Happy Fri-Yay!

We got our wish!
The Quiltville Mystery Reveal  happened today!

This morning I woke up with the chickens to print the final clue. 

Click HERE to go see the Reveal!

I am so amazed at the way Bonnie can make two blocks and a 

set color way work into such a Beautiful Quilt Mystery.

Does that mean I can start something NEW?

Hahaha, of course everyone knows I can't pass 

up a challenge!

Two of our Local Shops are having Challenges. 

Walla Walla Sew Vac and Spas 

Is a 3 Yard Challenge 

These are the 2 fabrics Tara chose for me

I love the choices, now to choose the #3 Yard.

Highland Quilts

Black and White with a color

I figured the Jelly Roll would help with the

 stripping and give some variety.

I also have a Tri-Cities Quilt Guild Challenge for the Show in March.

The Challenge Theme is "Origins"

Where you came from??

Something about ourselves.

Well, I have ideas spinning in my head about this Challenge.

Best Memory of my Childhood is when my daddy painted the house PINK!

We had a White Picket Fence and a Weeping Willow Tree.

Later he grew Beautiful Roses, and planted Blue Spruce Pine trees in the yard.

Oh, and the Big Snowball Tree in the back by our Clothes line.

The neighbor said he could plant a stick and it would Grow.

Those were his Geraniums.

I ran a few errands and came home to sort and clean in my sewing room.

I've done some Cutting for the Mystery Parts I need to make Block B and More Block A.

I even found some things I haven't seen since Last Year. 

Have you changed your Rotary Cutter Blade this Year?

Nothing like a New Blade!

WOW-WEDNESDAY

I have to share the Biggest Bloom on my Hydrangea!

Had to double check that it was only one stem.

I finally got back to the Highland Quilt shop in Athena when the boss was there.

She had already hung the Quilt in the window so the picture taking was harder.

My Bounty of Fat Quarters

Purples, Aquas, Grays, Creams and Blacks

The prize for the Row by Row was 15 Fat Quarters

Highland Quilts added the extra 11.

26 fun Fat Quarters to make something pretty

Paired up for a contrast check.

Possible quilt pattern in my head.

Today is Lori Holt Day, so I did some pre-cutting.

I love using the Alphabitties and Wonder Clips.

Flower Blocks for the Raffle Quilt or my Challenge Quilt.
Watch and see...
 

Row by Row Quilt - Ta DA!

I waited all day for the Owner of Highland Quilts to get to the Shop 

so I could go and turn in my Quilt.

Just look at that stack of Fat Quarters. 

 I'll go back and spend the Gift Certificate later.

The owner let me bring it home so I can show it on Monday to the ladies at Tri-Cities Quilt Guild.

She wants to put it in her Window for the rest of the Row by Row time.

My rows are From:

Keepsake Quilting- Bothell, Wa, Quiltmania-Richland,Wa, Kissed Quilts-Grand Coulee,Wa, Thread and Bolts-Walla Walla, Wa, Stylish Fabrics & Quilts-Logan, Ut, Highland Quilts-Athena,Or, Yesteryear Quilting-Waterville,Wa, Janean's Bernina-Pasco, & The 9th Row from Thread and Bolts. 

I decided to just get it done with the 9 rows I had.

I liked using the Licence Plate fabric and the "roads" sashing to divide the rows.

There is room to add two more rows on the sides if I had taken the time to do that.

I traveled a LOT of Roads to get my many Rows.

If/ When I make a 2nd quilt I will add the extra rows.

 Here is how it looked before I changed it to the final layout.

She noticed I forgot to add the Green on the bottom of her Row, OPPS!

The Final Outside Picture (before binding).

The Backing

Maywood Simpatico Dot

"Home Tweet Home" Panto

This panto was meant for the Row by Row quilt this year.

I found it on my memory stick and added it to "Betsy's"  files.

Only 5 hours of steady quilting  & an evening of stitching the Binding and Hanging Sleeve down.

Done in 3 weeks  & a Day from when the Row by Row Started.

I noticed that the past 2 years I turned in my Quilts on July 31st.

I'm early this year.

Hurrah!

Now it's back to my regular UFO's and BOM's and BOW's.

Oh and that Beach Quilt.

Have a great Weekend.
Linked up with Red Letter Quilts for the OMG HERE