Day 8 of Nativities - Ready for Mystery Friday

Well, there are 17 days left before Christmas!

So I can share more Nativities! 

I love this Nesting Nativity. 

I think it is Jim Shore one. 

I got it at Trends in Portland.

 I got it in 2013.

It was on the Blog in 2014.

I have more Jim Shore in my Ornaments.

Tree still isn't in the house.

I'm waiting for a certain box to be opened.

I finished the 2nd clue in time for Friday!

Yahoo!

Paul went to Temple again without me.

I am glad to not go two days in a row.

I stitched the day away.

Decorated my machine with chain pieced parts.

Clipped and counted for when we need them.

The Oliso Mini Iron and this TV Tray are a Time saver

Parts in the tote I found downstairs. 

 I'm glad that I changed the Orange 

   to this peachy color. 

  The Busy Backgrounds came out to play. 

Happy Thursday!

Quiltville Mystery Link-up -part 4

It's another Link-up Monday! 

I had some company in the LOFT. 

3 ladies, one who is Blind, came to sandwich some Quilts. 

I was happy that they took time to help a friend. True Christmas Spirit. 

& Brandy stopped by.

She is stitching at home after working at her mom Pac n Ship. Busy!!

I got to play with my 'Happy Colors'

Lots of old Phone books laying around, lol.

We got new ones last month.

My handy Paper cutter went along to help.

I did some in strip sets too.

That used up my shorter strips 

from my scraps bin.

I'll cut into more Purples to finish.

Linking up HERE 

There's was some grandchildren watching...

Basketball games scheduled late on Saturday  that we could get to. 

Fun to go out to a new place to eat too.

Porter's BBQ!  Yummy 

They're going to get a visit from

 Guy Fieri host of

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives! 

Another busy week ahead.

WOW Wednesday - October is half gone

Looking at my Goals I'm doing pretty good, even with all the Road trips, 

running errands, meetings, and STUFF!

My Humble Quilts SAL, is calling me today.

I need to play Catch-up!

And my last 2 Pat Sloan "My Secret Garden" blocks are still waiting to be sewn. 

My Bus to the Spokane show way too much FUN.  

The Show was SEW Great too!

Here are a few of my Favorites. 

Just for those of you who read my Wednesday posts...lol

These aren't my quilts so I'm not labeling them one by one.

Loved seeing the Quiltville Quilts!

I missed one of the Grand Illusions that was by the front door.

Grand Illusion and Smith Mountain Morning

I had to check HERE to make sure I was calling it by the right name.  

2 of the 2015 Mystery Allietare

One had 'ant's on it.  Fun black on white Neutral!

A few that made me stop and say AWE...

 The bottom says "You know and I know and that's what matters"

This was called Day & Night

 Just for my Son and friends who like PIGS and BACON.

There are many more, but I have to get out the door soon and try to get home to sew later today.

The Driveway is all Poured!!! Yea for the little things that make me smile.

No markings per the Hubby's directions and the fast setting cement.

What's happening in your Quilt Zone?

2015 Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival "When Bonnie Calls---"

Way back on the last day of June Bonnie Hunter sent out the "Call for Quilts" HERE

I have had a quilt hang in the Quiltmaker Gallery before.

 I was so happy to send a Picture to Bonnie and tell her "PICK ME, Please!!"

 I started making these in April. Thinking they would be this year's L/E.

The pattern was in the May/June issue of Quiltmaker in

 "Addicted to Scraps" column by Bonnie Hunter.

 

Above are pictures of my Scrap tote and my 1st block laid out.

I was having fun stitching up my blocks between other blocks I was stitching.

It wasn't long before I had 11 blocks made.

I even made some at the Retreat in June
Here is one that I made then. 

Much to my Horror, I came home and made a few more just like this.

Can you tell where I went WRONG???

  

 The "froggin' tool was put to good use, QUICK! 

Then I laid them out on my Floor and auditioned sashings.

Light or Blue?  

I couldn't decide so I used both

I liked how it looked with the borders done with Light on one side and the Blue on the other side.

Here is the Flimsy - finished on the 3rd of July.

I e-mailed this photo to Bonnie and got her reply.  

YES! She wanted me to send it to Golden.

  On the 4th of July, I loaded it on "Betsy" and got it all quilted on the 4th!
I used the "Feather's Around" Quilting design.

Quilt Stats:
Quilt Name: "When Bonnie Calls"
Pattern Name "Idaho Square Dance"
By Bonnie Hunter
Size: 47" x 47"
Pieced and Quilted by Mary Crowther
Started: April 2015- Finished July 4, 2015
Tuscany Batting
Signature Thread -Parchment
Quilting pattern "Feather's Around" 
Quilted on "Betsy" Viking 18x8 Mega Quilting machine

Bonnie's Craft U classes started October 12th.  You can register HERE

I skipped ahead and to my delight saw that they saved this class until the last.

My quilt is shown 2nd in the show and share part at the end.
I had to laugh when she called me "Marie".
Growing up plain Jane Mary Brown went to town, I take it as a compliment.
I asked her if I needed better penmanship on my label, :)
She said she just couldn't read it.  I need a new Pigma Pen!

Entered in "Small Quilt" category at 2015 Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival HERE
Nominations for VIEWER'S CHOICE through October 29, 2015
 Click HERE

Grand Illusion Mystery Linky Party- January 31, 2015

My Quiltville Mystery has two smaller quilts put together instead of only 1.  

 I need more Quilts in the cupboard that fit a Twin bed.
These are still waiting for me to sew the blocks together.
Bonnie is doing a LINKY party HERE.
If you read the post HERE, you know WHY these are still waiting.

#1

#2

I've had suggestions from my Blogging buddies to add some Black cornerstones and some Green.

We shall see, this one will hang out for a little while more.

#2 - Option 2

My single Black block in this option, got a big ol' thumbs down, so it will get Un-sewn.

I finally got a copy of the Video "Somewhere in Time" so I can watch it now.

Bonnie chose her colors from the Grand Hotel - The Movie is set at the Grand Hotel.

It's been a fun one with lots of different color ways and changes all over the World. Go check out all the LINKs over at Quiltville.  HERE's the linky again.

Design Wall Monday- January 19, 2015

The weather outside was rainy and cold on Saturday, no where special to be.
 I spent the day in the Basement.
I made two more 30's blocks for my Sylvia's Bridal Sampler.

Total now is 53

My 2014 Quiltville Mystery has been sitting around waiting and waiting

 for me to make a final decision for what to do with it.

Saturday was the day to GET IT Figured out.

I got the reamaining 13 blocks together in the way the pattern was designed by Bonnie Hunter.

I decided after all the quandry that I wanted to at least do 1/2 of the original quilt.

Here it Quilt #1 laid out, with and without the borders-

ready to finish sewing it all together.

It's growing on me- 

I like it much better now that I can see it together with the borders laid out.

I hope to get it done by the time Bonnie does another Monday Link-up.

With 9 of the rest of the blocks I can do this...

Which one is better?  

With or without the black center block.

 I think it needs another border,

 I can use the extra parts of the original border.

OR... add some Pink, Black or Purple to it.

Linking up HERE with Judy L at Patchworktimes

"Grand Illusion" Quiltvile Mystery Link-up & Design Wall Monday - January 5, 2015

I worked on the mystery as much as possible on Saturday.

 Friday was not a good Quilting day.

I just couldn't make that final decision of how to put my blocks together.

I liked the yellow in a row best, but Pink or Black??

I posted the parts in 4 different ways on my Guild's Facebook page to enlist their help in choosing. 

 I got 12 blocks all sewn together and laid them out on the floor.

With the yellow in a row I can move them around the Black block, which might be in the center.

YES, after the picture, I noticed the lower left corner block isn't right.

I couldn't just follow the pattern.  I had to make it my own.

DH chose the Pink Option. Below are the 13 Blocks left to sew.

The sashings are ready and I have all the border parts finished.

Linking up again with Bonnie HERE

I know there are many who have completed tops and even a few who have them quilted already.

 Judy L HERE
It's the 1st DWM of 2015

Check them out!

2014 Mystery Link-up & Design Wall Monday- December 29, 2104

The old commercial used to say, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing."

Well, I can't believe I am all caught up with the Mystery!

Last week I didn't have much time to catch up. 

This week- I had the whole day to sew while DH worked.

Clue 4- A & B blocks DONE
I did a few "Rip-it's" with these.

Clue 5 A & B Blocks DONE!
It was fun to use those "Coyote" School colors from Columbia Burbank again.

All the blocks on my floor stacked in sets of 10, 5 & 4 accordingly.

 Clue 1 - 100, Clue 2 - 100  Clue 3 -120

Clue 4 - 40 A+ 40 B = 80  Clue 5 - 25 A+ 4 B = 29

429 block parts
Total pieces so far = 2,756

Plus there are 800 bonus triangles from clue 2

I had to buy a new tote to hold all the parts for the 

"Grand Illusion Mystery"

Stacked and waiting for more clues or block instructions next Friday.

Bonnie really has me stumped this year!

Linking up with Bonnie HERE

and Judy L HERE

My Quilty Christmas...

When cleaning and preparing for the Family to come last Saturday to Celebrate together...

I decided that I needed a little more "Christ" in my Christmas.

I have several Nativities I didn't get out this year.  

I wanted to share a few more with the family and my Blogging friends.

On the shelf is the first Nativity I bartered for when we lived in Mesa.

My Nativity Tree Skirt is on the Rocking chair, Purple Paper pieced Tree Skirt Lynn W. made, House & Tree Quilt from Christmas Around the World, corner of Christmas Postcard Quilt on couch.

Jim Shore Nativity on Table runner like the ones I made for my girls when I worked at Hancock's.

3 Nativities in the China Hutch on a Table Runner made by my DH's Sister Anne.
L-R from Wendy T, a Mini Water Globe Nativty, and silver Water Globe Nativity from Lynn W.

Pillow from Marg in Australia, Postcard quilt from Quiltmania Class.

 Mini Ornaments from Janet O hang above Nativity from Lynn W.

 I put my Wonky Tree Mini I made with Buttons on it to represent Symbols of Christmas above the sink in the Kitchen.

 My Christmas "Sarah's Star" SBS Swap quilt in the toy room.

I already showed the Christmas Lone Star on the Bed downstairs.
My Celtic Christmas Solstice has been on a Bed since Thanksgiving time at Brant & Tina's.

I think I need a few Mini Christmas Themed quilts to go under some of my Nativities.
I haven't counted lately low many TOTAL Nativities that I have collected.
It's nice to have something to Collect and surprising how many you acquire from friends who know you love them.

Thanks Bonnie for another Quilty Link-up this Christmas.  Click HERE to see more.

Wishing Everyone a very Merry, Quilty Christmas from our House to yours!