Jacobs Ladder or the Road to California - and!! Finished ( or not) Friday

I had planned to have at least a finished top - but the blocks had different ideas!!! At our Sew Day we Started working on the Jacobs Ladder/Road to California blocks - enough of them to Make TWO more Quilts of Valor.... We had fun - we goofed off, and a lot of blocks got made.

I came home and laid the first quilt out on the design wall - some of the rows were even stitched together - so you all - we stitched... 

But as I started staring at it....

Do you see what I saw??? haha!!! 

I will get that fixed up - and finish the last block then get to working on the borders - and Bam!! it should be done in no time right?

We also got to award 4 Quilts of Valor - 2 Marines and 2 Air Force - all in Iraq/Afghanistan - OEF and OIF  .

They were super cool - the two in the middle are related ;-)

So that's about all I got really DONE this week ...How about you?

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Teal ( the NOT RSC color) progress..

 As we all know now - Teal was not the RSC color for April - but that is okay - because - I Like it!! and it is fun and ... it is keeping me out of too much trouble... so my boo boo... is working out for me!

But first!!!

The Quilt Police DO exist.... this one though - EASILY Bribed - and do I mean easy!!!!

Here is where I am with the Teal Blocks - I think... I think.... I need to make more to make it wider - I was thinking I could use borders to do so, but I don't think I will like it - as it is I think it will be about 40 ish by 60 ish as a center - And I really think that will be too small - even if I add a lot of borders... so I am thinking that I will start digging for more teal scraps and just keep working on it.

Maybe if Teal is called - I will be so ahead of myself I will get it quilted in that month!

Look at my girls - Placing all pretty like. They did SO good - One of my cows was not behaving, then helped me move him and then they placed like this while I did my fencing work - but they kept a keen eye on that steer.... he was not allowed near me at all haha!

Just a view - we were out in one of the pastures and the clouds were just SOOO cool, I like the framing of it- so I snapped!! ( a photo, I saved the real snapping for when the chocolate runs out)

This is baby Reno - who is not such a baby any more - he will be a year old at the end of May - and his Momma - is due to have another baby in June.... Isn't he so cute tho!!!!

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Red Red winnnneeee ..... okay all the Red without the Wine

 While I know April is not completely over - I am completely over my Red Scraps as of today. If I pull more out - I will be stitching on them for another year....

So!!!

Here is where I ended up this Month:

Twenty Four Red 8 1/2 inch Crumb Blocks

I actually have enough of the RWB Buckeyes to make a WHOLE QOV - but I can't find the photo. Which! I may have deleted it - as my phone told me the memory was full and I panicked because I also take all the photos for our Guild, and of course, Guild was that night!!!

And I got 15 of these crazy Scrappy logs ish done - They will go in my pile with the yellow ones below 

And I sorted the Scraps that I received during my Scrapping - and am ready to use those!!!

This time - I am going to read what the REAL Rainbow Scrap color is before thinking I read it haha!!!  ( I read it  - It says GREEN... RIGHT???)

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GumDrop Mountain Finish - and!!! Finished ( or not) Friday

 Happy Friday!!!!

Do you remember when I participated in the Dust off A book blog hop? I made this top - and it was perfect timing - as I was making it for a couple getting married.... and guess what?

I FINISHED it- and guess what else?

They aren't married yet!!! I BEAT THE Wedding... go me!!

So here is my Finish for the Week:

We got out to take a photo before the sun went down - and I am super glad we did - a few hours later we had rain!! GO rain!!! We will take it, but not when I need a photo!!!

I quilted hearts and swirls all over the quilt and used a Blue backing. Bound it in a blue too . Now!! To put it in a safe place and not forget where that is - so We can gift it come wedding day!!!

Whoot Whoot!!

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Now it is your turn!!! SHOW it off - STRUT your stuff!!
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I got "Scrapped" !!! Yay

 I got scrapped!!!

I was talking with a guild member who had bags of scraps left  over and .... she gifted  them to me!!!

