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Oxford Farm Market lays out fresh produce -- and more -- all year longsouthern chester county weekliesThe furniture room also has unique items on display including quilts, doll hours furniture and full size beds -- as well as one rough-hewn out of logs. ...
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Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today's NewsVeterans Today NetworkJoyce Heger of the “Grand Island VA's Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom said the Quilts of Valor program is a way to honor veterans who ...and more »
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John Wesley United Methodist Church presents its 11th Annual Craft ShowVictoria AdvocateExamples of some of the items for sale will be cloth gift bags, jewelry, candles, quilts, handmade wearables, baby items, floral art, wreaths, ...and more »
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The Flint Journal - MLive.comAround Town: The Quilters Garden caters to quilt and sewing needsThe Flint Journal - MLive.comWe provide classes for quilts, jackets, purses, wall hangings, table runners and other projects. Why should people do business with your company? ...and more »
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Marshall County Tribune'Grandmother's Flower Garden' quilt design on displayMarshall County TribuneThe women who worked on the quilt got together Thursday morning to admire their work on the north wall of the historic Ladies ...
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La Jolla Light'Gee's Bend' is both heartwarming and historically significantLa Jolla LightEach actor infuses his/her character with optimism as colorful and versatile as the quilts they make. “Gee's Bend” is as richly heartwarming as it is ...
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At Lexington quilt show, every stitch has a storyLexington MinutemanEveryone who completed the scavenger hunt won a prize — children won various small prizes donated by the Creativity Store and RSQ member Nancy Howard. ...and more »
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Buggy on down to Indiana's Amish countryChicago Sun-TimesQueen-size quilts sell from $800 to $5000. Instead of Home Depot, there's Wakarusa Hardware, where a wall of 1000 wooden drawers has yielded what's needed ...and more »
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A quilter's visual feast this weekend in PortsmouthEastBayRI.comThere will be 140 quilts of all sizes and shapes on display, some for sale, a small quilts silent auction to benefit the New England Quilt Museum, ...and more »
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overallquilter.com Normally I use a 10″ width of quilt size for my sleeve, unless its a really small quilt or a wall hanging then you can go with a 6″ sleeve. It all depends on how big the hanging rod is. Nothing magical here, just top stitch the sides and sew the sleeve (raw edges) to the top of the quilt, then hand stitch the bottom part just like you would your binding. I sew the binding and the sleeve at the same time. If you're having problems with your binding, check out my "dreaded binding" video.
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Here's a look at the first-place quilts in our May, 2010 quilt show. We awarded prizes in five categories: Minatures (2 winners), Wearables, Wall Hangings, Small Quilts, and Large Quilts.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE VIDEO VISUALS;- The video is pictured in the village of Mudireddy Palli, a far flung tribal village with Thanda community peoples habitations. It is a very backward interior tribal area. This village does not have the common communities like hospital, school, post office, telephone, safe drinking water tank etc. The video starts with the grazing sheep. Beside the sheep, old woman is appeared wearing traditional clothes of Thanda tribe culture. Garbage mounds are seen adjacent to the residential huts of the local people. The wet, stench, over flowing garbage mounds, litters, manures and other waste substances are found in the middle of the residential areas. The huts are made of pieces of stone, clay, mud, thatch, ropes, bamboo sticks and the thatched huts are single roomed and unprotected over all. Old and pale looking partially damaged huts are seen. The drench garbage mounds are not aloof from the residential areas but the same are found among the residential huts. There are many manure pits full of animal dung. An old community hall is seen that is closed. Some kids are found untidy, wearing old, torn clothes, with shabby hair, uncombed hair, semi naked, half naked and much naked. They are roaming simply. The walls are damaged, collapsed looked pale and ready to be fell down at any time. The streets are grubby and in-sanitary. The small build up structure is a local temple of the village deity called Maremma. Stagnant ...
