tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post8539370273222654052..comments2024-03-28T11:18:06.653-05:00Comments on Exuberant Color : from 1996...........Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064308660138307797noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-27986201338083590122018-02-07T03:10:16.396-06:002018-02-07T03:10:16.396-06:00That is a very old UFO! I have quite a few Works ...That is a very old UFO! I have quite a few Works in Progress lying around, and I always say that I WILL eventually finish every single one of them. I sure hope, though, that I will not let any of them get anywhere near 20 years old! I’m pretty sure my oldest is around 12, so I better think about getting back to it - it hasn’t been anywhere near my radar screen until this very moment! - if I don’t want to eat my words!<br />It sure is hard when there are so many new projects I’d so much rather start, though! Good for you for tackling this oldie! You’ll probably finish it in no time!Charlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654576015036728600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-15614042888180620072018-02-06T22:08:47.239-06:002018-02-06T22:08:47.239-06:00I loved that umbrella fabric in your piece--I had ...I loved that umbrella fabric in your piece--I had some of that too, and it still shows up in the scraps now and then.Lynn Dykstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185459238070654005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-20724311209525075912018-02-06T16:13:42.445-06:002018-02-06T16:13:42.445-06:00I have a quilt top that goes back to January 1996 ...I have a quilt top that goes back to January 1996 - so I'm glad(?) to see that I'm not the only one with projects that old - ;))A Left-Handed Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145550105234839991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-79032685114437259732018-02-06T14:08:28.582-06:002018-02-06T14:08:28.582-06:00Funny you should mention Mary Ellen Hopkins. When...Funny you should mention Mary Ellen Hopkins. When I first started quilting in the 90's I worked down the street from her shop "Crazy Ladies" in Santa Monica. The fabric there was so different from any I had seen before. Several years after that she spoke to my guild and was unbelievably funny. When she died I was saddened to see so little mention of it. It's good to see that her memory lives on. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791722965127101432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-43484317700051520152018-02-06T12:47:53.363-06:002018-02-06T12:47:53.363-06:00What a memory you have ! And for that matter alwa...What a memory you have ! And for that matter always have had. I remember you helping me out with a machine I bought from you many, many years ago that I could not remember what to do... So I called you and without hesitation you set me straight. (*._.*)<br /><br />What fun it is to discover a piece started from years ago and your fabrics are timeless. And OMG... your white cactus blossom is so elegant !<br /><br />JJMJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989370378727211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-37270903697170102752018-02-06T09:58:26.883-06:002018-02-06T09:58:26.883-06:00How lucky for you that the additional fabric was s...How lucky for you that the additional fabric was still in the bin. Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-77082362530891528322018-02-06T09:21:12.160-06:002018-02-06T09:21:12.160-06:00It will be nice to finish your "old treasure&...It will be nice to finish your "old treasure", the fabrics look lovely!<br />xxRadkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407639057505104281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-55687591128958681882018-02-06T08:50:19.694-06:002018-02-06T08:50:19.694-06:00I am not familiar with Mary Ellen's quilts or ...I am not familiar with Mary Ellen's quilts or books. I went back to school in 1996 for teacher certification, got it 2 years later, worked full time teaching, got my masters and had teenagers. I sort of missed anything else going on. I stopped quilting in 1990 and did not pick it up again until 2010. Would love to see the whole quilt, I could not find an example of it online. Linda Swanekamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-32920425021056884452018-02-06T07:05:40.510-06:002018-02-06T07:05:40.510-06:00That is good you are passing on storage bins rathe...That is good you are passing on storage bins rather than your granddaughter buying some. I made myself a promise years ago, which I have kept, that if I need a storage bin I need to empty one I already have and not buy any more! <br /><br />I know it will feel good to get another found WIP made into a top!patty a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-18195379770161759152018-02-06T06:45:31.006-06:002018-02-06T06:45:31.006-06:00Ah, so I am not the only one with projects that go...Ah, so I am not the only one with projects that go back "a few years." Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-29084680094470487892018-02-06T06:45:00.181-06:002018-02-06T06:45:00.181-06:00The white cactus is so pretty. What kind of pottin...The white cactus is so pretty. What kind of potting soil do you use? <br /><br />I'll look forward to seeing the MEH quilt sewn up. Like Debbie, I will be taking a look through that book again. Somewhere, I have directions for a freebie, using two sizes of 4-patches. Her designs are always in style.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296842000809821362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-20224630097164955972018-02-06T06:05:36.653-06:002018-02-06T06:05:36.653-06:00This old project looks interesting! I always love...This old project looks interesting! I always loved Mary Ellen's projects. I might need to dig around and see if I still have that book:)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468608812169214999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-61299710534422694082018-02-06T06:01:36.286-06:002018-02-06T06:01:36.286-06:00Your Cactus plants have been such vibrant colours;...Your Cactus plants have been such vibrant colours; never seen mine looking so good as yours. Also I've never put them outside before as I've always thought of them as an inside plant. Your Amaryllis last week was also really beautiful. I'm no good with 'tropical' style plants as my house is too cold. I was looking at your butterfly blocks and I preferred them with the colours in the corners haha, but maybe they wouldn't have looked right when they are all sewn together :)Lesley Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391675183992422658noreply@blogger.com