Quilts of Valor - Quilted

Sometimes when a person doesn't sleep - they get a LOT done!   

This Quilt of Valor was made by Kathy P in eastern CO - she used our block drive blocks pattern and put the WHOLE thing together!!

I quilted it and LOVE how it turned out

Kim bound it this weekend and it will be hugging a Veteran real soon!

A friend of mine in TN said -

I have some Tops and Backs that we would love to have wrap a Veteran.

They are the Patriotic Piecemakers

and ta - da

I got this one quilted

And this one

( from the same group)

It also got bound by Kim

We have such fun stitching together!

Have fun Stitchin'!!

Linked to

Let's Bee Social

MidWeek Makers

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Busy Hands Quilt

Ft Worth Fabric Studio

Crazy Mom Quilts

Sew Some Love

Rainbow Scrap Challenge - Sea Green/Teal

I think this is the last day that I will be working on teal/sea green for our

Rainbow Scrap Challenge

But.... you never know - I may just find another piece of something that 

has to be stitched up!

I had a few extra pieces of teal left over , and a few pieces of Purple from January -

so voila - a mash up!

And then I did get my Sea green and Teal Goose Migration Blocks done

They are a little bigger than the purple one

But I have plans....

and I showed these - my Churn dashes

That's all folks

Ready for the next color?

Linking up with

Rainbow Scrap CHallenge

Oh Scrap

Februarys One Monthly Goal/ UFO

Da da da DAAAA da da!!!

I have a finish! I truly did not think I was going to manage this one this month.... but I am glad I did!

I made the backing!

I Quilted it

I bound it

and

I labeled it!  

Because it is so busy I used a simpler quilting design

I get asked all the time about beginner Pantos - 

This is one!

It is called Vestibule from Dawna's Design Threads

If you go get it - tell her I sent ya - she will like me better that way ( ha ha ha)

Quilt measured 

68 x 68 inch

Free Pattern found here

Alycias Pattern store

Linking up to:

Elm Street Quilts OMG

Ft Worth Fabric Studio
Crazy Mom Quilts
Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Busy Hands Quilts
TGI Friday

Quilts of Valor - Presentations!!

Truth:   I LOVE making Quilts of Valor - 

but the Real Truth: I LOVE the smiles that show up on our Veterans faces when they get wrapped in one!!!

They always thank us for coming - but they have no idea how much of a honor it is to be able to wrap them in love!!

This group is one of the best

( Okay - they all are - I am not biased or anything)

This was at the end of January

 You all probably don't know this

but my cell phone Panorama skills are really growing 

This was the first take!!

This was a fun group too

The Quilter that set it up did a fantastic job

She was going to try to make it a surprise, but we all know how hard that is

After the presentation though - the one that really helped the quilter the most said

Okay - this was a LOT more than I expected

and a total surprise

So I guess it worked!!

Mystery Clues

Progress is happening on our Mystery Quilts 4 Military.... we are up to clue 3 ( I think)


Here is my new progress:

Come join in - I don't think you would be that far behind!!

Linking to:

Monday Making

Design Wall Monday

Main Crush Monday

Moving it Forward

Life on the Ranch.... My Super Stars

Every little girl dreams of being a model at some point in her life..... and this little girl is no different!

Just look at the way that Farrah here flaunts her hair, and stands in the wind.....

It's like she wants to make you jealous, you with your hat hair, and yoga pants... right??

The men on the Ranch would like to have their time in the sun too - Fabio here, he wants you to see him for his beauty.... he's not just another Ranch horse you know!

( he asks that you don't hate him because he is so Beuoooo tiful!)

and .....  the escapees.... we need our Fabio and Farrah for these dummies.... they are escape artists .... I swear - they find the hole in any fence, and sometimes there isn't even a hole - they just make one.....  Big Blackie there on the right... he will chase you down for grain though.....

As you can see our snow has melted, the ice has disappeared, and it was actually warm enough for the tank heaters to turn off, so you know that means a blizzard is just around the corner......

Rainbow Scrap Challenge Sea Green

My Sea Green Blocks Grew a little bit....

I think I am now out of the larger scraps

and we think a few of these will be put in the back

The two on the top left,

Those are a study in color - yah - thats it!

When I was laying the colors out, those pieces that make it look more like a circle?

They didn't really stand out that much, until they were in theblock!

