadline!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">I sent two of my quilts down to the <a href="http://www.nwquiltingexpo.com/">Northwest Quilting Expo</a> in Portland for the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild's special exhibit at the show. Only three VMQG members made the trip to Portland for the show, so we were lucky to get a report back from Portland MQG member, Bill Volckening. His blog post, titled </span>"<a href="http://willywonkyquilts.blogspot.ca/2013/09/northwest-quilting-expo-vancouver.html">Northwest Quilting Expo: Vancouver Modern Steals the Show</a>", shares pictures of a number of the VMQG quilts that were on display.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">"Memories of QuiltCon" is one of the two quilts I had in the show. It's a 12"x15" mini quilt that I started at Lizzy House's awesome workshop at QuiltCon.</span></div>
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Me and Lizzy with my finished quilt top on the design wall full of other students' work</div>
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I had to use some of Lizzy's Pearl Bracelet (bought at QuiltCon!) for the back. I followed Laurraine's <a href="http://patchworkpottery.blogspot.ca/2012/10/corner-pocket-hanging-tutorial.html">corner pockets tutorial</a> from her blog, <a href="http://patchworkpottery.blogspot.ca/">Patchwork Pottery</a>.<br />
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Thanks to my good friend <a href="http://eclecticgnome.blogspot.ca/">Michelle of Eclectic Gnome</a> for this picture of a happy Holly sharing the completed quilt at the September VMQG meeting. The quilts were due that night and were being driven to Portland the next day. Knowing me, are you surprised that I'd started with a quilt top at 10:00am that morning?<br />
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I'm really happy with how this quilt turned out and I'm glad that the deadline finally got me to finish it just seven months after I started it in Austin! I love playing with HSTs and solids and I also enjoyed trying out some matchstick quilting for the first time. I think a mini quilt was the perfect way to experiment with this incredibly dense style of quilting!<br />
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Post one of three done. I'll be back with more soon!<br />
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Hop on over to Brandy Lynn Maslowski's blog, <a href="http://brandylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/">Explore Fibre</a>, or head to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/canadian-quilt-talk/id670614240">iTunes</a> to listen to <a href="http://brandylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/2013/08/episode-009-canadian-quilt-talk-modern.html">Episode 9</a> (Modern Quilting Uncovered) of the new Canadian Quilt Talk podcast! This week, Brandy Lynn interviewed me about modern quilting, how I started the <a href="http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild</a>, and how our guild is now an official member of <a href="http://themodernquiltguild.com/">The Modern Quilt Guild</a>. I had a lot of fun chatting with Brandy Lynn about a topic that I'm passionate about and I hope you enjoy the interview! If you'd like to stay in the loop about future Canadian Quilt Talk podcasts, you can like the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CanadianQuiltTalk">facebook page</a>.</div>
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