Photo Class

I am taking a smART phone photo class with Ricky Timms and I am really enjoying it.

There are some days I have just felt like - get outside , do your chores, and get done - but having these photo challenges makes me get outside, do my chores and really look around. I love it!

One of our challenges was in the garden...which we don't have quite yet ... we are still in prep mode...

But my submission can be found here: In the Garden

however - I had a lot of runner ups -

This one was my Favorite Runner up - its our Tree Garden!! ha ha!
Happy Wednesday!

Mystery Progress

I got an email in my inbox this morning that I have to admit, I wouldn't have read before this C19 thing. I usually delete all sorts of  impersonal mail and read the good stuff that comes from people I know, unless!! the ad has a great headline.

This one came from my dentist - and the headline was "Entertaining Kids during the Covid 19....."

He has a 3 year old and a 1 year oldish.. he is just getting started... and I sorta laughed about a dentist sending this... because... dentist... kids... ah well - I read it - he talked about cooking with his son -it made me laugh, it entertained me....

- and then I thought I would tell you How I cook with my kids....

I make 8-10 servings of everything ( for a 4 person meal) and then I get OUT OF THE KITCHEN... and only , very sneakily , do I go back in there!! As you see, they hear you, or see you going in and say -

"Hey Mom... While your in the kitchen can you make me a huge tray of Lasagna"?  Or hey - could you make 47 more hamburgers..... that is my reality. ....

Quilting is not only my job.... my sanity  haha!!

And on to the Mystery that is happening over at Mystery Quilts 4 Military - we are on Clue 3 - and here is my Clue 3!

I make the test quilt, Write the pattern, test the pattern - and then.... I try to sew along with the group!

So usually by the time the group is making their quilt I am on the 3rd one - and this time - I let Little bit choose some of the colors - so it is fun to see it come together!

Happy Monday....

ps - on March 13th - my Husband was sent to work at home, my two college kids were sent home to *online college* and nobody sent me anywhere... (he he he) - So does this officially make 30 days of "stay at home" 

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Twirling at the Disco Top ... and Finished (or not) Friday

Happy Almost Friday!!!

I am getting this in a little early this week as the computer is freed up at the moment - so I am claiming it - haha!!

I finished my Twirling at the Disco top this week - it is such a fun top, and a great way to use those 2 1/2 inch squares I have been cutting... I almost have ran out of them!  ( just the squares, not 2 1/2 inch strips)

With my little border it measures 70 x 70 - so will be perfect for a Quilt of Valor. Funny enough - I had another plan for the border, and then couldn't find what I was looking for. So now that the top is finished - I will probably find what I am looking for ... and then! Will have to make a whole nother quilt!  Such is the life of a quilter right?

I also made masks - I was surprised at how many people emailed me and said I needed to add a tutorial to my blog and promote the making of masks. Not to be snarky - but there are like a million tutorials out there - and I truly did not think another one was necessary - I knew that everyone is pretty internet savvy  - they could find one that worked for them. So I apologize for not linking to one... but.. they are out there ;-)

 These are some from the last batches - the firemen ones were specifically for my Dad - a Retired Fire Chief.






In spite of all the mask making - I hope you got some quilty time in too! or at least enjoyed your mask making moments! ha ha!!

Now link up to your finishes from this week - show me what you've got! What got you groovin' this week?

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Colorado QOV's Next scrappy Block

My Colorado QOV group does different blocks every so often and we share them between all the Quilt of Valor Groups here in Colorado -

Our last block drive ended up with enough blocks for 4 different groups to make a Quilt ( or two) ! It was great! And it helps keep our groups awards moving right along!

So the next block we are working on is a Double 4 patch!

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We are doing reds and blues in the place of the Blues shown

and scrappy Creams and whites 

Here are a couple of sample layouts of the quilts we can make:

These blocks are so great for a Leader/Ender project!

And In the instructions - I even show you how to use 5 inch squares as an option!

Interested in joining in?

Here is the link to the pattern instructions:

Double Four Patch pattern

We are doing this as our April, May and June Block

with hopefully all of them appearing in my mail box by then ;-)

Sticks Infinity ... and Finished ( or not) Friday

Way back in 2015  Cynthia - at Quilting is More fun than Housework started a scrappy challenge and I jumped on it!  I created Sticks.... and I loved Sticks... and I made More Sticks.... and then....

Cynthia made this cool quilt that she called A festive Picnic Quilt.... and although she used stings - I saw Sticks!!! and so I copied ( ish) her!!! ( with her permission - I promise!!) - but I was nice and I named mine 

Inspired by Cynthia

And then.....  I was organizing a pile that I had stacked someplace .. and there was a small top ish type thing - and I said - OH! I can make another sticks..... and so I did...

and here it is:

Ta da!!!

The blue was in my Stack... so I added some cream stick blocks.....

and then I bordered it with An eagle Print!!! I love Eagles!! and it just seemed to look so good!

QOV #6 for 2020

So this one will be awarded as a Quilt of Valor - I think a Veteran will love it!

Alright - Now it is your turn to link up your finishes!! 

Please add a direct link to your blog post.

And go visit a bunch of bloggers!! leave a comment - make them feel not alone this week!

PS - we had 35 people link up last week - Crazy!!! I love it!

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Oh Scrap at Quilting is more fun than Housework

Seeing a theme yet?

I think I have a problem

A Churn Dash Problem

But aren't they just so fun?

and so colorful!!

And then this

This is the Quilt that I am quilting up now.

It is ALL HAND PIECED

and it is gorgeous

and it is probably 100 years old

and the fabric is SO thin.....

and... I am starting another Leader/ender project

This one looks like a good idea right?

Make today a Great one!