Welcome to Honor Your Truth...The Is It True? Series Episode Seventy-Four Silence is Golden I have those little orange foam earplugs that come with their own handy carrying case. My parents keep their TV on all day, everyday and I cant think. Its usually news and I need a brain check. My sister can work like this, but she has 3 kids, and a husband. She claims this as a probable reason. I wouldnt know, but it seems to make sense. My mom has clocks all over the house that make some kind of noise..cuckoo clocks, grandfather clocks, clocks that make a different sound on the hourthe bird clock, the holiday clock, the golf clock, the football clock, the choo-choo train and the frog clock to name a few. She puts a towel over the loudest, the cuckoo clock, when we come home. I think it has more to do with all of the kids that cant seem to keep there hands off the chime chains, rather than the sleep we lose after 3 am. We are night owls, up all hours, but we also like to sleep..in the day. We sleep until we dont want to, no matter how noisy, no matter the conditions. I must admit I do appreciate the dishtowel system immensely whether it is meant for me or not. I often end up sleeping on the couch in the living room, in close proximity to the cuckoo. When everyone is in town, there are people sleeping everywhere. I have slept underneath the kitchen table in a pinch. I didnt necessarily plan on it. It just worked out that way. You gotta claim your turf early or you end up on the ...
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Don Thomas Miniature Rugs and Wall Hangings : Hello, my name is Don Thomas Hiltner, I've been designing and handcrafting fine miniature 1/12 scaled rugs and wall hangings professionally now for over three years, but my passion and love for miniatures and rugs started long before that. I design my miniature rugs and wall hangings for that special setting or to be framed as life size wall art. I create rug designs that are original as well as adapted from earlier styles, ranging from the primitive to the contemporary look. Individually they are all hand crafted and sewn to replicate the look and feel of either knotted, hooked or woven rugs, each, one of a kind. My rugs contain thousands upon thousands of stitches. I use natural and some man made fibers. Keeping my rugs within an exceptionally fine miniature scale, they're designed with the discriminating collector in mind. My miniature rugs are not stiff or bulky but instead will drape and are precisely scaled for the true realist. I've created special processes, which I use in hand crafting these detailed pieces to reflect my passion and love for miniatures and rugs as art forms. Thus, these fine miniature rugs are especially suited to be framed individually and hung as life size wall art. I will gladly accept commissions as well as custom work. Feel free to e-mail me at: donthomasdesigns@yahoo.com. I may also be reached at 818-292-7956 for orders or any questions you may have. Look forward to hearing from you!
Time 12-6pm. Create a beautiful painted silhouette over a paper quilted canvas- in a color pattern that best suites you! Learn how to distress in color using chalk, enlarge small silhouettes to make a big impact, and overlay with embellishments such as chunky glitters to give texture and interest. You will leave with a big beautiful piece that you can proudly display on your wall at home! (This is best suited for a beginner or intermediate student.) We are only offering this twice and spaces are VERY limited so sign up soon. For more information and samples visit http://paperdoll.ning.com. Price: $75 (15% off all merchandise day of Instructor: Janene Flanagan.
I reach backward and play with my clit as his tempo increases. Kristina could not help but remember childhood dreams as she looked at the antique canopied bed covered by a thick hand-made quilt. Kristina was mildly confused at her own feelings, but figured they were the result of being too tired, or due to the cravings anyone might have for the attentions of another, no mater who they might be. No stockings tonight. AAAHHHHH. After a while I locked my lips with those of hers and started kissing passionately. I made her sit on the kitchen counter and spread her legs. Her naked ass was thrust up and the slit was spread wide open before me. CHAPP. just then she turns herself around, pulls her shorts down and puts her hands up on the wall like she's going to be frisked by an officer, the guy make no hesitation comes up behind her. MMAAAA. She took all my cum in her mouth. YYESSSSSSSSSSS AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMM YES OOOHH. She continued screaming as I scalded hot, thick baby making-juice spewing out into her uterus out of my black hot geyser. AAAAAHHHHHH. Wow what a sight! Due to her orgasm it had a thick layer of cum over it. I lovingly rubbed my balls. She also responded well by pushing her butts upwards according to my thrusts. This story is for them. I had several orgasms and he asked me where I wanted him to come. Im out the door in less than five minutes. We hurled ourselves together time after time in mating combat. As their tongues merged together, each could feel their own rush of passion and vaginal secretions beginning to flow through their bodies. I alternated sucking hard and deep and pressing firmly with my tongue on the tip of her clitoris with backing off and blowing down the clitoral shaft, gently massaging her anus, and reaching up with my left hand to feel her breast. "It's okay, BABY, OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH YYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS FILL ME FULL," she cooed to me trying to comfort me as streams of my cum flooded into her. Peters promoted me to plaything Bev. Ritu moved a bit