tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374229748701028242024-02-19T01:09:56.429-05:00Woodland QuilterKathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.comBlogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-26789222002454872192018-02-09T10:45:00.002-05:002018-02-09T10:45:36.494-05:00Snowflake quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As someone said "now I know what's it's like living in a snow globe".</div>
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<br />My girlfriend gifted me a collection of batik snowflake fabrics, enough to make a queen size quilt! Last weekend I went on a quilt retreat and pieced the top. This weekend the borders and then I will machine quilt it.<br />Thank you Deb, the fabric is wonderful!</div>
<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-76021910748520326692018-01-31T12:36:00.000-05:002018-01-31T12:36:59.049-05:00Herb of the Year- Hops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Hops are the cone like, fruit bodies (strobilles) of the plant, a large vine, the female vine is the one that produce the flowers.</div>
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These were from last fall, they are so cute!<br />In the manufacturing, the hops extract is used in skin creams & lotions.<br />At our meeting we made hops flower toner! Very refreshing this time of year with the dry houses. Here's a simple recipe to make your own.</div>
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1/3 cup of hop flowers</div>
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1/2 cup of boiling water<br />1 teaspoon witch hazel.<br />Pour boiling water over the flowers, let seep a half hour. </div>
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Strain out flowers, let hop infused water cool, add the witch hazel.</div>
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Dab the hop tea with a cotton ball onto a clean face for a nice facial toner. Store in tightly caped bottle in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.</div>
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So I simmered some flowers and added alum mordanted wool to the pot, <br />this is the color I got, it's a little deeper yellow than the picture shows, the color looks like the delicate flowers. <br />I had a hard time getting a correct color picture.</div>
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-649880321366540662018-01-19T12:51:00.000-05:002018-01-19T12:51:02.032-05:00Dyeing with Poinsettia flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsAjOm7RYxd1mr3Fov_Mh1Asexu_XNTmc31KbXKf_zmFrHzOcjIzkh0Su-xD8htzf0K7Rz4BeYjVfOQW80FUnsp8d94k8Qd8xSfiIc8q9WF_B9Jcm6Lts3C_f2bS8uG6GIiw1-x-Qdn0/s1600/20180107_115000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsAjOm7RYxd1mr3Fov_Mh1Asexu_XNTmc31KbXKf_zmFrHzOcjIzkh0Su-xD8htzf0K7Rz4BeYjVfOQW80FUnsp8d94k8Qd8xSfiIc8q9WF_B9Jcm6Lts3C_f2bS8uG6GIiw1-x-Qdn0/s400/20180107_115000.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Some of the red brackets I froze a few days ahead of time, I laid them out on silk. The dyes started coming out immediately. <br />Some I rolled up around narrow PVC pipe.<br />(not a great idea as the writing from the pipe printed on the fabric.</div>
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The wool: the red brackets became dark green and the leaves yellow.<br />The colors remind me of how red maple leaves in the fall print.</div>
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The collection.</div>
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<br /> They both will be added to the journal quilt. My first stitched moon recorded was in 2010. No plans yet to stitch it all together, I'll just keep stitching more blocks!Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-42419967628291094662018-01-02T12:22:00.002-05:002018-01-03T09:26:51.864-05:00Mother Nature Weaving under the Super Moon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who could ask for more from the moon, Full Wolf Super Moon to start the New year<br />
with another full moon to end the month!<br />
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Early morning I went out, clear and cold, the moon just above our tree tops!<br />
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The solar lights on my loom twinkling.<br />
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And later in the morning with record snowfall and lots more to come I<br />
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I didn't do well on my earth loom last year, but Mother Nature did<br />
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Miss Bittersweet wound herself all through the warp, and Mother Nature filled it with<br />
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Close up you may be able to see how well the indigo wool held up through the long hot summer.<br />
Also under the snow the "dyers coreopsis" held it's color too!<br />
(not the cream wool, not sure what that was)<br />
My loom faces south so it gets sun all day.<br />
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My dyers garden asleep under the snow.<br />
We have another big snow storm coming in with bitter cold, perfect weather for hand quilting!<br />
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-11163179068037140652017-12-26T13:10:00.000-05:002017-12-26T13:10:15.970-05:00Christmas quilts, family and fun<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />This quilt was first started in 1987 as a Christmas block exchange between my daughter (then 8 years old) and some of her girlfriends and their moms. For 3 years they made blocks and exchanged them at Christmas. I made her some, she made some, her grandmother made her one, two of my girlfriends (one who has since passed away) and my daughter's very first girl friend at age one and few more friends pieced her blocks.<br /> I remember how excited the girls were to find Micky mouse quilt fabrics and used Artex paints to sign their names!<br />Well, the blocks remained unfinished for about 12 years and then my friend and I spent a few days piecing her daughters and my daughters blocks into quilt tops.<br />Another 18 years pass, it was time to have the top quilted!<br />After 30 years the quilt was finished, signed, dated, wrapped and tucked under the tree for my daughter on Christmas morning! She had no idea it was made into a quilt.