tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61268094619248047752024-02-02T08:48:50.676-08:00Ga's HouseGrandma's House -Ga (That's the oldest grandson's lovely name for me) is interested in crafts, sewing, quilting, cross stitch, knitting Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825257012315494167noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6126809461924804775.post-58963821827025298622015-03-12T22:07:00.000-07:002015-03-12T22:07:16.189-07:00Young man's 4th BD3/12 is the birthday of my youngest grandson. At the encouragement of my new friend <a href="http://ipiece2-mary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mary,</a> I made the young man a drawstring bag so he can take some entertainment with him when he goes to his older brother's ballgames and practices.<br />
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Here is the drawstring bag:<br />
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It's a tad difficult to see that the lining is the peapod color of the green cars in the focus fabric.</div>
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Here is the little guy with his new bag, already trying it to see how it just might work.</div>
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Thanks to Mary for her encouragement. As with the wonderful gifted bag I received from Mary, I used twill tape for the drawstrings and it works wonderfully.</div>
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In the fall of 2003, I had an apartment in Oklahoma City where I was working as a contractor. I tested the results of IT (Information Technology - computer) programmer's work. I researched computer issues for the company and wrote reports about the reports of new products and technology and how it might work with their existing products. In other words, I had a stressful job. My daughter had moved to New Mexico to teach and I was still helping her and was paying for her wedding. My son had some addition issues. I had taken some classes in gifted education to try to possibly get a better understanding of my son. Even though the school district never identified him as gifted, many of the professors I had in my masters program told me he was gifted. Somehow in taking the classes this time, I ended up in a doctoral program in gifted education. My class that semester was in Tulsa one night a week. So, I was commuting between Oklahoma City and Tulsa one evening a week plus on the weekend. I was exhausted. My contract and my job with my contact firm abruptly ended the last workday of October. I went to the doctor in November expecting a possible diagnosis of diabetes since it is rampant on both sides of my family. Nope, I can't remember the first part of the appointment. I asked the doctor if he would look at a knot I had on my side. It was right where the breast meets the body. Technicians tell me if it were any farther back, it would be on my back - lol. The doctor said he thought it was scar tissue from a breast reduction. Then the look on his face changed and he immediately said, "I want you to get a mammogram and a biopsy." I knew that I knew that I knew.<br />
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A week later I had the mammogram and biopsy on Friday. Monday morning that doctor called and told me I had breast cancer and what surgeon to see. My life was changing.<br />
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I had hair to my waist. Not realizing that I was going to have alopecia, I went to the salon and had my hair cut short. Later a friend went with me to a a program sponsored by the American Cancer Society - Look Good Feel Better. The program not only gives you free cosmetics based on your skin coloring but also gives you tips on accessories to draw attention away from the fact that you do not have hair. The program recommends looking the best you can which will also help you feel better.<br />
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I had a lumpectomy shortly before Thanksgiving. My brother came from West Virginia and was here with me for a week. My son and brother each were with me for the surgery.<br />
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I had my first chemo treatment between Christmas and New Year's Days. My daughter unexpectedly came home to support me through that. A friend and her husband took me to live with them. They already had her mother. Even though the clinic was only about 3 miles from my house, I was too ill to live alone. I lost 12 pounds with my first chemo treatment. Then when I started radiation, I came home to live since it was every day. They lived over 60 miles away. They owned a small family business and co-pastored a church.<br />
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Also during that first treatment illness, I knew that I was near death one night. My faith saw me through that ordeal.<br />
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In June 2004, I was the person at my daughter's wedding with the least amount of hair. I wanted to just wear a scarf and a hat and she wanted me to wear a wig. Of course, I got a wig. I thought she was going to send me a digital picture that I could post and I haven't received it.<br />
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My oncologist and I knew the stage and never discussed percentages or negatives. We just planned for me to be at my daughter's wedding.<br />
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Six weeks after my breast cancer diagnosis, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. That was a double whammy!<br />
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I went back to work after radiation, married a sweet man who had suffered three strokes. It all became too much. I quit working and eventually quit my doctoral program - two classes and a dissertation short of a PhD. My husband died 17 months ago. I'm involved in two grief programs for widows. Last year for Christmas I knitted twelve dishcloths for the widows in my small widow's group at my church.<br />
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I knew what I wanted to do for my one block that I had purposed to do for this hop. Then one of best friend's sister was diagnosed with lung cancer in October. She died on New Year's Eve. I thought about making my friend who is a quilter, a block of support. She is a perfectionist, as I try to be. Her tastes are very different than mine. So, I thought about making a block for her so she could do with it what she wanted with her initial and her sister's initial. I thought about two blocks - one with each initial. I think she's still in shock and dealing with their 80+ year old mother with whom my friend has definite issues. So, I decided to wait.<br />
