National Quilt Month is here!!

 March- the Month of Quilting

My honest selfie photo, taken with a selfie stick. Background is #frolicmystery from Quiltville. 

• I 💜 quilting sew much!!

• 11, almost 12 grownup children, counting kids by Love!! 

• 23 Grandchildren, 1 by Love.

• 1 Great-Grandson -arriving very soon

• Favorite Quilting Activity is Grandma Quilt Camp! This year we'll have 4 Granddaughters. 

• 💘 Traditional blocks and playing with EQ8 

• my UFO's are all at home so I have no guilt starting a new Quilt.

• currently serving a Senior Mission with my Sweetheart of 44 years in Nebraska.

• Quilt shops and Quilt Museums galore here.

Thanks and a shout out to @amyscreativeside

for sponsoring this event for National Quilt Month. 

I'll try to post something Quilty each day this month on Instagram following the fun IG prompts.

My Preparation day is the day I try to Quilt. 

Not every P-Day is a Quilty one.

Some days I go with my Companion to run errands or explore.

I have grown to love this place and the people I serve with.

We'll miss the Hurt's Donut, Culver's, Christy Creme, La Mesa, Tussey's and Menards.

Just 18 weeks more until I get back to my Real-life.

Grandma's Quiltcamp will be announced soon!

I'm still working on my #grassycreekmystery

Maybe today I'll get a few more blocks added to the stack.

3 more are in the works.

Elder Crowther doesn't know what P-day means... he's outside doing what he does everyday.

2018 Bloggers Quilt Festival - Fall Edition

Amy's Creative Side has the link up HERE.

My Choice this year is a recent finish.

'Reagan's Mosaic Quilt'

It started with some fast Mosaic blocks.

Designed in my EQ 8.

No hsts,  they went together on a morning.

She was born a bit early, and I couldn't go visit until it was done. 

Quilt Stats:

Reagan's Mosaic Baby Quilt 

44" Square 

Flannel striped backing 

Tuscany Batting 

Quilt design: Home Sweet Home 

DH took this picture after I got back from my Quilt Guild Sew-in. 

It was a Tiara Time day!

Making a quilt for a New granddaughter...

My favorite quilt recipient!

Thanks for looking and leaving a comment. 

The Blogger Quilt Festival is my 

Favorite time of the year!!

Blogger's Quilt Festival- September 18, 2017

My Entry for the Blogger's Quilt Festival has to be THIS Quilt!!

Linking up HERE

Can you tell I was happy to see that BIG Ribbon on it when I got to the Show on Saturday?

STASH gave me a $25 Gift Card to spend in their Shop.

Started in 2015 with the SAL (Sew-Along) over at Bee in my Bonnet and Fat Quarter Shop.

I looked forward to Farm Girl Fridays!  tagging #farmgirlfridays and #fqsfun

Some  weeks I made more than one version.

The Alphabitties are SO Necessary, and just fun to use for the Photo ops.

After the SAL, Lori Offered more blocks as downloadable patterns at FQS.

I had to add the Cow and Pig and the Piece of Pie with the Fork.

This Quilt has recieved many, many looks and compliments.

It was awarded the Quilt Chair Ribbon back in March. 

The  WW Fair Quilt Judge liked it and gave it "Best of Show" in August.

I'm so glad Lori says, "You are the BOSS of your Quilt"

I have met Lori a couple of times now.

This is US at Quilt Market in Salt Lake City last year.

Quilt Stats:

Name: "On the Farm"

Pattern: Farm Girl Vintage by Lori Holt

Pieced and Quilted by Mary Crowther

Size: 60" x 74"

Quilting Pattern: "Feathers Around"

on Viking Grand Quilter18-8 with Quilt-So Clever (Betsy)

Started 2015 - Finished 2017

Thanks to Amy at Amy's Creative Side for hosting the Blogger's Quilt Fest again.

Enjoy your Blog Hopping and thank you for leaving Comments.

We Blogger's LOVE Comments! 

Blogger's Quilt Festival time- Original Design

It's time to Link up for the next Blogger's Quilt Festival.
I've participated in the Spring and Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival during Quilt Market since Amy called her Blog 'Park City Girl' in 2009

I wanted a Brand NEW quilt but the quilting didn't get done as planned.

I had a couple of New 'Original Designs' this year. 

I have 4 New Patterns. It's hard to choose just one.

"Through the Hourglass"

 

This Quilt was designed in EQ7.

I LOVE being able to say I made this one ALL Myself!!!

