tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377739926704537402024-03-05T01:00:02.728-08:00Savta's Retired and LOVING IT!Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-32256704366750844192011-03-04T16:36:00.000-08:002011-03-04T16:48:30.967-08:00Quilt for baby #5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVHhqI7RtZJB4L7RQ1mIg-UNZmH-e3gYUFWq1UujQ-gIkBXml_mdKA9gn2FuxUnEfLcX5Zbs91hb-WleD3UmjQ-C1zJ1U-dVPxCQQlitphIdOdb7emkJgdgkGcdhbZAHkJVzn1uZCxcSm/s1600/IMG_0383.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVHhqI7RtZJB4L7RQ1mIg-UNZmH-e3gYUFWq1UujQ-gIkBXml_mdKA9gn2FuxUnEfLcX5Zbs91hb-WleD3UmjQ-C1zJ1U-dVPxCQQlitphIdOdb7emkJgdgkGcdhbZAHkJVzn1uZCxcSm/s320/IMG_0383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580390720776674786" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><i>This is my latest quilt. I'd started piecing it for our queen-sized bed but soon realized it would have taken me until my level of tennis was that of Steffi Graf, so I created it for Yosef's and Rachel's and Mordechai's and Yisroel's sister, due at the end of April. The border - flying geese - takes quite a while to make and one day I'll be able to make it perfect! Regardless, I'm really happy with the outcome. So, I pieced it and a quilter friend has a long-arm quilt machine and she quilted it.</i></span></b></span>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-87533669993487305342010-10-30T21:16:00.000-07:002010-10-30T21:24:58.261-07:00Fenster family in Bnei Brak Oct. 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HjrlVCqZyKgj_GOYM901laXFqxdlgT9Cl0xaSojEISP7Wly8A9gILGgseUpcA5YjgtUA1cq2UinmCV-P7Xb72a5QvCzCwtKAa0owDLo1EBWN5C7ObdCt3DHN39dvyF2nFCfXFfN7wnHB/s1600/Mishpakha+Oct+2010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HjrlVCqZyKgj_GOYM901laXFqxdlgT9Cl0xaSojEISP7Wly8A9gILGgseUpcA5YjgtUA1cq2UinmCV-P7Xb72a5QvCzCwtKAa0owDLo1EBWN5C7ObdCt3DHN39dvyF2nFCfXFfN7wnHB/s320/Mishpakha+Oct+2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534060733762947714" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This photo was taken by Eric - self timer on his camera, the day of their 8th wedding anniversary. They look happy and so am I!</span></span>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-55873038455529987332010-08-08T19:13:00.000-07:002010-08-08T19:22:05.042-07:00Bold quilt for a little Nugget<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSB4db8g5R1UivIGJsG7GQoYhs7s6J-bH_SZcQcwrqyd-IMSpf6Iff7legxNRJvC2efeusba9UR1wV1qy_i_WaW39J10rb4wWRXwqeUWFSLaNM1KW8X1JDiy_HTXkcJJimzXsqZb9uKnX/s1600/IMG_0223.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSB4db8g5R1UivIGJsG7GQoYhs7s6J-bH_SZcQcwrqyd-IMSpf6Iff7legxNRJvC2efeusba9UR1wV1qy_i_WaW39J10rb4wWRXwqeUWFSLaNM1KW8X1JDiy_HTXkcJJimzXsqZb9uKnX/s320/IMG_0223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503229245656875890" /></a><br />I've just finished this quilt top for the soon-to-be grandchild of a close friend. Boy or girl, we don't know and don't wanna know, as in olden times! I found the pattern on the internet and the soon-to-be mommy didn't want the traditional cutesy baby quilt and wanted <span style="font-weight:bold;">bold</span> colors. Well, mission accomplished, yes?Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-81991910528102732282010-05-08T19:54:00.000-07:002010-05-09T19:01:55.020-07:00New Baby, new quilt: Yisroel Fenster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRou_jr-xhoCABAlRS7juqYEBb_0B284e9LvF-eEb5gu4RiHYuIk1g-Cq5seDkoPxHozuuFW2-d-hpoc_fTRKCOq7mHtiouRXC87T1yWiLrUFyLgKPUX89Nt__vEYf2OfRdX-p2L9bHGAa/s1600/IMG_0044.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRou_jr-xhoCABAlRS7juqYEBb_0B284e9LvF-eEb5gu4RiHYuIk1g-Cq5seDkoPxHozuuFW2-d-hpoc_fTRKCOq7mHtiouRXC87T1yWiLrUFyLgKPUX89Nt__vEYf2OfRdX-p2L9bHGAa/s200/IMG_0044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469102977426737698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjQfUZMjrG1RSZvuEbZGa3gK_2fIQZ33O741fW6SDCYaKE5FPnqGpNIxaj1l2v2YnqOUmokTHajv77gL7DHzri6HoOe-7Nnye-sAGuK_l609wnXvnNH0M37DLsmVzk8W_51BZFS3Zq7Tq/s1600/IMG_0043.