After sorting and flattening and playing and dreaming....

I have color piles!! It is amazing to me what happens when you flatten the material - All of this was in two bags, The colors I sorted and flattened and they fit in one bucket. The Black and Grey - I am still flattening... But!!

I LOVE IT ALL!!!   I am so excited to add to my blocks with these.

My husband helped me sort a bit while we talked to one of our kids - he laughed at me, but so understood how much fun it is to get new stuff.

And then!!! For our RR Block exchange - I had to pull out the 1 1/2 inch strip bin - that was fun too. I haven't looked in there for a while...

Boy was that a mess too - I decided to pull out Greens - Our bee member wanted spool blocks with gradating colors - in all the same color family. I had a lot of Green in there. But I couldn't tell that at first, once I started pulling.... I had A LOT!!!

Here are two of the blocks I got done - 3 more to go.

Kind of cool little spools right? But also - now I don't want to put my scraps away.... uh oh - another start may be happening.....

Could there be more hours in the day? Oh - and I was summoned to Jury Duty Monday - we have a one day/One trial system - so if you don't get chosen you don't have to come back.

Out trial was postponed so I got let go - but that was a lot of people called in. and its funny because each person has these HUGE excuses as to why they can't serve. One of the guys was telling us all about why he couldn't be there. He said you get it right?  and just to be snarky - I said no - this is the most exciting thing to happen to me.......

He was not sure where to go with that....

Off to go play with my fabrics

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My Not finishes - and FInished!! ( or not) Friday

This week got away from me, and as I was looking for what I finished? I realized I just started things this week... that was a LOT of fun and I will have future finishes right?

I did get this top done:

It was a little mystery that was ran on a Facebook page - and I thought - I need to get in on that - 2 weeks - start to finish - I'm impressed with my self - haha!!!

I also finished quilting this one for a client - She didn't applique it - just ironed the whole thing - and the quilting is what is going to keep it together.... I hope!!

it was a little hard to quilt - at some of the points there are A LOT of layers, and the needle starts to warp a bit. I had to SLOW way down... 

Thursday Morning started like this - all sunny and happy......

I had beef deliveries, and Quilt deliveries - and the temps dropped from 75 to 40 by the time I got home. I will have to check in a bit - but they say SNOW!! is coming today ( Friday!) So since it felt fallish.... Potato Soup and.......

And now!!

Tell me about your week!!
What did you FInish? Or not? 

And HAPPY EASTER!!!!

My favorite saying about Easter - its Friday!! But Sunday's coming....

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Patriotic Buckeyes

 Because you don't know a quilter who can only work on one project at a time...

I had all my Teal Buckeyes up on the design wall - and I thought - I need to lay out my Patriotic ones and see how many more I need to make -

The teal ones are made with 3 1/2 inch squares - so each half square is 3 inches before going into the block... the Patriotic ones are made with 5 inch squares - so each half square is 4 1/2 before going into the block....

Its actually quite a size difference!!!!

There is a Winery in Eastern Colorado called Country Roads Wines and Vines ( or Vines and Wines)

We headed out there Saturday to meet up with one of my kids and have a picnic!!

Selfie for the wine!! ... oh wiat!! THE WIN!!! the WIN!!!

Avert your eye if you don't like scary wildlife..  We were hiking and starting to think about rattlers - but I didn't think they'd be out yet.

But guess what!!! We found one right by our ARENA!!! Do they not know they aren't allowed!! Do they not read the signs, listen to the rants and the screams????

SCARY PHOTO OVER

He has been dispatched - after I almost stepped on him!!!!

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Red Crumbs and Teal Diamonds / buckeyes

 My Teal Diamonds / Buckeyes Sea Quilt is growing!!

I am using 3 1/2 inch squares instead of the normal 5 inch ones I have used in the past - so its going faster and slower! The blocks go a little faster, but!!! They don't build on the wall as fast because they are smaller... what a conundrum!!!