back and her body was now touching mine. I knew what that meant and felt complimented. Ritu lifted her legs and placed it on my shoulders so that my cock could fully penetrate into her as she was aching for a real deep penetration. My pubes were strong and coarse on her pussy. UUFFF. "Wait here sweetheart. Within this time she told me that shes an unsatisfied woman in her married life. He pulls out and in one motion brings his dick to my face and blows his load on my face. "ahem!" he coughs. Her jeweler was all messed up and she looked really sexy with tiny beads of sweat on her stomach, boobs and fat thighs. FUCK ME DEEPERRRRR ". The loosened sash would cause the robe to gap and allow the boys to get glimpses at both my top and bottom. She let out little moans as the fucking became more and more furious. They both got a brief but full frontal look at me. I let him take command and fondled his balls while he face fucked me. I longed to fuck Ritu forever and ever. I turned over. RUB MY TITS. I offered short and powerful strokes. ", Ritu blabbered out as I continued to ream her sopping, scalding cunt with my giant prick. I was fondling, pressing and kneading her boobs over her blouse. She was now naked in front of me. Her firm breasts were jiggling up and down. I reached down and grabbed her ankles and lifted them up in the air. Ritu was moaning, bucking, and thrashing and trying to push her cunt hard against me to get as much of mine as she could. I've got something special in mind," Yvonne said. AA44EE33XZZCC1
Decided that this was the year I would finally get into making quilts. Got a new sewing machine on Black Friday and started playing around with quilting I made a little wall hanging and then went full steam ahead with quilts. I can't follow a pattern so I just made things up as I went along!
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This baby quilt is 82x93cm and features images of Hello Kitty with a teddy bear and lace edging and embelishment in the centre. The opposite side is pink. It has been made in Australia,is easy to was and would make a good gift for a new family, something to wrap your child in, a wall hanging or a travel blanket. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=110317437024
Taking applique off the wall making it portable.
Me, Alice And April Playing Blind Mans Buff !! Imm (Kimm) The Blind Man :L April And Alice Push The Bed Over And Lie Inbetween The Bed And The Wall With The Quilt over Them Then I Fall On Top Of Them :S Funny :L:L Good Times Guys !! xx
Shop QVC now: http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.h09071 .cm_scid.PROM Homespun comfort. Create a warm and welcoming atmosphere in any room with this oversized all-cotton quilted throw. The Lancaster design is composed of a Sunburst block. Each block in the design radiates into a sunburst pattern for dramatic contrast with the ecru background, and the blocks are framed by repeating pinwheel-pieced borders. Turn the versatile design over to display a coordinating print. Because of its generous size and easy cleaning, you can use the throw anywhere in your home. A rod pocket on the back allows you to hang it on your wall or quilt rack.
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...to the show will see quilts that are pieced together by hand or on a sewing machine, appliqued, constructed by small and large groups. Some are made to display on a wall or use on a bed. The theme this year baskets is open for interpretation by the imagination...
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Learn how to hang your wall hangings, quilts and fabric with these two easy and inexpensive organizing tips
1996 Jason 145 "I'm a better person because of Stone" Jason arrives at the NB. Mac gets up and talks about Stone. He gives Robin the quilt he had made for the AIDS wall.
Sooner or later, drawers become full and closets get congested with those t-shirts you got in high school, college, sports teams, concerts and vacations. stitch'T is the perfect way to clear the clutter -- send your t-shirts to stitch'T, choose from a selection of quilts, duvet covers, baby blankets, wall-hangings and pillow cases and in weeks you'll have a custom keepsake made from your memories of times on the run! Custom stitch'T keepsakes make wonderful gifts to mark any occasion including holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, graduation/back-to-school, memorials and more. Everyone could use a little extra closet space and, really, what runner doesn't have a special collection of shirts?
Sooner or later, drawers become full and closets get congested with those t-shirts you got in high school, college, sports teams, concerts and vacations.
Sooner or later, drawers become full and closets get congested with those t-shirts you got in high school, college, sports teams, concerts and vacations.
Embroidery software educator Soni Grint shows embroidered photos, scrapbooks, quilts, family trees, family charts, wall hangings and cushions created using 4D Family Portrait.
I made this quilt for my parent and they love it so much. They put up on the wall for someone who admire to. Forgive me that I can't reply your comments - due webcam problem.. Leave a msg thur YouTube. xoxo all
http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?product_id=1123 Executive produced by Wong Kar-Wai, Jeffrey Lau's "absurd 1993 masterpiece" (Austin Chronicle) Eagle Shooting Heroes is a fast, funny, flamboyant, and wildly imaginative martial arts farrago. This "crazed, hyperactive take-off" (Variety) parodies the patchwork-quilt illogic, wall to wall fight scenes, stalwart heroes, conniving villains, and enchanted romance of vintage 60's and 70's Wu Xia Pian films with the same over-the-top energy of the genre it hilariously mocks.