I think this is my favorite for this week ;-)

And ps - all you Blog Friends that said you were recuperating from being sick?

I sure hope I gave you enough sympathy....  cuz you were contagious and I got it

and Bleck..... you all were right... not fun at all.

I'm going back to my couch now ;-)

Linkin up with

Scrap Happy RSC Challenge

Oh Scrap

monday Making

Dsign Wall monday

Main Crush Monday

moving it Forward

Quilts of Valor Colorado 2017

Happy Wednesday Morning!!

Boy have our quilters been busy!!

This first on is called

Starry Night for Josh

Patty Made it AND quilted it!!

She also made and quilted this one!

Those applique stars are way cool!

I made this one

from our Block Drive blocks

and it was quilted by Jean in Grand Junction

This next one is a great use of a panel!

It is from the Wabi Sabi Quilters of Colorado

Then my amazing my Sue E in Arizona

The pattern here is Blue Ridge Beauty by Bonnie Hunter

Pieced, Quilted and Bound by the Awesome Sue!!

Sue also did this awesome Crumb Quilt

It is Gorgeous!!

And a huge shout out to the

Pride City Quilt Guild

They supplied some amazing Pillowcases!!

just another quick reminder - 

MysteryQuilts 4 Military

has just started the next mystery - you can still join in and not

be too far behind....

Design Wall - Mystery Quilts 4 Military

Happy Monday Morning... Did you all survive the excitement that was the Super Bowl?   I did, I have the blocks to prove it ;-)    I made it through the middle of the 3rd quarter, watching and stitching away - yay  

Step 1 of the MQ4M is all done - 

its not too late to join in

Sign up

HERE

And LOOK what arrived for me!!

Soma - Over at http://www.whimsandfancies.com/

Hosted a Photo walk around each month

It was So cool to see what others would see around them 

and I won these!!!

 (PS Soma took this photo - I stole it cuz it is WAY cool)

We came home one night this week and the sunset was so cool

I wanted to capture the silhouette

I got close to what I wanted 

Happy Stitching!!

Linking to:

Love Laugh QUilt

Patchworktimes

Cooking Up Quilts

Ems Scrapbag

Rainbow Scrap Challenge - Sea Green

This Months Challenge - Issued by Angela at SoScrappy   was:


Sea Green will be the color for February.  Anything between blue and green will work.  From teal, to aqua to turquoise.  Try to find anything that isn't happy with blue or green but plays somewhere in between.  


That's a weird one - and my my first thought was - well I don't have that color.... I always trick myself that way.... and then I find stuff.... I'm talented that way!

Look what I found!!!

and we had a little bit of an Ice Storm

So one of us was stuck inside for a bit

We actually had a 2 hour school delay

Which in reality - for us ( at the edge of nowhere)

should have been all day.....

So Little Bit and I made the best of it

He snoozed....

I got a little bit done ;-)

Color Palette Challenge Finish ( Finally)

Way back in the Dark Ages  Vicki W and Judy L hosted a Color Palette Challenge....

Alright - it was really 2012.... but today - that seems like a Lonnnnng Looooong way aways ago.

Each Month they would present a photo that they had changed into a color palette , which you were to use to pull your fabrics and make something.

Here was the Palette for March - and boy Oh Boy did I struggle to find fabrics... But I persevered!

This is the little quilt that I made

It is 36 x 54 inches

and ( Katie Z sit Down!!)  I bound it this week!!

Yep - I did - for real

Here's a little close up of the quilting

And my Artsy Fartsy Shot

It should be in a magazine right?

I just crack myself up!

Oh!! And the back!

It is to the left of the Color Palette

So I included it too!

And... Another one Bites the dust!!

Linking to:
Fabric Frenzy Friday
TGI Friday at Summer Lee
Busy Hands

February's UFO / OMG

I finished this top in December, said I was going to make a back for it... and promptly put it away!

Who does things like that?

Well today - I have pulled it back out - it is now my

February One Monthly Goal and my February UFO

February's Mission : I have chosen to accept it is:

Make the backing 

Quilt it

Bind it

Put a Label on it 

February is a short month - I have a LOT of client quilts to get to .... but I can do it right????

PS  - this is a free pattern found at Quiltygirls Pattern Store

Linking to ( when available links will be hyperlinked)

Elm Street Quilts OMG post

Patchworktimes February UFO Post
Let's Be Social
MidWeek Makers