My first Mariner's Compass block

I attended a workshop to learn how to draft a Mariner's Compass.  It was really fun and all the participants promised to make their block for Show and Tell at the next guild meeting.  I made mine yesterday and it was really fun to make.  Don't look too closely............I'm not the best piecer in the world.  I would love to make a Mariner's compass quilt.

Today was quilt guild meeting.............

and we had three wonderful ladies from the Prairie Pine Quilt Guild in Mexico bring a trunk show.  It was a fabulous show and gave us lots of inspiration.  I was busy helping display quilts, so I didn't get any photos, but on the way home I saw this in our creek bottom field:

There were 15 turkey pushing their beaks through the snow, searching for something to eat.  When we moved here in1979, there were no turkeys on our place.  Now they are plentiful. I always enjoy seeing them.

I have been working on Dragon number two and hope to sketch out my next dragon to put on my Dragon's Lair quilt.

Wow! have I been busy!

It just  seems that I get busier and busier........................therefore, not much blogging.  Monday I went to my scalloped edge workshop and my guild meeting.  I didn't leave the meeting until about 3:30.  I didn't realize it was that late, because the presentation on Amish quilts was so interesting. 

Tuesday I cooked all day.  I decided that I wanted to help Mamie and Rachel more.  Mamie is home schooling their kids and  Rachel is teaching at a preschool five days a week..  I made 2 TexMex Chicken and Rice Cassaroles, 2 Beef Stuffed Pasta Shells dishes with my homemade Marinara Sauce, a large pot of vegetable beef soup, and cut up and buttered 2 loaves of French Bread for them to put in their freezers.  I kept a small dish of each to put in my freezer for me..................cooking for yourself is no fun.

 On Wednesday I went to Rachel's to give Jilli a day at home.  We had a great time.  She wanted to swing, so we went to the park and she played on all the great fun equipment.  I also washed all of Rachel's dishes, we   met Mom at Subway for dinner, made a batch of rolls and some Pigs In the Blanket.  I also made mashed potatoes and green beans to go with Pigs for supper.  I froze 2 pans of rolls for Rachel and cut up and fried a huge round steak so she could use it for fajitas.  Garrett helped me with the rolls when he got home.  He had a great time with his rolls. He told me  to take them home and leave them outside for the coyotes to eat.  Funny

 Today I sat down and registered for the AQS Show at Paducah.  Mom and I will be going to a trunk show on 30's quilts, a lecture on an easy method for making NY Beauty blocks, and will be learning to make mitered squares and corners.   I am taking a workshop on drawing feathers.  We will be going to the Awards Ceremony, the National Quilt Museum..........................and of course, the quilt show.  I can hardly wait.  It is always so much fun.   Yes, we will also make ourselves go to Hancocks to shop for fabric.  If you haven't registered for the show and all the the wonderful happenings of quilt week......................do so, and soon, before classes fill up.

Jason also came in and we figured out how much fertilizer we are going to need this spring.  At noon I went to our community club dinner.  It is always great to share a meal with my neighbors.  Mamie was hostess and she made her wonderful Lasagna..............it is to die for!  I had to get some prescriptions filled, so I ran to Columbia, went to the books store for some R and R and then to Aldis for a few groceries.  I am finally home.   Hopefully tomorrow will be a day at home.    Maybe I can do some serious blogging tomorrow.

Yesterday was BTQG meeting...............

and the scalloped edge workshop with Dawn Heese.  The workshop was great and I'm so glad I took it.  Dawn did a great job of teaching.  Shea's little quilt is really cute and I think she will like it.  To find out more about Dawn, her work, and the classes she teaches go to http://dawnheesequilts.blogspot.com/.

Here's a sneak peek of my scallops I started putting on Shea's quilt.  She chose the fabric for the binding and I think it is a good choice.  I was thinking of black and white, but the pink is really pretty.

Yesterday our speaker at Booneslick Trail Quilters Guild was our very own Bettina Havig.  Her presentation was on Amish Quilts and it was outstanding.  She has personal friendships with some of the Amish women near Clark, MO and she really put a personal face on Amish quilting and the community itself.  She showed slides of Amish quilts, dispelled some myths about Amish quilts, told stories of her relationship with the women at Clark, and showed some of her own Amish quilts.  I was so sad that I forgot my camera---usually I have it with me, but I guess I took it out of the car and didn't remember doing so.  To learn more about Bettina Havig, you may go to her website, http://bettinahavig.com/.  She is a quiltmaker, historian, lecturer, teacher and author. She is a wonderful resource person for the quilting community!

I just wanted to let you in on what my Mom gave me for Christmas.  Love it!!!

I have Shea's quilt ready...................

for the scalloped edge workshop with Dawn Heese.  Since this quilt is raw edge applique, I have quilted it in a  very close grid pattern .   Wonder Under is holding the motifs onto the background and some were already coming loose.  I think this will hold them permanently.

Amish mini quilt is done!

Quiting Done on Mini Amish

I stayed up last night and did the quilting on my little Amish auction quilt.  I got up this morning and I was out of propane..............BBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.  I hear the truck delivering it right now.  They are so good to make sure we have heat.  I am in my big robe and covered up on the couch to stay warm. 

After church, I will bind it, block it, and it will be done.

Amish quilt pieced!

I pieced my little Amish quilt for the auction on Monday.  Think I'll hand quilt it............or try, anyway.

Small Amish Quilt

I made these tiny flying geese units this morning for a small quilt for my Amish Basket which will be auctioned off at my guild next Monday.  I told you Quiltinaday made a fabulous flying geese ruler................so easy, so accurate.  These units are 3/4"x 1.5".  I hope I can get this done.  My son's family is requiring a lot of help after his knee surgery.