Mystery Quilt Reveal - A Dash of Chains

Thank you all so much for the love on the last Mystery Quilt Reveal!!  Many of you asked if the pattern was available - and now!!!  IT IS!!!


I have listed it for you in my Craftsy pattern Store and my Etsy Pattern Store 

I would love to see photos of yours if you decide to make it !  The pattern is written fairly easy - you can use the yardage recommended, or if you are scrappy - you can make it scrappy. Each step takes just over an hour, there is one that takes under two - but it will amaze you how fast it comes together.

Enjoy!!!

A Dash of Chains in Etsy
A Dash of Chains on Craftsy

PS - Terry over athttp://countryladyquilts.blogspot.com/ is getting some scraps ;-) thanks for the interest all!!

PPS - Linked to:

http://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com/
http://www.patchworktimes.com

Scraps - free to a new home

I have found a pile of scraps that are soooo cute, and I love the quilt I made from them - but they really want to visit someone else..... Interested?

Leave me a way to get in touch with you and they will fly your way ...


more than one interested - I'll draw for it Sunday night

Another Day in the City

The first thing we did the next day was head out to Arlington.

and Wow

That's just sort of the feeling when you walk in - and it might bring tears to your eyes, and a little gulp to your throat.



The week before we went my Cousin ( I think second - but I stink at those distinctions) was buried in Arlington. Talk about humbling when you walk in to that place and realize that you are related to one of those brave Veterans.




It is just sort of amazing how you all hush your voices....



(PS there may be a few photos in this post)

Isn't that amazing - they say there are 400,000 graves there now, on just over 600 acres

It is all pretty hilly - so the views are quite amazing

We headed up to the Robert E Lee house.

It overlooks the river and is quite amazing

The docents inside dress in period costume

Oh man - did I have a great time checking out those fabrics.

These photos below are from the Womens Memorial

It was really cool, showing how women have served in the military since the beginning,

and in very critical roles. 

 I really enjoyed reading and looking at everything.

and in the foyer of the building is this!

My son saw it first! I have raised him well haven't I?

If you get to go to Arlington - I would totally recommend this Memorial too!

A Quick Trip

I was able to take a quick trip with my son to Washington DC - and we had a blast!!

He worked there this last summer and I so badly wanted to go visit, but it didn't work in to my schedule - and, well - he sort of had to work.... so!!

Spring Break came and we decided to head out and be tourists!!!

And having someone who had lived, worked and walked around as a tour guide was quite fun!!

We arrived and promptly hit the Metro to get to our hotel:

1. I live in the middle of nowhere - we do not have a Metro - how much fun was that?

2. I am slightly claustrophobic ( okay a LOT that way) and the Metro - goes underground.... how much fun did my kid have keeping me from freaking out!)

3. After getting more comfortable with it - wow - what a way to get around! we didn't have to drive in that crazy traffic, or try to find a parking space, and a Metro Station was less than 1/2 a mile from our hotel.....

( PS - I live in the country - my mail box is farther from my house than that!)

Full Disclaimer - remember that Quilters see things wayyyy different that *normal* tourists!  - just sayin'......


So.... this is us - we took the metro to our station and then had to go up this escalator to get to the ground level - there might have been a little panic in my voice when I looked up, and there might have been a tight gripping of the rail.... as my son says - come on Mom - lets step up it.... ya.... sure..

This is in the metro station - I was trying to be all artsy and catch a train ..

quick little things - I tell ya

But I loved the walls!

and the floors!!

I am sure people were staring at my son with sympathy

thinking what a nice young man - 

taking his mother into public ....

Ha ha

Then we started walking

And I was sort of shocked!

And Ace store right there on the street

Our Ace store has a pull in, and a driveway for our large pickups

I did not see anyone driving out of that store with plywood.... hmmmmm

This is the top of a building that his buddy lives in

They have this cool rooftop stuff - there was a BBQ pit, and a table

and a water fountain...

All I have on the top of my house is .... well ... I don't know

It's not flat!

PS - you do see what I was trying to photograph way way way there in the back right??

Too cool!

Block on the Wall

Progress on my One Monthly Goal !!


This is whats up on the wall so far from the box - and it was easy!!  I love how these Blocks are used! These are blocks from our QOVCO Block Drive - the pattern is free and can be found by clicking Here

This block pattern was designed by Jan Ochterbeck 

And then - I did a little quick trip to the Springtime in the Rockies Shop Hop

and may have accidentally taken some fabrics home

( sure - that;s the story!!)

This panel was a favorite of Wrangler Mans 

Now to create a quilt with it!!

And lastly - 

my Quilty friend is expecting ( a grandbaby!!)

and she wanted to make a quilt

So we made a plan - isn't that just a fun quilt!

Now it will be fun to see if the baby gets it when she is born....

Or,,,,,   Ha ha ha

Enjoy your day!!

Linking up with:
http://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com
http://www.patchworktimes.com/
http://www.conniekresin.com
http://www.shecanquilt.ca
http://www.inquiringquilter.com/

Mystery Quilt Reveal

REVEAL!!! REVEAL!!!

