Only half a post . . . . .

But, at least we can get a few things done.

First

and foremost

the Sunny Days 

books got here today.

Yay, Yay, Yay

And Martingale has done their

usual stupendous jog

with this book.

Also the Sarah's Story fabric 

designed by 

Betsy Chutchian got here too so

kits for Over the River

the Angel Table-runner,

Grandma's House,

Winter Wonderland,

and

Church Bells in the Snow 

are all being cut.

If you preordered any of those kits

you should be getting them soon.

If you want to order one today you

can do so by clicking here.

And since it's getting to close to 

Christmas and because I decided 

to make this quilt for my sister, I'm 

leaving it on sale for another week.

Merry Almost Christmas, ladies.

Book 2 of Folk Art Favorites plus Clover Meadow fabric is shipping

Our Vintage book this

month is

Folk Art Favorites.

There are 3 books in this series

(This is book 2)

with lots of fun quilts designed by

fellow Moda designer

Sandy Klop

(known to most quilters as

American Jane)

and of course there are a 

couple by me.

And its a really exciting month

for me because my latest

fabric line - Clover Meadow -

is shipping to your local quilt store.

Lots of precuts shipped  a couple of weeks ago

and the yardage is shipping now.

Along with kits for

Jan and Pep's Marvelous Adventure - 

our 50th Anniversary Quilt

So I get lots of Christmas

presents this year and so do you. 

Our Deal of the Week 

is a kit for the larger version of 

No Room at the Inn.

It's 32" x 35" and you can 

get your kit by clicking here. 

I believe the Tablestand version
(12" x 25")
is still on sale in the store too.

Have a great week ladies

and be sure to come back next week

for an update on 

Blockheads 3.

And I'm sorry ladies,
I wrote this last night but forgot to publish it.
Sheesh!!!

It's December already

Another year almost gone.

But still lots of time left to quilt :)

This is Folk Art Favorites
Part 1 - Winter Holidays
by me and my friend and fellow
Moda Designer, Sandy Klop -
known to most people as American Jane.

There are 3 books in this series and this is Book 1.
You need all 3 books to make this quilt
and they are our Vintage book on sale this month.
All 3 are on sale in a bundle for one price.
To get yours you can click here.

I love the Partridge in a Pear Tree quilt

and these chilly December nights are just

right for cuddling up under the Pineapple quilt

or the Folk Art Angels quilt.  

One can always use a few more

angels around the house.

And here are the directions for the 

triangle/square pineapples that 

Carrie Nelson of Moda fame likes so much.

And what is Christmas without

Stockings - large stockings that hold

lots of loot (or socks and underwear 

as well as oranges and candy).

Christmas is coming so we'd better get quilting.  :)

What a great time we had at the Mo. Star retreat AND

Happy Almost Turkey Day

But first the Retreat

And since there is so much to do the day

before Thanksgiving, I'll mainly show pictures.

Molly Barton (Girl Wonder) 

of Missouri Star.

Karen sewing the strips together for the beeskep/

Marie using the bias maker to  

                                                                make the bias vines.

Syd has hers made and is cutting out

freezer paper patterns.

And here we are with the finished product.

Good friends,

Lots of fun,

Lots of good food

And a quilt.

What more could one want:)

This is Pumpkins, Turkeys & Geese

The pattern is on sale this week 

and you can get it by going to the 

store after you click here .

Have a great Thanksgiving filled with

laughter, food, family and friends.

And of course --- Quilts. 

Its still November - And COLD....

This is what it looks like outside.

It's 22 right now but it's

supposed to get up to 40 later today.

Yesterday the high was 22 so we're already 

ahead of the game right now.

When its this cold this early in the season

I spend a lot of my day taking care 

of my chickens - making sure each house has

food and a heated waterer and that the

waterers are working.

My neat green waterers don't work anymore -

the water is frozen.  So yesterday I ran to Orschelns

and got some plug in pet waterers.  

Luckily the green waterers can be converted to

feeders.  I just took them to the house, washed

and dried them, filled them with feed 

and turned the lids (just the lids) over.  

Now they're feeders- pretty neat :).

Before I post this I'll take a picture of the new set up.

I can't post right now anyway because for some 

reason, Blogger won't save the post so I'll have

to leave it open until it will.

I may have to wait until it warms us 

a little to get things to work

Back inside, Kitty Kate

and Elizabeth

are keeping me company while

I'm working on "Cozy Cabin" -

the Tablestand Quilt for

December.

I didn't have a chance to post on Veteran's Day

but I hope you had a chance to thank one of

our service men or women for the

great job they do of keeping us safe.

To get a kit (including 

the hanger), click here.

Keep quilting ladies and

see you next week.

And now it's November.........

But for awhile it looked like we had skipped a month.

Dobby, our Welsh Corgi is

discussing the situation with the 

stone puppy by the garden bench.

I think they decided that it was 

too soon for snow.

I found out the breed of my little chickens.

They are banty Mille Fluer D'uccles.

I am assuming with that name they are French.

Apparently the Mille Fluer are

the white dots on their feathers.

This is their comfy house with it's 

nests for laying eggs and their feeder.

They seem to have gotten a little

confused as to which was which.

And this is the November Mystery Quilt Block.

This yellow cat is new to the barn.

I leave the window to the grain room open a

crack except in the most severe weather.  

The window faces the south and is protected.

That way if one of the house cats goes out for

the night and isn't back by house curfew they

have a way to get out of the weather.

Well, Muffin Kitty is a stray who showed up

about 2 months ago and has made himself at

home.  He's settled in and loves being petted now

and getting his "wet food" treat every night.

(Dry food and water are a staple)

Since Halloween is over, it's time to turn about

the Fall Favorites Tablestand Quilt.  

Now we're headed for Thanksgiving.  To get

your pattern or kit for the 

quilt click here.  The Pumpkin and

Gate header is available now also.

Our Vintage book for the month 

is

with patterns for 12 fun quilts, 

pillows and stockings.  

To order your copy click here. 

It's time to get busy.

Christmas will be here before you know it. :)

It's Here!

And the kit will be in December.

Jan & Pep's Marvelous Adventure 

93" x 99"

Made for their 50th Anniversary

 from Clover Meadow fabric line

by Jan Patek for Moda.

Close up of Center House block

& Jan & Pep block

Jake's house, grandson Cullen,

chickens & beeskep - 

appliqué  by Marie Boyle.

Max's house, grandson Quinn,

chickens & flag-

appliqué by Amy Gertz

my sister Nancy's house, chickens, 

beeskep & flowers -

appliqué  by Susanne Steil.

Assembly of blocks by Terri Luther.

This is a large quilt so we are offering a few different 

ways to purchase the kit.  

At the moment we are taking preorders and 

shipment will begin in December.

You can buy the kit outright for $290.00 

by clicking here

or

you can make 4 payments of $72.50 each

by clicking here & 

we'll ship the quilt in segments or all

at once after the last payment 

if it comes that way from Moda.

I do hope that made sense.

If you have any questions you can email 

Tammie at janpatekquiltsinc@gmail.com

and she should be able to answer them.

And on a totally different set of purple quilts,

someone on Instagram wanted to see

a picture of my couch with it's quilt and pillows

so here is "Home Sweet Log Cabin Home"

with the Purple House Pillow and the 

Scarecrow Pillow - also part of "America For Me".

And here is the leather-bound journal

Pep gave me for our 50th Anniversary.

"I do believe it's time

for another Adventure."  :)

He's a Keeper.