A Little Cherry Sprinkle

My girlfriend recently sent me this picture.....

I must have ranted enough about Justin buying cows.

He went to an auction to buy cows for me.

I said buy me 4 or 5 cows 

but 

he bought 17...

Must be his theory in life....

I have been trying to finish up 'old' projects lately

This one was a little kit from Sweetwater Shoppe 

at

 the Minot Quilt Show last year

Sometime a guy just need a little project for that sense of completion

It whipped up in no time

It also gave me a reason to try some quilting on my own!!

Just a little therapy...

This weekend is the Crocus Quilt Show in Weyburn, Sk

Hope to see you all there!!

Christa 

A Spoke in our Wheel

A main spoke in our family was removed yesterday.

Arnold's dad was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.

Due to some major complications he passed away yesterday.

Roger was more like a tractor than a spoke.

He was never a rusty relic in the field of life and farming

He plowed his way through good and bad times,

 going to greener pastures in something more like this

He will be greatly missed.

Roger Sylvio Marcotte

April 1, 1935 - April 18, 2016

I know he was greeted with open arms by our daughter, Megan 

and 

his son, Larry.

Till our furrows meet again....

Christa&Arnold

and family

A Fabulous First Quilt

We invited a new girl to our guild last week.

Wendy Kittelson

This is is her FIRST quilt.

RIDICULOUS.....that's all I can say.

I think we are going to be learning alot from her!!

She started with...as she says....some Walmart fabrics

made her horse head...

All with just a pinterest picture for inspiration

Terry Whitman quilted it for her.

Terry 'suggested' a flange and Wendy pulled it off!!

She does have a quilting Aunt but none the less!!

She did a spectacular job!!

She only owned it a couple of weeks as it was auctioned off this weekend

 at

 Dr.Brown Auction in Oungre,Sk.

It went for a whopping 2,200$!!!

Super job, Wendy!

(but we are all scared now....going to have to up our game!!)

It is Quilt Show season.

Crocus Quilters Show - Weyburn, Sk

  April 29&30, 2016

Prairie Piecemakers Quilt show- Regina,Sk

May 6&7,2016  

The Block Part Guild Show & Bed Turning - Torquay,Sk

  June 18th,2016

Swift Current Quilter's Guild- Swift Current,Sk

May 14&15

Just in case you are travelling around the province!!

 Our Annual Trek To Montana is Thursday!

Glendive and Sidney have amazing quiltstores.

If any of the Estevan or Weyburn quilters 

are

 interested in tagging along.... let us know!

It's always an adventure!!

Christa

Spring is in the Air

You know spring is here when babies are every where!!

We stopped in at the Gillies to see their baby lambs

Nothing cuter!!!

We almost took this little girl and her 2 sisters home!!

ALMOST!!

Their miniature mare had just foaled this little filly!!

It is also time to look for a new bull for our own herd.

It always makes me chuckle when I go to a bull auction.

I am obviously not wearing enough western bling

 as the ring men

 seemed shocked when Justin or I put up our hands to bid.

Got to start going to these sales with a little more dirt on our faces!

I personally can think of a lot better things to do with 6000 bucks

but

 this is what you get for that kind of money.

I finished the wedding ring quilt for Justin's friend. 

Justin wanted to look at it on the clothesline.

I said good luck with that!!

The wind has been crazy these days!

It was tough to get a good picture with a flimsy that has not been quilted yet!

The center will have a 'V' quilted on it

I had enough to make two pillowcases.

I just love Kate Spain's Horizon fabric.

This technique is not my favorite way to make a wedding ring quilt.

There is nothing precise for all the squaring you do.

It is a more modern look as the corner stones are square not angled.

Another one goes to the longarmer!!

Christa