WHY I LIKE THURSDAY.....

 The main thing is....the SUN is shining today.  It's been a gray gloomy week here.  So seeing the sun is AWESOME!!

I was over at LA Paylor's place and she's got some awesome quilts to show.  Hop over and check them out...oh, did I mention she is the host for I Like Thursdays.  That's another reason to like Thursdays.

I like that I'm making progress on my Frogs Quilt.  I did a red frog last night...he still needs some embroidery done on his face.

I got some yarn for Christmas.

So I started an Afghan, the pattern is from the February issue of Crochet World.

In the same magazine, there is a pattern for a scrappy afghan.  I have lots of  left over yarns from previous projects, so I started a Scrappy Afghan.

I've also gotten all my UFO's figured out...made a list of the quilts I want to finish this year....but may run into 2022.  We'll see how that goes.  All of these quilts are either a filmsy, needs more blocks, or close to being finished.  All I have to do is get busy and FINISH them!  Which is one of the things I hate about quilting, putting them together.  You can read all about it in my PHD tab at the top of my blog, and pictures of the quilt blocks

Thursday 13

1. RSC Crazy Quilt - 2020

2. 12" Crazy Quilt

3. Circle Quilt

4. Leaf Quilt

5. Sunbonnet Sue Quilt

6. Overall Sam Quilt

7. Red Work Quilt

8. Under the Sea Quilt

9. Cat/Mouse Quilt

10. Frogs Quilt

11. RSC 2021 Basket Quilt

12. Teapot Quilt

13. National Day Quilt Quilt

I'm also linking to 

Wednesday Wait Loss

I guess that's all I've got today...hope you all have an awesome....

I LIKE......

the cool temps we are having today...It's cloudy with the temperature at 75..perfect weather  to finish tying Zoe's quilt...and maybe cut the fabric for the binding.

Speaking of quilts...here is a list of quilts  I need to finish...the tops are done, just have to sandwich and bind them.

1. Dresden Quilt(Gray Center)
2. Jar Quilt
3, Boo Quilt
4.  Valentine Quilt
5. Dresden Quilt(Red Center)  
6. Under The Sea Quilt
7. Circle Quilt
8.  Indiana Leaves Quilt
9.  Shapes Quilt
10.  Embroidery Stitches Quilt   
11.  12" Crazy Quilt    
12.  Red Work Quilt
13.   Blue Work Quilt 

I'm linking up with 
Thursday 13
I Like Thursday

Hope you all have a wonderful....

LOTS OF STUFF TO SEE.....

I've got a long post....so don't give up in the middle...keep reading!

I'm doing a monthly post on I'm Following A Tree...keeping track of one tree is the idea.  My tree is a big Maple outside the back door.  Not too much going on right now...but yesterday was a little windy...did you know when the wind blows...the leaves on a Maple tree are silver...really..

And don't ask what the yellow thing hanging on the bottom of the tree...I think it's a reflection...I was shooting this picture through the glass.

I've also joined up for a Summer Photo Challenge...the info and list of items are on my side bar...here's a few things I found from the list.
2. Something with a knot...Thread...

3. Something with the colors of your country’s flag...
Yo Yo Quilt

Thursday 13
13 items you need to make a crazy quilt....
1.Scraps of Fabric
2. Hoop
3. Scissors
4. Needles
5. Needle Puller
6. Needle Threader
7. Yarn
8. Thread
9. Beads
10. Ribbon.
11. Lace
12. Buttons
13. Rick Rack

I saw this little guy sitting on the rock wall in the garden...

It's a Chipmunk...we have lots of them here....when the cats don't find them...they scamper around looking for food or just take a few moments to rest....Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of the family Sciuridae. Chipmunks are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.

I'm linking up with:
LA Paylor for I Like Thursday!

Hope you have a wonderful....

SOME OF THIS AND SOME OF THAT.....

Do you have lots of little pieces of fabric...not big enough to do anything with....I started using them to make what I call a Shape Blocks...

Years ago I was participating in the 350 Blocks Projects over at Shelly's place..Prairie Moon....sorry to say I didn't get many done before I gave up....Shelly was also doing something she called...Tile Quilt...This popped into my head a few day ago...so I started browsing around until I found it.  I've decided to do a Tile Quilt out of my tiny pieces of scraps...I can't show Shelly's , but here's mine...

I keep adding pieces until I get the block as full as I want it, then I'll trim it down to a size I like.  I'm going to play around with different background fabrics and see what I can do with them.
Have you been having hot and humid weather?  It's keeping me from working on a quilt I've got in the hoop...it needs tied...having it laying on me is really miserable...We have for the last 2 weeks...High 80's and the humidity has steadily been creeping up.  Today it's 85..but feels like 87...the humidity is at 52% and the dew point is at 65...which all together makes it feel miserable.  I am thankful our air conditioner is working...please excuse the dust!

 I thought I would share some blogs for quilts...you never know you might find your next quilt idea.

1. https://canadianneedlenana.blogspot.com/
2. https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/
3. http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/
4. http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/
5. https://hibiscus-stitches.blogspot.com/
6. https://prairiemoonquilts.com/
7. https://quiltyfolk.blogspot.com/
8. http://www.tishnwonderland.com/
9.  https://stvictorquilts.blogspot.com/
10.http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/
11.  https://snugglesquilts.com/
12. https://livinginrapidcity.wordpress.com/
13. https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/

And this makes me happy every time I glace up...they are sitting on top of my computer desk..I've collected these little toys that my grand kids had at one time or another over the years...I keep adding new ones when the new wears off.  And DON'T look at the DUST...please!

 I'm linking up with...
Thursday Thirteen
Put Your Foot Down
Not Afraid of Color
FNWF


That's it for today...have a great...

RANDOM THOUGHTS.....

Do you like finding new recipes?  I collect recipes...have been doing it for years.  This is my recipe book...it's stained from the years of cooking.

 Every time I open this recipe book...a flood of memories takes over my brain...my mom, sisters, brother and friends pop out at me. 

This is a recipe I found one day while browsing the internet.  Can't remember where I found it...but it is really good!
Crock-pot Oatmeal

Doesn't it look yummy!

I've been working on my RSC blocks...I'm making Crazy Quilt blocks for this.  I have a pretty good stack of them...but I'm still playing catch up..I have January, February, May and June all done.

"Stuff" I use for making Crazy Quilt Blocks.  Once the blocks are done, I get to embellish them. My list of 13 items for working on Crazy Quilt blocks....
1. Needles
2. Pins
3. Threads
4. Scissors
5. Fabric
6. Embroidery Hoop
7. Buttons
8. Beads
9. Lace
10. Ribbon
11. Silk Flowers
12. Yarn
13.  Embroidery Floss
Just for fun...here's a picture of my nieces and grand daughter having fun during their trip "outback" behind the barn...

Hope you have an awesome....

Linking up with:

The Good. The Random.The Fun.
Thursday 13
Put Your Foot Down

THURSDAY LIKES......

Thursday 13
Favorite Authors

1. Susan Wittig Albert
Darling Dahlias Series
2. Agatha Christie
Great Mysteries
3. Jana Deleon
Misfortune Series
4. Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum Series
5. Ken Follet
Pillars of the Earth Series
6. Sue Grafton
ABC Mysteries Series
7.Dean Koontz
Odd Thomas Series
8. James Patterson
Alex Cross Series
9. David Rosenfelt
10. Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends
11. Gabrielle Zevin
 The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
12. Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
13.  J. J. Devine
Local Author

I Like Thursday
I like that the ABC Quilt is almost done.  2 more sides of binding and a label....yea!

I also got the last of the Leaf Quilt leaves pinned and ready to applique.  This quilt is almost ready to sandwich.....
Persimmon 

Trumpet Vine

SOME OF THIS...SOME OF THAT....

Last week for Thursday 13... I ended with M....so.....

N - Needle

O - Orange

P - Pipe

Q - Queen

R - Rose

S - Sand

T - Tree

U - Umbrella

V - Vest

W - Watermelon

X - Xylophone

Y - Yam

Z - Zebra

Got the last block done for my Indiana Leaf Quilt...now to put it together.....hmmm...not this week...still have to tie and bind the ABC Quilt...linking to Put Your Food Down....

Have a wonderful.....

WORDS......

I couldn't think of anything to post for Thursday 13....so checked out their ideas list.

I'm going with 13 letters of the alphabet....A - M

A...Apple 

B...Books

C...Car
1965 Ford Mustang

D...Dad(my dad)

E...Eagle

F...Flag

G...Grapes

H...Hat

 

I...Ice

 

J...Jelly Beans

 

K...Kite

 

L...Lamp

 

M...Moss