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My original plan and still is - make a block for each letter. Make borders that say<br />
FROM A - Z<br />
I SUPPORT THE GALS<br />
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Last month it was announced that our next quilt show - 201, there will be a display of red and white quilts - perfect. My support quilt will be red and white. So, you know why the hanger is not black and everything is red/white. The sashing with either be fabrics from the blocks or RED, RED, RED.<br />
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Now, my block.<br />
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I had lots of fun making this block and don't know why I put off doing it so long and agonizing about my plan(s). I increased the original pattern by 200% and cut the background at 14" x 14" to allow for shrinkage with all the embroidery. I have not embroidered around the bra yet. I plan to machine embroider around them all at once so I only have to set up the machine once for that process. I imagine all of them will be in shade(s) of red. Maybe I should call this quilt 50 Shades of Red.<br />
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Since going into remission, I've had 1/2 a breast reduction (on the non-cancerous side) and another lumpectomy - in the same spot as the first. I still take anti-estrogen oral therapy because I'm high risk for recurrence. I have four wonderful grandchildren that I would not have seen if I had not had the support to fight these challenges. I'm letting my hair grow for my fourth donation to Locks of Love.<br />
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I used my Happy Light - light to treat seasonal affective disorder as my light source for my pictures.<br />
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After wading through my enormous post, please visit the others sharing today. Great thanks for Madame Samm and Pat for the encouragement for me to try a new pattern and have fun. I agree with Pat that we find a cure for cancer in our life time.<br />
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This hop is to support those with any kind of cancer, not just breast cancer. However, I do want to mention that my father-in-law and his only sibling, a brother each had breast cancer. My oncologist told me that does not increase my daughter's risk of having breast cancer. They each died of cancer and not breast cancer.<br />
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I was fortunate to have the support of family, friends, and a spiritual faith to sustain through this challenge. Each person's journey is similar and each person's journey is unique.<br />
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<br />Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825257012315494167noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6126809461924804775.post-31758614161302026032015-01-25T15:07:00.000-08:002015-01-26T09:15:11.690-08:00We Support YouAnother great blog hop is on the horizon.<br />
Cheerleader <a href="http://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pat</a> and <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com/" target="_blank">Madame Samm</a> have teamed up to bring you a wonderful hop of encouragement.<br />
Here's a sneak peek!<br />
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Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825257012315494167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6126809461924804775.post-9724403398671000702015-01-18T21:23:00.000-08:002015-01-19T05:10:45.086-08:00Tammy 4 All SeasonsAll I have been able to accomplish for this hop is due to the incredible patience of <a href="http://ipiece2-mary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mary</a> and <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com/" target="_blank">Madame Samm</a>. The creativity of Brooke and Corri sure challenged me.<br />
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Now to what I did accomplish - TA DA!<br />
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This is my Tammy bag - almost finished. It's on my ironing board along with the start of my Spring pinny. That's a tiny red gingham that will be my gathered edge on the pinny. I say my Tammy bag is almost finished because I know I have the coveted Presencia thread finca pearle #8 and I cannot locate it. So I attached the handle to the front the best I could and still maintaining some decorum with broken threads. I decided when the project was no longer fun, it was time to stop as the witching hour for posting was nearing and quit for the night and share what I have.<br />
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I used to cross stitch and loved it. I hadn't pick up the hobby in several years and knew something was wrong when I could not only see to thread the needle but also I had no clue where the holes in the cloth were. So in November 2013 I had surgery on both my eyes to help with double vision. This is my first project since that surgery. I first started on the adorable Spring dress on 28 count over 2 and got lost. So, I opted for colors that were easier to see on a light background (and NOT black background) and started over. I now have prisms in both lens and still have to move my head to focus properly. I got a magnifier that you rest on your chest to help see. Mine worked great as long as I don't move. I don't know about you - but my chest moves when I breath and certainly when I move my head to focus.<br />
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The red fabric is the outside of my bag and the light aquaish blue is my lining. I back stitched around all my items - just a habit. I had never used beads with stitches in cross stitch. I had done a pattern of all beads. I attached my beads with X to make me feel more secure. I even put a bead in the middle f my sunglasses. I adore the beads on the bathing cap - I remember those well. Oh, the days of swimming classes in college with waist length hair!<br />