Close your eyes or pass on by if you don't want to know ;-)


Alright....
You have been warned.......

Are you ready????

And!!  I will have you note that

1. It is quilted

2. it is Bound!

That is my high achieving moment for the month - I can now go goof off right????

A close up of the quilting - just becuase

( it's my blog and I wanna!)

This is the 5th Mystery from Mystery Quilt for Military

that I have written ;-)

AND!!

It is a Quilt of Valor

Linked to:
http://thecarpentersdaughterwhoquilts.com/
http://busyhandsquilts.blogspot.com
http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com

Denver Art Museum - Part 2

Even though our original goal at the Denver Art Museum was to see the Stars Wars Exhibit - after I fed my family .... I drug them back in!!

They did not resist though - my family pretty much likes art.... so we took a few other photos:

So that ( above) is Bark cloth - its like tree bark that they painted on - 

WAAAY COOL right?

And this

(below)

is a stack of Quilts and Blankets!

They called it an art display

But I wondered what would happen if I just borrowed a few....

That might be why the security guy kept following me around!!

Here is is from the up top view - I climbed a million stairs to get to the top of that

That;s Blog research for you!!

And then!! There was a dinosaur!

He was plastic and funny

but the jacket below 

I liked that!!

There is really so much to see there - you could take 2 full days - 

but the guys, they really wanted to go home and work on moving some hay....

This is the view as we were leaving back to the parking lot

It was the city.... kinda not like my house....

Enjoy!!

Quilts of Valor Colorado

Good Wednesday Morning !!!

Hope all is well in your world! It has been a little rainy in ours - and we sure appreciate it.... but not the wind that comes with it.... you all can keep that!!!

I have some AWESOME Quilts of Valor to share with you today!! I hope you like them as much as I do!!

This first one was pieced and quilted by Marty in Ft Collins - that girl has talent I tell you!!

And this is the back!

She also pieced this one.

If you remember earlier Nancy made one too and every one went nuts!

Well!!

They told me the pattern is in this book:

Kaffe Fassett Simple Shapes

So I expect to see a lot of them now!! ( go go go!)

This is another by Marty - 

She was on a roll!

this lovely ( below)

was Pieced by Alice K and Quilted by Marlene

Oh!! And Marlene BOUND it!! We love her!

This lovely was pieced by Deonna 

and Quilted by Krystal

I love it! those arrows are so cool!

(Below)

The same team paired up

and made this beauty!!

And this one was pieced and quilted by Krystal

I really like how those stars intertwine!

The last Beauty for today is this great log cabin

Connie and Kathy made it!

I saw another blog with a wonky log cabin and now.... I'm thinking I want to start one!

I just need a few more hours each day!!

Enjoy 

Go Forth and Quilt!!

April's One Monthly Goal

is actually to finish March's One Monthly Goal.... and add to that!

March was a really crazy fun month for me... we traveled a LOT and !!!

I had some amazing Custom Client Quilts to quilt.... and that really took precedence.   ( that is not a complaint - believe me these quilts are STUNNING)

and so.... my March OMG - was to finish this top into a quilt.....

Well - actually - to make the back, binding, quilt it, and bind it.... I did get the Back made, the Binding made, and it is pinned - ready to go on the LongArm...... but then.... It really wanted to be finished in April.... so....

 To the left there - that is the March OMG, aka April OMG -

Truthfully - I didn't want to set too high of goals for me you know, make myself look too good - ha ha ha















And then my Real April One Monthly Goal..... to take this stack of blocks and make them into some Quilt tops.

That is a pretty generic, and not specific goal at all.    I have a reason for that - I didn't want to take the time to count how many blocks were in the box - so I thought..... if I just started in ... and the goal was to EMPTY the box - I could surprise myself - and feel WAY accomplished... right???

Check out all the other One Monthly Goals:
http://www.elmstreetquilts.com
and UFO progress
http://www.patchworktimes.com/

Red Red and more Red....

My original goal was to made a Churn Dash Block a day for March.... and that is when I thought that March had 30 days!!  but!! Did you know that March has 31 days?   So I am one short.... but that is ok! This is enough to make a top.... or something!!

These are my Red Blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge over at Angelas blog -

I had originally started with just Red on Red, but I had so much fun adding the Whites that had too much Red to read white in with them.... by the way - that is a new term of fabric..

"White that has too much red to read white"   yep - I am a fabric pioneer....  And I love Polka Dots!

I captured this sunset from my deck earlier this month - and I just love the colors - so I thought I would share. It was just so pretty with all the crazy colors and the storm moving in.

And.... this was a cell phone shot!!  I am starting to really fall in love with my phone's picture taking abilities!

Head over to Angelas - see all the other yummy Red Scrappys,,,,, and find out what Aprils Color will be!

also linked to:
http://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/

http://www.patchworktimes.com
http://www.cookingupquilts.com/