Awarding a few Quilts of Valor

 I had the privilege of awarding some Quilts of Valor to Combat Veterans - You all know this is the best part of making Quilts.

Usually, before a presentation I am given a little bio of each Vet - and I was this time as well, but!! I decided I wanted to hear more.

It was a small group of their peers, they were all excited to be here - I thought I had a chance to get a story or two out of them if I tried....

and Man did that pay off!!

Each one of them took the time to share about their service, and then of course , Civilian - ize it for me so I knew exactly what they were talking about. It was awesome.

The best part was hearing what they thought of their quilt. A lot of us say this - but I am always confirming it - there is a divine hand when we choose the Quilts for the Vets - the Vet on the far left, She got her quilt and her eyes welled up. After I wrapped her she told me she was Native American and we couldn't have made a better quilt for her ( Karen K made it!) 

Third from the left is a Marine, and He received the Motorcycle Quilt I made - and wow  - did he ohh and ahh. And then I added my Son is a Marine - he told me we were family now. Love this so much!!

Now I want to go award more haha!

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Blue Buckeyes - with a twist!!

 I got to playing in my 5 inch squares again - I thought maybe I'd make a buckeye block or two as well. But!! then I remembered all the twists and turns this block could have so I started Twisting and this is what happened:

A new colorway - which I'm sure is not really new in the quilting world - but it is a new way for me to set these pieces.... and I am sure it has a name - but right now - its the *New Buckeye* 😆😇😆😇

And the fun thing is - If you lay them out twisted you get two different looks too.... Don't ask where this is going - I have NO idea - and maybe I Do have an idea, but I might not get to it.... so for know

I will enjoy the *new buckeye* haha!!

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Liz's QOV and !!! Finished ( or not) Friday

Happy Friday!!!!  AND !! Happy Valentines Day!

I got a little behind in my own finishes - but!! I helped to Finish Liz's QOV!!!

WE were gifted some fabrics from a QOV'er out east - so I put together some quilt kits - various Quilters took them home from one of our meetings - and Liz brought hers back  ( okay!! a lot of them brought them back - they are too fast!!)

I got this one quilted!!! and it will go back to Liz to bind!!

I am still going to count it as a finish - since is was on my to do list! 

And this week - started okay but turned brutal!! Certain folk have led you to believe that when it is winter the Ranch chores slow down. (I heard a News Anchor say that!)

I am here to call Phooey on that - Even though I have tank heaters, Ice still has to be chopped - the wind  - not helpful. Animals need to be fed more - horses especially - if they have full tummies they can stay warmer. 

Which also means you are hauling feed around a lot more.... and needing more time in the day ha ha

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Blue Crumbs ( again) or is it the end???

 I put a halt to my Blue Crumb block making.... there has to be more to quilting than crumbs right? 

Eh?? Maybe not!!!

Anyways - I made a deadline that I could make blocks until - and Bam!!!

Look at that!!   FIFTY ONE blocks....

They all measure 8 1/2 inches - so into the Crumb Block Pile they go to marinate!!

And all that is left is:   👇

I am putting them back into the crumb bin , but I am keeping it in the Light - I don't need these seeds to sprout even MORE blue crumbs  haha!! Fat chance right???

Some friends invited us to a hockey game, and Oh! my! Stars - they have front row tickets - I got the puck coming at me, the players hitting the glass in front of me - it was AWESOME!!

Look how close we were!!! I think I might like Hockey - Maybe I'll have to learn up on it!!

Alright... Back to the Blue!!

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Pink Diamonds!! and ! Finished ( or not) Friday!

Happy Friday!!! The wind has been howling here - and I feel like it just Blew me through the week!! Its supposed to be less windy today and I am all for it!!

I did get lucky and get a finish!!!

It is my PINK DIAMONDS!!!

I might have gone a little Photo happy - but the sun was shining, the dogs were behaving, the world was all right for the moment... so I snapped away!!!

My Little Flamingo Quilt clips are actually Beach chair clips - the work so nice over the Fencing: you can find them here :

Towel Clips... 

I always like to use them in the winter because it makes me think I am on a beach - warm and maybe drinking an appropriate Adult beverage - Maybe even reading a book!!!

This was my January Rainbow scrap Challenge Quilt - and I was pretty excited I got it quilt - and even got the striped binding on it!!! It is now on my quilt rack with another Pink one, and my Moms is on the couch. I think we are looking pretty Valentiney around here now!!!

How was your week?? What did you get up to? Any Finishes? any movement towards finished?

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A little Blue Crumb Quilting

 Since Blue is the RSC color for February - It was time to dig into my blue scraps. Funny enough , when you take the Blues out of the scrap bin... the lid closes. Apparently I use A LOT of blue in my quilting!

I googled Blue - There is a lot out there as to what Blue means -  But I likes this one:

"Cool, Calm and Collected:

Renowned for its composed demeanor, blue is a tranquil presence. It doesn’t intrude or pester. Instead, it merely makes itself known. In terms of the psyche, the color blue is known to impact the mind positively. Blue represents patience and understanding, which is why we feel so comfortable around it. When overwhelming emotions consume us, we’re encouraged to decompress with the color blue. It’s also commonly associated with the ocean, which further highlights its soothing essence."

Also - in my search it said that Blue Thrives on Organization. ... I wonder how stressed BLUE feels in my house - there is not a lot of organization going on this month!

I started to organize by size - and then decided it was just a better idea to start making my crumb blocks - I thought (seriously) I could get at least 10 out of the scraps....