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjQfUZMjrG1RSZvuEbZGa3gK_2fIQZ33O741fW6SDCYaKE5FPnqGpNIxaj1l2v2YnqOUmokTHajv77gL7DHzri6HoOe-7Nnye-sAGuK_l609wnXvnNH0M37DLsmVzk8W_51BZFS3Zq7Tq/s200/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469102332557115730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPjbhtsGa6gM2Cmfh0YA0_7T58MJYM00LGXQJ-txzHKC9O4XySxROznp-dj_NmKToGe1U7ZY8mI8iqj8S5h-W4HQSzpu7FQuEZRcBc1JRPciaybh2txp-xRHPCfblSxFYsOcz2B7IJtVL/s1600/IMG_0503.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPjbhtsGa6gM2Cmfh0YA0_7T58MJYM00LGXQJ-txzHKC9O4XySxROznp-dj_NmKToGe1U7ZY8mI8iqj8S5h-W4HQSzpu7FQuEZRcBc1JRPciaybh2txp-xRHPCfblSxFYsOcz2B7IJtVL/s200/IMG_0503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469102319067459682" /></a><br />So very happy! Yisroel Fenster, born March 15, 2010, healthy and handsome. Plus, of course, a new quilt for him. Yisroel now joins Yosef, Rachel, and Mordechai into the arms of Eric and Lili - they are very lucky kids to have such extraordinary parents. You can discern I'm a proud Savta (Grandma in Hebrew). Mordechai can't say Savta, but I like what he CAN say: Tata!Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-80036397769148177812010-04-17T19:29:00.000-07:002010-04-17T19:33:43.387-07:00Welcome to Ollie!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Well, Stan and I jumped in and adopted a poochie! We saved a darling (and I mean darling) almost 2 y/o cairn terrier mix, a sweet boy, from a sad ending. I'll post his picture as soon as I remember how to! He and I bonded right away (I went to adoption day at PetSmart) and it was love at first sight. Now Ollie has to get used to Stan - it hasn't happened yet. It will, of course, so we now have another family member!</span></i></span></span>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-63983348930990145382009-05-15T12:37:00.000-07:002009-05-15T13:25:48.246-07:00The Fensters in Bnei Brak<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0g2E8FtDXl3EFuq0i8F0JHS5Ymfcj70TTziT1pCLE2brYUOpVaGcNed_RZ7LQVbfeMNN9bR-dyxnV6uA7Eo6-j7Nh3hwkgGhWfCkvPuboEHSi7kqxciJEo2NU-POjT1Xdjf1f_vNJtauo/s1600-h/5+Fensters+crop+April+09.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 202px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336149387933628546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0g2E8FtDXl3EFuq0i8F0JHS5Ymfcj70TTziT1pCLE2brYUOpVaGcNed_RZ7LQVbfeMNN9bR-dyxnV6uA7Eo6-j7Nh3hwkgGhWfCkvPuboEHSi7kqxciJEo2NU-POjT1Xdjf1f_vNJtauo/s320/5+Fensters+crop+April+09.JPG" /></a><br /><div>These are the latest from ha mishpaKha in Israel.<br /><br />Gorgeous, yes?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvxEavmMm5e3pNmaLhqaUecmIzeJqyKTOHbAxPZXrMNMuirwpB-_UpkoxR20__XXG5vCRz7sx92YcSDUA_EZThG7if3UXBNqVtVZKUvmw43yBFPLpRJUzSGhIpB_T8TyrIZRbmy6X8c00/s1600-h/L,Y,R,M.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336137862413578882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvxEavmMm5e3pNmaLhqaUecmIzeJqyKTOHbAxPZXrMNMuirwpB-_UpkoxR20__XXG5vCRz7sx92YcSDUA_EZThG7if3UXBNqVtVZKUvmw43yBFPLpRJUzSGhIpB_T8TyrIZRbmy6X8c00/s200/L,Y,R,M.jpg" /></a><br /><br />By the way, if you're automatically getting a notification of my new posts, I apologize and I don't know how to stop it! No need to reply - unless, of course, you want to!<br /><br />Did you know if you left click on any photo, you can enlarge it? Try it..........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lRkefFPe-MQt72XHE-fov-sVqU8TGQ5W7n-BypfJ57PPTzmE5PlCw8AeEQEOGgMdxgDbNN99_JcqckujO4XZIjLGTdADFQjcVModIiNmr3t4PIy06SCX9tzWKO0VWB4O-hNnvx7DaMhP/s1600-h/5+Fensters+crop+April+09.JPG"></a><br /><br /><img class="gl_color_fg" border="0" alt="Text Color" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-2940572131339411092009-05-04T13:51:00.000-07:002009-05-04T14:11:09.795-07:00DOTTY'S now hanging properly on the wall<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGNZ2AhU12syG0PFdRNcg-OhRCDC0DLQaOdy7ThYmTEA5yymWQIienFsoHtu2_M2SYjhKQmbgR1tQmb5gREEm-ICMOh4f8zlFIWMT0qhKoACDlu1nXHUIcp3d_li91nXMDEac6uP03hsP/s1600-h/DOTTY+on+the+wall.