{"id":2610,"date":"2012-09-28T23:04:49","date_gmt":"2012-09-29T04:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2012-09-28T23:04:49","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T04:04:49","slug":"mad-mod-quilt-guild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/?p=2610","title":{"rendered":"mad mod quilt guild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1317.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2612\" title=\"strips and bricks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1317.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1317.jpg 2448w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1317-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1317-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a>a few months ago, i finally made it to my first meeting of the <a href=\"http:\/\/madmodquiltguild.blogspot.com\/\">madison modern quilt guild<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 longtime readers may remember that i used to quilt, but it&#8217;s been ages, so i wasn&#8217;t sure if joining up was really a good idea (will my to-do list just get longer?\u00c2\u00a0 possibly), but i wanted to try it out.\u00c2\u00a0 i&#8217;ve now attended three meetings and participated in my first scrap project swap.\u00c2\u00a0 at my second meeting, we drew numbers to see who we were swapping with, then exchanged fabric scraps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1318.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2613\" title=\"inside\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1318.jpg 2448w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1318-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1318-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a>i whipped together this little bag (with <a href=\"http:\/\/librarymakers.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/needlereads-snappy-bags.html\">a metal measuring tape clasp<\/a>) and a pincushion from the scraps from my swapping partner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2611\" title=\"pincushion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1316.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1316-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1316-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1316-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a>but i think i&#8217;m the one who really scored with this swap.\u00c2\u00a0 check out the fantastic spiderweb pillow sham i got from the amazing anna!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMGP1684.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2615\" title=\"IMGP1684\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMGP1684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMGP1684.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMGP1684-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMGP1684-452x300.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>love love love it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a few months ago, i finally made it to my first meeting of the madison modern quilt guild.\u00c2\u00a0 longtime readers may remember that i used to quilt, but it&#8217;s been ages, so i wasn&#8217;t sure if joining up was really &hellip; 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