tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post8456631146784583227..comments2023-12-28T02:37:58.086-08:00Comments on Midget Gem Quilts: Helen Meets Benitahelenjean@midgetgemquiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005403786619091105noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-31043718736919973212018-09-28T05:46:54.793-07:002018-09-28T05:46:54.793-07:00I'm in the beginning stages of quilting - I...I'm in the beginning stages of quilting - I've only made a half dozen or so. And I always figured I'd only have a love for patterns. But the Postcards from Sweden (and your alternate version) is gorgeous! Just my style. Beautiful work.Mindy Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253104741470705413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-36147654008344912202018-09-21T18:35:01.362-07:002018-09-21T18:35:01.362-07:00I love those wedding quilts,superb colours. My Gra...I love those wedding quilts,superb colours. My Grandma went from Oban to Ireland way back in the 1980's, and she was a Nanny to the daughter/s??? of a shipping company family. Part of her position was to accompany the daughter to boarding school in France, I cannot imagine how she coped. She later went back to Scotland, lived a little south of Glasgow, married, had 3 children, and came to New Zealand in 1909. She knitted until she was 90, sewed on a hand turned machine, my Mum knitted and sewed, and I do too.Wonderful to meet you here.Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-87779968722100799912018-09-21T07:03:03.906-07:002018-09-21T07:03:03.906-07:00Fun quilts. I love the photo shoot on the bull!Fun quilts. I love the photo shoot on the bull!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878998557547047744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-88167694631528030002018-09-19T19:48:26.971-07:002018-09-19T19:48:26.971-07:00Your Quilts are Beautiful!! & Know they are Tr...Your Quilts are Beautiful!! & Know they are Treasure of the Heart to those that received them...Awesome!OhioLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759540308119930370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-91301950758720439032018-09-18T11:38:20.888-07:002018-09-18T11:38:20.888-07:00Nice to meet you Helen. Your wedding quilts are lo...Nice to meet you Helen. Your wedding quilts are lovely. Thanks for sharing.Melva Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421452256442542498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-77752697374717211092018-09-16T09:03:40.419-07:002018-09-16T09:03:40.419-07:00Beautiful quilt made for such special occasions. L...Beautiful quilt made for such special occasions. Love your nick name "Midget Gem". What a special sentiment!Calicojoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796145323746252678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-7613301525507651112018-09-15T11:33:02.923-07:002018-09-15T11:33:02.923-07:00I can see that modern is a passion of yours. The ...I can see that modern is a passion of yours. The two wedding quilts are beautiful; love the colors.LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612629420194084787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-89856257892596552972018-09-14T07:17:21.995-07:002018-09-14T07:17:21.995-07:00Love your postcard from sweden. Beautiful colors a...Love your postcard from sweden. Beautiful colors and easy.Meloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755174383109650094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-60017093526067995072018-09-13T19:36:22.169-07:002018-09-13T19:36:22.169-07:00I love those wonderful blues and greens in your qu...I love those wonderful blues and greens in your quilts - two of my favourite colours. I enjoyed my visit with you - thank you for having us over.Magpie's Mumblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-54527475441375611862018-09-13T15:21:30.354-07:002018-09-13T15:21:30.354-07:00What fun photo settings!!! And beautiful quilts!What fun photo settings!!! And beautiful quilts!Anita Jackson @ Domestic Felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081620029675466808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-29423625221686190392018-09-12T04:26:21.721-07:002018-09-12T04:26:21.721-07:00The quilts are amazing. I, too, like not only to ...The quilts are amazing. I, too, like not only to quilt but also to knit. My quilting skill are much better than my knitting skills or so I think. I get rather bored with knitting. Therefore, I like to knit most dishcloths. I do like to do different patterns in the cloths as I get easily bored doing the same pattern repeatedly. About the only time I do the same pattern back to back is if I need something I don't want to have to worry about concentrtion. For example, a family member just had two major surgery within three days. I didn't want to have to concentrate on the pattern so I just did a garter stitch border and seed stitch in the middle. All I had to think about was the garter stitch on the end of each row, after a few rows of plain garter stitch. I could list to conversations and still be somewhat distracted from the stress. I just started following you. Thanks for participating in the Meet and Greet. I laughed at the quilt over the cow/bull. I grew up on a farm and that was a delightful site. We have lots of Penguin statues in Tulsa, OKlahoma. Well, many are in disrepair. The zoo had businesses "adopt" a penguin statue to promote the zoo. Many of the companies have gone out of business and left the statues in a sad shape. There is a town 50 miles north that has a plethora of buffalo statues.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825257012315494167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-50658316181356174912018-09-11T16:16:43.830-07:002018-09-11T16:16:43.830-07:00Your quilts are wonderful! Thanks for sharing.Your quilts are wonderful! Thanks for sharing.Sandi1100https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612056417734824803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-67612476561980769622018-09-10T16:48:57.781-07:002018-09-10T16:48:57.781-07:00Nice to meet you! Loved seeing your quilts and enj...Nice to meet you! Loved seeing your quilts and enjoyed your blog. I visited Ireland a few years ago with a church group. I loved every bit of time spent there. It is a very beautiful country and I would love to visit again. wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515783581361824932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-76763954249370132492018-09-10T16:19:30.507-07:002018-09-10T16:19:30.507-07:00Great post, Helen.