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332074784115647218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGNZ2AhU12syG0PFdRNcg-OhRCDC0DLQaOdy7ThYmTEA5yymWQIienFsoHtu2_M2SYjhKQmbgR1tQmb5gREEm-ICMOh4f8zlFIWMT0qhKoACDlu1nXHUIcp3d_li91nXMDEac6uP03hsP/s200/DOTTY+on+the+wall.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img class="gl_color_fg" alt="Text Color" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>DOTTY is now properly hanging and I can't stop looking at it. I'm currently reading through a quilting book by Freddy Moran, who makes quilts that I absolutely adore and she says never make a quilt for yourself that you won't want to look at all the time. Well, I've done that with this quilt.</strong> </span></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-36885082377505255312009-05-04T11:36:00.000-07:002009-05-04T13:49:51.957-07:00Jamie's HORSEY quilt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ApeKel7KGh7ED_LNTOY34Q7rHylZke_6GuCVCT72Hzp13Z1qpNbiJW3Q0K4Pl9f2FQPmRSud0Xy6KR1Dwm5kwlfikBIcYv6Y-vQks0FtJvloQ3FlhwxXSbeba0anXh6lDJF7hj4_zpt1/s1600-h/Back+of+Horsey+Quilt.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332072540874160642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ApeKel7KGh7ED_LNTOY34Q7rHylZke_6GuCVCT72Hzp13Z1qpNbiJW3Q0K4Pl9f2FQPmRSud0Xy6KR1Dwm5kwlfikBIcYv6Y-vQks0FtJvloQ3FlhwxXSbeba0anXh6lDJF7hj4_zpt1/s200/Back+of+Horsey+Quilt.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdTAjhhZNL86Q1Y8ggth-LwR7F32vHILkinugHwWjBwdN93FoP4wHod9wlQKZZWNP9MmaLh81RWBKK2Txac0fiN-IwTNIFO_JZaCsIjwspsw_5wvNAGaUaiEq1EdRvlf-95QM293oMYFy/s1600-h/Horsey+Quilt.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332072532174395506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdTAjhhZNL86Q1Y8ggth-LwR7F32vHILkinugHwWjBwdN93FoP4wHod9wlQKZZWNP9MmaLh81RWBKK2Txac0fiN-IwTNIFO_JZaCsIjwspsw_5wvNAGaUaiEq1EdRvlf-95QM293oMYFy/s200/Horsey+Quilt.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"><strong>This is Jamie's now finished Horsey Quilt. The top pic is the back of it. It's queen-sized, so I had it professionally quilted. She loves it and I'm so very glad!</strong></span><br /><div></div></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-21870831705132609362009-02-15T14:03:00.000-08:002009-02-15T14:12:01.051-08:00My "Dotty" quilt top is finished!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccypHShuSH6AV60YSf4cdrsvQV_gWjQFhXhGHkt7dSW7XAiYgJeKxMBRP-gjiz8ykx4CBUcyGEc5bQ9U6BWb5HeqaYZmRKOczaszjcUtgEiQZp1QXErzTP18pYnn-3yhqOKzTlYCZnQIc/s1600-h/Dotty0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303149534456543506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccypHShuSH6AV60YSf4cdrsvQV_gWjQFhXhGHkt7dSW7XAiYgJeKxMBRP-gjiz8ykx4CBUcyGEc5bQ9U6BWb5HeqaYZmRKOczaszjcUtgEiQZp1QXErzTP18pYnn-3yhqOKzTlYCZnQIc/s320/Dotty0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">It's done!!! This is such an eye-stopper, I can't stop looking at it. It's so colorful, you practically need sunglasses. And I did it. Wow, I love it. I still have to quilt it, but it'll have to wait a bit 'cause I'm making a horse-themed quilt for Jamie first, as promised.</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">What on earth did I ever do before I started quilting?</span></strong></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-29217852780801963712009-01-21T21:55:00.000-08:002009-01-21T22:04:47.625-08:00Cooks.com - Recipe - Creamy Rice PuddingSCRUMPTIOUS, YUMMY COMFORT FOOD!<br /><br />I make this in a crock pot. If you, or someone you know, likes <strong>creamy</strong> rice pudding, make this.<br />1/2 gallon milk; skim, whole, or anything in between<br />1 c. raw rice (use short-or-medium grain rice, <strong>not</strong> long grain)<br />1 c. sugar ( I used <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Splenda</span>)<br />1/2 tsp. salt<br />Place all the ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on high until it simmers, stirring once in a while. When the rice no longer sinks as you stir, it is done, about 2 hours.