Life is not about how fast your run or high you climb but how well you bounce.
Vivian Komori
It's a new week and I'm ready to catch up on some obligations that I'm a little behind on. I also hope to try something new this week. The weekend was pretty typical but with some fun thrown in on Saturday (see below). The fog decided to settle in over the last couple of days but the sun did manage to peek out on Saturday to create a little warmth and lots of glare. Do you have your week planned out or are you just going to do whatever strikes you at the moment?
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LITTLE FACT OF THE DAY
Volcano
Don't ask me why but I'd thought I'd do a little research on volcanoes today. Here is what I found:
* The word volcano originally comes from the name of the Roman god of fire, Vulcan
* Volcanoes are usually located where tectonic plates meet. This is especially true for the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area around the Pacific Ocean where over 75% of the volcanoes on Earth are found.
* Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known as magma, it is called lava after it comes out of a volcano
* While we certainly have some big volcanoes here on Earth, the biggest known volcano in our solar system is actually on Mars. Its name is Olympus Mons and it measures a whooping 600km (373 miles) wide and 21km (13 miles) high
* Volcanoes can be found on the ocean floor and even under icecaps, such as those found in Iceland
* Volcanic eruptions can send ash high into the air, over 30km (17 miles) above the Earth’s surface.
* Pumice is a unique volcanic rock that can float in water. It can also be used as an abrasive and is sometimes used in beauty salons for removing dry skin.
* The biggest volcano in the world is Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
* The rock debris carried by the blast of Mount St. Helen’s eruption traveled as fast as 250 miles per hour
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AND THE WINNERS ARE......
Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway! You are all winners in my book but unfortunately there could be only two winners of the Good Fortune charm packs. So without further ramblings, the winners are:
Vesuviusmama said...
ShirleyC said...
It's so hard to choose. I think my favorite is the Fly a Kite bundle.
Each of you will receive 2 charm packs of Good Fortune. I will or have sent you an email to get your snail mail information.
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QUILT SHOW
Cotton Patch Quilters of Kern County held their bi-annual quilt show over the weekend. There were 205 entries. I worked at the admissions table in the morning and then DH and I spent over two hours admiring all of the beautiful creations. And, yes, for those of you wondering, my sweet DH really does enjoy looking at all the quilts and sharing his thoughts on them with me. I also bought a couple of new patterns with dreams of the future. Here are just a few of the ones we really liked.....
We really liked use of scraps on this quilt. DH couldn't get back far enough to photograph the entire quilt but I think you get the idea. This quilt received a first place in the Pieced-Large, Professionally Quilted category and was titled Eye Foolery. It was machine pieced by Fran David and professionally quilted by Sandi Collins.
This was a beautiful little quilt received second place in the Pieced-Wall category and is called Space Saver Star. It is pieced and quilted by Cece Westerfield. Cece does some amazing long arm quilting and quilted many of our members quilts throughout the show. If I remember correctly, this little quilt measured around 18" square. (Sorry it's a little blurry).
We both really liked the use of so many bright colors in this quilt. It received a first in the Art Abstract division. The quilt titled The Sunny Wide was made and quilted by Patti Young. It is a paper pieced project she started in our of our guild's workshops with Deb Karasik. Unfortunately, I missed this workshop because it was full before I even knew about it.
This was a 'Display Only' quilt. There are so many things I really liked about this quilt called Circles Squared by Cindy Seitz-Krug. Cindy does amazing work and has won lots of shows including the 2011 AQS Quilt Show & Contest at Paducah with her quilt titled Simply Sante Fe. She said this quilt was made entirely from templates (no paper-piecing).
Isn't this quilt adorable? Vintage Christmas won a second place Applique-Wall, Professionally Quilted category. It was appliqued, pieced and stitched by Pamela Gavin with Lynn Douglas doing the machine quilting.
Isn't this stained glass quilt gorgeous?!? This quilt titled The Window That Colors My World placed first in the Applique-Large category. Everything is done by Celia Ho and it was her first attempt at reverse applique. Just beautiful.
Oh no!!! Blurry!!! Just squint your eyes and it doesn't look quite as bad. But I just had to show you my quilt, A Gardener's Journal won a ribbon! I received Honorable Mention in the category for Mixed-Wall quilt! Woohoo! I'm so pleased :D (you can see a better picture of it here)
And this third place quilt - it's mine too! It placed third in the Pieced-Wall category. It is titled African Triad Variation. I created this from the block I made from the workshop by Sylvia Davis in November. I just did straight line quilting and stitch-in-the-ditch quilting on this quilt. The finished quilt measures 28.5" square. You couldn't erase my smile Saturday. Two quilts entered and two ribbons earned :D I'm already thinking ahead to t
he next show in two years - lol!
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TODAY'S GOAL
Today I have a swap block to make.
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GIVEAWAYS
McCall's Quilting is having a giveaway. You could win Heritage Stars Blocks & Fabric. This giveaway ends Thursday, March 1.
A Turtle's Life For Me is having a giveaway. You could win a $25 gift certificate to Poppy Seed Fabrics. This giveaway ends Thursday, February 2.
McCall's Quilting is having another giveaway. You could win a fat quarter pack of Blueberry Crumb Cake fabric by Moda. This giveaway ends Thursday, March 1.
A Hugs Delight is having a giveaway. You could win a copy of Threading The Needle by Marie Bostwick (used copy). This giveaway ends Wednesday, February 1.
SewCalGal is having a giveaway. You could win a set of heart buttons from ButtonMad. This giveaway ends Thursday, January 2, at midnight PST.
Cat Patches is having her Fun Fact Friday Freebie giveaway. You could win fat quarter. The winner will be announced next Friday, February 3.
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FINAL THOUGHT
A Hugs Delight is having a giveaway. You could win a copy of Threading The Needle by Marie Bostwick (used copy). This giveaway ends Wednesday, February 1.
SewCalGal is having a giveaway. You could win a set of heart buttons from ButtonMad. This giveaway ends Thursday, January 2, at midnight PST.
Cat Patches is having her Fun Fact Friday Freebie giveaway. You could win fat quarter. The winner will be announced next Friday, February 3.
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FINAL THOUGHT
