My Entrant in the Quilt Show

Back towards the end of May after many days of (actually a year) of trying to decide how to quilt I finally took my McCommas Beauty (Pattern designed by Karen Stone)which I have fittingly named mine"Feathers and Scribbles" and put on the Longarm. I had practiced and practiced feathers since that is what I wanted to have some on this quilt. Well, I finally put away all that tablets and dry erase markers and "Just did it". Now I know it's not perfect but it is done and it does have feathers. It is my FIRST totally freehand and though I would do a couple of things different I do LOVE how it came together.

laid out on our bed
"Feathers and Scribbles"
another front view

Close up of the blocks

The back close up

And to to My total excitement! it received a 2nd Place Viewer's Choice Ribbon at the Black Hills Guild Quilt Show in June.

I wasn't going to enter it and a few people (Rosa Lea (my inspiration)and Joan) really pushed me to do so, so let this be a reminder to all Do it you just never know..........

It is on it's way to the Pierre Quilt Show and Phillip Quit Show along with the ULS2 that I made a couple of years ago.

I really do enjoy Paperpiecing and definetly recommend you try it. Give me a call and we can get you started!!

Have a Wonderful Week!!

Judy

I'm Back........

Wow! When life goes CRAZY it goes with a Zippity Do Dah!!

It has been way back forever it seems since I have last blogged and I have definetly missed it!!
Life has had many twist and turns and continues to do so and we just keep taking it in stride and are feeling blessed that we continue to keep going forward.....
The boys are doing well and keep me running with their school activities and driving from here to there, but I have decided that I will enjoy this days as I hear words of pending driving test and know it will be just a matter of moments before I will be "old news" in the driving department. We have gone thru everything from the Peurisy episodes this last fall to the most recent rabie scare this week. It is with relief that we have found out that Roscoe did NOT have Rabies, but we are left with what happened??
..............................................Our Rasco..aka..Rascal
As near as the Vet, after much research and studying of a similar case is that the German Shepherd breed can (though rarely and hard to diagnose) can get a neurological condition that renders them unable to swallow, which in turn causes them to aspirate into the lungs, and basically what happened to Rosco. We are missing him dearly as is his momma Sierra.

I have managed to get some pictures of the few things I have worked on when time permits and I have managed to get wayyyyyyy behind in them but figure I will just do a few each day and get them under contol... After all It's all for me and what the heck there isn't a real time crunch for me.

FWS 62 Windmill...FWS #63 Ozark Maple Leaf

FWS #64 Peace and Plenty

These two are the Friendship Blocks that Margret requested from the MQG Guild she requested 2 -4 1/2" blocks done in 30's prints.

I back in March started working at the Quilt Connection in Rapid City and we have started a group that will be doing the Quilted Diamond Sampler designed by Linda Franz. Our 2nd meeting is this next Saturday so if you're interested be sure and drop in. There are to be I believe 18o diamond blocks for the main part and then mini's in the borders and interior main block. Some of us are doing it hand pieced (NO not me) I am doing mine paperpieced and believe I will be doing it with the background color of Blue and then white.

QD Block #1

Quilted Diamond Blocks #2 and #4

This is one of my rose bushes just swamped with blooms and buds that have now since open, I love flowers can you tell??

We had a couple of warm days here a couple of weeks ago and the twins were cooling off in their own way...... (lol the spray must be pretty strong since we're sporting helmets)

Enzy's Friend ship blocks for the BHQG

This is the Professional Tote that my sister made for me, do you recognize the fabric? Yep more of my favorite!!

These are the Friendship blocks that Bonnie F requested from the BHQG

My red Peonies.........................and the White Peonies

I have decided to end this post here and will be getting more pictures together. I plan to be more frequent in my blogging though as we all know "life" can happen quickly and frequently may you have a Beautiful Day and Be sure and STOP and SMELL the Roses on the way!

I must admitt that is something Rosco taught me to remember, he loved the Red ones and I will definetly miss his bringing me one quite frequently.....

Black Hills Guild Quilt Show this weekend-June 10-12th 2011

Be Sure and Come Visit Us!!
37th Annual Black Hills Quilt Show

June 10, 11 and 12, 2011, at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City 9 to 7 Friday (extended hours), 9 to 5 Saturday, 10 to 4 Sunday Admission: Free for BHQG members (must present membership card) $5 per day for adults or $10 for 3-day pass http://www.blackhillsquilters.org/.

Awards Banquet: Your printed ticket may say it’s June 12, but it is not! The event is Saturday night, June 11, upstairs in the civic center Alpine Room. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for cash bar. The menu includes Champagne chicken and chocolate cake. Elly Sienkiewicz will present a program on Baltimore appliqué quilts, followed by the reveal of the 2012 raffle quilt and announcement of awards. Tickets are $27 and available on Tuesday workdays ,monthly meeting, in some local quilt shops, or call Rhonda Jenner (341-4497).


Black Hills Quilters Guild Show Demos and Trunk Shows

DEMOS AND TRUNK SHOWS: Joyce Ketterling has lined up these free programs:

Friday, June 10
10 a.m. -- Amish Lecture/demo by Klaudeen Hansen
11 a.m. -- X-Box, by Fabric Junction
Noon -- Deconstructed Screen Printing, by Janet Myers
1 p.m. -- Spicy Spiral Table Runner by Always Your Design
2 p.m. -- Quilting the Hills, Colorful Images of the Black Hills On Professionally Printed Fabric and Clever Ideas From Your Button Box by Mountain Shadow Designs
3 p.m. -- Appliqué Art by ABC's of Quilting
Saturday, June 11
10 a.m. -- Chenille Scarves Using African Batiks by HeartSong Quilts
11 a.m. -- Circle Surprise by The Quilt Corral
Noon -- Quilting in the Hoop (machine) by The Quilt Connection
1 p.m. -- The Twister Ruler, Pinwheel by Nuts & Bolts
2 p.m. -- Trunk Show by 2010 Best of Show winner Charlotte Schoonover
3 p.m. -- The Sewing Center/Fabric City

Many Quilts on Display and Vendors!!

See You there!

Judy

Life.... and a Quilt Show...and more.......

Life has been VERY VERY Busy as of late..... Due to this I have decided rather than try to organize and sequence these pictures and post I will just do them..... As most of you know I have came down with this lovely Pleurisy and it has made my normal mode not work as well. What I mean by that is what I set out for myself to do and all that I want to accomplish doesn't necessarily get accomplished in the time zone I want it to. I have found that the cool rainy weather has been one of the WORST things for it. In turn it makes the breathing a little more difficult, which in turn makes the tiredness and whistling much more pronounced....
Now with that said..... I am praying for Sunshine and warmth! and yes I "normally Love the rain and it has been wonderful for the fields, pastures, and flowers but(and even here the rears it's head) enough is enough!!
Now on to the GOOD stuff.....

I was blessed to be able to attend the International Machine Quilters Showcase in Overland Park, Kansas a few weeks ago. What a BLAST! It was amazing and yet so Overwhelming! If you have never been there, it is one of those things you just gotta do. I too a few classes, visited a few vendors, and seen tons of beautiful Quilts. Our own Joann Hoffman, and Judith Woodworth's were Beautiful and won awards.

(I do recommend a GPS) ......that's another story in itself......lol

The next few pictures are of the quilts in the Show in Kansas.

and yeppers..I hope to return next year and take in some more of the show and classes....

This little guy is our newest family member......Yeah....I know

but how can you say no and deny this little guy?? His name is Rosco or the boys call him Rascal...take your pick he comes to both. He thinks he like to help pull weeds, and out of all my "guys" he is my "GUARANTEE" that I will be given a flower every day!! (he especially likes the Red Tulips)

In case you don't know, my other passion besides Quilting and animals is flowers and gardening. I decided back at Easter time that I was tired of cold and ect... so started hanging my flower baskets and getting the flower mode in gear. These few pictures are some of my additions to the front deck.....


They even survived our late blustery snowy morning......

This is a mum that my Sweet Mother-in-law gave me for Mother's Day

I have more to get pictures of but that will be another post....

In the BH Quilt Guild, in January we started doing friendship blocks. They are where you choose whatever block you would like someone to make for you, come up with the pattern and decide if you have any particular fabric choices, make them up in a kit and hand out when it is your month. This particular one above is one of those....
These are some of the flowers (tulips) that Rascoe has taken a liking to......

These are the ones Rascoe has brought me a bouquet of..... (He is definitely a bright Red lover!

Well, I must run..... as anybody with teenagers know life is never dull!! I am being summoned that "Football Camp " starts in 30 minutes and we must still drive there......

I will be back with more pictures and blogging and am thinking it will be before the month becomes new....

May you have a Wonderful rest of the week.....and if you are not able like me to quilt because of all the craziness happening...at least take in a magazine or fondle a piece of fabric......

Remember to Thank a Veteran and Remember what the upcoming holidays are about!

Just me in my corner of space....