Check on someone you can't see in person

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Monday.... Project filled Monday

What kind of quilter are you if you don't have at least... at LEAST three projects going on at the same time?  

Maybe you have more - which makes you a better quilter... or maybe you have less - which makes you a better quilter - bwahh ha ha!!  No matter... I feel like there is no time like the present to have a lot of projects going all day long... you??

First - My Mystery Quilts for Military is going on. I already made the original... but why not do another one!! Seriously - why not?? So that is not pictured - but we are only on Clue 1... plenty of time for you to start a new project!

And second - I moved my Twirling at the Disco up to being more than a  Leader/Ender project - and decided to put the parts together - this is where I ended up.... So of course!! I have to make more parts!

And then!! Stephanie Jacobson is hosting a Modern HST BOM - and she issued a Bonus block! Heck fire!! I jumped on that right away - I do not want to get behind!!

 And then - I thought I would wait until my Psychedelic was quilted before figuring out what to do with the scraps - but we were all Watching  "Captain America : Civil War" and I thought - well there is NO time like the present... so here I am with those....

are you bored of me yet? Because..... I was organizing some of my quilt cubbies - and I have ALL OF THE PARTS cut out for this quilt!!! Queen of Diamonds from Atkinson Designs.... and I am stitching them up now!!

And then...

Naw Just kidding.... that's all the space I have in my Sew space - I can not start another thing....

Well - except I am taking a new Photography class from Ricky Timms - so will be posting my end result photos for the lesson on my Photo Blog. I LOVE photography and I think this is just a perfect time to learn a little more about it!!   https://alyciaclicks.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading this far... I usually lose interest in myself after this long!!

I'm linking to:
Design Wall Monday at small quilts and doll quilts
Monday Making  at Love Laugh Quilt
Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework

Modern Churn Dash Finish... and Finished ( or not) Friday!

I expect that we will start seeing more Finished projects in the next couple of weeks... from those of us considered Non - essential ;-) I think you are all essential though - so you all stay healthy okay!

I think we are all adjusting well around here - we have added people, added groceries, and more cooking - but in good news - Little Bit... he never gained the freshman 15 - he lost it... and now... he's almost back up! I am going to say that it is because I am such a great cook - that no one can feed him the way I do - bwahh haa haa!

My finish for this week is a Modern Churn Dash!

Of course - I did it in plaids - and even the Navy Churn is a navy on Navy plaid!!

This is my backyard - that thing in the distance is an oil rig - they are fracking a set of 20 wells..
I assume that is still considered essential...

We were trying to take its photo out in the pasture - and the wind kept coming up - it was not listening to my direction!

and the quilting pattern !

Alright - it is time for you to link up your finishes and give us all things to ohh and ahh about! I love all the quilty inspiration!!

Here we go!!

1. Link up your own Finish ( or almost finished) 

2. Please don't link things that aren't even a project that you are working on.

3. Use the direct link to your blog post or IG photo - generics will start to be removed... sorry about that - but it is hard to search for the correct post later in the week.

4. Play along and visit other pages - I try to visit all of them! its fun to see so much quilty inspiration

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Beauties Pageant at From Bolt to Beauty

Horses

On one of my last posts I said something about horses, and there was a comment about how this quilter liked horses too. I jokingly replied and said yep... I collect them.....

She sorta meant I collected horse figurines.... and well, I thought I would maybe show you one of my collection of horses....

Although... my collection is not a figurine - it might be real.

And since I need to get all of my family out of the house for our walk time... I have been taking my camera ( yay)

So this is one of my horses. I have owned him for a long time. And when I bought him it was by accident. My family runs a large horse business, and I was at one of their auctions. My husband was working the auction and I was sitting in the front row with two babies sitting on my lap.

(if you know how old my babies are - you will know how old this horse is)

This one came out and I Loved him. and I sorta figured that since no one was watching me ... I could buy him... so I did!  About 30 minutes later my husband stuck his head out of the back barn - and he says ... did we just buy that stud?    and I pretended I couldn't hear him......

So when this horse creates trouble... he is all *mine*  but when we need a horse for work... he becomes my husbands... you know how that is!! haha!

And this is a quilt that I just worked on. I loved it!  I loved the big sweeping flowy lines over it!!

Stay Healthy!!!

Twirling at the Disco progress

my Scrappy Twirling at the Disco is growing!!  This is a pattern that was made by Samelias Mum ( for free) and I fell in LOVE with it!! And of course.... who doesn't  have a million Patriotic 2 1/2 inch squares laying around??  

These are the 5 complete blocks - and I have pieces of the rest of the blocks made... 

I might!! (  might) have moved this one up a bit. I have been using it as my Leader/Ender... but! I finished a T Shirt quilt , and finished writing the A10 Mystery - and thought that it was time to focus on this one a bit. 

I might have to name it my Sanity Quilt or something like that .. Ha ha!! It has been fun having this extra project to work on. On Saturday and Sunday I made a few of those Masks for my Nursing Friends here. They posted a pattern they were going to try - so I thought I would help a tad.

No Laughing... I think it took me longer to choose the Fat Quarters to use than it did to make the masks.... sigh.... I wanted them to be pretty ;-)

And just because you should be in your house - here is a mountain view ( that I took in February when all was considered safe) to make you happy....

And here is another funny for you - I have worked from home since forever! I started one of the first online clothing companies ( in 1994)  and hired people to work in my house... so working from home is not new to me. BUT! My family has had a few days of break while things are transitioning over to online for them... and they are stealing my bandwidth - Bwahh haa haa

They are not used to me being the one working and them being the ones doing chores! And I figured since I had work - they should cook!! Only fair right??

hope you all are doing good!! Read a lot of blogs, leave comments, and enjoy!



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Love Laugh Quilt for Monday Making
Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication