Ranchin' around

 I am trying so hard to remember to take my phone ( aka Camera) with me  - things change so rapidly here in the spring - and I love it!

The Colors - the Weeds  - the horses ... Lots of changes

Above - May - Below March... see how fast the changes happen - it seems like the Green just pops up overnight - and we rush to get all the cows to the right pastures to eat it up!!

We like to ride in the afternoons on the horses that we are training, or just getting back into shape - but one afternoon.... holee cow - the clouds came in and they were whirling and Twirling. we decided to head back - good plan!! Got everything unsaddles and the rain let loose and the storms moved east. 

The Front Range from my East pasture. My girls need lots of walking time, so we headed out from our house - coming back - the mountains just shone. I think the rain had cleared the air, and the mountains had fresh snow.  the tall one is Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park...

Sunrise - I was trying to be artsy while pretending to work...... 

and a Visitor!!!  My dogs were in the house with me and all of a sudden they were barking like crazy - I was looking for an animal out, or a car coming up the lane, or something.... then I decided to follow Bella's Eye line - an Whoa!! There he was - On my power pole!!

And there you go - a Little Glimpse of my world in Spring - and yes- I am still rotating between sweatshirt, winter jackets and t shirts.... Me and Mother Nature - experiencing those flashes haha!!

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Starry Star Finish!!! and !! Finished (or not) Friday!

 Happy Happy Friday you all!!!!

Mine went fast - My husband left to Arizona to go help his parents come back for the summer, so that left me single ranching it! I got to make all the decisions... and I have decided that I need a Fabric Barn and a Guest barn and .... oh wait - I'm sure that will be vetoed haha

He came back and we got to spend a little time with my in-laws . They always seem to have such a great time in Arizona over the winter. 

On to Quilting:

My Friend Julie made this top for Quilts of Valor. She gave me the top - I gave her some quilted Quilts for Hospice that she will bind - I liked that trade haha!! Kept me out of the Binding world for a bit!!

Isn't that a cool one!! I love the color combo - and yes I know- Red white and Blue - but the mix of blues is just so soothing... I love it!!!

It is ready to go on to my QOV group for binding ;-)  ( See - avoided it again ha!!)

I am also working on a T shirt Quilt - so hopefully you will see that soon as a COMPLETE finish - and yes - I do have to bind that one.... send me good vibes!!

NOW!! it is your turn!! What wonderful things did you finish ( or not) this week?

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Jacobs Ladder or the Road to California - and!! Finished ( or not) Friday

I had planned to have at least a finished top - but the blocks had different ideas!!! At our Sew Day we Started working on the Jacobs Ladder/Road to California blocks - enough of them to Make TWO more Quilts of Valor.... We had fun - we goofed off, and a lot of blocks got made.

I came home and laid the first quilt out on the design wall - some of the rows were even stitched together - so you all - we stitched... 

But as I started staring at it....

Do you see what I saw??? haha!!! 

I will get that fixed up - and finish the last block then get to working on the borders - and Bam!! it should be done in no time right?

We also got to award 4 Quilts of Valor - 2 Marines and 2 Air Force - all in Iraq/Afghanistan - OEF and OIF  .

They were super cool - the two in the middle are related ;-)

So that's about all I got really DONE this week ...How about you?

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Teal ( the NOT RSC color) progress..

 As we all know now - Teal was not the RSC color for April - but that is okay - because - I Like it!! and it is fun and ... it is keeping me out of too much trouble... so my boo boo... is working out for me!

But first!!!

The Quilt Police DO exist.... this one though - EASILY Bribed - and do I mean easy!!!!

Here is where I am with the Teal Blocks - I think... I think.... I need to make more to make it wider - I was thinking I could use borders to do so, but I don't think I will like it - as it is I think it will be about 40 ish by 60 ish as a center - And I really think that will be too small - even if I add a lot of borders... so I am thinking that I will start digging for more teal scraps and just keep working on it.

Maybe if Teal is called - I will be so ahead of myself I will get it quilted in that month!

Look at my girls - Placing all pretty like. They did SO good - One of my cows was not behaving, then helped me move him and then they placed like this while I did my fencing work - but they kept a keen eye on that steer.... he was not allowed near me at all haha!

Just a view - we were out in one of the pastures and the clouds were just SOOO cool, I like the framing of it- so I snapped!! ( a photo, I saved the real snapping for when the chocolate runs out)

This is baby Reno - who is not such a baby any more - he will be a year old at the end of May - and his Momma - is due to have another baby in June.... Isn't he so cute tho!!!!

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Red Red winnnneeee ..... okay all the Red without the Wine

 While I know April is not completely over - I am completely over my Red Scraps as of today. If I pull more out - I will be stitching on them for another year....

So!!!

Here is where I ended up this Month:

Twenty Four Red 8 1/2 inch Crumb Blocks

I actually have enough of the RWB Buckeyes to make a WHOLE QOV - but I can't find the photo. Which! I may have deleted it - as my phone told me the memory was full and I panicked because I also take all the photos for our Guild, and of course, Guild was that night!!!

