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Having a hard time uploading today, please stay tuned for the cherry quilt parade....I will post it as soon as my computer cooperates.  So sorry......

QUILT ALONG PARADE!!!!

Yeah Its finally here and I must say before we get started, each and everyone of them are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!  Everyone did an amazing job!   Now I know your wanting to know what next so I won't let you wait anymore!!!!  Turn to page 16!!  Signature quilt!

I have ALWAYS wanted to make one of these....for like years!  Do you know what your going to put
in the writing part?  I might....definitely thinking on it!



Okay so here we go with the parade! Here is mine, I chose reproduction Civil War Prints.  My décor is Colonial so this just fits right in.

Next up we have Carol , she doesn't have a blog but check out the awesome way she displayed her quilt!

Sue did an awesome job and I just love the colors, and those stars! WOW

Terri did a marvelous job and displayed hers on a crib her GREAT grandfather made for her when she was a little girl, it fits perfectly.

Sandy did a lovely job on her quilt and I really like the red border, really pops this quilt.

Mandy from the UK  made this lovely log cabin, loving the cheddar color!!

Mickey found us on Kathleen Kelly's board and decided to join us!  Her little quilt is special as she had just completed a large sized log cabin for her son an had enough scraps to make this for his room.  Its always a plus when we can use up our scraps AND coordinated it with something else!

Robin is just about finished with hers and I think the colors are pretty!

Tania's' lovely log cabin pretty, pretty!

And last but not least is Lauries use of an array of pinks, I just love this!

Great job ladies!  Here is to next month! Can't wait to see next months signature quilts!!!!I am also hosting a  Mid month BONUS quilt along with parade with a Mini quilt by Joanna Figueroa from Fig Tree QUilts as well its the mini Cherries, it is  darling!!!!....Check out this post ( below this one) to jump on board..the parade will be mid month in July.....I think it would make a great summer table display!  Hope you sweet ladies play along!

Mid Month Quilt Along by Fig Tree Quilts!

One day while shopping online at Fig Tree Quilts I saw a really cute Cherry quilt and I wondered if I purchased the downloadable pattern could I make it a small quilt....its just math afterall!  Well low and behold I had looked back a couple of days later and THERE IT WAS!!!  In all of its Mini Glory!!!  So I wrote Joanna, who btw is a very nice lady, and asked If she minded that I did a Quilt along using this pattern!  She agreed so here we are with her permission! Isn't it DARLING!!!  Will make a great summer table display!

So all you have to is go here and purchase your pattern, downloadable in PDF form, choose the fabrics of your choice and then email me the completed quilt in a photo and wait for the parade on Monday,  July 21!  That simple!  Tildagirl@ msn dot com that is where you send it!


until next time...................

A Great Find!!

The other day I was in my LQS (local Quilt Store) just browsing around and stumbled upon these:

Aren't they great!  What are they you ask?  Thread Holders!!!! G E N I U S!!!!!!  If you look close in this picture you will see the thread in the hole .

  You set the container lid side down and just pull the amount you need!  No more chasing the ball on the floor when it slips from your hand and rolls and unravels!  AND no more taggled threads in my basket!  Woohoo! 


At first I only purchased 4 of these lovelies, went home and used one.....I was taken....hook, line and sinker....so what do I do?  What any normal gal does, went back an bought them all!  I have a lot of these balls so I bought enough to put all my threads in them and have only one empty left over....cool now I will have one left to fill.


So that's my great find.....enjoy!

Busy, Busy few weeks.

Where have I been?  Well lets see....May and June proved to be a very busy couple of weeks for this family.  First up was Special Olympics Regional which the girls did really well and we are so very proud of them!

Then we opened the cabin for the season, which is great but takes a little bit of work to clean everything , sweep, restock etc....after being closed up all winter.  You can't drive up because of all the crazy amount of snow that gets up there and they don't pave all the way up because it is actually a former logging road....but that's ok, we utilize it in the spring and summer which is good enough.

During that weekend we received a voicemail.