Not really sure I have made a dent in the pile - but this is where I am as of the moment. Oh boy!!! 

Blue!! Blue has a complimentary color of ORANGE

A TRIAD of Yellow and RED .. I am pondering if I want to add any of those to the mix - or stay with Blue.... its a conundrum!

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Star and Crown - a QOV in the making

 We had Pat Speth come to our guild ( via zoom) and do a presentation. SHE WAS AWESOME!!

But she also renewed my love for 5 inch squares and their ability to be amazing!!

The next Sunday was our QOV sew day - and I was entranced by the quilt she presented called Star and Crown  ( Link to pattern here) 

That!!! is what the group stitched on!!

These are the blocks that we got done!!! We had one booboo - in that a red star got made - but I am starting to think that maybe that would be cool in the border?

I am still quite a few blocks short - so will keep making them as my leader enders - and see what I come up with!!!

We also awarded 2 Quilts of Valor at our Sew day - and got to meet the most amazing service dog. He was SPOT ON with his person. That is so cool to see!

Pretty sure my sweet babies are disqualified from service Bwah hahaha!!!

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Po Tay To ish Chip quilt finish - and !! Finished ( or not) Friday

Happy Friday!!!!

In December, I decided it was time to play with my 2 1/2 inch scraps and see what I could do. I really liked the look of those Potato Chip Quilts - so that is the idea I started with.

We all know me though - and know that lazy is a part of my game - and as I got started I wondered why I was cutting the scraps up - and not just using what I had - so.... this became the PoTayTo ish quilt.

Now!! PoTayTo ish is done!!!!              ( and I still have a 2 1/2 inch pile of strips/scraps!😖)

I had a hard time finding a good place to take the photo - the snow was everywhere - EVEN on my beautiful fake green grass.... so I tried to find a snow spot that the dogs hadn't ran thru yet....

I quilted some fun Paisleys on it - and the backing was this blue.  I really Really like this backing fabric - I wonder if I could find more?  wait... My goal is to use things - LET IT GO....

I had better stop that line of thinking... but man I really do like it!

PoTayTo ish turned out to be 64 x 80 ish - so it is perfect for a Quilt of Valor - and!! one of my stitching friends has already taken it to bind!! Whoop Whoop!!!

I know you all want to see my girls - they really are the stars of the show these days!! We are working on double commands - telling them to both do something, and then calling one to do something else while the other stays.... were about 50/50 in our success rate at this time.....

And now it is your turn to be the STAR!!!!

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Pink RSC Recap and the Start of BLUE!!!

 I always like January - I am full of energy from the Christmas break, I am ready to start new projects, and I haven't let the routine set back in . It seems every January I get a lot of RSC quilts done!!

So the first!!

My Triad Top is DONE!!! and it has a backing, and!! it is pinned and ready for the Longarm when it is free.

My Second - was my Pink Diamonds - so fun to learn there are so many names for this block! I used 5 inch squares to make the 1/2 squares and 4 patches - and guess what.... My 5 inch Pink SQUARES  were GONE!!!

I was even able to get the top put together - make a back and!! It is on the Long arm Right Smack now!!

Then to finish up the pinks - I used all the scraps I had to make 25 Crumb blocks - I am not sure what they will be - but at least they aren't crumbs anymore!!

Angela threw the February Color out there -so I had a chance to dig in the crumb bin - here is the pile of Blues I will be working with. We have a bet as to how many crumb blocks this pile will make... I am sure that Bella's guess will be right - but I said 30 and K said 45

I even had a chance to start sorting the sizes - hmmm - what will they become?

My sweet girl - She makes me laugh EVERY time!!

I think Pink Diamonds will become my 3rd Valentine Quilt - so that each kid gets one at some time in their lives. Not sure what I will do with Triad - and the crumbs... we will see..

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Valentine Quilts

My mom wasn't really a Quilter, she classified herself as a writer.

She wasn't really all that enthralled with sewing. However her mother was a huge seamstress, made almost all of her children's clothes (even her son's boxer shorts ) .

But because I wanted to learn how to sew, my Grandma and Neighbor Annie taught me, and my Mom continued the lessons at home.

When I got into Quilting , my mom and I were shopping and she found a valentine jelly roll. She purchased it without ever telling me what she planned to do.

I did get a call from her. She asked if it was OK to use regular fabric and flannel fabric at the same time.

I said, of course, it's your quilt. You get to do whatever you want.

And a few months later, she showed up with this quilt and asked me to quilt it for her.

I think she had fun - she used Flannel  Cotton and  Polar fleece!! it is a very warm quilt!  She wasn't really hooked on Quilting tho - as a Grandma , she did decide she needed to make Quilts for my Niece and Nephew. So she did. 

And the 4 years we needed over 1000 Quilts of Valor - She got to pieceing!! She even recruited her church ladies, and bible study ladies. She continued for quite a few years - but when we started to need only 500+ per year, she started to retire from quilting.

I kept her Valentine Quilt and its out on the couch now - I am decorated for Valentines Day 💖💖

I also have this one:

When K's Grandma had to go into a Nursing home it was around Valentines Day - so I made a Quilt exactly like this for her. Since it uses Fat Quarters - I purchased Half yards so I could make two quilts.

When she passed - her roommate at the Nursing home asked if she could have Grammys Quilt - so we all said yes - and I just *had* to make another. ( you can tell how much I resisted 😆😇)

I am thinking - Since I have three kids - Maybe I should quilt that Pink Diamonds up and make it the third Valentine Quilt?

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