Who were the Ishmaelites? What was the origin of the Ishmaelites? What conflict was there between the Israelites and the Ishmaelites?
The Ishmaelites were a collection of various Arab tribes, tribal confederations and small kingdoms described in Abrahamic tradition as being descended from and ...
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Artist: Augustin Hirschvogel | Print: Joseph Sold to the Ishmaelites | Original Medium: etching
Hello, friends! Since I used up so much sewing time blubbering all over old photos in my last post, THIS one is going to be short and sweet. I promise. Anders' Beware the Ishmaelites Sampler Quilt, Queen Size It's time to return my attention to Beware the Ishmaelites, my adaptation of the Moda Modern Building Blocks sampler quilt from a few years back. I swapped out some of the blocks for different ones, and changed all of the Moda colors to Kona Solids that coordinate with a mod graphic wallpaper in my son's bathroom. Then I resized all of the blocks to make the Queen size Moda pattern fit a Twin bed, which necessitated some REALLY wonky block sizes that are not one bit ruler friendly... (Moda Modern Building Blocks design uses block sizes that are all multiples of 6", but mine are slightly shrunken to multiples of 5") And so I set it aside for a few years after struggling to make the first giant block without the modern advantages of rotary cutting tools. I paper pieced it, which required taping together multiple pages of newsprint, and if I had it to do over again I would have cut those giant green triangles so they had straight grain instead of bias along the outside edges of the block. Live and learn. First and Only Block Completed, MMBB Block 2 at 30 x 30 Ironically, while I was ignoring this project, my son hit a growth spurt that necessitated replacing his Twin bed with a Queen. The original Moda Modern Building Blocks pattern would fit his new bed perfectly, all with ruler-friendly block sizes. But then I would not be able to use the 30" block pictured above which I worked SO HARD on... So I slapped borders onto my Twin adaptation to make it a Queen size again, and I like my borders. Seriously -- and this is me envisioning how the quilt will look on the bed, in the room. I will be piecing the remaining blocks for this quilt using a combination of traditional template methods and foundation paper piecing, in order to deal with the weird measurements. These are the blocks that are up next: MMBB Block 1 at 30" I'm going to foundation paper piece the red and white center of that star for sure, and will probably cut the larger triangles out with tagboard templates. The rotary cutting instructions I printed out from EQ8 want me to cut a 16 3/16" square and cross cut it into QSTs, for instance. No, thank you. Not In MMBB: Replacement for Block 3 at 25" The block pictured above is not in the Moda Modern Building Blocks pattern. It's from my EQ8 software block library, and I swapped it out for MMBB Block 3. (It is SUPER convenient to have access to thousands of blocks in whatever size I want them, and to be able to print out templates/rotary cutting charts/foundation patterns for any of them with a few clicks. Seriously, even if you never use the software to design a quilt from scratch, it's totally worth the price just to be able to print out any of a gazillion quilt block patterns in any size your heart desires!) I think I'm going to try to paper piece this block, too, although I have a nagging recollection that I didn't love paper piecing for the first giant block. The large fabric pieces want to scoot around too much on the paper, but I guess I'll have to deal with it, because no way am I rotary cutting 7 7/16" squares to cross cut into QSTs. I mean, I COULD, but I already printed my foundation patterns on newsprint, and I do love how nice and precise my points come out when I paper piece... Last but not least: Also Not in MMBB: Replacement for Block 4 at 20" This one isn't in the original MMBB pattern, either -- it's another block from EQ8 that I plopped into position where their Block 4 was supposed to go. The two blocks that I replaced from MMBB were boring and too similar to other blocks already in the quilt; I thought these ones tied in nicely but were a lot more interesting. The biggest blocks make me more nervous than the smallest blocks do. I feel like, once I get these three done for a total of 4 blocks finished and on the design wall, the smaller blocks will come along more smoothly and they should be fun to make. So, here's my To-Do List for Tuesday! Piece the three large blocks for Beware the Ishmaelites quilt as pictured above Squeeze myself into the dress I'm planning to wear to a wedding this weekend to ensure that it still fits (I've been stress-eating in anticipation of abandoning moving my son into college, so there will probably be Spanx involved). Get a pedicure and pack for said wedding. Shop for school supplies with Anders, my high school Junior who will be sleeping under this quilt once it's finished. He goes back to school on Monday, as soon as we get back from my niece's wedding. I'm linking up today's post with: · Colour and Inspiration Tuesday at http://www.cleverchameleon.com.au · To-Do Tuesday at Stitch ALL the Things: http://stitchallthethings.com
In accordance with God's guidance, Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael into the wilderness. The Bible recounts that God, in His mercy, provided for Ishmael and promised to make a great nation from his descendants.
