Stars Like Spaghetti Clue #3

 

TIME for Clue #3!!!

So this is the most time consuming clue of the whole mystery - so you know that you are on the downhill side of it after constructing these:

Click here to get CLUE #3 

Hope you guys are all having fun!!!! Last night I started teaching some brand new quilters how to piece and oh my gosh!! It was the best!! we had so much fun, and they were so excited with their finished block... it made my heart so happy to see new people introduced to this art!  And to have them be so excited about it.... remember that joy???

16 Patches that are not green... on the design Wall

Green was the ( is the?) Color for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge for January. Did you notice that I figured out how to turn my headers Green?  and now I need to figure out how to make them Red ( Februarys Color)

I have been working on my Lightening Streak in Green, but if you know me - QDD sets in way too easily and I started looking thru some of my blocks....and they had a green piece or two in there.

So I thought I would put them on the design wall and have another Quilt for the RSC this month.

There is just not that much green.

Since the blocks were already up there, there really is no reason WHY I should put them back right? So I might have this in the process of being Rowed already.... 

However... I don't think this will put me in the GREEN category for this month 🤣😂🤣

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The Ohio Star for QOV and !! Finished ( or not) Friday

 Happy Friday!!!

This week has just screamed right past me!!! I get up each day, look at my list, go to bed and night and wonder why more things haven't been checked off!!!

Solution - Make a shorter list!! haha!!!

My first one - just to make sure I could do it!

QOV has chosen the Ohio Star Block as their National Block for 2024...

( Info and pattern HERE) 

For our next sew day we thought we would sort through our scraps and maybe make a few - but then I got to thinking... what are some of the best ways to Lay out a block like this?

I played a bit in my EQ 8 and here are a few ideas I came up with:  ( PS that minty is supposed to be Light Blue)

This was my first thought - and then I remembered that a lot of people don't like Flying Geese. I told my husband that and he said " well they are dumb"

Me: No - we can't say that.

Him : Why?

Me: Because there are blocks that I don't like and I'm not dumb

Him : How do you know your not dumb?

Me : I married you.

Him:  I'll go do chores now..... you win. 

But I still do like that layout:

and then I played around and tried this one:

And my eyes hurt.

So I added sashing and borders   

and came up with Number 3:

My eyes Don't hurt as bad

but then!!!!! I added a super simple block - colored it very simply and!!

This is my Winner!!!

I want to make something like this

I think it would even look good scrappy!!

And that is all going to count as my Not Finished Friday!!! as i will be working on these blocks here and there - probable as Leader/Enders for a while...

What is UP in your world!!!  Link up - show us what is Finished (or not) and brag away!!!

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See you Wednesday for CLUE #3!!! of Stars Like Spaghetti!!!

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Stars Like Spaghetti Clue #2

 

Clue Number TWO has you making these blocks!!

Click here for the Details and the PDF 

See you Next Wednesday for the Next Clue!!!!

*** Two Updates**:

*on page two it says use your 4 1/1 inch piece - if you followed the cutting instructions you will know it is really 4 1/2 inch piece

*Goose measurements 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch

Oh!! and come back Friday for Finished ( or not) Friday!!!

Lightening Streak #2 progress

The blocks are growing!!

I figured I have enough to make 90 blocks - so if I set them 5 x 6 - that would be 30 blocks

therefore 3 quilts. 

The would be 45 x 54 ish each - that's a good lap size quilt right?

this block is turning out to be a great leader ender project... super simple!! 

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Rainbow SCrap Challenge

Vacation Day #2

I got sidetracked!! you need to see more of my Hiking Christmas trip!!

Our Thumb Rock day was wonderful - and it was warm and we all had a great time... then!! The next round of kids arrived and they brought SNOW with them!! Enough  that we sought out the next cabin over to borrow their snowplow to get us out. They were so nice - and we gave them a bottle of homemade Kahlua as a thanks. 

It was kind of funny - we are not new to snow, we have all the equipment we need to get out at our own house, but none of us thought of it at a strangers place... 

I realize I am starting at night - but! The night after our Thumb hike - our youngest two asked the ol folks ( us) to go to a bar and sing karaoke - and Oh my gosh - it was hilarious!!! We had a blast and my kids are really fun to hang out with! All of our stomachs hurt from laughing so hard.

Coolest thing was leaving the bar at night - NO ONE was on the street and all the lights - It was BEAUTIFUL!!! ( Until we ruined it by our Groupies!!)

Next Morning the next round of Kids arrived and we convinced them to freeze their booties off and hike around the lake...

