{"id":1359,"date":"2013-02-17T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2013\/02\/17\/souvenir-delayed\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T12:41:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T20:41:58","slug":"souvenir-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2013\/02\/17\/souvenir-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"Souvenir — delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/div>\n

Last summer my husband and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian islands to celebrate our anniversary. While there, I bought a special batik that is only sold in one shop in the world. I decided to use it in a small quilt as a memento of our trip. Fast forward to now. \ud83d\ude09 Yup, I do take my time for some things. LOL! I’ve machine appliqu\u00e9d a small plumeria quilt top, using the turtle batik in the borders. So now the top is attached to my design wall while I ponder how in the world I’m going to quilt it. My husband really likes it so far, so I’d like to finish it up fairly soon, but I have absolutely no<\/b> good ideas at this point for the quilting.  <\/sigh><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last summer my husband and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian islands to celebrate our anniversary. While there, I bought a special batik that is only sold in one shop in the world. I decided to use it in a small quilt as a memento of our trip. Fast forward to now. \ud83d\ude09 Yup, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[215,256],"class_list":{"0":"post-1359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-applique","8":"tag-applique-2","9":"tag-plumeria","10":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_0111.jpg?fit=637%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yzuO-lV","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1353,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/10\/plumeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":1359,"position":0},"title":"Plumeria","author":"Sandy","date":"April 10, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I did say this quilt was almost finished a few days ago, didn't I? And it is! I used a new-to-me appliqu\u00e9 technique that I will have to practice more \u2014 I have a few \"jaggies\" that I wish I'd been able to avoid. But this is a souvenir or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Free motion quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_0151.jpg?fit=1008%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_0151.jpg?fit=1008%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_0151.jpg?fit=1008%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_0151.jpg?fit=1008%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1355,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2013\/03\/31\/decision\/","url_meta":{"origin":1359,"position":1},"title":"Decision","author":"Sandy","date":"March 31, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"First of all, I hope everyone who celebrates it is having a wonderful Easter. :)But, getting to the title of my post, I've finally made a decision on how to quilt the background of my plumeria! Whew! Making this sort of decision is always the hardest part for me. I've\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"free motion\"","block_context":{"text":"free motion","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/tag\/free-motion-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0140.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0140.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0140.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5163,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/30\/dexter-quilt\/","url_meta":{"origin":1359,"position":2},"title":"Dexter quilt","author":"Sandy","date":"September 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"When we first moved here in 1999, we brought with us -- of course! -- our then five-year-old dog, Dexter. He was really a sweetheart; he loved everyone, but he always made sure that he was \"on duty\" whenever workmen were around for the inevitable final touches a new home\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Appliqu\u00e9"","block_context":{"text":"Appliqu\u00e9","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/applique\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Black lab head holding a daisy in his mouth and with more daisies in the foreground.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dexter-Quilt-210x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2092,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2015\/05\/31\/remembering-a-couple-of-trips\/","url_meta":{"origin":1359,"position":3},"title":"Remembering a couple of trips","author":"Sandy","date":"May 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Several years ago my husband and I took our first cruise, going to several islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Just over a year ago, I took another cruise to the same area, this time a quilting cruise with several friends. During that cruise I bought three small pieces of fabric\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Free motion quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cruising quilt-0001","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cruising-quilt-0001-113x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5503,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2024\/11\/07\/two-small-projects\/","url_meta":{"origin":1359,"position":4},"title":"Two small projects","author":"Sandy","date":"November 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I have two little projects to share with you today. First is a small bag I've made as a gift; it's another Drop Zone bag from ByAnnie. I really like this bag, as it opens up completely flat and then zips completely and compactly closed. I added an adorable little\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Free motion quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Zip It Up case shown closed in yellow\/orange batik fabric with multicolored zipper and orange trim.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0670-300x197.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1357,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2013\/03\/20\/time-flies-and-a-quandary\/","url_meta":{"origin":1359,"position":5},"title":"Time flies! \u2026 and a quandary","author":"Sandy","date":"March 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I can hardly believe it's been a month since my last post! But I've been busy, and time has slipped away. After finishing the shawl I posted about last month, I decided to teach myself to knit in the continental style, so I researched lots of videos on YouTube (what\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Free motion quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0125.jpg?fit=640%2C305&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0125.jpg?fit=640%2C305&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0125.jpg?fit=640%2C305&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1766,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions\/1766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}