A new night shirt

Quilter's hands

Not so many photos this time, I forgot the camera and my phone just isn't fast enough for quilter's quick moving hands!

Almond Joy hanging at the Textile Center of Minnesota

Almond Joy, Because Sometime You Feel Like A Nut is hanging at the Textile Center with the Scrap Quilt Challenge from the MQ Quilt Show & Conference in Duluth MN.
I sure get a lot of compliments, including "OMG"!
I also had another wall hanging sell, but I don't think I kept the picture of it.  It was kids shirt fronts for MCQ's Inside, Outside, Upside Down.

The last Yo-Yo circle to sew, after 20+ years.

The last circle of fabric for the yo-yo's I've been working on for a couple decades now.

And below is the table-ful of them ready to be strung as tree garland; all 2,590 of them?

Washable markers for quilt marking?

If they're supposed to come off of hands, clothing and walls, they might work, right?
I colored a large circle of each color and just washed and dried it.  Every bit of marker is gone.
I'm going to recolor them, and then iron it and re-wash to see if I get the same results.

Update: Here are the results after using the markers in each color to make a 1/2" dot, and then I ironed it good and hot!  I also bought the Fabric fine line markers (permanent) and tested all those colors on the right.  "Fine line" means 1/8" wide. This little scrap of fabric has been through the washer and dryer and again, all of the markings came out.  Next time I need to mark a quilt for something I'm using the washable markers.

June 1957

Clear Lake, Canada.  June 1957. Mr. Lyon, ? Ludtke, Vern Svedberg, David Ludtke, and unknown Canadian.

In June of 1957 my Dad graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in Grand Forks ND.  He and some classmates and Mr Lyon went to Canada for a trip.  Featured in this picture are Mr. Lyon on the left, then one of the Ludtke brothers, Vern Svedberg, David Ludtke, and an unknown Canadian employee of Mr. Lyons.  The photograph was taken by Jeff Lyon. 
They were on a dock and Vern had accidentally knocked Mr Lyons glasses off.  Into the lake they went.  Clear Lake lived by it's name and they could clearly see the glasses on the bottom of the lake.
Vern knocked them off so he had to dive in to retrieve them.  He says he was lucky he got the glasses on the first dive because the water was so cold it took his breath away and he doubted he would be able to go down a 2nd time.  He remembers this trip fondly.
I've been busy scanning all our old pictures.

MCQ Challenge: Abode



Blue Sky and Green Grasses Blowing in the Wind, Debra Svedberg 2013



Myyy, what a large foot you have my dear!

At the 2013 Minnesota Quilters Annual Quilt Show and Convention I bought a magnifyer for my Bernina.  It's not as large as Nancy Wick's but I'm happy at the moment.  I hadn't installed it yet because even though the Bernina Rep said it would work and the instruction says Bernina 153, the place it is to go already had something there.  I had to take the machine apart a little bit further than I'm comfortable with but it worked.  What do I do with the extra part?  Just kidding! 

No more magnifying glasses while sitting at the machine!

I went on a fantastic cruise!

My little pencil drawing of one of the islands off of Bar Harbor, Maine.

Embroidery

It's been a super busy summer, 5 quilt bindings wore me out, and having a Tea Party for Sadia - my really, really soon to be niece-in-law.  This is a 12.5" block for my current boss at work.

 And it's been YEARS that I keep thinking I'm going to repair those embroidered pillowcases from Grandma Bernadette Ouradnik and I've finally gotten to it.  On the right side you can see the thread was almost gone.  I've embroidered on top of her stitches.

Postmark'dArt Fiber Postcard Trades

I can't believe we're on trade 17 at Postmark'dArt but I've finished my cards for the No Theme catagory.  They are Postcard Purses!  The zipper really works and opens to the pocket.

The zippers are all recycled from something...I don't remember what.  I'll take anyone's old zippers!

I made one with the zipper toggle showing, but then made the other 5 with the toggle tucked into it's own little pocket for mailing. (Upper right corner.)

What should I put in the pocket for mailing?

 

Quilter's Hands

Ironing, lining up, stitching, surfin' the internet, more machine stitching, hand stitching, texting...creating love.

Video at Camp Wapo for MCQ Quilt Retreat

A couple unprofessional videos from the MCQ retreat at Camp Wapo.

Youtube link to videos

We had a lot of fun!

Peace piece has been sold!

Yo yo background

I'm auditioning greens to use as the 2 hexagons that will be on each flower.  I don't like any of these.
Maybe pastel green?