Postal Delight

What a great day for mail! I didn't think I'd gotten any mail yesterday because I checked after 4:00 and nothing was there. So I put a letter to be mailed in the box and raised the flag. When I got home this morning after a small but hectic crisis, I noticed the flag was down and checked the box. Ooooh! My Quilting Arts magazine and a surprise from Rissa!

The Christmas rush must have had the mail running REALLY late yesterday. However, since this morning I needed something good, something to relieve the stress and put me in a joyful frame of mind, I'm glad I didn't discover them until today!

Aren't these delightful postal gifts? Such a lovely pincushion and a butterfly waiting for a place to land! Thanks, Rissa, for a wonderful surprise and perfect timing!

The weather has changed, the temperature is dropping, and it is just beginning to rain. I'm headed for my chair to read and contemplate my good fortune.

A Squeaky Wheel

Do you think the Christmas Season starts too early? Does your husband snore and keep you awake? Does your favorite team always lose? Things aren't so different in Sweden according to the Complaints Choir of Helsinki. Thanks to Freakonomics Blog for this amusing video.



I love hand quilting. I find it relaxing, soothing, and I'm awful at it. That both front and back had so many seams didn't help, either. This is worse than any other (smaller) attempts. Much worse.



This project waited for months to get quilted because I couldn't decide what to do. Finally, I just started, used the only hand quilting thread I had, and tried to do it as simply as possible. Hmmph.

At first, I really tried and took out stitches and tried again. At that rate, the thing would never have been finished, so I bowed to the inevitable and just plodded on doing the best I could.


I should have stuck to my second decision which was to make 2 different quilts and use a solid back on both - at least there would have only been seams on one side to deal with. I like the colors, but the quilting stinks!

Last of the arty meme

Last 2 of the 7 postcards (accompanied by the wrist pincushions) that I sent out last week. At least 5 of them have found their targets. All were fun
to do.




I finished the hand quilting on an old WIP the other day, made and began applying the binding yesterday, (I always need some hand work for Monday night while I watch Heroes and Studio 60), and finished this morning. It is now in the washing machine to get its wrinkled, homey look.

Now which of the other half-baked projects shall I turn to?

Bloglines appears to have mended itself. :)

A Mystery with Textile and Natural Dyes

I recently read a mystery that might interest some of you. Susan Wittig Albert writes the China Bayles mysteries series, set in the fictitious Pecan Springs, Texas. China owns an herb shop and grows herbs for natural dyeing as well. Indigo Dying (sp. difference to reflect mystery) has China teaching a workshop in natural dyeing. I re-discovered these novels recently when Booklogged mentioned them, so on my last trip to the library, I found 2 of the more recent ones. My book blog has all of my books and reading posts.


Here are 2 more of the 7 postcards I recently sent out. I've been either busy or stalling and haven't gotten anything else much done lately.

I'm a clicker...

are you a clicker, too? I love following links on my favorite sites. I click on pictures to enlarge them, I follow links from one site to another. Sometimes, unfortunately, the origin is lost as I click across the internet; where did I begin this journey? When something interests me, I want to share it with you.

Here is a link to a post I particularly enjoyed by maison madcap or in her other persona, kotton frolic; I enjoy applying the binding to a quilt, too.


All of my arty memes should have arrived by now so I'm going to share some pictures. I sent out two "tulip heads" and one umbrella. Tomorrow I'll post some more.



Thanks for all the nice comments on Saturday's post!

Yesterday, Laddie and I spent nearly 2 hours at the Norton Art Gallery's new exhibit: Window on the West: Views from the American Frontier. The paintings were by artists both well-known and celebrated (Remington, Bierstadt, Audubon) and unknown. One painting came from Andy Warhol's estate - he had an extensive collection of early Western Art. Who would have thought?

Weekly Tour

I remembered to take my camera with me yesterday on our weekly tour of the land. It was a beautiful day, and although the recent frosts had put an end to the goldenrod field, I took pictures of some of the fields where the winter wheat was planted. Only a few are planted, most of the fields are now in weeds of various kinds.

I liked the reflections in this little pond.

