Happy Thanksgiving all!

Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel. ~Author Unknown

peep peep x 5

up to 5 this morning...

Broody Hen

Rori is sitting a dozen eggs that are hatching.

Chicken Tractor Project

This site has a huge variety of choices. I am looking for lightweight more than anything. Well cheap maybe : ) These both look easy enough : D
Special thanks to Katy for all the great pictures on the site.
http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/tractors.html

Camp Visitors

Our last night at 4H Camp we had these 2 uninvited visitors. I guess we were on their turf but geeeeeeee!
I am rethinking returning next year : /

4H Parent

I love volunteering!

Do what you can do to help in 4H.

There are many benefits to helping.

But remember to "Be Prepared", uh oh! the Scout in me is coming out : D...
another volunteering thing I do.


http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/4h/parents/index.htm

We will be home tomorrow with pictures!

Largest 4H camp in KY

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/4h/camp/lakecumberland/index.htm

4H History

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/4h/History/index.php

Off to camp

My daughter Cayleigh (11) is going to her first 4H camp this week.
I am tagging along as a leader. : D
Leaving early in the morning...

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/4h/camp/lakecumberland/index.htm

My friend the Practical Housewife shares her everyday tips.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Practical-Housewife/172740079436218

and her blog

http://networkedblogs.com/k8aAE

Blog with a new look

Thanks to friends and the gift of an iPad everything has improved my blog.
While sitting with the mil at the hospital (St.Joe) with free wi-fi I worked on restoring, sizing, editing and such. More changes coming as time permits.

Quilt Club in memory of Iva ( Susie ) Ellis

Quilt club was held last night in memory of my great grandmother's birthday.
She taught me the love of fabric and sewing. She would be 108. The picture in
the background is my great grandfather Rev. Wilmer Ellis. He was 3 years older
than her.

Quilt club discussed new projects to begin soon.
More on that later...

WaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I messed around with my blog and lost my extra pages, all my side bar stuff.
Not sure what I did but I am too stressed to try to replace just yet. : (

Love a good mystery?

Home - Janet Evanovich

I love Kentucky and horses.

I watched the dvd of  "Secretariat" today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xabXrwKuy4k&feature=fvwrel

the real thing in 1973

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffvXiSjPp6c&feature=player_embedded

I love horses!
Don't ever let me go to the Kentucky Derby.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Derby

I would probably loose everything by betting on
something I "feel" would be a good choice. : )

Best of Show!

Last summer Quilt Club began talking about entering a quilt block for this years county fair fundraiser. The theme was "All Things Kentucky".
A few of the ladies did and a few of us didn't meet the deadline : ( me included. This one appears to have been a favorite with the judges. Way to go Amy!

And the UK Football and Basketball blocks were signed by the coaches. Great idea Billye!
I haven't heard what the silent auction total was but I think Good!

Vinegar

http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/organizing-cleaning/36-uses-for-vinegar-00400000051753/

Interesting things about eggs.

check out Linda's blog too.


http://straystitches1.blogspot.com/2011/06/quilt-top-finished.html

And for your favorite hen...

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=4031-Patterns

http://www.debenpoultrysaddles.com/fittingsaddles.htm

Creative! Coops! Chickens!

Love this site for all kinds of creativity!
http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2011/06/chickens-free-range-and-grilled.html

Check out for a Modern Log Cabin

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/030758657X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=naugsecrclub-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=030758657X#_


click for 25 projects and view page by page on Amazon.

Quilt Club

See you this week?
contact me for the W's.

star log cabin and more

http://www.quiltingassistant.com/logcabinblock.html

http://quilting.about.com/od/picturesofquilts/ig/Log-Cabin--Pineapple--More/kate--log-cabin.htm

more log cabin...

http://delawarequilts.com/BOMs/LogCabin/index.html

Quilt Club

Those coming to Quilt Club this week check out this site for
the Log Cabin pattern and variations.


http://www.equilters.com/library/logcabin/easy_log_cabin_part1.html

I hope the snow misses us this week and we can meet finally.

Rhonda

Winter Warning!