 We don't get cell reception so when we hit range on the way home we turn on our cells and retrieve all the messages.  Well we got some really bad news, my Mothers companion of 10 years passed away of a heart attack.  He was almost 70.  I feel so bad for Mom they were best friends.  My father passed away 26 years earlier so it was difficult to watch her heart break again.  She is coming out in
July as they had already planned to get away, Johns ticket was refunded and we encouraged Mom to still come out and get a change of scenery.  We are hoping for her to relocate here so time will tell.....

The next event was Special Olympics State games and it was about 1 hour from here so we decided
to get a hotel and stay the night and make a long weekend of it.( My girls are in red, the little decided to photo bomb her sister, which actually worked out because I didn't get one picture of the two of them together! go figure)   Once again the girls did well but not their best.  One of their teammates on their 4 x 100 relay didn't show up or call to tell anyone so they were one man down.  The first man, which is an important place...but they pulled another athlete from their team and used her, which she
never had done a running relay, just walking but she was such a trooper and did her best and we are very proud of her stepping up and helping out the team.  They placed 6th.....they usually place 1st/Gold.  But it made them see how it really is important to do their part and show up.  Lesson learned.

Then there was the Shine Prom and both girls attended with their dates.  This is a Prom put on for all the Special Needs Adults.  A mother started this about 3 years ago because her son, who is autistic, never did attend his High School Prom so she put one on for all the adults and boy has it grown!!!  They had a super time and looks so very nice!

Finally there was a Bridal shower and a wedding.....we threw the shower for my daughters friend, my daughter was the Maid of Honor.  It was a beautiful day and an outdoor wedding.....and that now brings us up to date.  WHEW!!!!

 So now I can resume blogging....don't have much on the calendar until the end of the month and then a couple of weeks after that my Mom arrives.  So glad to spend time with her....in the meantime I am working on my log cabin quilt from the quilt along....I am handquilting it right now and hope to be finished with in by next week!  Looking so forward to the parade! 

I am also going to have a quick but very cute quilt along posted mid month so watch for details!  This is aside from The current one at the beginning of the month...this is for the middle of the month...will post details in a day or two!  If you would like to join the Prairie children and their quilts one, hop in at anytime! 

Priairie Children QUilt Along......First up!

Here is the moment we all have been waiting for!!  Do you have your book handy?  Turn to page.........................37.....................The LOG CABIN!   That is a quilt we all know and love and its one that I admire any time I see one and I hope you do too! But to be honest I don't have even ONE in my home!  The couple that I have made have all been given away as gifts....I would have to say it is the most popular pattern of all quilt patterns. 

This photo is taken with permission from Kathleen Tracy'...you can find the pattern in her book Prairie Children and their Quilts , you can purchase it right here Book

Okay so you have until June 30th to finish this quilt in either Quilt Top form or completed all the way! You can use the fabric of your choice....dig in your stash or purchase new!  Then take a photo of it and email it to me at Tildagirl @ msn dot com .  If you are a Blog owner PLEASE include the link in your email to me and post your picture on your blog for the parade on July 1st!  I will post all photo's on my blog July 1st and if you provide me with your link then I will add Mr.Linky to your name and it will direct readers to your blog.  If you don't have a blog no worries just send me your photo and I will post it on my parade.  At the beginning of the parade I will post the next Quilt!   Fun Fun!!!  So get your machines ready and go!!! 

My yardsale finds.....

So yesterday DH and I had to drop off some tv's at the dump and on our way back we saw a few yardsale signs....look what I found!  So excited about the Amish doll!  I have wanted on of those FOREVER...... And there she was in all her glory....with the tag still on and her name handwritten in
Katie.....I got her for $2!!!!!!!!  So excited.  The square thing with what looks like a paddle is a napkin holder the paddle keeps the napkins from blowing away, how smart is that?  Well off to a few more today!   Hope I bring home more fun things!

Schnibbles Speck

So I fell in love with this pattern,the design is so pretty and instructions uber simple.  Lots of pieces but worth it.  Carrie over at Miss Rosie's made the pattern and you actually can do it in one of two designs, x's or o's.  Since I don't like x's ( that's why they are x's lol) I did the o's!   The pattern is a little bites called "speck".  Now all I have to do is quilt it, have to think about design.  Tell me, what are you working on?

