October 11, 2012
October 7, 2012
Webshots Being Replaced with SMILE
Webshots is going away as a free subscription to be replaced by SMILE. SMILE is going to be subscription service only. I don't mind paying but $30 a yr is twice what Webshots charged. If you have photos you wish to keep from free Webshots you need to move your photos.
There are a number of free picture hosting sites. You can request zip file(s) of all your precious memories.
http://smile.webshots.com/landing
Also webshots blog for the breaking news
http://blog.webshots.com/
Gotta run ... have to d/l my 17,000 photos and 500 videos. I know I have originals somewhere but this is just in case. What a BUMMER!!!!
June 7, 2012
New "legal" driver on the highways .......
LOOK OUT everyone .... a new driver on the road, The Princess has her permit.
Guess we better start looking for the perfect car .... we have a year to find it.
Guess we better start looking for the perfect car .... we have a year to find it.
May 20, 2012
April 6, 2012
8th Annual Blennerhassett Quilt Show
The eighth annual Mid-Ohio Valley Heritage Quilt Show, sponsored by the Friends of Blennerhassett.
Area quilters exhibited their quilts, quilted wall hangings and quilted wearable fashions. Quilt categories for entries include: bed quilts (hand and machine); wall quilts; crib quilts; duet quilts; group quilts; antique (pre-1950) quilts; quilted fashions; and other.
Awards were given for Best of Show for hand-quilted and machine-quilted, People's Choice and Superintendent's Choice.
Approximately 80 pieces were displayed in the quilt show, organizers said.
This is the third year Parkersburg resident Brenda Wentzel displayed her sewing machine collection at the Blennerhassett Museum as part of the quilt show. Wentzel has been collecting sewing machines for about 15 years, including items from the late 1800s up through the 1970s, with a wide range of toys and actual sewing machines.
2012 MarBlennyShow
Area quilters exhibited their quilts, quilted wall hangings and quilted wearable fashions. Quilt categories for entries include: bed quilts (hand and machine); wall quilts; crib quilts; duet quilts; group quilts; antique (pre-1950) quilts; quilted fashions; and other.
Awards were given for Best of Show for hand-quilted and machine-quilted, People's Choice and Superintendent's Choice.
Approximately 80 pieces were displayed in the quilt show, organizers said.
This is the third year Parkersburg resident Brenda Wentzel displayed her sewing machine collection at the Blennerhassett Museum as part of the quilt show. Wentzel has been collecting sewing machines for about 15 years, including items from the late 1800s up through the 1970s, with a wide range of toys and actual sewing machines.
2012 MarBlennyShow
February 28, 2012
2012 North Bend Strippers Quilt Retreat
Slide Show of 99.9% of the quilts from our week long Quilt Retreat at North Bend State Park. Sorry a few are blurred, people moved too fast. ENJOY
2012MineFeb NorthBend
(click on photo to view quilt of your choice)
January 2, 2012
January 1, 2012
December 31, 2011
December 25, 2011
December 24, 2011
October 2, 2011
Return
I'll be back to blogging soon. So much has changed with blogger .... hope I can figure it out.
Cousins "O" (14mo) and "D" (5mo).
Cousins "O" (14mo) and "D" (5mo).
June 3, 2011
Seaport Harbor Quilt (HST)
I've entered The Quilting Gallery's triangle quilt contest. Yep you got it ... I'd love for you to vote for ME. Go HERE to vote.
I made the full size quilt (90x90) for our DD#2 and new SIL for their guest room. SIL, Greg, is a collector of lighthouses. I quilted in sea shells and water for motion.
Backing
Instead of making shams I made 2 sets of pillowcases which are reversible. The three (3) below plus a set which match the backing.
To complete the look I made a valance from the backing fabric to finish the room.
Thanks for looking and thanks to all who vote for me.
I made the full size quilt (90x90) for our DD#2 and new SIL for their guest room. SIL, Greg, is a collector of lighthouses. I quilted in sea shells and water for motion.
Backing
Instead of making shams I made 2 sets of pillowcases which are reversible. The three (3) below plus a set which match the backing.
To complete the look I made a valance from the backing fabric to finish the room.
Thanks for looking and thanks to all who vote for me.
May 30, 2011
May 27, 2011
Someone is 14
How time flies .... 14 already
Our PRINCESS
Our PRINCESS
Fun Trip ... WOW seeing GLEE
What's left of the ice cream cake .... yummy
April 29, 2011
I'm Growing Big
I'm 9 1/2 months old, 18lb 12oz, 26 3/4 inches long .... I'm growing big.
Princess "O"
April 25, 2011
Quilts off to Japan
Several weeks ago I posted about Quilters Newsletter collecting Quilts for Japan. I had several kiddie quilts made up for emergency. I selected 7 quilts and sent them off.
Quilts have started to arrive by the boxes and boxes. I hope that my small contribution made it to Quilters Newsletter offices in Colorado.
Quilts have started to arrive by the boxes and boxes. I hope that my small contribution made it to Quilters Newsletter offices in Colorado.
April 24, 2011
March 20, 2011
Quilters Newsletter and Quilts for Japan
Way way back in the mid 1960’s I lived in Japan. In fact, I graduated from Nile C. Kinnick High School along with 42 other military brats. And long before the 1960’s I lived in Hawaii several times. Gosh both living experiences were miles apart. So … if you can the Japanese people need our help.
Quilters Newsletter has long enjoyed a friendship with Patchwork Tsushin, a leading Japanese quilt magazine. So when Editor in Chief Naomi Ichikawa emailed to say her magazine is collecting comfort quilts for those impacted by the recent earthquake in Japan, we wanted to join the effort. QN will gather quilts from U.S. quiltmakers then forward them to Naomi and her staff, who will deliver them to those in need. (If you live outside the United States, email me as indicated below, and I will provide information on how you can send quilts directly to Naomi.)
Here’s how you can be part of this important worldwide response:
• Send quilts of any size from baby to adult to:
Dana Jones
Quilters Newsletter
741 Corporate Circle, Suite A
Golden, CO 80401
• Mark your box: “Quilts for Japan.” (see note below)
• Send quilts as soon as possible and no later than April 30, 2011.
• Enclose your name, address, phone number, and email address with the quilts.
If you have questions, please email Dana Jones at djones@creativecraftsgroup.com
NOTE:
From QN comments section:Dana Jones { 03.19.11 at 1:03 pm }
I emailed with Naomi Ichikawa today. She has asked that if you are sending quilts directly to Japan, that you do not send them until May 1 at the earliest. Please watch this blog for regular updates on this time frame as things are changing daily in Japan.
If you are sending quilts to Quilters Newsletter and do not want to write “Quilts for Japan” on the box, please enclose a note that says this. We receive many quilts in our offices and will only send quilts to Japan that we know are intended for Japan.
Please send only new quilts.
I am amazed but not surprised at the compassionate response to this call for quilts. In just 24 hours, we at QN have heard from quilters in the United States, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Italy. We are truly an international community!
Thanks,
Dana Jones, QN managing editor
March 17, 2011
"Her" Pot of Gold
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