Continuing on....

My husband.... he is a peach - truly - he's pretty up for anything and can always make things fun. When he heard the shop hop was taking us east he started researching places to fish. We don't normally go east to fish - we normally go up to the mountains.

and since we had the girls - we wanted to find a fishing/hiking place.... 

so!!! after Holyoke - we headed to North Sterling reservoir. 

its kind of hilly and open and has a few bluffs - and a HUGE body of water. There were campsites and day sites... so K got his fishing stuff out and off we went:

see the fishing pole holder - they weren't so good at posing with it - i think they prefer quilts. Also - they had to be on leash - we have those extended leashes so it always looks like they are tight - they are not.

Isn't this so well maintained? we had an awesome hiking trail, and K could peel off towards the water... we only stayed a few hours as I had one more store to hit on this loop - and we had to get home to do chores.

when we got ready to head out - Bella decided she would prefer the front seat. She lost the battle - K needed to navigate!! 

One of you mentioned that your dogs were not socialized. Well - neither our ours really - we live alone, and kind of remote - so this was a great trip for them. We kept the e-collars on as a behavior backup when we weren't in the car, and they were always leashed. I did not take them in the quilt shops  - we took turns sitting with them. 

Bella wants to hug everyone, and she saw a tall boy at one of the stops and about went nuts thinking it was her boy ( my youngest son) 

Next up was Inspirations Quilt shop in Ft Morgan!!

the last time I had been to this shop it was a cute one on main street ( this was the largest of towns on this leg of the hop at 12000 population) but!!! 

Since I had been there they moved - to  HUGE place - they had 3 longarms set up and a class space and batiks.... crazy amounts of batiks..

You know that is not where I headed tho:

are you sensing a theme in my last purchases????? haha!

this is the Shop Hop quilt - at each store you get a block pattern - the three stores out east you got two block patterns - i really like this one!!!

So we have 6 store left to do before Sunday - I think we have a plan to get to them - and a hay sale, and an implement store haha

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Eagle and Hearts

 I just loved the stripey of the hearts and the stripey of the panel and so...

I went for it!!

After taking its photo - I have decided to add a 3 inch white strip to the top and the bottom  - that will round it out to 62 x 80 ! Perfect QOV size!!

if you are looking for the hearts - head over to MMM quilts they are called glowing hearts and she has the pattern there.

We also did day two of our Shop Hop - K and I went east!!! to Julesburg to MDQ Designs. Julesburg is not really a destination town - its a part of the Pony express  - so historical - but I am not sure what else is there. Now I don't need to worry - MDQ Designs was worth the drive!

they had 5 different rooms of Fabric - and they are building on so you can have retreats there... and classes and it just looks so fun. 

I found this layer cake and maybe a few more things??????

But who is counting right?

Julesburg was 2 hours from us, and then we headed south ( i think ) for bout 30 minutes to Holyoke!!

We stopped at Creative Traditions - another cute shop - and right on the main roads so easy to find. ( these are smallish towns)

All of their Quilt kits were on sale - so I might have come home with one - as well as this fabric. 

K actually picked it out - I think it was his was of saying "stop buying live cows.... make a quilt!!"  that had to be it right/

we stopped there for lunch and let the girls play in the park a bit:

we also found a lemonade and cookie stand!! the little kids were quite cute. We were the only people in the park and one of the girls was hollering like the peanuts and popcorn guys at a ball game - cracked me up!!

I will tell you the rest of the day tomorrow - I don't want to bore you too much!!

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The Backs ( and maybe a front)

 The backs of these quilts look so cool!!!

Don't they just give so much to these?  I really love the way they llook!!!

My friend rescued this retro panel - the cats are so cute. So she cut them all up and added the sashing. Its a great quilt . ( and the front as promised in the title) 

I finally finished a book. This one was rather hard to put down tho - i don't want to give too much away - but there is a HUGE twist in the end. I got it on Amazon Kindle here: The Perfect Marriage

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Eagle Panel and hearts = and!! NO Co Shop hop

 Happy Monday Morning!! I had a little accident over the weekend and broke my pinky nail - not like just a broken nail - like I broke it in the middle of the nail where its still attached ( I hit a saddle horn hard) and its making typing awkward!!!

I had fun tho - so its all good!

I found this Eagle Panel and I want to use it for a QOV - i had these blocks that our sew group made - so I thought about framing it . The more I look at it though - its not making my heart happy. 

I had a thought!! I am making the hearts from MMMQuilts glowing Hearts QAL - what if????

and I like it - I think the stripes on the panel and the stripes in the hearts appeal to me - so this is the new direction I am going with the hearts!

NOCOShop hop is happening here: I had to go look at a horse Friday so K an I hit up Sew Downtown!

Got our passports and of course we found dinosaur fabric!! so you know that came home with me. 

The quilt they are doing this year is a beauty - so we got our block pattern there too;

Saturday - I had a Quilt of Valor presentation south of us - so decided we would hit the southern stores;

The first was The Quilt Store in Broomfield - LOVE that place - a part vibe was going on....

and of course -some FQ"s a little yard and!!! the block pattern came home!!!

