Queen of Fractal Beauty’s blog

This is the very first quilt top I ever pieced. I did the blocks during the summer between 9th and 10th grades (that was 1974 for those of you keeping score). Most of the fabrics in them are left over from projects I made in my 9th grade sewing class. The green sashing and yellow border are 100% polyester (ick!). I finished putting the quilt top together in my 10th grade sewing class. I marked the quilting designs on it right away, but did not hand quilt it until I was 30 years old. That polyester fabric was a real bear to quilt through! In spite of its very amateur quality I can honestly say it makes me just as happy today as it did when I first pieced it.

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Vox Hunt: Photo Thursday

2008-06-19T16:28:09Z

Show us the very last picture you took. No cheating!

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Vox Hunt: Time to Collect

2008-06-08T23:38:40Z

Show us a collection.

Ribbit Ribbit

OK, it's just one small portion of a collection that has taken over the entire house!

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Vox Hunt: Berry Good

2008-06-05T20:40:43Z

Show us your favorite summer fruit.
Submitted by [this is connie].

Tomato

Sure it's a fruit! Technically, it's a berry. I love 'em best straight off the vine and still warm from the sun. A bowl of cherry tomatoes with a little ranch dressing and some shredded cheddar cheese is the perfect summer meal or snack. Sometimes I split them in half and throw them on the grill with the steaks. I even have a recipe for tomato pie! When the vines get overloaded with fruit it's time for fried green tomatoes (one of the very few foods I will fry in my kitchen).

Fried-green-tomatoes

But I still can't stand tomato juice!

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Vox Hunt: Way Back Wednesday

2008-06-01T01:21:38Z

Share a song you loved way back in the day.

I didn't find the original version, but here's one of the first songs I remember liking.

The Muppet Show - The Witchdoctor

And this one which is the original version. I really liked the sound of thunder (go figure).

The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Falling Rain

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Vox Hunt: Fixer Upper

2008-05-23T14:54:35Z

Show us a part of your bedroom/apartment/house that could use a little work.
Submitted by arrkann la sida.

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This is our bedroom. Two years ago in January we had all of the plumbing in our house replaced. The upstairs bathroom is on the other side of this bookcase. In order to replace the pipes for the sink and toilet the wall behind the bookcase was ripped open. After the wall was repaired and before the bookcase was put back in place and reloaded I painted the wall behind it. The next week I made it around the window. I haven't touched it since. Do you think I need to get busy? (Note that the chest of drawers is still pulled out away from the wall so that I can get behind it!)

Two months later (when Jenny was getting married) I managed to get both of the bathrooms painted and put back together.

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Here's the kitchen. By the time June rolled around I figured it was time to get the kitchen painted as we were having a big cookout at our house. I painted all of the walls except for this section over the sink and stove because Ken is going to put in a ceramic tile backsplash. It didn't happen at the time because he was still going to school and didn't have the time. I'm still waiting for it to happen, but I don't have any room to complain about it until after I finish painting the bedroom.

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