tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65110521793222893232024-03-13T16:05:47.095-06:00Starwood QuilterStarwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.comBlogger651125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-59352913494751699662014-05-27T20:36:00.000-06:002018-09-04T16:40:33.320-06:00School Girl's Puzzle Quilt Block and the Evolution of Sarah Prine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br />Our book to read and discuss during May 2014 is THESE IS MY WORDS: THE DIARY OF SARAH AGNES PRINE by Nancy E. Turner. It's historical fiction, but the author based the book on the life of her great-grandmother.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Hopefully, you have had time to complete the book by now. I'd love to hear your thoughts on one or both of the following questions.</span></span><br />
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Sarah's evolution from a young, unschooled girl with rough, homespun grammar to
a polished and literate writer. Where in her diary writings do you begin to
notice the change?</b></span></span><br />
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is relentless in her quest to educate herself. Why do you think this is so? How
does it change her relationships with her family and friends?</b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="EN"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/mexican-star-quilt-block-and-settling.html">Mexican Star Quilt Block and Settling in Arizona Territory</a>.</i></span></span></div>
Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-51300676535093356992014-05-15T17:34:00.000-06:002014-09-07T20:27:54.085-06:00Mexican Star Quilt Block and Settling in Arizona Territory<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. It is never too late to join and begin reading and sewing along with us.<br /><br />Our book to read and discuss during May 2014 is THESE IS MY WORDS: THE DIARY OF SARAH AGNES PRINE by Nancy E. Turner. It's historical fiction, but the author based the book on the life of her great-grandmother. Get the book from your local library or bookstore and join us! It's also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/These-Words-P-S-Nancy-Turner-ebook/dp/B0015DPXH6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1398994191" style="color: #7c80a1; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #235fa3;">Kindle right here.</span></a> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">In the book, the family settles in Arizona Territory. If you'd like to make a quilt block to represent this, here are several ideas for you to check out. Click on each quilt block name to go to the free pattern:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BlazedTrailBlock.html">Blazed Trail Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/C/Chimneys&CornerstonesBlock.html">Chimn</a></span><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/C/Chimneys&CornerstonesBlock.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">eys and Cornerstones Quilt Block</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/H/HearthandHomeBlock.html">Hearth and Home Quilt Block</a> shown below</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quiltinaday.com/imgs/facebook/march/MexicanStar.pdf">Mexican Star Quilt Block</a> shown above</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/P/PracticalOrchardBlock.html">Practical Orchard Quilt Block</a> shown below</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>How many times have you moved in your lifetime? It could be across town or across the ocean! Inquiring minds want to know!</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><i>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/may-redwork-snowman-and-may-snow.html">May Redwork Snowman and May Snow</a>.</i></span></div>
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-82879443985867145532014-05-13T21:07:00.003-06:002014-09-07T20:28:36.049-06:00May Redwork Snowman and May Snow!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-redwork-snowmen-calendar-quilt-two.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Click here to view two completed Redwork Snowmen Calendar Quilts.</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>There is but one May in the year,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Yet, though it be the chilliest May</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> With least of sun, and most of showers,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a foot of snow and a delayed start to school yesterday! A crazy May!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What has your May weather been like so far? Snow? Rain? Flooding? Tornadoes? Windy? Hot and dry? Balmy and pleasant? Inquiring minds want to know!</span></b></div>
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<em style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post</em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/traveling-by-wagon-train-in-these-is-my.html">Traveling by Wagon Train in These Is My Words</a>. </span></div>
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-71581019116319764912014-05-12T21:16:00.002-06:002014-09-07T20:28:58.126-06:00Traveling by Wagon Train in These Is My Words<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. It is never too late to join and begin reading and sewing along with us.<br /><br />Our book to read and discuss during May 2014 is THESE IS MY WORDS: THE DIARY OF SARAH AGNES PRINE by Nancy E. Turner. It's historical fiction, but the author based the book on the life of her great-grandmother. Get the book from your local library or bookstore and join us! It's also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/These-Words-P-S-Nancy-Turner-ebook/dp/B0015DPXH6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1398994191" style="color: #7c80a1; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #235fa3;">Kindle right here.</span></a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">If you'd like to make a quilt block to represent traveling to Texas and back by wagon train, here are many ideas for you to check out. Click on each quilt block name to go to the free pattern:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BlazingArrowsBlock.html">Blazing Arrows Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BrokenArrowsBlock.html">Broken Arrows Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BrokenWheelBlock.