Laddie never tires of driving these roads. Yesterday, after completing the tour of Raft Bayou land, he wanted to go on to the land down at Bisteneau. He was tired when we got there, and I was in the car, so we didn't visit all of the pastures or follow the fence lines there. Whew! As it was, I didn't get home until 6:30.

Bloglines failure

I'm so annoyed with Bloglines. For some reason, it isn't picking up all of the new posts. When this happened the other day, I thought it was just a one time thing, but I've discovered 2 other blogs today that had several updates that I wasn't aware of. Oh, I hate to have to go down my long list of blogs to see which ones aren't updating. So far, I've discovered that Rian, Delta, and Debra have had posts I've missed.

Turkey Thursday

Slaving away over a hot stove.

Table awaits.

Oh, here is the REAL cook, who told me to quit messin' with his stuff! His turkey breast was unbelievably moist and tender and the risotto with vegetables was delicious. Everything was good, and some of us ate too much and still found room for peach cobbler and ice cream. That would be Laddie and myself who had seconds on the cobbler and ice cream.

Little Chris, Laddie, and Amelia. A small, quiet Thanksgiving, but there was plenty of good company, good food, and wine.

Then there was a little obligatory football, while the girls flipped through the Pottery Barn catalog looking for inspiration, and I took a brisk walk around the block.

After it was all over, Fee and I grazed on the left overs, and I read. Another Thanksgiving, another turkey, but little fanfare. A lowkey, relaxing day.

So Much to Be Thankful For

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yesterday, I received a wonderful package from ACey.

Here is the adorable little quilt,

a detail shot,

and the package of Foil she included because I have never tried foiling. Wow - it made my day!

And,see, the back is pretty as well. I love the detail included in this little quilt - the mother-of-pearl buttons, the frog on the water lily leaf, the butterflies, foiling, beading, couched yarn, text, embroidery, handquilting, fish and flower beads, spiral... Symbols everywhere! I love symbols, especially spirals (yes, Thomas), and I'm trying "to live the life I imagine" (paraphrased H.D.T.). Thanks, ACey, I really love this!

Doctor and Mail

Today has been hectic. Doctor's visit was a good idea. Three shots! The flu shot and 2 for the sinus infection. Hopefully, I will wake up tomorrow without a sinus headache. Fee is better, too, from whatever ailed him - cold and/or sinus. Whatever, he is finally on the mend. So now Thanksgiving is back on.

Grocery store, cleaning, preparing, etc. Busy, busy, busy...then I checked the mail. Ohhh! Package from ACey! What a nice picker-upper! I must get moving again, but will show you my goodies tomorrow or later tonight when I've finished some of the "to do" list.

Interesting uses for a pincushion and a Thank You

ACey and Deb H have received their little art pieces and wrist pincushions. ACey says she's going to wear hers as a ponytail holder, and Deb H says her cat Broccoli showed a lot of interest. Now I know what else I can use the needle felted balls for! I'm thinking catnip would make the balls more interesting...

Last May, I wrote about almost wearing my ugly wrist pin cushion to the grocery store which resulted in making myself a more attractive version. With these latest versions, I added the kitschy yarn to the wrist band so it would be difficult to misplace or forget to take it off.

Debbi in Chicago (Dubiquilts and her blog) was kind enough to send a link to her tutorial for a simple fabric basket I admired. Thanks, Debbi!

frosted roses, books, etc.

Cold morning here. I think this frost has put an end to most of my garden. The roses are lovely with the frosted look, but the salvias have a much less attractive appearance and the cannas are dreadful.

Fee didn't get home on Sunday until nearly 6:00 and was sick. He went to First Care yesterday morning and got some antibiotics to go along with all of his over-the-counter medications.

I called the doctor yesterday to make an appointment for my flu shot, which I should not have put off for so long, and asked for them to call in my annual sinus medication. Picked that up last night, but my ears still feel as if I'm under water.

Yesterday, I made some progress is cleaning up my last mess in the sewing room and spent some time trying to get the rest of the house straight and the laundry caught up again. Then I settled in and read. Finished Five on a Treasure Island (reviewed on my book blog) and started a mystery dealing with a trip Sigmund Freud made to New York in 1909.