Client: Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial 2008 installation come down. when you enter from the main hall of the Armory's second floor, you pass through a heavy black curtain and then step into the tent. six cots with blue wool blankets are in a row to the left and quiet music of warm tones from the right. the light is dim and the fabric covering the hand lashed bamboo frame is made of sqares like a quilt. there is gental back lighting. a triage tent for peace. you can lie down and sleep to the sleeping pill music or choose to pass through. when you come out the far end of the tent, you are under the mezzanine and looking out over the drill hall through the open french doors. you still don't see the moose heads. faint cool light from the drill hall rakes in through the open doors and cuts across the tent. the only other light is from the small bulb on a sewing machine. the sewing machine is an old green industrial model built into a table. behind the sewing machine is a huge quilt made of the same sized squares as the tent, 20"'s. the center 5 squares make a red cross but are sewn on so it appears the cross is falling apart. sloppy. on the opposite wall is a dark staircase with a sign written in a bold child like hand, MOOSE LEVEL. hung in the stairwell, is a stained and beat up camping lantern with thick old glass, very dimly lit. upstairs is a dark room with a kind of bamboo fence, three old lanterns with red light making circles on the low ceiling. under the lanterns three speakers play snatches of conversation and street noise like passing car sound systems on a brooklyn st. all the cables for the sound and lanterns are fanned out and then converge to wrap around a long bamboo prop for the fence like a tail. taken all together its like an urban war bug warning us in some way we can't comprehend. past the dragonfly fence structure, in the dark, is an open door to a small room with a long industrial bench down one side and a row of battered steel lockers across the back wall. a guitar hangs upright from a locker door. a phonograph turntable with a hawk feather mounted to the platter sticking up and out at a 45 degree angle, rotates and strums the guitar very lightly. the guitar is electric and plays low through an old scuffed fender reverb amp. the reverb is up. arpeggiator is off. treble down, bass up. the guitar is open tuned, down and away from a western open tuning... more like west african. this guitar playing turntable device is used a few times on the "sleeping pill" soundtrack being played in the tent. a single bare light bulb is hidden in the bottom of the locker next to the guitar so that only a sliver of light spikes out from the bottom of the locker, casting the shadow of the rotating feather in a dance back and forth along the opposite wall from the bench. its the only light in the room. scrap bamboo is piled behind the bench. in a dark corner, a ragged white flag (7" x 11") from the same cloth as the tent is fitted around a 5' length of 3/4'' inch bamboo. coming out of the guitar room it is very dark. a small video on the wall through another door draws you onto the balcony. the video is of a humming bird suspended in flight and is projected so small the humming bird is almost life size. the projection is about 1' off the floor. there is an intense yet quiet sound of humming coming from the heap of cables, projector and small 4" wooden speakers stacked in a pile in front of the humming bird projection. the humming sound feels like its a bird but its from an old arp 2600 analog synth which was used extensively on the sleeping pill sound track inside the tent. as your eyes adjust to the dark you realize you're on the balcony overlooking the tent. after a while your eyes adjust further and you start to make out the moose heads mounted at eye-level around the walls looking down onto the tent with sleeping people inside.