<br />Two of her other young girlfriend quilts were finished, the one, who's mother had passed away, finished piecing the quilt and had it quilted herself, and my girlfriend who secretly finished her daughters! What beautiful memory quilts for us all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />This is it sitting in front of my girlfriend's beautiful Christmas tree with her <br />appliqued quilt hanging over the balcony.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Well, I'm still exchanging friendship blocks with my friends at Christmas,<br />and I still treasure them.<br />This is a group from one of my bees. Star blocks to go with our snowmen blocks we began 3 years ago. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />My friend who hosted the party made us all quilted star candy dishes with her fancy embroidery sewing machine!<br />Thank you Jamie </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />One friend had this cute snowflake ornament on our package,<br />I love the saying "wish upon a snowflake". </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />In my other bee we had a Autumn" block exchange. The long pieced block will have a wool pumpkin appliqued in the middle.<br />The 7 small blocks along the left and bottom side are friendship blocks made at a retreat in 1998, some of the same friends made them! (Deb Hardman do you recognize these?) They will be added with the new blocks once this bee is done with this Christmas exchange.<br /> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />I made a few little quilted snowmen wall hangings/ pot holders for Christmas visitors. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />A couple for my daughter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our son had us all over Christmas Eve, he put up my parents original 1960's aluminum Christmas tree<br />with the spinning color wheel.<br />Blue. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Yellow.<br />With my cute grandsons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />or green!<br />I hope you have a wonderful holiday season<br />and I hope I can be with you more often in 2018!<br />After the holidays are over I'm out in the dye studio seeing what color (if any) I can coax out of my red poinsettia!<br />I'll let you know.</td></tr>
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-86327776260997617172017-11-17T12:22:00.001-05:002017-11-17T12:22:16.405-05:00Quilt Retreat on Lake Michigan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Off I went last week on my Bee's annual quilt retreat. This year we rented one a these cute cottages on Lake Michigan. A little shorted than usual (usually 10 days) but still 5 days of wonderful friendship, laughing, great food and quilting.</div>
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<br /> A short walk to the beach for more inspiration.<br /><br />
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<br /> By the end of the week a cold north wind blew in. The waves were beautiful.<br /><br />
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<br />The following are a few of the projects we worked on. I made this little Thanksgiving wall hanging. The photo is a reproduction antique postcard printed on cloth.<br /><br />
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<br /> I added borders and a little machine quilting to it.<br />
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<br />My big project I worked on was putting together my Sun/moon quilt. I'm going to cut and piece the left over dark blue wool strips together and sew it on for the borders.<br /><br />
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<br /> Kay pieced a graduation quilt for her grandson.<br />
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The green doesn't show up to well in this picture.<br />The name of this pattern is disappearing 9 patch.</div>
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<br />At night while watching Hallmark Christmas movies lots of hand stitching was done. Deb C. started a new hexie quilt which will be full size, all hand pieced and hand quilted. Each individual hexie piece is 1/2 inch in size!Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-61186235793075194842017-10-24T14:55:00.000-04:002017-10-24T14:55:58.253-04:00Dyeing with Michigan leaves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Last weekend my husband and son went hunting, I was a "deer hunters widow". I filled my weekend with everything textile! I began the weekend collecting maple, oak, purple plum and eucalyptus leaves. </div>
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Rolled them up in pre mordanted wool and steamed them for a couple of hours. I left them in the pot over night, the next morning I took the string off and loosened up the roll, lightly securing each roll with pins. </div>
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I brewed up a batch of madder root, then simmered the wool rolls in it a couple hours, pouring some of the dye down the middle of the roll.<br />Left it over night to soak.</div>
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<br />This is the results after washing. Looks just like "Autumn in Michigan".<br /><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCk1jHT7GPLnLN6hU8X5fogjkyejZZcxAfr-fBOIqyEeXzads8phCNw2ekl4u9WNhIU_lzEs4nHeyKeapwAmhPou5MF5xAxEdtyyoHZcOBVDJGPhqZOFV6a0aGTkLbG119a3_1AoLM8FE/s1600/10-24-17+078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCk1jHT7GPLnLN6hU8X5fogjkyejZZcxAfr-fBOIqyEeXzads8phCNw2ekl4u9WNhIU_lzEs4nHeyKeapwAmhPou5MF5xAxEdtyyoHZcOBVDJGPhqZOFV6a0aGTkLbG119a3_1AoLM8FE/s640/10-24-17+078.JPG" width="358" /></a><br /><br />I especially love this one, the eucalyptus leaves look like little pumpkins.<br />Can't wait to start hand stitching on it!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvWbw_iFr_WI6G_O2PklEkb22H3bGfDxQyDOdXh3Wi-6v3_Kf4KRUn2lEDf_SBmASUPsSCGnXe3qDpQcbqbkIrJaQPgQPgjmxiYWLmGeTUzNwe4sbKEExV7-OAd5wK2whyphenhyphen3MHWCMlDqE/s1600/10-24-17+077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvWbw_iFr_WI6G_O2PklEkb22H3bGfDxQyDOdXh3Wi-6v3_Kf4KRUn2lEDf_SBmASUPsSCGnXe3qDpQcbqbkIrJaQPgQPgjmxiYWLmGeTUzNwe4sbKEExV7-OAd5wK2whyphenhyphen3MHWCMlDqE/s640/10-24-17+077.JPG" width="356" /></a><br /><br />Red maple leaves give a beautiful blue/green.</div>