This is what I need to get back to, but for some reason, I don't feel like it.

Week End Doings

I mailed all but one set of "Arty Meme" stuff yesterday. Now need to straighten up again and finish a few other projects.

Long phone visit with Erin yesterday catching up on the week's events and the progress of Max and Mila. I do hope to be able to get to Baton Rouge to see them soon. Mila received the "adoption" papers and photograph of Bert the Bat I had the Bat Sanctuary send to her. So technically, Bert is her bat, although I will continue to be interested in his little bat life.

Yesterday, I took Laddie to the Highland Jazz Festival, a small festival at Columbia Park with several bands, food, beer, and some booths. The day was perfect for it and there was a nice crowd of mostly Highland Area residents settled in to enjoy the music. Quilts, blankets, and lawn chairs covered much of the area and the crowd was such a good variety - young children playing on the park equipment, small groups of teenagers, year old couples and singles (often with dogs), people my age, and people Laddie's age. All looked relaxed and seemed to be enjoying themselves in a laid-back manner. I remembered to take my camera, BUT forgot that the CompactFlash card was in the computer, so little good it did.

It wasn't one of Laddie's best days, however, so we didn't stay as long as I might have liked. We drove down to the country afterward, and Laddie eventually felt better and regaled me with stories of land ownership as we trolled the same old roads.

When I got home last night, I watched Monsoon Wedding and transferred skeins of embroidery floss purchased at JoAnn's to little plastic floss organizers. Indian movies have captured my interest since watching Bride and Prejudice and Bend It Like Beckham, and I've discovered that the Indian music on the soundtracks really appeals to me.

Long list of activities that are supposed to be accomplished today including: looking at car lots for a new car (just trying to decide what I might want), going to look at some wooded property Fee is interested in, and moving our old couch and chairs to Amelia's so I can get my garage back after months of unbearably crowded and chaotic conditions. Fee, however, was out of town yesterday and has not gotten home yet, and how we will get everything done if he doesn't get home soon is beyond me.

Freaky Friday

I love poetry and listened to NPR's interview of Kris Delmhorst about her new CD, Strange Conversation. I listened to the interview and all of the other little clips from her songs. This is a CD I want. Now, today, this moment.

I have all of my postcards and surprises in their envelopes, addressed and ready to go. I typed a little note...very impersonal, but I wanted to get them in the mail today, as both today and tomorrow will be pretty full; so forgive the brevity and the detached nature of the notes. Now, I must get out and take care of all of my errands.

Turkey and Dressing?

Another weekend. Next week is Thanksgiving? Is that for real? Oh, my. The object in my mirror is closer than it appeared.

Sister-in-law Robin and nieces Katie and Megan are heading for a week in New York tomorrow. Although the idea of New York is overwhelming to me, I would love to be a fly on the wall as Katie and Megan experience it. Robin has a long list of things to do and see; some are the more expected NY highlights, others are recommendations from a friend who lived there and suggested less well-known attractions.

This is a picture of Katie, Megan, and Amelia from last year's Christmas party at Amelia's.

And what a difference a year makes. Here is Lady Carolina Belle last year at Thanksgiving and a more recent photograph. I'm just sayin'...

Pharma-pseudicals

I stole these from Booklogged, who stole them from another blog - so I don't know the original source, but they are the best that the pharma-pseudical companies have come out with lately. I intend to be the local representative and will soon be independently wealthy.

NEW DRUGS FOR WOMEN


D A M N I T O L -Take 2 and the rest of the world can go to hell for up to 8 full hours.

E M P T Y N E S T R O G E N -Suppository that eliminates melancholy and loneliness by reminding you of how awful they were as teenagers and how you couldn't wait till they moved out.

ST. M O M M A'S W O R T -Plant extract that treats mom's depression by rendering preschoolers unconscious for up to two days.

P E P T O B I M B O -Liquid silicone drink for single women. Two full cups swallowed before an evening out increases breast size, decreases intelligence, and prevents conception.

D U M B E R O L -When taken with Peptobimbo, can cause dangerously low IQ, resulting in enjoyment of country music and pickup trucks.

F L I P I T O R - Increases life expectancy of commuters by controlling road rage and the urge to flip off other drivers.

M E N I C I L L I N -Potent anti-boy-otic for older women. Increases resistance to such lethal lines as, "You make me want to be a better person. "

BUYAGRA -Injectable stimulant taken prior to shopping Increases potency, duration, and credit limit of spending spree.

J A C K A S S P I R I N -Relieves headache caused by a man who can't remember your birthday, anniversary, phone number, or to lift the toilet seat.

A N T I-T A L K S I D E N T -A spray carried in a purse or wallet to be used on anyone too eager to share their life stories with total strangers in elevators.

N A G A M E N T -When administered to a boyfriend or husband, provides the same irritation level as nagging him.

Closing of a season...

Each day, the changes in the garden are more evident. What is missing in evidence of my
work...because I've continued to neglect much
of what needs doing.

The grape vine is in decline with more and more leaves looking like this one.


Little frog sits among the leaves waiting for his next meal.

Today is windy, very windy, so more leaves will be ready for the compost pile in the next few days.

"Such Flags"

I just took a break and picked up Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood again, and although quilt blocks have been mentioned previously in the novel, I chanced to begin a section on quilts:

Mary said that a girl did not consider herself ready for marriage here until she had three such quilts, made by her own hands; and the fanciest ones were the marriage quilts, such as the Tree of Paradise and the Flower Basket. Others, such as the Wild Goose Chase and the Pandora's Box, had a good many pieces, and took skill; and those such as the Log Cabin and the Nine Patch were for everyday, and were much faster to make.

and

The winter quilts were of deeper colours than the summer ones, with reds and oranges and blues and purples; and some of them had silks and velvets and brocade pieces in them. Over the years in prison, when I have been by myself, as I am a good deal of the time, I have closed my eyes and turned my head towards the sun, and I have seen a red and an orange that were like the brightness of those quilts; and when we'd hung a half-dozen of them on the line, all in a row, I thought that they looked like flags, hung out by an army as it goes to war.

And since that time I have thought, why is it that women have chosen to sew such flags, and then to lay them on the tops of beds?

I finished Tender at the Bone yesterday and reviewed it on my book blog in November Reading. Next will be Comfort Me with Apples...

What in the world...

Yesterday afternoon I put on The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (can't remember whose blog suggested this movie, by I put it on my Netflix que some time back) at about 4:00 and worked frantically on my needle felting in attempt to finish up. Later, I watched Heroes and Studio 60, continuing my frantic progress. I've worked on this project for days and couldn't figure out why I continued trying to make 7 of them as they were obviously not going to work and would, eventually, be discarded. Then, on the final step, everything came together, and the silly, gaudy things worked.


This is a mystery photo because you can't tell what they really are, but they are both flamboyant and useful, silly and functional. Now, I must get on to finishing the post cards that will accompany them.

Uh Oh!

Am I the only one who can not get the verification letters typed in correctly on the first try? They get harder and harder to read and have longer and longer sequences, but even when I think they are easy, I can't type them correctly the first time!

My favorite television show is in danger! Freakonomics has a post saying that low ratings have put Studio 60 in danger of cancellation. How typical that an intelligent and genuinely witty show has failed to attract an audience. Do any of you watch it? I love the characters and the premise of making a weekly show based on Saturday Night Live. NBC has ordered enough episodes to finish this season which is a relief--maybe that will give it time to find an audience.

More Miscellaneous Musings

Yesterday was a beautiful return to fall here in northern Louisiana. From 86 degrees on Friday to the crisp, cool 60's yesterday. My roses, moss rose, and salvias are still going strong, and a few late re-seeds of Queen-Ann's-Lace have graced my garden. This morning I set about gathering seeds to take down to the land and cast with a prayer of hope for future wild and rambunctious flowers. The sunflowers will be beneficial for birds as well as beauty...if they take. I've also added leaves and coffee grounds and shredded newspaper to my compost heap this morning; by spring I should have another good batch.

