I'm on a Rocky Mountain High.....like the song, not the herb.....

Greetings Quilting Friends!

I am literally on a Rocky Mountain High!

The Colorado kind!

I love seeing those beautiful

purple mountain majesties in the distance.

Come along with me as I share

my wonderful visit with the

Pieceable Friends Quilt Guild

of Greeley, Colorado.

A day or so before I left I was invited to spend 

some time with these amazing quilters.

I am so pleased I can call them friends!

Pictured from left to right:

Jan of The Colorful Fabriholic,

Julie aka "Quilt Diva Julie" of Me and my Quilts - Exploring the Possibilities,

and

Cherie of Quilted Jonquil,

along with me.

Jan, Cherie, and myself were treated to Juile's trunk show

of 40 quilts

at the Thimble and Thread Quilt Guild

in St. Louis.  What a wonderful time we all had together......

and, what a wonderful way to start off my trip to Colorado.

Thanks to Julie for sharing with me some of her scraps!

My first day of travel saw me driving through the plains

of Nebraska......

I was able to visit with my friend, Miss Nebraska 199?, Michelle

and her wonderful family at their lake house in central Nebraska.

We had a great time on the lake in their boat, and Michelle's husband

can grill a mean steak!  This was the first time I was able to meet

Michelle's family, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with them.

Thanks for the hospitality!

The following photos show you some of the places I was

able to see as I made my way across Nebraska.

I loved visiting this quilt shop!

If ever you are in or travelling through Cozad, NE

make sure you stop by!

Barn Quilt siting in the city!

The Grain Bins in North Platte, Nebraska.

Each original grain bin contains antiques!

So cool!

Hi little friend!

Many miles equaled many stops at various quilt shops

and antique malls.  I LOVED being able to take a road

trip instead of flying for once.

My second day of travel took me to Colorful Colorado!

I made it safely to Colorado where I was

spoiled by my good friend

Alycia of Alycia Quilts

along with her incredible family.

I have said it before, and I will say it again......

Alycia, her husband, and children are some of the best

peeps on this earth!

Truly they are!

I can't thank her and her family enough for housing me, feeding me yummy food,

and letting me play with their animals!

Ole' Uncle Kevin the Quilter had hair appointments

with these beautiful and majestic creatures.

I love horses!

What a blessing it was to spend time with Alycia

and her horses to view some amazing scenery.

Smokey was my ride for the morning.

Wrangler Man let me help him with some chores....

and some training!

This is the life!

Ahhhhhhhhh...........

See....I told you there were some beautiful views!

As much fun as it was playing with the horses.....

it was then time to share with

The Pieceable Friends Quilt Guild

of Greeley, Colorado!

I greatly appreciate their invitation for me to share with them,

in particular Marsha, my guild contact,

and their president LeeAnn.(sp?)

They have a lovely venue in which to hold their meetings.

Before the meeting started, Audrey came to me

and introduced herself.  I LOVE meeting you all

that read my blog!  It was a pleasure meeting her...

and she shared with me a little gift.....

Isn't this towel amazing????

LOLOLOLOL

My FAVORITE saying!

This towel is proudly being displayed and used

in my kitchen!

Thank you so much Audrey!

Of course Huffman's Hotties made an appearance

during the trunk show....

These gals were an absolute hoot!!!!!

Thanks so much for having some fun with me

and for helping me out ladies!

I was truly showered with love after my trunk show.

These quilters were so welcoming.

By the way, I am somewhere in this photo!

LOLOLOL

In our downtime, Alycia and I made some #flagsforsue.

What a wonderful way to honor the memory of

a quilter who did so much

for our U.S. military veterans.

You can learn more about how you can make this

wonderful QOV block to honor Sue's memory

HERE.

You all know I had to make my blocks really scrappy!

The next day, I was pleased to be able to share

my "String Star" workshop.

This workshop shares ways of string piecing that

can be incorporated into other quilt making

adventures.

The facility we met in was new, spacious, and beautiful!

Start by making some diamond templates using telephone pages

or children's scribble pads.

Then go to town string piecing diamonds.....and cut them out

following the template.

Oh what fun we all had!

Of course.......all that string piecing works up an appetite!

A delicious potluck was made by all of the quilters!

Thanks to Sheree on the left who helped organize the workshop

and was my hostess with the mostest!

Sheree even shared some of her delicious

homemade Blueberry Jam with me!!!

Thanks Sheree!!!!!!

And not too long after lunch.......

Stars were appearing!!!!!

This quilter was very strategic about the 

placement of her strings.....click to enlarge so you

can see some words on her star!

Very clever.......and BEAUTIFUL!

Alycia is twinkling along with her star!

These quilters worked so hard, and I was so proud of

each and every one of them!

Thank you to all who made my visit to Greeley, Colorado

so memorable!  I appreciate your friendships so much!

The End!

Thanks for your continued support!

Thanks for all of the encouragement!

Keep on Quilting!

Kevin the Quilter