Tuesday, November 27, 2012

CQ Snowballs/Vintage Bluejeans/Free Shipping on Laces

Last time I posted it was just starting to get cold... today it is cold enough to snow!  I think we are expecting maybe 2-3" before it's over.  Some of you might have guessed by now that I am a lover of warm weather  - this cold weather is pushing me into my hibernation mode.  Hopefully while retreating into the warmth of my home, I will get back into my creative frame of mind.

I've been trying to get caught up on a few projects.  Here is a sneak peek of my CQJP 2012 October Block - almost done!  Two more blocks to go - been working on 3 at a time to get through 2012.  If you haven't signed up for CQJP 2013, please do as it will certainly challenge you.  Just click on the button for CQJP 2013 on the right side of my sidebar to register.


With the Christmas just around the corner I have been busy dyeing up tons of pretty new laces.  I recently uploaded quite a few in my shop RavioleeDreams  and will continue to do so over the next couple of weeks.  If there is a particular theme/color combination you are interested in please let me know.   As a thank you to everyone who reads my blog, I would like to offer you Free Shipping on any orders you place through December 15th.  All you have to do:  When you are checking out simply write in the "note" section that you are a Raviolee Dream Follower and I will reimburse your shipping costs.
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Completed another snowball - this one is for Kristie.  She had mentioned she liked the colors blue and orange so I did my best with this little bird to accommodate her wishes. 


Snowball for Kristie


My requests for snowballs was "Under the Sea" theme.  Kristie made this beauty for me.  Love the shark & jellyfish!  Thank you Kristie!

Made by Kristie for Nicki


I have been asked so many times "How did you ever get involved with Crazy Quilting?"  "When did you start embroidering?"   I know I've been picking up the needle and thread for a long long time - as early as my Brownie and Girl Scout days but it wasn't until I started cleaning out an old closet full of clothes that I remembered working on my very first pair of bluejeans. 

How many of you remember "Landlubber Bluejeans?"  If you are from the early 70's then you know they were a must to your wardrobe!  I remember collecting old bluejeans from my friends and cutting them up into squares.  I made a huge piece of patchwork fabric and then cut out something that resembled a skirt.  Trust me when I say this skirt was short!  I'm thinking it was probably the size equivalent to a 6 and was only about 14" long - yes... there was a time I wore my skirts that short!  After putting the skirt together I pulled out some Coats and Clark embroidery threads and just started free hand stitching.  Of course I had to have flowers and my zodiac sign - Cancer/crab/69.    If you take a real hard look you can almost tell what year this was just by what I had embroidered - ahhhh those hippie years!  I'm pretty sure it was 1970 - the year I graduated from High School. 




 
 
My first pair of Landlubber bluejeans - Can you tell they were worn just about everyday!  
 


 
I won't both showing the backside as theres' just about nothing left.  Why I have held on to these I'm not sure..... maybe I thought I could get back into them one day - NOT!  (OMG! these are at least 42 years old - do they (I) qualify as vintage?)
 
Happy Stitching!!
 


14 comments:

  1. Your October block is beautiful and the snowballs are neat.

    Your blue jean pieces are works of art.

    Have wonderful holidays ahead. Hope you are all healed up.

    Hugs ~ FlowerLady

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    1. Thank you! I swear, if those bluejeans still fit I think I would be wearig them LOL! Never too old!

      Healed somewhat... might be looking at more surgery at the beginning of the year so not a happy camper.

      Best wishes for a wonderful Holiday!

      Hugs back at you!

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  2. Miss Nicki i LOVE your jeans. wow back in the day!!! PEACE

    patsy

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  3. I can't believe it ~ I have my old jeans too!!! They are Lee's that I wore all through high school! I love the colors you used on the block ~ it's beautiful! We only got a dusting today thank God! I'm with you, my love of snow is far behind me....I'll take the sun and waves anyday!!!!Sending Love!

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    1. Hi Terri, Sun, waves, good food...let's go! Thank you for your email, as soon as I get a minute I'll sit and write you back a long one. Miss chatting with you!

      Hugs!

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  4. another great block you never disappoint me Nicki,have signed up for the challenge for next year.
    You are having it colder than here in England. No floods where I am but some homes have been ruined.
    What a wonderful skirt and to have kept it all these years, it must bring back so many memories of the good old days!We did wear them short didn`t we

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    1. Thank you Margaret. Yep... mighty short. I can remember being sent to detention a few times because I wore a skirt to school that didn't touch the floor when I was on my knees. The year after I graduated grils were finally allowed to wear pants to school!

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  5. Bet you made quite a stir in your mini! Very cool!
    Great stitching.

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    1. Thanks! I thought I was cool way back then wearing it - now if I were to wear it someone would probably say "Granny you're too old for that" LOL!

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  6. hahaha! Vintage??? Yes my dear, I am afraid we are both vintage at this point! Truly though, grateful to be at this point in life and have met you in the process!

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    1. Axel - WE're oldies but goodies! Will have your snowball ready to mail out on Monday - almost done! Wishing you a beautiful Christmas!

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  7. • • • Would you believe I use to do hand work way back then? I had a pair of white bibbed painter pants that I cross stitched all the seams in a variegated blue (can you believe that?). Each seam was triple stitched, so I had two rows of x's everywhere. I loved those pants. I wonder what ever happened to them?

    Stay warm.

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    1. Jean - no doubt in my mind that you were/are a gret handstitcher! I can just see you weraring a pair of those bibbed overalls! Love you!

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  8. Nicki, the blue bird is fabulous! I just love him. And the jeans and skirt brought back memories. Although I didn't stitch mine I remember adding bandana fabric to the bottoms to make them as big a bell bottom as I could get them with that bandana.

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