Friday, January 4, 2013

Hello 2013

Greetings from the foothills!
I'm starting the year off  learning more about sustainable gardening. There's a link over at Deep Roots at Home for streaming the Back to Eden film (which I had never seen before) that is definitely raising my eyebrows (read that ... blowin' me away) as far as gardening method goes.

After realizing that my first big bonafide quilt top was too large for me to quilt on my sewing machine I sent it off (local) to have it machine quilted. I hope to have that back in a week or so to show you the result. I can't wait to see it myself!
Until then ... stay warm!
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14 comments:

  1. QuiltedtimeJanuary 4, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    Happy New Year! I am looking forward to having lots of gardening chats with you this coming year.

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    1. magnoliasnteaJanuary 4, 2013 at 5:10 PM

      Thanks, Kay! I can't wait to get started gardening again.

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  2. CJ STITCHING AND BLOOMSJanuary 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    Loved seeing your cardinal eating at your feeder. Your quilt looks wonderful and I look forward to seeing it when it comes back. Hugs Judy

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  3. magnoliasnteaJanuary 6, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    Thank you, Judy. I'm really anxious to get the quilt back any start on the binding.

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  4. SusanJanuary 6, 2013 at 6:04 PM

    That quilt will look good in my living room, and looks cozy too !
    I started a yo-yo quilt, and quickly got tired of all those circles !
    My new years resolution is to finish something !

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  5. magnoliasnteaJanuary 6, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    Hi Susan! The yo-yo quilt sounds nifty.
    I have to admit my quilt top sat for six months only needing the border sewn on - took less than an hour to finish it. I don't know why I let it do that.

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  6. VickiJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    Hi! I watched the Back to Eden film last spring. I can't wait to start gardening. I keep telling myself we are over halfway to spring. :)

    Your quilt top looks great! Can't wait to see it all finished.

    Have a wonderful week.

    :)Vicki

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    1. magnoliasnteaJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:53 AM

      Thank you, Vicki!
      Oh, I'd really like to try the Back to Eden gardening method this year, but it's going to take a while to get started in that direction, hopefully next year.

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  7. Eggs In My PocketJanuary 7, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    You have me interested in the Back to Eden film! Good luck with your gardening. Beautiful quilt top. Cant wait to see it quilted!

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  8. magnoliasnteaJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    Kathleen, I've watched the film twice now, and I'm still amazed at the results of this gardening technique. Let me know what you think about it.

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  9. PaulaJanuary 11, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    I'll have to check out Back to Eden~ sounds very interesting! I've been daydreaming about this years' garden ever since our seed cataloq arrived... *sigh*
    I'm very nervous about doing the quilting myself on a baby quilt/shower gift I've been working on... it's not that it is that big, I'm just a beginner when it comes to quilting and I don't want to mess up all my hard work thus far (not to mention EXPENSIVE FABRIC... *ugh*) so I've been thinking about having someone else quilt it.
    Can't wait to see yours when it's done!

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  10. magnoliasnteaJanuary 11, 2013 at 1:11 PM

    Paula, I've been practicing machine quilting with little quilt sandwiches on my machine, but it's not going so well. I really want to learn free-motion quilting though.The only successful method I've tried so far is stitch-in-the-ditch.

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  11. Jacqueline@ Deeprootsathome.comJanuary 11, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    Howdy, Magnolia Tea!
    Oh, Thank You SO much for sharing the word about the Back To Eden movie. I hope to move more chips if we get another warm up, and I love your beautiful Mr.Cardinal. They are such a gorgeous bird against the snow.
    I am impressed that you can quilt so well and are trying to do the free motion quilting on the top. I've never seen it done. Thank you for visiting Deep Roots. Blessings!

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  12. magnoliasnteaJanuary 11, 2013 at 11:29 PM

    Thank you, Jacqueline. My pleasure re mentioning Back to Eden - I'm enthralled with the concept and can't stop thinking about it. I'm, also, having the best time reading your informative blog posts, especially about herbs.

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