I think my goal for the Teal Buckeyes is 96.... so I might make it by the time Teal is really called for the Rainbow Scrap challenge 😅😅

But then!! WE all know the REAL April color is RED - check out my crumb blocks!! I got 24 done!! and there is still more red - so I am going to play again in them next weekend and see what I can do!

Spring is such a crazy time - I do not garden, I have a brown thumb! But K does  and he is digging and tilling and planning and I might try strawberries again this year. I tried them last year ( or maybe 2 years ago) and the place we chose to try them flooded... badly - so I have a new area - I am only going to try 6 plants so you can't call me a murdered if they don't make it 🍓

Ohhhh Maybe I could make one of these blocks into a strawberry and then I would win!!! haha!

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A Patriotic Panel Quilt and ! Finished ( or not) Friday!!

 Happy Happy Friday!! I hope your week has been good to you!!

Sometimes they seem to just fly by!! 

This week - I was able to get this Quilt Quilted up - Its a pretty cool little piece of Cheater fabric?  and so simple to add borders too. It will be going to Hospice for A Veteran in their care.

I quilted it with Looping Stars - and My Friend Julie will be binding it, and taking it to the Care center. I always like Teamwork - I think it spreads the love a little!!!   

It is Spring - or trying to be, and you know - our to do list seems to get long in the spring. The weather is good, its not tough to be outside ALL day - but I saw this and laughed... as our steer went thru the fence on the alleyway.  He didn't do it on purpose, Kinda, sorta, but he was scratching his belly and kind of just found a hole......

Also with spring - its time to check a few trails. This one at Devils Backbone was a great one, and perfect to do before the Rattlesnakes come awake.  I don't like it in the summer for the heat and the snakes.... but my GIRLS!!! they did so good - this was their first hiking *Outing* together. 

They did amazing - they met Bikers, hikers, a few dogs, and some little kids. Bella ( the black one) was shocked that people came that little... she was all wiggly and waggly.  Daisy - well we learned that Daisy needs a little more personal space on the trail with *strange men and dogs*  She didn't do anything dangerous, but when a male hiker got closer to us she started to growl,   So we all moved off the trail quite a ways and let the hiker pass. She got better as more hikers came around - but she is not as waggly haha!

I now know what else I need to train on. 

Alright - Enough about ME!!! It is your turn!!

What is going on in your world?

What did you Finish - or Move to the Finish?  

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The other projects I started

 May take me 42 million years!!!

I started a King Size Deco Quilt... KING!! people!!! KING!!!!

I am the queen of 60 x 80 inch quilts - How did I decide to make a KING??

Anyways - I got the first 54 blocks done for it:

54 - 8 1/2 inch square blocks... All squared.... Trimmings in the Dog bed bag:

THIS!!! is why I wanted a new rotary blade!!!

That is A LOT of trimming..

But wait!!

Jessica Vaughn of JMV Quilts came to our guild to give us a trunk show. She also Taught a Scrap Mastery workshop the day of the meeting and I went!!

She said to bring scraps and so I did - who knew most of mine would be Patriotic?? 😆😆

She worked with us on a great way to trim your scraps into usable sizes and then taught us a few blocks - She taught us the one on the right and the one on the bottom. Connie Brought me the one on the left as an idea for one of our QOV Sew days......

But Wait!!!

Our Guild is making I Spy Quilts for the Kids - and she asked us all to make some blocks - so I found my trusty kid box and dug in - I made 12 Blocks for our Guild Chair Person

but wait!!!

At our guild we also started a Round Robin Block Exchange - so once I got my *box* from the person in my exchange group - I dug in right away to make her blocks

Super cool 9 patches with batiks - she wanted bright colors - I hope I did the job!!They will be passed on at the next meeting and I will get another persons box ;_0

Now you know all the million projects I started... and of course - there will be more!! thats the way my brain functions  - on overload Haha!!

Also - I had a competition on the weekend - and I got a 2 Fer: ( its a short 5 second video)

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