More On Ringo Lake

 Ohhh heck fire - I have been on a roll... that I know it about to stop - but seriously!!!

I now have 10 blocks completely done!!!! As I was stitching them I didn't know if I liked them, I put them up on the design wall and went to make dinner... and then looked at them from far away! And! I do like them!

We then had to take a break and go for a walk - we waled about 3 miles and smelled all sorts of new smells for fall...

Just  a close up of the first 5 - I think this will be fun!

Thanksgiving is coming up - what is your favorite Thanksgiving dish? Anything I could make with zucchini? 

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Zucchini Soup

 I may have mentioned that my husband gardens?? Did I mention that he planted 27 Zucchini plants this year?   Did I mention that I am learning LOTS of new ways to use said Zucchini???

This is SOUP!!!

i shredded a ton of it over the summer and froze it - so!!

I got out my trusty crockpot and tossed in: 

• *5 cups of Shredded Zucchini
• *3 diced Medium potato's ( I did not peel them as they were those soft yellow potato's)
• *2 cups of Chicken Broth,.

I cooked it on Low for about 5 hours - then - I turned the heat up to high and added 

*1 8 oz Block of Cream Cheese

Cooked it for 25 minutes 

Then I stirred it up -  I probably should have used my hand blender, but it was soft enough to just stir. I think if I had used my Hand blender the cream cheese would have smoothed in faster. 

We were kind of starving, so we ate a bowl - by the second bowl all the cream cheese had melted in.

But! In our defense we had been out riding for 4 hours, and it was actually chilly that day - Not Winter cold yet - but chilly.... .

And we had a grilled cheese sandwich to go with it 

That was NOT a Bad way to use Zucchini!

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Cut It Up !! and Finished ( or not) Friday

 A Group of us had a Cut! it! Up! Challenge.

We put orphan blocks in a bag, we exchanged the bag/... and we were supposed to cut them up and make something new.

Here are my original blocks.

I had all sorts of ideas, but None of them spoke to me ---- until...

I just Chose my most favorite block to use as the center - and then I sliced up the ready of them.... Willie Nillie.... I did try to think about where I would cut them. But do you know - thinking - it is overrated!!!

After I had them all sliced up I started playing and making borders - and Ta Da!!! Above is what I made. 

I do need to quilt it, and I think it would be a fun little table topper!!

I also got some quilting in... So much Fun!!!!

It's so colorful - and now!! I need to bind... so its a finish in Progress.

I was listening to a podcast that was talking about the power of positive thinking, so instead of thinking this is a future UFO... I am thinking it is a FUTURE FINISH!!!

See .... I feel so much better already!!

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Jelly Roll Plus QOV sew day update

 For National Jelly Roll Day - our group stitched on The Jelly Roll Plus Quilt

FREE PATTERN HERE.

Because we had been blessed with a box of Patriotic Fabrics - K and I cut all the Jelly Roll Plus kits.

This is Mine... it really is a top now - I just can't find the photo ( which means I forgot to take one!)

Daisy Says Hi

We had awards!! these  top Three won the .. I had to improvise because some of the jelly roll strips weren't long enough.

These two - above were the Completely finished Quilters...as in quilted and labeled and BOUND!!!

The Four below were the over achievers and had theirs finished the fastest

Ms V - She was the one who raided her own stash to make TWO whole kits!!!

There were more awards and more tops .. It was s super fun sew day - and fun to see the results!!

I think I have 5 of them prepped and ready to quilt - so you will see them again as I get them quilted - but what fun right??

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Veterans Day ( and Veterans Day Weekend)

It's amazing how many organizations come out to support Veterans over the Veteran Day holiday!

We Get to award Quilts of Valor at a really cool Veterans Breakfast. The Breakfast happens every weekend, and we go to award quilts very often - so when they asked us to make sure we could award them over Veterans day Weekend - I said sure!!

And then was shocked at how many organizations came that day to thank them. It was a lot - but was really cool.. 

The Loveland Lions Club bought breakfast for all 188 Veterans that showed up ( that's a lot of food) we usually have about 200 Veterans, but there were some other celebrations going on that day.

They posed - I told them they would be on my blog... 

Here are my awesome Veterans that we were able to award quilts too. It was pretty crowded, so my pictures are kind of at a weird angle....

I really love telling them about the quilts, who made them, what the pattern is, how many people touched their quilts, and that they are meant to be used.... right away.  

The gentleman in the top right corner of ^ photo - he looked at his label and read that it was made by Karen... he was overjoyed - that is his wife's name!!!

The gentleman on the far left  ^- he got my Plaid Diamond chain. After wards he told me that his late wife was a huge fan of plaid, so he felt it was a hug from heaven ;-)   I love plaid - and I was pretty happy with that story!!

The gentleman in the Bottom left of this photo - he ate his breakfast wrapped in his quilt. 

I loved talking with each and every one of these Vets and learning more about them. 

Happy Veterans Day!

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On Ringo Lake Progress

 Last week I decided my goal was to finish for Brown and Cream Flying Geese.. and guess what!

I did it!

