A Little Friday Fun

Today started like this....I wanted to share all these decisions with you!

free HSTs from Fly Home quilt

I just left these all over the floor yesterday, and rearranged them every time I came in for a break from the heat!  And if I "randomized" them, there would be that many more options!!! I am in no real hurry to decide...but we're percolatin' :)

Then Ben and I went to town...

And this was going on!

The first day of weekend long festivities to celebrate 100 years of life in Winnett! 

Main Street was just a-hoppin'!

And lo and behold, through this inauspicious door....

 County quilts were on display!

 What an unexpected treat!

 The fabrics were fascinating to me!

 How beautiful!

 I thought this was very appropriate, given my HST quandary of the hour :)

 Look at those patterns, will you!!!

The town was a-buzz with activity for the Centennial Celebration!

Ben and I both took rides in the antique autos...but missed out on the horse wagon.

We went to a yard sale!

Rounded out the afternoon with a sheep dressing contest at the rodeo grounds!

 Then it was time for the long road home

 But it was a different road than usual.

 A welcome change of scenery :)

Commemorative postcard

Happy 100 years, Winnett, Montana!

Q3 Finish-along...In Again!

Keeping it real simple this time!

Real UFOs...no posers!

1.  Awesome October Quilt

This deserves to be finished!  

Made in 2011 with my very first online fabric purchase(s!): Awesome, by Sandy Gervais :)

I am inspired...in fact I just recently took advantage of a Flash Sale at Fat Quarter Shop!

 Bought 3 1/2 yards of S'more Love fabric for backing...for 20 bucks!  

Sweet!

2.  Great-Grandmother's Dresdens

It's time.

Making these into 5 different quilts...tops are assembled.

1 finish per quilt, for a possible 5 total finishes, 'kay?

I have other in-progress things, but by limiting my list, I am hoping it will help to prioritize these!

So that's it for me...in again!

June Highlights

We have officially welcomed Summer!

 With fishing

  a flower or two,

 and more fishing!

this is why we fish, really :)

 This happened one day. 

While having lunch with our Sheriff/fire-fighting friend, he was called away to a truck fire...

 And since we heard it was the UPS truck, which is driven by one of our favorite people out here, we followed him.

what was left of the UPS truck!

 We spent an hour or two, just lending "moral support" to Cal, who was unhurt, and grateful.

We began our building project of the Summer!

a straw bale shop

 Another sunrise

 Ring necked pheasant baby...before he could fly well :)

 29 years and still honeymoonin' ;)

 Another sunset...

 Did you know Montana has resident White Pelicans?

Ben was happy to catch this "squadron" as they flew toward FT. Peck lake

 Ye Olde Fishing Hole

 Probably the biggest, most anticipated event of the month was a long-range shooting get-together that was arranged between Hubs and the boys with about a half dozen online forum friends!

Hubs took this picture just for me :)

 A Weekend Camp set up...

 The boys timing each other on some close range "Cowboy Action" targets

Their equivalent of a "quilting retreat" :) 

The boys were in "their element" and had a great time with new "old" friends :)

Okay, another sunset! 

 Spending some weekends up at the big lake...

35" Northern Pike!

 Tug in need of mid-hike refreshment...

testing the water :)

mmmm, just right!

our yard is filled with Morning Glories...and I don't mind!

 Another sunrise :)

playing in the river

 The boys are taking up a new craft!

 leather work!

a pretty excellent first try at it!

A new little flock of "Says Phoebes"

love!

 And the antlers continue to grow....

And don't forget, this was also the month of the Chicken Run Giveaway, I finished the Voyageur Quilt, the beginning of the Flowering Snowball Quilt-Along, and my very first cushion! 

Already more sewing than I anticipated for the busy, warm season!

Happy Summer!