Why, yes.... Yes, I do.............

Cock-A-Doodle-Doooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

That woke you up didn't it?

I often get asked if my roosters annoy me with their crowing that morning has come here
at the Quilt Cave?

My answer.........
No.........this is the life I have always wanted!
And, besides, Roosters crow all day long, not just in the morning! LOLOLOL

From the coop..........
Recently, there have been many additions to the INDOOR flock!

Wendy in Minnesota contacted me and asked if 

I had room for this little girl to roost at my place?

Why, YES!  Yes, I do!

I can't wait to get it quilted!

Wendy also sent the 2 little chicken figurines in the foreground.

This is on my kitchen window sill.

As if that weren't enough, she also sent this chicken coaster

and Boston Terrier bookmark!

The friendship star is from Priscilla in Connecticut!

Thank you so much quilters!

This made my day when I came home after

flying 6 long days in a row!

The chicken goodies just keep on rolling in!

This is from my good friend Patty Cakes......I mean Pat!

She told me she was going through some of her

quilting items, and thought this wall hanging

 should come live with me!

Thanks so much Pat!  You know I love it!

My friend Ruth was at it again!

She received a bunch of scraps from various sewing friends of hers.

She contacted me asking if I needed some more scraps?

Why YES, yes, I do!

LOLOLOL

Are these pretty little reversible dresses scraps???

I found them in the boxes of scraps!

Hmmm......I wonder who could use these????

Obviously, these were sent to my friend Lori of

Humble Quilts!

I contacted Ruth asking her about the dresses......

she said that the maker of the dresses designated them as scraps

and that she herself had kept some wondering what to do with them?

I am happy to say,

Ruth's dresses found their way to Lori as well!

Lilly Mae met a new friend on one of our walks!

I love this pic of her.....

it perfectly depicts her curious little nature!

MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

Who doesn't love some fresh green beans from the garden?

My favorite way to eat these is cooked in a crock pot all day

with chicken stock as the liquid, a whole onion diced, 

and a whole smoked kielbasa sliced.

Salt and pepper it really good.....and then

throw in some new potatoes half way through the cooking...

when they are done.......

I am a VERY happy man...

at least my tummy is!
YUM! YUM!

I have been able to complete a small project...

This is a table runner made for my friend Michelle in

Nebraska who I got to visit on my way to Colorado.

"Plum Creek Memories"

Believe it or not....this "strata" was in 

a scrap bag from my good friend Beth.

It was already pieced....all I had to do was quilt and bind it!

I tried to mimic the waves on the water with the quilting.

I love the way it turned out!

Another quilter's trash, is another quilter's treasure!

Do you enjoy turning quilting trash into treasure???

Why, yes.....Yes, I do!

Meet my friend,

quilt historian, appraiser, author, and lecturer

Hallye Bone.

She has been supporting me at Scrap Club

hosted by Kevin the Quilter

during our Summer session.

It has been so fun to get to know her even better!

She recently presented to Scrap Club, and was so 

informative about the history and making of scrap quilts.

Her trunk show was beyond amazing!

I wish you all could have been there!

Remember my friend Alycia of

Alycia Quilts

putting out the call for

Flags for Sue?

After returning from Colorado,

I put the same call out to the quilters of

Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter.

Are quilters not amazing??????

90 flag blocks will be making their way

to Quilts of Valor, Colorado now to honor our

Quilting Sister, Sue,

and

our U.S. Military Veterans.

Do I love quilting, and the quilting community?

Why, yes......Yes, I do!!!!!

Thanks to my blogging friends for helping me with my blogging problems!

Thanks for all of your encouragement!

Thanks for being  a friend!

Keep on Quilting!

Kevin the Quilter

Out of the box........

Many boxes have been coming my way as of late.
GOODIE BOXES from many of you!

And before I go any further......
Thanks to all of you who continue to comment on the blog posts.
You all know Uncle Kevin the Quilter is  NOT tech savvy!
I must be doing something wrong in order to enable messages to come
to my email or something?
Help?

Red Cross Block

This was Scrap Club's July Block Lotto.

Look at all of the beautiful blocks that came in

during our meetings!

The winner was Lillie, and she was beyond thrilled!
I would be too!

Here is the pattern if you are interested?

