Determination - and Quilt tops

I was on a mission, one that I didn't take lightly.... well okay - it was sort of lightly....

but I did have a goal!

I was able to combine some wilderness with some piecing , and some hiking, and some eating, and some hanging out with friends..... and this is what I finished....

( PS - I have a TON of more hiking and camping photos.... just warning you.... there will be more posts!)

i finished Clue #3A  of Kevin the Quilters Mystery "Sapphire Stars"

and then!!

I get home

and of all the nerve! he has posted another clue

I shall spend all the days of my life working on it!!  ( ha ha)

I finished putting together all FOUR of these Quilt tops!!

and all 4 of these quilt tops

(ps the sheets sticking out at the corner... do NOT pay attention to them

 - we all have to do laundry right? 

Just don't let it get in the way of Quilting!!)

and my leader ender project was (is?) these scrappy hearts

and.... this was my start to finish quilt.

I cut, pieced, and topped this one 

I like it!

It will fit one of the beds in my house

so it is going to be kept!!

and I hiked!

I saw some of the Aspens Trees leaves going to yellow

so I know that means fall is just around the corner!!!

Yay

Linking to:
Love Laugh QUilt
Cooking Up Quilts
Small Quilts and Doll Quilts - design wall Monday
Ems Scrapbag

Mystery A6 - Big Star Country

Ta Da!!!

Mystery A6 has a name.....

Thanks to Tanya -

BIG STAR COUNTRY

You all saw mine as we sewed along:

But I decided I wanted to sew along again

So this is another one that I made

There are so many awesome combinations that would work with this quilt pattern

 A lot of them have been shared on my Quiltygirl Facebook Page

and now you can share yours here:

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Linking to:
Mid Week Makers
Lets Bee Social
TGIF Friday
Confessions of a Fabric addict
Finished or Not Finished

Mystery A6 Clue #5 - and the Final Clue!!!!

You have made it!!! your almost there!!!

Clue #5 :

Time to finish the final Layout:

Just a reminder for this layout: so you can Match your colors to this one:

Dark #1 is Navy Blue

Dark #2 is the Red

Light is the White

And Background in the teal

And Now:::

Are you ready

Take Clue #4 and Clue #5

And:

Ta Da – Your Finished Quilt!!

And because I wanted to quilt one:

Here is the deal - A6 needs a name!  I have one in mind, but sometimes other people have better ideas....  share with me your idea of a name for this Mystery.......  

And be sure to link up your Clue 4 progress if you want!   I will host one more link up next week for the final quilt photos if you wish ;-)

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Blue Scrap Progress - Rainbow Scrap Challenge

Blue is the Color of July on the RainBow Scrap Challenge ( hosted by Angela)

I dug into my 5 inch blue squares, and had so much fun!! and Then - Clare came and made these red and blue blocks - and she made 4 of them - so I just had to put them as the cornerstones.....

and Ta-Da!!


A quilt is born.... or at least in the gestation process.....

It is actually all stacked and ready to be *rowed* on my sewing table.... so it will soon be ..... a Top!!

I just love this Churndash Pattern - its the one by Missouri Star Quilts - where you use all 5 inch squares - No waste!!!

Linking to:
Finished or not finished Friday .... Obviously the not finished part - ha ha
Can I get a Whoop Whoop   cuz it really needs one... its friday, its worn out from all of its glory on the design wall.... it just wants to watch netflix and eat popcorn..... really.....

Rainbow Scrap Challenge - Even thought is has some other colors.... it started out as all blue!

Design Wall Monday!

Well it is really Sunday night as I am writing this cuz guess what??? I will be up early tomorrow - and I may forget! And then! I will be sad......

This is what is on my Design Wall Right Smack Now:

I think this is the final Layout - these are the Block Drive Blocks called the Log Cabin Triangle - all of these had the triangle turned opposite that the pattern - and Yet!!! I LOVE them!!!  Found a whole new way to use them!!!

And then Clue #2 - mine is all finished for my A6 Mystery 

This is the original That you are seeing in the clues:

and this:  ( Below)

Is my next one that I am stitching along with you!!

I switched up my colors a bit - so I could have fun too

And look

It's us!

We had a date night....

We weren't needed to chauffeur kids around

and the boys did all the chores

and they cooked them selves dinner

  and it felt really really weird 

I may have to go have another kid

Or cry in the corner????

Enjoy!!!

Linking to:

Love Laugh Quilt
Design Wall Monday
MainCrush Monday

Quilted: Finished Friday

I love it when I get to see other peoples interpretations of the Mystery Quilts that I design - and this one was so awesome!!

BWalsh - a Member of our Military Quilts 4 Mystery sent me this one of Mystery A2 - Now called Migration   ( available Here: Migration Pattern   )  ... Its on the Right

I just LOVED the colors that B used - and it is just amazing

This is a close up of the back and the quilting - I had a blast quilting that!!!

and then the quilt on the left - was made by Fern and her group

the pattern for this block can be found here:

Flag Blocks

again a pattern by me ;-)

I love seeing quilts that people make using these patterns!!

Enjoy!!!

Marchs One Monthly Goal

I know!! It is not March, but heck fire I am still bound and determined to get that goal finished!!!

I AM!!!

Oh Look!!!

What is This???

Might I have something under the needle?

 Might I be toiling LATE into the night to finally get a FINISH???

Might I????

Ta- da!!!!

Yay!!! There it is!!!  I turned on all the light in the house and tried to wake everyone up - but no one would oblige, even the dogs kept snoring.... sheesh!!

BUT!!

IT is DONE!!

I really wanted to use the scraps on the back - so this is what I came up with...

I hope I find a Veteran that likes Bright - Although this is Red White and Blue... I still think it is bright - and I LOVE IT!!

Pattern:  Tortilla Strips from Atkinson Desing

Finished Size 60 x 80 inches

Pieced, Quilted and Bound by Me!!  ( Whoot Whoot)

This is my 9th QOV finish ( I didn't piece all of them) for the year

and my 9th total finish for the year - oh Yay!!  

and - I had better get crackin'!

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