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<br />One for my daughter.<br />
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-24569850702274402732017-10-10T14:10:00.000-04:002017-10-10T14:10:01.438-04:00ESCAPE TO SOUTH WEST SOUTH DAKOTA!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyTI1RK7aUqOSeMxpmhqZ-u6p3u6N-V9ApbZkIL4vbn5Nous3FE7xYqZ97ncPrGVkoJZ3zrKRUlTv4KmgwYJfls7r5_A8xJ75ZUYVs45ChdJ3KsNjjVEgxoy3lf6Me63oHm1DCXo4o9Q/s1600/OCT.+10+2017+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyTI1RK7aUqOSeMxpmhqZ-u6p3u6N-V9ApbZkIL4vbn5Nous3FE7xYqZ97ncPrGVkoJZ3zrKRUlTv4KmgwYJfls7r5_A8xJ75ZUYVs45ChdJ3KsNjjVEgxoy3lf6Me63oHm1DCXo4o9Q/s400/OCT.+10+2017+043.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Traveling in the Fall is such a wonderful time (if you don't have children), it's cooler, way less crowded so you get the best camping spots and no lines any where!</div>
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<br />Camp set up, dinner finished and I'm enjoy the view while hand quilting on my solar eclipse block. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCugsv51oe8noqP-lTQO0fXPIFQ9WbLGVrWy6rk2SifHvxyGBFedTyPWulYZk7261Ct2VHBN2JYX0PqtABvEEf7NidJb-u0bnWHm9Vc7mpK3g2NPW25C4TqkSk8ubwY7ESHTMsArrJ8Js/s1600/OCT.+10+2017+050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCugsv51oe8noqP-lTQO0fXPIFQ9WbLGVrWy6rk2SifHvxyGBFedTyPWulYZk7261Ct2VHBN2JYX0PqtABvEEf7NidJb-u0bnWHm9Vc7mpK3g2NPW25C4TqkSk8ubwY7ESHTMsArrJ8Js/s400/OCT.+10+2017+050.JPG" width="223" /></a><br /><br />rabbit bush, and sage.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jinTZ7CmdPoYeqx2FHdMK9baNp1-X6lXM1XTSft953ykrOLV4qh_GuL5j5mAE_59Z3c-YaohJf1vjxDVqt2NfSJW2V0DthSJ_kgap2lGfsQLcpuP7QjCcrmdsamRXVuxqszU1TDdOGw/s1600/OCT.+10+2017+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jinTZ7CmdPoYeqx2FHdMK9baNp1-X6lXM1XTSft953ykrOLV4qh_GuL5j5mAE_59Z3c-YaohJf1vjxDVqt2NfSJW2V0DthSJ_kgap2lGfsQLcpuP7QjCcrmdsamRXVuxqszU1TDdOGw/s400/OCT.+10+2017+055.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Next stop the Black Hills, our campsite on a mountain lake.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG82KldxjLtuHkRUtp1RZQhbmAxZcCJrkQflDvf9uW_Q0bnE8U3JNnmKjfx9ooGw8Slp3LEXFf_OpkAkCZm5gW9LsGnnIgR3g7C8-X8XEgGAQb2hgu-T0Cz7bGuNDwJVMOfA2EnNVcY4/s1600/OCT.+10+2017+069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG82KldxjLtuHkRUtp1RZQhbmAxZcCJrkQflDvf9uW_Q0bnE8U3JNnmKjfx9ooGw8Slp3LEXFf_OpkAkCZm5gW9LsGnnIgR3g7C8-X8XEgGAQb2hgu-T0Cz7bGuNDwJVMOfA2EnNVcY4/s400/OCT.+10+2017+069.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Spent a couple days here, I loved, loved the peacefulness of it all!<br />Hand quilting on my wool flower dyed quilt.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nrxX1Vmkb_yqPHs-SrZAz48B9CxgY4PvFdCeptHvEaI2W24pkABIa_f8OzhEkAfn6SN5uq91fPYx3UpKXK6p3xm3jLi6MqjVsU2SmHmyg5vqLpvp_bXnRDtwAswVD2mnXLwf8iZe5dw/s1600/OCT.+10+2017+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nrxX1Vmkb_yqPHs-SrZAz48B9CxgY4PvFdCeptHvEaI2W24pkABIa_f8OzhEkAfn6SN5uq91fPYx3UpKXK6p3xm3jLi6MqjVsU2SmHmyg5vqLpvp_bXnRDtwAswVD2mnXLwf8iZe5dw/s400/OCT.+10+2017+059.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Lots of mica in the Black Hills,</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoNl-MwzR4753Fj-pk64iBziaL_DMB7h-S6c-1E7nlZ-GCc2siNCM4VORI9CKaPRnOZ9shGF070QAeNWtRJKDXrO4gjhvDJ9DvgHLY7LCRdhttRvOTD0g6yWeuwvkAYsbKlFsGyuVAHo/s1600/OCT.+10+2017+065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoNl-MwzR4753Fj-pk64iBziaL_DMB7h-S6c-1E7nlZ-GCc2siNCM4VORI9CKaPRnOZ9shGF070QAeNWtRJKDXrO4gjhvDJ9DvgHLY7LCRdhttRvOTD0g6yWeuwvkAYsbKlFsGyuVAHo/s400/OCT.+10+2017+065.JPG" width="223" /></a><br /><br />Dye plants ready, sage, juniper branch, aspen branch, rabbit bush and sun flowers.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQdszRy01RRwdH1gRGyxPHH58_KftZAizGDKluvA_N-OchV_sYJE0q-Flh3LZ3-l5-1RTtKjR_ze4f_UQtDEOxl-mcO5Q3_6DYchGtNvsM-EV6H30PL09E7j_WSVhEOeY1PIgFFFKq2A/s1600/OCT.+10+2017+060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQdszRy01RRwdH1gRGyxPHH58_KftZAizGDKluvA_N-OchV_sYJE0q-Flh3LZ3-l5-1RTtKjR_ze4f_UQtDEOxl-mcO5Q3_6DYchGtNvsM-EV6H30PL09E7j_WSVhEOeY1PIgFFFKq2A/s400/OCT.+10+2017+060.JPG" width="223" /></a><br /><br />I brought my dye pot along, soaked the wool in the mountain water over night,</div>
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<br />Next day we left and went to Spearfish Canyon.<br />It's the most beautiful canyon I've ever seen. The road goes through the canyon following a mountain stream.</div>
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<br />On the way home is this huge sculpture of a Native American women with a morning star shawl.</div>
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The average person comes up to about the tops of her moccasins.</div>
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-82735413736797219932017-09-14T12:23:00.001-04:002017-09-14T12:23:27.127-04:00Dyeing fabric with flower and iron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBOXYS6nLJr1OB9smNzwYDipQKKXshJCZtQX4tRgvaGF7_4nNJheiLLZ2wsz3bDJKN6xY0QV-yBuo43_Pgms3CNLNdnzdMnpYj3JKv7aTtBQeYYi9W35TXpm4rJTXLaUJderXf2fRz_s/s1600/9-14-17+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBOXYS6nLJr1OB9smNzwYDipQKKXshJCZtQX4tRgvaGF7_4nNJheiLLZ2wsz3bDJKN6xY0QV-yBuo43_Pgms3CNLNdnzdMnpYj3JKv7aTtBQeYYi9W35TXpm4rJTXLaUJderXf2fRz_s/s400/9-14-17+126.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Last weekend I tried another technique (seen on facebook) to natural dye wool. I had previously soaked rusty nails etc. in water and vinegar for a few weeks. Then I soaked white cotton fabric in the solution. This would be my "iron blanket" to help dye the wool.<br />After laying out the wool filled with flowers, I covered it with the iron blanket, rolled it up tight and steamed it for a couple of hours.<br /> </div>
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<br />And from my herb garden, I had a little bit of purple basil left. On to the cloth it went with a iron blanket.</div>
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Near the end of Summer the flowers and leaves are full of dye just waiting to be extracted. First though, a little tour of some of my flowers. These are a newer variety of Cone flower (echinacea), <br />