<br />Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla and stir. Pour into a dish and cover the top with cinnamon. Chill."<br /><br />THIS IS TRULY DELICIOUS AND COULDN'T BE EASIER. Stan and I are creamy rice pudding <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">connoisseurs</span> (we love <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kozy</span> Shack's version) and I've been looking for an easy, foolproof recipe that will adapt well with a sugar-substitute. THIS IS THE ONE.<br />I know, I know, it's not a quilt. But we all need to eat before we can quilt. You can quote me on this.........Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-10873717527136624252009-01-17T18:14:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:38:28.005-08:00My African Houses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPjadviIzyCWYSCYCQHBVBMf_Z54aM72cbHDNCNwF32Y0pFPZ8PWkar61kdttHfWmMWCdb8AOjX0uhMhjLVCqSZ9vw8Qq0_LXRZBBN4OguoCjQ2KJiGbyLrqhlEXTgmpG21hKh-tTPu7E/s1600-h/1-5-080001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292452095696194114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPjadviIzyCWYSCYCQHBVBMf_Z54aM72cbHDNCNwF32Y0pFPZ8PWkar61kdttHfWmMWCdb8AOjX0uhMhjLVCqSZ9vw8Qq0_LXRZBBN4OguoCjQ2KJiGbyLrqhlEXTgmpG21hKh-tTPu7E/s320/1-5-080001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;">This was my first paper-piecing class - oh, around Sept. '08. This piece is finished and I'm not sure if I'll quilt it or just set it on a frame and hang it as is. I like it a lot!</span></em></strong></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-57409362806305865142009-01-17T18:09:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:38:28.006-08:00Crazy Curves<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAr5yO4pb_Gpnri72GLWhovGGa1Izcr_w36w5ECuvHwIfRbXWDz0quzrEnJibEJiC3568Sy1IEu9oA37yMf61ko3NjznfX0HKbUjayG0zuLRe5wz69IbWXMNjR4QwY038T5sg-_CyZaSn/s1600-h/1-5-080001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292451027290001682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAr5yO4pb_Gpnri72GLWhovGGa1Izcr_w36w5ECuvHwIfRbXWDz0quzrEnJibEJiC3568Sy1IEu9oA37yMf61ko3NjznfX0HKbUjayG0zuLRe5wz69IbWXMNjR4QwY038T5sg-_CyZaSn/s320/1-5-080001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;">This was actually my first quilting class - and a difficult one for me. Those curves were tough! I used all batiks and I'm happy with the result. This is about 2 years old.</span></strong></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-83670786031994507532009-01-17T11:45:00.000-08:002009-01-18T10:07:56.977-08:00Jan. 17th - Here's the Slide Show<embed style="WIDTH: 426px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-2d.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=gn&il=1&channel=3098476543634937389&site=widget-2d.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 426px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=gn&at=un&id=3098476543634937389&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2d.slide.com/p1/3098476543634937389/gn_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=gn&at=un&id=3098476543634937389&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2d.slide.com/p2/3098476543634937389/gn_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=gn&at=un&id=3098476543634937389&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2d.slide.com/p4/3098476543634937389/gn_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-44999882161184415052009-01-17T11:36:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:38:28.008-08:00Slide Show of My QuiltsAbove is a slide show of my quilts. I'm so excited! I found a site called slide.com on another blog - I follow several quilt/art blogs - and followed the instructions. Neat, eh?Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-18485858126159536122009-01-05T14:37:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:38:28.008-08:00Completely Dotty - new project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtzkwtVdWAwh78w03RuTtiP4ltjK2Nxkbn0Hp6gvdEP8H1tDNX4wA7O9Axae9wtthYR3nI_8k8hxPDXgekv0R6zPoHk3oo5tpHY7p2VK3SrapmrE_FaR4orh_cBFw_FYdcl_W-xDe5g9B/s1600-h/DOTTY+full+view.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287945130700695410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtzkwtVdWAwh78w03RuTtiP4ltjK2Nxkbn0Hp6gvdEP8H1tDNX4wA7O9Axae9wtthYR3nI_8k8hxPDXgekv0R6zPoHk3oo5tpHY7p2VK3SrapmrE_FaR4orh_cBFw_FYdcl_W-xDe5g9B/s320/DOTTY+full+view.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYx3G0NZ3owhzvPrhvpv-JzT3ri6cqts_Ll1PmbFcOSjZpDOPRv10JWK6lDu6vEc59G5ObF8g9NBWl79AXN_jlwy4oruU4zPNHTd1_B8pUY1IPfhrLuzJXx5-NnAdUMcLTxtmUxGkZlraA/s1600-h/1-5-080001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287944239505980466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYx3G0NZ3owhzvPrhvpv-JzT3ri6cqts_Ll1PmbFcOSjZpDOPRv10JWK6lDu6vEc59G5ObF8g9NBWl79AXN_jlwy4oruU4zPNHTd1_B8pUY1IPfhrLuzJXx5-NnAdUMcLTxtmUxGkZlraA/s320/1-5-080001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#990000;"><em>Here's a pic of my new project, called "Completely Dotty" because every single piece of fabric has dots! I'm taking an 8-week class at my wonderful quilt shop in Newbury Park....the instructor is truly inspirational, funny, understanding, you name it, she's got it good. I completed eight units today in the first class....each quarter circle is a unit. This quilt is paper-pieced, so there's few, if any, errors. Easy, really. And the finished product.....well, gorgeous! So these two pics show the complete quilt and my progress as of today.</em></span></div><div><em><span style="color:#990000;">We don't really have room on our walls for the full-sized quilt, so I'm thinking of making it 1/2 sized and the other half as a gift. Any takers? :)</span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#990000;">Ciao for now................................</span></em></div></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-49515841961557733872008-12-15T12:54:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:04:07.433-08:00Sheila's "Pottery"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DbIKsy97lms8DL1_NsDO3xBuIkfDTZ8Z0Mh6TOA8d9DvPKIcMXdb7OqAz_0nYrbPodDJy-XBuLpJKgIpL3sbYAldH6cwHiLSdTPuqgvp1hzPLBlg73iXeJ1CiZp0c3bjgtnKaSRMlZQc/s1600-h/Sheila's+Pottery.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280125261152650818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DbIKsy97lms8DL1_NsDO3xBuIkfDTZ8Z0Mh6TOA8d9DvPKIcMXdb7OqAz_0nYrbPodDJy-XBuLpJKgIpL3sbYAldH6cwHiLSdTPuqgvp1hzPLBlg73iXeJ1CiZp0c3bjgtnKaSRMlZQc/s320/Sheila's+Pottery.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;">I'd taken a fusible-web class a while back and learned how to fuse fabric onto a background fabric........we did a huge project in the class.......then make a quilt sandwich and quilt the piece. It took me forever to finish my own huge project and I'd promised Stan's sisters that I'd do a smaller version for them. Well, long story short, I messed up my own project, so it's not even hanging on our wall currently, and had to re-learn how to take a pic of some pottery and transfer the pic to fabric, then cut it out, then fuse it, then.......</span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;">So here's the one I finally did for sister-in-law Sheila and SHE HAD IT FRAMED! I looks quite smashing on her wall and the fact that she likes it enough to actually hang it in her already beautifully furnished home is very flattering. So, thank YOU Sheila.