There is a mini-brouhaha raging because of a slogan used by a Pepsi campaign for the Hispanic market that a lot of people, including me, feel uses incorrect Spanish. You can read about it here.
This incident allows me to vent about a routine problem in Hispanic advertising, which is that the Spanish that is sometimes used runs the gamut from the pathetic to the blatantly incorrect. This is my theory of why this happens:
This is not a Spanish speaking country (yet). The Spanish spoken in the US is an impoverished version of what is spoken in any other Spanish speaking country, basically because Spanish is not the main language. It lacks a local literature, and it lacks outlets. We don't really have serious newspapers or magazines. People don't read in Spanish. We are not surrounded by the language. This makes our language poor. Add to this that we have different national groups with different accents and expressions unevenly scattered across the country, and we have a bit of a mess.
I have nothing against Spanglish, but nobody can tell me that Spanish in the US is a beautiful living organism. It's not.
Because of this unique circumstance, those of us who make a living communicating in Spanish need to be particularly meticulous with our language. This doesn't mean that we all have to sound like Cervantes, or that our Spanish should be stiff and archaic, but we need to know it and use it well. We are its custodians.
In the case of advertising, the problem gets compounded because people forget that Spanish and English have different grammatical structures. The products we shill have been dreamed up in English. The marketing lingo used to describe them barely resembles English to begin with, but clients and their legal departments expect the Spanish versions to be as close to the English as possible. This is why many agency creatives and executives pretend that Spanish should behave like English. For the most part, it doesn't. A classic example is that necessary articles (el, la, los, las) disappear from our sentences. English can do this, but Spanish needs articles. Stuff like this and worse happens all the time. It sounds dreadful.
The other problem, and this has happened to me countless times, is that clients trust some half illiterate Hispanic consumer more than they trust a professional copywriter or their agency. This is because of their reliance on research and focus groups. I will give you an example. We mentioned the word "college" in an ad. In Spanish it translates as universidad (university). However, in a focus group, some moron with a limited command of Spanish, whose only credentials were that he was a potential consumer, insisted that the word in Spanish for college was colegio. However, colegio in Spanish means grade school, and I can assure you we did not intend to recruit 7 year olds to the Army. It took way longer than should have been necessary to persuade our clients that the guy was talking out of his ass.
The standards of our industry are very low. When I moved here in 1992, pretty much anybody with a Hispanic sounding last name was considered the ultimate expert in the Hispanic market. You had people leading creative departments that were incapable of writing a sentence in Spanish. But nobody thought that the fact that they spoke three words of Spanish with their abuela on Sundays meant they could not write in Spanish or give grammatical opinions. Today, things have changed and most serious Hispanic agencies have very qualified people, most of whom are native speakers of Spanish, and actual writers who can write in Spanish. But bad habits and uncomprehending clients still wreak havoc.
People who defend the Pepsi phrase use the excuse that language is flexible. What are they, Noam Chomsky? I think the unspoken rule is that language is only flexible when it works; that is, when most people understand the meaning intended by an unusual turn of phrase. If most people are flummoxed and annoyed, and uncomprehending of a turn of phrase that seems unidiomatic, incorrect and weird, then language is not flexible. Also, language may be pliable, but we don't go around inventing meanings for words at our convenience, to please a marketing client. We don't say that now the word "tree" really means "cloud". Language seems to work as an unspoken collective contract in which we all agree with certain pre-assigned meanings. When new expressions are born, we all collectively, instinctively agree to accept them or not, use them or not, according to how much they resonate, and make sense to us. So don't tell me that in the Pepsi case they were being flexible with the language. They were sloppy, which is another story.
I'm fascinated with this case because it seems like an instance of groupthink, surprisingly coming from a good, reliable agency, which has consistently done dignified work. However, in advertising, and particularly in marketing, it is not unusual for common sense to leave the building. I can almost bet that they were trying to find a more original way of saying "I count" because that verb has been used copiously and frequently in connection to the Census, which is related to the campaign. What is a mystery is if anybody cautioned there was something wrong with the phrase or what processes of massive self-convincing took place in order for this to happen.
Rabu, 31 Maret 2010
The Amigo Country...
...apparently has set up shop here in the US. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 30.7 million people in the US are of Mexican origin. 19.3 million of those were born here, and 11.2 million are foreign born, like me.
Mexicans represent 65.7% of all Hispanics in the US, estimated at 46.8 million, and 37% of all foreigners. Hispanics are now 15.4% of the total population of the United States. So más respeto, vatos.
These numbers are huge. They are radical. Mostly, because considering how many Mexicans we are, we certainly do not have the political influence or make the noise we should be making (compared to the four Cuban cats who have held US foreign policy hostage from Miami since forever, for example). We are way too silent. Too busy working to complain. But that's because most of us have little education and even less money. With these numbers, we should be seriously influencing immigration and foreign policy, among other things, both here and south of the border. We can no longer be ignored by both governments. And wait for the Census results...
There are many important corollaries to these significant numbers:
1. Are these numbers to blame for the recent improvements in Mexican food in New York City? You bet. Is this why we can now buy churros at the subway? Indeed. Is this the reason for the recent ascendancy of chipotle flavored everything? You gringos are very lucky.
2. I work in Hispanic advertising. It has always frustrated me that someone always asks whether the Dominicans, the Puerto Ricans, the Cubans or the Ecuatorians understand expressions that come from Mexico. Frankly, who cares? If they don't understand them now, they will soon, just like the Korean deli owners and anybody who works at a restaurant now speaks Mexican inflected Spanish.
I have always said that Mexican Spanish should be the Spanish used in national Hispanic advertising by virtue of its majority. Period. Number one, it is pretty good Spanish. Number two, I don't care if you think this is arrogant. Me vale madres.
These numbers are from 2007. I rest my case.
3. I suggest that we scrap 5 de mayo, which is a bullshit holiday and celebrate instead September 15, which is our Independence Day.
We seem to have taken back the territory that Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana sold to the US in the 19th Century. Karma.
Speaking of which, I was informed through Facebook that there is a petition going on to declare a national holiday honoring César Chavez, the Mexican civil rights dude who originally coined the phrase "sí se puede", yes we can. I say, why not?
Mexicans represent 65.7% of all Hispanics in the US, estimated at 46.8 million, and 37% of all foreigners. Hispanics are now 15.4% of the total population of the United States. So más respeto, vatos.
These numbers are huge. They are radical. Mostly, because considering how many Mexicans we are, we certainly do not have the political influence or make the noise we should be making (compared to the four Cuban cats who have held US foreign policy hostage from Miami since forever, for example). We are way too silent. Too busy working to complain. But that's because most of us have little education and even less money. With these numbers, we should be seriously influencing immigration and foreign policy, among other things, both here and south of the border. We can no longer be ignored by both governments. And wait for the Census results...
There are many important corollaries to these significant numbers:
1. Are these numbers to blame for the recent improvements in Mexican food in New York City? You bet. Is this why we can now buy churros at the subway? Indeed. Is this the reason for the recent ascendancy of chipotle flavored everything? You gringos are very lucky.
2. I work in Hispanic advertising. It has always frustrated me that someone always asks whether the Dominicans, the Puerto Ricans, the Cubans or the Ecuatorians understand expressions that come from Mexico. Frankly, who cares? If they don't understand them now, they will soon, just like the Korean deli owners and anybody who works at a restaurant now speaks Mexican inflected Spanish.
