tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15537601744352656802024-03-12T23:58:57.413-05:00taking on sew mucha working mom who loves to createMama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-61101730762349639842012-07-26T19:56:00.001-05:002012-07-26T19:56:14.372-05:00Green Fairy Quilts: It's Giveaway Time!!!<a href="http://greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/2012/07/its-giveaway-time.html">Green Fairy Quilts: It's Giveaway Time!!!</a>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-35320396235957908172012-06-25T08:29:00.001-05:002012-06-25T08:31:44.348-05:00Baseball highlights<div><p>Lasers are 3-0 !!!!!</p>
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<p>Not for Jackson, but for Andy. He was working on the race car on Tuesday night and buried a piece of rusty brake drum into the palm of his hand. He pulled half of it out and didn't realize he left the other half deep into his hand. Until Thursday morning when it was purple, hot and hard as a rock. Instead of leaving at 9:30, we finally left town at 3:30.</p>
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I've had these flannel scraps sewn together in weird shaped rectangles for a very long time, possibly since 2006 when I started sewing. I finally figured out what to do with them. I cut them evenly into squares and sewed them all together. I LOVE them! The scraps are from my VERY FIRST QUILT ever made. I sent that quilt to a friend in Minnesota. The other scraps are from the third quilt I've made. That pattern was given to me by my sister-in-law. I love it that I have pieces of both of those memories in this little project! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took a few minutes last weekend to settle in with a great book and my super dog. I started a project right away from this book! I can't wait to show pictures! It will be AWESOME! More to come soon!!!</td></tr>
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<br />Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-24664342699409402472012-04-25T22:11:00.000-05:002012-04-25T22:20:18.670-05:00G B RJust a few highlights from a recent tour of Memorial Stadium, home of the Huskers!<br />
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<br />Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-73270306574054834492012-04-25T22:06:00.000-05:002012-04-25T22:06:57.275-05:00New Addition to the Farm<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I realized last year that if I ever wanted our basement finished, we would need to put up a shed. We have a big garage, but it's holding all of the stuff that used to be in our shed at our last house(s) ...(boat, mower, four wheelers, log splitter, gas cans, oil pans, race car parts [fortunately the actual race car hangs out at the actual farm], dog kennels, decoys, trailers, wagons, sleds, augers, you get the idea). All of the stuff that is normaly in a garage is in my basement (tools, tools, tools, paint cans, hunting clothes, fish cleaning tables, random pieces of wood and insulation that my frugile husband came across in the trash piles from the builders building our home 3 years ago and he couldn't handle to actually throw away cuz we might use it someday, boots, more boots, and probably 8 boxes that hold the contents of 3 or 4 junk drawers from the last 2 or 3 houses, again you get the idea). <br />
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Long story short, in order to have my dream quilting/sewing retreat in my basement someday, we needed a shed. So, here it is. One step closer to my ultimate basement takeover! :-) Hooray!Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-1545766518481081222012-04-25T21:50:00.000-05:002012-04-25T21:50:49.784-05:00So proud of my little manMy little man, Jackson, has been very busy! I went to his Animal Research Fair last Friday at school. All of the 1st graders made dioramas of certain animal habitats. They started with a shoebox. A few weeks back, Jackson came to me and said I really needed to get rid of all of the empty shoe boxes in my closet. "Mom, there are kids that really need a shoebox." How can you say no to that??? <br />
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He and his classmates did such a good job. Each of them presented their projects individually as the parents walked around their room to each of their desks. Super job Jackson! <br />
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Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-72704724964690286482012-04-25T21:38:00.000-05:002012-04-25T21:38:27.549-05:003rd Annual Birthday Girls LunchI moved away from "home" a few years back. Sadly, I left behind a few good girlfriends. We have lots in common. We are all married to wonderful, hard working men. We are all raising beautiful, healthy children. We are all born in the spring :-) We all share a strong faith. We are all blessed by God in countless ways, and I am truly blessed to call them my friends. We each are different in many ways too... I'm the only one that quilts! <br />
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Even though I only moved 75 miles away, we don't see each other very often. Three years ago, we decided to, at the very least, celebrate our birthdays together each year with a girls lunch. The second year we got together, the girls wanted pedicures. I reluctantly agreed. It was officially my first and last pedicure ever. There's a very good possibility that there is a youtube video of me dying in the pedicure chair. I just don't have the guts to go and search for it. <br />
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This year, I decided to make the girls a mini quilt with their last name initial. Truth be told, I set out to quilt their last name. Let's just say that that didn't happen. I have a new book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1604680172/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=lazgalqui-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1604680172&adid=0CS7VVJQN8E6BT97SW65&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lazygalquilting.blogspot.com%2F">Play Word Quilts</a> by <a href="http://www.lazygalquilting.blogspot.com/">Tonya Ricucci.</a> I was late starting the project and I finished the binding the night before our lunch at my son's football game. <br />
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Here they are! What do you think? <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JJWT3CWQBJE/T3J5s28HI3I/AAAAAAAAArI/4bKuO13TiwI/s1600/IMAG0134-723631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="179" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JJWT3CWQBJE/T3J5s28HI3I/AAAAAAAAArI/4bKuO13TiwI/s320/IMAG0134-723631.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">I had extra fabric and usually I would save it for another project, but it made the back look so sweet! I couldn't resist!</div>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-41360260268089254412012-03-29T19:30:00.001-05:002012-03-29T19:30:00.833-05:00a gypsy and a french general<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A birthday present for my sister in Colorado.... who is now moving to ALASKA! I made this wall hanging for her, but if I would have known, I should have made a big throw to keep her warm way up north! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first attempt at Minky on the back.... I put it on the MegaQuilter and it was a breeze! I love it! </td></tr>
