Kathy Oganezov wrote in a message to Pat Knox:
PK>Your block arrived today and it is just gorgeous!!  You definitely
PK>must have
PK>a great stash!!  Thank you sooo much!
 KO>      ^^^^^^^^^^^
 KO> Thanks to *you* for putting together the FFQBE!  Some of the
 KO> fabrics were what I shared with others; other fabrics were what I
 KO> received for my b.day.  The background fabric is one.  The star
 KO> centers are from the FQ you sent me 2 years ago.  (Check Doris'
 KO> Jacob's Ladder: I used it for hers, too.)  Now, knowing how I feel
 KO> about purple, would you believe I almost couldn't find enough
 KO> purples for this block??! 
GRIN!!  I knew I recognized that fabric!  That FFQBE sure is great!
PK>This one is just absolutely fabulous!!
 KO>  Thanks, Pat.  I'm going to get a crick in my neck from
 KO> having my head turned, ya know.  :)  But, I must admit, there is
 KO> another Friendship Star I like even better than yours.  The first
 KO> one I made was Doris' mini: I liked the way it sparkled.  I decided
 KO> to make the big one like yours for Shauna but I made each star a
 KO> different color. I *really* like the way *that* one sparkled.  So
Mine is just gorgeous!  Prettier than the others!  PFFT!
 KO> did Mike: he asked why I always send out the ones he really likes. 
 KO> (I haven't shown him my box of duplicates lately!)  ;)
And I wouldn't either!  :)
PK>As for the purple project, nothing is
PK>decided yet.  I love purple and decided that I want to do a purple
PK>quilt, but
 KO> I did my purple project!  It was a "discipline" thang: I forced
 KO> myself to use up some of the scraps & smaller pieces I have (had, I
 KO> should say.)  I did a Triple Irish Chain in purples &
 KO> machine-embroidered floral wreaths on the white alternate blocks. 
 KO> The thing hung on my makeshift design wall in the dining room (a
 KO> piece of felt tacked along the top of 2 side-by-side cabinets)
 KO> until I took it down before it stretched out of shape!  I still
 KO> haven't decided what to do about borders: I'm debating between a
 KO> Seminole-type or a border of minis. That will be my maybe-September
 KO> project - after the school clothes are finished & before the
 KO> Christmas sewing starts.  :)
Mine will be after Christmas and after New Year's!  Too much to do between 
now and then!
PK>Where did the time go?
 KO> You're askin' ME??  It's the end of July already!  I have to make a
 KO> dress for my niece - she admired one that I made for Irene a couple
 KO> years ago & I promised her I'd make her one before she starts off
 KO> to K.garten.  I think what she liked was the pearl bead trim around
 KO> the neckline.  I haven't been able to find anything quite like it
 KO> yet, but I still have a little time.  I still have one jumper I'm
 KO> determined to make for myself, then have to get Irene's clothes
 KO> started.  My friend commented that with all the sewing I do, Irene
 KO> should have plenty of school clothes.  I said yes, she did, but she
 KO> outgrew them & passed them on to the friend's daughter!  Best get
 KO> to work - I'm about to lose a week of precious sewing time!  Happy
 KO> therapy!  -  Kathy ...
Kids grow too fast!  At least my Bargello skirt is DONE!!  So is my guild's 
newsletter, web page is partially updated, and I will work on the hanger for 
the quilt and it's label tomorrow!  Then on to the Sunbonnet Sue quilt!
xLater!,
           Pat 
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