If you are a local (Kentucky)
Get out quick and buy your
milk, bread and FABRIC.
The snow has started in some
parts of the state and will be here
(Casey County) soon!

A Blessing for sure!

check this out

http://maintainingmypiece.blogspot.com/2011/01/inconvenience.html

Quilt Club

Quilt Club will meet Jan. 27th at 6-7:30 pm.

Bring something you have finished recently, or something you are working on now.

Several are interested in starting a Log Cabin quilt! We will discuss some new projects.

image information found here

http://www.animationconnection.com/view/ljmt001-the-old-sew-sew

Helpful Hints For Winter

Keep your headlights clear with car wax! Just wipe ordinary car
wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will
prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights - lasts 6
weeks.
Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers
with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick
can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect
silence & clarity.
Ice-proof your windows with vinegar! Frost on it's way? Just
fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz
it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they'll be clear of icy
mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of
water---preventing water from freezing!
Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray! Spritz
cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a
paper towel. The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the
rubber
Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream! Spray some shaving
cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels.
Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial
defoggers.
De-ice your lock in seconds with hand sanitizer! Just put some
hand sanitizer gel on the key & the lock & the problems solved!

 (thanks Aunt Berni)

TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING,

BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.

I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS,

I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.

THE LEFTOVERS BECKON

THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE,

BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION

WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT.

TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION,

THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.

SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR,

AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.

GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,

PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.

I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,

 ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.

I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY,

WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.

BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....

HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY,

MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.

MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP.

MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS.

MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,

MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS!!



HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

My new favorite blog for couponing, rebates ...

http://www.reallifedeals.com/

How cute is this? Anyone up for the challenge?

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/10/bread-buddy.html#more

Local quilt club- this is a good challenge for October. Get a jump on holiday gifts too!
I can't wait to try one! Last one finished gets...who will it be? : )

Deadline is near.

Hey locals, Billye has been busy.

Remember "All things Kentucky"

blocks are due this Friday.

Last Thursday was ladies night out with a surprise baby shower and we celebrated some

birthdays too.

We went to a new Japenese restaurant in Somerset Ky.

(Yamatos Steakhouse Of Japan)

It was wonderful!

This one is located in the Forkland Community on Hwy. 37 Boyle County Ky.

I believe this is an Ellis family farm.

Also located near the famous Penn's Store.

This area had major flood damage in May this year.

With all the rush of our county festival, a scout trip to the aviation museum in Lexington Ky (while the World Equestrian Games were starting), family visiting, practicing for the church play and more we managed a mini family birthday party for child #3. It was his 12th.

He is fun as you can tell. He spent some early birthday money from cousin NY on the helmet.

He spends wisely. It was a mark down $50/$22. He had been watching it since last Christmas season. : )

Our little quilt club did okay in the ribbon category : )

How is the blocks for the fair going?

Friday is the deadline.

See you Thursday night.

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is my birthday and I received a birthday wish from someone I miss.
It made my day. : )

more paper-piecing

Paper-piecing class

 Hey locals! We have a special treat this week at quilt club.
 Amy will be teaching a paper-piecing block she learned at the Monticello quilt show a few weeks ago.
 Bring a few scraps and your machine to sew along with her.

Apple Festival Quilt Contest winners

Congrats to all the winners in the contest! and participants too!

Amy has been busy...

Amy decided not to go on safari to Africa

but went to paradise in Hawaii : )

Casey County Apple Festival Quilt Contest

deadline 5 pm today!
Good luck locals!

Loved these at the quilt show

I have fabrics ready and was thinking of a jar quilt but not sure

of the size I want. I was thinking of a small wall hanging but really like the table runner.

I love the border of this wall hanging. I love the embroider on the table runner.

