The Rabbit Hole Quilt!! and! Finished ( or not) Friday

I get this question a lot when someone mentions that I quilt... How long does it take you to finish a quilt?

I am sure you get that too - and after I waver and explain QDD, and the multiple projects that need my attention - I still never come up with a good answer. 

This quilt?  I made it in under a year... yep!! I did!!

I started it by going down a rabbit hole on LAPaylors blog in June 2025 - and look at that - it is bound and finished by April 2026!

it is a LARGE Quilt - like 72 x 100 ish. It took 2 people to hold it all pretty like, and one tall one to try the photos in the sun. Its a combination of the Jelly Roll 18 pattern and my Happy Half Square 3 block.

It was also the inspiration for our Fireworks QOV's!! 

I really like it - and!! I think its long enough for all 3 dogs to cuddle with me, but they don't need to cuddle right now. Or maybe? I hear a storm is coming in - and we are all for it - lets get rain!!!

Did you all have a good week? Did you get to your sewing room? ( mine is in the front room, so its easy to get to.... until I start the piles... oops)

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Fireworks!! and Finished ( or not) Friday

I was invited to be the Speaker for the League of Northern Colorado Quilt Guild in Loveland. Before the presentation they hosted a sew day and I brought a million block kits to make FIREWORKS!!! ( formerly known as JR18HHS3)

They stitched, I annoyed, and!!

It was fun to see the different layout ideas for these blocks.

We also got a TON of blocks stitched - I came home with a stack - so even more quilts will be coming out of this sew day.

If you are in NoCo - they are a great guild. Such fun people, and so supportive of the community

This last week sort of got away from me - The weekend was all awesome - but!! it kept me away from the computer. 

Saturday (I Know! LAST Saturday) I got to Award 10 Quilts of Valor to more amazing Veterans. I just love these folks - 178 Vets were there to witness the *wrapping*

Sunday found me cutting and re-writing my presentation, and choosing the quilts to show, and stressing that I would bore people - so I was afraid of my computer. 

I had been cutting block kits for the Guild Sew day, but I started thinking - what happens if I run out???? so I cut more, and then I panicked and thought - I bet everyone of them sews faster that me... I should cut more... So I did....

And now - They stitched a ton, but I actually have a few kits left over. I am going to look at that as PRE PREP for my next QOV sew day... right???

Anyways - How was your week? What did you get Finished ( or not)?

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JR18 & HHS3 Finish!! and!! Finished ( or not) Friday!!

 Happy Friday!!  Did you make it thru the week?  

It was the first week Post Holidays!!! Did you get back into your routine? I think I might have? Maybe?

I did get this one all finished!! 

It does Need another name tho - the Jelly Roll 18, Happy Half Square 3 is way too long to say!

If you don't remember - I followed a Link down a Rabbit hole, and then I decided we were going to make these blocks for our QOV Sew Day - I mean - why not enlist 30 others to help make the blocks.... and then we had to Vote!!  and this is what we came up with...

I got it quilted - and of course... the Girls - they just have to be everywhere. Daisy ( left) has decided that she is my protector dog. We had lots of people over for the holidays and they were all new to her, so she sat on my feet, or behind my legs, or anywhere she could be touching me. It was sweet - so I have renamed her Velcro haha!! 

Everyone is gone and she is getting a little less protective, maybe I am her security blanket and she has renamed me !!

it is FINISHED OR NOT FRIDAY!!! Whoot Whoot

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Jelly Roll 18 and Stars is a Top!! and!! Finished (or not) Friday!

Happy Friday!!!

Are you ready for a time change? I don't know if I like it darker in the morning, or getting darker earlier in the evening. Either way  - I don't like dark, and I can't convince the sun to stay out longer!! I wish I could - but we are getting shorter days of light each day....

So it was time to bring out a BRIGHT quilt and get it topped!! Bright colors sure do make dark better - right?

I just love this one - its the Jelly Roll 18 (google it , its a free pattern) and my Happy Half Square project block 3 (under the tab above)  .    

I loved it so much - we have made these blocks for our QOV's - and I HAVE to get them finished!! I got one QOV top done... Must....... keep....... Quilting.....

And of course - the obligatory Dog Photos - Pound puppy there ( in the middle) Loves to get in on the action too!! She is just a little sweetheart... and loves to do what her big Sisters are doing...

Bella... oh Bella - she sees the camera come out, and she gets all demure ... has to look away haha!!

That is my Finish for this week!! Who is all Dressed up for Halloween - which is also today?  We have a Trick or treat thing in town that we are going to to hand out candy. No one comes to us. Which is probably good - I don't have to worry about gates being left open!!!

Share your Finished ( or not) Blog post with us!!! I love seeing what you are all up to. 

and if anyone can help me find more time in the day... give me the *How tos!!*

I just realized the graphic I am using says 2024.... and 2026 is breathing down my back... Oops haha!!

