A Country Fabric Run

 There was a cool little QOV group out on the Eastern Plains of Colorado. They worked in a small town. How small you ask? I think she said the town had 25 houses.... but!! it was just east ( maybe, I am directionally challenged) of a large town of maybe 35 houses!!!

Their QOV group made at least 176 if not more Quilts and I am pretty sure they awarded every Veteran in the area a Quilt of Valor - SO SUPER COOL!!

The group decided to stop, and - they realized they had some fabric left - so my group... is gonna PLAY!!!

It was so fun to drive out that way. I am not sure I have ever been that way or on those roads - so totally new scenery!!

My friend showed me her Quilting Barn and it was AWESOME. Plus she is super organized - so you know I asked questions, and made notes!!!!

The grain elevator Robot ( you can see his eyes right?)

Aren't these views ( yes thru the windshield) amazing?

We learned about their town, and how close everyone is. I think that is pretty cool... and then we heard - there was a Mexican Restaurant in the town over...WE HAD TO GO!!!

I think I have made a new mission in my life.... Try Fajitas in as many restaurants as I can. Thats a lofty goal right?

It was quite a drive, and so pretty. We got home in the dark, so I didn't unload the fabric till the morning - but man oh man - WHAT A GIFT!!!

We have already chosen one pattern that we will kit up with this and get to stitching. and there was a bolt of two of widebacks. Seriously - a GIFT!!

Thanks Ms M and Mr R!!!

( Oh PS - Monday was my Birthday - so this was pretty fitting!!!)

Pink Lemonade Table Runner

 Way back in January 2023 I made some Pink Lemonade tops - and of course... I had left overs.

It was time... Time to put those leftovers into something and get it out of the to Quilt pile...

Its super scrappy and super leftover-y - but!! I like it. I put in on our entry table and of course... Its already got piles on it - but! ITs cute and happy and brings some light into the house.

Hey!! Guess what - My weekend was really awesome, but I got home kinda late Sunday night... so!!!

You'll have to come back tomorrow to see what I did.......

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A String Quilt and!! Finished ( or not) Friday

My String Quilt is FINISHED!!! and... I still have strings - just not in those colors anymore ;-) 

 I really like the Darker Blue in the center of the string block. I think it provides some consistency to the chaos that is (are) String Quilts. 

Baby Bella Loves it too.... She is very protective of my quilts. However she does think that fleece blankies are hers for the terrorizing... and dragging around the house, and up on the couch, and in front of the window.

I quilted flowers all over it. I think it reminds me of a Flower garden - that Riot of color!!

And look at that... I started quilting on my Jelly Roll Quilt! I said I would and I did - and I am so proud!! ( Free pattern found here) 

I do have to admit to being a bit sore today. I started in on my office, and I just kept going. Why do I stack so many things on the ground? This might be a month long process - but!! I also got 2 boxes of my parents stuff sorted. Win .... but Sore ;-)

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Indigo Way

Indigo way came up on my *To Stitch * list - which means the 4 in front of it are in top form , and I can NOT procrastinate anymore!!!

I have all of Block A done, and am 5 short of Block B - so I went ahead and started laying it out on my wall.

Ohhh It is a busy one!! but it is growing on me. Those Log Cabins came from Patricia - our Colorado QOV is having a little Log Cabin block drive - we are using Lo and Behold Stitchery's pattern - in the Patriotic color way... 

But look at that quilt grow!!! It is still busy to me - but... I will keep ironing blocks and see what it looks like!!

And in my Quilting life - I am QUilting my July RSC quilt!!! Whoo hooo!!!!

I might have gotten carried away . It started raining Tuesday night, so I have to shut everything down, and I saw a pile of paper.... and now... I have three garbage bags of things old enough to have children, ready to throw away.... Sigh..... 

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August Rainbow Scrap Challenge in Orange

 You are not going to believe this - Orange is just not a color I have a lot of. I wonder if I used it all in the past? Or have I not shopped enough? or is it a combination of both?

I remedied that - I had NO 5 inch squares in my 5 inch square bin, but I found a few pieces in my stash - and!! In my husbands SHIRT pile... He didn't need this one (orange on the far left) anymore right?

I have also decided that while I am here in the orange I will plan a Fall Table Runner... and it will be paired with that Grey.

Ta da!!! I now have ORANGE 5 inch squares.... get to stitching on my next Lightning Streak quilt!!

I have also been thinking of what I want my 2025 RSC block to be - It has to use 5 inch squares. The bin is just not getting emptied. Of course, that really doesn't bother me - I LOVE 5 inch squares!!

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Jelly Roll Sew Day Design Wall

Heck ya!!! I spent some time getting this one all the way to top form!!

Its always nice when my pattern math works out. You know there are some times that it doesn't!!!

I also noticed the first pattern I uploaded - the end setting pieces just disappeared - so I recolored it and re uploaded it... Sorry about that!

LINK TO QOV Jelly Roll Quilt

Here it is!! Excuse the wrinkles - I was trying to get a photo before the dog ran in and attacked haha!! 

I have a backing made - I have it pinned - I just need to get it on the Longarm - and I think that is my goal this week. I am enjoying my month about me- just kind of letting the quilting take me where I want to go. BUT!!! I have been sticking to my piecing list VERY well - go me.   

That is not really like me...

This one 👆 was from my Hawaiian phase - and in the to be quilted pile

This one 👇 is a wedding gift for some special friends of mine

And now... I am off to find my Oranges for this Months Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!

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The Betty D in Rootbeer Float and - Finished ( or not) Friday!

This is an oldie but goody!!!

The Pattern is called "The Betty D"

I am going to Quote some of  the Original story from way back in 2016 -- I think I used my words well then, and they still make sense haha

Why is it called the Betty D you wonder?