I wanted to use some Bonus triangles I had from another quilt.

I was making blocks for another pattern and this Design just took over.

The Border fabric was my inspiration for the Color Scheme.
I notice My colors match the Blogger's Quilt Festival LOGO!

I spent a half day cutting all the Strips and Squares, it seemed.

I learned a LOT in the making of this quilt.

I had to figure out how to make the stripes all go in the same direction.

Tips on how to do that are written into the Pattern.

The outside strips are added to the blocks with a Partial seam.

Here it is all quilted

[I spent a few days un-Quilting on the last row, it didn't measure how it should] 

 The design stitched much smaller than I thought it should be.

I wanted to use a "modern" quilting design. 

The stitching is only 1/4" between.

 I'll have to try it again on a different smaller quilt. 

Here it is in the Window downtown waiting for the class this Saturday, May 16th

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Name- "Through the Hourglass"

Finished Quilt Size- 60" x 82"

Quilt Top size (before quilting) 66" x 88"

Designed, Pieced and Quilted by Mary Crowther aka: Quiltin'Grandma

Batting- Mountain Mist

Quilting Design- 'Amazing" Continuous

Started- January 29, 2015

Finished- March 21, 2015

I appreciate all Comments, Nomination and Votes!

Thanks to Amy for continuing this great Online Quilt Festival for us who don't get to attend Quilt Market, happening in Minneapolis this week-end.

The Main Quilt Festival Page is HERE.

Original Design Link is HERE

Link is open HERE for Nominations- May 15-21

VOTE for your Favorites in each category May 22-29
Winners Announced May 30, 2015

Friday "Mini" Finish & Quilt Blogger's Festival - Coming SOON!!!

I have completed the MINI ---it is finished!

I used my DMC size 12 thread and a bit of 1/4" tape to try and keep in a straight line.
It's only 12" and I'm so glad that I got it done before the event Saturday.


A new Quilt Blogger's Festival is coming in May 2014.

HERE are the details for entering.  The button is way down there on my sidebar.

 I'm searching for a quilt to finish in time for this Festival.

May 16-23 – Linky’s Open & Nominate for Viewer’s Choice

May 24-29 – Vote for favorites in each of the categories

May 30 – Winners announced

I really wish I knew which category to enter. There are so many choices.
The "Hand Quilted" category is back and Many more- Check them out at the link above.
Consider entering- this is the biggest Online Quilt Show for Bloggers.

2013 Blogger's Quilt Festival

I REALLY wanted a NEW Quilt to reveal today for this "BLOGGER'S QUILT FESTIVAL".  But it just didn't happen.  My "Easy BUSY Street" will do.
My 2nd Entry in the Festival is in the Throw Quilt category HERE
Quilt Stats:
Pieced by Mary Crowther November 2012-March 2013
Quilted on APQS with Side Saddle by Lynn Wilson of threadandboltsquilting.blogspot.com
Quilting design: 'Swirls E2E' - Designs by Deb
Size: 82" x 82"
My quilt is in the Favorite Scrap Quilt category HERE

Here I am with my finished quilt AND the pattern designer- BONNIE HUNTER!

 The highlight of my Year thus far has been going to the Quiltmaker Block Party in Portland, OR.   You can read more about it at the link.   Meeting Bonnie has been on my Bucket list for a couple years.  I worked on this quilt even while I was on a vacation, visiting my DD#2 and her family in Colorado.  I used my Daughter's machine while I was there and watched Bonnie on QuiltCAM.  I am so glad that I was able to go and meet the Quiltmaker people in Colorado at the Quiltmaker offices in Golden and see them again in Portland. I couldn't stop smiling that whole 3 days. I slept under it in the hotel and it is on my bed today.  I changed my version by not making all the blocks. The two alternating blocks have 77 and 69 pieces in them. I added the gray and Purple for the Borders to tone down all the GREEN. Bonnie called the Purple fabric; the 'eternal swirl'.  I have it in several colors in my Stash.
This was the 2012 Mystery at Bonnie's Blog.  quiltville.com .

Amy over HERE is hosting the link-up for the 2013 Blogger's Quilt Festival right now.  May 17th-31st.
The Spring Quilt Market is in Portland happening while we Blog Hop and enjoy this Blogger's Quilt Festival.

May 17 – 24 – Linky’s Open & Nominate for Viewer’s Choice

May 24 – 30 – Vote for favorites in each of the categories 

May 31 – Winners announced

I hope you enjoy the Festival! Don't forget to Comment, Nominate and VOTE!