Stash Reduction

I have been organizing my stash somewhat - and going through what I think I might use in the next 10 years, and what I know I won't get to in the next 10 years ( I know WHO really thinks that far ahead)

So I have listed a few stash bags on my Etsy site. They are pretty cheap - mostly postage and gas. I thought about just posted them and having you email if you wanted one... but alas... I am also trying to get off of the computer on a daily basis - so .. I listed these in my store - only if you are interested:

Here is a great little stack of florals - it fills a medium sized flat rate box - so don't be surprised - you can probably make 2 quilts from it!!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/200150378/floral-fabrics-great-variety-of-florals?ref=shop_home_active_1


There are two other stash bags too... so if you need some yummies quilt with.... there you go.

My boys thank you .... they are worried I will make them have floral quilts.... sigh

Scrappy Saturday

I headed out to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival yesterday for a few hours - what fun! And great inspiration.  I picked up a new ruler and came home and started playing in my scraps to see what I could create....

And I am still trying to find the lime green for RSC... I made be out of luck this month - but I'll find something.

Anyways - got home and took a kids to practice, then dug in the scraps and here is what I started with:

Then I went and picked up the kids from practice - and got soaked as a little rain storm came in. Then I kept working......

And then I stopped to feed the kids - dang! how they get hungry!!  And this is what I ended up with for the evening. Of course I am not sure if a dent was made in my scraps - but that was fun!

 I thought I would just make sure you could see the last two photos in the bucking series... didn't want to leave you hanging!

 That is just not a great way to end your ride is it?  But what a trooper!!

For other scrappy beauties head over to:
http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/

The Scrappy Book quilt

it is FINALLY FINISHED!! well - It needs its binding, but that is made and my friend said she will put it on for me!! Whoop!!! Whoop!!

So.... if you have followed me for a while - and can remember dates ( which I can not) in 2011 I finished this Carolina Christmas Quilt ( I think that is the name) it was a mystery from Bonnie Hunter:

BUT! I saved every little half square cut off. and I started making these blocks"

 

And then I put it into a top - and FINALLY I got to get to quilting it!!

Here it is!!!

In each of the pieced blocks I quilted this Circley thing. I  thought it quilted it, yet gave it some poof.

This is the back - I pieced 2 different Very Pink fabrics together.

It is called the Scrappy Book quilt as my son thought the side looked like a book binding - and I agreed. So - bam - we named it!

For other Friday Finishes you can check out
Confessions of a Fabric Addict
and Crazy Mom Quilts

Oh ... ready for the next photo in the Rodeo Sequence?:

another one bites the dust....

I always love summer and having my kids home, but this summer was just CRAZY!! My college kid was home and we LOVED that - but he brings another level of energy to our house. None of us are real slackers when the sun is shining, but the added energy.... Let's just say - it may be a week or two until I am caught up to normal.

I Quilted this QOV - well my photo says the 7th of July. So that is how behind I am in my photo editing/posting!

This one was put together in one of our sew days - the pattern for the block can be found ( for free)
http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2012/06/block-instructions.html

I think this makes 13 QOV for the year for me. Whoot Whoot - My goal was 12... so I am glad to know I am sticking to something ;-)


Ready for your Photo of the Day?:  It is actually a series - so you'll have to keep checking back to see the rest of them lol

Quilts of Valor 2014

Happy Wednesday to you all!!  Hope your week has been good. I would love to hear what you have been up to...then I can go stalk your blogs too and see all the quilty goodness in the land!!

I have a great bunch of quilts of for you today - Hope you enjoy them!!

This first one is from Marilyn W in Loveland. Marilyn is such a lovely lady - and her quilts - Oh MY!!  are fabulous!!

The Next two are from Nancy H in Fort Collins - another Lovely Lady. I have sure enjoyed getting to know these two ladies. It is interesting to me where quilting takes you. I might never have met these two ladies as they are in other towns - but I met them through Quilts of Valor - and now I see them often! I LOVE it!!