What to do, what to do? and when will I find the time to do .... : )

Christmas Quilt

I loved the colors and the quilting on  this Christmas quilt I saw at a show this weekend. I only got a close up of it for some reason.
My cousin Sandi and 2 of her daughters came for a weekend visit. We started Saturday with a stop at Quilt King (or King's) in Liberty to add to our fabric stash (GREAT prices you can't beat!) We are both working on the Africian quilt with animal prints. Next stop was at Sunny Valley (it will always be Nolt's to me) on South Fork, a nice drive thru the Mennonite community. Next we got into Somerset for KFC and went to Trinity Springs Park for a picnic. We used our picnic quilts made in the first Quilt Club project.(May/June '10) I forgot to take a picture! : (
Next stop was the Quilt Show of the Little Mountains in Monticello. Next stop was Linda's Quilt Shop. We got more fabric. Sandi added to her civil war prints. I picked up a sock monkey print for a baby quilt I need to have completed asap! I also found a hiking boot print. My hiking and geocaching "name" is to go boots : ).
Last stop for the day ( and we were about shopped out) was Paul's Discount back in Somerset. They have a WONDERFUL assortment of fabric at great prices. I picked up some halloween prints and Sandi almost had to fight for Batiks. : )
We finally made it home to collapse and plan our next outing next weekend. We have a long list of projects to finish and new ones to start but a girl has to plan a prepare for the winter 'cause you might get stuck home and ........I'm just saying..........
I also liked this quilt at the show...

How pretty is this?

Terri is ahead of the class, well actually it was the August project.

I guess the rest of us are behind : )

Calling all locals!

Quilt Club in one hour!

Sherri's Go Giveaway!

check it out and enter

http://aquiltinglife.blogspot.com/2010/08/hexagons-and-go-giveaway.html

I am!   : )

Quilt Club tonight at 6pm.

all you locals........see you there!
I haven't gotten my pieces cut, you?

Look what K made!

Kaye is behind there somewhere. Her holiday quilt has been made and

some presents have been wrapped. All in August. Awesome? Aggravating?

: ) maybe Inspiring?

Don't toss those little scraps!!!!!!!!!!

Terri Bennett, a experienced : ) quilter stopped by Quilt Club

last week to share her mini quilts with us. (approx.5x7 size)

How cute are these?

There is no reason you couldn't complete every family member a

special quilt this year...

just saying...

DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR SCRAPS!!!!

16 fat quarters giveaway

check it out here

http://quiltstory.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-spy-ladybug-giveaway.html

Another Go Accuquilt Giveaway...

Paulette at
http://sweetp-paulette.blogspot.com/

is giving a accuquilt away, check it out on her blog.

I will attempt a version of this for a quilt block contest...

in honor of Barbaro

This is for a local quilt block contest for a county fair fundraiser.

Theme is "All things Kentucky"

(blue and white color sceme)

Cool AccuQuilt Giveaway

http://cvquiltworks.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-go-giveaway.html

Free motion classes link

 this is going to be so much fun!

http://afewscraps.blogspot.com/2010/08/quilt-along-and-giveaway.html

A quilt along and a GIVEAWAY!

              check this everyone. I am on board. How about you?

Someone has been busy again...

love the colors!

hope to see it at quilt club.

Somewhere on a rEally back road on the way to Forkland Ky

Maxey Valley area?

locals can you tell me where I was?

: )

I'm just saying...

Sewing is cheaper than a psychiatrist !
Today I worked on my sewing room. Nothing fancy but ROOM...I have a cutting table now,
an ironing area, a display wall started, tv, phone and laptop....sewing machine, embroidery machine, serger and I still have a lot to do.

Again I say...

Asking a quilter to mend (hem) is like asking Picasso to paint your garage.
However this time was my 26 year old son and he ask so nice : P.
Job is done along with some unique embroidered luggage tags : ). He leaves
tomorrow morning for a new adventure. And as he says sometimes "Can't tell
you, have to kill you".

just hanging around

Sometimes you just gotta get away by yourself!

