Wednesday, February 13, 2019

February busyness........

Hey Everybody!
Welcome to my busy February!
Most of you all know February is a busy, busy month for me.
Full of family birthdays, work training, and more.

Come take a look at what has transpired thus far for me this busy February!

Remember me telling you all that my friend Barb
surprised me with another gift in my last post?
She made not 1, but 2 versions of the same 
quilt from her Scrap Block Lotto win!
She made this one specifically for my
beautiful mother!

Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter has a 
Scrap Block Lotto during our meetings.
This block was from the month of September.
Last September is when my Momma had
her health scare and was in the hospital.
It happened about the same time as our
final reveal with Scrap Club.

Barb thoughtfully stitched this version of
those blocks with my dear Mom in mind.
Momma was THRILLED when she opened this
beautiful quilt, and, she obviously loves it!

THANK YOU SO MUCH BARB!
From me AND my Mom!
What lovely heirlooms you have gifted us with!

I was able to celebrate my mom and nephew's 
birthdays with them!
I think it is so special that mom celebrates her
birthday with her grandson.
Look at how big and handsome that 15 year old boy is getting!
SLOW DOWN TIME PLEASE!!!!!!
My Lil' Bubs is turning into my Big Bubs!

I have been feeling blue lately........
IN A GOOD WAY!!

Our project for this session of
Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter is
"Tree Inspired."
Hmmmm......blue trees........
I wonder what I may be up to here???
LOLOLOL

A blue whirlwind!

is coming to visit the quilters of
Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter
in O'Fallon, Missouri!
She will be sharing her trunk show
and views on scrap quilting!
If you are interested in meeting her, seeing her works,
and joining us, look for the information at the 
bottom of this blog post!

And here is a shout out to my dear friend Cherie of 
for the beautiful donation of fabrics she made!
I dug into them so quickly and sorted them into their 
appropriate bins I forgot to take a photo!
But, most of them will be used for 
Quilts of Valor, Eastern Missouri!
Thanks again Cherie!

And my good ole quilting pal Alycia of 
sent me some inspiration to read while I fly!
Go check out her latest blog post!
No, really......it's super cool how she is sharing quilting
with young people!!!!!
You go girl!

Oh dear!
Another year as a flight attendant!
Never fear.....I am not in distress.......
just thankful I made it through another year of
training!  My 18th year is in the books now!
WHEW!!

I couldn't have done it without my good friend Sam!
She and I love to work together, and we ALWAYS
do our recurrent training together.
Thanks Sammy Wammy!

LOOK! AT! THIS!
An Elna Supermatic!!!!!
I received this beautiful gift from an 
anonymous donor......you know who you are!
And, I can't believe I get to play on this machine now!
I have ALWAYS thought this particular model of 
sewing machine is somewhat masculine in it's appearance
and style!  I am currently working on this machine and
getting it in running order!
YAHOOOOOOOOOOO!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!

And, before I go, I would like to share with you all
some photos of the wonderful
"Sorta, Kinda Amish"
workshop I shared with the 
St. Louis Star Quilt Guild!
Why do we take a workshop?
Hopefully it is to expand our horizons, and learn
something new?
That's exactly what this workshop was all about!
I couldn't be more proud of those who stepped 
out of their comfort zones and tried something new!

Pammy Cakes (her nickname) on the right organized this workshop
and I just love her and this group.
Continued prayers for you Pammy!
The quilter on the left????

Well......she surprised me with these bags of
SCRAPS!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!
I wasn't the least bit excited as you can plainly see.

The quilters really ran with the idea of making the 
string strata required
for this technique based workshop.

Chatting and sewing are so much fun!

Everyone was really busy sewing in this workshop!

Bouncing ideas off one another.
The quilter standing in the center of
this photo has been quilting all of 5 months!
Hooray for her!
I couldn't be more proud of her!
Welcome aboard quilter!
Welcome aboard!

What a fun group that gathered for the workshop!