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the different shades of color in one flower is unbelievable. I haven't tried dyeing with these yet.<br />
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Another new variety of cone flower.<br />
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We've lived in our home 40 years and have had boxer turtles living out back the whole time. Every year one or more will come out to visit.<br />
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This wonderful old log home beam on our property is well over a hundred years old, it always looks it's finest in summer. <br />
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My flower garden I plant specifically for dyeing with.<br />
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Everything's ready, lots and lots of cosmos.<br />
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Once in awhile I dye with a little bit of metal wrapped in the wool. It gives unpredictable pattern and color results.<br />
Metal gear with cosmos and madder roots.<br />
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Saw blade with ferns and silver dollar eucalyptus. <br />
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Old rusted nail with lemon eucalyptus and dyers coreopsis flowers. There is a lot of dye in these little flower, yelow in the lemon eucalyptus.<br />
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<br />Honey suckle and dried coreopsis.</div>
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<br />Purple basil and lemon eucalyptus.</div>
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<br />Saw blade print with ferns and silver dollar eucalyptus.<br />This blades' print remind me of an moth or owl.</div>
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-18375934354987025592017-08-22T12:10:00.000-04:002017-08-23T12:12:58.848-04:00Eclipse on the Lake and into my quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The weather people said it was going to be cloudy and very poor viewing, but yea they were wrong! My daughter and I packed up a picnic, including "eclipse" cake I made. Vanilla cake for the sun, fresh blackberries for the moon and swirls of lemon glaze for the few little clouds we had.<br />
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With our eclipse glasses packed, off we went to the lake. Watch a minute...<br />
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then into the lake to play football then back to watch again.<br />
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My resist dyed indigo wool from a couple of weeks ago,<br />
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becoming the base of my eclipse block, which will eventually be sewed into my Sun and Moon quilt. The "moon" hasn't been cut out yet just folded under and will be embroidered with lots of moon "texture" using rayon floss I bought in Mexico years ago.<br />
<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-3205334791862195112017-08-09T14:06:00.001-04:002017-08-09T14:06:46.597-04:00Natural dyeing cotton fabric<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ur1kkoKgZEllCM-j1bP0mNNlGT8GsxnhQsZbSqoYtZhyenKeJvhf262SHFAL2z0U8CPCD4Ms8tBaVjMGdAuW41zGKzS-8WrQ55Jod1g75ul6TfhIGd3DkzzlK-TPxWjMoaYP0t8gMGk/s1600/8-8-17+045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ur1kkoKgZEllCM-j1bP0mNNlGT8GsxnhQsZbSqoYtZhyenKeJvhf262SHFAL2z0U8CPCD4Ms8tBaVjMGdAuW41zGKzS-8WrQ55Jod1g75ul6TfhIGd3DkzzlK-TPxWjMoaYP0t8gMGk/s400/8-8-17+045.JPG" width="223" /></a><br /><br />I challenged myself to natural dye with cotton this past weekend. I'm trying to learn the secret. Wool grabs and holds the dyes so beautifully and cotton is a challenge. I started a week ahead mordanting the fabrics. First a drive along country roads to pick sumac leaves to began the first mordant. I simmered the leaves in water, then soaked the fabric in the solution for a few days. Next step, mordant with aluminum acetate, simmered altogether in water for 24 hours. Take out, add a little more alum and simmer again.. The final mordant step is to add the fabric to wheat bran water. I left it in that solution for a few days until I dyed the fabrics. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2Uvi6qoPQ5VveI0rG64krcodGlrWBLTDTN269hr6rMcpOqPhkR052pbHWJ5IH63s_ZuDwQdumMtmjDdpDurKn49bJu1AOybBtJtxyHcuYyhgEniUE_UhRkThUzD3yrfYzrWlkdG8MXM/s1600/8-8-17+058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2Uvi6qoPQ5VveI0rG64krcodGlrWBLTDTN269hr6rMcpOqPhkR052pbHWJ5IH63s_ZuDwQdumMtmjDdpDurKn49bJu1AOybBtJtxyHcuYyhgEniUE_UhRkThUzD3yrfYzrWlkdG8MXM/s400/8-8-17+058.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br />I dyed this piece with cochineal then stamped the design on. </div>
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<br />A lot of indigo was used last weekend! Yards and yards of cotton by Windi and Becky.</div>
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The plants are calling me, it's dyeing time.<br />
I laid out a length of raw silk, wool and a piece of cotton, picked leaves off my purple basil plant, laid them on the fabrics, rolled them up tightly, and steamed them for a couple hours.<br />
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I also did them same with red blanket flowers in cotton.<br />
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Rolled up in my steamer.<br />
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Lid on very tightly, steamed on my antique stove. Left them overnight before opening the pot.<br />
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The next day, this is the purple basil dyed fabrics. From left to right wool, silk and cotton.<br />
They say purple basil is a wonderful plant to dye with, it will stick to the inside of the pot, the stir stick but not to the fabric. I solved that by rolling it up into the fabric.<br />
These fabrics have been washed.<br />
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The cotton fabric from the blanket flowers.<br />
I love dyeing wool fabric but I'm challenging myself to also use cotton fabric this year. It's a bit more difficult to grab the dye.<br />
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Quilt bee last night, a picnic on a deck overlooking Lake Michigan.<br />