</tbody></table><span id="goog_329989565"></span><span id="goog_329989566"></span>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-81536269775476342962012-03-01T21:55:00.000-06:002012-03-01T21:55:00.637-06:00when it snows outside - i can finally sew my snowman quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first weekend in February, this is what we woke up to on Saturday morning! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our deck, our COVERED deck!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> The snow didn't stop most of the day either... we ended up with 12-15 inches that day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a perfect day to start my snowman quilt. I purchased this fabric on my quilt trip I took last fall. But it's very hard to work on a flannel snowman quilt when it is 40, 50, even 60 degrees outside! This Nebraska winter has been so weird.... So the first sign of snow, I decided to tackle it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">most of the top is done!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div align="center">Of course, I get this far, and I'm out of fabric. I didn't exactly buy the fabric and the pattern together, so I was stuck. A few weeks later, I did make a trip to Fremont and purchased additional fabric. I'll add a skinny red border and then an additional wider black border after that. I'm not sure if I'll be able to quilt it or if I'll tie this one. (I'm a chicken, I know. It's big, it's flannel, and so far, the mega quilter is not up and running. Stay tuned.....) Now that it's the first of March, I better hurry up and finish it. I may not see anymore snow until next winter! </div>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-58961051880145405462012-03-01T21:40:00.001-06:002012-03-01T21:40:00.797-06:00I have been quilting... just a little!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend asked me to make a quilt for her sister's upcoming baby shower. Normally, I really struggle with making things for other people to give as gifts. I'm just not comfortable with it. However, this friend told me I could make whatever I wanted, she trusted me, and it wasn't needed until early spring. She knew her sister was having a boy, but she didn't know that he was going to show up early! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I rushed to squeeze this quilt in right before and right after our trip to Disney. Now, with baby's arrival, I have no clue when his baby show will be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the top is finished... this is my first attempt at using rick rack... I love it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the binding fabric is a bright orange with a chicken wire pattern... too cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love it! It's so bright and cheery... I hope this little guy likes it too!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-49623846468000106742012-03-01T21:26:00.001-06:002012-03-01T21:26:00.374-06:00another reason I've been away...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our First Trip to DisneyWorld!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first plane ride</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magic Kingdom!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting Mickey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Animal Kingdom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our favorite.... EPCOT!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-51286354201161411992012-03-01T21:20:00.001-06:002012-03-01T21:20:00.488-06:00my little athlete<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basketball is here and gone already and I haven't said a word about it! Below are some pictures of my guy shooting hoops. This was his first year for basketball, he's in 1st grade. The games and teams are all put together by our local YMCA. It's actually quite entertaining. Dribbling is optional!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Season Beavers.... Go #6!</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2MoU7412vko/T0paIodslPI/AAAAAAAAAp4/lEoccpKP4XA/s1600/IMAG0074-702076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2MoU7412vko/T0paIodslPI/AAAAAAAAAp4/lEoccpKP4XA/s320/IMAG0074-702076.jpg" uda="true" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8PTDC4MJvww/T0paJDkh9KI/AAAAAAAAAqA/1ZHAqBAdbOM/s1600/IMAG0076-704099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8PTDC4MJvww/T0paJDkh9KI/AAAAAAAAAqA/1ZHAqBAdbOM/s320/IMAG0076-704099.jpg" uda="true" width="320" /></a></div>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-33802966749839803002012-01-03T19:00:00.003-06:002012-01-03T19:00:00.119-06:00runner with reunion fabric<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I came across a charm pack of this fabric... <a href="http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_reunion.pdf">Reunion by Sweetwater</a> ...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and I knew I had to make something from it for a very dear friend. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it was EXACTLY her style.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fancy sewing machine = fancy stitching!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I even added some coasters.... my first attempt at free motion quilting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No pattern. I just used charm packs in their original 5 inch square<br />
then I cut some down to 2x5 and 3x5<br />
my friend loved the "flag" patterns, so i left those in the large 5" square so you can see the whole design</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">I LOVE how this turned out, and good news, my friend loves it too! </div>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553760174435265680.post-89131194676294085982012-01-03T18:30:00.012-06:002012-01-03T18:30:01.601-06:00little wall hanging<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here's the back...<br />
yes, those are hot pink crocs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bodie wanted to help bind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final product! So cute!</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">The pattern is from the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lots-Dots-Quilts-More-Leisure/dp/1601404352">Lots of Dots</a>. </div>Mama Masekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920193967966333242noreply@blogger.com0