I too have two sons...and 2 dau...Great post, Helen.<br />I too have two sons...and 2 daughter-in-laws....and 2 grandsons, as it goes. :)<br />Thanks for being part of the Quilters Meet & Greet! <3Benita Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903881033379457172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-37509635618712835672018-09-10T14:19:42.884-07:002018-09-10T14:19:42.884-07:00Great story about your son's wedding quilts! L...Great story about your son's wedding quilts! Love those blues. Visiting from the Meet and Greet.Carole @ From My Carolina Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297429399723723944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-71580202669614634432018-09-10T13:01:19.504-07:002018-09-10T13:01:19.504-07:00I love the colorway for the wedding quilts! The Me...I love the colorway for the wedding quilts! The Meet and Greet is proving to be a great way to meet other quilt bloggers. Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-28984419992560410282018-09-09T20:55:49.622-07:002018-09-09T20:55:49.622-07:00Your quilts are beautiful - especially the wedding...Your quilts are beautiful - especially the wedding quilts. Bet they were loved.Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-50850292019913241462018-09-08T09:36:28.486-07:002018-09-08T09:36:28.486-07:00Love your quiltsLove your quiltsMarti Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553499166154793291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-57032737977454290742018-09-07T14:38:18.231-07:002018-09-07T14:38:18.231-07:00Nice to know more about you Helen! And I know Irel...Nice to know more about you Helen! And I know Ireland, Aran Islands mostly (yes I know, it's not North... ;)), beautiful country, lovely people. Your quilts are wonderful, always a pleasure to admire them. Thanks for sharing!Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliquéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307507105646376697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-89034185558336545562018-09-07T06:46:42.522-07:002018-09-07T06:46:42.522-07:00Very beautiful quilts! the blue/teal ones are so p...Very beautiful quilts! the blue/teal ones are so pleasing !!Alycia~Quiltygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283575876006453806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-30915165303569512872018-09-06T16:37:43.720-07:002018-09-06T16:37:43.720-07:00What lucky sons (and DILs) you have!! Those weddin...What lucky sons (and DILs) you have!! Those wedding quilts are wonderful. It's fun to see that you are making the same sorts of quilts over in Northern Ireland as people are making here in the US. Enjoy the Meet and Greet!The Joyful Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706614750500929214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-3737182674104764762018-09-06T16:31:25.382-07:002018-09-06T16:31:25.382-07:00Lovely to meet you and your blog. Love your projec...Lovely to meet you and your blog. Love your projects.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572900779018937820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-5916004468508801602018-09-06T11:10:59.961-07:002018-09-06T11:10:59.961-07:00The Behemoth is gorgoeous!! I love making the back...The Behemoth is gorgoeous!! I love making the backs as pretty as the fornt. You did an exceptional job with that one!!Amy, a redeemed sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324661637036868565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-54807932057714429372018-09-06T08:11:58.197-07:002018-09-06T08:11:58.197-07:00Love the Belfast Bulletin. Your quilt holder upper...Love the Belfast Bulletin. Your quilt holder upper is very steady and makes for absolutely perfect pictures :-pPreetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668075058280228773.post-685190888386972042018-09-06T03:47:02.174-07:002018-09-06T03:47:02.174-07:00I really enjoyed your post, glad to have stumbled ...I really enjoyed your post, glad to have stumbled upon it via the Meet and Greet. Your quilts are all beautiful, so bright and cheery. I look forward to following your blog in the future.karenbbsnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186048835612639017noreply@blogger.com