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Cathy O. with her beautiful finished quilt.<br />
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My Herb Society meeting Tuesday night was held at this restored Dr.'s office from the early 1900's. <br />
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A new medicinal herb garden has been planted.<br />
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And my favorite part Dr. Hobson's vegetable prescription for "Diseases and Weaknesses of women". For Irregular and Painful Menstruation, Excessive and Scanty Menstrual Flow. Etc.<br />
Price $1.00<br />
And when the Dr. died in his wife (who was not a Dr.) took over his practice!<br />
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Off we went to another herb garden and picnic, this was their fence out back, with wine corks along the top!<br />
<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-65519502241612339962017-07-12T14:11:00.000-04:002017-07-12T14:11:04.779-04:00 St. John's wort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It takes a lot of blossoms and buds to make a dye bath and to make a healing oil/salve. I find mine along the country roads and fields. I never pull them up from the root, instead I cut the tops leaving some behind for the bees and reseeding.<br /> St. John's Wort is sold the world over as a supplement for anxiety and depression issues, and many, many people use it. <br />St. John's Wort oil/salve is wonderful for healing skin, such as sun burn, bug bites, skin rashes and irritations. </div>
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<br />After pulling off all the petals and buds I put them in a jar filled with grape seed oil. Olive oil is wonderful to use but I don't care for the smell and grape seed oil is lighter. </div>
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-34003075424924493762017-06-27T13:32:00.000-04:002017-06-28T12:48:10.978-04:00My first natural dyed wool quilt.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The wool fabric I used in this quilt was natural dyed from1994-1997, when my girlfriend Deb Hardman and I first began learning/experimenting with natural dyes. In 1999 as my husband and I traveled the United States in our RV, I designed and hand appliqued different blocks from our wilderness adventures. When we came home I pieced the tree and star blocks and hand quilted it all. The boarders represent the four seasons of plants and critters living in our yard. The dyes have mellowed some in the last 20 years but it has been in continuous use in our cold months and I have machined washed it. I have been careful not leaving it in the sun. This quilt has so many wonderful memories sewed into it from gathering the plants, dyeing with them, our travels, family, friends and home. It's a treasure to me.<br />
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A section of the winter boarder,<br />
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with snowflakes and holly.<br />
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Spring with robins and a nest.<br />
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Part of the Autumn boarder.<br />
<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-26018307112894412842017-06-19T11:57:00.002-04:002017-06-19T11:57:23.434-04:00Weaving on the Earth Loom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />I've added a few rows to the loom, the wool is easy but weaving with a growing bittersweet vine is a challenge. I don't want to break the tips so it keeps growing and does it keep growing! I have to check it daily to keep up.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBE0ruEyRZCdiq3px8aPe4WrDY5pZYBij1GphjGO1ARjxqklMMkbsYcdfC9ENyXCPBGju1NPuF_VCHWN8EoL5M-cxfx0t_g0KdD1vJZj-ziN1Y-PVa3jiPL5I7tMiBuIGTUR1VSlgM5M/s1600/20170617_162538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBE0ruEyRZCdiq3px8aPe4WrDY5pZYBij1GphjGO1ARjxqklMMkbsYcdfC9ENyXCPBGju1NPuF_VCHWN8EoL5M-cxfx0t_g0KdD1vJZj-ziN1Y-PVa3jiPL5I7tMiBuIGTUR1VSlgM5M/s400/20170617_162538.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />I love Native American poetry and this one seemed to go perfectly with todays post.</div>
<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-85723407355785131082017-06-12T13:29:00.000-04:002017-06-12T13:29:28.099-04:00Full Strawberry Moon <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_6b5tzJk2rwI_wGXiyIUCf9_wXVNYFRF2qxO5LoZWcVmnL3XyLVFuQYLgzrwsmq7E3GRN_l_JTupANrLtWtqANrbeFToVSVeVnfNMtb30oykPS2dDmCLOJYHffhf6S670vyI3g1bh6E/s1600/20170609_183143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_6b5tzJk2rwI_wGXiyIUCf9_wXVNYFRF2qxO5LoZWcVmnL3XyLVFuQYLgzrwsmq7E3GRN_l_JTupANrLtWtqANrbeFToVSVeVnfNMtb30oykPS2dDmCLOJYHffhf6S670vyI3g1bh6E/s320/20170609_183143.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Every Friday (if there are no interruptions) Spring though Fall I go to the Lake and quilt for a few hours. I invited my grandson who loves to fish to go with me. He fishes while I quilt.<br />What a special time we're having.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohohVMCV1SWqzK5guMJEzTIRMMBSivBXopD-_h6Z-fkC5XkrPy48pj764Lks4AcKKO8X1c7zQiOUr-N0YRoqc7kIvjpZ4bwwVwdGc7TbVa46slIb_Yg7fou24C-wEVM-RaMe81LmnlGI/s1600/20170602_184253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohohVMCV1SWqzK5guMJEzTIRMMBSivBXopD-_h6Z-fkC5XkrPy48pj764Lks4AcKKO8X1c7zQiOUr-N0YRoqc7kIvjpZ4bwwVwdGc7TbVa46slIb_Yg7fou24C-wEVM-RaMe81LmnlGI/s320/20170602_184253.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Last Friday was the Full Strawberry Moon.<br />I appliqued and quilted a moon block which will be added to my moon journal quilt.<br /> </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo05fFwu72AUQce1mO-WzYmUgkCHlItFi06HtbBWJ714RvibxXvEMqsyImYVL00EPVTN68JP3ZJh5DZd4RbBq5a22-4BvzClFefOCsjrTy9mwzzy3BvUeqyc10raoON5-trcYeW3PI3U/s1600/20170611_182817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo05fFwu72AUQce1mO-WzYmUgkCHlItFi06HtbBWJ714RvibxXvEMqsyImYVL00EPVTN68JP3ZJh5DZd4RbBq5a22-4BvzClFefOCsjrTy9mwzzy3BvUeqyc10raoON5-trcYeW3PI3U/s320/20170611_182817.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />This strawberry moon had a fish and pole memory stitched on it.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3GodOe55FI1xk8wDFIXcqsgqlP09rmyX4lSXNclXtmjsCrqRBXod86eo84DTgZ57cAyp-qB7yI9s6Rij7DHs2F1UR5zsqMJYn7gd8P8ghlcJESes25lbHYsoOrqIExvmZPN5VKL2Bn4/s1600/20170611_182707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3GodOe55FI1xk8wDFIXcqsgqlP09rmyX4lSXNclXtmjsCrqRBXod86eo84DTgZ57cAyp-qB7yI9s6Rij7DHs2F1UR5zsqMJYn7gd8P8ghlcJESes25lbHYsoOrqIExvmZPN5VKL2Bn4/s320/20170611_182707.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />All the moon/sun blocks in my journal, all with Full moon memories, with more coming. Someday I'll stitch it all together. Just pinned to the wall now.<br /><br />"So we are connected to the moon. That gives us power, a connection to the Earth and the moon, men don't know about."<br />Cecilia Mitchell</div>
