Weather Shots

A few weeks back I took a drive towards dusk when there was a storm brewing.  It was a great time to be out because I really got some awesome pictures.  Enjoy!

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One of my favorites

A few weeks back I put my furry beast Holly into the back seat of my car and took her for a drive.  Kinda significant because it was her first time in my new car.  I didn't even give her the standard, "No touching the windows" lecture.  I just rolled the windows down, popped the sunroof and let her enjoy the breeze.

I just LOVE this picture!!

Anyway, we ran across one of my favorite barn quilts and I got to shoot pictures of the barn from a different vantage point from the first time we were there.

All three pictures, I love them!  It's amazing how the sky can change with just a few minutes between each shot.  I might even get a few of these printed, they'd look great for greeting cards or even matted in a frame.

4th of July...a bit late

I haven't been much in the mood to sew or blog or even upload my pictures from camera to computer.  I guess I'm just taking a break from all things Cre8tive.  I couldn't believe what I all had on my memory card when I uploaded today.  I had fun on the fourth of July taking pictures of fireworks.  I got many more keepers than I normally do.  I think I shot about 300, deleted about 200 and then cropped about 100.  I had my camera set at TV 1.6" and had it set to the sport setting so that I could do rapid fire shots.  Even though the shutter stayed open for the 1.6 seconds, it just kept shooting as long as the shutter release was depressed.  I focused once and then just sat back to enjoy the fireworks.  Hopefully next year I'll remember to look back at my blog to see what I did so I can improve for next years pictures.

Here's some of my favorites, and then a slideshow.

2010 July Fireworks

Block of the Week - #30 Wisconsin Star – Green County

Jen Buettner – Cre8tive Quilter

Wisconsin Quilt Blocks on Barns - Block of the Week

Block #30 – Wisconsin Star - Green County

Your block will finish to 6”. This means that it will physically measure 6-1/2” X 6-1/2” before it is sewn to other blocks.

Cutting Instructions & Piecing Locations for 6” Paper Pieced Block:

(2) 3-1/4” Squares – White, sub-cut into 4 pieces – F1, H1, J1, L1

(4) 1-1/4” X 2” Rectangles – Brown – B1, C1, D1, E1

(2) 3-1/4” Squares – Green, sub-cut into 4 pieces – F2, H2, J2, L2

(1) 2-3/4” Square – Green – A1

(4) 1-1/2” X 2-3/4” Rectangles – Green – G1, I1, K1, M1

(4) 2” Squares – Orange, sub-cut into 8 pieces – G2, G3, I2, I3, K2, K3, M2, M3

(8) 1-1/2” X 2” Rectangles - Orange – B2, B3, C2, C3, D2, D3, E2, E3

(8) 2” Squares – Yellow, sub-cut into 16 pieces – A2, A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, C4, C5, D4, D5, E4, E5, F3, H3, J3, L3

Click HERE to print a clean Wisconsin Star Instruction Sheet.
Click HERE to download and print the Wisconsin Star Foundation Pattern.

**You will want to Download the file and then print the .pdf file.  When you print, make sure that scaling is turned off enabling the document to print at 100%.  Take a moment to measure.  The Solid Line along the bottom edge of section E should measure 3".  If you print directly from the Google Docs screen you might come out with a slightly smaller sized block.**

 

 

Quilts on Barns - #154 Nifty Nine Patch

I forgot to post this one.  Jen and I found it a few months back when we were in Green County.  It is located at W4696 Cty. Rd. K in Monroe, WI 53566

Quilts on Barns - #153 Cedar Ridge Farm

I'm not sure what the name of this block is yet.  I haven't done my research but decided to show it anyway.  I will update this post when I get all of the details.  We found this one while driving through Walworth County.  Cedar Ridge Farm is located at W2620 Highway J in East Troy, WI.  

 

Quilts on Barns - #152 Irish Chain

Irish Chain is located at Mitten Farm - W2542 Highway J, East Troy WI.  We were driving through Walworth County and ran across it.  I've yet to find it listed on any of the Barn Quilt sites.  

Friendship Triangles

I made 10 cinnamon sticks for the shop exchange. Hopefully I will get back into a sewing mood soon and actually do something with them.







-Jen

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New apron

A few weeks back I decided to make a new apron for wearing at the shop.






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Quilts on Barns - #151 Weathervane

Weathervane is located at 4958 County Road G in Argyle, WI.

This is our last stop in Lafayette County, who knows where we will head next!!