Barn Quilt

located on Hwy N127 Russell Springs, Kentucky

new hobby...

sewing machine repair-rrrrrrrrr
yesterday I acquired a cute little green machine. not the cleaning kind : ) that is so not me.
it is a sewing machine. a Singer 285k. needs some work so I thought. I would attempt to work on
it after watching a video on a new blog I found. Brian helped me get started even tho he didn't
know. after taking the bottom off like Brian said to do I was still a bit lost. I decided to email
him for advice but saw my first problem! no belt! after I find a belt I will go to the next step even
tho Brians blog says it is one of the worst Singer machines made. : P my luck. BUT I only gave
$3 for it and it can just look "cute" in my sewing room with the dozen or so in my collection.
(hubby says the belt will cost $20 : P )
oh and here is Brian's blog...on a bad seed

http://www.briansews.com/2010/06/bad-seed.html

and a picture of the little green Singer 285k
(not to be confused with the 185)

And here is the SECRET!

http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-cant-keep-secret-anymorewoo-hoo.html

Waiting for Sewmeow's SURPRISE!

http://sewfunquilts-sewmeow.blogspot.com/2010/08/sunday-my-surprise-is-going-to-be.html

As promised....

Happy to find this old quilt today after passing it up yesterday.

$5! all hand stitched and does have holes but it has been loved and

I wonder about it's "story" : )

127 Yard Sale

Yesterday I met a friend from out of state here helping her mom set up in the 127 yard sale.
The sale runs for abut 400 miles of Hwy 127 each year. We had a good visit along with our daughters
running around looking for a good buy. I saw NEW IN BOX  jelly jars at a great price turned for like 30
seconds and back around to pick them up and some lady (Barbara R) had them clutched in her
arms! She beat me to the buy. The only other thing I saw there was a olllllllllld quilt. I passed on it
but am leaving soon and hope to find it is still there. If I find it I will post a picture tonight. Keep your
fingers crossed.

How cool is this for small sewing rooms?

a project wall

that can disappear

Thanks for sharing Nedra.
more pictures on it here


http://cactus-needle.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth Lemmon " A Window Closed"

I just got home from a book signing at The Casey County Public Library with my signed copy.

Get your own copy : )

available here

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Window-Closed/Elizabeth-Lemmon/e/9781452007762/?itm=2&USRI=a+window+closed

and here

                                                            http://www.amazon.com/Window-Closed-Elizabeth-Lemmon/dp/1452007756/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280593696&sr=1-3

Elizabeth's blog here       http://goodgirllouise.wordpress.com/

                                                         

love the history on this quilt

however I don't love the colors but a girl has to use what she  has sometimes...

maybe I can stop by Quilt King after the library today : )

http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&gkey=169&objkey=7218

what to do next Quilt Club and anyone wanting to Quilt a long!

this is some of my fabric choices for the project

see previous post for picture and supplies

cut (in order listed)
from each fat quarter of assorted animal prints
1 rectangle 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"
1 rectangle 5 1/2" x 7"
2 rectangles 5 1/2" x 6"
2 rectangles 5" x 5 1/2
1 rectangle 4" x 5 1/2"

Black solid
7strips 2 1/2" x width of fabric (WOF) for binding
2 strips 2 1/2 x 64", pieced from 4 WOF strips
2 strips 2 1/2" x 48", pieced from 3 WOF strips
10 strips 1" x40 1/2
66 strips 1" x 5 1/2"

Black/tan zebra print
2 strips 4 3/4" x 68", pieced from 4 WOF strips
2 strips 4 3/4 x 58", pieced from 4 WOF strips

I will see some of you next Thursday night to begin : )

Local Quilt Club August project

August Quilt Club project- A Stitching Safari. (sorry for the blurry picture)

shop for or find in your stash- 11 fat quarters (18"x 22") of assorted animal prints,

1 3/4 yards of solid black (sashing, inner border and binding),
black & tan zebra print (outer border),
3 5/8 yard backing (piece width-wise),
 twin size batting. based on 40 1/2" usuable width.
finished quilt size 53" x 73".

Kings Department Stores has some animal prints for great deals!

For those who want to join in the project you are free to choose a different print (flowers, stripes, dots etc.) and use the same instructions for a fun sew along.

this pattern was found in Quick Quilts Aug/Sept 2010 issue (into africa it's a stitching safari)

quilts...

I took this picture yesterday on the way to Perryville from Danville (Hwy 150? I think)

and this one on the road to Perryville Battlefield.

I missed another one on the same road but plan to go back soon.