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<br />The Elders tell us that the women has access to special powers. The Earth Mother give her love in a Special way to the Woman. She uses these power to nurture, heal and guide the people.</div>
<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-37541687161629273802017-06-08T15:12:00.002-04:002017-06-08T15:12:57.476-04:00Michigan woodlands in June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbZSotY_EWrn1WQA-bzMUrw4hw4rtJz8WvHQrcDMgEBAlPJxDldC53WCZ6wkoaBjLi1cWs2VlAWrLO3VPkpmlB96tdQFpHYaq0e3ToGK7ntgj8S74gEtKr98TgywcrhML1yfhRtstJBQ/s1600/20170603_132105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbZSotY_EWrn1WQA-bzMUrw4hw4rtJz8WvHQrcDMgEBAlPJxDldC53WCZ6wkoaBjLi1cWs2VlAWrLO3VPkpmlB96tdQFpHYaq0e3ToGK7ntgj8S74gEtKr98TgywcrhML1yfhRtstJBQ/s400/20170603_132105.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Lupine with butterfly weed, I love Mother Nature's color mix, purple and orange!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYEyWeVgUhSvxP9FaAAOTXuBYK-CntIQeffaj_Bf1N_7EHgQYdbkXK_HO_V_H48EsheOjy7FkbtAyzGrJPzTQO69SkeYKHN-zLkVNAWxY233VZHlD7zlJxo3TYkhObP9pIo4KFwwvw3I/s1600/20170603_132602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYEyWeVgUhSvxP9FaAAOTXuBYK-CntIQeffaj_Bf1N_7EHgQYdbkXK_HO_V_H48EsheOjy7FkbtAyzGrJPzTQO69SkeYKHN-zLkVNAWxY233VZHlD7zlJxo3TYkhObP9pIo4KFwwvw3I/s400/20170603_132602.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />The fungi/mushrooms are new and still soft.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3qeyqyKBrg1MEhcXcgkcfmVrSndHBoYoYvisNRMZ8sVtQ8ySS3nreuUOxyB3Aw85xHxxrMTfWzWby188QHFpQyt6QuSc2By9Bwadlw_hBil7e1ModfXJf65Nf97gw_hH2qS6hmnKRBM/s1600/20170603_135557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3qeyqyKBrg1MEhcXcgkcfmVrSndHBoYoYvisNRMZ8sVtQ8ySS3nreuUOxyB3Aw85xHxxrMTfWzWby188QHFpQyt6QuSc2By9Bwadlw_hBil7e1ModfXJf65Nf97gw_hH2qS6hmnKRBM/s400/20170603_135557.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />We arrived to the river and a mother turtle had just finished laying eggs. I don't know how she climbed up this hill. The sad part is the raccoons will be here at night digging up and eating all the eggs.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ59UMT3WPvqmhNWSqtqyYQvl92rLVoGTNVkY1NqScTjyAItGGLWatrdqQEUcKWgfdA0Rlvv_lbqRw0wCSf69sT1cf0ET7HJd0bfLk3nWqhikankX8CXTvwStpypE_ePv0e9DFGb1b2I/s1600/20170603_143758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ59UMT3WPvqmhNWSqtqyYQvl92rLVoGTNVkY1NqScTjyAItGGLWatrdqQEUcKWgfdA0Rlvv_lbqRw0wCSf69sT1cf0ET7HJd0bfLk3nWqhikankX8CXTvwStpypE_ePv0e9DFGb1b2I/s400/20170603_143758.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Cute little magical island filled with ferns.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyQt6bohKGtTT-eKAg45V4iVYWz4LMP1h1QAJmBlQ8A7Ng2QRB5d3-tuu2YQLMBeRmEdkOUwWvUcSoIwL8mCY6AXzme9ycKCxs8uQTpuaBsDgycky3ljnk77t2QMJUV_orTTiK8Xti5g/s1600/20170605_171432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyQt6bohKGtTT-eKAg45V4iVYWz4LMP1h1QAJmBlQ8A7Ng2QRB5d3-tuu2YQLMBeRmEdkOUwWvUcSoIwL8mCY6AXzme9ycKCxs8uQTpuaBsDgycky3ljnk77t2QMJUV_orTTiK8Xti5g/s400/20170605_171432.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />At home the roses are in full bloom. I planted 3 climbing plants on our front porch last year. This year their really taking off.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J9Usvnr_Wf0zabHMh8dviBe4OHk7IjxxZFrGYEP2wthQZKaGk02qI_jk-Y5t37RY-DxJoNeNed9iRic2IyW5U8cmfB7F4pAAbnF_IkXmkNiKUqACOVet4fJ13dDlbhefWalVNFy0-08/s1600/20170605_171442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J9Usvnr_Wf0zabHMh8dviBe4OHk7IjxxZFrGYEP2wthQZKaGk02qI_jk-Y5t37RY-DxJoNeNed9iRic2IyW5U8cmfB7F4pAAbnF_IkXmkNiKUqACOVet4fJ13dDlbhefWalVNFy0-08/s400/20170605_171442.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />I always wanted a "rose covered cottage".</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixfc0KgauM1DyOFVPKEZ6k47GQAmHQuDEQCjjpiGJMaMXTGMZRODl9vzvmFYHw2dES2zNgNGfZ8FByTLFK79ay5dWG18ZgDATvR37HYZEiokFZOeGyIGPVFXAe9b3IiUi9rYl_Zp1bb4/s1600/20170607_191129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixfc0KgauM1DyOFVPKEZ6k47GQAmHQuDEQCjjpiGJMaMXTGMZRODl9vzvmFYHw2dES2zNgNGfZ8FByTLFK79ay5dWG18ZgDATvR37HYZEiokFZOeGyIGPVFXAe9b3IiUi9rYl_Zp1bb4/s400/20170607_191129.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />From my rosa rugussa plants (they have a wonderful strong rose smell) I pick the blossoms everyday, some I am drying to make into cream and others I'm keeping fresh to distill into rose water.</div>
<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-20841659058318058512017-05-26T10:25:00.002-04:002017-05-26T10:33:04.887-04:00Greeting the Sun<br />