Client: Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial 2008 when you enter from the main hall of the Armory's second floor, you pass through a heavy black curtain and then step into the tent. six cots with blue wool blankets are in a row to the left and quiet music of warm tones from the right. the light is dim and the fabric covering the hand lashed bamboo frame is made of sqares like a quilt. there is gental back lighting. a triage tent for peace. you can lie down and sleep to the sleeping pill music or choose to pass through. when you come out the far end of the tent, you are under the mezzanine and looking out over the drill hall through the open french doors. you still don't see the moose heads. faint cool light from the drill hall rakes in through the open doors and cuts across the tent. the only other light is from the small bulb on a sewing machine. the sewing machine is an old green industrial model built into a table. behind the sewing machine is a huge quilt made of the same sized squares as the tent, 20"'s. the center 5 squares make a red cross but are sewn on so it appears the cross is falling apart. sloppy. on the opposite wall is a dark staircase with a sign written in a bold child like hand, MOOSE LEVEL. hung in the stairwell, is a stained and beat up camping lantern with thick old glass, very dimly lit. upstairs is a dark room with a kind of bamboo fence, three old lanterns with red light making circles on the low ceiling. under the lanterns three speakers play snatches of conversation and street noise like passing car sound systems on a brooklyn st. all the cables for the sound and lanterns are fanned out and then converge to wrap around a long bamboo prop for the fence like a tail. taken all together its like an urban war bug warning us in some way we can't comprehend. past the dragonfly fence structure, in the dark, is an open door to a small room with a long industrial bench down one side and a row of battered steel lockers across the back wall. a guitar hangs upright from a locker door. a phonograph turntable with a hawk feather mounted to the platter sticking up and out at a 45 degree angle, rotates and strums the guitar very lightly. the guitar is electric and plays low through an old scuffed fender reverb amp. the reverb is up. arpeggiator is off. treble down, bass up. the guitar is open tuned, down and away from a western open tuning... more like west african. this guitar playing turntable device is used a few times on the "sleeping pill" soundtrack being played in the tent. a single bare light bulb is hidden in the bottom of the locker next to the guitar so that only a sliver of light spikes out from the bottom of the locker, casting the shadow of the rotating feather in a dance back and forth along the opposite wall from the bench. its the only light in the room. scrap bamboo is piled behind the bench. in a dark corner, a ragged white flag (7" x 11") from the same cloth as the tent is fitted around a 5' length of 3/4'' inch bamboo. coming out of the guitar room it is very dark. a small video on the wall through another door draws you onto the balcony. the video is of a humming bird suspended in flight and is projected so small the humming bird is almost life size. the projection is about 1' off the floor. there is an intense yet quiet sound of humming coming from the heap of cables, projector and small 4" wooden speakers stacked in a pile in front of the humming bird projection. the humming sound feels like its a bird but its from an old arp 2600 analog synth which was used extensively on the sleeping pill sound track inside the tent. as your eyes adjust to the dark you realize you're on the balcony overlooking the tent. after a while your eyes adjust further and you start to make out the moose heads mounted at eye-level around the walls looking down onto the tent with sleeping people inside.
Client: Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial 2008 when you enter from the main hall of the Armory's second floor, you pass through a heavy black curtain and then step into the tent. six cots with blue wool blankets are in a row to the left and quiet music of warm tones from the right. the light is dim and the fabric covering the hand lashed bamboo frame is made of sqares like a quilt. there is gental back lighting. a triage tent for peace. you can lie down and sleep to the sleeping pill music or choose to pass through. when you come out the far end of the tent, you are under the mezzanine and looking out over the drill hall through the open french doors. you still don't see the moose heads. faint cool light from the drill hall rakes in through the open doors and cuts across the tent. the only other light is from the small bulb on a sewing machine. the sewing machine is an old green industrial model built into a table. behind the sewing machine is a huge quilt made of the same sized squares as the tent, 20"'s. the center 5 squares make a red cross but are sewn on so it appears the cross is falling apart. sloppy. on the opposite wall is a dark staircase with a sign written in a bold child like hand, MOOSE LEVEL. hung in the stairwell, is a stained and beat up camping lantern with thick old glass, very dimly lit. upstairs is a dark room with a kind of bamboo fence, three old lanterns with red light making circles on the low ceiling. under the lanterns three speakers play snatches of conversation and street noise like passing car sound systems on a brooklyn st. all the cables for the sound and lanterns are fanned out and then converge to wrap around a long bamboo prop for the fence like a tail. taken all together its like an urban war bug warning us in some way we can't comprehend. past the dragonfly fence structure, in the dark, is an open door to a small room with a long industrial bench down one side and a row of battered steel lockers across the back wall. a guitar hangs upright from a locker door. a phonograph turntable with a hawk feather mounted to the platter sticking up and out at a 45 degree angle, rotates and strums the guitar very lightly. the guitar is electric and plays low through an old scuffed fender reverb amp. the reverb is up. arpeggiator is off. treble down, bass up. the guitar is open tuned, down and away from a western open tuning... more like west african. this guitar playing turntable device is used a few times on the "sleeping pill" soundtrack being played in the tent. a single bare light bulb is hidden in the bottom of the locker next to the guitar so that only a sliver of light spikes out from the bottom of the locker, casting the shadow of the rotating feather in a dance back and forth along the opposite wall from the bench. its the only light in the room. scrap bamboo is piled behind the bench. in a dark corner, a ragged white flag (7" x 11") from the same cloth as the tent is fitted around a 5' length of 3/4'' inch bamboo. coming out of the guitar room it is very dark. a small video on the wall through another door draws you onto the balcony. the video is of a humming bird suspended in flight and is projected so small the humming bird is almost life size. the projection is about 1' off the floor. there is an intense yet quiet sound of humming coming from the heap of cables, projector and small 4" wooden speakers stacked in a pile in front of the humming bird projection. the humming sound feels like its a bird but its from an old arp 2600 analog synth which was used extensively on the sleeping pill sound track inside the tent. as your eyes adjust to the dark you realize you're on the balcony overlooking the tent. after a while your eyes adjust further and you start to make out the moose heads mounted at eye-level around the walls looking down onto the tent with sleeping people inside.