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Broken Wheel Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BrokenWheelVariationBlock.html">Broken Wheel Variation Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/I/IndianDesignBlock.html">Indian Design Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/I/IndianHatchetBlock.html">Indian Hatchet Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/I/IndianStarBlock.html">Indian Star Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/I/IndianTrailsBlock.html">Indian Trails Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/Q/Quills&ArrowsBlock.html">Quills and Arrows Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/W/WagonTracksBlock.html">Wagon Tracks Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What modes of transportation have you used - walking, horseback, bicycle, motorcycle, car, bus, train, plane, covered wagon? Inquiring minds want to know! </b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><i>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/wedding-rings-quilt-block-and-sarah.html">Wedding Rings Quilt Block and Sarah Agnes Prine</a>.</i></span></div>
Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-37590321929167773582014-05-08T13:19:00.000-06:002014-09-07T20:29:22.101-06:00Wedding Rings Quilt Block and Sarah Agnes Prine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. It is never too late to join and begin reading and sewing along with us. <br /><br />Our book to read and discuss during May 2014 is THESE IS MY WORDS: THE DIARY OF SARAH AGNES PRINE by Nancy E. Turner. It's historical fiction, but the author based the book on the life of her great-grandmother. Get the book from your local library or bookstore and join us! It's also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/These-Words-P-S-Nancy-Turner-ebook/dp/B0015DPXH6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1398994191" style="color: #7c80a1; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #235fa3;">Kindle right here.</span></a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you'd like to create a block to represent Sarah Agnes Prine, the main character in the book, check out: </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SarahsChoiceBlock.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Sarah's Choice Quilt Block</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/W/WeddingRings2Block.html">Wedding Rings Quilt Block</a> shown above</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you'd like to create a block to represent Captain Jack, check out these two patterns: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/J/JacksDiamondsBlock.html">Jack's Diamonds Quilt Block</a> or</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/T/TheHouseThatJackBuiltBlock.html">The House That Jack Built</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What three words would you use to describe a pioneer? Inquiring minds want to know!</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color: black;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/sun-rays-quilt-block-and-setting-of.html">Sun Rays Quilt Block and the Setting of Arizona Territory in These Is My Words</a>.</em></span></span></div>
Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-4242056589098980942014-05-07T19:00:00.003-06:002014-09-07T20:29:50.941-06:00Sun Rays Quilt Block and the Setting of Arizona Territory in These Is My Words, Part II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. It is never too late to join and begin reading and sewing along with us. <br /><br />Our book to read and discuss during May 2014 is THESE IS MY WORDS: THE DIARY OF SARAH AGNES PRINE by Nancy E. Turner. It's historical fiction, but the author based the book on the life of her great-grandmother. Get the book from your local library or bookstore and join us! It's also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/These-Words-P-S-Nancy-Turner-ebook/dp/B0015DPXH6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1398994191" style="color: #7c80a1; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #235fa3;">Kindle right here.</span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The setting of this book is the Arizona Territory from 1881-1901. If you'd like to make a block to represent this setting, in my previous post there are <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/cowboy-boot-quilt-block-and-setting-of.html">links to several free patterns right here.</a> But I have even more links today. You could make an entire Arizona sampler quilt if you wanted to!<a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DesertCorsageBlock.html">Desert Corsage Quilt Block</a></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DesertFlowerBlock.html" style="line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Desert Flower Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/P/PricklyPearBlock.html">Prickly Pear Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SageBudBlock.html">Sage Bud Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.equilters.com/library/PFP/bl0knick-cactus.htm"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saguaro Cactus Paper-Pieced Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SummersSunBlock.html">Summer's Sun Quilt Block</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/crafts/quilting/blocks/sun-rays-quilt-block.htm"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sun Rays Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><b>When you think of Arizona, what three words come to mind? Inquiring minds want to know!</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong></strong></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><span style="color: black;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/cowboy-boot-quilt-block-and-setting-of.html">Cowboy Boot Quilt Block and the Setting of These Is My Words</a>.</em></span></span></span></div>
Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-8007080147803754542014-05-06T23:00:00.003-06:002014-09-07T20:30:16.270-06:00Cowboy Boot Quilt Block and the Setting of These Is My Words<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.<br /><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. It is never too late to join and begin reading and sewing along with us. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our book to read and discuss during May 2014 is THESE IS MY WORDS: THE DIARY OF SARAH AGNES PRINE by Nancy E. Turner. It's historical fiction, but the author based the book on the life of her great-grandmother. Get the book from your local library or bookstore and join us! It's also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/These-Words-P-S-Nancy-Turner-ebook/dp/B0015DPXH6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1398994191"><span style="color: #235fa3;">Kindle right here.</span></a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The setting of this book is the Arizona Territory from 1881-1901. If you'd like to create a block that represents this book's setting, here are some wonderful ideas to get you started. By clicking on the title of each block, you will be directed to the free pattern.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/A/ArizonaBlock.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arizona Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/A/Arizona2Block.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arizona #2 Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.how-to-quilt.com/patterns/Arizona_s_Cactus_Flower_Pattern.pdf"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arizona's Cactus Flower Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CactusFlowerBlock.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cactus Flower Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CactusStarBlock.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cactus Star Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.equilters.com/library/blocks/shoes/cowboyboot-lg.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cowboy Boot Quilt Block (Paper Pieced)</span></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">shown above</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/S/StateofArizonaBlock.html">State of Arizona Quilt Block</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Have you ever been to Arizona or lived there? Inquiring minds want to know!</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/waste-not-quilt-block-and-theme-of.html">Waste Not Quilt Block and the Theme of Survival as a Pioneer</a>.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-33300922287277055602014-05-05T21:14:00.000-06:002014-09-07T20:30:49.224-06:00Waste Not Quilt Block and the Theme of Survival as a Pioneer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.<br /><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. It is never too late to join and begin reading and sewing along with us. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our book to read and discuss during May 2014 is THESE IS MY WORDS: THE DIARY OF SARAH AGNES PRINE by Nancy E. Turner. It's historical fiction set in the Arizona Territory from 1881-1901. The author based the book on the life of her great-grandmother. Get the book from your local library or bookstore and join us! It's also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/These-Words-P-S-Nancy-Turner-ebook/dp/B0015DPXH6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1398994191"><span style="color: #235fa3;">Kindle right here.</span></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you would like to make a quilt block to represent the book's theme of survival as a pioneer, here are three ideas to get you started. Clicking on each quilt block'</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">s name will lead you to the free pattern. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/H/HardTimesBlock.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hard Times Quilt Block</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SunlightandShadowsBlock.html">Sunlight and Shadows Quilt Block</a> shown below</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/W/WasteNotBlock.html">Waste Not Quilt Block</a> shown above</o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Do you have any pioneers in your family's past? Inquiring minds want to know! </strong></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/christian-cross-quilt-block-and-song.html">Christian Cross Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday</a>.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-4411377602715991722014-05-04T16:26:00.000-06:002018-08-12T16:12:47.409-06:00Christian Cross Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2013/03/christian-cross-quilt-block.html"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Christian Cross Quilt Block Pattern Instructions</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><strong>The Old Rugged Cross</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>The emblem of suffering and shame.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>And I love that old cross where the dearest and best,</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>For a world of lost sinners was slain.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>Refrain:</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>Till my trophies at last I lay down;</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>I will cling to the old rugged cross,</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>And exchange it some day for a crown.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>Has a wondrous attraction for me;</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>For the dear Lamb of God left his glory above</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>To bear it to dark Calvary.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>Its shame and reproach gladly bear;</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>Then He'll call me someday to my home far away,</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><strong>Where His glory forever I'll share.</strong></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12pt;">You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/railroad-crossing-quilt-block-and-train.html"><span style="color: blue;">Railroad