"To be able to greet the Sun with the sounds from all of nature is a great blessing, and it helps us to remember Who it the real provider of all our benefits." Thomas Yellowtail, CrowKathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-63131797210560066502017-05-16T12:22:00.000-04:002017-05-16T12:22:18.147-04:00 Earth Loom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxKtkHOe6jhEu7eS4vARddQ6deUIw4aUnwc74lqUpgEg-6BEseuFNi7dV0ZcPpmepU_Xys3pXpQeQjTEk2QghAFLtEr8jAzBXUpEWSS-62Tsgoykm0U0WgfTFr8D-J2mYuo2bOM5XPEk/s1600/20170514_143106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxKtkHOe6jhEu7eS4vARddQ6deUIw4aUnwc74lqUpgEg-6BEseuFNi7dV0ZcPpmepU_Xys3pXpQeQjTEk2QghAFLtEr8jAzBXUpEWSS-62Tsgoykm0U0WgfTFr8D-J2mYuo2bOM5XPEk/s400/20170514_143106.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />Mother's Day, my family helped me get the loom ready for this years weaving.<br />Grandson cut the old weaving off and hubby shored up the loom. Next year we need to replace it but I love this one made from his old tee pee poles.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip92MpKZH0qsjz4eqgY2E8w8lyBkCEXtY4YNiQDaXzzp3_v_T9-O3ajs7hTsR5vLM2v-9TSZgkYYlpE-RHKumUGoaoLmTlxQoiTSgXX-PDI_YRtuSolMfZ7gC9Qza3dDgd0pQtkLvkbLU/s1600/20170514_143611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip92MpKZH0qsjz4eqgY2E8w8lyBkCEXtY4YNiQDaXzzp3_v_T9-O3ajs7hTsR5vLM2v-9TSZgkYYlpE-RHKumUGoaoLmTlxQoiTSgXX-PDI_YRtuSolMfZ7gC9Qza3dDgd0pQtkLvkbLU/s400/20170514_143611.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /> A temporary installment into the fire. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxxCSkJe264kD7BRJQ0LrgcNsCiniLmUA0WyeZNR4ryUSfydvIr1vjVJknkfSDPMvxvNc1mQSHVfObqRX1IFGt3cqnHqgLi_9iwiYtAFv87XccqidP7jQpLDEkSGvDLAaR9P4k25lHUk/s1600/20170514_173651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxxCSkJe264kD7BRJQ0LrgcNsCiniLmUA0WyeZNR4ryUSfydvIr1vjVJknkfSDPMvxvNc1mQSHVfObqRX1IFGt3cqnHqgLi_9iwiYtAFv87XccqidP7jQpLDEkSGvDLAaR9P4k25lHUk/s400/20170514_173651.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />The Navajo believe when you take the weaving off you have to warp the loom right away.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsDiW0sQbc2u9So72BpmKdU6GeCwanUC99JvO7lTkPANxskApxor3Urwup8UAouP6N1c_bWFTkg-0lfPW6BS0pUd5DRY9eCxQkYJgXYM3LbKIa5ACbVRIqdFQuo4zMZXzKJpY9VEbURA/s1600/20170514_180049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsDiW0sQbc2u9So72BpmKdU6GeCwanUC99JvO7lTkPANxskApxor3Urwup8UAouP6N1c_bWFTkg-0lfPW6BS0pUd5DRY9eCxQkYJgXYM3LbKIa5ACbVRIqdFQuo4zMZXzKJpY9VEbURA/s400/20170514_180049.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />It was difficult to warp as I have tiny solar lights hanging on the top and bittersweet vines already growing through the loom.<br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUdCgYjs3biWLGBzsUwBCG-4QOI3KkD6zf4-z6UxEo80vYarM_8uJJhwUqWoHXPuwr3u1CHyJCGEiGVrvGCaEGSi7U2g8TvcovqEGzuJhruPUlXy1dm4riL17pzIxTA_ARosO0Y8D34s/s1600/20170515_140222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUdCgYjs3biWLGBzsUwBCG-4QOI3KkD6zf4-z6UxEo80vYarM_8uJJhwUqWoHXPuwr3u1CHyJCGEiGVrvGCaEGSi7U2g8TvcovqEGzuJhruPUlXy1dm4riL17pzIxTA_ARosO0Y8D34s/s400/20170515_140222.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />This years "plan" is to put in a few rows of eco dyed wool then weave a branch of Miss Bittersweet across, continuing that way until I reach the top. The vines will bring the weaving to life and maybe I'll get some berries woven in too.<br /> </div>
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-90022423649503874792017-05-10T12:09:00.000-04:002017-05-10T12:09:26.718-04:00Button Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGRF88h96VNK2W2zkeE6u0gowTVGV1gRl5sR8sKFG4TZn7hmv_4JJaJDL7kWlABifa_kjUzxaPxthKFy10ZuGqMCRGK3lPOy2dNYrsLfnJzIfpXS7OkZi4mxcdMIOTKq8NrOiEWhDXm0/s1600/20170503_180424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGRF88h96VNK2W2zkeE6u0gowTVGV1gRl5sR8sKFG4TZn7hmv_4JJaJDL7kWlABifa_kjUzxaPxthKFy10ZuGqMCRGK3lPOy2dNYrsLfnJzIfpXS7OkZi4mxcdMIOTKq8NrOiEWhDXm0/s400/20170503_180424.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Inspired by this button flower arrangement my quilt bee got together last week and had.....</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00dnbObkUcKDG3rJfAu0YKgZReMzlO4aU3jkez1Tmj-z2gygM4V5Lc8CqT7g7JT892eNGqjaIxmcFwqNPVcL0iZ3pAMulbXACRtTPtkLP0CIV7JhZ167rVN19ZEkujyY2bQ84yrQMATU/s1600/20170504_211037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00dnbObkUcKDG3rJfAu0YKgZReMzlO4aU3jkez1Tmj-z2gygM4V5Lc8CqT7g7JT892eNGqjaIxmcFwqNPVcL0iZ3pAMulbXACRtTPtkLP0CIV7JhZ167rVN19ZEkujyY2bQ84yrQMATU/s400/20170504_211037.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />This was mine, an antique Bromo seltzer bottle with wonderful old buttons (thank you Deb C). <br />I wish I took close up pictures of all the bottles for you, everyone's was so different.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiCgezhAk7mNpdR7RFDcNHa7MLeESoRjMnQVLKKWx5SKzcVZQwQ3Mp_Wo5pzGYiK3a2KPLr_2XoER8Uecq0wbSZSxk4Rie3ENrulmN5JCPqKFemY_av-sEx_bUkmg7RLxkSfggVMoWgU/s1600/20170505_125229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiCgezhAk7mNpdR7RFDcNHa7MLeESoRjMnQVLKKWx5SKzcVZQwQ3Mp_Wo5pzGYiK3a2KPLr_2XoER8Uecq0wbSZSxk4Rie3ENrulmN5JCPqKFemY_av-sEx_bUkmg7RLxkSfggVMoWgU/s400/20170505_125229.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />The new varieties are so beautiful and the flowers last so long!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPM62i844Yl0BaHfQk6elhbgx4-PrNoqnP7xFSUyqGEzmu4k46QGk60EhcA5kdMdZ5RaG2jgwv-qOVk3N54kMRfPZYgf51NANFC1EaYbfy8PyLfoaZeHtLdmg8uX6u_OdkoTRuO_o2tQ/s1600/20170505_191432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPM62i844Yl0BaHfQk6elhbgx4-PrNoqnP7xFSUyqGEzmu4k46QGk60EhcA5kdMdZ5RaG2jgwv-qOVk3N54kMRfPZYgf51NANFC1EaYbfy8PyLfoaZeHtLdmg8uX6u_OdkoTRuO_o2tQ/s400/20170505_191432.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />Out to my weekly "quilt retreat" on Lake Michigan. It is so good for the spirit after a long week, the waves, the birds, and the stitching it's all so relaxing. <br />Appliqueing on my last Sun.</div>
<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-53966550987096570222017-05-03T13:47:00.000-04:002017-05-03T13:47:12.396-04:00Michigan Herb conference 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFilG4V6tTQYKgKdTY6OodTyZwzx6VcpG7kRZEpHuXYU3-hqjajAxB7SQlSrtYzB4WIqQSt7c8tOJtE_xzOzZoJ1zeaMMaY9YshJ56P1fmAjNMPiFXzII1lcWAcvyI1JwslNAd-ra6l8/s1600/20170430_144836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFilG4V6tTQYKgKdTY6OodTyZwzx6VcpG7kRZEpHuXYU3-hqjajAxB7SQlSrtYzB4WIqQSt7c8tOJtE_xzOzZoJ1zeaMMaY9YshJ56P1fmAjNMPiFXzII1lcWAcvyI1JwslNAd-ra6l8/s400/20170430_144836.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />I attended the Michigan Herb conference last week, one of our speakers was Holly Bellebuono. Oh my gosh was she good, I highly recommend her if any herbal/natural medicine group is looking for a educated speaker. </div>
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This is her newest book she has out and it is wonderful.</div>
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<br />I picked up a few new herbs for my garden, some I have never had before or are hard to find at the greenhouses. Lovage, a perennial that smells and tastes similar to celery. Salad burnet, tastes similar to cucumber, wonderful in a salad. A new type of lemon eucalyptus I will try using this for dyeing fabric. Chamomile for tea.</div>