Oh, and there was a potluck too!
YAHOOOO!
Wonderful foods were brought in!
Just delicious!

And here are a couple of Huffman's Hotties
displaying a beautiful
Quilt of Valor made by Serena
on the right!
This quilt will be awarded by
Quilts of Valor, Eastern Missouri!
Thanks so much for your thoughtful
and beautiful quilt donation Serena!
A U.S. Military Veteran will be
so honored to receive this!

And, Pammy Cakes shared her
version of "String Star" that she made
after my last workshop with this group
last fall.
BEAUTIFUL JOB!!!!!

After lunch, the strata were coming together!
All in beautiful, different colors!

Press those seams flat!

How about we cut those strata
and be crazy, and piece them back together???
LOLOLOL
That's what we quilters do!
Slice fabric apart and sew them back together!

Ta Dah!
Love those highlights and lowlights
in this piece!
Great job!

WOOOHOOOO!
Sides are being placed on now
for that center diamond design!

Great color combos!

ooooooOOOOOooooooo
A mysterious quilter with 
Halloween colors!

And gorgeous gem like colors were used here!

The St. Louis Star Quilt Guild
with a few members of 
The Jefferson Star Quilt Guild!

What a fun group to work with!
Thanks so much for the great day!
I am just as proud as a peacock!

Or, in this instance.......a Royal Palm Tom
turkey strutting around!


Please do not hesitate to contact me via the blog
if you would like for me to come visit your
group or guild!

I look forward to meeting you at these
UPCOMING EVENTS!

February 28, 2019
Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter
Julie Sefton's Quilt Lecture/Trunk Show
1PM and 5PM
18 North Central
18 North Centeral Drive
O'Fallon, MO  63366


March 16, 2019
Quincy Quilt Guild
Lecture/Trunk show
and 
String Star Workshop
Vermont Street United Methodist Church
818 Vermont Street
Quincy, IL  62301

March 20, 2019
Calico Needlers
Spencer Road Branch Library
427 Spencer Road
St. Peters, MO  63376

Thanks for all of the encouragement!
Keep on Quilting!
Kevin the Quilter











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Sunday, January 27, 2019

"Goodnight, Darlene!" Debut............

Greetings and Salutations Quilters!

I have some very exciting news to share with you all!

"Goodnight, Darlene!"
70"x70"
Original Pattern and design by
your's truly.
Custom quilted by
Debuted at

I am very pleased to share with you my very first
pattern that I have produced!
"Goodnight, Darlene!"
If you like using up your strings in
2 contrasting colors, this is the pattern for you!
I was excited to be able to share this pattern
with some quilters at The Quilted Fox
 for my very first
workshop with this particular quilt.

And if there is any interest, I would 
potentially be open to selling this pattern?
I would like to see if there is
any interest, before I went into
a larger amount of copies.


Before, I go ANY further.........
I MUST give credit, where MUCH credit is due!
This is my quilting friend, Jan of The Colorful Fabriholic.
Without her guidance, expertise, and 
knowledge of the pattern writing process,
this pattern couldn't have been written.
Jan, I know I have said it before, but,
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
I am so happy to have you as a friend!
Thanks for leading me, and supporting me
in this endeavor!

We had so much fun playing in our strings with this
workshop!

Quilters, with machines humming.
Sewing strings up into beautiful things!


This group of quilters were so wonderful to 
work with.  Each of them understanding
this was the first time out of the gate
working with this pattern.
I so appreciated their patience
and forgiveness for minor hiccups.






Each of the quilters were working with
a different color palette.
It was a joy experiencing them create!

Each of them mastering the various units
needed to complete this design.

Did I tell you how much FUN  this was????

What a great day we had!
I want to thank each and every one of them!
THANKS QUILTERS!!!!!
From the bottom of my heart!

In other news......
Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter
met for the first time this year.

Our Spring 2019 Session revolves
around getting our scraps and stash
organized!