Nina and I were the only ones in the second Tai Chi class yesterday, so we had lots of room for practice. No work on the straight sword, but lots of help in reviving the flagging saber form. It was an excellent class in refinement and forgotten details as we have not worked much on the saber in the past months. Master Guerin moves seamlessly through all that he does, and I never fail to be impressed. It is harder to reach an approximation of what I want to do in Tai Chi than anything I've ever tried. Ballet and gymnastics required more physical exertion at times, but not the same kind of discipline and attention to detail, which I think is strange. Maybe it is just that I started dance and gymnastics as a child, and the movements became ingrained early, but there is still a difference in the practice of these forms. Here is a link to an especially lovely demonstration of empty hand Wu style. Click on the "Stream" to view.

I've been playing with my NZ Corriedale wool and some needle felting. Love the colors, but the needle felting is rough on the fingers, especially as I am often careless.

Now that I've found my book, I am again immersed in Ruth Reichl's life. And what an unusual one she has led compared to my limited experience. I'm still enjoying her adventures, but am more aware of what it must have taken to survive her unusual childhood. The other book I've become involved in is Atwood's Alias Grace, and I read for about 4 hours last night (until 1:00 this morning) on first one, then the other.

Found it!

Thanks for all of the good wishes I've received this week for my birthday, for feeling better, and for finding my book! Yesterday, on the way to take Laddie to his last appointment this week, it dawned on me. The scanner! I'd scanned the cover the day I wrote the post about Tender at the Bone. Yesterday, after searching every nook and cranny, the possibility of split personalities or aliens crossed my mind; however, my sanity was saved because the book was still in the scanner.

I never got around to sewing, working on projects yesterday, but today...surely!

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO !! what a ride!"
Hijacked from Hell's Geriatrics who have an entertaining Bill of Rights.

Back on track...

I am trying to recover the momentum lost over the past few days of under-the-weatherness. House is a mess. Even before I was feeling bad, I had several really busy days that allowed me to conveniently excuse my lack of housework. Can't find my copy of Tender at the Bone...into which stack of books has it disappeared? My frustration is mounting.

So...I've put all the library books in my bag, have started gathering books from the various locations in which they've been deposited, and am about to begin a room by room search. It may be in the refrigerator for all of the good sense I've shown in the last few days.


And hopefully, I'll get back to work on some of my projects. After the housework and bookgathering, of course. And laundry. And one last trip with Laddie to the doctor this week. And grocery store and pharmacy. Well, maybe tomorrow...

The Morning After

Feeling better this morning, but still low on energy. I think that awful Theraflu helped, although it took a long time to get it all down. Finished The Light Years between naps yesterday afternoon and evening. Now I'm eager to get the next one.

Ensconced in the recliner and never lifting my head, I listened to the election returns, dozed, listened. The country has issued a new directive. Will we be wiser, more prudent?

Election Day

It has been a beautiful election day here, sunshine and pleasantly warm temperatures. Interesting ideas on getting out the vote on Freakonomics.

Mac is still doing well. We got all of Laddie's lab work done this morning, then lunch. My eyes are really tired, and I don't have any energy left. May have to skip Tai Chi tonight and go to bed early...for a change.

The rain has gone...

After Laddie's appointment we went for brunch, then drove to the Norton Art Gallery because we thought they had been doing some new landscaping. Not true, but it's always a pretty spot. It was still raining, but lightly when I got home around 12:30.

Picked Mac up about 4:30 and talked to Dr. Core, who gets as nervous as I do about Mac since the bouts with pancreatitis. Poor Mac has not been energetic, but has not thrown up again. So...we are praying that all will continue to go well with his sensitive stomach, and that he won't have to go back to the vet tomorrow.

Do have to take Laddie back for some lab work tomorrow, but Dr. Liu said it was just time for the tests. Dr. Liu is too cute...I fall in love with his smile each time. Laddie is feeling fine, which is good.

I really didn't get much else done today. No reading, no sewing, just a little clean up, laundry, and lazing around waiting to go pick up Mac.

It's raining, it's pouring...

I've mentioned before that my sister-in-law is a great photographer. Here are some of her photos that brighten my attitude on this rainy Monday. I adore this photo of Amelia and Chris dancing after the wedding. On a "country crawl" with Laddie, Robin had her camera and got these great pics of the butterly.

