The end of Green....

Green was the color of the Month for the Rainbow Scrap challenge....

I have Green!!!

Here they are becoming Mile a Minute or string blocks or scrap blocks or slabs or whatever the *in* term is now.... I used up my scraps!!!

And then they got their block treatment.... and now... 6 more blocks to add to my others

However!  There is no room on my design wall to lay them all out right now

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RSC 2018 Project details

Jelly Roll Waves ( March's OMG) is a TOP!!!

It is a top.... but as you will soon see.... I made a boo boo....

I calculated how long it would take to fix that boo boo - and I decided I liked it the way it was!!

( and now I have an excuse to make another one!!!)

So here it is at the beginning....

And here I am - stitching my heart out.... and this is such a fantastic pattern - totally understandable!!

and here I am wondering...

I should not have started talking to my kids when I was ironing.

BUT!!! We had a blast laying it out on the design wall

and I calculated how long it would take me to fix it - and I decided that I really liked it this way!  So does my friend - I am going to get it quilted up and she loved it - so 

There you go - my March OMG is finished

( ps the goal was to get it into a top)

(PPS I finished it Thursday at 6:30 pm and the rain and wind made me stay inside)

(PPSS because I am so sweet I will melt)

(pppsss you can laugh now)

and I had a blast 

This is the second pattern I have made from Busy Hands and I recommend them both

very fun and easy to understand

( just don't start talking to my kids!!)

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Quilts of Valor from Nancy

My dear quilting Friend Nancy kept herself out of trouble this winter!! I think every time it snowed that quilter made another Quilt of Valor!!  And they are gorgeous!!

Aren't these just amazing!!! 

and!!!  It the time I got these pictures taken, we had another snow storm and she has made ANOTHER one!! Crazy - this is why I like her!!!

OMG in Progress

my OMG ( One Monthly Goal) is in progress.... it is in the top of my mind.... I will.... I must.... can I?  get it done?????

and ps.... why isn't March 42 days long????

See - I was all organized once.....

I have started getting blocks made....

And  few more

( they still need pressing)

and now - back to the machine...

Go Go Go!!

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Monday Making

The Patriot

I decided that this finish needs its own Finished Friday Post... because... well - it should be a star too right?  Ha ha

Over the last few Months the Clues for the Patriot were released - and last Wednesday was the reveal....

I hope that is enough time that those who were trying to keep it a Mystery have caught up..


Here it is

I would like to point out.... Mine is Bound - and I didn't even beg, bribe or badger anyone else into binding it.... I did it all by my lonesome... that is at least worth one piece of chocolate!


The clues are still available on this blog, and in my Craftsy site if you are interested in making one of your own.  My Veterans really liked it when I showed it to them, so I was encouraged that it would be a good one for a Quilt of Valor.


For all of you who stitched along - thanks for particpating - and thank you for sharing your photos! I posted some of them on my Quiltygirl.com Facebook page ;-)

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Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Busy Hands Quilts

Quilt of Valor Presentations

I hope you all enjoyed the QOV Mystery Quilt that has been going on for the past few Wednesdays!!

Just so you didn't think we were neglecting our veterans while we were stitching ;-)

Presentation Photos!!

First up!

Two quilts that the Local School made

The High School FBLA ( Future Business Leaders of America)

choose a community service project each year

My son took Quilts of Valor to them - and ta-da

Here are two of the Quilts they  made - and they presented them to Veterans ( and teachers) in our school.  It was pretty neat!

And

The guys!

Combat Veterans

We surprised them, but they were so cool!

My son did the presentation and he was walking on air

and laughed - as they all wanted to be as tall as him

Women Veterans

We work with an amazing group of Women Combat Vets

And my Guys!

I love this group of Veterans

they are so sweet, and so excited to receive a Quilt

The ohh and ahh over the fabrics

We love them!

While I LOVE making these quilts

I love the LOVE we wrap our Veterans even better

Stitching Slump

I feel like I have been in a little slump as I don't have these wonderful finishes to show you. And I was complaining to my kid - and then he laughed at me.  The nerve of him!!