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"The old people came literally to love the soil, they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mother power. The soil was soothing, strengthening, cleansing and healing.<br />Luther Standing Bear<br />Oglala Sioux</div>
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<br />"Have you ever noticed the relationship between children and the soil? Watch how happy they are touching the dirt. The children play in it and eat it. If you are stressed, go to a spot on the Earth, sit down, put your fingers in the dirt, dig in it, wash your hands in the soil. When you touch it, notice what it does to your hands. Our bodies love to touch the Earth. Sometimes we get too busy and forget these simple things. Maybe you'll even want to plant a garden or flowers. These things are mentally healthy.</div>
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Cute table centerpiece with fresh gerbera daisies!</div>
<br /><br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-83540178980628946732017-04-24T12:38:00.001-04:002017-04-24T12:38:10.708-04:00Dyeing with indigo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRqV4bgcj7JADKeE1U70oJihWPEAYdhsMuLlLkARu3Zhpc6JfNU-b8KXw0yEcjfPOZFbgAyJ0QBNkpnHwLAIbWsU31E-kXb6qxJSMeY1Eg2gisE0uAmCNUxYp61Jbf6MBTvrecD7te9I/s1600/20170423_165749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRqV4bgcj7JADKeE1U70oJihWPEAYdhsMuLlLkARu3Zhpc6JfNU-b8KXw0yEcjfPOZFbgAyJ0QBNkpnHwLAIbWsU31E-kXb6qxJSMeY1Eg2gisE0uAmCNUxYp61Jbf6MBTvrecD7te9I/s400/20170423_165749.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />We bought a weeping cherry tree to celebrate all! The grandson's planted it for me.</div>
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<br />Installed the bird bath my friend Donna made. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_4RYu1p8ws2gC1EGPmXmGNWUc6rKRPrBhjd8BtR8S7MAZUT-0tSNhvLrsJvUzCC4D33fuWPvwYTxOFpE-BZ4XTZtI3ssJALBW13FfE7MtbTBuRQhtcBUsYr9SAoRi1BB9MGczkeWKdM/s1600/20170423_182357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_4RYu1p8ws2gC1EGPmXmGNWUc6rKRPrBhjd8BtR8S7MAZUT-0tSNhvLrsJvUzCC4D33fuWPvwYTxOFpE-BZ4XTZtI3ssJALBW13FfE7MtbTBuRQhtcBUsYr9SAoRi1BB9MGczkeWKdM/s400/20170423_182357.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />Sunday afternoon and into the evening I indigo dyed wool blocks for my Sun & Moon quilt.</div>
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A crescent moon, I like when I get the indigo dye to seep into the edges, like clouds floating across the moon. A pure white moon would be a little boring.</div>
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<br />I dyed a few star blocks, maybe will be corner squares in the quilt.</div>
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I also dyed blue yardage for filler strips, on some of the filler strips I'm going to embroider on moon and sun phrases, such as "Love you to the moon and back".</div>
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Start with little plants picked from the yard, a bowl of uncooked eggs and this year, red cabbage.</div>
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Layered them in a large pot of chopped up cabbage, water and a glug of whited vinegar. Brought to a boil and simmered an hour or so. They didn't look like they took any of the dye. I wasn't happy. I took them out and as they cooled the color began to show. While they are still wet take off the nylon and the leaves.</div>
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<br />Kathy -MIQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688123959398557729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337422974870102824.post-81449623912864092512017-04-04T14:12:00.000-04:002017-04-04T14:12:19.792-04:00Spring's arrived in Michigan!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />I have been trying to get back to blogging but family members' illness, work and my illness has kept me hopping. It's been a long 6 weeks! <br />I did spend the first day of Spring at the Lake finishing the handwork on my bee skep wall hanging. A couple of hours of stitching at the lake is like being on a micro-mini vacation.</div>
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<br />The green houses in our area are almost ready to open.<br />Our garden club had our last meeting there. What a blessing to walk in and feel the warm humid air around you and smell the flowers and soil. It's wonderful after the long, cold winter.<br />Everywhere carpets of flowers.</div>
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She put it out as a Spring table runner. I took it home and machine quilted it for her, </div>
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Not as big as our Fall cottage but roomy enough.<br /></div>
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<br />With a gas fire place in the corner which we did enjoy. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4x0bk0EzfbVUBVsWtH2eX87UF3xRlPjsqcqPWZE5K7poMaDmf7-69eqtG8o-8Nwr9ZM9w396XpnILUrwJgTpiBZn0MatkjaDJFD1M8WKUL4VArjnN7NoaVYcQEoiOjEZ17osyCsm-33A/s1600/20170401_090354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4x0bk0EzfbVUBVsWtH2eX87UF3xRlPjsqcqPWZE5K7poMaDmf7-69eqtG8o-8Nwr9ZM9w396XpnILUrwJgTpiBZn0MatkjaDJFD1M8WKUL4VArjnN7NoaVYcQEoiOjEZ17osyCsm-33A/s400/20170401_090354.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />a black & white graduation quilt being made by grandma.</div>
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<br />Our son bought a new house last Fall. At quilt retreat I designed, dyed and cut out his house block to go into the Family tree quilt I'm making.<br />As soon as I get this house stitched into the quilt I'll take a picture of the full quilt.</div>
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<br />The pieces are just laid out on the fabric ready to be stitched on and all the details embroidered in. All the personal information will be embroidered in the yard. Birth, address etc.</div>
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The lattice strip will show all his hobbies etc.</div>
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