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I will admit that I used no hoop for the first time when Ii cross stitched this.<br />
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Now I want to make a "Jaxon bag" for my three year old to carry his cars and trucks to big brother's games. I think a boy print would make a cute bag for him for his treasures and the pockets would help keep him busy. Maybe he'll get a Jaxon bag for his birthday in March.<br />
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Madame Samm showed some of the tools she uses in some of her projects. She showed what I think is a beautiful seam ripper. Yep, that's my brother who makes them. I loaned mine to one of my guild members for a potential opportunity and I can hardly wait for it to come home. I have had fun, fun, fun preparing for today.<br />
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Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825257012315494167noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6126809461924804775.post-48201821811694311872015-01-04T20:54:00.001-08:002015-01-11T16:08:45.052-08:00Tammy 4 All Seasons Blog HopHappy New Year!<br />
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I am taking a new step for me this year and participating in a blog hop. Each participant is cross stitching a design and then making a Tammy Bag (design of AppleHeart and available <a href="http://www.connectingthreads.com/Patterns/The_Tammy_Bag_Pattern_Download__D11228D.HTML" target="_blank">Connecting Threads</a>. Additionally, each person will be making a pinny for the bag. Our efforts will be shared January 9 through January 20. Please visit and enjoy!<br />
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Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825257012315494167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6126809461924804775.post-91798243569640970142013-04-29T14:22:00.002-07:002013-04-29T14:22:17.340-07:00What's all the fuss?What are my kitties checking out?<br />
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Wait, what is that among my Liriope?</div>
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Is it a cake on my doorstep?</div>
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It's a mockup of my pom pom American flag.</div>
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I had hoped to participate in a blog hop celebrating pom poms. Things happen and that did not come to fruition. I had planned to make an American flag before, I think, any of us had an idea of the terror to occur in Boston. Then, I kept hearing on our local news of the anniversary of the bombing of the Murrow Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Living in the Tulsa area, only 2 short hours from OKC, I remember going to visit the site shortly after the bombing. I have been to the incredible memorial and attended a damaged (and now repaired) church across the street from the site, while I was working in the City. Then the local news continued with the tragedies to strike our area. April 24, 2008 a tornado struck Catoosa (basically east Tulsa), killing 7 people. We are fast approaching the first anniversary of the devasting tornado in Joplin, MO which is only about a 4 hour drive. The blog hop has very creative ladies from around the globe. I am absolutely amazed at their creativity, accomplishments, and dedication to their crafts. So, the fuss is all about resiliency and those who selflessly help each other on a day to day basis.</div>
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When I found the picture, I found a blog post. I left a message for the owner as to the name of the pattern. She was very kind to tell me the name of the pattern; she had taken a class; and a link to where I could purchase the pattern. I've had a couple of communications with her and learned that she is using many polka dots in her quilt. So, late last week I sent her a care package of a few BRIGHT polkda dots.<br />
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The post-it note on the pink lets my new friend know that I made a tote bag for one of my daughter's new SIL's when she got married. This SIL was a hairdresser at the time. Then at 45 she suffered more than one stroke and was near death. The doctors thought she might be able to return to work, but that has not been possible. The big yellow dot has a note also. It was backing for a quilt that I made for one of my grandboys.</div>
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The fabric on the keft was used this past week to make a mini tote for my 3 year old great niece.</div>
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The pink/purple fabrics were purchased in Paducah. My friend Kathi and I decided at the eleventh hour to go to Paducah year before last. We literally decided and called and got a hotel about 60 miles away in TN and we jumped in the car for a day trip to the hotel. Yep, there are some white polka dots in the aqua fabric. I started a quilt and soon found that polka dots and solids weren't doing it for me. I needed to spice up my choice of polka dot fabrics - not just dots.</div>
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I adore the red/off white fabric. The red has a scallop design, making it dainty. The white with red and navy was used for the lining of the mini tote. That stuff on the right is the towel the fabrics were lying on and my concrete porch. Hopefully, my pics will improve.</div>
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These are a <strike>couple</strike> three of a favorite Christmas fabrics. That's another collection in my stash. A friend dropped a hint that she wanted a king Christmas quilt. I started collecting fabric and working on small blocks with the intent of each block having a different print with the same solid in each block. I may not make that goal. Shortly after she dropped the hint, she said she had an 89 year old friend of hers make her a Christmas quilt. So, I stopped on the quilt and not the collecting. It may be finished some day and on my queen bed.</div>
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And now for the finish. The yellow is a delicate yellow (yellow is scarce in the stash). There is a small blue dot. On the right is another Christmas print. These are just some of the polka dots that I considered BRIGHT and I hope my new friend is blessed and can help someone else. I have found that sometimes it is as economical to buy 1 yard as other amounts. So, I am glad that I have a new friend and hopefully my pattern will arrive in time for me to get some blocks cut for hand piecing before I visit grandboys.</div>