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The Votes are IN!!! and Finished ( or not) Friday!!!

A few weeks ago I had you all place a vote on which layout you preferred on our Jelly Roll 18 and HHS#3 blocks.... I also told you I had already started one...

I had already started in on Version 3 ( A lot of you NAILED my personality haha)

You can see the other layouts here: Quilt top Voting . I might have also posted it on my Quiltygirl FB page  and now I have tallied the votes

Layout 1 ( which is 2 on FB oops)  got 22 Votes

Layout 2 ( which is 1 on FB ) got 5 Votes

and Layout 3  ( which I did get right!!!) got 21 votes!!!

I stitched Layout 3 and I am pretty sure I will be able to do a Layout 1 also!!!

That is fun to see what others think of little design changes. 

This top is about all I finished this week personally. That's okay - I am quilting like crazy for clients and that makes my heart happy, and also.... I played with my horsies - Check out little Man Rex - He is 3 months old now:

Isn't he soooo Cute??  And he's so soft too!!

alright - show us what you have been up to!!!!

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VIsit others

Have a piece of Chocolate for good measure

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Jelly Roll 18 and Happy Half Square Block 3

 In June I went down a Rabbit Hole and followed the link to a Jelly Roll 18 Pattern... it was awesome, and then!! I wanted stars - so I looked at my Own Happy Half Square Blocks page and I made a Quilt.

And then!! I started dreaming it in Patriotic Fabrics... and then!! I realized we had a Sew Day coming up, and my Quilting Friends are the Absolute best - and they love to create things that I dream up... I also bring them chocolate.

We made a bunch of Jelly Roll 18 Blocks , and a bunch of HHS3 Blocks and came up with some layouts!!

Layout 1 👆

Layout 2 ☝

Layout 3 ☝

I have already started rowing one of these layouts - but!!! VOTE!! Which Layout is your favorite??? I have enough blocks to make one more besides the one I am mysteriously stitching on!!

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the Rabbit hole... has found... the bottom

 I am DONE!! making blocks for my Jelly Roll 18 - aka *the Rabbit Hole*

I have them all laid out the way I want them - and they are now ready to row!!!

now it is 6 x 8 - and the are 12 inch blocks - so should be 72 x 96 ish ( I am not a perfect 1/4 inch stitcher sometimes) but I liked the idea of a bigger quilt...

Hope you all have recovered from your 4th of July Weekend - and were able to celebrate our Independence!! We went to a fireworks show- one of our sons friends is a firefighter with the Southeast Weld Fire - and they put on an awesome fireworks display. 

 

we sat in the back of the pick up and they were right over head - it was the best show I have ever seen, even if I did have to rccline 😃

We rode a little:

We dogged a lot ...I was trying to get them all poseable with the flowers - but there were too many distractions ( read K had snacks!! - human ones)

and we celebrated K's Birthday - We think it is becoming a tradition to let him skunk us on his birthday. ( okay - I always get skunked!)

Today - we go back to reality and work and No More Goofing OFF ... until the next time!!

See you WEDNESDAY for the kick off of our new Quilt a LONG!! its fun and eaaaasssssyyyyyy

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The Rabbit Hole - aka Jelly Roll 18

 Progress!!!

alright!! Truth time!!

I know this - but I never remember this - Jelly rolls - or Strip packs have 40 strips - NOT 42!!! So when I do my math - I am always wrong *ugh*

I can't quite make a 6 x 7 setting - with 40 strips - so I started thinking about stars - the ones from my happy half square project - specifically - Block 3 Block 3 pattern here

so I decided to make some and see what I think - here is where I am!!

Full disclosure - we also decided to do this Jelly Roll 18 block for our QOV sew day - and!! now!! we are going to add the stars - and it will be like Stars and Stripes!!!

my well has been fixed! thank you for the concern. When he fixed the well, he also chlorinated the well and the cistern. Safety precautions - but you know what? We don't like chlorinated water - it has a funny taste haha!! so we had to go buy some bottled water for us and the pups - until the chlorine runs its course. 

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I went down the Rabbit Hole, Saw a squirrel and made a hard right.....

 a bit ago I was browsing blogs - and I was reading LA Paylors blog . She mentioned the Jelly Roll 18 pattern, so I went googling, and I found it - and a You Tube video ...and there was a printable pattern....

then!! I drug my husband all over the state and of course, might have bought a strip pack ( they didn't call it a jelly roll, but same idea....

And then it got hot.....

So!! Ta da!!! I have started a new quilt - and!! used one of the things I purchased!!  ( the Bernatex strip pack from On Pins and Needles

Go me!!!

and my Ms Baby Bella turned two!!!!

she loves to run, chase sticks, chase her sister, play in the water system of the trees, and snuggle with me. She also loves snacks, Cheetos, and anything you deem safe for her ;-)

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