After that we headed to Sew Bo in boulder - that was a pretty drive and its a tiny shop. They also have a lot of garment patterns. ( been there, done that - not going back - owned a maternity clothing co for 15 years)  

We decided that we must have been hungry - look what we found!!

and the last stop for the day was On Pins and Needles in Brighton. Another lovely shop , everyone was so friendly and helped my find some cool things - this was my favorite Strip package that followed me home!!

I think there are 9 more stores? so who knows what I will find!!

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Starry Log Cabin QOV Finish!! and ... Finished ( or not) Friday

I got a finish!!! whoop Whoop!!! However when I went outside to get the photos - the storms and the wind started up. I have trained my dogs so well - that neither of them would sit on it to hold it down. ( it was WINDEEEEE)

This is the best one of the bunch - and even on concrete - I couldn't keep it from blowing away!

The log cabins were made by all of our Quilters - I put the top together and!! are you sitting down for this?? I quilted it ( well that you probably knew ) BUT!!!! I BOUND IT! oh yes I did!!!! I was so proud!!

And I am sure you are dying for a Baby Colt Update right?

Just look at that sweet baby face!!! We took them to their own corral and he was so cute running behind Mom and cavorting. Then he had to lay down - it was too much energy. We did get a halter on him and pet him all over... he is SOOOOO soft!!!

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FInished!!!! ( or not) Friday!!!!!

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WE HAVE A BABY!!

 and it came on JUNE 3rd - Just like I predicted... I WON!!! 

Well Merry Mare won - she got that thing delivered!!!

if you came for the quilts - come back Friday - sorry - I was so ecstatic yesterday I am not sure I know what happened!

We moved her last week to the pasture right by the house - so every morning I was up early with my Binoculars to see if there was a baby... and there wasn't

Tuesday Morning I got up early and went out to the window - and there was a little something!!!! I went back and got K and said - We have a baby!!! and we headed out all quiet like.

I think he was just born - like maybe 10 minutes before, so we kind of stayed away so as not to disturb them. We did have another Mare in the pasture so we took her out.

Daisy is already in protect mode, but she is being so good and staying right by me so as not to disturb the baby.

My brother in law ( THE horse man!! ( for real) ) suggested we kind of let them bond for 24 hours and just keep an eye on things - so we did - but I really really really really really want to pet him.... just so you know. and patience? It wasn't given to me in my DNA....

Here's the girls - Daisy - interested - Bella - she'd rather chase a stick haha

Now I will get back to quilts... maybe - did I tell you he is SOOOOO cute!!!

BTW - this is Reno's full brother... have I shown you my handsome Reno lately? 😍😍

if i have just say Ohh and Awwww - it will get you on my good side haha!!

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The Weekend... I need the week to recover!

We are still on baby watch - as of the moment of this post - Merry mare is still pregnant. I am not sure she is happy about it - but!! That is her condition .... I am truly hoping it comes soon - she is starting to make me feel miserable for her.

Maybe you know this - but horses are pregnant for 11 months - can you imagine???

We had storms....lawsy mercy we had storms - this was looking west from my house and it went south - so we just got the wind and the sprinkles of this one - but my friends got a river thru their place...

crazy!

We worked cows - So much fun with some of the greatest people around - but a long day. The weather held out - we had high 70's and a breeze - it was such a great day. 

And guess what??? My husband helped me move things in my sewing area. It was awesome. We have been sorting thru my parents things, I have been donating and giving to family and I had a few piles of things I wanted to keep - but it was all in my sewing room.

So!! he used his muscles - and helped me move the things I wanted to keep and get them all organized and my sewing space looks SO nice!! I wanted to make something right away - so!!

Three more hearts have been added to my Glowing Hearts Collection ( QAL FROM MMMQuilts)

My deadline is June 15th so I can join her link up - maybe now I can GET THAT DONE!!

The weekend was so much fun but used all sorts of muscles that I forgot about.... haha!

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The Not Finished week!! and! Finished ( or not) Friday

This is a total Not Finish week - and you know what - it sort of put me into a tailspin. I don't like that feeling of having so many things up in the air! I finished the bills - but does that really count? They always come back again,,,,

I have a lot of client quilts as fair is coming - so I did finish the ones that were supposed to be done - I should be happy with that... but heck fire - its weird!

In the meantime - enjoy my storm photo - you see these build up and then - ka Blam - they drop some rain. This is looking east from my arena

And enjoy my cute puppy photos!  Daisy and Bella are still being lazy - sort of - they chased the cows in, and the chase each other, but then they come in and plop on their cots.... 

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May Favorite Finish

 I rarely get to link up to Favorite Finish Link up as most my finishes are shown on Fridays with my own link up.... but look at me - getting in on the game this month.!

This is my favorite Finish for May.

Also - My only personal Finish for May...I am slacking! 

Welcome to my Batik Spools!!!

This is a MaryQuilts Pattern : maryquilts.com/spools/ and was super fun to make. 

It surprised me that it has taken me this long to finish it. We ( four of us) went on a mini shop hop. One of the ladies bought a lot of fabric and I vaguely remember challenging her to use in by the end of the year..... and , well, um, I sort of remember me thinking - I bought a Jelly toll and background fabric - how long can this take me.

Goofs on me - Apparently the top needed to marinade until I found the right quilting pattern?  ( do you buy that??? or do I need to come up with another reason 😅😆😆)

There were a couple of comments left thinking this would be a great pattern for a QOV:

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