Betty D is the wife of a WWII Veteran who received a Quilt of Valor,

and she decided to start stitching for us

She is a mass producer of 9 patches!

The funny thing that I remember about her is that when she made them, I would go to her house to pick them up and end up staying for over an hour listening to her stories.

She made a lot of crazy colors -  because she was convinced that men could care less about Quilts. So her Husband - who had received one  - piped up and said YES we do!!! Us Veterans deserve Red White and Blue.

not sure it changed her mind - but she let me use the 9 patches for  quilts other that QOV's ;-)

This one may have been sitting in my To Quilt pile for a while .

Anyways - we did this as a mystery and the pattern is in my Etsy shop - It finishes at 66 x 78. 

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Jelly Roll Sew Day Rail Fence idea....

 In September our QOV group is going to do a Jelly Roll Sew day - you know September is the month of the Jelly Roll.... so This is what I have come up with so far....

From One Jelly Roll I can get 32 - 10 1/2 inch blocks - and use all of them this way.  I am going to measure my setting triangles and then will write up a quick pattern to get it to 60 x 80 . If your interested I will share here when I'm done - but I think this will make a great QOV quilt - and it uses the WHOLE jelly roll.

THE PATTERN CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE ( whoo Hoo)

Also - I saw a video about preparing Freezer meals in the raw - and I thought - Hmmm.... that sounds cool. I don't want any of my veggies to go to waste. The first thing I made was:

Pan Oven Fajitas. I had too many bell peppers and onions and I didn't want them to go bad - so I put sliced them and added some mushrooms, a little celery and Beef Strips.  I piled it all in a ziploc bag, put some soy sauce and some Lime juice on it and froze it!

Two weeks later (last night)- we had this!! I just added sour cream and guac. I think I like how it turned out. I didn't waste veggies and I didn't have to really cook. 

Have you ever done this? Prepped all your meals in freezer bags? I'm not sure I'd do it for every meal - but it might be nice to do it with my extras - and not waste any food.

They recommended these bag holders :

have you ever tried them? I don't know that you'd need them - but then again - I spill  - A LOT - maybe it would help me not be so messy?

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The first week of a Month about me ;-)

I think this might be a good idea!! Maybe I will have to incorporate this *Month of Me* every year!!! 

I am having too much fun with no stress. The first day I had  QOV zoom meeting, and it was one with no questions - they were just detailing some of the things we need to know and introducing us to the new Director. Did you know there is a QOV backlog?

Sunset after smoke from the the fires are moved out a bit

There are a few states that have more requests than Quilts. So QOV is asking us to share any extras - so!! If you are one that has wanted to make a Quilt of Valor - you can email them on the website (QOVF.org) - they have places for it to go.

 My Dog Trainer came!!! I have decided I am not equipped to make these dogs love each other - and I am missing something. So She came over!! Yes!!  a traveling Dog trainer - I love it. We learned that Daisy needs more personal space than Bella does, so she gave me a lot of things to work on.

I know they are *This Close* to loving each other. I just don't know the next proper steps. 

So Daisy (left) is less trained that we thought - so we are going back to basics with her... but she does have a lot of basics. 

She also has the desire to run like the wind and ignore you... not so good when she finds a bunny!!!

Saturday - we competed on our Horses again - and lawsy mercy people!! We must have walked 7 miles, getting to and from the competition rings. My feet hurt, and on the last walk - My horse Vapor locked haha. It was 100 degrees and no shade.  We park our trailers at angles to make shade for them. 

She got to a part of the hill and just stopped. She was done! we convinced her - but man was she happy when we took the saddle off and pulled out the hay and cool water.

I got a little bit of quilting in. There was a tag on this quilt with the year it was made ( and I don't think I made it)  - But lets just say - it was TIME!!!! I will show you it when I finally have the binding on..... Fun to quilt one of them in my *to be done someday * pile.

I got to see sunrises from the ground. Lately we have been horseback when the sun comes up - so this was a nice little change to see... and the smoke from the three fires to the east of us sure adds color.

I have a lot of other things on my To do list now - I wrote them all down. That is sometimes good and sometimes bad . Often I write them down - then consider them done and start new things.... oops

This time... man I am going to give it a try!! I think I am off to a good start!

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June's Blue Lightning Streak Quilt is DONE!!! and!! Finished ( or not) Friday!!

I actually got this done on the 31st - pretty late at night... so I did get it under the wire... but !! I have no proof - so you'll just have to trust me !!

Ta da!!!! It has a wide variety of blues in it - anything that was in my 5 inch square box was fair game. And of course I like white with Blue - its so crisp and clean.  I quilted it up with wavy things ( I need to remember to write down the pantos I use, but its too much work)

I bound it with Light Blue - it kind of looks like a denim ..

And this is the backing I used - Isn't it fun? Its all stripey and Blue and White and Crisp.

I am so happy to have it done. Its my own pressure, and my own goals - but I am glad when I get to meet one haha!!  Now onto the Teal/Aqua one  - lets hope it gets done before Sept!!

This month is going to be a bit different for me! I am taking a little Customer Quilting Sabbatical. All my customers are taken care of, ( well except the two that I will get done) but this month is  going to be:

I have a PILE of tops that I have made, and a few that I have purchased, and some wedding quilts I want to get done ----- So K and I decided that August looked like a good month for me to make it all about me!! PLUS its my Birthday month - so that fits - right???

I can't guarantee I'll be blogging more ( your happy about that aren't you?? ) but I am going to give it my best shot to get MORE done.

  Now it is YOUR TURN!!! BRAG away - what's up this week?

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