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Good morning, Fearless Quilters! Happy First Day of Spring to those in the Northern Hemisphere, and I suppose Happy First Day of Autumn to those South of the Equator. Yesterday I pushed myself out of my news-induced funk and into my studio for a few hours. I had a lot of clutter accumulated on my cutting table that needed to be cleared away before I could cut borders for my Spirit Song quilt, and one of the things I unearthed there was the foundation papers, templates, and precut fabrics for the next block of my son Anders' "Beware the Ishmaelites" quilt. Since I prepped everything for this block SEVEN months ago and it's been sitting on my cutting table, ready to go, ever since, I decided that I should take a detour to sew this block together before I lose any of the pieces. Next Block In Progress for Anders' MBB Beware the Ishmaelites Sampler To recap, Beware the Ishmaelites is my version of the Moda Modern Building Blocks sampler quilt from a few years ago. Beware the Ishmaelites Rendering, 94 x 104 Here's the Moda Modern Building Blocks quilt that I started out with: Moda Modern Building Blocks, 84 x 96, Free Pattern Available Here When I was first smitten with this quilt and decided to make one like it for Anders' bedroom, he still had a deep pillowtop Twin mattress and the Moda quilt was not the right size. So I recreated it in my EQ quilt design software, shrinking the width to fit a Twin mattress and adding striped borders at the top and bottom of the quilt to get the length I needed. I figured, as cool as those little blocks on the top and bottom edges look when this quilt is displayed on a wall, they would be a wasted effort on a bed where the top edge is hidden by the pillow and the bottom edge is tucked under the mattress. Of course, resizing the quilt this way meant that my blocks were no longer ruler-friendly -- they would all need to be cut out with templates or foundation paper pieced -- but I was okay with that. I was able to find almost all of the MBB sampler blocks in my EQ8 Block Libraries, but I replaced some of the blocks in the original design with others that I thought would be more interesting to make, such as today's block, which will go in the lower left hand corner of the quilt. I also recolored my quilt using Kona Solids (nothing against Moda, but I have a swatch card for Kona solids that makes it so much easier to match colors and order online). First Block, 30 x 30, Completed in August 2019 So I started out making the first giant block, and then I got distracted and set the project aside... and meanwhile my son hit puberty and started growing like bamboo... and I had to get rid of that Twin bed and get him a Queen bed because at 16 years old he is now a 6' tall GIANT. Well, I'd already made that first big block and it came out so nicely, and I'd purchased all of my fabrics for the entire quilt in the right quantities for the way I'd downsized all of the blocks, so I didn't want to resize the blocks again even though it would have simplified the cutting and piecing for a lot of them. So I added the striped borders to the sides of the quilt as well as the top and bottom to get it to the size I wanted for Anders' current bed. His bed is a black, very contemporary platform bed from Ikea and his bedroom walls are white now, except for a retro geometric wallpaper in his bathroom vanity area (I color-matched my quilt fabrics to the colors of that wallpaper). Three Blocks Completed So Far... Now we're all up to speed! Back to Block Four, the one I started piecing yesterday. Foundation Paper Piecing in Sections Since piecing inaccuracies add up incrementally in complex blocks, and because I have a low tolerance for