These two come from a pretty warm climate anymore - but they were game. I promised Burgers  for lunch - so that really helped haha!

This is the lake we hiked around - our starting point was at the other side , this is the halfway mark. and gosh - it was SO pretty.  And of course cold. The snow was snowing, and the haze was hazing... Oh I love this weather!!!

I know its not Christmas anymore - but! I took this on Christmas Eve Day.... so lets just pretend okay?

Back in town!!!   Penelope's Burgers and Fries ... If you are EVER in Estes Park - go there.  Little Bit ( pictured with us) got a triple decker and he could barely finish.   Oh!! He did tho - we gave him grief until he did !!

And us - with my best friend... The Grinch!!

You'll have to come back to see our Hike to the Divide.... 

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Lightening Streak #1 - Yellow - and!! Finished!!! (or not) Friday

I barely got this one done.... just under the wire!!!

and What's funny - is!! I had another one done, and I gifted and... this blogger of a million years... FORGOT to take a photo of it.... so now.. I will have to redeem myself and go sneak one....

But!!

No worries - I snuck this finish in...

it is 64 in x 64 inches.... 

This is the Yellow Lightening Streak quilt - using  a lot of my leftover yellows... and!! hey!! I got this one finished un UNDER 2 months... maybe a new record for me??? 

I had a lot of fun quilting it - I turned on ol' Jerry Lee Lewis and the Top Gun soundtrack and away we went....

Now it is your turn to shine!!! I am still catching up from last week!! the emails went out to the winners of all the Giveaways - and I will recap the names this weekend for you!! 

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and!!

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Stars Like Spaghetti Clue #1 ( A Quiltygirl Patriotic Mystery)

 

Clue #1 is making these!!!

Now everything is in a PDF - so I don't have to copy and Paste here - so click on the link

and all the details will be yours!!!

CLUE #1 PDF FILE HERE

and then don't forget - on Friday I host Finished ( or not) Friday - come back and share!!!!

Also - please don't share the PDFs - link back to this page, and have others join in... 

PS - Have you wondered where the title came from?  Maybe you have heard a particular Song that stuck in your head... but you might have heard it a little differently????

A Quilt of Valor Presentation and another Giveaway

Saturday morning found us in very negative Temps - when we were doing chores it was -29 and I was not a fan..

We had a Quilt of Valor presentation scheduled - and I wondered if we would get any cancellations - can you believe that we did not!! Over 100 Veterans showed up to Honor these Vets ( and of course, have a warm breakfast)

I was impressed - as it was -11 when the presentation started... WHO ORDERED THAT!!!

Look at all those Smiling faces!!It was so cool to have them all arrive and they all Ohhed and aahhed appropriately over their quilts!! but the Smiles - oh lawsy mercy - the smiles - they just melt my heart!!!

This is my last giveaway this week - but... rest assured there are more. I can't think of better people( Quilters) for my excess Stash to go to!!  I will ship in the Continental US - some of you no reply bloggers need to leave me a way to contact you.... 

This is a fun stack of Flannels!! and even a plaid or two... but they are super soft!! We are supposed to get out of these negatives this week - but my flannel quilts have been pulled out... I think I might be in a permanent state of chilled haha!

I will draw at the end of tomorrow!!!! ( the 17th) so comment today!! and tell me your favorite snack while stitching .. or maybe you don't snack? 

PS - Tomorrow... the First clue of Stars Like Spaghetti comes out... you won't want to miss it!

My First Quilt of Valor ( top) for the year!!! and giveaway 5

 Go me!!!

So!! this one started out as the 20 stars for 20 years anniversary top from Quilts of Valor. I followed the first 3 steps (ish) and then.... went a little off course... BUT!!!

I think I like what it Morphed into!!

Mine will be completely different that the rest !! It ended up being 60 x 72 inches - so I think that will be perfect...

Now to get it into the quilting que.... 

I was looking back at some of my QOV posts - it seems like some years ( like 2012) I committed to 12 QOV's that year... and made all these goals. I met them - and then some!! 

I don't have a QOV goal this year - I think I will take it as it comes and see how many things I can make... maybe just a personal race for me to make as many as I can squeeze in?

I also know that I suck at statistics.. and keeping counts of things. 

Who Like Oriental fabrics? this is a bag of them!! Smaller pieces - some are 12 inch square - but enough to make that litt;e butterfly - or something else.

Today tell me if you like Applique or not... And of course- the winners will be drawn on the 17th - so make sure you leave me a way to contact you if you are the winner!

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