The Blocks Are Pouring In...

I arrived home...

to a mailbox...

full...

of

Quilt Blocks!

 ~Quilters truly are the best~

Here are some of the blocks I've opened so far...

V from Suwannee Georgia

Janes Fabrics

Gina from Longmont Colorado

Michele from Waterford New York

Marcie from Patchalot Patterns (Virginia Beach Virginia)

Cindy from North Carolina

Judy from Clayton North Carolina

Mary Beth from Columbia Maryland

Sandi from crazyboutquilts.blogspot.com

Mary  from Mariposa, California

Linda from Pemberton, New Jersy

You all have truly touched my heart!

I will post more blocks tomorrow!

Good Night...

The First Blocks have Arrived!!

Oh sweet Dawn...

from

Quilting by Dawn 

Thank You for the beautiful blocks...

 I can't wait to start putting these quilts together.

The Guitar Man

is finishing up kits for the show...

Whimsy Lane Kits

Meet Me In Paris Kits

And I worked on a couple of sample Dresden blocks

for the shoppe below that is interested in our patterns.

 

I'm crossing my fingers that we will get this fabric in for Meet Me In Paris kits ourselves.

 

We stopped in at this shoppe

in Watkins Glen, NY

and what an amazing place.

Check it Out Here!

Time to load up and get on the road....

Stitchin' Love to All!

 

Update on Tory

I talked to Tory today

and for the first time since

this tragedy...

she sounded more like her old self.

She read all of your comments...

and even posted the link to the page

on her Facebook page

and 

wrote....

I was doing good on crying till I read all of the comments. I'm touched. Ily&&imy babe rip

 

I noticed several people from New York

went into the comment page

and read all of your heart felt comments too.

So you wonderful ladies

not only helped to bring some peace and healing

to my little girl...

but to a whole community.

So thank you again ...

from the bottom of my heart!

(Words can't express what your comments meant to me!)

I have to show you this picture Tory

also posted on her Facebook page.

It is of Chris' grave.

His best friend...the soldier who was with him when he died...

was with her 

and they poured a drink over his grave...

and it formed a perfect heart.

 

Is that not so very touching...

and quite the miracle?

God is good!

Tory has spent the last week with Dan (Chris soldier friend)

and his young wife...

He took Chris' leave...

to come home.

I think it was healing for the two of them to be together 

and to talk things through.

Well...

we are off in the morning

for our

AQS Des Moine show.

Please stop by the booth

if any of you are coming.

I'd love to see you!

Warm Hugs...

A Finished Block for Tory

I managed to get a center block done

for the quilt I will make Tory,

when all the blocks come in.

I also had to share with you these fabrics

I picked up at the quilt shoppe 

in Watkins Glen...

Aren't they yummy?

I'm trying to see if we can get the whole line into the shoppe.

They come in a lavender color too.

If we do...

we will definitely be making

Meet Me In Paris kits out of them...

as well as Whimsy Lane kits!

Back to my stitchin'....

Country Living Fair

It's time for a happy post! 

I just have to set aside some of this grief!

On the way home from the funeral in New York,

Ken was pretty tired...

so we pulled into a hotel in Columbus Ohio.

I had him drop me off at Barnes and Noble...

while he checked in.

I was tickled pink when flipping through a magazine...

I saw that the Country Living Fair was that very same weekend...

just a few miles down the road from us!

I've been wanting to attend this fair for years.

And what a treat it was!

The best Fair I've ever attended by far...

I just had to take a picture of this old Instruction Booklet

for the game of Rook...

Because that was the last picture

I ever took of Chris....

When we were all playing this game on the terrace.

We taught him how to play it ...

and he loved it!

Never before have I seen someone catch on to this game so quickly...

and not only that...

he went on to beat us all every time we played!

To see some even more fabulous pictures of this
fair...
Go Here..to October Farm
Scroll down through her last several posts!
Amazing photos..and you will get 
more of a feel what this Fair is like.

Another thing we did on the way home...

was to stop in Niagara Falls...

And there was one other neat thing we did on our trip.

The day after the viewing...

we were waiting to hear from Tory about when to meet up for the funeral...

when we decided to go and check out the Farm Sanctuary

right down the road...

 The beauty of this place was breath taking...

This is the country Chris grew up in...

by far the most beautiful part of the US I have 

ever visited...

Any of you who know me...

know...

that I LOVE goats...

This one had an injured foot and was walking around

outside of it's barn...

The Farm Sanctuary

rescues abused animals...

and gives them a place

to live out there days in 

in peace...

I never thought I'd see...

a

beautiful turkey....

but I did!

Saw some more neat goats and sheep too...

We then stopped in at Watkins Glen

to have lunch....

overlooking the lake...

before heading back for the funeral.

I always try to make the best

even out of a bad situation.

And this was my way of doing it on this trip.

A life changing trip for sure!

I want to say to all those

who took the time to leave Tory a message....

that I cried as I read each one.

You were able to say things that I couldn't...

and gave her some words of wisdom....

that I didn't have to give.

I thank you from the deepest part of my heart...

for taking precious time out of your life...

to console my little girl.

My heart...

If You Would Like to Send Tory A Message....

 

Tory with her and Chris' puppy Chloe

 

My bloggie friends...

I found out yesterday that

Tory is reading

the comments 

here on my blog.

So I'm dedicating this post

to comments 

just for her!

If you would like to give her some words of encouragement

or share something of your own...

please do so!

Thank you so much!

Star Block Fabric Example

I was asked to post pictures 

of the red, white and blue colors

for these quilts.

I pulled some fabrics

and whipped up a few blocks tonight

to show you all.

CLICK HERE....

To see how this block is made.

It gives the cutting instructions...

I figured out the rest from there.

Not the best directions...

but it's a start!

Click Here For an Easy LeMoyne Star Block

Click Here For a Friendship Star Block 

Click Here For a Christmas Rising Star Block 

Click Here For  an Ohio Star Block 

(NOTE! Any star blocks will do....these are just a few tutorials
to get ya goin'!)

I am humbled by all of your response.

Thank you ever so much!