He reminded me that I have been quilting - A LOT - just not on piecing stuff.  That really confuses a girl I tell ya!!

So!!
I finished this quilt:

My Friend passed away 2 years ago, and I helped her husband with her quilt kits and UFO's.  She had this one pretty much complete, it just needed a little stitching, Quilting and Binding... So I did that - and took it back to him. He was really tickled. But the best part - his house is just full of her quilts... so good to see!

Then I quilted this one - 

This is the next Quilt of Valor the Kids at School have made.

You'll have to come back Wednesday to see who we awarded the other 2 they have made to.

And then!

My dear friend rescued this quilt from demise!

Her family was cleaning out a family members house, and this one had some issues, so they were going to throw it away. She rescued it, and we fixed it up, and then stitched it to a larger quilt base so it would fir her bed.

I had fun!

and then!!!

I lamented that my 2 1/2 inch strip bucket was empty

and my child laughed

( he really is mean isn't he?)

and he led me to where I hid 3 more buckets of 2 1/2 inch strips ( oops)

so now my bin is full again and I need to make a quilt!

and then!!

Baseball started

and I wanted to try Baseball Photography

This is my kids friend

( and one of the kiddos who is helping do QOV in the school)

So now that I figured out I wasn't really in a slump

I am feeling better about my quilting life....

and ready to get to another project

Like my One Monthly Goal.... cuz March is swiftly marching by!!

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THE PATRIOT Clue #5

Mystery A7 - THE PATRIOT
Clue #5

MQ4M Clue 5

You need to gather your 16 Blue Star Blocks, your 12 Red White Red Rails, and your 8 White Red White Rails – basically all of the blocks ;-)

You will sew 4 Big Blocks that look like this:

  you will use 2 of your white/red/white blocks, and 3 of your Red/white/red blocks, and 4 stars per block 

Putting it all together!!    Are you ready?

Lay out the inner top like this:

I then stitched my Star/Stripe pieces to the Rail piece.

Then sewed them into halves, then the whole – and it worked pretty slick!

Next you need to measure the top – it should measure about 55 x 73. 

You will then add a little Navy Blue Border – it is 1 ½ inches wide.  I needed 7 Width of fabric strips to piece the tiny border, or you can use scraps.

Add the border – top first, then the sides.

Next you will take the two smaller peppermint pieces and lay them out as sewn. 

Because they all won’t be the same length, lay them out – then measure what is left.  Add ½ inch to the measurement and cut a 3 ½ inch wide piece by that length, in your White

Do this for both the top and bottom, then apply those borders.

Next you will lay the larger peppermint pieces out, and do the same thing to make the SIDE border.  These will go on the right and left sides.

And ta-da! Your quilt top is finished!!

Because I get to do mine before you ... I even got mine Quilted... and ... are you ready for this??? I bound it!! I didn't even beg someone else to do it - so I could keep it a secret.... I get points for that ... right??

The PDF file is available in my Craftsy Store ( for free)

you are looking for Mystery A7 The Patriot Clue 5

I hope you have enjoyed putting this one together - and maybe putting your patriotic pieces to good use?

I'd love to see you quilts - feel free to email them to me, post them on my Quiltygirl.com Facebook page - or send me the link to your blog.... that'd be cool!

Ps... I've got some new fabrics added to my Ebay page too....https://www.ebay.com/usr/quiltygirlquilts  and I have more to add !!

Time Change on the Ranch

This time change is always my favorite - I LOVE lighter nights, and being able to be outside more.... It's not always warm.... but who cares ?? The Sun is shining!!

A Roping Series starts here in January - usually on New Years Day, and it ended yesterday. So we try to spend a lot of time out working the horses ....

Sometimes I get to take my camera too.... just sometimes ;-)

I have a wall that has my Grandpa in Laws Spurs, and a Photo of My other Grandpa in Law riding a steer. I love that old timey look - so may end up putting this one next to it. 

and then my Girl

When she is being funny.... she smiles at you  ( or laughs at you - however you want to take it)

Mostly she's pretty nice - but I think they were sharing secrets!! or maybe they were planning dinner?