See!! All the Brown ones are done!! and I already had all the peach ones done - so...

I decided to keep going.

Put those together....

and....

I looked at the next step...

I had half of that step already done, so I decided to keep moving and see what I could finish.

The next step in the piece with the orange half square on it. I had the Brown and Teal part done... so!

Cut the orange and started on those units. 

I got a lot more stitched, and ran out of time to get them all ironed.....

I think I might be a few short - so keep your fingers crossed that when I am all done counting.. I have enough ;-)

I might actually get this one to a great stage before Bonnies next mystery starts...... I have been thinking of what fabric I could use for Lupine and  Laughter 

Also - My Steer posed.....

You have to love him right?  I think the dogs were freaking him out, he wasn't sure if they were going to move him, or if he was okay to stay !!

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Cottage Cheese Pizza

I know - that does not sound too appetizing I am sure - but!!

In my never ending quest to make food that I can eat and that I like... I had to attempt this.

and then!! I forgot to take a photo before we tried it - but it looked prettier.. oh but heck fire was it YUMMY!!!!

Are you ready for what I did?

Cottage Pizza Crust:

• 1 Cup Cottage Cheese
• 2 Eggs
• 2 TBSP Flour ( I actually used Gluten Free Bisquick cuz that's what I had on hand and not frozen) 
• 1/2 c Parmesan Cheese (the real cheese, not the stuff in the green jar)

I mixed it all together - and I just used a Spatula to mix it, no blender or anything. But I mixed it well and then spread it on Parchment paper on a cookie tray. I spread it just under 1/2 inch thick.  Next time I am going to try it thinner and see what that is like.

Baked it in the oven at 400deg for 20 minutes .

took it out and spread some Pizza sauce, mozzarella, Canadian bacon and olives - you know pizza toppings of your choice

Popped it back in the over for about 9 minutes and bam!!! Pizza that was yummy!!!

Oh!! and I made K try to pick it up like a real pizza piece - and it worked!!! the bottom got kind of pizza like. 

Full disclosure - most that I have tried so far have to be eaten with a fork - so that was cool to try!

If you try it let me know what you think. just remember I have been a Gluten Free pain for 20 years, and I have no idea what wheat flour pizza tastes like anymore. haha!!

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Indigo Way (2023) Finish!! and!! Finished! (or not) Friday

I am breathing a little sigh of relief from googling when we started Indigo Way.... it was only 2023... so I am feeling a little accomplished on this one!!!

I made mine King Sized.... are you ready?

it took TWO of my people to hold the quilt up!!!If you look at the fabrics - you will see there is a blue floral - Its in the center of the blocks... That is a feedsack.

When my Grandma passed I got a lot of her fabrics, and there was a stack of feedsacks in the pile. At 16 I had NO idea what they were, but they were Grandmas, so I kept them. 

When I got into quilting I started learning about feedsacks and a light went on - I have some of those.

So I took them to a Quilt appraiser - and lo and behold - I DID HAVE some!!!

Knowing that this quilt would be for us - I thought it would be fun to use one.   and of course - BLUE!!!

i think I worked!!

So we started this in 2023, I had the inner top finished in August of 2024... I have NO idea why I waited so long to quilt it, and then ... I bribed myself to bind it.

and now it is on our bed - we have had a king since 2023... about time we had a Quilt to fit!!  ( and that feels a little weird to have ONE quilt.... haha)

Anyways - that is my finish for the week!! What have you been up to?  

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US Navy and The Ribbon Quilt

We have sew days where all of our quilters come together and pick on me .... I mean quilt !!!

We make blocks, we finish quilts , we come up with new designs , we have a great time , sometimes we even have a little chocolate.

We were honored to have a US Navy Veteran come to us and let us award him his Quilt of Valor .

He came and ended up spending a lot of time talking with us , and of course - we overloaded him with quilting info and all had to show him our projects . He was a great sport , and ... he loved his quilt .

This quilt was part of a Quilt A long ... I designed the quilt - we named it *the Ribbon*

Each week we had a new step to sew and ta da !!! This was the result .

Thank you Sir for your service, and for your visit

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On Ringo Lake ( 2017)

 The new QuiltVille Mystery is about to start, and I think... I might do it this year!!!

And then I started looking around, and realized that I had Started On Ringo Lake, but I don't remember starting it, and I never finished.... 

I found the bucket full of parts, and there was also a bucket of fabric that looked like it went with it. 

I think I got carried away with the fabric pull ---- I see 6 or 7 more quilts in this colorway!!

I sorted and piled and used these clips to hold all the pieces together in groups of 10"

Everything looks so pretty now:

The clips were like $7 for 100!!! I think I need more!

You can find them on amazon here CLIPS

Doesn't it look so much better?

And now I have determined. my next step.....

I am not sure what book On Ringo Lake is in - but I bet you can find it at Quiltville.com - I know Bonnie Sells her patterns after she is done. 

This week - you all!_ I am setting a goal - get all these little brown pieces done!

That! and I got 3 more of the 6 pumpkins done, so I have 3 more to go. They don't go bad fast - so I think I can do them this week and still be okay.

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