Parisian Summer Block of the Month Mystery Quilt so far....

And here it finally is....

The inner part of Parisian Summer!

I finally managed to figure it all out......

what a  process....

I am happy with it though.

Hard work always does pay off!

What do you all think?

Here's some of the process of it going together....

I can't tell  you how many times...

I started adding the checkerboard sashing to the blocks...

only to realize I hadn't put on the prairie points.....

You would think I would have only done it once!!

Not!!

See...doesn't it look great???

Whoops!

No Prairie Points...

rip...

rip...

rip...

Here is some of the work on the design wall....

Commissioning fabrics for the outer border....

Working the Dresden Blocks out....

Sewing blocks together....

Adding Sashing....

And more sashing....

Piece by piece...it finally all came together.

Until the last border was sewn on. ~~Whew...~~

And a photo shoot in the backyard for Mary Jane's Farm Magazine.

Now to hand embroider the last 4 borders...

I will be burning the midnight oil...

stitching,

stitching,

stitching.

Stitching in the car...

at shows,

at quilt guild meetings,

when visitors come....

Ah....

the life of a quilter!

~Happy Days to You'll....from lil 'ole Tennessee~

A Quilt Along I'm Joining....Come on Over and Play....

Ladies here is a Free Block of the Month you might want to check out!

I've never done one of these before  so I'm excited!

Click Here To Read All About It!!

I'm going to link up to it tonight...so run over there and join up!

They are doing it in two different color ways....

And they have kits available if anyone wants to go that way.

These are the fabrics I am using:

I hesitate to take on any projects 

because of the work/design load and

travel schedule I have....

But I'm just 'a needin' to  do somethin' for lil ole me...

if you know what I mean!

I'm determined to get some projects done for this new little place of mine.

I will keep you posted on all of the progress...

(...or none of it....smile!)

Toodles....

Exciting News!

I have been chosen for a feature article in the Upcoming August/September issue of

Mary Jane's Farm Magazine!

I am over the moon!

It is my first time to be in a national magazine.

Dear Deb over at

Deborah Jean's Dandelion House

approached me a few weeks ago about it.

We've been busy doing photo shoots for them....

we aren't professional photographers....

so that all can kind of get interesting.

But last week, finally the pics we sent were a go.

Mary Jane's Farm Magazine is one I was buying when it first came out years ago.

I can remember taking the first issue over to my girlfriend Nancy's house and showing it to her.

We both lived on 2 1/2 acres each just outside of Las Vegas on our own hobby farms.

We both milked our goats,

made cheese,

slaved over our organic gardens,

fed our chicks

gathered their eggs. 

and even had Quilt Night once a week!

Wow!

Where did the good 'ole days go?

Ken and I are hoping to get back to a hobby farm

within the next 5 years.

We just haven't figured out how to make it happen

with being on the road and all.

Oh how I miss,

sitting out on the porch as the sun rose over the mountains,

sipping on a steaming cup of mocha,

the Guitar Man would bring me,

quiet time with the Lord.

And then on out to the garden ...

weeding,

gathering,

milking,

feeding....

all before a day's work was to begin.

I can't thank you enough Deb for thinking of me!

Please check out her site my dear readers.

She is quite an inspiration to behold!

And thank you again my sweet friend!

Love over the wires....