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">OUT in the dark the train passes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And the whistle calls to the child,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Desolate, piercing, wild,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From the track in the meadow-grasses . . .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Far, far away," it screams,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Far, far away,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Out in the distance are dreams</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dreams you shall follow some day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Far through the endless wild . . .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Distance . . . dreams . . ."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Backward the faint call streams:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Far in the dark the train passes,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And the whistle calls to the child.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did you know that trains have their own whistle language? Here's what each whistle pattern means:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two Longs: Release brakes. Proceed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One Short: Apply brakes. Stop.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two Longs, One Short: Approaching meeting points or waiting points of trains. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One Long: Approaching station.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two Longs, One Short, One Long: Approaching public grade crossing. Used as an alarm for people or livestock on the track.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three Shorts: When train is standing, back up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two Shorts: Answer to any signal not otherwise provided for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Can you hear train whistles where you live? Inquiring minds want to know!</b></span><br />
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-72824958334440582002014-05-02T07:56:00.000-06:002014-09-07T20:32:43.600-06:00Quilters' Book Club Selection for May and Three Winners!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.<br /><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. It is never too late to join and begin reading and sewing along with us. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our book to read and discuss during May 2014 is THESE IS MY WORDS: THE DIARY OF SARAH AGNES PRINE by Nancy E. Turner. It's historical fiction set in the Arizona Territory from 1881-1901. The author based the book on the life of her great-grandmother. Get the book from your local library or bookstore and join us! It's also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/These-Words-P-S-Nancy-Turner-ebook/dp/B0015DPXH6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1398994191">Kindle right here.</a> </span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"This novel in diary format parallels the early history of the Arizona Territories as Sarah and her family travel from the New Mexico Territory and settle down to carve out a new life on a ranch near Tucson in the 1880s. Sarah's diary, based on the author's family memoirs, is a heartwarming and heartbreaking fictional account of a vibrant and gifted young woman. Sarah starts out as an illiterate, fiery 17 year old. Eventually, her writing becomes as smooth and polished as Sarah herself as she becomes a tenacious, literate, and loving wife and mother. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Life in the new country brings the constant fear of Indian raids and the threat and reality of floods, fire, and rattlesnakes. Sarah centers her world around her home and family but maintains an independent spirit that keeps her whole and alive throughout her many trials and heartaches." from School Library Journal</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you ever read a novel written in the form of a diary? Inquiring minds want to know!</span></strong></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/bouquet-quilt-block-and-may-day-1916.html">Bouquet Quilt Block and May Day 1916</a>.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Below is my grandmother's diary entry for May Day ninety-eight years ago. George and Anna are her younger siblings and 12-year-old twins. Their Mamma passed away three years ago. Mrs. Hile is a neighbor who helps with housework. </strong></span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana;">"It cleared off lovely today and has been a beautiful May Day. George called me this morning early and said, 'May basket!' He and Anna had made some for all and filled them with flowers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana;">"Mrs. Hile came about 9:30 this A.M., so I have been sewing a good deal today. I finished my cap and planned my crepe dress and partially altered my suit. I am beginning to like it a great deal better.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana;">"This evening Papa and Anna and I each took a pretty bouquet of flowers - lilacs, violets, and verbenas - and walked up to the cemetery and put them on Mamma's grave. Papa always brought her a bouquet on May Day, and we children got in the habit, too, so we still like to remember our little custom. I think she still appreciates it, and I know it does us no harm to still hold the memory of the things she liked dear.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana;">"I have been writing a letter to Fern and am quite sleepy. Just a little tired, too. To keep up with Papa, it kept Anna and I on the run part of the time, and yet he would say, 'My knees hurt so, I can hardly walk!'"</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Have you ever received a bouquet on May Day? </strong><strong>Inquiring minds want to know! </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/05/guest-blogger-julie-fukuda-from-japan.html">Guest Blogger Julie Fuquda from Japan</a>.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Give a big welcome to my guest blogger, Julie Fukuda from Tokyo, Japan (formerly of Ohio). </span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Julie has completed fifteen blocks for the quilt she's making to go with the books we've been reading in the Quilters' Book Club. This is her post describing the block she made for A SINGLE THREAD by Marie Bostwick. If you enjoy what you read below, check out her <a href="http://myquiltdiary.blogspot.com/">My Quilt Diary blog here</a>. I have loved getting to know Julie (as well as Japan and Japanese quilting) through her blog. She's a wonderful person and an amazing quilter. (She does all of her quilting and piecing by hand!) </span></em></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I finished reading our book for April.<br /><br />My final task was to come up with a block to represent that book.