</span></strong></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-80611727131086044542008-12-12T12:34:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:39:01.262-08:0012-12-08 Pillows and our pretty kitchen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZEZwwhU5EF_SutNCUa_JBsNRiCsm5FW2wlgZLqcttUg3ne7DCLwH4cpjCgl8unnBVOyTs-is3dRSgFP-OFabmuDLH2IkyrU_LtXTeBQmmAbsAxsrAoxXzfb6jPFD8FIJzH9X71rxdEDw/s1600-h/IMG_0027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279006943667063042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZEZwwhU5EF_SutNCUa_JBsNRiCsm5FW2wlgZLqcttUg3ne7DCLwH4cpjCgl8unnBVOyTs-is3dRSgFP-OFabmuDLH2IkyrU_LtXTeBQmmAbsAxsrAoxXzfb6jPFD8FIJzH9X71rxdEDw/s320/IMG_0027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdGY_65FIK4i9ob_gcnIGFHTVmR-Uyn17O76aAINRWaEKB-CNpAVDBdIJiyhLjBmTOe1PesQy8Oyb83gIN6VRTsJrgM6wY2WOP9yfoN7eMfMOJT0VOg7eafocw_-q4KJ9UepikUSLc6Wl/s1600-h/Fenster's+pillow+covers.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279005803015683394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdGY_65FIK4i9ob_gcnIGFHTVmR-Uyn17O76aAINRWaEKB-CNpAVDBdIJiyhLjBmTOe1PesQy8Oyb83gIN6VRTsJrgM6wY2WOP9yfoN7eMfMOJT0VOg7eafocw_-q4KJ9UepikUSLc6Wl/s320/Fenster's+pillow+covers.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">I appliqued two pillow covers for Family Fenster in Israel to replace the ones that good old time and kids have demolished. I'm going there on the 16th and it'll be a JOY to see the family, since it's been since July, when Mordechai entered the world.</span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">These are pretty much my first attempt at using fusible web, then machine applique to make pillow covers. Lili likes mauve (maroon? wine? dark red?) and deep blue and flowers, so I just had to include some green too! I hope she likes them.</span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Here's also a pic of our newly-painted kitchen cabinets, black on the bottom, white on the top, new pulls. We're loving the look.</span></strong></div></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-63222803505908745022008-11-16T15:49:00.000-08:002008-11-16T16:02:29.089-08:00Nov. 2008 Devon & Courtney<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKQ1CU84x9bdssSQDrZFcPxtB7kZg8QKqeGjzBRL1zRueb7Y5PiRtesGIaVC1y5GgyJLPvyr2k-ojGj8OCxyWkRRUA_Mk_XpQGFhAgcpenu55ocKXJIBX8aVbCD48S7LLOD1JR5XAiIEz/s1600-h/DC_250_B2814.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269409986063349362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKQ1CU84x9bdssSQDrZFcPxtB7kZg8QKqeGjzBRL1zRueb7Y5PiRtesGIaVC1y5GgyJLPvyr2k-ojGj8OCxyWkRRUA_Mk_XpQGFhAgcpenu55ocKXJIBX8aVbCD48S7LLOD1JR5XAiIEz/s320/DC_250_B2814.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrWwEBUx-cLQSgoKpIF7mpYnaScsIHJde6iAwwbcCXuC1OYAWKh5uZXs5bc52jqfYuCOtPLbhKBXarQYUPK1obDmj_DfKI6_iX6oDDDBhfSTsoTNeEnl2mPE55BOS2quBsQwUUtQaPhD5/s1600-h/DC_250_B2815.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269409521302651298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrWwEBUx-cLQSgoKpIF7mpYnaScsIHJde6iAwwbcCXuC1OYAWKh5uZXs5bc52jqfYuCOtPLbhKBXarQYUPK1obDmj_DfKI6_iX6oDDDBhfSTsoTNeEnl2mPE55BOS2quBsQwUUtQaPhD5/s320/DC_250_B2815.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8h8N7f8F252A0HDUTOyZdbnluySlbJ2erf5oF0MqRNy_NJGKqrB681a8isQlsDbnW6wFSgy24oybV3RGD9ukn7a9mvDgh5QngCxy2hODNdH4hLbJXJDP6B3ZzQIOQ3P-9Js8SwnKhhou/s1600-h/DC_250_B2815.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT9wADjCCWiobn5epKl8cCNaNuEbJUiUrhemprJmjSUmiGDV4UNuNnjlVTNmg3C2sSjHWdJavYG8s2zunQQ_yAa01KaguxvUq6MTb1umk1xYCsK0WtNwi2jyhR7h0PYdA964TD4Lj42td/s1600-h/DC_250_B2814.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"><strong>Here are my darlings Devon is 12 yrs. old and Courtney is 4 yrs. old....Jamie's darlings too. These are school pics and turned out quite nicely, thank you very much. They are the sweetest kids!</strong></span></div></div></div></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-29299891694429692192008-11-14T20:16:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:38:28.009-08:00Nov. 2008 Two more quilts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TLagOTp1y-iyJXmr3cRiV9pa4LFXQlDePXoOkqrVwIkPcEJVDexB5q6dNxV_fqVdHmqzxhx_KgTZRVDHk8kVd0PUFZPIksRIgewhliyRnIGcppkUdjrpdvUjCxvYlZYuUIPfwTAl96Sb/s1600-h/Quilt+Mordechai.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268736244705956178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TLagOTp1y-iyJXmr3cRiV9pa4LFXQlDePXoOkqrVwIkPcEJVDexB5q6dNxV_fqVdHmqzxhx_KgTZRVDHk8kVd0PUFZPIksRIgewhliyRnIGcppkUdjrpdvUjCxvYlZYuUIPfwTAl96Sb/s320/Quilt+Mordechai.