Playing Mustard...........

Well...........

Since I haven't been doing a good job at playing ketchup/catsup/catch up...... get it?????

I might as well play mustard!

I apologize to you all for not tuning the old blog and playing it the past week or two.......

As my faithful readers know...........August is family time around these parts!

And not only has it been family time, it has also been a time to visit with and host friends
while enjoying a wonderful summertime harvest!

Come along while I share some photos of what has been going on around
The Quilt Cave lately!

August is ALWAYS family time!

Sis brings my niece and nephew along with Mom and Dad 

to my house to celebrate Dad's birthday.

And everyone goes "back to school" shopping!

This year was unbelievable yet awesome!

If it is true that a dog lives 7 years to 1 human year.....

then....

My little Sophia Annabella AND my Dad both

turned 77!

We had a great time celebrating both of their birthdays!

Sophia got a bone ALL her own!

Ummm....she was a little bit eager to take that first bite!

Of course her birthday bone was shared with this little booger!

Lilly Mae!!!!

Wow!  She is growing so quickly!

Look at those bat ears!!!!!!

While everyone was here, my niece suggested we visit the

Missouri Botanical Garden.

If you are ever in St. Louis......don't miss this

beautiful attraction!

I love when my family comes for a visit!

I also love it when my quilting friends come to visit!

The Cave Quilters gathered at the Quilt Cave

and completed the blocks for our QOV Snake Charming quilt!

My quilting friends

Cherie of Quilted Jonquil,

Darlene and

Jan of The Colorful Fabriholic all came together

to create this stunning quilt.

Jan shared with us how to make this block and recently

shared how to make your OWN Snake Quilt

HERE!

This is a wonderful tutorial!

Way to go Jan and the Cave Quilters!

This handsome boy even made an appearance after all

of the blocks were completed!

Obviously, he is as thrilled as we are about it!

My friend Alycia's

A6 Big Star Country mystery quilt was a 

smashing success!

Here is my scrappy version of this mystery!

What a quick and stunning quilt to make for a

wonderful cause!

I was thrilled to be able to visit and host

Alycia of Alycia Quilts here at the 

Quilt Cave for a couple of days 

as she drove cross country!

It was fun being able to share with her some of the sites

in and around Metro St. Louis.

A few quilt shops were visited as well!
You can read all about her Missouri visit

HERE!

We were finally able to have our photo made

with our collaboration QOV quilt,

"Flying Salute."

This quilt was made after seeing an antique quilt found 

by one of our favorites, Bonnie Hunter of

 Quiltville.

Alycia's quilting is absolutely stunning on this quilt!

You can see more about Alycia's quilting of this quilt

HERE!

Speaking of Bonnie Hunter.......

Meet............. Bonnie Hunter!

My niece named this hen in honor of

my admiration for my quilting rock star!

I hope to do an update of all of the chickens here

at the Quilt Cave soon!

I have been pleasantly surprised by the tomatoes I have been

blessed with this summer.

Especially since the soil had not been properly amended.

I have also been blessed with several zucchini from the garden.

I LOVE making zucchini bread at this time of the year.

My favorite recipe for it can be found

HERE!

Speaking of harvesting.......

it was time for these turkeys to provide

some good wholesome food for me and my family.

This was my first experience growing turkeys for food.

They were given a wonderful life here on this earth.

I was pleased with all aspects of raising them.  I am
looking forward to  

being able to share a home grown turkey for my

family's Thanksgiving dinner this year.

The turkeys ranged in weight from 14 lbs to  20 lbs.

And, in  closing.........

I have noticed a lot of a color theme going on lately......

Like here...........

And, take a look at those stained glass windows......

That color pallet looks awfully familiar to me?????

Does it you????

I have LOVED, LOVED, LOVED

seeing all of the LOVE for

by all of you who are participating!

HERE IS THE  PDF LINK FOR CLUE #2

Thanks Heather!!!!!!!!

Let's use:

#sapphirestarsmysteryquilt

for Facebook, Instagram, and any other

social media posts so everyone can go

to one place and see everyone's progress shall we?

My personal instagram is:

@photokevin74

Be looking next week for clue #3 of our mystery!

Thanks for being a friend!

Thanks for all of the encouragement!

Keep on Quilting!

Kevin the Quilter