<br /><br /> Sometimes finding a good block is more challenging than finishing the reading.<br /><br /> Our first book in February last year was the Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas.<br /> At that time, I dug out from my stash, a piece of paisley fabric and decided to use a little bit in each of the blocks for the Quilters Book Club. That fabric will tie the blocks together and represent this group of reading quilters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since the amount is not so large and getting smaller each month, I wanted to make blocks that pulled out the colors from the paisley as well as added a bit more variety of color to the quilt I will make.<br /><br /> I have several books of quilt block designs and it is a good thing because many of them are two or three color blocks. A number of months I have given up and drafted my own pattern. I did find two patterns that might have worked for this month but the book's ending gave me another idea.<br /><br /> In the story, the Friday night quilters at the quilt shop make a quilt for Ivy, each one making a block to represent their home. Ivy's house block is placed in the middle, a white house with blue windows, a red door, a stone fireplace and a garden are a few of the points described by her little daughter as the "smiling" house.<br /><br /> In each corner were the other houses of the four members "like mismatched sentries on a guard points on a compass, fixed and immovable." Well, I wasn't going to try making four more houses but last year when we read the first of the "Cobbled Court Quilts " series,"A Single Thread", I had made a block of four spools, one representing each character, with the threads joining in the center.<br /> I decided to use the spool colors representing those women in each corner and the paisley as compass points.<br /><br /> This is my 15th block. If I make a quilt to snuggle under while reading, I may have to change from reading on the train to reading in bed!</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">f you'd like to read more of Julie's blog posts related to our Quilters' Book Club and see the rest of her quilt blocks, <a href="http://myquiltdiary.blogspot.com/search/label/Quilter%27s%20Book%20Club">please click here.</a></span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Julie does all of her piecing and quilting by hand. I, on the other hand, do everything by machine except for the binding. Do you piece and quilt by hand or by machine? </strong><strong>Inquiring minds want to know!</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/home-circle-quilt-block-and-family-of.html">Home Circle Quilt Block and a Family of Friends in A THREAD OF TRUTH</a>.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-71049839936457725802014-04-30T18:41:00.001-06:002014-04-30T18:41:16.784-06:00Home Circle Quilt Block and a Family of Friends in A Thread of Truth <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.<br /><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our book to read and discuss during April 2014 is <strong>A</strong> <strong>Thread of Truth</strong><em> </em>by Marie Bostwick. It's the second book of her Cobbled Court Quilts series. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the book, the quilters and employees of Cobbled Court Quilts are like a family, embracing Ivy and her children and helping them get a fresh start.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you'd like to create a block that represents this creation of family among friends expressed in the book, here are some ideas to get you started:</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/friend_star_2.htm">New Home Quilt Block</a> - you will need to adjust the color arrangement as shown below to make it a New Home block</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Evelyn set out to New Bern, Connecticut, all on her own from Texas, but when it came to opening Cobbled Court Quilts --- and keeping it open --- she had the support of a wonderful circle of women. Some of these women work for her; some are simply fellow quilters. Yet all pitched in to help in a way once seen only in families. What one thing had to happen before these women could come together? How have you gone about building such a foundation of friendship in your own life? Inquiring minds want to know! </strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, just out! Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking ahead to the May Book Selection: <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>These Is My Words: the Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine </em>by Nancy Turner, Historical Fiction based on the life of the author's great-grandmother, set in Arizona Territory, 1881-1901</span><br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/stitchers-square-quilt-block-and.html">Stitcher's Square Quilt Block and the Serenity of Working with One's Hands</a>.</em></span></span></div>
Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-64732967559013026792014-04-30T13:10:00.000-06:002014-04-30T13:10:12.477-06:00Stitcher's Square Quilt Block and the Serenity of Working with One's Hands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.<br /><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our book to read and discuss during April 2014 is <strong>A</strong> <strong>Thread of Truth</strong><em> </em>by Marie Bostwick. It's the second book of her Cobbled Court Quilts series.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>An avid quilter, Marie Bostwick has been known to turn to quilting when working through tough life issues --- not unlike the women in A THREAD OF TRUTH. What is it about working with one’s hands that cultivates a sense of serenity? Can you recall a time when quilting, knitting, or some other handiwork helped you through a tough time? </strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, just out! Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking ahead to the May Book Selection: <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>These Is My Words: the Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine </em>by Nancy Turner, Historical Fiction based on the life of the author's great-grandmother, set in Arizona Territory, 1881-1901</span><br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/hearth-and-home-quilt-block-and-main.html">Hearth and Home Quilt Block and the Main Character in A Thread of Truth</a>.<a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/snow-quilt-block-and-last-word.html"></a></em></span></span></div>
Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-35755496831907692542014-04-29T22:20:00.001-06:002014-04-29T22:20:53.236-06:00Hearth and Home Quilt Block and the Main Character in A Thread of Truth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you love to quilt AND love to read? I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club. Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book. I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events. And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access. Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.<br /><br />To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post. To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our book to read and discuss during April 2014 is <strong>A</strong> <strong>Thread of Truth</strong><em> </em>by Marie Bostwick. It's the second book of her Cobbled Court Quilts series.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The main character in the book is Ivy Peterman. Ivy flees an abusive husband and ends up in New Bern, Connecticut, where she is befriended by Evelyn Dixon, owner of Cobbled Court Quilts. In New Bern, Ivy works hard to create a new home for herself and her family.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you would like to create a quilt block to represent Ivy Peterman, here are some ideas to get you started:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BrokenHeartBlock.html">Broken Heart Quilt Block</a></span></span></span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CloverBlossomBlock.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">English Ivy Quilt Block</span></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(also called Clover Blossom)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/H/HearthandHomeBlock.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hearth and Home Quilt Block</span></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">shown above</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>The most dangerous time for a woman being abused is when she tries to leave someone. Does that explain why Ivy is less than forthcoming with the details of her life? Does that justify lying to her boss? To her caseworker at the shelter? Where would someone in your community go if she was trying to escape from an abusive spouse? </strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, just out! Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking ahead to the May Book Selection: <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>These Is My Words: the Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine </em>by Nancy Turner, Historical Fiction based on the life of the author's great-grandmother, set in Arizona Territory, 1881-1901</span><br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/snow-quilt-block-and-last-word.html">Snow Quilt Block and the Last Word</a>.</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Is flecked with snow;<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Soft little flakes,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Run in the rain – lost –<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Trying to explain<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">That winter should remain,<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Letting us know<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">That winter hates to go.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Have your trees leafed out yet? Inquiring minds want to know! </strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, coming out the end of this month. Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-39420117340363214792014-04-22T19:21:00.000-06:002014-04-22T19:21:00.289-06:00Whirlwind Quilt Block and the Most Welcome Sound of Spring<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">A spark, a glint,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Bright flits, brisk zips,</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you have hummingbirds at your house? Have they arrived yet this spring? Inquiring minds want to know! <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, coming out the end of this month. Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>You might also enjoy my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/welcome-spring-quilt-and-whats-on-your.html">Welcome Spring Quilt and What's on Your Nightstand?</a> </em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-37875051365567920352014-04-22T14:28:00.002-06:002014-04-22T18:58:29.700-06:00Welcome Spring Quilt and What's on Your Nightstand?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm participating in the monthly feature, <a href="http://books.5minutesformom.com/category/community/whats-on-your-nightstand/"><span style="color: #235fa3;">What's on Your Nightstand?</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband and I have a Grand Book Club with our eleven-month-old grandson who lives in another state. We sent him some books and bought copies of the same books for us. His parents read the books to him several times, so he was familiar with them. We got together via Face Time, and my husband read <strong>The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle </strong>and <strong>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and Joh Archambault </strong>to him while he followed along with his own book. His dad sat with him, but my grandson turned the pages. I keep all of our book club books together, so we can quickly have a book club "meeting" whenever our grandson is up for one. A few weeks ago, we were able to have an actual sit-on-my-lap book club time together, which was such fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">April is Poetry Month. This month, I read an old favorite, <strong>Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O'Neill</strong>, a wonderful poetry book about different colors. I remember first reading it in 6th grade, and it's still an amazing book! I also read another poetry book<strong>, Handsprings by</strong> <strong>Douglas Florian</strong>, a poetry book about spring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">With my fifth grade groups, I'm reading<strong> Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan</strong> and<strong> Night of the Twisters by</strong> <strong>Ivy Ruckman</strong>. <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <strong>Esperanza Rising</strong> is set in post-Revolutionary </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mexico and in California during the time of the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great Depression.