points that are chopped off or that don't meet up where I want them to, I am foundation paper piecing as much as possible. The seams within each of these paper pieced sections are guaranteed to be 100% accurate. When I upgraded my EQ software to the newest version 8, I was delighted to discover that now the foundation papers print out in COLOR instead of in grayscale, which is awesome. Much less chance of sewing the wrong fabric where it isn't supposed to go! Foundation Paper Piecing on my Bernina 750QE I completed all of the foundation paper piecing and trimming before I called it quits for the day yesterday. In case anyone's interested in the nitty-gritty details, I did the foundation paper piecing on my Bernina 750QE using 50/3 Mettler cotton thread, a Schmetz size 90/14 Quilting needle, straight stitch plate, presser foot 97D with Dual Feed engaged, and Piecing Straight Stitch #1326 with stitch length REDUCED to 1.5. The larger needle and shorter stitch length combine to perforate the paper nicely along the stitching line, making it easy to remove the foundation papers later, and the 50 weight 3-ply Mettler thread gives the seam a little extra strength (compared to the Aurifil 50 weight 2-ply thread that I use for traditional piecing). Ripping away the paper puts a little stress on the seam, so the heavier Mettler thread is my "insurance" against thread breaks. Foundation paper piecing automatically compensates for thread bulk anyway, so there's no advantage to using the finer thread for that reason. This Is As Far As Foundation Paper Piecing Takes Me The next step is to remove the foundation papers and join these sections together using traditional piecing methods, so I'll be switching to a smaller Schmetz size 75/11 Quilting needle, my super-fine 50/2 Aurifil cotton thread, and increasing my stitch length back to 2.0 As you can see in the diagram below, this block has set-in seams, or "Y-Seams." Yes, I could have transected those black and pale blue QSTs and made them with a pair of HSTs instead to simplify construction of this block -- but I kind of LIKE sewing Y-seams, and I DISLIKE unnecessary seams in my blocks. I don't like having extra seam lines cutting through the fabric where they don't need to be, and I don't like the added bulk of those added seam allowances, either. Let's Get Ready For Some Y-Seams! However, I prefer to sew Y seams on one of my vintage Featherweights instead of on my computerized Berninas. When machine piecing a Y-seam, you need the control to stop and backstitch EXACTLY at the point where all three seams intersect. Sometimes a computerized machine will take one additional step forwards before reversing, but the ancient, all-mechanical Singer Featherweight reliably reverses direction immediately as soon as I flip that lever. My Bernina educator friend Kari has explained to me that I need to make sure I have completed a full stitch on the Bernina before it can reverse directions, or something like that, so this is probably some kind of user error that I'm doing. But honestly, it's easier -- and also somehow satisfying -- to get out my Featherweight when I have something fiddly like this. Bette, My 1935 Singer Featherweight, Will Be Assisting With Today's Y-Seams That's Anders in the background of that photo, by the way -- quite a few years ago!! Well, once again, my "quick little update" post is approaching Russian Novel Length! I'm headed upstairs to get her set up and ready to go. Looking forward to having a completed block to share tomorrow, if all goes well, and then it will be on to the Spirit Song borders! I'm linking up today's post with · Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation . Have a great day, stay safe, and happy stitching!
