Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

And since yesterday was the  

1st day of Spring.

Our special this week is the

Spring Break BOM for 30 %off.

  Obviously the fabric for this quilt

is long gone but I've been working with

Deb Strains line "Honey and Lavender" that will

be out in May and you might watch for it.

The yellows are softer and so are the greens

but it would make an awesome quilt.

And you can always search the Bella Solids if you 

want to start now and don't have fabrics

in your stash that will work.

Meanwhile, you can always be

working on our spring minis and tablestands.

"April Please" Tablestand front and back

 and

"Spring, Full Speed Ahead"

I don't know why the picture is so small,

the little table runner is 39" x 16" - just

about right for my Easter table.

Oh well, I've always said I was much better at 

designing quilts than working with a computer.

 It's raining "full speed"right now.  I know its not April yet

but if the saying "April Showers bring May Flowers",

we should have some awesome flowers coming.

And I'd better leave the computer and go up the hill

to take care of the barn cat and the chickens.

Have a great week filled with the people and quilts

that you love. 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

And the sun is finally out today

in this part of Missouri.

Thank you God. 

I'm really sick and tired of rain

but guess I should be glad I 

don't live in California.

I took advantage of the great weather

to take Elizabeth and Dobby outside to play while I

hung a few clothes on the line.

And, of course they had to go say 

hi to Muffin up by the barn and

help guard the trusty Kubota.  My 

father-in-law Byron brought the little

tractor over from Chillicothe when we

first moved here and it keeps the land looking

tidy all year - mowing and snow removal

are its specialties.

When we got to the barn we found that Muffin

still had his roomie (I'm not sure what his

name is yet - or even if its a him).  But he's

not a feral cat because he lets me pet him.

He showed up a couple of days ago and seems

to like it here.

We need to have a contest for a name for him.  

And the winner can get a free kit for 

our little Tablestand quilt that's on

sale this week.  The rest of you can get

a kit or a pattern for 20% off by clicking here

                                                                Can't Wait Till Spring

Have a great week with the people and the 

quilts that you love.   See you next Wednesday

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

This is what I've been working on this week.

It's called "Spring - Full Speed Ahead"

and it will be my table runner for Easter dinner.

You can get your pattern or your kit by clicking here.

Today it's rainy and somewhat chilly so I'm glad to be inside

but the last couple of days it's been nice so I ventured outside to take

pictures of my chickens.  I just love watching my chickens and

throwing them bits of stale bread or leftover veggies.

These are my bantys - a rather diverse group -

All of these color combinations come from the little

speckled hen that Zoie named Sherran and the red rooster.

And these are mainly Buff Orpingtons with an 

oddball rooster I got because I loved 

the color of his feathers.  He's the head rooster-I'm

not sure why.

This is the latest dozen banty eggs

(they're smaller and cream colored)

And these are the Orpington eggs - 

(larger and brown).

They're all "free range" and taste awesome.

One of our favorite dinners is scrambled eggs

and bagels and another favorite is hash and eggs.

 

This is the hanging feeder in the banty house.

Jeff made a lid for it because the hens kept

getting inside to lay eggs and I was afraid one

would get stuck.  That was probably just my

paranoia but it didn't hurt to make the lid. :)

This is "Spring at Last" - our special this week.

It's 20 % off and you can got to the store to get either

the pattern of the kit by clicking here.

Have the best week you can with the 

people and quilts that you love.

 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

Have I mentioned before that I'm much

                                                      better at making quilts than I am at working

                                                             on the computer?           

                                            This is the drawing of the Tablerunner 

                                             I'm making for my table this Spring.  

                             

                          And it would be very nice if I could figure out

                                     how to get the picture right side up - but I can't.

                                     Since Tammy is at her doctor's office getting her 

                                     blood pressure checked, she's not around to help 

                                     so I'll just let it go.  When I get the little quilt done 

                                        I'll take a picture right side up.  :)

                                      Meanwhile the item on sale is the Spring Break BOM.

       

You can go to the store to get the whole pattern

by clicking here

And speaking of Spring Break, the FBI is reminding everyone, no

matter what the age, to not take anything that is not prescribed by

your doctor and comes from your pharmacy.

Cullen and Quinn were both here over the weekend and I'm kind 

of worn out so I'll finish this tomorrow.  See you then.

Happy Presidents Day

Our prayers go out for

President Carter and

for President Biden on his travels

to Poland and Ukraine.  God keep him safe.

To celebrate Presidents Day we're

putting the BOM pattern for

Flags of the American Revolution on sale

today for 20% off.

You can go to our store to get your copy by clicking here 

And a big thank you to all of the men

who have guided our country over the 

years - not an easy job!

God Bless America!

 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

This is going to be a short blog post

because I got trapped by my computer..

So we'll start with the kit and pattern that's on

sale this week.  This is "Flower Power"

and is mostly made with my favorite purples.

It's 46" x 46" and both the kit and the pattern 

are 20% off this week

And this is a drawing of the little 

quilt that trapped me.  

I got the idea for the bunnies and flower

table runner for my youngest granddaughter Summer

and sat down to frame out the quilt.

It will be called "Summer's Bunnies" because in this family 

anything that has anything to do with bunnies now gravitates

to Summer.  Luckily her Aunt Kelly has already

designed and gotten "Kelly's Bunnies". 

I may have to make Summer's quilt a little bigger so she can

cover her bunnies with it.  Right now its a 

work in progress but I'll get it finished by next week

For now to get a pattern for Kelly's Bunnies

or to get the pattern or kit for 

"Flower Power" you can go to the store by 

clicking here.

Meantime ladies, have a wonderful week with

the people and quilts that you love.

Jan

 

 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

                       Since Moda isn't doing a Blockheads Quilt

                   at this time, I thought I would replace the Blockheads 

                   blogpost with a Girl Gang post instead.  And since it's

             still February but not quite Valentines Day there's will a little

                   time left to make a Valentine quilt.  This is 4 Hearts

                   a Flower and a Star and both the pattern and the kit

                                     are 23% off this week.

You can go to our store to get either by clicking here.

I'm sure you all remember my good friends Mary and

Connie from Country Threads.  Well, I got an email from

Mary the other day with her latest post which 

included  an awesome idea for an easy

recipe for making hamburgers in your crockpot so you can 

spend your time quilting instead of cooking.

"In the summer we grill hamburgers outside but this winter I have developed an easy way to make burgers in the crock pot. I cut up enough onions to cover the bottom of the crock pot and then I pat the 1 or 2 pounds of hamburger on top and let it cook. When done cut the hamburger into bun size pieces - it’s the juiciest burger you’ve ever eaten and my stove is still clean and I didn’t have to stand there and fry them. Win win!"

For some great tips on variations on this technique,

you can go to her blog by clicking here .  And you 

can catch up on what's going on at their

                             farm and with their quilting.

Back in Missouri we are eagerly waiting on March.   

In fact we're so ready for a new month and warmer weather

that we are having a 2nd special this month.

This is 101 Lilac Place. Both the pattern

and the kit are also on sale for 23% off.

A good friend from Germany named Susanne Steil

started a website called Jan Patek Galore and it's a

great place to go look for older patterns and books.

You can go check it out by on Facebook

And I'm going to borrow another idea from Susanne 

and Mary.  I want to see quilts that you all are

making.  They can be from my patterns or not - just

what you are working on - mostly primitive feeling, I'm sure.

Tammie is setting up a separate email address so they don't 

get lost in all of the political emails I get.

I'll try to have it for you next week.

Right now, I'm going to take a bath and get back to stitching

after lunch.

Have a great week ladies with the people and quilts that you love.