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It examines the plight of the Mexican farm workers as they struggle to adapt and survive in the United States</span>. <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Though</span> </span>fiction, it is based on the life of the author's grandmother. <strong>Night of the Twisters</strong> is fiction as well but is based on a 1980 disaster in which a series of tornadoes devastated a Nebraska town.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Book Club Books:</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the free, online <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2013/02/quilters-book-club-schedule.html">Quilters' Book Club</a><span style="color: black;">, I read <strong>A Thread of Truth by Marie Bostwick</strong>, second in her Cobbled Court Quilts Series. It's set in the fictional village of New Bern, Connecticut, very similar to the rural town in Connecticut where the author actually lives. The author deals very sensitively with the theme of domestic violence. You can read <a href="http://starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/p/apr-14.html">all my posts about this book here.</a> </span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For my local book club, I've just begun reading<strong> Wild: From Lost to Found on</strong> <strong>the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed</strong>. We're planning on seeing the movie together when it comes out later this year. We've always chosen our books month to month, but we've decided to select books for an entire year - each member choosing one book. We'll see what we think!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>What's on Your Nightstand? </strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Inquiring minds want to know! <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, coming out the end of this month. Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking ahead to the May Book Selection: <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>These Is My Words: the Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine </em>by Nancy Turner, Historical Fiction based on the life of the author's great-grandmother, set in Arizona Territory, 1881-1901</span></span></span> <strong> </strong><span style="color: black;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/crazy-chicken-and-egg-fabric-and-crazy.html">Crazy Chicken and Egg Fabric and Crazy Salad</a>.</span></em></div>
Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-70853184842024361702014-04-21T12:38:00.000-06:002014-04-21T12:38:32.526-06:00Crazy Chicken and Egg Fabric and Crazy Salad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a wonderful recipe to use up all those hard-boiled eggs from Easter. And I think the fabric in this block goes perfectly with this recipe!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 2 cups Miracle Whip, thinned with milk<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><strong>What recipe do you make with all those hard-boiled eggs from Easter? Inquiring minds want to know! <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, coming out the end of this month. Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></o:p></span><strong> </strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/cross-and-crown-quilt-block-and-song.html">Cross and Crown Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday</a>.</em></o:p></span></div>
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-49363073231262168692014-04-20T19:26:00.000-06:002018-08-12T16:13:21.765-06:00Cross and Crown Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"> Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!<br />
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!<br />
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!<br />
Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Alleluia!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!<br />
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!<br />
Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!<br />
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!<br />
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!<br />
Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!<br />
Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!<br />
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!<br />
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!<br />
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">This is one of over 6,000 hymns Charles wrote during his lifetime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/rosebud-quilt-block-and-walking.html">Rosebud Quilt Block and Walking Wednesdays</a>.</em></span></div>
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-61390017465641864502014-04-16T21:39:00.002-06:002014-04-16T21:39:56.274-06:00Rosebud Quilt Block and Walking Wednesdays<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I am inside, remembering a recent walk in much warmer weather</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with lovely roses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and wild strawberries, like we have in Colorado (just not this early!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the very best part of the walk </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">was my walking buddy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I plan on taking many more wonderful walks with him in the future!</span> </div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What have you seen on your recent walks? Inquiring minds want to know! <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, coming out the end of this month. Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></strong></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/colorado-beauty-quilt-block-and-signs.html">Colorado Beauty Quilt Block and Signs of April in Colorado</a>.</span></em> </div>