I have always said that Mexican Spanish should be the Spanish used in national Hispanic advertising by virtue of its majority. Period. Number one, it is pretty good Spanish. Number two, I don't care if you think this is arrogant. Me vale madres.
3. I suggest that we scrap 5 de mayo, which is a bullshit holiday and celebrate instead September 15, which is our Independence Day.
We seem to have taken back the territory that Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana sold to the US in the 19th Century. Karma.
Speaking of which, I was informed through Facebook that there is a petition going on to declare a national holiday honoring César Chavez, the Mexican civil rights dude who originally coined the phrase "sí se puede", yes we can. I say, why not?
Namitha's Upcoming Romantic Tollywood Movie 1977 Hot Masala Stills
1977 movie Sarathkumar, Farzana and Namitha in lead role. This is an action romantic film,Rajasekhar (Sarathkumar) is respected and revered for his sage-like wisdom, pensive nature and his teachings on how to choose peace and harmony in the community over discord. His son Vetrivel (Sarathkumar) is an acclaimed and adored scientist.His ambition is to bring about developmental changes in the country from the small-community-level upwards, when his father’s sudden and mysterious demise drives him to get to the bottom of the elder’s past. He travels to Malaysia, where he encounters any number of friends and foes. Namitha plays Chandni, a proficient and steamily hot lawyer; Farzana is the leading lady as a glamorous, driven and lovestruck reporter and Vivek provides the giggles for the duration.Vetrivel is taken by surprise at his father’s eventful past (he had always thought his father to be the serene and un-travelled wise man of his village) and has to take every bull that charges his way by its horns. There are villains galore; their type of evil scheming and plans, a quirky concept. And there is a lot of masala throughout the movie.
Selasa, 30 Maret 2010
Video Lucu Balita Merokok Terbaru - Video Sandi Wedhus Merokok
Akhir tahun lalu nama Sandi Wedhus sempat mencengangkan banyak pihak, Balita Perokok Asal Malang yg notabene masih berumur 3tahun ini gemar sekali merokok dan minum kopi, bahkan ia suka bicara mesum, blak-blakan serta juga menenggak minuman beralkohol dan nonton Film Panas Indonesia Terbaru. Kali ini Sandi Wedhus kembali muncul dengan sensasi Video Lucu Sandi Wedhus Terbaru - Balita Perokok Suka BF. Dalam rekaman Video Lucu Sandhi Wedhus Terbaru itu nampak bahwa ia tengah asyik bercanda dengan rekannya yg kebanyakan orang dewasa dan juru parkir sambil menikmati Video Blue Film. Dia didudukkan pada sebuah ruangan dan diajak bicara jorok. Tingkah pola dalam Video Lucu Terbaru Sandi Wedhus itu pun membuat temannya tertawa terpingkal-pingkal, sambil melucu Bocah Perokok berat itu tengah menikmati sebatang rokok dengan santainya diiringi ocehan-ocehannya yg membuat tertawa ngakak.Video Lucu Sandi Wedhus Terbaru - Balita Perokok Suka BF ini spontan langsung menyebar luas dikalangan masyarakat sekitar, namun saya jamin anda akan kesulitan menemukannya di Internet karena memang belum tersebar luas, saya sendiri mendapatkan Video Lucu Terbaru Sandi Wedhus ini dari seorang rekan asal Lumajang yg bernama AYOX, dia adalah salah satu teman dari Sandi Wedhus. Video Lucu Terbaru Sandi Wedhus ini berdurasi sekitar 3,5 menit, nampaknya diambil di sebuah gudang sembako. Video Lucu itu yg isinya candaan sandi dengan para jukir dan kuli panggul ini bukanlah Video Kamasutra (wkwkwk..numpang KW nih. he..3x.. :D). Video Lucu ini adalah murni gojlokan berbau mesum yg ditujukan pada sandi wedhus, dimana didalamnya menceritakan pengalaman sandi yg pernah memergoki orang sedang berhubungan intim disebuah POS. Dalam Video Lucu Tersebut Sandi bahkan tahu mengenai beberapa tempat lokalisasi di malang dan juga parahnya balita 3 tahun ini seakan faham betul tentang Lokalisasi Dolly di Surabaya.
Miris memang melihat tingkah pola dalam Video Lucu Terbaru Sandi, apalagi diawal video lucu tersebut sandi tengah memegang sebuah HP yg kebanyakan isinya Foto Bugil Cynthiara Alona. Ada-ada saja ulah si balita ini. mengetahui kejadian tersebut orang tua sandi membiarkan saja, mereka beranggapan sandi ketempelan arwah neneknya yg dulunya sangat jitu dalam urusan Ramalan Nama, sehingga membuat seperti ini. Tidak banyak bicara lagi deh, silahkan anda tertawa terbahak-bahak (^_^ wakakakak) sendiri nanti. Buruan download dan lihat sendiri Video Lucu Terbaru Sandhi Wedhus yg saya berikan dibawah ini:
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And I Believe in the Easter Bunny
Warning: I am about to tear the Catholic Church a new one, so if you feel that this may offend your religious sensibilities, stop reading now.
The Catholic Church is the longest lasting criminal mafia organization in existence.
It continues operating unimpeded. This latest child abuse scandal (one of many) is the tip of the iceberg of centuries of criminal behavior. Inquisitions, persecutions, expulsions, crusades, plunder, violence, graft, corruption, slavery, extortion, (remember the selling of indulgences that caused Luther to start the Reformation?), siding with evil in recent history (Hitler, Mussolini, Franco). The catalog of evils is endless.
In the United States, lay child molesters are ostracized and persecuted even after they've done time in jail, but priests, with the approval and abetting of the Vatican, are allowed to continue their duties unmolested in other parishes. All the Church cares about is covering up scandal. This is the fallacy of religion, that somehow clergy people are more pure or that the rules that apply to everyone do not apply to them because they have a closer relationship to God (as if). In fact, they take advantage of the trust of the faithful and abuse their power over them. This is evil. This is how organized religion, and particularly the Catholic Church, the most powerful and richest religious organization in the world, has literally gotten away with murder for centuries. The harm, violence, poverty, murder, enmity and catastrophe it has caused is in plain view in the history books.
Contrition, repentance and forgiveness, boy do they come in handy when you are caught committing unspeakable acts against innocents, don't they? The sheer gall of using humane concepts preached by Jesus to get away with murder. But it won't do. If your child is abused, do you want the rapist to repent and ask for forgiveness with a pat on the hand, or do you want him to face justice? Priests and nuns and any other clergy of any other religion who engage in what constitutes criminal behavior in civil society need to be brought to justice in this world, not the next.
Church officials seem to think that expressing remorse is more than enough. In the case of the priest who molested deaf boys in Milwaukee, his remorse wasn't very convincing. He made all sorts of rationalizations and justifications for his indefensible behavior (accusing the kids of being homosexuals, thinking that the kids were enjoying it because they were allowing it). These people live in a bubble of supposed sanctity that totally warps their moral and ethical instincts. And with all due respect, the parents who put their children in the care of these monsters should by now, know better. It is amazing to me, reading and hearing from Catholics everywhere that there is pervasive, day to day knowledge of abusive priests and nuns, not always sexual, but always damaging, yet everybody looks the other way, in particular this awful Pope. Why are people willing to give such appalling leeway to religious people?
