tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72169030737048423432024-02-21T06:24:41.694-08:00Old and Early Inspirationskelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779214730910867764noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216903073704842343.post-31414476838998940032010-06-14T05:56:00.001-07:002010-06-14T05:59:58.116-07:00May June Challenge<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OeZLTL0vkn1fO8ux8HfmUDMzshPC5d7P29SxIIUJxnec3DPh58z_8-ywLf-MwSlq5YLLdWtC0oPa7gzHEKfRL2vBtpopb0HjappfyL3AXix9WmGrOq-MyGTjlpvV1UiGCH6RlAWOxNsq/s1600/large+court.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482612609603949330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OeZLTL0vkn1fO8ux8HfmUDMzshPC5d7P29SxIIUJxnec3DPh58z_8-ywLf-MwSlq5YLLdWtC0oPa7gzHEKfRL2vBtpopb0HjappfyL3AXix9WmGrOq-MyGTjlpvV1UiGCH6RlAWOxNsq/s400/large+court.jpg" /></a> <p></div><div align="center">A most gorgeous little quilt</div><div align="center">by Lori Rippey<p></div><div align="center">I dropped the ball</div><div align="center">on this blog</div><div align="center">and challenge<p></div><div align="center">Will do better for the </div><div align="center">next one!</div><div align="center"><p></div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"></div>kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779214730910867764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216903073704842343.post-32642266867392911852010-06-14T05:49:00.000-07:002010-06-14T05:56:00.998-07:00Little Blue Quilt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFigvlQtoQ6B8V3rNyMz_IJL7Rz_A4bYs5-_allXl_qz2JHZH8PABKCl_B4XYJBwC-GrZHP4BcTxFATJ0g-d49nycy7W6gEf7Ds5qZlK8CgxjHHABJ2QBZJK6mJ4Wm6iuV5XH1pTpNKc4/s1600/little+blue+quilt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482610644428157490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFigvlQtoQ6B8V3rNyMz_IJL7Rz_A4bYs5-_allXl_qz2JHZH8PABKCl_B4XYJBwC-GrZHP4BcTxFATJ0g-d49nycy7W6gEf7Ds5qZlK8CgxjHHABJ2QBZJK6mJ4Wm6iuV5XH1pTpNKc4/s400/little+blue+quilt.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><p>this piece is for sale on eBay right now <p></p></div><div align="center">what is it about</div><div align="center">that shade of blue...<p></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong>Challenge # 2<p></strong></div><div align="center">July-August</div><div align="center">recreate this little quilt</div><div align="center">and send me </div><div align="center">a photo</div><div align="center">to enter<p></div><div align="center"> </div><p align="center"></p><div align="center"></div>kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779214730910867764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216903073704842343.post-74691226115722526952010-04-17T04:50:00.000-07:002010-04-17T05:03:06.088-07:00Hooked Rugs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhYdwQoDbgxLJ5aFeWLFO2TM_MU0mr5xgWf-Os4qmbfrNP1ZI40OmJ493zM_W5rve7lNPgEqRzHUz8-j5H6MaaRPXdMh5rd5j5wAV6wTg8ms-DFFSAWUNKVupvNoaURRzeXLlDErisFyl/s1600/hr020_368.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 368px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 205px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461074805926524386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhYdwQoDbgxLJ5aFeWLFO2TM_MU0mr5xgWf-Os4qmbfrNP1ZI40OmJ493zM_W5rve7lNPgEqRzHUz8-j5H6MaaRPXdMh5rd5j5wAV6wTg8ms-DFFSAWUNKVupvNoaURRzeXLlDErisFyl/s400/hr020_368.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a 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HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461074555477296306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF8c4PZic6w40lp4xwSBkXsxydwHZxmR9omV9-5cLTqYpezkLZi52jexIRy0vyZrqk_UiKgz6zbl23pAKDY2KaliPN9IWfNP_ZZeIwqeAdVSF7WZzPvPlaqkl2Vda-fD61MqlyKD3OY-V/s400/horse+rug.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxa_Br-W-ObGIF_rZGPWjWvJxsmNLmyGrdixhwdQvoEiut-dO8l64gcK-5u4biCgTwIBg3aS2fOuuK3NzCnawatyA9nnWo-GAyLx6chHbvWe8MoZp3f4uRuudHHfwKJciCV6KeBBh20ZEw/s1600/9720a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461074293446447266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxa_Br-W-ObGIF_rZGPWjWvJxsmNLmyGrdixhwdQvoEiut-dO8l64gcK-5u4biCgTwIBg3aS2fOuuK3NzCnawatyA9nnWo-GAyLx6chHbvWe8MoZp3f4uRuudHHfwKJciCV6KeBBh20ZEw/s400/9720a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEh1pHsGaOyLn7L3vRKr7VNBewclY_PwPwzLctHpovo7a5r7QJKpUCZyFdPueBbPWzYgRt5eon1zV6MLjWMUceAOYBSu8ww50Zg0H2dmvF9ZR8xP7kmQovsl6mbq-ipkh19N_7UKoSjrN/s1600/5212.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 176px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461074288390070258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEh1pHsGaOyLn7L3vRKr7VNBewclY_PwPwzLctHpovo7a5r7QJKpUCZyFdPueBbPWzYgRt5eon1zV6MLjWMUceAOYBSu8ww50Zg0H2dmvF9ZR8xP7kmQovsl6mbq-ipkh19N_7UKoSjrN/s400/5212.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisynyyejzvBtvnU_enBidIjDuqU4g447aW8gPOV8GgL1fP5_OjIpmJzq6EQYNxX7jt6xug0-Cwne9VTQIA5eJqb4v66Hi-2FnXjKDzkjRRe2gG_-55n9npMaxxBc-aoxA4plSG-sVLsoFt/s1600/2TerriersHookedRug.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461072901390310530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisynyyejzvBtvnU_enBidIjDuqU4g447aW8gPOV8GgL1fP5_OjIpmJzq6EQYNxX7jt6xug0-Cwne9VTQIA5eJqb4v66Hi-2FnXjKDzkjRRe2gG_-55n9npMaxxBc-aoxA4plSG-sVLsoFt/s400/2TerriersHookedRug.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXQ3Nj2JGR1rrst_FWUjsqxojxBXumUuUF-_wdv2VWm57KmMs-axgqn9eFbyXKWxqYs4nwdYJxgzvVC0C7zbgrYuO_xP3-lINiNnGYSltn3ZOoNRb4xXD4PNvTkFt71Ospv849Hq6lNth/s1600/PatrioticChickenRug.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461072896477564914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXQ3Nj2JGR1rrst_FWUjsqxojxBXumUuUF-_wdv2VWm57KmMs-axgqn9eFbyXKWxqYs4nwdYJxgzvVC0C7zbgrYuO_xP3-lINiNnGYSltn3ZOoNRb4xXD4PNvTkFt71Ospv849Hq6lNth/s400/PatrioticChickenRug.jpg" /></a><p> every 0ld rug</div><div align="center">inspires me in some way<p></div><div align="center">color or design</div><div align="center"> </div></div></div></div></div></div>kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779214730910867764noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216903073704842343.post-14546324618450251822010-04-05T08:59:00.001-07:002010-04-05T09:14:13.603-07:00April ~ May Challenge<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4LtT3l7OWhYla9iv0fbW0whdGNzMHcDNFNjLS9Td9bShJbBpq-J7njwk-N273ibxOEBuagvTaGsbu9Wf54Fbu7ZStQlIRzKYvX0MxooHOrf3AjGpYMkThF3ZFRxlPMFPSjX4vHGjF5bO/s1600/8566a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 488px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 458px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456684022469485922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4LtT3l7OWhYla9iv0fbW0whdGNzMHcDNFNjLS9Td9bShJbBpq-J7njwk-N273ibxOEBuagvTaGsbu9Wf54Fbu7ZStQlIRzKYvX0MxooHOrf3AjGpYMkThF3ZFRxlPMFPSjX4vHGjF5bO/s400/8566a.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#330000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Courthouse Steps<p></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;"> First things First</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;"><p></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">Had to laugh yesterday</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">upon opening an email from </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">Lori</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">(homespunprimsbylori)<p></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">we must have both seen this </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">antique piece</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">online</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">in the past few weeks</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">since this is </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">what she's working on<p></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">and it's the one</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">I had already chosen </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">for my first </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">Antique Inspiration Challenge</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">The challenge rules are fairly simple<p></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">~create your own piece </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">using the antique as inspiration...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">you can hook, stitch or punch <p></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">~ send me a photo of your finished item</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">by midnight May 31st</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;"><strong>do not</strong> post your photo </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">anywhere online before the contest ends<p></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">~I'll do a Random Drawing for </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">the prize winner from all entries</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">if a hooked or penny piece </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">wins you'll get wool</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">cotton piece gets quilt fabric</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">and so on...