We are also making a project inspired by
Trees.  Each project must include a tree,
either pieced or appliqued within it.

Also..............

Look at this beautiful quilt made by Barb!
She won the Scrap Block lotto for the month of
September.

She beyond surprised me by telling me, she made
this quilt for me!
HOLY! COW!
What a beautiful and cherished quilt this is for me!

Thanks so much Barb for your friendship!
I have a surprise in a near future post
concerning something else Barb did!
WOW!

Sophia Annabella with your daily dose of cute!
She just got out of the bath here, and was
drying off.
TOOOOO CUTE!

And, I got a trim..........for work............what do you think?
I loved my beard before, honestly!
I know, I know........SMILE! LOL

I hope to meet you at these 
UPCOMING EVENTS!

February 9, 2019
St. Louis Star Quilt Guild
Sorta, Kinda, Amish Workshop
Salem Lutheran Church
Affton, MO  63125

 March 16, 2019
Quincy Quilt Guild
Lecture/Trunk show
and 
String Star Workshop
Vermont Street United Methodist Church
818 Vermont Street
Quincy, IL  62301

March 20, 2019
Calico Needlers
Spencer Road Branch Library
427 Spencer Road
St. Peters, MO  63376


Thanks for all of your support!
Thanks for all of your encouragement!
Thanks for being a friend!
Keep on Quilting!
Kevin the Quilter


  
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Monday, January 14, 2019

Snow Day, Sew Day...........

Hey Scrappy Quilters!

 We all KNOW that a snow day, is a SEW DAY!  

 YAY!

 Come along with me on a pictorial adventure during the recent 
snowstorm in my neck of the woods!

The Quiltville Mystery is a completed top
thanks to the weather this past weekend.

Ta-Dah!!!!!!
I love the Halloween-esque colors I went with.
If you can't see this as a Halloween looking quilt
I am not sure what to tell you?
Frankenstein greens and pumpkin oranges,
combined with the night colors of purple and black.
Yep......pretty much Halloween looking to me?

I thought this was kind of a cool shot
in the snow?

Thanks to Bonnie's concise instructions on the construction
of this quilt, it sewed up beautifully.
Her seam guide ruler truly is my best friend!

Linking up with 

How much snow did I get here.......

Well, it was 11 inches at this point......
all in all I got 13 inches!
I'm getting every last cent out of that quilt ruler!
LOLOLOL

It kept snowing............

and snowing...........

and snowing........
until the cedar trees were so weighed down
with snow, you couldn't even see
the Quilt Cave!
I truly haven't seen this much snow in this area
in many, MANY years!

You want me to do WHAT out there in the snow?!?!?!?

Ummmm........we DON'T think so!

LOLOLOLOL

So, what else do you do on a snow day
besides sew?????

Make snow cream!
This was the perfect snow to do this with!
Just add sugar to taste, vanilla, and some evaporated milk
and stir!

Put together a quilt puzzle.
Isn't this a cool one?

Watch the neighbor children up the road build
a 10 foot 9 inch snow man!
WOW!!!!!

And......

be very thankful to a nice 
neighbor that owns a tractor!
I would have never been able to get out had my
neighbor Mike not plowed my drive for me!

Did you know that turkeys don't 
mind the snow that much?
Of course I don't let them stay out in it for very long.

The chickens?  Well, they would rather stay in the coop
on a snow day!

Tell me, what do YOU do on a snow day?



I hope to meet you at these

UPCOMING EVENTS!

Cancelled due to weather
In the process of re-scheduling
Friends In Stitches, Waterloo, Illinois
"String Star" Workshop

January 26, 2019
The Quilted Fox
"Goodnight, Darlene!" Workshop

February 9, 2019
St. Louis Star Quilt Guild
Salem Lutheran Church, Affton, Missouri
"Sorta, Kinda Amish" Workshop


Thanks for all of the encouragement!
Keep on Quilting!
Kevin the Quilter





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