Getting Ready!!!!

I am so very excited about our Quilt Along!!!  I absolutely love Kathleen Tracy quilts.  So I decided to give you a sneak peek of the fabric I will be using....hehe but it is sooooo yummy.  Here it is!!!  That is the amount of colors you will need for the first one...hint, hint!  So you can start pulling or purchasing.  Enjoy!  If you haven't done so yet, PLEASE over on the right of the page scroll down and send me an email message with your email address so I can send you mine , that is where you will send me your pictures for the parade.  Also your Blog Link!!!!

Come join my CYBER (Kathleen Tracy patterns) Quilt along!

I am soooooo very excited to announce, with the permission and Blessings from Kathleen Tracy herself!!!!!  I will be hosting a monthly Quilt Along right here on my blog BEGINNING JUNE 1, 2014 when I will announce the Very first quilt we will be doing, and it's always your choice of fabrics to use!   We will be using her book Prairie Children and Their Quilts by Kathleen Tracy.  You can get an E copy on Kathleen's website
Country Lane Quilts  OR  the actual book through Amazon, she provides a link either way you wish. Go check out her site! (you will be drooling....such beautiful stuff!) here is what her book looks like....

You will definitely want to have a copy not only for your library but also because we will be making SEVERAL quilts from this book!  They are Fabulous!



So here are the rules......
1. You must purchase this book.  No copies will be made or distributed , this is copywriter material. No tutorials, measurements or in part or whole can you post of her patterns or pictures of the patterns. this is to keep in line with copywrite laws and keeping integrity intact. 


2. The first of the month , beginning June 1st, I will tell you the Quilt name and page number of the quilt to be completed for that month.   It can be in quilt top form or totally completely finished.


3.  Before the 30th of the month please send me a picture of your quilt along with your name of course and a link to your blog if you have one, the blog is not mandatory, but it is fun to have visitors! On your blog please post your picture as well of your quilt top giving credit to Kathleen Tracy for her pattern and list the fabrics you used if you like. Again this is copywriter material so no posting tutorials or any part of the pattern, give credit where credit due.


4. On the first of the month I will hold a parade of all the entries for all to enjoy right here on my blog! And I will be posting the next months quilt title.  It's that easy and really fun.  Plus you will meet new people in cyber land and enjoy some eye candy!


5.  No need to worry if life gets in the way and you skip a month or start late.....we welcome whoever wants to join the fun each month!  Just adhere to the above rules.


6.  INVITE AS MANY FRIENDS AS YOU WOULD LIKE!!!!! EVERYONE IS INVITED!  Enjoy and have a lot of fun!


7.  Just leave me a note in my comments section and let me know your playing along!


If all goes well she has two more books that have spectacular patterns as well and we can keep it going for as long as you want to participate.  I would suggest hoping right on over to her website and have a look see around!!!! 

April's Thimble Blossoms

Today I am so excited about the quilt I am about to post for Sinta's and Sherri's  AYOS Challenge except it isn't AYOS it is Camille's Thimble Blossoms Pattern "Spools".  The parade will be posted on their blogs May 1st so be sure to stop by and look at all the lovelies made this month by other Quilters around the globe. 


  As long as I can remember I have wanted to make a Mini Quilt that I could hang in my sewing area, why I have waited this long one will never know! LOL  But alas It is a quilttop!  One step closer, now to just quilt it.  And I know what I am going to do and when its finished I will post it, however I don't think it will be finished by tomorrow because of other commitments so I am posting the top today. 




And now the fabric, oh yes I love, love, love this fabric by Lynn Hagmeier makes the most beautiful fabric lines for Moda and she uses colors that coordinates with all of her lines....I love that....so if you need some more and there isn't any left of that one you can grab one out of her other lines that will fit perfectly.  The colors are rich and ones I use in my home.  One thing I must confess, I did add another 2inch border around the quilt (the dark flowers) because I was really smitten by it and needed the spools to pop....so if you purchase one of these patterns from Camilles site just be aware I added the extra border. 


Here is the quilt top "Spools"  Let me know you were here!!!