And I got 15 of these crazy Scrappy logs ish done - They will go in my pile with the yellow ones below 

And I sorted the Scraps that I received during my Scrapping - and am ready to use those!!!

This time - I am going to read what the REAL Rainbow Scrap color is before thinking I read it haha!!!  ( I read it  - It says GREEN... RIGHT???)

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GumDrop Mountain Finish - and!!! Finished ( or not) Friday

 Happy Friday!!!!

Do you remember when I participated in the Dust off A book blog hop? I made this top - and it was perfect timing - as I was making it for a couple getting married.... and guess what?

I FINISHED it- and guess what else?

They aren't married yet!!! I BEAT THE Wedding... go me!!

So here is my Finish for the Week:

We got out to take a photo before the sun went down - and I am super glad we did - a few hours later we had rain!! GO rain!!! We will take it, but not when I need a photo!!!

I quilted hearts and swirls all over the quilt and used a Blue backing. Bound it in a blue too . Now!! To put it in a safe place and not forget where that is - so We can gift it come wedding day!!!

Whoot Whoot!!

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I got "Scrapped" !!! Yay

 I got scrapped!!!

I was talking with a guild member who had bags of scraps left  over and .... she gifted  them to me!!!

After sorting and flattening and playing and dreaming....

I have color piles!! It is amazing to me what happens when you flatten the material - All of this was in two bags, The colors I sorted and flattened and they fit in one bucket. The Black and Grey - I am still flattening... But!!

I LOVE IT ALL!!!   I am so excited to add to my blocks with these.

My husband helped me sort a bit while we talked to one of our kids - he laughed at me, but so understood how much fun it is to get new stuff.

And then!!! For our RR Block exchange - I had to pull out the 1 1/2 inch strip bin - that was fun too. I haven't looked in there for a while...

Boy was that a mess too - I decided to pull out Greens - Our bee member wanted spool blocks with gradating colors - in all the same color family. I had a lot of Green in there. But I couldn't tell that at first, once I started pulling.... I had A LOT!!!

Here are two of the blocks I got done - 3 more to go.

Kind of cool little spools right? But also - now I don't want to put my scraps away.... uh oh - another start may be happening.....

Could there be more hours in the day? Oh - and I was summoned to Jury Duty Monday - we have a one day/One trial system - so if you don't get chosen you don't have to come back.

Out trial was postponed so I got let go - but that was a lot of people called in. and its funny because each person has these HUGE excuses as to why they can't serve. One of the guys was telling us all about why he couldn't be there. He said you get it right?  and just to be snarky - I said no - this is the most exciting thing to happen to me.......

He was not sure where to go with that....

Off to go play with my fabrics

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My Not finishes - and FInished!! ( or not) Friday

This week got away from me, and as I was looking for what I finished? I realized I just started things this week... that was a LOT of fun and I will have future finishes right?

I did get this top done:

It was a little mystery that was ran on a Facebook page - and I thought - I need to get in on that - 2 weeks - start to finish - I'm impressed with my self - haha!!!

I also finished quilting this one for a client - She didn't applique it - just ironed the whole thing - and the quilting is what is going to keep it together.... I hope!!

it was a little hard to quilt - at some of the points there are A LOT of layers, and the needle starts to warp a bit. I had to SLOW way down... 

Thursday Morning started like this - all sunny and happy......

I had beef deliveries, and Quilt deliveries - and the temps dropped from 75 to 40 by the time I got home. I will have to check in a bit - but they say SNOW!! is coming today ( Friday!) So since it felt fallish.... Potato Soup and.......

And now!!

Tell me about your week!!
What did you FInish? Or not? 

And HAPPY EASTER!!!!

My favorite saying about Easter - its Friday!! But Sunday's coming....

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Patriotic Buckeyes

 Because you don't know a quilter who can only work on one project at a time...

I had all my Teal Buckeyes up on the design wall - and I thought - I need to lay out my Patriotic ones and see how many more I need to make -

The teal ones are made with 3 1/2 inch squares - so each half square is 3 inches before going into the block... the Patriotic ones are made with 5 inch squares - so each half square is 4 1/2 before going into the block....

Its actually quite a size difference!!!!

There is a Winery in Eastern Colorado called Country Roads Wines and Vines ( or Vines and Wines)

We headed out there Saturday to meet up with one of my kids and have a picnic!!

Selfie for the wine!! ... oh wiat!! THE WIN!!! the WIN!!!

Avert your eye if you don't like scary wildlife..  We were hiking and starting to think about rattlers - but I didn't think they'd be out yet.

But guess what!!! We found one right by our ARENA!!! Do they not know they aren't allowed!! Do they not read the signs, listen to the rants and the screams????

SCARY PHOTO OVER

He has been dispatched - after I almost stepped on him!!!!

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