I've got to finish getting dressed and make a few calls before taking Laddie to the doctor this morning. Really hate that it had to rain today, but it will be nice to get home and resume my reading.

Mac was sick again this morning, and Fee will be taking him to the vet as I've got to take Laddie.

Working on ..., Reading...

I've been working on several projects, experimenting, building on ideas, changing my mind, moving on. I like all of them; not one is finished; they get to the point of where I can do handwork and are then set aside for watching television and completion of details. I'll take some pictures later that will reveal small portions and still keep some mystery. Especially since I've not decided which to use or how to go forward on some of them, they need to remain engimatic. I worry when making something for other people - about the quality, the creativity, whether they will be good enough, whether the recipient will be pleased, ...then try to remember that doing what I can, what satisfies me, is really all I can do.

I finished The Lost Child. I hurried on through it never finding it completely satisfying, so eager to get on to something else. Last night, I began reading Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, thanks for the encouragement, Jane Ann.

Here is an excerpt from the Author's Note:

Storytelling, in my family, was highly prized. While my father walked home from work he rearranged the events of his day to make them more entertaining, and my mother could make a trip to the supermarket sound like an adventure. [from what I've read about the author's mother so far, it probably was an adventure] If this required minor adjustments of fact, nobody much minded: it was certainly preferable to boring your audience.

The good stories, of course, were repeated endlessly until they took on a life of their own...

Isn't that tempting? Near the end of the Author's Note, Reichl writes, "Everything here is true, but it may not be entirely factual." Then she takes off on the first chapter, titled The Queen of Mold. I haven't gotten very far yet, but a few chapters on have fallen in love with Aunt Birdie and Alice.

This book is about the appreciation of food, but also about family and personal myth. Every family has these, but Reichl's family is unusually eccentric and creative, and therefore, perfect fodder for a book, or in her case, several books.

One of those happy synchronicitous developments: Reichl's mother knew Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999), child prodigy, violinist, composer. After putting down Tender at the Bone, and picking up The Light Years again, the Duchy and Sid are discussing Menuhin and his performances in the 1930's. Love the way that some books about entirely different times, in different countries, about different topics...sometimes just mesh in unexpected ways.

On blogging, tips, and "Alice's Restaurant"

Lately, I have not had much to say. Since I can usually go on and on about nothing, this inner silence had been frustrating when I want to blog. Well, not silence really, because my mind is always buzzing, but nothing that I'd bother blogging about.

Ironically, Delta has signed up for Nablopomo (National Blog Posting Month) and is trying to blog every day. I usually blog every day, but am suddenly having trouble.

ANYWAY, (I guess I'm getting back into the swing since I'm rambling) Delta has an excellent post on "non" tools for quilting. Take a minute and read her post, she has some good ideas. I'd never even heard of Reynolds Wrap Release non-stick foil.

Here is Rhonda's Alice's Restaurant quilt that I was lucky enough to get in the first quilt swap. Sadly, I have not been involved with any of the following swaps, but looking at this quilt never fails to cheer me up.

I love tips. If you have any you'd like to share, I'd love to hear them.

New Quilting Book

Diane Hire's Quilters Playtime arrived and has some deliciously casual quilts to look at and admire. The less restrictive style of these quilts has a lot in common with Moran and Marston's style but often with less vibrant colors in the sample quilts. Color choice is individual, and I like both the brights in Moran's style and the more subdued examples in the Hire's book. The Hire's book has both her own quilts and many examples made by her students so you get a wide variety of individual interpretations.

I've still not heard anything from Ringsurf about my codes. Frustrating. There has been something of an exodus from Blogger (for various reasons), but with my lack of skills, I'm not ready to switch. However, Jane Ann's and Deb's new blogs are looking great.

A while back, Karoda at Seamless Skin posted about the Sudanese Lost Boys and now Dave Eggers- collaborating with Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Lost Boys- has a new novel, What Is the What . A "blend of fact and imagination," the novel relates the journey of a fictional child based on Deng's own trek toward safety. The review of this novel is here. I couldn't find Karoda's original post, but if you read this K., you can give the link. I love being able to listen to these NPR reviews on line while doing something else.