</span></div>kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779214730910867764noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216903073704842343.post-48565741288946633002010-04-01T05:45:00.000-07:002010-04-01T06:10:04.152-07:00Antique Quilt Block Challenge<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHy-g_N0N32lEXUI3s1wySwisJRQeC0SaZYCNxrCY_NsKHlQzFwGrIEj-gQD7vCYTwlOU-1fjJSZ15q4YzqHRRmboNx2eYOcn0J-EmWr6LAjsThzDju61ziJ6JRYk2qw6hmd1BEmyBr9KN/s1600/rebecca+challenge+3.JPG"></a> <p><span style="color:#330000;">It seems forever ago</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">I issued this challenge</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">for use of the antique quilt block</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">plus the option of</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;"> my added doodles...<p></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">even with an extended</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">deadline</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;"> response was small</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">but wonderful!<p></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">Thanks ladies</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">for your fine work</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">I love them all...<p></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4BPg5QIcsBT-lox8HaVyozhzQJ8bBQrxG9Ud3UGsHWhzLX8hvXzLEbLyibJKDOO7-0frJG6hPUiBZrSuhMS29qPlpH9OecIWefhW8QEzMn4hFphyup4MuYHu7yIIIvYZGF0v0qxehYak/s1600/rebecca+challenge+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455153193038907138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4BPg5QIcsBT-lox8HaVyozhzQJ8bBQrxG9Ud3UGsHWhzLX8hvXzLEbLyibJKDOO7-0frJG6hPUiBZrSuhMS29qPlpH9OecIWefhW8QEzMn4hFphyup4MuYHu7yIIIvYZGF0v0qxehYak/s400/rebecca+challenge+2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNdVv7b1sJ9f6rsKO7dIVGvXxW0SGZrgiVMNrMuBXzfvkl9SiDBUsv4cRR5dEwM4MZ9fUACSybe840v-BaYRqSGL4a-EihI7QKv3r-30VvcFsA6nSJ4TK1TSHbN4h_A0jdekTNr1i0xyu/s1600/rebecca+challenge.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 354px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455152829268794866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNdVv7b1sJ9f6rsKO7dIVGvXxW0SGZrgiVMNrMuBXzfvkl9SiDBUsv4cRR5dEwM4MZ9fUACSybe840v-BaYRqSGL4a-EihI7QKv3r-30VvcFsA6nSJ4TK1TSHbN4h_A0jdekTNr1i0xyu/s400/rebecca+challenge.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#330000;"> <p>~Rebecca~<p><br /></span><div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtTfUY6JJ-UvD0JEYM454fnxIkIHl5-4yHRyDF5NDvcn_fmMpYovZWrrLviG54RmwlACyKdmXWSefkrWfek5f3_7PfulP7vEHoRkbAUqzd8VJh3r7gSNN9cOnDXCR9EtK3ahYVQWWUgdo/s1600/kathy+challenge.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455150227341302786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtTfUY6JJ-UvD0JEYM454fnxIkIHl5-4yHRyDF5NDvcn_fmMpYovZWrrLviG54RmwlACyKdmXWSefkrWfek5f3_7PfulP7vEHoRkbAUqzd8VJh3r7gSNN9cOnDXCR9EtK3ahYVQWWUgdo/s400/kathy+challenge.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#330000;"> ~Kathy~ </span></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DqjUAIJIM1iYn7IF7RpsUlPYG1BSk_F1WyQxaW0pPrFr4-pYeOHQOCKQRe26G0P6CHMFieG7u3DTrkp-VrCLF5uKTp51DiS2h_yrSqvqsEQoF2OpP4spq2MjXIY3BTgoXcazkcF0XzQB/s1600/challengekelley002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455149670507397762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DqjUAIJIM1iYn7IF7RpsUlPYG1BSk_F1WyQxaW0pPrFr4-pYeOHQOCKQRe26G0P6CHMFieG7u3DTrkp-VrCLF5uKTp51DiS2h_yrSqvqsEQoF2OpP4spq2MjXIY3BTgoXcazkcF0XzQB/s400/challengekelley002.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#330000;"><br /><p>~Patijane~ </p><p>Each of you will be receiving a </p><p>little prize package from me</p><p>in the next few weeks</p><p>~~~</p><p><p></p><p>my own piece is still </p><p>in progress<br /></p></span></div></div></div></div>kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779214730910867764noreply@blogger.com11