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Bev
@bltore.bsky.social
Owned by a golden retriever named Riika and some year-round resident Anna's hummingbirds, with occasional visits in spring of Rufus Hummingbirds. Mostly Tired and Re-tired. Quilting is my favorite hobby now to stay positive, loving and full of gratitude
Ukraine Hearts quilt just came back from long arm quilter (Heidi Rodli, Piece and Joy Quilting Co.). She did a sunflower-ish flower on it. 🥰 She also had a light yellow floral fabric that worked well for backing! Very cheerful. Binding on this afternoon and already hanging in the dining room. 😊
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Anna's hummingbird atop lilac during a brief bit of sunshine in a day full of rain, rain and more rain. The sunshine only lasted a few minutes and lit the bird nicely.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
A Quilt to Honor Harriet Tubman's legacy. Orange was her favorite color. As conductor on the underground railroad she traveled at night. The use of stars helped reflect that part of her life.
It had to have hearts, because she CARED throughout her entire life.
October 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Open Heart quilt completed with binding on. The pantograph was called "Rouge" and the long arm quilter was Heidi Rodli, Piece and Joy Quilting Co.
Riika approved and she got as close as she could for a photo op. 😊
September 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Heart log cabin quilt top completed with borders. The quilt was made to honor Harriet Tubman. The border of stars was chosen because as a conductor of the underground railroad- she probably traveled at night and depended on stars to help with direction. Orange as her favorite color was a plus. ☺️
August 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Heart log cabin quilt made to honor Harriet Tubman. Orange was her favorite color. Green symbolizes freedom. Red for her life passion to help people. Tiny black square at inside of log cabin symbolizes a safe place.
Now, on to borders. 😉
August 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hummingbird August 24, 2025 6:20 pm
Do you sense I am being watched? I am bird watching and they are human watching. 😉
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August 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Hummingbird sitting in Glory Bower bush. Photo taken at 4:30 pm on August 22, 2025.
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August 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Penguin Love quilt completed with binding on. I used a flanged binding on this one -the contrast picks up well. I calculated the binding a bit too close for my comfort- I had about a foot of binding left over, but I like a generous margin. (Can you tell who has gotten caught before?) 😊
August 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Penguin Heart quilt back from the long arm quilter (Heidi Rodli, Piece and Joy Quilting Co., Dallas, Ore.) and she used a heart pantograph on this one. ♥️🥰
Now, just need to trim it and add the binding. It came out really cute.
August 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Penguin Heart quilt coming off the long arm quilter's frame (a sneak peak she sent me). 🥰
August 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Anna's hummingbirds on feeder and sitting in lilac bush near feeder. August 17, 2025, 7:30 pm.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Two Anna's hummingbirds in pine tree August 13, 2025 10 am
I caught them mid-conversation. Too bad the photo can't impart the sounds also. 😉
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August 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Rufous hummingbird August 10, 2025, 11:50 am
(seasonal visitor here)
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August 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Anna's hummingbirds August 7, 2025, 7:05 pm
[This is a rare event for my yard, I have never seen two on the feeder at the same time until this summer. Possibly a parent/child?]
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August 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Anna's hummingbirds 4:15pm August 4, 2025
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August 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Hummingbird August 2, 2025, 11 am feeding. 😊
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August 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Anna's hummingbird 6pm July 30, 2025
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July 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Anna's hummingbird working the blooms on the lambs ears plants (a fuzzy grey leaf plant with spires of purple blooms).
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July 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Anna's hummingbird sitting in crab apple tree --- 11 am July 25, 2025
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July 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Anna's hummingbird July 19, 2025 10:50 am
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July 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Quilt hanging system using magnets!
Just got this installed today (my installer with the thumbs up)
It took a few screws (and a level) - then just put the magnets on top (you can see those silver bars at top)
How cool is that?!🥰
July 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Anna's hummingbird at 8:50 am July 16, 2025
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July 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Open hearts quilt top completed!
Lots of frog-stitching with this one ("rip-it, rip-it") as I pieced over half the blocks wrong and took a week to unsew and resew it correctly.

The quote for this quilt is:
"An open heart appreciates every experience as a gift."
☺️
July 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Anna's hummingbird 10 am July 10, 2025. (Lighting reflected off the feeder gives the red appearance.)
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July 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM