And another Jelly Roll Plus Quilt of Valor

I am still working on the Quilting of these Jelly Roll Plus Quilts - Got two more Quilted!

Which is Good timing, as our sew day is coming up and I Can return these and the quilters can get them bound! Whoop Whoop!

Above - Minus the girls - we had a wind free moment, so they really really wanted to fetch. I hung the quilt, threw the balls, took a photo, threw the balls... they make me laugh!

Below - they were willing to sit for a Quick moment... but then... it was back to chasing

Bella would like you to know that wind is not her favorite thing, it messes with her hair, and we all know... she is a Beauty Queen.

Daisy - is making sure I don't throw the ball while she is distracted!

I think these might be the last 2 of the Jelly Roll Plus Quilts I needed to Quilt, but time will tell. I can't remember if any one else is still working on one or not. But!! if they are - you will see it haha!!

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Cowboy Zig Zag Rails

 Our Extended Family is Extending  - which means,... they (we don't know if it's a he or a she) need a quilt from their Great Aunt right????? 

I think this one may be it. This is my Ranch family, so it seems Cowboy/western prints could fit the bill.

This is my Zig Zag Rails Pattern (in my etsy store)  I designed it years ago for my 5th graders to sew. Of course we did them in Red White and Blues for our Quilts of Valor. I like the re-imagined color scheme.

There is a story in these photos. My son was holding up the quilt for me, and Pound Puppy couldn't figure out where he went. She sat beautifully until she saw his boots - and then she went nuts!! She knew they were his boots, but WHERE WAS HE?  

I laughed so hard as she tried to figure out where he was! He dropped the quilt a little to show his face and she wiggled everywhere. He pulled the quilt back up and 🠇🠇🠇

Oh she is hilarious - She is such a puppy and so much fun, Daisy is not upset, she is trying to slink away. She saw a cat and she knows she can't have cats, but! I was distracted.... so just maybe this one????

Anyways that is my finish for the week - Bound and ready for Baby!!

How about you? How did your week go? Finishes? Almost Finished? Moving it towards a Finish?

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Lions and Tigers and Ranch Life... Oh my!!

 We have the Wild Animal Sanctuary just south of us.. funny thing - as the crow flies I think it is directly south of us, but you have to go west to go south to go east to get there 😉

We went there - The kids were all here, the sun was shining, it seemed like the thing to do! 

Plus I love it, and I am a supporter - so I had to go see my *friends*

The ones they won't let come home with me ;(

I think they just look so cuddly - and I am sure that they really really really (don't) want to snuggle on the couch with me. They are just so majestic, and I am so glad they have space to roam.

Most of the fam!! ( one is missing - he had to work.... dumb jobs ( just kidding))

And then back to the ranch... the sunrise - and my Daisy dog - saying - Momma - Lets get to it!!!

This is baby Rexie Roo!! Rex is getting old enough now to be weaned from Momma, and I have a feeling, he's not going to be a fan... but it happens tonite anyways . Think good thoughts for him

He won't be alone - My Gelding Rojo and his full brother Reno will be with him - so he will have company - just not Momma...

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Quilt of Valor presentation ;-)

It was my first QOV presentation of the New Year!!!

We have been working with a Veterans group for a lot of years now in one town, and the group got so big - they were able to start another chapter in a town closer to me.... 

Which of course meant - NEW VETERANS - and more Quilts to present.

I went to their inaugural breakfast (in November) and got to talk about Quilts Of Valor , and awarded One quilt. Then sat down to breakfast with them. When I was done, I had 7 more veterans that needed a quilt .

Saturday was the day!!

You only see 6, one Veterans wasn't sure he wanted in the photo - and that is all good. I respect his decision.

WE had Army, Navy , Air Force, and one is still Active Duty ;-)

Aren't these eye catching tho!!! We had so much fun, and!! more Veterans appeared as the group gets more popular... I have 8 more Veterans on our list now ;-)

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Slow Moving Progress

 I am still working on my On Ringo Lake Quilt - but now all the blocks are finished... and in a pile... to determine the next step as to what they will become.

Because of course - I am still trying to keep up with Lupine and Laughter - of which I am not caught up - as we know the reveal has been revealed. Yes I have seen it, but I am sort of ignoring it now that I have one block made and concentrating on finishing the Parts first.

I am also continuing on my Chunky Churn Dashes as my RSC block. A few of you guessed I would have 130 by the time the month ended. Holee cow - that's a lot - I think that may be more scraps than I have? but then again - Who knows - things show up in the strangest of places.

This is my New Best Friend - We saw him  the day after Christmas.  I love him ( or her) 

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JR18 & HHS3 Finish!! and!! Finished ( or not) Friday!!

 Happy Friday!!  Did you make it thru the week?  

It was the first week Post Holidays!!! Did you get back into your routine? I think I might have? Maybe?

I did get this one all finished!! 

It does Need another name tho - the Jelly Roll 18, Happy Half Square 3 is way too long to say!

If you don't remember - I followed a Link down a Rabbit hole, and then I decided we were going to make these blocks for our QOV Sew Day - I mean - why not enlist 30 others to help make the blocks.... and then we had to Vote!!  and this is what we came up with...

I got it quilted - and of course... the Girls - they just have to be everywhere. Daisy ( left) has decided that she is my protector dog. We had lots of people over for the holidays and they were all new to her, so she sat on my feet, or behind my legs, or anywhere she could be touching me. It was sweet - so I have renamed her Velcro haha!! 

Everyone is gone and she is getting a little less protective, maybe I am her security blanket and she has renamed me !!

it is FINISHED OR NOT FRIDAY!!! Whoot Whoot

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Memory Quilts

 A friend of mine asked if I could make some memory quilts for her from her fathers clothing. How can you say No? Her father was the best!! 

So !! I have been cutting, and cutting, and piecing a little....

The cool thing is - he wore a specific color palette - so everything seems to be blending well. He was also a strong Christian man and had several favorite bible versus. We picked the Three he loved the most, and my Friend Deb did the embroidery for me. 

I now have all the embroidered blocks done and am starting on the others - I need to make 72 total blocks  for all the quilts. ( I feel like the little engine that could - I can do it! I can do it!) 

It's actually quite fun... ha!

also - Saturday I had another competition. I have to preface this with - I am not the best. I am a low person on the *greatness* totem pole. BUT!! I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN!

My horse and I have been practicing, and each time I get more comfortable with fast... this last weekend ALL my runs were sub 20 seconds! ( I usually go about 30-40 so WHOA!!)

this is a screen shot from the video - I loved seeing the sparks, and we were SO intent.... this is a fun sport!

Just a pretty - the cows looked so pretty against the mountains and the cold Crisp air.

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2026 Rainbow Scrap Challenge has begun

 Whoo Hoo its a New Year!!! 

I have finally chosen a Block for this Months Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!

Are you ready?

Ta Da!! Little Blue Chunky Churndashes!! ( Free pattern on Quiltville.com) 

I spent a few moments looking thru my scraps hoping that a Block would come to me!

As I had used fabric this past two years - I cut the leftovers into 5 inch squares, 3 1/2 inch squares and 2 1/2 inch squares. Looking at the 2 1/2 inch square pan ( yes ! I used an old cookie tray to stack them on) I could see that one swift tail wag of a dog - and we would have a mess... 

I remembered how much fun I had making these little blocks a million years ago - and thought it was time again! And when Bonnie allowed me to write it as a Mystery Stitch Along in 2009!!! Wowzers!!! 

Wasn't that a blast from the past ...

now - here is the question? What is the Over/Under on how many of these blocks will be made in January? and!! Will it use up my 2 1/2 inch square pile????

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Jelly Roll Plus and Finished! ( or not) Friday!

 Welcome to the FIRST Finished ( or not) FRIDAY of the year!! Go us!!

I took over in 2019 and boy howdy have we seen some awesome Finishes!! Hopefully you keep being inspired to finish - or not finish something each week. I know that my bucket list has grown from checking all your blogs out!!

My First Finish - is the Quilting on this Jelly Roll Plus Rails quilt. It was made by Connie at our September Sew day. My goal was to get all 19 that we made quilted by Sept 2026... I think I am on a roll to do that..

As you can see - I forgot to trim it before its photo  - but the girls were ready to go fetch, and their patience was wearing thin - so I had to make the best use of  my time....

Isn't it a fun one tho! Also - By Posting it - it reminds me that I need to update my Free Pattern page...

and did you know - it has been 5 years since the last Happy  Half Square block was posted? That went quickly too - I wonder if I could make a new block project. Maybe it will come to me in my sleep!

Alright - it is now your turn!!

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Flags for Sue QOV

 Remember our Flags for Sue Block drive a few years back? I cut a lot of fabric for the Flags - and I still have a few of the blocks, so every so often... its time to put another one together.

the photos aren't the greatest - it was overcast - but!! The Top and the Quilting are done and headed to our Sew Group for Binding,.

I quilted a Meandering Star on it - I really like this Panto - its simple, and actually pretty quick!! But the Stars make it pop!!

and - the Obligatory Dog Photo. Bella ( top left) was in a mood and wouldn't turn to face the camera. her MOOD made me remember when my kid... so excited for Halloween, decided he was done. He just stopped where he was, and that was the end of his Trick or Treating. 

I really like how these turn out!! And!! I may have cut some more strips... 

Wednesday Wait Loss

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