This is 'Ol Blue Eyes herself....

Working on the Run - well actually, she is learning to stop once  a catch is made.... it's a challenge ;-)

And when they catch and make a great run - it's really fun! 

Hope you survived the Time Change!!!

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Getting into Green

I'm having a slow Green Start... but I'll get there.....

Green is the color for our Rainbow Scrap challenge.....

it's a challenge this time for sure - my Green is getting low!!!  I *gasp* feel the need to shop!!!

So I have a pile of Greens:

These will become blocks.....  

And then I started wondering if I had done anything with the Green blocks I made before....

And Look what I found!!!

Of course - I only had 11 blocks, but I do have a half and half!

Hmmmmm

THE PATRIOT Clue #4

MQ4M A7 Clue #4

For this clue you are making 8 Rail Blocks.  The blocks need to finish at 9 ½ inches.

You will be using your Reds and Whites.  This block needs to be White, Red, White, Red, White – It should be more than 3 rails, and up to as many rails as you like AS LONG AS IT IS BORDERED BY WHITE ON BOTH ENDS

I did mine all scrappy as I needed to use Strings up – and I like scrappy.  You can also do them with yardage. 

Scrappy Rails

Cut your Red and White Strings at least 10 inches long, using various widths. I sewed White/Red/White/Red and then pressed. Then I measured the width and decided it I could use thin or wide strips to finish them – some ended up only 5 rails, most ended up 7 to 9 rails –

My goal was to make them 10 inches by 10- ish inches, then trim down to 9 ½ inches.

YARDAGE Option:

You can cut each strip even – this math works out to 2 5/16 inch strips – well I suck at that cut – so how I would do it is – used the White rails at 2 ½ by 9 ½ and use RED Rails at 2 inches by 9 ½ inches – then you get an easy cut and a block at 9 ½ by 9 1/2 inches.

If you decide to use yardage – you need 36 White strips and 24 Red strips

Step 2:

You are making Peppermints!!

You can make them Scrappy – varying the width of the Reds and the white, or you can make them symmetrical – and use approximately 3 ½ by 3 ½ inch squares

This is what you need:

Two pieces that Start and End with Red  at 3 ½ by 30 ( ish) inches long. If it turns out 29 or 31 – it’s okay – keep it – it will work so amazingly well!!

And you need Two pieces that Start and end with Red that are 3 ½ by 41 ( ish) inches long – again if it turns out 40 or 42 you are ok!! Keep it

I made mine all scrappy – and because I did it took a little longer than if I just used yardage – but I sure had fun playing in my scraps

And that’s it!  Catch up on everything else so you are ready for the next clue!~!!!

Alycia's Craftsy Site

Pdf's can be found at my Craftsy Site - Enjoy!!

PS - if you have a blog post about it - tell me - I have been posting some of them on my Quiltygirl Facebook page!!

Finished!!! Blue Blue Blue is done!!

Ta da!!!

My Rainbow Scrap Challenge BLUE Quilt is all finished!! I started these blocks in 2015? ... wow ...

I put it into a top in January with the Color of Blue..


and I snuck it on to the Quilting Machine a few days ago.... and then! I came right upstairs and I bound it!!!  And there wasn't even an earthquake ( that I know of!)

I was even able to get a photo in the sunshine! and with a quilt holder....

I feel like a lot of things were going my way in this event....... 

On saturday head over to the RSC blog ( link on the photo) and check out the new color and all the *goodies* everyone is working on

AND! I am still adding some more fabrics for others to love on and use.
Quiltygirl Fabrics

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TGIFiriday at What a Hoot
Finish it Up Friday

March's One Monthly Goal

It's that time!!! Time to Pick a 

NEW ONE MONTHLY GOAL....

and I did it ;-)

I could tell you were worried that I was running out of projects....  

Somehow I ended up with a jelly roll ( or 6 but who is counting?)

And I found this pattern at Busy Hands Patterns

and so

It spoke to me and said

"DO IT"

and so.... I am!!

Linking up with:

One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts

This is Puppy

He says 

"Really???   You are starting something new? Let's go walk"

The end