Saturday, September 8, 2012

Photos at the Hampton Inns in Utah and Montana 09-08-12

When my computer caught a disease in July and had to be wiped clean and reloaded, the Picasa files were jumbled - some duplicated, some missing, some with pictures that don't match the titles on the file.  It is one huge mess.  Occasionally I will start sorting through, but I soon run out of patience.  Sometimes I will find duplicated files and delete one of them - what a feeling of accomplishment!  When I was sorting the other day I came across these images I took at Hampton Inns in Utah and Montana.  These photos and signs were mostly in the elevators and Ruth Powers and I thought these "advisories" were pretty funny.  Lovely pictures, but does anyone go into a well-known, popular hotel chain and even think about not having clean sheets?  Neither of us ever has. 

 
 
 
 
 
 

One room even had a sticky note on each headboard.  We left them there - for the next occupant!

This one is just a cute sign - also in an elevator. 
 

I much prefer to stay at Holiday Inn Express - can't explain exactly why I feel safe at their motels, but I do. However, every town doesn't have a HIE and Hampton Inns are very nice.   Maybe the fresh baked cinnamon rolls for breakfast at HIE have something to do with it.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Wordless Wednesday 09-05-12

 
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Wounded Warrior quilt in progress 09-04-12


I did not sew today, just too much going on.  But I did figure out a way to hang the strips full length without getting on a ladder.  I just put a sheet on one of my free standing quilt display stands, pinned on the strips and raised it right to the ceiling.  Of course, I have to lower it to make any changes and there are certainly changes to be made.  When I was pinning I mixed things up and pinned two reds together and two whites together.  This is only 15 strips and I need 20.  I will make some that are not quite so random to insert here and there.  Some of the fabrics are directional and my picky brain can't tolerate them upside down - TOO random.
I may sew most of tomorrow because I would much like to take this finished to the SQG meeting on Tuesday.  Then I can sort out some UFOs to work on.  I'm enjoying this.  
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Monday, September 3, 2012

Thanks 09-03-12

Thanks for the suggestions on my Blogger problem.  Tonight my usual method works: I choose a picture from Picasa, click on "create" on the top bar, click on "Publish to Blogger" (2nd from bottom) and the page for a new post comes up with the picture(s) on it.   Del
                                                                                         

Monday Browsing 09-03-12


Swan at Ninepipe Nat'l Wildlife Refuge near Ronan, MT.  June 2012  Photo: Ruth Powers

Two online quilt auctions coming up:
The Association of Pacific West Quilters has 27 quilts with an auction September 18, 2012 at 8 am CDT and concluding September 28, 2012 at 10 pm CDT

Studio Art Quilt Associates reverse auction is in three parts – starting Sep 10 there will be a different set of quilts offered for each of three weeks. The prices decrease each day.

Relive some of the New York Times' best photos. They are posted regularly at The Lively Morgue, a blog site run by the New York Times: http://livelymorgue.tumblr.com

The Car Culture loses charm for younger generations:

Lisa Broberg Quintana posts interesting observations and pictures about the quilts she sees at quilt shows. Here is her recent post about posting quilt show images on blogs:  http://michigoose-life-quilts.blogspot.com/2012/08/rule-breaker.html
My personal feeling is that anyone hanging a quilt in a show that allows photography accepts that it will be photographed and quite possible posted on blogs. If this is something that the quiltmaker does not approve of they shouldn’t hang their quilts in such quilt shows. Posting images without attribution is definitely wrong and offensive. I don’t believe in the “Anonymous is a Woman” attitude. Del



Inflating sculpture in NYC - amazing and amusing:





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Sunday, September 2, 2012

A Del Thomas Journal quilt from 2006 09-02-12

Is anyone  else having trouble with posting Picasa pictures to Blogger?  For the last week I am unable to upload pictures using the "Create" tab and "post to Blog".   Since my computer crash my pictures are all rearranged and some don't show at all.  So, the image I was going to show tonight would not load.  Instead here is a Journal quilt I made in 2006 - it is the first image I could successfully upload. .

  "Marsh Morning"  Del Thomas 2006  8.5“W x 11”L   Machine applique and quilting.
The wonky shiny rectangles are the holograms cut from expired credit cards.  The "fog" is metallic thread scribbles. 
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