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vds7Zf3jSwMN1CXjKZHg2Do_qWwyEIyqEjoXjzr1pzRgjhEzWZEWjFlYFlAa3HP5nbk_6GfnRjVkSwLssaPR7443HW1ij_hVDBkhxWCAUEakUzIH2ddbsTe8c-cwkd3Ux45d7U_gbsw4/s1600-h/Quilt+Lilly%27s.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268734533321958706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vds7Zf3jSwMN1CXjKZHg2Do_qWwyEIyqEjoXjzr1pzRgjhEzWZEWjFlYFlAa3HP5nbk_6GfnRjVkSwLssaPR7443HW1ij_hVDBkhxWCAUEakUzIH2ddbsTe8c-cwkd3Ux45d7U_gbsw4/s320/Quilt+Lilly%27s.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;">Here are two more quilts I made about 6 months ago. The blue one was for little Mordechai and the pink one for Dave & Isla's little Lilly.</span></em></div></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-54092677914229304692008-11-14T19:51:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:39:01.263-08:00Nov. 2008 Courtney's Quilt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5az-03yCIXyOaH2gWXe1xN66e3WccS490rMj9mc1oTNJ8WASluiBHi1mQt9IIiT89yWLQNtXQ4GZNn2aEVqAzjpulNkUTBxlA63BW7WW63yYsqkrUgFbGkzn5jXy4BiavKktuwWWwR-R/s1600-h/IMG_0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268728458824361378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5az-03yCIXyOaH2gWXe1xN66e3WccS490rMj9mc1oTNJ8WASluiBHi1mQt9IIiT89yWLQNtXQ4GZNn2aEVqAzjpulNkUTBxlA63BW7WW63yYsqkrUgFbGkzn5jXy4BiavKktuwWWwR-R/s320/IMG_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have not been keeping up with this blog until today, so this is catch-up time. This is a picture of a Dick and Jane quilt I made for Courtney about 8 months ago. This was a really steep learning curve and I made so many mistakes, I had to buy extra fabric to correct them. I had it professionally quilted but now I wish I hadn't because it was too heavily quilted, which made it rather too stiff. On the other hand, with repeated washings, it should soften nicely and Jamie tells me Courtney cuddles with it all the time.........and that's the important goal.</div><div>Those are Stan's legs peeking out from the bottom!</div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-35738794002878525362008-11-14T13:57:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:38:28.009-08:00Nov. 2008 Triangle Quilt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-qG7-5wuDPPZkxt3QfiozRQvbHTvZelYM8CU_ahKk71iDnGaPKraVG1q3TbfIq0yKZiZPXtHt1hhwb9uINo8ZC6MDSkgpRZqhkp11ynKM33fPZQXUpGkqEoIINxbnu85Vf7UUKgnvs4B/s1600-h/IMG_0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268636980474249522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-qG7-5wuDPPZkxt3QfiozRQvbHTvZelYM8CU_ahKk71iDnGaPKraVG1q3TbfIq0yKZiZPXtHt1hhwb9uINo8ZC6MDSkgpRZqhkp11ynKM33fPZQXUpGkqEoIINxbnu85Vf7UUKgnvs4B/s320/IMG_0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I purchased a kit to make this quilt. It came with pre-selected fabrics and instructions, but I didn't enjoy some of the chosen fabrics, so I substituted some of them. I learned so much about how to join triangles so that I'd have the necessary 1/4 inch seam allowance to stitch them together.</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I really love this quilt and it is gracing our dining room wall. There's a reflection in the dining room mirror....which only doubles the joy!</span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We'll look upon it with pleasure for many years to come.</span></em></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-17908930480956083152008-11-14T13:28:00.000-08:002008-11-14T13:57:51.195-08:00Nov. 2008 My beautiful Israeli family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYZmqEOyfcv59Io0FnZAGVTbKigh6ab4NMZ_7_TmQbqQrJbDNlKvUklT9SUBOKNaFRq1zY10NZLv8r86x35huFviATvCMxyRNJyK7oRXncpfwk5c9kknPSswSg12PJcFRAKECO2xKxpNw/s1600-h/11-11-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268635687450017010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYZmqEOyfcv59Io0FnZAGVTbKigh6ab4NMZ_7_TmQbqQrJbDNlKvUklT9SUBOKNaFRq1zY10NZLv8r86x35huFviATvCMxyRNJyK7oRXncpfwk5c9kknPSswSg12PJcFRAKECO2xKxpNw/s320/11-11-08.