Spoke 8: Comparing 1Samuel 8 with Judges 8 Biblewheel ==> 1Samuel (The 9th Book of the 1st Cycle of the Biblewheel, 9th Book Overall) 8th chapter of 1Samuel Introduction to the Biblewheel. Check the 7 churches of Asia Minor and church history in relation to the Alphanumerical position of the books of the Bible where each book number links with each century. Be sure to view my channel on youtube and my pinterest page. Also check the Biblewheel menu comparing each book, chapter and so on with one another. Both 1Samuel 8 and Judges 8 mention Samuel/hear/Ishmaelites, Abimelech/king, elders, son and name. https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/632826185165550474
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When giving his final patriarchal blessings, Lehi organized his people into the following seven tribes: Nephites, Jacobites, Josephites, Zoramites, Lamanites, Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites. The number seven was held sacred by biblical writers and by various peoples in ancient America, which may help explain why Lehi's seven tribes lasted through nearly a thousand years of Nephite history. Importantly, the Lord Himself referred to these same tribes in Doctrine and Covenants 3:16–18, suggesting that, like the twelve tribes of Israel, they will provide an enduring basis for family connections among the descendants of Lehi.
Hello, friends! Since I used up so much sewing time blubbering all over old photos in my last post, THIS one is going to be short and sweet. I promise. Anders' Beware the Ishmaelites Sampler Quilt, Queen Size It's time to return my attention to Beware the Ishmaelites, my adaptation of the Moda Modern Building Blocks sampler quilt from a few years back. I swapped out some of the blocks for different ones, and changed all of the Moda colors to Kona Solids that coordinate with a mod graphic wallpaper in my son's bathroom. Then I resized all of the blocks to make the Queen size Moda pattern fit a Twin bed, which necessitated some REALLY wonky block sizes that are not one bit ruler friendly... (Moda Modern Building Blocks design uses block sizes that are all multiples of 6", but mine are slightly shrunken to multiples of 5") And so I set it aside for a few years after struggling to make the first giant block without the modern advantages of rotary cutting tools. I paper pieced it, which required taping together multiple pages of newsprint, and if I had it to do over again I would have cut those giant green triangles so they had straight grain instead of bias along the outside edges of the block. Live and learn. First and Only Block Completed, MMBB Block 2 at 30 x 30 Ironically, while I was ignoring this project, my son hit a growth spurt that necessitated replacing his Twin bed with a Queen. The original Moda Modern Building Blocks pattern would fit his new bed perfectly, all with ruler-friendly block sizes. But then I would not be able to use the 30" block pictured above which I worked SO HARD on... So I slapped borders onto my Twin adaptation to make it a Queen size again, and I like my borders. Seriously -- and this is me envisioning how the quilt will look on the bed, in the room. I will be piecing the remaining blocks for this quilt using a combination of traditional template methods and foundation paper piecing, in order to deal with the weird measurements. These are the blocks that are up next: MMBB Block 1 at 30" I'm going to foundation paper piece the red and white center of that star for sure, and will probably cut the larger triangles out with tagboard templates. The rotary cutting instructions I printed out from EQ8 want me to cut a 16 3/16" square and cross cut it into QSTs, for instance. No, thank you. Not In MMBB: Replacement for Block 3 at 25" The block pictured above is not in the Moda Modern Building Blocks pattern. It's from my EQ8 software block library, and I swapped it out for MMBB Block 3. (It is SUPER convenient to have access to thousands of blocks in whatever size I want them, and to be able to print out templates/rotary cutting charts/foundation patterns for any of them with a few clicks. Seriously, even if you never use the software to design a quilt from scratch, it's totally worth the price just to be able to print out any of a gazillion quilt block patterns in any size your heart desires!) I think I'm going to try to paper piece this block, too, although I have a nagging recollection that I didn't love paper piecing for the first giant block. The large fabric pieces want to scoot around too much on the paper, but I guess I'll have to deal with it, because no way am I rotary cutting 7 7/16" squares to cross cut into QSTs. I mean, I COULD, but I already printed my foundation patterns on newsprint, and I do love how nice and precise my points come out when I paper piece... Last but not least: Also Not in MMBB: Replacement for Block 4 at 20" This one isn't in the original MMBB pattern, either -- it's another block from EQ8 that I plopped into position where their Block 4 was supposed to go. The two blocks that I replaced from MMBB were boring and too similar to other blocks already in the quilt; I thought these ones tied in nicely but were a lot more interesting. The biggest blocks make me more nervous than the smallest blocks do. I feel like, once I get these three done for a total of 4 blocks finished and on the design wall, the smaller blocks will come along more smoothly and they should be fun to make. So, here's my To-Do List for Tuesday! Piece the three large blocks for Beware the Ishmaelites quilt as pictured above Squeeze myself into the dress I'm planning to wear to a wedding this weekend to ensure that it still fits (I've been stress-eating in anticipation of abandoning moving my son into college, so there will probably be Spanx involved). Get a pedicure and pack for said wedding. Shop for school supplies with Anders, my high school Junior who will be sleeping under this quilt once it's finished. He goes back to school on Monday, as soon as we get back from my niece's wedding. I'm linking up today's post with: · Colour and Inspiration Tuesday at http://www.cleverchameleon.com.au · To-Do Tuesday at Stitch ALL the Things: http://stitchallthethings.com
The Ishmaelites were, are, or should be the descendants of Ishmael. For genealogy purposes, this matter seems pretty cut and dry. But who are the true Ishmaelites?
