I Spy Fabric and Great Blogs to Share...

Hi everyone...it's Sunday morning here in the northeast. It's cold, raining cats and dogs and the wind is whipping. We went to church last night, so we are in for the day...woo hoo! I am determined to catch up, catch up, catch up. I know you all know that feeling, but I am going to do it today. I'll do a post tonight to let you know how far I've gotten...just putting pressure on myself from the whole world...that ought to get things done.
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Here's the first thing on my list, sharing the 3 packages of fabric I received this week from our I spy swappers. For some reason on Saturday when I put the memory card in the scanner of the computer, the picture/scanner wizard thingy didn't pop up and let me down load the pictures. It did it earlier this week, not sure why it didn't do it Saturday and it gave me a little trouble this morning. Must not be much of a wizard then!
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Well, here are the cutest fabrics...I say it every time, but they get better and better, with no duplicates. Don't forget to check below these pictures for links to 2 wonderful blogs I have to share.
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This set is all the way from Holland from Kim
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These are from Elizabeth in Mississippi.
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and these are from Pokey in California.
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Thanks ladies for another unbelievable batch of fabrics.
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Remember the post I did that linked all the swapper's blogs. Well, Lynda from Maine just started one right after that list, so I wanted to share her blog with all of you.

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The name of Lynda's blog is From My Farmhouse Window. You must go see her beautiful pictures of the fall foliage and of course her beautiful quilts! Go take a peek.

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Another swapper Lexi from Tea and Crumpets wanted me to share a blog called Craft Hope.

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From the about page of Craft Hope it explains "Craft Hope is a faith-based, love inspired project designed to share handmade crafts with those less fortunate. It is our hope to combine our love for crafting and desire to help others into a project to make a difference around the world."

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There are different project happening all the time. The most recent one is "Margaret's Hope Chest". Please go read about it on the Craft Hope's blog, but Margaret's Hope Chest will provide a quilt to homeless children in the Grand Rapids, Michigan Public School System during the Christmas season. The deadline is November 15th, but you may already have a quilt made from your stash that you could send.

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Thanks for stopping by and now I'm off to start checking things off my "To Do" list.. one of which is a recipe I have to share with you later.

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See you soon,

~Karen~

MUJERES H PARA HOMBRES EN MISS PENDEJADAS

Hoy es un dia especial pues las mujeres mas lindas de la revista H Extremo llegaron a Miss Pendejadas,y esto es un regalo para los fieles lectores de este blog. Ustedes las conocen por su larga trayectoria en la farandula ellas son:CeciliaGaleano,Aleida Nuñez,Mary Boquitas,Irán Castillo,Mariana Seoane,Aline Hernández,Lis Vega,La Mapacha,Ivonne Montero,Lili Brillanti, Geraldine Bazán, Mariana Ochoa.

LAS MUÑECAS DE LA MAFIA EN MISS PENDEJADAS

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Tool Time Tuesday...Eliminate Hanger Crease

Can you picture me every time I'm in any store? I'm the one with the far off look on my face, deep in thought. I walk very slowly and look closely at every item. When I'm shopping...I'm thinking Tool Time!!
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When I saw these polyethylene pipe insulation tubes (first picture below), I knew one day they would be a blog post. What is polyethylene...it's a foam that they use for everything from cushioning items in packing, to insulating pipe, to pool noodles. They use it for everything.
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Today, I will be using the foam tubing they use to insulate plumbing pipes. It keeps the pipes from freezing. They are in hardware stores and I even found this one in a discount store. They are cheap, cheap! I paid 95 cents for this piece. They usually come in 6 foot length and are hollowed out in the center usually sized in the diameter of the pipe. I have seen 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch size. They also have a pre cut slice down one side to easily wrap around the pipe. I think it's best to go with the 1/2 inch. The measurement is for the pipe that goes inside the hollow center.
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Ok, enough of the description...onto today's project.
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Here's the 6 foot length of insulation tubing.
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This is the pre cut slit on one side.

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For this Tool time, all you will need is a coat hanger and scissors.

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Measure the tubing up to your coat hanger. Depending on the hanger size, you can probably cut 5 pieces from the tubing.

The tubing cuts very easily with scissors.

Open up the sliced edge and...
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just slip in your coat hanger. Once you start to use your hangers (examples below), you may need a spot of hot glue so the tubing won't spin on the hanger once the item is on it.
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spaceNow, here you have it. A covered coat hanger that prevents the dreaded (maybe only dreaded to me though) coat hanger crease! Don't think I'm nuts, but I hate those crease marks.
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I also like it for my table cloths. I'll have my Thanksgiving table cloths all ready to go when I need them and no lines every where.
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The last idea might be the best for quilters. Do you have seasonal quilts that you store a way when not in use. Well, to keep those unwanted fold lines away, just hang your quilts on the tubing!!! This is really great for wall hangings too.
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The way I figure it, one plastic coat hanger is under 10 cents a piece, because you buy them by the bunch. The tubing is mostly under $1.00, so each section is about 20 cents. So for a total of 30 cents, you have something like those expensive trouser hangers. Even those trouser hangers still give you the "Dreaded Crease"...say crease with an echo...it has more drama than just a post about a hanger!!
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Have a wonderful Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday....I like that echoing special effect,

~Karen~

Another Batch of I Spy Fabric...

Sorry these pictures are a little late in the weekend. I picked up Courtney at college on Friday for the long weekend break. Saturday we were busy dying her hair, doing laundry, going to a pumpkin farm for mums and pumpkins and then out to dinner. The kids also went to "Trails of Terror" later that night and were scared to death. No really...they came home petrified, laughing, talking fast and telling stories! They went on a haunted hay ride and a haunted maze in the pitch dark. Sunday we went to church, out to breakfast and then our town has a very big Columbus Day Parade. Kelsie marched as one of the captains for the dance line team with the high school marching band. After the parade, we came home for a nice homemade dinner of spaghetti, meatballs and sausage and it was yummy. Family fun the whole weekend and we still have one more day off.
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So now I'll stop talking and show more pictures of the I Spy fabric I received last week for the swap. They are all so cute and still no duplicates!!!
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This first set is from Angel in Washington:

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and these are from Naoko all the way from Japan!!
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the next are from Della in Ohio
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then there are these from Annette in Utah:

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and Evelyn from Washington sent these:
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Sandra from Australia sent this next set and I have to mention that she fussy cut the trains for us. Thanks Sandra for the extra work!
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The next set is from Zlaty in Pennsylvania:
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and these are from Robin in Florida:
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and last but not least, Diane set these from Florida:
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With these last sets, that makes 24 packages already!! A very big thank you to everyone. So excited for the mail next week. Tomorrow is a holiday here in the states, so no postal delivery. Don't they know we have a swap going on here? I keep holding back on buying my fabric. I purchased one type already, but I have the advantage of waiting, so I won't have a duplicate. It's killing me not to buy what I've seen so far in our local quilt shop. I'll have more pictures when new ones come in this week.

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Take care,

~Karen~

PAULA ANDREA BETANCURT SENSUAL

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