Shelina's Quilting Meme

Shelina created this Quilting Meme. As usual, you copy the and paste, then highlight the items that apply.

Have You Ever?

1. Taken a quilting class
2.Paper pieced
3. Hand quilted
4. Hand pieced
5. Created your own pattern
6. Published a pattern in a magazine or book
7. Gone on a quilting retreat
8. Gone to a quilting convention

9. Met someone who wrote a quilting book
10 combined your quilting with some other craft
11. Done any three dimensional quilting - like fabric origami1
2. Made something using Thimbleberries fabric
13. Made something using batiks
14. Dyed your own fabric
15. Made a landscape hanging
16. Made a New York Beauty quilt
17. Made a baby quilt
18 Made a wall hanging
19 Made a journal quilt
20 Submitted your journal quilt for viewing
21 Made a fabric postcard
22 Made a artistic trading card (ATC)
23 Exchanged artistic trading cards
24. Mailed your own postcard
25. Made a lap quilt
26 Made a twin size quilt
27 Made a full size quilt
28 Made a queen size quilt
29 Made a king size quilt
30 Donated a quilt to charity
31 Sent a quilt out to a quilter
32 Thrown away a UFO
33 Given away a UFO
34 Cut up a UFO and made something else with it
35 Ripped fabric instead of cutting it
36 Made a quilt exactly like the pattern, with no changes whatsoever
37 Done any Sashiko
38 Quilted your own quilt
39 Did free motion quilting
40 Put any embroidery or beads on your quilt
41 Given away your quilt to a stranger
42 Swapped fabric
43 swapped blocks
44 participated in a round robin
45 participated in an ostritch round robin
46 kept a journal about your quilting
47 written a letter to someone who made an antique quilt
49 kept a blog about your quilting
50 participated in a gift exchange
51 sent a quilting random act of kindness
52 joined a newsgroup about quilting
53 made a quilt using a pattern from quilterscache
54 joined an online block of the month
55 made a block of the month quilt
56 subscribed to a fabric of the month club
57 bought fabric at an online store
58 bought fabric from ebay
59 own more than one sewing machine
60 have a room dedicated solely to sewing
61 hide a fabric purchase
62 finished making a holiday gift before July
63 spent more than $200 in one quilt shopping trip
64 made a quilt using a book from the library
65 worked with someone else to make a quilt
66. joined a quilt guild
67 become president of a quilt guild
68 taught a quilting class
69 helped someone else get the quilting bug
70 taught a child to sew
71 made a Dear Jane block
72 Made a miniature quilt
73 watch QNN - quilters news network
73 subscribe to a quilting magazine from your own country
74 subscribe to a quilting magazine from another country
75 buy fabric from another country
76 swapped completed quilts with someone else
77 asked for quilting help online
78 gone to a quilt shop to ask for quilting help
79 bought fabric at a local quilt shop
80 traveled more than 100 miles to go to a quilt shop
81 used nontraditional fabric for a quilt - something other than cotton or flannel
82 made a quilt using instructions given to you on a blog
83 make comments on someone's quilting blog
84 meet a quilter in person after only having talked online
85 had a quilting retreat in your home
86 own quilting software
87 made a quilt you designed on your quilting software
88 done any quilt research - history, interviewing quilters, etc.
89 had any quilt related subject published anywhere
90 donated a quilt to a museum
91 bought a quilt from a thrift store
92 made a quilt using fabric from a thrift store
93 made a quilt using photos
94 made a pastel quilt
95 made a quilt using brights
96 made a quilt using ethnic fabric from another country - African, Asian, etc.
97 made a quilt using leftover blocks from other quilts
98 had your quilt in a magazine, newspaper, newsletter, TV, etc.
99. submitted your quilt to a quilt show
100. won any ribbons with your quilts1
01 had more finished quilts than UFOs
102 made a quilt using reproduction fabrics
103 took a break from quilting that was longer than a year
104 made money with your quilting
105 had a job in the fabric / quilting industry