This is another of Nancy's> I think this is just a fabulous quilt!!

Surprise!! One of our Combat Veterans with his quilt.

This Quilt was made by Barbara n Ft Collins. Her guild challenge was to make a quilt for either Quilts of Valor or something else - that totally slipped my mind!! She chose QOV

This one was made by Sue and Judy - 

They are also a part of Rocky Mtn Creative Quilters - a guild in Ft Collins.

(oops I went out of order) Here is a THIRD quilt that Nancy made!!

Ms Lori in South Dakota is my long lost sister... okay ... my quilting Sister! I have loved getting to know her through blogging and email, and I stalk her blog... yep... I admit it... http://dakotacityquilter.blogspot.com/  Thats' her!

So the next SEVEN quilts are from her. and well - she sent them a bit ago, someone just forgot to move the photos into the QOV folder - cuz I am organized like that... and well.. they are already living with their Veterans ;-)

This one in the Not So Top Secret project #2  http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Not%20So%20Top%20Secret%20Project%202

This one is a Scrappy Trip -

It can be found at quiltville.com under her free patterns list

I dare you to go search for it!!

You might find 20 other patterns you want to make too!!

I think this is a bpnnie pattern too....

These last two from Lori are Atkinson Designs. I love how both of them turned out!! She did fabulous!

So... this picture below. I'll tell you what - this man is blessed with an awesome family. His kids are right in there helping him with all of his recovery work. His wife was fabulous and wow.. with a support system like this. I just had to take the whole family. ( well the wife was shy- but I understand)

The last quilt for today - the blocks were pieced and sent in , in abox of orphan blocks. So if you sent them to us - thank you!  Harriett worked them up and put them into this fabulous top. I quilted it. I put an American symbol in each red block - it was so fun.

You can see more of the quilt here: http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/happy-4th-of-july.html

Hope you enjoyed today's show!! Have a great one!!

Kokopelli

My client brought me a gorgeous Batik quilt. She wanted Kokopelli's on it!

It was such fun! Here is a detail shot - just because I think it is cool!!

Isn't he a cool little Kokopelli?

And in Black and white - just for fun!

Your Photo of the Day: Cowboy's  

This is my brother in law. He is training this horse for rodeo!

Enjoy!!

Design Pile Monday

It is August... time to put away all the July To-do's and Get started again.....

So way back in January ( that was the dark ages lol) I made a lot of little scrappy Crumby blocks with blue and pink. And I promptly put them in a pile.

I got inspired this weekend to drag them out and come up with a plan. What is that plan you ask?

Well.... I am not sure - but this is what it looks like so far:

Yep... this is where I am starting... Wish me luck!

For other design inspirations head to:
http://www.patchworktimes.com


Ps - your photo of the day: Rodeo:

Friday

This is the last Friday that my whole family will be together for a while.... Sniff Sniff.....

So we have been goofing off this week like crazy... Hiking,Movies, Dinner out, Cowboying... and putting them all to work! Seriously I think we moved 10 tons of hay, and fixed all the barns... and ... well everything that you could do to put the boys to work ;-)

This is called hay surfing ...

It is actually fun to make everyone laugh while we are working!

I got in the pickup to get the water and look back - and this is what I see. Apparently when they pulled off one of the bales and rattlesnake came out. Or maybe it was a bull snake.. they were trying to decide. And until a decision was made... I stayed in the pick up!!  ( I am smart like that!)

We went Hiking... up in the gorgeous High Country.

Followed up by a trip to Smokin' Dave's Restaurant.

Yumm!!

We went roping.... Maybe there was a little 4 wheeling in there too. Maybe?

Last night on our way home - this is what we came home to see:

( if you follow me on Face book you have already seen it - sorry)

We are at the end of our road looking towards our house. I kind of thought that maybe it was a superhero cloud - and Captain America was going to come.... but alas..... he did not....