It's 1 AM, we're leaving first thing tomorrow morning TODAY morning for a wedding and I'm not packed yet, but I snuck downstairs to the computer for a quick post because I finished another block for my youngest son Anders' Beware the Ishmaelites quilt (a modified version of the Moda Modern Building Blocks sampler)! I printed foundation paper piecing patterns and templates for the next three blocks and cut out all of my fabrics yesterday, and once I started piecing this block I just got into the zone and couldn't bear to stop until I was finished. My poor husband just shook his head at me and wandered off to bed around 11 PM. He has given up trying to talk sense into me when I'm in a Sewing Hypnosis Trance. MMBB Block One, Resized to 30 x 30, in Kona Solids This is Block One in the Moda Modern Building Blocks sampler, except that mine is resized to be finish at 30" square rather than 36" square, resulting in some odd math. I'm very pleased with how it came out. Piecing is SO much more fun than packing, am I right? My fabrics for this quilt are all Kona solids. This block has Lipstick and Snow (a warm off-white) in the center, surrounded by Blueberry, then Clover, and the darker blue is Ocean. I paper pieced the center of the block and the rest of these weirdly-sized triangles were cut with giant templates and then traditionally pieced. So now I have two blocks finished for this quilt that I only started two and a half years ago! Here is the new block on the design wall alongside the first block (which was Block Two on the MMBB pattern) that I made a LONG time ago: MMBB Blocks One and Two, both 30 x 30, Plus Other Random WIPs On the Wall Yippee, skippy! And NOW I can go to sleep for a few hours, still not packed for our trip, because now that the quilting high has worn off, my sleepiness has hit me like a ton of bricks. When my alarm goes off I'll have to jump in the shower, chug my morning latte, and randomly throw things into my suitcase in panic mode. Because that's how I operate. Have a great weekend, everyone! Happy stitching! I'm linking today's post up with: WEDNESDAY · Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication THURSDAY · Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation FRIDAY · Whoop Whoop Fridays at Confessions of a Fabric Addict · Beauty Pageant at From Bolt to Beauty · Finished Or Not Friday at Busy Hands Quilts · TGIFF Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday, rotates, this week found here: Work In Progress Girl SATURDAY --> · UFO Busting at Tish in Wonderland
Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had
Discover the intriguing differences between the Ishmaelites and the Midianites in this insightful article. Explore their unique cultures, origins, and historical significance.