Written for my friend who inspires me to be true to myself! Hear more of my songs at: http://www.myspace.com/purplemoor She Doesn't Mind copyright 2007 Heather Miller-Rodriguez She's a pretty girl, with her long blonde hair Her daddy keeps asking her when she's getting married He's getting on in years, and he wants someone to take care of her But she can't seem to tell him in a way he'll understand, that She doesn't mind living alone In her big farm house with her unlisted phone There's a lawn to mow, chickens to feed, loyal dogs to keep her company And at night boy, can't she see the stars She's a pretty girl, with her wide blue eyes Been to Africa and Mexico, Hong Kong, Italy, France She can hold her own in the office with the guys But she can't seem to tell them in a way they'll understand, that She doesn't mind living alone In her big farm house with her unlisted phone There's a lawn to mow, chickens to feed, loyal dogs to keep her company And at night boy, can't she see the stars She's a pretty girl, with her two skilled hands That can sculpt and draw and bake a pie, or a gourmet cake She gets the strength she needs from the Lord and the land If you saw her in her garden, you might start to understand Why she doesn't mind living alone In her big farm house with her unlisted phone There's a lawn to mow, chickens to feed, loyal dogs to keep her company Quilts on the bed, plates on the wall, friends in the kitchen, yeah she's got it all Grandma's old dolls, Grandpa's John Deere, why would she ever move away from here? Beautiful views from her porch with a swing, she's got pretty much everything And at night boy, can't she see the stars And at night boy, can't she see the stars Oh at night boy, she can see those stars
These two handmade quilt wall hangings will be auctioned on May 22 at the Xi Theta Installation/Induction event. Advance bids beginning at $75 will be taken right here on YouTube through May 21. On May 22, only bids at the event will be accepted. Click on "Send Message to XiTheta342" to record your advance bid for either of these quilts. This video will display stitching and design detail for you.
Cast:XU Yulan(徐玉兰),WANG Wenjuan(王文娟) Male role:XU School(徐派) Female role: WANG School(王派) As blossoms fade and fly across the sky, Who pities the faded red, the scent that has been? Softly the gossamer floats over spring pavilions, Gently the willow fluff wafts to the embroidered screen. A girl in her chamber mourns the passing of spring, No relief from anxiety her poor heart knows, Hoe in hand she steps through her portal, Loath to tread on the blossom as she comes and goes. Willows and elms, fresh and verdant, Care not if peach and plum blossom drift away; Next year, though once again you may peck the buds, From the beam of an empty room your nest will fall. Each year for three hundred and sixty days, The cutting wind and biting frost contend. How long can beauty flower fresh and fair? In a single day wind can whirl it to its end. Fallen, the brightest blooms are hard to find; With aching heart their gravedigger comes now Alone, her hoe in hand, her secret tears Falling like drops of blood on each bare bough. Dusk falls and the cuckoo is silent; Her hoe brought back, the lodge is locked and still A green lamp lights the wall as sloop enfolds her, Cold rain pelts the casement and her quilt is chill What causes my two-fold anguish? Love for spring and resentment of spring; For suddenly it comes and suddenly goes, Its arrival unheralded, noiseless its departing. Last night from the courtyard floated a sad song- Was it the soul of blossom, the soul of birds? Hard to detain, the soul of blossom or birds, For blossoms have no assurance, birds no words I long to take wing and fly With the flowers to earth's uttermost bound; And yet at earth's uttermost bound Where can a fragrant burial mound be found? Better shroud the fair petals in silk With clean earth for their outer attire; For pure you came and pure shall go, Not sinking into some foul ditch or mire. Now you are dead I come to bury you; None has divined the day when I shall die; Men laugh at my folly in burying fallen flowers, But who will bury me when dead I lie? See, when spring draws to a close and flowers fall, This is the season when beauty must ebb and fade; The day that spring takes wing and beauty fades, Who will care for the fallen blossom or dead maid?
