Playing with the Panel finish - and!! Finished ( or not) Friday

 Whoot Whoot!!!

I purchased this panel on my NoCoShopHop from the Fig Leaf in Ft Collins. Its sort of funny that we had watched Top Gun the night before and then this panel just popped into my vision...

Do you remember the song in Top Gun - "Playing with the boys" by Kenny Loggins? that is what I have been singing in my head - hence - the Playing with the Panel part 😁😁

Are you Ready?

I mean!! Is it even a quilt if the girls don't pose by it??? 

Seriously!

I quilted it with Stars and  Loops - and now it will go to one of our group people for its binding. You just have to add that extra love in it that way!'

My husband is home full time right now, he also went on the Shop Hop with me, and so - I bragged... I said - See - I don't just stash fabrics - I use it SOOO fast!!!

Do you think he bought it?

Alright folks - It is now your turn!!

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Playing with the Panel part 2

 Remember my panel? 

I am proud to say - it is now a top!!!

Just in case you don't remember - this is the panel I purchased at the Fig leaf in Ft Collins CO on the No Co Shop Hop. Go me!! I didn't put in in a pile!!

I have to say I really like this setting - so I have cut some more Flags for Sue to use as leader enders and brought out a few more panels that were marinating in my stash!!!

This ended up being 62 x 80 !! Perfect Quilt of Valor size!!

In Ranch news - our water almost tasted un chlorinated!! I also have most of the laundry done ( I figured I would use that chlorinated water for good) . And by done - I mean washed, and dried - didn't want you to be jealous and think it was folded and put away too 😆😆😆

The fourth of July is Friday - it is also our Finished ( or not) Friday. I hope you will come back and link up one post from this week:-) 

We don't have big plans , we might head to town to watch the parade, or we might go golfing in the morning. or... we might just do what we always do - ride the horses  haha!

What will you be doing?

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Playing with the panel

Remember the Panel I bought on Shop Hop too? It came from the Fig Leaf in Ft Collins - and... I just didn't want to put it away. 

So - while my Jelly Roll 18 block pile is growing - I put the panel up and started studying....

And then I remembered the Flags for Sue Block, and then I got to looking - I still have a few blocks left - and so.....

I like this!! I have started adding some sashing between the blocks to grow the quilt to be 60 x 80. I did get two sashing's done, but then.. I had to babysit.  the Pound Puppy came home - and oh my gosh -

three dogs - too much fun and too much energy!

this girl is so cute and my kiddo is doing a great job of training her - but three!!! and on a hot day where they really couldn't be outside in the middle of the day...

Plus - look how cute she is!! they are headed back out to the field, so we will see what I can accomplish now haha!

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Stars and Stripes Panel Quilt...

 is now a top!

This was a fun one - I love the Ohio Star ( Thanks Nan for them!!) and it was fun to build the strip sets to see how it would go around the panel.

And here is my finished top!

I actually have a back for it, but I know I won't get to quilt it until 2021.  ( I am practicing typing that date)

I am (sorta) keeping up with my Hourglass a day blocks - I have 60 done.  This is from the tutorial at Cluck Cluck Sew.  She already has her top done!! But that's okay - Not a competition, and I am enjoying using these as leader/Enders!

I was told to Take a Hike

Bwahh ha ha!!  We headed up to the High Country for a little visit. We needed to take a hike and see what we could see. The fires that were up here were devastating, and we could see the burn areas as we drove thru to this hiking spot.  7.2 miles, and I think we only carried the dog about 3 miles of it. 

and yes... my dog is spoiled ;-)   He is also pretty tiny, I was impressed he made it. Of course, there will be more photos in days to come 🥰

Stars and Stripes? Panel Quilts? Both?

 I got a new panel.  and I had to drive all over the world. and while I drove... I planned.....

( the driving was because a kids car decided not to work... nothing fun, just so you don't get jealous)

and when I got home, I sat down and started playing and what I laid out.... I liked!

I get a lot of emails about the Eagle Quilt of Valor in my header, and they all ask if there is a pattern. and... there is not... but this is how I start.  

I put the panel on the center of my design wall, and I lay blocks out around it, and then I start stitching. Then when I figure out the sizes of the coping strips that are missing, I cut those and keep assembling. 

The sizes of these blocks are 9 1/2 inches.  I can do 9 1/2 inch block math - and will probably come up with a top and bottom border to make this a little more than the 72 inches is is planning on being in this photo. 

This was my first idea - and While I still like it - I really like the dark blue as a frame - it looked chunky to me, So I moved blocks around, and I think the way I moved them sorta elongated the quilt.... even thought the size will remain the same...

Alright - Back to stitching... my goof of days are getting shorter...

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