Have you read about the Catholic Church in Ireland? It's a catalog of terror. When I read Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes I was taken aback by the way he portrayed the supposedly charitable societies that humiliated and punished the poor with unusual fervor, even glee. That a modern country could tolerate such blatant mistreatment and abuse for so long is amazing to me. And now the Pope is telling the Irish 'tis their problem. I hope that at last their eyes will finally open. For those with strong constitutions, I recommend the harrowing movie The Magdalene Sisters, directed by Irish actor Peter Mullan. Unbelievable injustice and cruelty. And these convents were closed only relatively recently.
There may be some orders that do good here and there but the institution of the Church is rotten from the top. It also seems to be utterly out of touch with current reality. In our modern age it doesn't start wars and crusades anymore, but the evil it does is no less harmful to millions of people, like their campaign against the distribution of condoms in Africa to stop the spread of AIDS, and their intransigent stance against contraception.
The ascendancy of this Pope illustrates just how out of touch the Vatican is with the reality of the world today. In Europe and America nobody goes to church anymore. Traditionally Catholic countries like Italy and Spain, and now Ireland, have had enough of Church abuse. The majority of the faithful now live in less developed countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Instead of choosing someone with Third World credentials, someone who could excite people back into a Church more engaged with the real problems of the world, they pick a cerebral German former Hitler Youth who obsesses about ancient Church tenets and seems indifferent to human suffering. They deserve everything they got coming. As a Jew (and I do blame most of the severe problems of the Jewish people since 1 A.D. on Christianity) I have to say, that watching the Vatican squirm gives me endless pleasure. I have always loathed the Catholic Church. And I'm lucky to live in a secular world in which I don't get to be burned at the stake for saying it.
Is ending celibate vows the answer? I don't think so. Some priests may marry women, but what about the gay priests? Are they going to marry women too? This opens a whole fresh can of worms. So no. I doubt the abuse of power one way or another will ever stop. This abuse of power is not exclusive to the Catholic Church. It is part of the human condition, since organized religion of any kind is the greatest racket ever invented by man and has been a refuge for conmen since time immemorial. The only inoculation against it is to have strong safeguards in the separation between Church and State. Religion does the most harm when it is chums with political power. This is why it ran rampant in Ireland. And in countries like Mexico, where it exploited people until enlightened leaders like Benito Juárez all the way back in the 1850's said basta and separated church and state, giving rise to a nation with secular laws.
I don't have a beef with personal faith. Knock yourselves out believing in whatever gives you comfort. But be aware that there are those who seek to take advantage of your faith because to them, and in opposition to everything you believe in, it makes you vulnerable, not stronger.
The Catholic Church is the longest lasting criminal mafia organization in existence.
It continues operating unimpeded. This latest child abuse scandal (one of many) is the tip of the iceberg of centuries of criminal behavior. Inquisitions, persecutions, expulsions, crusades, plunder, violence, graft, corruption, slavery, extortion, (remember the selling of indulgences that caused Luther to start the Reformation?), siding with evil in recent history (Hitler, Mussolini, Franco). The catalog of evils is endless.
In the United States, lay child molesters are ostracized and persecuted even after they've done time in jail, but priests, with the approval and abetting of the Vatican, are allowed to continue their duties unmolested in other parishes. All the Church cares about is covering up scandal. This is the fallacy of religion, that somehow clergy people are more pure or that the rules that apply to everyone do not apply to them because they have a closer relationship to God (as if). In fact, they take advantage of the trust of the faithful and abuse their power over them. This is evil. This is how organized religion, and particularly the Catholic Church, the most powerful and richest religious organization in the world, has literally gotten away with murder for centuries. The harm, violence, poverty, murder, enmity and catastrophe it has caused is in plain view in the history books.
Contrition, repentance and forgiveness, boy do they come in handy when you are caught committing unspeakable acts against innocents, don't they? The sheer gall of using humane concepts preached by Jesus to get away with murder. But it won't do. If your child is abused, do you want the rapist to repent and ask for forgiveness with a pat on the hand, or do you want him to face justice? Priests and nuns and any other clergy of any other religion who engage in what constitutes criminal behavior in civil society need to be brought to justice in this world, not the next.
Church officials seem to think that expressing remorse is more than enough. In the case of the priest who molested deaf boys in Milwaukee, his remorse wasn't very convincing. He made all sorts of rationalizations and justifications for his indefensible behavior (accusing the kids of being homosexuals, thinking that the kids were enjoying it because they were allowing it). These people live in a bubble of supposed sanctity that totally warps their moral and ethical instincts. And with all due respect, the parents who put their children in the care of these monsters should by now, know better. It is amazing to me, reading and hearing from Catholics everywhere that there is pervasive, day to day knowledge of abusive priests and nuns, not always sexual, but always damaging, yet everybody looks the other way, in particular this awful Pope. Why are people willing to give such appalling leeway to religious people?
Have you read about the Catholic Church in Ireland? It's a catalog of terror. When I read Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes I was taken aback by the way he portrayed the supposedly charitable societies that humiliated and punished the poor with unusual fervor, even glee. That a modern country could tolerate such blatant mistreatment and abuse for so long is amazing to me. And now the Pope is telling the Irish 'tis their problem. I hope that at last their eyes will finally open. For those with strong constitutions, I recommend the harrowing movie The Magdalene Sisters, directed by Irish actor Peter Mullan. Unbelievable injustice and cruelty. And these convents were closed only relatively recently.
There may be some orders that do good here and there but the institution of the Church is rotten from the top. It also seems to be utterly out of touch with current reality. In our modern age it doesn't start wars and crusades anymore, but the evil it does is no less harmful to millions of people, like their campaign against the distribution of condoms in Africa to stop the spread of AIDS, and their intransigent stance against contraception.
The ascendancy of this Pope illustrates just how out of touch the Vatican is with the reality of the world today. In Europe and America nobody goes to church anymore. Traditionally Catholic countries like Italy and Spain, and now Ireland, have had enough of Church abuse. The majority of the faithful now live in less developed countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Instead of choosing someone with Third World credentials, someone who could excite people back into a Church more engaged with the real problems of the world, they pick a cerebral German former Hitler Youth who obsesses about ancient Church tenets and seems indifferent to human suffering. They deserve everything they got coming. As a Jew (and I do blame most of the severe problems of the Jewish people since 1 A.D. on Christianity) I have to say, that watching the Vatican squirm gives me endless pleasure. I have always loathed the Catholic Church. And I'm lucky to live in a secular world in which I don't get to be burned at the stake for saying it.
Is ending celibate vows the answer? I don't think so. Some priests may marry women, but what about the gay priests? Are they going to marry women too? This opens a whole fresh can of worms. So no. I doubt the abuse of power one way or another will ever stop. This abuse of power is not exclusive to the Catholic Church. It is part of the human condition, since organized religion of any kind is the greatest racket ever invented by man and has been a refuge for conmen since time immemorial. The only inoculation against it is to have strong safeguards in the separation between Church and State. Religion does the most harm when it is chums with political power. This is why it ran rampant in Ireland. And in countries like Mexico, where it exploited people until enlightened leaders like Benito Juárez all the way back in the 1850's said basta and separated church and state, giving rise to a nation with secular laws.
I don't have a beef with personal faith. Knock yourselves out believing in whatever gives you comfort. But be aware that there are those who seek to take advantage of your faith because to them, and in opposition to everything you believe in, it makes you vulnerable, not stronger.
Hairball
Fur is flying. Fortunately for me, it isn't mine. Fur seems to have come back from catwalk extinction to an all time high. It turned up in almost every designer and sportswear collection from here to Tokyo, for guys as well as gals. This has given many people a sense of alarm. The proliferation of fur coats, jackets, trim, skirts, boots and hairy shoes are difficult to ignore.
The fur industry over the last 10 years has all but curled up and died. It is a shame, because it is one of the most specialized, not to mention old industries that from one season to the next kissed the oblivion of extinction. I've always felt that fur is a matter of choice that should remain a free one.
PETA and other over zealous zealots should take care of themselves and not resort to physical violence and unveiled threats to make their point. I had to laugh that PETA went after Johnny Weir just prior to the Olympics to remove one small piece of fox that was placed on one shoulder of his long program costume. He complied which was equally surprising. Why PETA harasses him and turns a blind eye to a whole industry that used fur in every imaginable way is a mystery. Even Gwyneth Paltrow got in
to the act when she's an Eco phreak, faux fur trapping, sometimes Super star. She certainly must have pissed off PETA turning up in a Tod's ad with real on , not Fo'. For the same token, the Naomis and other ex-Supermodels of the world who used to cop to the Gospel of PETA are now lapsed converts. The ads in the Times and fashion mags of Miss Campbell with only a do rag on her head and a fur minus any clothing, at all, is certainly a wake up call. Now why over the hill models have gotten it into their bubble heads that in order to work they have to be stark naked , show all and sundry is another sad story better saved for another rainy day.Now the news on the bulletin board is that the Sisters Mulleavy of the Convent of Our Lady of Rodarte are taking the reins of Revillon Paris. This is probably the oldest and most venerable House of Haute Fourrure in the world. It's the Chanel of couture fur design. I know what you're thinking. What's up with that? I guess the girls are itchy to move out from Mummy and Daddy's house and find their own starter mansion. Money is tight and they need a gig that will pay the rent. When you read that the best seller from this springs collection are the gladiator boots, the clothes don't appear to be the hot ticket that Vogue declares to anyone w
ho'll listen. So what, more power to them. BUT, fur? what will they have to offer to that dialogue? How will they carry a house that relies on customers being seduced by the most rare, expensive furs which have been designed in the most creative ways? Rodarte has the annoying habit of turning up their noses at luxury. They like to burn, melt and distress it. A bit of yarn, wire, a glue gun and bits of shredded fur will certainly cause the customer to stop and stare. I just hope there is a back-u
p team to pump out the goods while these two are busy making news. News is what they'll get and that's what Revillon will risk their business and pay dearly for.Bon Chance all. I, for one will sit and wait. No one seems to think about the future, only the moment. They might as well have asked Lindsay Lohan to do the job. She's certainly got plenty of time on her hands and can attract the press probably even more with just as little effort.
Hexagons Again
Hexagon patchwork from about 1830 with the papers and the basting still in them.
Susan wants to know:
Are quilts with paper temples “quilted”? Are they stitched---quilted through the layers? Are they quilted around the pieces? Are they tied or are they just backed and unquilted? It seems they would need to be held together some how especially with the added weight of the paper. I guess some women removed the paper but it seems most I’ve seen are unfinished.
It depends.
In England, 19th-century quiltmakers (note I didn't say quilters) often left the papers in and they finished off the edges to make what we might call a summer spread---an unquilted top.
Early 19th century British medallion
See more about it at: http://www.oldfashionedstuff.co.uk/id12.html
In America, 19th-century quiltmakers sometimes removed the papers and quilted the piece. And sometimes they didn't.
Early 19th-century, quilted hexagon medallion
See more about this terrific quilted version at Betsy Telford-Goodwin's web site:http://www.rockymountainquilts.com/files/antiquequilt_btcefp.php
The later in the century, the more likely the hexagon quilts were to have been quilted and to have been pieced with a running stitch rather than to have been pieced over papers with a whip stitch.
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Detail of a quilt top in the 1890s or so, probably pieced in conventional running stitch
Quilted hexagon quilt from 1860-1890
Some hexagon quilts from recent online auctions
This one from the late 19th century is made of wools, silks, blends, etc.
It looks pretty heavy, yet it's quilted close to the seam with a tiny red stitch.
When the hexagon idea became a new fad in the 1930s, nobody used paper and they quilted their Grandmother's Flower Gardens.
Grandmother's Flower Garden from the 1930s.
Quilters usually quilted around each hexagon.
See a rather fancy 30's version by clicking here:
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/images/sites/mnh/quilts_a_z/8027-16.jpg
This British medallion with appliqued rosettes was shown at Houston's Quilt Festival last fall. It's not quilted at all, as far as I can tell.
Susi at Susi's Quilts found it online and was inspired to make a reproduction. I had seen it the year before in an online British auction. See more Houston pictures at Virginia Cole's Galloping Pony blog.
Watch Susi's progress here:
Minggu, 28 Maret 2010
Ramalan Bintang,Ramalan Zodiak,dan Horoskop Terbaru Hari Ini
Semua hal yg berkaitan dengan dunia Ramalan Bintang,Ramalan Zodiak,dan Horoskop memang banyak diminati saat ini. Sebenarnya sebuah ramalan hanyalah bersifat prediksi dan tidak 100% mengandung kebenaran yg hakiki. Namun juga tak sedikit yg mempercai sebuah ramalan, diantaranya ramalan yg paling banyak dipercaya adalah Ramalan Bintang,Ramalan Zodiak,dan Horoskop tak hanya itu ramalan cinta, Ramalan Masa Depan, Ramalan Mama laurent, Ramalan Shio dan juga yang tak kalah tenarnya adalah Ramalan Nama. Dan kali ini, akan saya berikan sebuah Ramalan Bintang,Ramalan Zodiak,dan Horoskop Terbaru Hari ini. Silahkan lihat dibawah ini :Ramalan Bintang Aquarius (20 Januari - 18 Februari)
Keberuntungan:
Optimislah hari ini anda meraih sebuah pencapaian yg jauh lebih baik dan memuaskan dibandingkan hari-hari kemarin. peruntungan anda cukup mujur.
Karir:
Percuma saja menanggapi omongan orang yg membuat anda sakit hati, cobalah lebih percaya diri terlebih lagi pada kemampuan serta potensi yg anda miliki.
Kesehatan:
Jaga kondisi badan agar tidak terkena penyakit, disiplinlah dan lebih menjaga waktu istirahat anda, banyak-banyaklah meluangkan waktu anda untuk berekreasi.
Keuangan:
Pengeluaran cukup tinggi dalam beberapa hari ini, tetapi bisnis anda masih tetap mendatangkan pemasukan bagi anda. Jadi jangan menghambur-hamburkan uang terlalu berlebih.
Asmara:
Damai dan bahagia, tampaknya pertengkaran dan cekcok akan menjauh dari kehidupan anda. Asalkan anda mampu menjaga hubungan anda.
Ramalan Bintang Pisces (19 Februari - 20 Maret)
Keberuntungan:
Hindari ambisi yg sangat menggebu, kendalikan diri anda dan sadari kemampuan anda, apabila tetap dipaksakan hasilnya juga akan percuma saja.
Karir:
Jangan gegabah dan mengutamakan emosi, lebih sabar dan berfikir cermat.
Kesehatan:
Kurangi makan diluar rumah, disamping kurang sehat dan tidak higienis hal ini juga merupakan pemborosan.
Keuangan:
Income bertambah dan penghasilan meningkat.
Asmara:
Jauh dimata dekat di hari, bina teruss komunikasi yg intens.
Ramalan Bintang Aries (21 Maret - 20 April)
Keberuntungan:
Lebih peka terhadap peluang yg ada, jangan biarkan satupun lolos dari genggaman Anda dengan catatan Anda harus terus proaktif dalam melakukan observasi dan terobosan-terobosan penting.
Karir:
Jangan takut menentang bahaya karena kemujuran tampak lebih mendukung dan menjanjikan.
Kesehatan:
Bermasalah dengan FLU, segera lakukan tindakan preventif untuk mengatasi penyakit yg satu ini.
Keuangan:
Manage dan kontrol baik-baik keuangan anda.
Asmara: Jangan asal percaya dengan omongan orang, agar penyesalan tidak timbul dikemudian hari.
Ramalan Bintang Taurus (21 April - 20 Mei)
Keberuntungan:
Jangan panik akan kesulitan yg menerpa anda, pertolongan masih bisa diharapkan kedatangannya. Terus jalani hidup dengan semangat dan waspada.
Karir:
Pandai-pandailah mengambil hati atasan, mumpung hatinya saat ini sedang berbunga.
Kesehatan:
Jaga dengan baik kondisi kesehatan anda
Keuangan:
Hindari memberikan pinjaman, karena keuangan anda sendiri masih lemah.
Asmara:
Tunjukkan bakat dan potensi yg anda miliki, tampaknya dia sedang menguji anda.
Ramalan Bintang Gemini (21 Mei - 20 Juni)
Keberuntungan:
Order yg cukup menguntungkan segera berdatangan,namun kembali kepada anda bagaimana anda bisa memanage semua itu dengan baik.
Karir:
Ajakan kerjasama yang dilontarkan oleh teman baru sebaiknya dipelajari dulu, jangan terpancang pada profil seseorang, akan tetapi lebih mengedepankan bagaimana cara etos kerjanya dan rencananya.
Kesehatan:
Jangan cepat panik bila badan terasa ada keanehan semisal pegal-pegal ataupun kepala pusing, beristirahatlah secukupnya dan lakukan terapi pemijatan agar badan bisa kembali segar.
Keuangan:
Pandai-pandailah mengatur pengeluaran, maka tidak sulit untuk meraih impian Anda selama ini.
Asmara: Tidak ada gunanya berpikiran yang bukan-bukan mengenai pasangan Anda, itu akan terasa sangat menyakitkan.
Ramalan Bintang Cancer (21 Juni- 20 Juli)
Keberuntungan:
Suasananya cukup bersahabat akan tetapi dibalik cerahnya suasana itu tersirat awan hitam yang tampak mulai mengganggu cerahnya di hari ini, sehingga Anda harus lebih waspada. Terutama terhadap berbagai omongan yang memerahkan telinga itu sebaiknya bisa disikapi dengan lebih hati-hati dan tidak terburu nafsu untuk menanggapinya.
Karir:
Hadapilah segalanya dengan penuh kesabaran dan kewaspadaan harus tetap terjaga jangan sampai lengah barang sedetikpun.
Kesehatan:
Pekerjaan tampak menumpuk dan itu cukup menguras banyak pikiran dan tenaga, untuk itu makanlah yang teratur dan jangan lupa untuk memanfaatkan waktu istirahat yang ada.
Keuangan: Tak baik mengobral dana yang ada untuk belanja barang yang kurang begitu penting kalau sekedar hanya untuk menghilangkan pusing.
Asmara:
Hindari bicara kasar, agar suasananya bisa tetap terjaga dan tidak sampai timbul pertengkaran.
Ramalan Bintang Leo (21 juli-21 Agustus)
Keberuntungan:
Di hari ini kemujuran masih menjauhi diri Anda, sehingga sekalipun Anda berada di pihak yang benar sebaiknya jangan terlalu ngotot ingin menangnya sendiri.
Karir:
Cobalah untuk lebih teliti dan jeli serta tidak menganggap enteng suatu persoalan.
Kesehatan:
Ada kemajuan yang mengembirakan, walau begitu pantangan yang dianjurkan dokter terus dijalankan agar tak ada masalah lagi dengan kesehatan Anda.
Keuangan:
Hanya dengan menabunglah maka pengeluaran akan dapat diredam.
Asmara:
Perkenalan Anda dengan seseorang secara tak sengaja, jangan sampai membuat goyah cinta Anda pada si dia.
Ramalan Bintang Virgo (22 Agustus - 22 September)
Keberuntungan:
Cobalah lebih proaktif dan berani mengambil keputusan tegas, jangan biarkan kebimbangan menghancurkan segala kesempatan yang sudah didepan mata itu. Karena disaat ini harus berani maju kedepan dengan perasaan mantap dan gerak cepat.
Karir:
Keberuntungan belum tentu lewat untuk kedua kalinya, untuk itu jangan sia-siakan kesempatan yang ada ini.
Kesehatan:
Olahraga yang terlalu berat untuk saat ini dihindari dulu, karena bisa menimbulkan lelah dan capek yang tentu saja akan berdampak kurang bagus pada kondisi badan Anda.
Keuangan:
Jangan terlalu nekat dan leluasa menggunakan uang karena bisa menimbulkan kesulitan di kemudian hari.
Asmara:
Meskipun hubungan percintaan kurang begitu mesra, akan tetapi suasana sudah lebih tenang dan jauh dari cekcok mulut.
Ramalan Bintang Libra (23 September - 22 Oktober)
Keberuntungan:
Beraktifitas harus lebih giat lagi dan jangan pendam ambisi Anda untuk bisa meraih hasil yang lebih baik daripada hari-hari kemarin. Mengenai segala rencana Anda untuk melakukan ekspansi, tidak akan mengalami masalah, laksanakan saja dengan penuh keyakinan hati.
Karir:
Semakin mantap saja posisi karir Anda saat ini, walau begitu jangan sampai lupa diri dengan mengabaikan saran yang datang dari rekan-rekan Anda.
Kesehatan:
Angin malam kurang baik bagi tubuh Anda, sebab bagaimanapun juga bisa membikin kondisi semakin menurun.
Keuangan:
Sudah mulai tertata dengan baik, untuk itu jangan berulah lagi.
Asmara:
Jangan asal percaya dengan omongan teman, supaya kesalahpahaman tidak mengacaukan hubungan Anda berdua.
Ramalan Bintang Scorpio (23 Oktober - 22 November)
Keberuntungan:
Jangan terpancang pada suatu rencana saja, ada baiknya Anda mulai melirik bisnis lain yang lebih menguntungkan dan sesuai selera pasar saat ini, sehingga selalu ada saja order yang bisa mendatangkan hasil yang besar.
Karir:
Tak perlu takut untuk bergerak lebih berani terutama dalam membikin keputusan ada baiknya didasari dengan penuh keyakinan dan perasaan optimis.
Kesehatan:
Kondisi badan sedikit menurun, cepat atasi agar tidak sampai parah. Karena bagaimana semuanya bisa berjalan lancar kalau Anda sakit-sakitan.
Keuangan:
Jangan banyak pikir jika ada yang berniat ingin memberi Anda pinjaman.
Asmara:
Cobalah hormati hak-haknya dengan tidak terlalu memaksakan kehendak kepadanya.
Ramalan Bintang Sagitarius (23 November - 20 Desember)
Keberuntungan:
Segalanya berjalan cukup lancar dan memuaskan, begitu juga dengan suasana hati terasa lebih happy dan tidak ada ganjalan yang mengganggu kinerja Anda. Tak perlu cemas menghadapi berbagai kemungkinan terburuk yang akan dilakukan rival Anda.
Karir:
Manfaatkan situasi yang baik ini dengan lebih aktif dalam menyusun dan melaksanakan segala rencana yang sudah ada, sehingga kesempatan baik ini tidak sampai terbuang sia-sia.
Kesehatan:
Pikiran pusing belum tentu suatu penyakit, karena bisa saja hanya akibat suatu kejenuhan. Untuk itu perlu sekali merencakan refreshing kesuatu daerah agar pikiran bisa segar kembali.
Keuangan:
Tidak ada yang membebani pikiran karena segala rencana dan bisnis masih berjalan lancar dan cukup menghasilkan.
Asmara:
Jangan monoton itu-itu saja cobalah lakukan pendekatan yang lebih atraktif lagi agar suasana setiap bertemu dengannya selalu menimbulkan kesan yang indah.
Ramalan Bintang Capricorn (21 Desember - 19 Januari)
Keberuntungan:
Tawaran bantuan dari orang lain cobalah dipelajari dulu dengan sebaik mungkin, jangan terburu-buru mengambil keputusan, karena jika sudah berjalan maka sulit untuk menghentikannya.
Karir:
Jangan terlalu percaya ucapan orang, cobalah lebih yakin dengan suara hati daripada mendengarkan segala omongannya.
Kesehatan:
Jika kondisi badan tidak dijaga maka akan mudah jatuh sakit, untuk itu waspadalah jangan sampai Anda mengabaikannya.
Keuangan:
Berhematlah dan redam segala keinginan yang macam-macam itu.
Asmara:
Teruslah berupaya mencari simpatinya dengan selalu bersikap manis dan menyenangkan.
Keberuntungan:
Optimislah hari ini anda meraih sebuah pencapaian yg jauh lebih baik dan memuaskan dibandingkan hari-hari kemarin. peruntungan anda cukup mujur.
Karir:
Percuma saja menanggapi omongan orang yg membuat anda sakit hati, cobalah lebih percaya diri terlebih lagi pada kemampuan serta potensi yg anda miliki.
Kesehatan:
Jaga kondisi badan agar tidak terkena penyakit, disiplinlah dan lebih menjaga waktu istirahat anda, banyak-banyaklah meluangkan waktu anda untuk berekreasi.
Keuangan:
Pengeluaran cukup tinggi dalam beberapa hari ini, tetapi bisnis anda masih tetap mendatangkan pemasukan bagi anda. Jadi jangan menghambur-hamburkan uang terlalu berlebih.
Asmara:
Damai dan bahagia, tampaknya pertengkaran dan cekcok akan menjauh dari kehidupan anda. Asalkan anda mampu menjaga hubungan anda.
Ramalan Bintang Pisces (19 Februari - 20 Maret)
Keberuntungan:
Hindari ambisi yg sangat menggebu, kendalikan diri anda dan sadari kemampuan anda, apabila tetap dipaksakan hasilnya juga akan percuma saja.
Karir:
Jangan gegabah dan mengutamakan emosi, lebih sabar dan berfikir cermat.
Kesehatan:
Kurangi makan diluar rumah, disamping kurang sehat dan tidak higienis hal ini juga merupakan pemborosan.
Keuangan:
Income bertambah dan penghasilan meningkat.
Asmara:
Jauh dimata dekat di hari, bina teruss komunikasi yg intens.
Ramalan Bintang Aries (21 Maret - 20 April)
Keberuntungan:
Lebih peka terhadap peluang yg ada, jangan biarkan satupun lolos dari genggaman Anda dengan catatan Anda harus terus proaktif dalam melakukan observasi dan terobosan-terobosan penting.
Karir:
Jangan takut menentang bahaya karena kemujuran tampak lebih mendukung dan menjanjikan.
Kesehatan:
Bermasalah dengan FLU, segera lakukan tindakan preventif untuk mengatasi penyakit yg satu ini.
Keuangan:
Manage dan kontrol baik-baik keuangan anda.
Asmara: Jangan asal percaya dengan omongan orang, agar penyesalan tidak timbul dikemudian hari.
Ramalan Bintang Taurus (21 April - 20 Mei)
Keberuntungan:
Jangan panik akan kesulitan yg menerpa anda, pertolongan masih bisa diharapkan kedatangannya. Terus jalani hidup dengan semangat dan waspada.
Karir:
Pandai-pandailah mengambil hati atasan, mumpung hatinya saat ini sedang berbunga.
Kesehatan:
Jaga dengan baik kondisi kesehatan anda
Keuangan:
Hindari memberikan pinjaman, karena keuangan anda sendiri masih lemah.
Asmara:
Tunjukkan bakat dan potensi yg anda miliki, tampaknya dia sedang menguji anda.
Ramalan Bintang Gemini (21 Mei - 20 Juni)
Keberuntungan:
Order yg cukup menguntungkan segera berdatangan,namun kembali kepada anda bagaimana anda bisa memanage semua itu dengan baik.
Karir:
Ajakan kerjasama yang dilontarkan oleh teman baru sebaiknya dipelajari dulu, jangan terpancang pada profil seseorang, akan tetapi lebih mengedepankan bagaimana cara etos kerjanya dan rencananya.
Kesehatan:
Jangan cepat panik bila badan terasa ada keanehan semisal pegal-pegal ataupun kepala pusing, beristirahatlah secukupnya dan lakukan terapi pemijatan agar badan bisa kembali segar.
Keuangan:
Pandai-pandailah mengatur pengeluaran, maka tidak sulit untuk meraih impian Anda selama ini.
Asmara: Tidak ada gunanya berpikiran yang bukan-bukan mengenai pasangan Anda, itu akan terasa sangat menyakitkan.
Ramalan Bintang Cancer (21 Juni- 20 Juli)
Keberuntungan:
Suasananya cukup bersahabat akan tetapi dibalik cerahnya suasana itu tersirat awan hitam yang tampak mulai mengganggu cerahnya di hari ini, sehingga Anda harus lebih waspada. Terutama terhadap berbagai omongan yang memerahkan telinga itu sebaiknya bisa disikapi dengan lebih hati-hati dan tidak terburu nafsu untuk menanggapinya.
Karir:
Hadapilah segalanya dengan penuh kesabaran dan kewaspadaan harus tetap terjaga jangan sampai lengah barang sedetikpun.
Kesehatan:
Pekerjaan tampak menumpuk dan itu cukup menguras banyak pikiran dan tenaga, untuk itu makanlah yang teratur dan jangan lupa untuk memanfaatkan waktu istirahat yang ada.
Keuangan: Tak baik mengobral dana yang ada untuk belanja barang yang kurang begitu penting kalau sekedar hanya untuk menghilangkan pusing.
Asmara:
Hindari bicara kasar, agar suasananya bisa tetap terjaga dan tidak sampai timbul pertengkaran.
Ramalan Bintang Leo (21 juli-21 Agustus)
Keberuntungan:
Di hari ini kemujuran masih menjauhi diri Anda, sehingga sekalipun Anda berada di pihak yang benar sebaiknya jangan terlalu ngotot ingin menangnya sendiri.
Karir:
Cobalah untuk lebih teliti dan jeli serta tidak menganggap enteng suatu persoalan.
Kesehatan:
Ada kemajuan yang mengembirakan, walau begitu pantangan yang dianjurkan dokter terus dijalankan agar tak ada masalah lagi dengan kesehatan Anda.
Keuangan:
Hanya dengan menabunglah maka pengeluaran akan dapat diredam.
Asmara:
Perkenalan Anda dengan seseorang secara tak sengaja, jangan sampai membuat goyah cinta Anda pada si dia.
Ramalan Bintang Virgo (22 Agustus - 22 September)
Keberuntungan:
Cobalah lebih proaktif dan berani mengambil keputusan tegas, jangan biarkan kebimbangan menghancurkan segala kesempatan yang sudah didepan mata itu. Karena disaat ini harus berani maju kedepan dengan perasaan mantap dan gerak cepat.
Karir:
Keberuntungan belum tentu lewat untuk kedua kalinya, untuk itu jangan sia-siakan kesempatan yang ada ini.
Kesehatan:
Olahraga yang terlalu berat untuk saat ini dihindari dulu, karena bisa menimbulkan lelah dan capek yang tentu saja akan berdampak kurang bagus pada kondisi badan Anda.
Keuangan:
Jangan terlalu nekat dan leluasa menggunakan uang karena bisa menimbulkan kesulitan di kemudian hari.
Asmara:
Meskipun hubungan percintaan kurang begitu mesra, akan tetapi suasana sudah lebih tenang dan jauh dari cekcok mulut.
Ramalan Bintang Libra (23 September - 22 Oktober)
Keberuntungan:
Beraktifitas harus lebih giat lagi dan jangan pendam ambisi Anda untuk bisa meraih hasil yang lebih baik daripada hari-hari kemarin. Mengenai segala rencana Anda untuk melakukan ekspansi, tidak akan mengalami masalah, laksanakan saja dengan penuh keyakinan hati.
Karir:
Semakin mantap saja posisi karir Anda saat ini, walau begitu jangan sampai lupa diri dengan mengabaikan saran yang datang dari rekan-rekan Anda.
Kesehatan:
Angin malam kurang baik bagi tubuh Anda, sebab bagaimanapun juga bisa membikin kondisi semakin menurun.
Keuangan:
Sudah mulai tertata dengan baik, untuk itu jangan berulah lagi.
Asmara:
Jangan asal percaya dengan omongan teman, supaya kesalahpahaman tidak mengacaukan hubungan Anda berdua.
Ramalan Bintang Scorpio (23 Oktober - 22 November)
Keberuntungan:
Jangan terpancang pada suatu rencana saja, ada baiknya Anda mulai melirik bisnis lain yang lebih menguntungkan dan sesuai selera pasar saat ini, sehingga selalu ada saja order yang bisa mendatangkan hasil yang besar.
Karir:
Tak perlu takut untuk bergerak lebih berani terutama dalam membikin keputusan ada baiknya didasari dengan penuh keyakinan dan perasaan optimis.
Kesehatan:
Kondisi badan sedikit menurun, cepat atasi agar tidak sampai parah. Karena bagaimana semuanya bisa berjalan lancar kalau Anda sakit-sakitan.
Keuangan:
Jangan banyak pikir jika ada yang berniat ingin memberi Anda pinjaman.
Asmara:
Cobalah hormati hak-haknya dengan tidak terlalu memaksakan kehendak kepadanya.
Ramalan Bintang Sagitarius (23 November - 20 Desember)
Keberuntungan:
Segalanya berjalan cukup lancar dan memuaskan, begitu juga dengan suasana hati terasa lebih happy dan tidak ada ganjalan yang mengganggu kinerja Anda. Tak perlu cemas menghadapi berbagai kemungkinan terburuk yang akan dilakukan rival Anda.
Karir:
Manfaatkan situasi yang baik ini dengan lebih aktif dalam menyusun dan melaksanakan segala rencana yang sudah ada, sehingga kesempatan baik ini tidak sampai terbuang sia-sia.
Kesehatan:
Pikiran pusing belum tentu suatu penyakit, karena bisa saja hanya akibat suatu kejenuhan. Untuk itu perlu sekali merencakan refreshing kesuatu daerah agar pikiran bisa segar kembali.
Keuangan:
Tidak ada yang membebani pikiran karena segala rencana dan bisnis masih berjalan lancar dan cukup menghasilkan.
Asmara:
Jangan monoton itu-itu saja cobalah lakukan pendekatan yang lebih atraktif lagi agar suasana setiap bertemu dengannya selalu menimbulkan kesan yang indah.
Ramalan Bintang Capricorn (21 Desember - 19 Januari)
Keberuntungan:
Tawaran bantuan dari orang lain cobalah dipelajari dulu dengan sebaik mungkin, jangan terburu-buru mengambil keputusan, karena jika sudah berjalan maka sulit untuk menghentikannya.
Karir:
Jangan terlalu percaya ucapan orang, cobalah lebih yakin dengan suara hati daripada mendengarkan segala omongannya.
Kesehatan:
Jika kondisi badan tidak dijaga maka akan mudah jatuh sakit, untuk itu waspadalah jangan sampai Anda mengabaikannya.
Keuangan:
Berhematlah dan redam segala keinginan yang macam-macam itu.
Asmara:
Teruslah berupaya mencari simpatinya dengan selalu bersikap manis dan menyenangkan.
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More Inspiration from Rose Kretsinger
Oriental Poppy by Rose Kretsinger, about 1930.
Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art.
Rose and daugher Mary about 1915
I have a pattern for the Oriental Poppy that I drew up for a class I taught a few years ago. Here I am holding blocks by Denniele Bohannon and Gloria Clark.
Below is Gloria's in progress.
She's working on the border.
Oriental Poppy by Gloria Clark
Rose's had simple swag and flower border.
Charlotte Jane Whitehill who lived in Emporia also made one from Rose's pattern
but she used a different border, a double scallop.
Oriental Poppy by Charlotte Whitehill, about 1930.
Collection of the Denver Art Museum.
I decided to make one and update the colors
Oriental Poppy by Barbara Brackman and Pam Mayfield.
I hand appliqued it and Pam added the sawtooth border and machine quilted it.
I did not do the reverse applique.
If you'd like a copy of the pattern draft we used in class click here to download a PDF.
of a pattern for the block and border applique:
http://www.siputflash.com/Oriental%20Poppy.pdf
I did not do the reverse applique.
If you'd like a copy of the pattern draft we used in class click here to download a PDF.
of a pattern for the block and border applique:
http://www.siputflash.com/Oriental%20Poppy.pdf
Sabtu, 27 Maret 2010
Kaif and Akshay Kumar 2010
Katrina Kaif had created her impression before the viewers with her performance opposite Salman Khan in the film Maine Pyar Kiyu Kiya. Sushmita Sen was the other actress in the film and Katrina had sacrificed her affair with Salman Khan for the cause of Sushmita Sen in the film.
But her films opposite Akshay Kumar had been appreciated by the viewers the most. The film Namaste London was extremely successful. Katrina Kaif was the daughter of Rishi Kapoor who had settled in London with his family. As Katrina lived in that place from childhood, she was not used to Indian values which existed in India.
Rishi Kapoor wanted to get her an Indian husband as he could not trust the British boys who married many girls divorced them. So he brought Katrina to India and got her married to Akshay Kumar against wish. Akshay Kumar came all the way to London to find that Katrina never considered their marriage as real. She wanted to marry her boyfriend in London and was not concerned about the feelings of Akshay Kumar. Akshay Kumar ultimately convinced her about the Indian values and she came to India with Akshay as per the wish of Rishi Kapoor.
In Welcome, Katrina Kaif played the role of the sister of underworld dons Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar. Paresh Rawal, the relative of Akshay Kumar wanted to get himself married to a girl from a good family. But Akshay had an affair with Katrina Kaif and the film revolved around the dilemma of marrying with Katrina Kaif. The information relating to the identity of Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar was revealed and there was not way the marriage could be prevented. It was a comedy film where all the respective performers had done well.
Both of them are again seen in the film Singh is Kinng. Akshay Kumar had played the role a hardworking Punjabi who had created his fortunes by working hard. The viewers have a lot of expectation from the film which is going to be released very soon.
Both Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif are expected to do well together in the films to come
Katrina Kaif Top Pictures 2010
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If it’s a crutch, it has to be Katrina Kaif 2010 (imk)
Prakash Jha does not need Bollywood stars as “crutches” but Katrina Kaif would not be a bad catch.The filmmaker-turned-politician, named the Lok Janshakti Party candidate from Bettiah in Bihar, was today practically forced by reporters to concede that he would not mind if the attractive star campaigned for him. “She is welcome to campaign if she wants to,” Jha said of the actress of his film Rajniti, in which Katrina’s character is supposed to resemble Sonia Gandhi.
Soon after Ram Vilas Paswan made the announcement, Jha, dressed in a kurta-pyjama, was bombarded with questions on which star he would like to catch votes for him. When reporters persistently put Katrina’s name in his mouth, Jha finally gave in.It is, however, unlikely that Katrina will campaign for Jha. Both Jha and his party boss Paswan are against the glamour quotient in politics.“We are a socialist party and would not like to show stars campaigning,” Paswan said later.
Besides touching on Katrina, Jha talked about his foray into politics and sent out a message to actors aspiring for a career in politics.“I have some advice for film stars: politics is very serious business. Only those who want to and can work for the people should enter politics. Many saw his statement as a possible jibe at Govinda’s stint as Congress MP from Mumbai North, but Jha did not elaborate.Talking of himself, he added: “My purpose in entering politics is a natural extension of my work… the kind of films I have made and the work I want to do.”
Katrina Kaif's Beauty Secrets 2010
Katrina Kaif shares with Vogue India her secrets to looking beautiful:DAILY RITUALS: I take off my make-up with Shu Uemura cleansing oil and massage my face with La Prairie night cream.
FITNESS MANTRA: I have stopped going to the gym because I put on muscle easily. I do Pilates with Yasmin Karachiwala.
SINFUL SECRET: My cappuccino fix... give me good cappuccino and I will trade it for diamonds.
DIVA TIP: Use serum on your hair and use a paddle brush for a silky smooth de-frizzed look.
DAY AND NIGHT LOOK: A moisturiser by Peter Thomas Roth, lip balm and Max Factor mascara to go with my day look, which is tunics and checked shirts. For the night, I tend to dress up more formally so I use a concealer, liquid liner, lip gloss and Giorgio Armani luminous silk cream blush. I set it with powder, either M.A.C NC 41 or Bobbi Brown.
INNER GLOW: I use acai berry supplements to keep my skin healthy. I have wheatgrass powder every day in a drink. I am trying to give myself an antioxidant boost with green tea and am on a macrobiotic raw food diet...
Jumat, 26 Maret 2010
ALT takes Yale by Tsunami
I, along with a few hundred Yale under grads, had the unique opportunity to hear Andre Leon Talley speak at a tea for the Beineke Rare Book and Manuscript Library 2 days ago. The theme was "The Elements of Style" and was moderated by the Curator for the American Literature Collection, Louise Bernard. The topic of the tea was the Life and Times of the great ALTalley. Never having visited Yale University it was a chance to soak up the atmosphere and hear him speak extemporaneously on his life from humble beginnings to... well, to the force he now is in the world of fashion and style. He didn't disappoint.I learned things about his childhood that were familiar, having read his memoir a few years back but there was more meat to what he shared and correlations between his family who raised him and his adopted family in later years. Diana Vreeland and his Grandmother were interestingly similar. Both were passionate about style, presented and managed
their personal lives in similar ways and had an equal effect on his life and world view. Andre shared that he'd always been voraciously curious about the world of manners and style from a very early age and was encouraged by the women who raised him. Imagine a 12 year old reading Madame Bovary while taking a Greyhound bus with his Grandmother from North Carolina to NYC for their annual shopping trip. Andre shared descriptions on how they both packed using tissue paper to preserve their clothes in their 
suitcases for the long trip. Mrs. Vreeland packed the same way for her trips to Paris. His appetite for life and experiences were nurtured and encouraged by both great women and set him on his course that would lead him to the present.Anecdotes were shared on his years as the the smartest dressed receptionist at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and the day that his friendship began with Karl Lagerfeld 30 plus years ago.
What was most telling and the message that resonated most for me and the audience was his advice to be a person engaged in life. To read, to think and make your most vital calling card your mind. More than once he stated that what we wear is so much less important than what we know, think and our abil
ity to communicate. Clothing, fashion and the bells and whistles that create that image are simply visual devices. Our ability to engage in life and engage others in a meaningful dialogue is what makes for a charmed one. Rattling off designers, 
model's names and trends may serve you in the hermetic world of fashion but does little once you're shoulder to shoulder with humanity.I've often been awed by Andre's intelligence, achievements and position. I've vacillated between being both drawn and cowed by his bearing. What I saw today was h
is immense humanity, inner strength and humility. Here is a man who has scaled the heights of the best there is in fashion, worked his way to a Senior editorship of the most important magazine, Vogue, and is on a best friend basis with some of the most celebrated designers of the century. At the very same time, he is a man of sincerity, kindness and a desire to encourage 
many others to follow their dreams to the same ends. The audience made up of students, professors and Department Heads were completely in his thrall. It was a sunny warm day outside, but a tsunami roared inside the hall. I didn't have the feeling that anyone wanted the wave to subside, I certainly didn't.
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