This Leisure Arts publications are available now @ http://www.leisurearts.com/customer_care/search/item_detail.asp?item_num=4291&sort=title&page=2&rec_num=15&startRec=10&skill=QL&search=PAT%20SLOAN Travel along with designer Pat Sloan as she leads a group of quilters on a fun-filled tour of Ireland. From her traditional pieced Irish Chain to her folksy, appliqued Sheep On The Mountain, Pat has designed 12 quilts to appeal to every skill level. Whether you are planning a trip to Ireland or just love all things Irish, you are sure to find the perfect design in this book. So come on, enjoy the tour, make the quilts, and feel a bit Irish, too! 12 Projects: Blooms Of Ireland; Cobblestones Of Ireland; Irish Coffee; Lady Of The Lake; Sheep's Feet; With Needle And Thread; Luck Of The Irish Wall Hanging; Luck Of The Irish Table Runner; Dreaming Of Shamrocks; Sheep On The Mountain; Irish Chain; and Streets Of Dublin.
This Leisure Arts publications are available now @ http://www.leisurearts.com/customer_care/search/item_detail.asp?item_num=4291&sort=title&page=2&rec_num=15&startRec=10&skill=QL&search=PAT%20SLOAN Travel along with designer Pat Sloan as she leads a group of quilters on a fun-filled tour of Ireland. From her traditional pieced Irish Chain to her folksy, appliqued Sheep On The Mountain, Pat has designed 12 quilts to appeal to every skill level. Whether you are planning a trip to Ireland or just love all things Irish, you are sure to find the perfect design in this book. So come on, enjoy the tour, make the quilts, and feel a bit Irish, too! 12 Projects: Blooms Of Ireland; Cobblestones Of Ireland; Irish Coffee; Lady Of The Lake; Sheep's Feet; With Needle And Thread; Luck Of The Irish Wall Hanging; Luck Of The Irish Table Runner; Dreaming Of Shamrocks; Sheep On The Mountain; Irish Chain; and Streets Of Dublin.
This Leisure Arts publications are available now @ http://www.leisurearts.com/customer_care/search/item_detail.asp?item_num=4291&sort=title&page=2&rec_num=15&startRec=10&skill=QL&search=PAT%20SLOAN Travel along with designer Pat Sloan as she leads a group of quilters on a fun-filled tour of Ireland. From her traditional pieced Irish Chain to her folksy, appliqued Sheep On The Mountain, Pat has designed 12 quilts to appeal to every skill level. Whether you are planning a trip to Ireland or just love all things Irish, you are sure to find the perfect design in this book. So come on, enjoy the tour, make the quilts, and feel a bit Irish, too! 12 Projects: Blooms Of Ireland; Cobblestones Of Ireland; Irish Coffee; Lady Of The Lake; Sheep's Feet; With Needle And Thread; Luck Of The Irish Wall Hanging; Luck Of The Irish Table Runner; Dreaming Of Shamrocks; Sheep On The Mountain; Irish Chain; and Streets Of Dublin.
This Leisure Arts publications are available now @ http://www.leisurearts.com/customer_care/search/item_detail.asp?item_num=4291&sort=title&page=2&rec_num=15&startRec=10&skill=QL&search=PAT%20SLOAN Travel along with designer Pat Sloan as she leads a group of quilters on a fun-filled tour of Ireland. From her traditional pieced Irish Chain to her folksy, appliqued Sheep On The Mountain, Pat has designed 12 quilts to appeal to every skill level. Whether you are planning a trip to Ireland or just love all things Irish, you are sure to find the perfect design in this book. So come on, enjoy the tour, make the quilts, and feel a bit Irish, too! 12 Projects: Blooms Of Ireland; Cobblestones Of Ireland; Irish Coffee; Lady Of The Lake; Sheep's Feet; With Needle And Thread; Luck Of The Irish Wall Hanging; Luck Of The Irish Table Runner; Dreaming Of Shamrocks; Sheep On The Mountain; Irish Chain; and Streets Of Dublin.
Durwin decoupages a wall hanging using the Amish "Diamond in the Square" quilt design. Get ready to take decoupage way beyond its Victorian image. Contemporary decoupage works are made with family photos, magazine clippings, handmade papers, or any other image that strikes the artist's fancy. Decoupage is a great way to get your cherished memories out of the scrapbook and on display, using them to make over flea-market finds and create one-of-a-kind furniture and accessories for your home. Durwin Rice is America's foremost practitioner of decoupage. In addition to his decorative pieces, which are sold all over the world, his work includes special commissions for the New York Public Library, the Pierpont Morgan Library, and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
This Leisure Arts publication Learn to Machine Quilt with Pat Sloan is now available @ http://www.leisurearts.com/customer_care/search/item_detail.asp?item_num=4596&sort=title&page=1&rec_num=1&startRec=0&skill=QL&search=Learn%20to%20Machine%20Quilt%20with%20Pat%20Sloan Pat Sloan introduces her favorite tools and supplies for machine quilting, explains how to prepare a top for quilting, and instructs you in her signature style of free-motion machine quilting. Based on a she teaches, the approach is easy, fast-paced, and will have you quilting free-motion swirls, curves, and other shapes in no time! After working on practice pieces and a project or two, you will soon find yourself free-motion machine quilting with confidence! Book features basic machine quilting instructions plus 6 projects: Sew Simple table runner (using fabric swatches), The Joy of Sewing wall hanging, Sunflowers Forever wall hanging, Chantilly Beach Roses throw, and Butterfly Garden quilt and pillow shams.
Quilts, wall hangings, etc. made by Cathy Raines of Sew Creative
Amado, Dario, Teddy, Jin, Mikey, Veronica, Gabriel, Brian, Amaya SEND ME YOUR LYRICS!! [jin] representing the hybrid krew like i rep L.A. always to the fullest all day everyday carry a full clip to shoot down these lames cuz they don't know crap about the serious game comin with that flow that'll sting you in the ass servin an entree none of you fools can pass spittin it and rippin it wherever i go have you peein your pants and goin, "oh no!" representin hip-hop as an emcee and poet got this lyrical quilt, so i gotta go and sew it hip-hop seriously isn't what it used to be, but we bringin it back and it starts with me so now i'm here to continue the tradition so open your ears wide and just listen. [mikey] the games never fair, always wanting to be the one catching stares- once that happens not only eyes, but minds begin to flare- thoughts recollect and connect to what hip-hop is- it's not hype, it's a sub culture with four elements- misconceptions with half naked women is the wrong call- graffiti art isn't crime if it's on my own wall- bboying is something that is pretty hard to pick up- emceein' and djing, you got to feel this stuff- pick up a pen and a pad and start to speak to your mind- catch the beat and run to the nearest cardboard box- that's when it's something like a miracle or a sign- automatically without thinking start to uprock- don't sleep on what's growing everyday- it'll never die so take a grasp of it in any way- hip-hop always and forever live within me- like foretold legends, i'll pass the mic to the next emcee-- [veronica] im not your typical a-symmetrical asian girl. im disproportionate, i got wide hips and i think with this. my lyrics inspire and go against common sense. forget what you heard cuz you know im the best. and if you mess with me il knock you sense less. just like the rest whove tried to get at this. cuz im uncensored unapologetic il leave you insecure. but if you impress me, il give you a little bit more of my time. il leave hypnotized, mesmerized by the words i speak through this mic. im not your typical a-symmetrical asian girl im disproportionate, i got wide hips and i think with this [brian] Catch me on a mission, lyrically splittin from any position--Dismissin competition, all opposition im rippin-- Call me the blackhole, cause into darkness ya slippin-- Gotta be flippin, always be spittin, into this mic im constantly grippin-- A child of God, but with ways so demonic, im on it, i brought it, so psychotic, make sure the bodies have rotted-- My medication i forgot it, and my mind i just lost it, maybe this time you might be able to stop it, nah not this-- Merciless journalist, im burnin it, with tactics so murderous, dont act like you never heard of this,emcee with the perfect spits-- I serve em quick, you better have the nerve to quit, hit em hard with these flows, better believe the earth'll split-- Cause you jusst a spec homie, just another grain in the sand--This is real talent at work, aint no makin the band-- No MTV or BET, no im takin a stand-- We real emcees, yes we bring heat, this mic stay in my hand--Poised, and ready to attack over tracks, i react then i smach, any cats tryna act-- I rip you up with a grin, and ya head i will spin-- Said we couldnt top the last show? well think again----
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