Upcoming QALs

Tish's Adventures in Wonderland has her first Quilt along

here is the schedule: 

May:  fabric requirements and cutting instructions

June:  Piecing instructions

July:  piecing instructions

August:  Block 1

September:  Block 2

October:  Block 3

October Layout reveal

November and December: finish quilt tops

January 1:  Fireworks display of quilts

Musing of a Menopausal Woman is hosting a QAL with this pattern from Modern Yard Ezine

Did you know that you can download the past issues?  Save

PDFs to your computer? 

Chittenden is offering this "Fall Into A QAL"--

Just as it implies--a fall theme with  12 blocks

from 10 designers, plus 7 hosts--who will be making all the 

blocks, showing different skill sets.

This QAL begins May 15th.

"The Coming King" Sculpture Prayer Gardens

We come to the garden for a peaceful, restful morning--

a chance to enjoy the solitude and lift up our prayers.

I don't usually post about religion or religious

features, but this sculpture garden is for all

faiths and believers.

Sitting on top of located on 24.5 acres, in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, right off IH-10.   1,930’ mountain top, located at the same latitude as ISRAEL.

"Twelve Stones" greet visitors as they enter the

gates to the garden--a free trip to the top of the

mountain

"It is Finished" nails of the cross

"Mary, Mother of Jesus"

The Walkway to the empty cross 

Come to the Cross

What I found was the fact rocks were provided

for prayer requests--write your prayer and then

add your rock to the garden

Here is one of the gardens of prayers

It is a morning filled with awe and praise!

Hill Country Film Festival

Hill Country Film Festival has been our go to event this weekend--beginning on Thursday and ending Saturday night we have been engrossed in films, shorts, documentaries, panel discussions, visit with film makers--all of the independent variety.

Hill Country Schedule--includes many short blocks, major features and one night, the viewing of

"Goonies!"  

 

Here Come The Cowl........................

Skeinwalker (love that name!) which reminds me of 'skinwalkers'--

Anyway, she has some wonderful easy knit cowl patterns

and a bonus--she offers them free!

Explorers Newsletter is her outlet to give you news,

tidbits of knitting, test knits and promotions

This is my second Skeinwalker pattern to knit.

This one is Kalasi--Crescent of the Wave--

I'm using stash malabrigo yarn--

we're on our way to another addiction!

Oh Yes, I DO!

It's not a secret--I like Wine!  It's my

hobby along with my fiber activities.

This past weekend we celebrated all Rose' wines

at Texas Wine Revolution--

so many to taste so little time!

The event was held at Horseshoe Bay Resort,

located in the heart of Texas Hill country--

what a good location!

Here is my Rose' shirt--I don't do Pink so

settled with gray with pink lettering--

got to have a shirt to go along with event

Yes, the wines are pink--or Rose'--some

peachy colored--depends on how long the skins are

allowed to sit on the juice.

Our large drinking vessel for those 'tiny' pours

from 45 different wineries

In the background is the main hotel and surrounding

area contains villas--so many amenities!

Tents! Tents! Tents!  Lots of Rose' wine to sample!

Behind the scenes look--this was a perfect

location--we're looking forward to 2019!

WIPs

WIP=Works In Progress

Always something ready to be sewn, cut out, 

stitched, bound, finish................

Here is my small stack of Tumblers left over from the quilt above

This is a leader-ender project from Quiltville.  I think there is 

plenty here to finish up a quilt

I traced the patterns to Fatcat Patterns for her whimiscal

Gnomes--a Christmas theme--haven't even printed off the

Halloween one

I do have some trees pressed on fabric just waiting for when

I sit to cut out.  I try to have several of these ready for the scissors

Pat Sloan has these small quilts for each month--

Button Club patterns--more fusible involved

Made in USA flag quilt is one that I would like to have

finished and bound by July 4th

Pat Sloan has this free flag pattern--although much

larger it is the same principal

And last to not least--this oversized block is just waiting for

me to complete the half blocks that will finish up this

Meadow Mist Quilt

There is always something to work on--when in the

mood

Year And Four Months.............

We all have those projects that linger in the stash bin...

some of mine seem "ancient"!  I was so excited to

finally finish this one..

An easy way to make a 

quilt is a block a month--but that does take a

whole year or longer to wrap it up

as a Quilt.  These blocks came from

A Quilting Life

She is hosting another BOM tis year

I don't do Pink but somehow I had these

fabrics in my stash--found some green too

and tried to use ALL the pink I could find.

Someone will like it---I hope!