Ishmaelites Prayers - Tribute by Daniel Arrhakis (2023) At least two people have died after a man wielding a knife attacked attendees at an Islamic religious centre in Lisbon. A third victim, reportedly an employee of the Ismaeli Centre, required treatment in hospital after being stabbed in the neck. My deepest feelings and prayers for the victims of this barbaric attack to the Ishmaelite Centre in Lisbon, Portugal. More than ever, the World needs Peace, Tolerance and Sharing in a new dawn that brings Light back to the darkness that has settled in our times... ____________________________________________________ Pelo menos duas pessoas morreram depois que um homem empunhando uma faca atacou participantes de um centro religioso islâmico em Lisboa. Uma terceira vítima, supostamente funcionária do Centro Ismaeli, precisou de tratamento no hospital após ser esfaqueada no pescoço. Meus mais profundos sentimentos e orações pelas vítimas deste bárbaro ataque ao Centro Ismaeli em Lisboa, Portugal. Mais do que nunca, o Mundo precisa de Paz, Tolerância e Partilha num novo amanhecer que traga Luz de volta à escuridão que se instalou nos nossos tempos... Two killed in knife attack at Lisbon Muslim centre www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/28/lisbon-ismaili-...
Illustrator: FW Lawson, probably Francis Wilfred Lawson 1842-1935 - the elder brother of the artist Cecil Gordon Watson 1851-1882. Wood engraving artist: unknown A picture tells a thousand words: "And there passed by Midianites, merchants; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt." Timeless print rescued from a late 19th century child's bible published by Cassell. This is an original print from a Victorian bible, not a reproduction. Reverse is blank - so no text will shine through It’s yellowed with age, has some brown marks and slightly brown around the edges – which adds to the charm – as it’s approx. 140 years old. There is rough edge on one side. The page edges and corners are not pristine, but this will be hidden when you frame it Unframed, unmounted – the skill of the illustrator and the etcher deserve to be showcased, not left to languish, unloved, unseen in unopened dusty books I am totally captivated by the attention to detail in these prints. I also love that it’s rescued from a book that would otherwise be thrown away – sustainable and a piece of history preserved Page size: 26 x 20 cm FW Lawson was a contemporary of Gustave Doré 1832 – 1883. So while this may not be an image by Gustave Doré, it’s from the same era. The image of the print framed is to illustrate how it might look – this print really deserves a custom frame All prints are sealed in a cellophane bag with card and mailed in a card-backed envelope to minimise creasing - however this page is far from pristine, it's from a well used bible which adds to its charm - imagine the children who turned the pages and looked at these pictures. It means a lot to me that we can enjoy & appreciate something crafted so long ago - would this even be called Upcycling?
Good morning, and Happy Wednesday! I hope all of you in the States enjoyed a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Mine was weird, but wonderful -- I'll get to that in a minute. First, I have to show you the giant block I finished last night for Anders' Beware the Ishmaelites quilt (my modified version of the 2014 Moda Modern Building Blocks sampler, pattern available here). 25 x 25, Block Three for Beware the Ishmaelites Sampler Quilt This 25" block that I completed last night is not found in the original pattern; I am swapping it out for the large green and orange star block with white background that you see in the upper right corner of the original Moda quilt: Original Moda Modern Building Blocks Quilt, 84 x 96 Here's what my version of this quilt will look like: Beware the Ishmaelites, 94 x 104 Just to recap, these are the changes I've made to the original pattern: Resized all of the blocks to increments of 5" instead of the original 6" grid, so a 36" block is now a 30" block, a 30" block is now a 25" block, etc. This allowed me to get the exact size I wanted for my bed, but at the cost of ruler-friendly numbers for rotary cutting. So the majority of these blocks will be either foundation paper pieced or cut out with old school cardstock templates. I added the borders, for two reasons. First, this quilt is going to go on my younger son's bed, and I am envisioning (and liking) how these boldly striped borders are going to look hanging down on the sides of his black platform bed. Second, this is going on a bed, and the bottom of the quilt is going to be tucked in where no one can see it... And did you notice that row of tiny blocks on the bottom of the Moda version? By