Party Hardy............

Holiday time is a time to celebrate with friends and family.

It's especially fun when you can celebrate with quilting friends.

December birthdays provide a great backdrop for entertaining as well.

Come join me in my past week of partying.........not quite like a rock star!

Clue #3

It was another 4 patch party with Bonnie this weekend!
It's so great being able to share this mystery "party"

with quilters from all over the world!

All of the information about Bonnie's mystery may be found 

HERE

Bonnie provides such helpful hints with these mysteries.

My Accuquilt Studio helped me breeze through

clues 1 and 3!

I am very curious how these 4 patches are going to play in the quilt!

HMMMMMMMMMMM?!?!?!?!

4 patch units ready to be sewn at the machine.

Patriotic mystery quilt version link up with

Alycia Quilts.

It's so much fun seeing Alycia using a patriotic color pallet!

Linking up with Bonnie's

Mystery Monday Link Up Part 3

Thanks to so many of you who commented on the

"Oh, Christmas Tree"  mini quilt tutorial I shared last week.

I have enjoyed seeing several of these

being made by various blogging friends

over the internet.

I was able to travel down to the boot heel of Missouri

to celebrate my friend Flo's 80th birthday.

Her family threw a wonderful party for her.

As some of you know, in my former life, I worked

with the Miss Missouri Scholarship Pageant.

Flo introduced me to the organization.

It was great visiting with her, my friend Jackie, and

several former pageant contestants.

What a difference Flo has made in so many people's lives,

mine included!

I was also able to host the Christmas party for

my quilting group in Troy, Missouri.

Here we are holding up the mug rugs

that we exchanged.

The lovely Marcia shows the mug rugs displayed on my

design wall.

This is the mug rug/candle mat I made for the exchange.

There was a ton of good food!

No taste testing ladies! LOL

And we were able to work on a take away project

and play several games.

Here is the Christmas ornaments we made.

I found out about these through my friend Cheryl of

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting.

She had one of her groups working on them and they

looked like so much fun to make!

You may find the video tutorial on how to make them

HERE.

A wonderful time was had by all!

In other news...........

Christmas has come a little early to me this year.

My quilting buddy Bev is moving to Texas.

She and her husband Tom have been so generous to me

as they are downsizing.

This is a wonderful counter and cabinet unit that is going

to work out great in my studio!

There are many more additions they

have made to my home here at the Quilt Cave

and I can't thank them enough!

Thanks for being a friend Bev and Tom!

And my friend Ann of 

Attic Threads & Quilts

revealed her mystery quilt

A Scrappy End

Here is the layout I chose in

a patriotic color scheme.

I love this design!

This will be another Quilt of Valor!

I hope you all are enjoying this Christmas season!

Keep on Quilting!
Thanks for all of the encouragement!

Kevin the Quilter