To make this simple block you will need the following:

Cut

- 20(qty) 2" squares of reds

- 4(qty) 3.5” squares of neutrals

Construction

Construct 5: 4 patch units from the red 2" squares.  Units should measure 3.5" square.

Design block placing 3.5” red 4 patch units in a cross formation, adding 3.5” neutral squares to corners.

Piece block together in 9 patch fashion.

Unfinished block should measure 9.5" square.

Remember this quilt?

The happy couple were appreciative of their wedding gift from me.

I have known Christa (the bride) since she was knee high to a grasshopper.

This is Bonnie Hunter's 

Scrappy Mountain Majesties

free pattern.

Hey, the bride said MODERN,....so I tried something different! LOL

Dear old Dad's birthday rolled around and he turned 78!

Wow.....how is that possible?

I am so proud of my family!

Look at the interesting version of 78 my sis

put on his birthday cake! LOLOLOL Hilarious!

It looks like 7-11 to me! LOLOL

And, of course, my little Sophia Annabella

celebrated her 12th birthday along with PaPa!

My pretty little Sophia!

Try getting a photo in focus of 2 Boston Terriers

playing with a new toy!

There is a challenge for you......and ME! LOLOL

We are both turning a little gray!

Sophia had a check up at the vet, and she 

got a good report!

Thank you Jesus!

She was beyond ready to leave the vet in this photo!

She doesn't care for going there, bless her heart!

Here is another little cover girl!

I recently celebrated with my friend's Matt and Samantha.

Their second daughter, Charlotte, turned 1 year old!

Here she is modeling for her 1 year photos on top of 

the baby quilt I made for her.

I love seeing these quilts used!

This is my new normal.

How do you all like my bionic arm?

Tendonitis is evil!

My job as a flight attendant is solely responsible for this!

Many chiropractic treatments and sports wrapping like this

does help some.

Hmmm.........what came while I was flying????

Thanks goes out to Priscilla in Connecticut 

for the beautiful patriotic star blocks

for Quilts of Valor, Eastern Missouri!

These will be made into a lovely QOV!

THANK YOU!

And, HOLY SCRAPAMOLY Laura!!!!!

Thanks so much for the beautiful scraps in these boxes!

You have been so kind and generous with sharing your

scraps with me!

THANK YOU!

And, what have we here?

Janet of

Rogue Quilter

sent me these lovely chicken fabrics

along with one of her signature pin cushions!

I now have a JanetO original!

She also sent me some of her soap....and

it was used immediately...therefore not in the photo.

THANK YOU!

You quilters out there are just amazingly generous and kind!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Huh???? There's more?????

Unbeknownst to me.......

I was nominated as a

Quirky Quilting Angel on the

Martelli Notions

website for my work with

Quilts of Valor, Eastern Missouri

and Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter.

I found out my friend Linda had nominated me......

thanks so much for your friendship Linda!

I received this wonderful prize package!

Skinny rulers, sqare templates, and a holding rack for the templates!

These are going to come in so handy!

Thanks again for the nomination Linda,

and to Martelli Notions for helping quilters

recognize other quilters!

I was able to spend the day with my friends Linda and Vernie!

We have so much fun going to this Mennonite store in Iowa.

A piece or two of fabric came home with me......

along with a lot of bulk spices and food!

Speaking of friends.......

Have you all seen the great Designer's Spotlight

in the most recent American Patchwork and Quilting magazine?

My friend Lori of

Humble Quilts

is featured!

YEAH!  WAY TO GO LORI!

This is what my studio table is looking like here lately.....

Why, you may ask?

I am in the midst of creating this wall hanging for my

parent's pastors.

They have been so kind to my family, and to me.....

and I have wanted to dabble with the colorwash idea

thanks to my friend Wanda of 

Exuberant Color.

I KNOW this is nothing like Wanda can create...

but, it's been fun!

From the garden......

Okra is coming in strong from the garden now.

I realize okra is not as popular in some states as it is others.

I grew up with it, and I love to mix it with home grown tomatoes.

MMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!

I also like it fried!

I love having a garden of plenty to 

eat from during the summer

months!

And I will leave you with this funny.........

Ever hear about the quilter that had too much fabric?

Me neither!

My friend Mike found this t-shirt on the web and thought

it would be perfect for me...........

well......YEAH!

LOLOLOLOL

Thanks for all of your encouragement!

Thanks for all of the goodies!

Keep on Quilting!

Kevin the Quilter

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