shrinking all of my blocks and adding borders, I've moved those little blocks up onto the top of the mattress so we can SEE them once this quilt is on the bed. I've swapped out some of the original blocks in the quilt for others, such as the block I finished last night, the block in the lower left corner of the quilt, and a few of the smaller ones as well. I replaced blocks if I thought the original was too similar to another block in the quilt, or if I thought it was boring, or if I found a more interesting block in the EQ8 Block Library or in Blockbase before I located the block that Moda used in their original quilt... Finally, I recolored the entire quilt to suit my own tastes and to coordinate with my son's bedroom, using all Kona Solids rather than Moda fabrics. That's because I have a Kona Solids color chart that I was able to use to match the exact shades that I needed and I have all of the Kona Solids colors available to use in my EQ8 software. So when I'm designing a quilt in EQ8 using Kona Solids and then I piece the actual quilt using Kona Solids, what I see on my computer screen looks exactly like what I see in real life in my finished quilt. My Design Wall, Late Last Night So, there you see the three completed blocks up on my design wall. Also featured are the languishing Modern Baby Clam Shells on the left (need to cut out the background clam shells and circles and start piecing it), intended as a baby gift for a child who is now nearly 9 months old, my machine appliqué sampler from Karen Kay Buckley's workshop (needs some kind of borders attached before it goes into the Waiting To Be Quilted Que (also known as Quilt Purgatory)... The appliqué block at the top right corner of the design wall is from a machine applique class that I took with Harriet Hargrave about 7 years ago(?!). I'm thinking of adding corner triangles and borders to that one to bring it up to 16" square, the size that I need for a Blocks On the Move mini quilt (a fabulous idea that I borrowed for our guild from the wonderful Country Crossroads Quilters of Modesto, California). The barely-begin block just below that one is my class sample from the hand appliqué workshop I took with Karen Kay Buckley in July. I don't think I'm going to finish that one by hand, because I'm not interested in recreating the entire Fiesta Mexico quilt that it came from and I can practice the workshop techniques that Karen taught us on other hand applique projects that are already in progress. But I threw the block up on the wall anyway because I might decide to finish that one by machine, add some hand stitched embellishments with some of the cool threads I picked up from the Wonderfil booth at Spring Quilt Week in Paducah, and turn THAT block into a 16" finished piece for Blocks On the Move. However, all of this has to come DOWN now, because I've taken on an exploratory quilt commission for a client. I have to take everything off the design wall, brush away any stray dark threads or dog fur, vacuum the carpet and clean the iron, so I can get started on a vintage UFO Double Wedding Ring with a white background. I need to be able to lay those blocks out on the wall. We're thinking of finishing this as either one or two Queen size bed runners so that I can pick and choose the best-pieced, flattest blocks, and turn this into a finished quilt that the client can use in her home at a more affordable price point than an entire bed quilt. Oh, I almost forgot -- I promised to tell you about my Labor Day Weekend at the beginning of this post! Well, the weird part of it was that my house was so quiet, with Lars away at college and Anders away on a high school youth church retreat. But on Saturday, we headed up to Boone, North Carolina for a quick, spur-of-the-moment visit to see Lars-of-Ours and bring him some more items for his dorm. And, when I asked Lars what else he needed besides air freshener for the stinky dorm, a bigger fish tank for his Betta fish, and trash bags, without hesitation he answered "BRING OTTO!" So we went on a 4-hour round trip in the car to make Bring Your Doggy to College Day happen for Lars -- and it was totally worth it: Lars-of-Ours, Reunited with Otto After a Three Week Separation I love how the dog's head is bigger than Lars's. Otto the Snuggle-Pup, Hanging Out in Boone, NC Otto is the sweetest, gentlest soul of a dog you could ever imagine -- but only to me, my husband, my mother, and my sons. His view of the world is that everyone is probably an enemy unless proven otherwise, which is unfortunate because he is so darned CUTE that everyone wants to come and visit him and pet him, but as soon as a stranger approaches him he starts barking so viciously that you think he's going to eat you. :-(. My female