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<br />Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825257012315494167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6126809461924804775.post-73061960587690116372013-04-29T13:14:00.002-07:002013-04-29T20:46:15.167-07:00What I've been doing ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKfhEQxLaS0wkym2CKhZ-YXI8Vszut9LqbLhEbqxR8OwpWW9FJj2whtj544ZaXDQQakaxEWgnwwYgyZRopbhGPhnlu6xdO_sI2F8tI9-1HSnOg1WHMPpI9T4SOIhBU4SYfaeYORk85CeK/s1600/Personal+pics+014.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKfhEQxLaS0wkym2CKhZ-YXI8Vszut9LqbLhEbqxR8OwpWW9FJj2whtj544ZaXDQQakaxEWgnwwYgyZRopbhGPhnlu6xdO_sI2F8tI9-1HSnOg1WHMPpI9T4SOIhBU4SYfaeYORk85CeK/s320/Personal+pics+014.JPG" /></a>My brother and sister-in-law were blessed with twin grandchildren in September 2012. No, they are not identical twins. Actually they have quite different plumbing. I decided I wanted to make a quilt for each of the twins. I picked some gender neutral fabric and it quickly arrived at my home from <a href="http://fabricworm.com/">fabricworm.com</a> . This is a Tim and Beck line available at the time.<br />
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I added one print with a bee from a Winnie the Pooh line that I found at Hobby Lobby. I just liked the yellow print. The white sashing and backing are Kona Cotton - some variety of white. I hope the bright colors and the same fabrics being used in each quilt is a hit. My brother told me that my niece does not like pink. My nephew and niece's older daughter has never had much, if any, pink.<br />
I own half a long arm and have never used it much. It lives 60 miles from me and by the time I make the trip there... So, I decided to hand quilt the baby quilts. Yes, hand quilt. (My first thought was to make needle turn Sunbonnet Sue and Sam quilts - that's not happening for babies!) So, I started and eventually got the quilting finished. I showed the quilted, not bound, quilts at guild Show and Tell and had all intentions of getting them in the mail before the next guild meetings. I've lost count of how many monthly guild meetings have come and gone since then.<br />
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I finally did bind each quilt. You can see the stip in the picture above. It resembles the lined paper I had when I learned penmanship.<br />
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Then I decided the twins' older sister who turned 3 this March needed to have a surprise in the box for her. I decided to make her a little bag. I had planned to embroider something on the front. Then, one idea lead to another. When I was cutting fabric to sandwich for a machine quilting class this past Friday, I cut the fabrics for sister Ilona's bag. I sewed the bag together in approxiately 1 1/2 hours this morning AND I am not a morning person.<br />
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The bow started out as an "I." In my great wisdom and the fabric face down, I decided which was the top, etc. Once you put the outside pieces right sides together, you don't see them until the bag is almost complete. So, when I turned the bag right side out and saw what looked like a dog bone, my heart sank. My perfectionism was out of control. Then I thought - this is for a 3 year old and meant to be well used. So, I studied it and decided to put a button on the bow. The bow is black and white gingham, so I found a red button and white button in my stash and EOS (end of story!)</div>
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Now, the FABRIC (that's what I always declare being in the box) is on its way from Oklahoma to Maryland.</div>
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Oh, yeah! More pics follow - backs and labels. Baby Elias' label has red and blue stitching around it - both my nephew's grandfathers (my dad and my SIL's dad served in WWII). The label mentions that. Also the meaning of Elias is included on the label. Baby Elina's quilt has a scant few daisies embroidered on the label. One of her names is Lynn, my SIL, her paternal grandmother. One of my earliest memories of SIL Lynn is her love of daisies. The meaning of Elina is also on her label. Along with some sappy rambling about who made it, where, machine pieced, and hand quilted, and commeration.</div>
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The twins' quilts on my neighbor's fence</div>
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Elias' label with red/blue running stitches</div>
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The quilts on my front fence (soupy yard)</div>
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A front and a back of quilts (and back of neighbor's house)</div>
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I definitely need to give some credit for the free patterns:</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/Michael%20Miller%20Fabrics'%20Citron-Gray%20Nursery:%20Patchwork%20Baby%20Quilt%20with%20Monogram">Michael Miller Fabrics' Citron-Gray Nursery: Patchwork Baby Quilt with Monogram</a></div>
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I hunted for the Citron gray fabrics and could not locate enough to make the quilts. I also did not do an initial block as Mom and Dad were not sharing names or initals prior to the birth. I could have put a "C" for their last name, but I decided against it. (I have some Amy Butler prints in my stash for a queen size quilt from this pattern. Yep, I plan to put a stripe of one of the fabrics down the back. I'm thinking of using aqua for my solid with it.)</div>
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To get the pattern for the mini tote (including the alphabet - it's all one PDF!):</div>
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<a href="http://schoolhousepatterns.wordpress.com/free-patterns/the-mini-tote/">http://schoolhousepatterns.wordpress.com/free-patterns/the-mini-tote/</a> </div>
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I hope that I have properly credited each and every individual who has very graciously given freely of his/her talent and enabled me to make these quilts.</div>
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