Quilts of Valor - Happy New Year - Almost 2015

Wow  - the Last QOV show of the year!!  And then I will have to start labeling 2016 - gulp!!!

So for all the 2015 shows - you can use this label to see them ;-)
http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/QOV%202015


This is a real easy Quilt show on me this week !  Al TEN!!!! of these quilts were made by the Interfaith Quilters in Longmont.  They are such a fantastic group - they meet and sew a LOT. Their sewing room is fantastic - AND!!! They bring lunch - so they really quilt a LONG time!!

Thank you Interfaith Quilters for you love and support and encouragement of Quilts of Valor

New Bird

We have a new bird - and he isn't quite accustomed to me yet.   I think the birds get used to my noise, and so I don't really bother them - but when I opened the door to shoot ( with a camera) this one - he barely held still and Boom! Was off in the air!

I think he is kinda pretty still!!

Enjoy!!

Monday Monday

I think this may be the last design wall Monday of 2015.... wow.....

I am working on my Bonnie Mystery slowly but surely.... For some reason I read the " clue won't be posted on Christmas" and I went - oh Yay! I'll have two weeks for the Clue 4.... and then Clue 5 came out of Saturday... and it was blizzarding - so I got a bit of stitching time in - and here is where I am:

ALL of Clue 4 is cut and patiently awaiting my sewing machine:

Some of the sets have been stitched and are awaiting their final seam:

And here are the ones I do have finished:

Along the way - I am always working on a leader Ender Project.   I found these pieces in a box, and stacked them up - and just kept working on them through 2015 - And here it is!

Oh first - I wanted to show you the in progress.... just to prove it didn't miraculously finish itself you know!

and ta- da!!!

Now to pick a new Leader Ender for 2016 

Winter Solstice

The photo challenge last week was - "Winter Solstice" . The shot had to be made between midnight and midnight on the 22nd. If you know me, after 9 pm I am worthless.... so I determined to get up early to see what I could see.

Oh - and it was supposed to be a Straight out of the Camera ( sooc) shot.  No editing.

I had an hour in the morning before life roared to full speed and this is my favorite shot.

Then of course - I wanted to try Black and White as there is such a lack of color in this photo:

Have a great day!!

Quilts of Valor - December 2015

We got snow last night!  More snow!! the old stuff still hadn't melted away , and now there is new snow - it is so pretty!!!

My whole family is home - no school, a few basketball practices- and it is crazy busy!  But!! We are having a great time - and I hope this is a good time of year for you too!!

Here we go:  Quilts of Valor - be ready to be inspired.... may the Force Awaken in you ( ok - cheesy - I know - but we saw Star Wars  lol)

(above)

This is an MQX block drive blocks - assembled by our greeley group 

Quilted by Betty B in UT

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Also assembled by our Greeley Group

Quilted by Betty B in UT

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Made by Kristi G

Quilted by Crystal 

the flag block is a free pattern 

http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2010/09/quilters-accountability-92210.html

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Another yummy by Kristi G

Quilted by Crystal in Denver

 A third one from Kristi and Crystal

(below)

From the Wabi Sabi quilters in Boulder

Quilted by Kathy and Sue 

 (below)

Pieced by Mary M in Greeley

Quilted by Connie in Loveland

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From the Interfaith Quilters in Longmont

Pieced by Kathy P

Quilted by Connie

Pieced by Kathy P

Quilted by Connie

 And the last one for today 

Pieced and Quilted by Marsha our on the Eastern Plains

Merry Christmas!

Good Morning!!

It's the first day of Christmas break - and I had to get up early to take Little Bit to Basketball practice. It was a short enough practice that it made no sense to drive back home - so I read in the car.... with the heater on - its only 15 degrees out there...

Now I am back - and ready to show you all the progress on my Bonnie Mystery!

Clue 4:  This is where I stopped yesterday.  ( Saturday I got some time to work on it, Sunday - Star Wars beckoned)

So - it looks like I have a lot more cutting to do before I get to stitch.... But all my Wings are cut!

This was the result of my Clue 3  ( there are bars cut too - I just didn't get them in the photo)

And the results of my Clue 2  ( yay - I finally cut the right size cream. On a good note - the miscuts were great for the 4 patch clue - so I have no scraps left from my scraps YAY)

Linking up with:

Quiltville

A 9 Patch Finish

We have a wonderful quilter who loves to make 9 patches! She does such a great job, and is very prolific at them.... so I designed a quick and fun quilt to use a lot of her 9 patches.... and then I sorted them by color ..... and then I handed them off to a few other quilters.

This is one of the finished ones - Sharon pieced it and I quilted it!

Isn't that a fun quilt?

I think we will bind it in green as well

I tried out shapes 

Lots of shapes quilted on it!

And that is my Finished Friday!

Off to go see the next clue in the Bonnie Mystery!!

Linking up to:

Link a finish Friday

fabric Frenzy friday

TGIFF

Confessions of a fabric addict

Sunny , Seventeen and Snowy

It might have been my kind of day yesterday - it was 17deg , Snowy, and very Sunny - I like Sunny - and I like Snow.... with no wind.... Wind - you can keep that!!

Want to see what I saw?

A tree....  I might have played with it in my Photo program - just to see if I could - I like it

What you don't see.... 

My horse!   

Cuz you know - White on white and all that.....

Of course, he sees you!

I came around a corner of a water tank

I needed to make sure that the Ice was still broken - and 

this is what I saw:

They were staring at me.... kinda made me laugh.

And they stayed looking at me!!

See the one on the left - 

that's a baby, she's not sure she likes me yet....

and then

I came back in and I was walking to my machine

Now who's looking at me!!!

Crazy!

Enjoy!!

Quilts of Valor AND!! The snow day

Today is not a snow day - and if my kids didn't have finals - I think they would have been praying for another one.  But those finals are sort of important ( I guess ha ha)

Gypsy Quilter wanted a few snow photos - and I wasn't going to brave the elements ( I mean - really - that's what I had kids for ) But for her and Dolly.... I was on it!!

These are some of our horses - the snow was blowing and the wind was howling and they! didn't want to be in the barn!!!  The others were, as were all the cattle - and that made me laugh.

These must be the die hards

Below 

One of our hay barns and sheds

See the little grey thing there - well there is 2 - those are our brave cats

They lasted a little bit, then came in as well 

(they have their own barn)

and this - this is the door to the east side of my house.

Needless to say - I didn't open it.....

Now that you are sufficiently cold - let's look at some warm and yummy quilts!

This first one is made by Candi

Quilted by Sue and Kathy - all of colorado

The next two are Block Drive quilts

put together by the Greeley Group and quilted by Cheryl in AZ

( we needed the sun!!)

The star quilt below is made by Diana B of Parker

Quilted by Sue S

Next is an MQX block drive quilt - put together by Cowboy Bob

Quilted by Sue

Then we have a pink Strippy quilt

Pieced and quilted by Marsha G of Paoli CO

A great scrappy quilt made by Mary M

and quilted by her sister - Sue!

Another Cool one pieced by Mary

Quilted by Sue

This spinning Rail ( that's my name ha ha)

Pieced by the High Plains Heritage Quilters

Quilted by Sue

And this lovely Patriotic Quilt will round out today's show

It was pieced by Sue V

Quilted by Sue S

Hope you all stay warm ( or cool) today!!

I am off to finish up some last minute quilts for clients

and maybe.... if the snow stays - when the boys come home we will sled!