Rottweiler is the exact opposite -- she is super friendly to everyone, and assumes all strangers exist to rub her belly and scratch her ears. But Lulu is not Lars's dog; she's Bernie's dog. Lulu stayed home. Taking Otto out into the world to continue to socialize him is important, and he does just fine as long as he's on his leash attached to my husband, who runs interference with strangers who are drawn to Otto like a magnet. "Chick bait" is what Bernie calls this dog! Otto and Bernie Hanging Out in the Parking Lot of Zaxby's It was tricky enough working out the logistics with just the one dog, as it turned out, because we did not realize that Saturday was Appalachian State's first home football game of the season and everything was mobbed. We couldn't even park in the parking lot outside Lars's dorm because it's right across the street from the stadium and it was reserved for tailgating. And, although there are several dog-friendly restaurants near Lars's school, we circled around the block for a good half hour and there were zero parking spots to be found. We ended up driving a little further out to a Zaxby's restaurant and ordering food to go that we ate picnic-style in the grass next to the parking lot. Lars's other pet, who is living with him at college full-time, is a Betta fish named Winston that one of his high school friends bought for him about a year ago. This fish has been in a tiny little tank all this time, with no gravel, no rock or plant or anything to hide in, for a YEAR. Lars has done a fantastic job of keeping the fish alive, remembering to feed it, change the water regularly, etc. So I sent him a care package with some fake plants, a hiding rock, and gravel after we moved him in. Lars's brother Anders picked out the little Hula dancer. But I wasn't remembering exactly how tiny Lars's tank was when we picked out all of these accessories -- nothing fit except the Hula dancer, with her head sticking out of the water! Lars's Betta Fish Winston, Original Tank, Next to Grande Starbucks Cup After we left to drive home, Lars went to the football game with some other students. He sent me this picture of the new 3.5 gallon tank all set up for Winston: Same Fish, Same Hula Dancer, MUCH Bigger Tank SO much better, don't you think?! And off to the right of the tank in this picture, you can see the Nest Diffuser that I set up for him to combat the stink that happens when two teenaged boys are crammed into a small dorm room in a building that does not have air conditioning. They are not allowed to have any kind of candles in the dorm, not allowed to burn incense, and not allowed to use any of the plug-in room fresheners. The Damp Rid and other air fresheners the boys had been using at first were not doing the trick, so I decided to try an oil diffuser with a strong, masculine scent that isn't overpowering or nauseating (NOT like those little Christmas tree air fresheners that people used to hang from their rear view mirrors!). I wanted to select the scent in person so I bought this for Lars from a local Blue Mercury shop, but you can get the same one (Nest Morroccan Amber) on Amazon here. Depending on how often the boys flip the reeds, this should last them anywhere from 3 months to the entire school year, and there are oil refills (only available on the Nest website here) that are nearly half the cost of the initial kit that comes with the vase. And last, but not least -- I discovered a fabulous quilt shop and Bernina dealer in Boone, right down the street from the hotel where we stayed when we moved Lars into his dorm! Sew Original in Boone, NC, My New LQS-Away-From-Home My husband the comedian, who remained outside in the car with Otto, said "don't stay in there all day and don't spend any money." AS IF! I met the loveliest salesperson Susan, who recognized me from my blog and from the Bernina 7 Series Yahoo group(!!) and came out with a package of pretty jacquard ribbons and an Accuquilt GO! cutter starter package, since it was the last day of the manufacturer's holiday rebate and I'd had my eye on the larger size cutter for awhile. Okay, that's it for now because I have to scoot out the door to get my mom to a medical appointment on time. Have a wonderful day, everyone! 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Dimensions: L 13.4" x W 3.1" x H 9.4" Description: Genesis 37:25 “Then they sat down to eat a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring them down to Egypt.” Telling your children Biblical stories is essential for their life growing up as a true Christian. This olive wood carving made in Bethlehem represents the camel as one of the most famous animals that walked through the Holy Land. BH 0290
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