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#990000;"><em>This is the latest pic of Family Fenster in Israel. From left to right, Yosef Chaim is almost 4, Rachel Miriam is almost 2, Mordechai is almost 6 months, and Eric Ivan is, well, forget his age.....He's the papa! The mommy is taking the photo.</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#990000;"><em>Are they gorgeous or what?!?</em></span></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-70525518143789254582008-02-28T15:29:00.000-08:002008-02-28T20:05:26.322-08:00Devon's Quilt posted 2/28/08<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLo5pKWhV_Ps7UKWv73hOfM2pldvhtPwngZg6LGhY3jkNO8nFHYn2OrUlCjhCgnDt19ugim_cHJn1iqT2yTelakdWhXWY1JLx2egZFFqBN3tNPtd3mWNMtUcwt5y4KNtyE4TNshDA6ej1i/s1600-h/Devon's+Quilt+front.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172248279878348770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLo5pKWhV_Ps7UKWv73hOfM2pldvhtPwngZg6LGhY3jkNO8nFHYn2OrUlCjhCgnDt19ugim_cHJn1iqT2yTelakdWhXWY1JLx2egZFFqBN3tNPtd3mWNMtUcwt5y4KNtyE4TNshDA6ej1i/s320/Devon's+Quilt+front.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#660000;">I've finished this quilt for grandson Devon and I think it turned out quite jazzy. I love color and I love quilts that incorporate the color black, so this has it all. I didn't use a pattern - I just decided that each block would be approximately 5" by 5". This is called a scrappy quilt because I used so very many different fabrics.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#660000;">I hope he loves it. My next project is making a Dick and Jane quilt for Courtney, who'll be four in July. This one will follow a pattern and since I've never done that before, I'm a little apprehensive. Making up my own scrappy quilts is easy; I don't know about following a pattern!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#660000;"></span></div>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-45548562002364405452008-02-26T16:52:00.000-08:002008-02-26T16:55:22.312-08:00Tuesday Feb. 26, '08<span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">I haven't blogged in months because I've been too busy quilting and reading and seeing films and visiting my family in Israel and taking care of my health and taking care of Stanley and...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">More to come. I'll post a photo of a quilt I'm finishing for Devon (11-yr-old grandson).</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Ciao for now...</span>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437773992670453740.post-10776932032289869002007-12-04T19:59:00.000-08:002008-02-28T20:09:28.332-08:00Yosef & Rachel, Tues. Dec. 4, '07 entry<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVln3hu2KSqmvBOUwkNDPIPphhs7HomUh7M3dZJfXD4l-awfFOI6Pyg_mcNYindCizpAjiFSADo4gvjuGkKiGYOeugnGPVY5n77GzllYzr1etWkEUG6H4_3B1OjyDmPisyEw6vTDF7GZ1D/s1600-h/Y&R+Aug+07.jpg"><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140334349197664130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVln3hu2KSqmvBOUwkNDPIPphhs7HomUh7M3dZJfXD4l-awfFOI6Pyg_mcNYindCizpAjiFSADo4gvjuGkKiGYOeugnGPVY5n77GzllYzr1etWkEUG6H4_3B1OjyDmPisyEw6vTDF7GZ1D/s320/Y&R+Aug+07.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span><div></div><br /><span style="color:#006600;">These are my darlings Yosef & Rachel who live in Israel and I get to live with them from Dec. 10th thru the 25th on my semi-annual visit to Israel. Yosef will turn 3 - all those beautiful curls will say "bye-bye" - and Rachel will turn 11 months. I'm bringing them quilts and toys and children's CDs with books that go witht hem and lots of other goodies. My new camcorder will let me see them whenever I need a fix back in L.A.</span>Retired and Loving It!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268260611692287007noreply@blogger.com0