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Starwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-23536460912718113092014-04-13T20:09:00.000-06:002014-04-13T20:09:22.611-06:00Colorado Beauty Quilt Block and Signs of April in Colorado<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">April in Colorado is . . . catkins on aspen trees - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">a clear indication that spring—despite the grayness that may yet </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">April in Colorado is . . . baseball practice - such fun to see on my walk!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">April in Colorado is . . . cheerful daffodils to brighten my home. </span></div>
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<strong>What are signs of April in your area? Inquiring minds want to know! <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, coming out the end of this month. Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy this poem written by my cousin, a pastor in Alaska:</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Spring surrounds me, some days at least<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Yet I am consumed by winter tasks-<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Paying bills,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Running in the dark,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Filing taxes,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Writing reports,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Worrying about tomorrow,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Envying those gone<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">On tropical vacations-<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">My winter coats mock me,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Hanging from their hooks.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Yet here comes a parade-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">No marching bands,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">No twirling of batons,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">No convertibles or clowns-<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">But a man riding on a donkey,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Feet nearly dragging at the ground,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">And a throng- pressing in,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Abounding ahead and behind<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Shouting the sort of hope<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">That mocks cynic, skeptic, and scoffer.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">For I see clearly, standing here-<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Death still reigns,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rain still falls hard and cold upon our
spirit,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Our mortality still coerces<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The way we mold and shape our days-<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">And this parade of those who dare to hope-<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">It leads to a cross and suffering<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">And a tomb sealed hard<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">With all the traps of death.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Yet, yet, the shout ‘Hosanna’ that mocks
all that-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">It has the ring of invitation,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">It tickles at a soul still frozen to the
ground,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">It sings a love song that dismisses rude<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">My every fear, and casts off as rubbish<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The shroud about my being:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Let free your hope,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Set loose your faith,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Live now with joy- even midst the tasks of
night.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Yes, begin this very moment-</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Begin RIGHT NOW, with Praise!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;">George R. Pasley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">You might also enjoy my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/comforts-of-home-quilt-block-and-trust.html">Comforts of Home Quilt Block and Trust-Building Tea Time</a>.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out this wonderful blog post about the trust-building effects of tea time. The author, Judy Palpant, is my brother-in-law's sister and writes about the importance of tea time in building relationships when they were missionaries in Kenya: </span><a href="http://www.goafricafund.com/2014/04/09/judy-palpant-tea-mobile/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trust Building Over Tea in Kenya</span></a></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you ever lived in a culture different from your own? Did you find it hard to adjust? Inquiring minds want to know! <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">By commenting, you'll be entering this month's give-away of Marie Bostwick's newest book APART AT THE SEAMS, coming out the end of this month. Three lucky people will each win a copy, courtesy of Kensington Publishing! If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on May 1.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post <a href="http://www.starwoodquilter.blogspot.com/2014/04/kansas-troubles-quilt-block-and.html">Kansas Troubles Quilt Block and Domestic Violence in A Thread of Truth by Marie Bostwick</a>.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm linking up with <a href="http://blog.bernideens.com/2014/04/lemon-currant-scones-for-friends.html">Bernideen's Tea Time Blog</a>, <a href="http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/2014/04/an-easter-tea-for-tea-time.html">Tea Time Tuesday</a>, <a href="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/2014/04/a-return-to-loveliness-67.html">A Return to Loveliness</a>, <a href="http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/2014/04/tea-cup-tuesday-easter-picnic-project.html">Artful Affirmations</a>, and <a href="http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/2014/04/tuesday-cuppa-tea-easter-week-shelley.html">Tuesday Cuppa Tea</a>.</span></div>
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