Butterfly and Tulip Wall Hanging

This is from an Eleanor Burn's pattern, made by Carol Farley.

I had admired this quilt on the wall of the shop for a couple years and

when she decided she was closing I ask if she would consider selling it?

She told me yes!!!

 It now has a new home hanging on the wall in my Mom's

apartment, here in town.  Her bathroom has butterflies and

I knew this would go really well and it just fits perfect in the spot

I wanted to hang it.  She really likes it and it just brightens

up the room!! 

 It also brightened Mom's day, which I must say sometimes is hard

to do.  I think being 90 and life is not how she wants it.  She wants

to be home on her farm, in her house, but can't be...it's just plain

hard.  So, when something brightens her day it is really worth it.



Kountry Kin Quilt Shop Closes

Carol Farley decided it was time for her to retire as

she was turning 66 this last week, so Kountry

Kin Quilt Shop had it's last day of business

on July 28th, 2012.

I will miss this place.   Carol was the one that started

me on the path of making quilts.  That was something

I had wanted to learn to do for many years.  When

I finally had to give up my last part time at the end

of 2005 I went to learn to make quilts.  Carol is who

I had my first lesson from. I saw a sign advertising

her class on a table runner in Oct. 2005 and walked into

her shop and signed up.  She worked with me one

on one that first day and the rest is history.

I am hooked....when my time and energy allows it

I like to make quilts.



This old sign greeted us at the front entrance. 

That dang knob on the front door always stuck on me

when I went to leave.....I never did learn to turn it the right

way. 

When you pulled up and parked the first thing you would notice

was one of Carol's latest quilts hanging from the front railing, weather

permitting.  I always liked that because that was what

caught my attention the first time I went to her shop.

It was a quilt flapping in the breeze with a sign on it

to advertise a beginner class.



 When the sun was perfect at the right time of day the

stained glass window at the back of the shop was beautiful.

See, this once was a church located west of Rich Hill that

was moved into town in 1992.

I went up to do a little shopping at the first of this last week and

it was already starting to look a little bare ......lots of good buys.



 I loved how she had this old trunk display set up for kid's

fabrics.  There was a little red wagon on the back side

of this and it came home with me.  Wish I had gotten

a picture of it while it was sitting here.

 I think the little bear looks a little sad that Kountry Kin

is closing and he won't be seeing us running in and out

any more!!

 This was Marie waiting on customers the last Monday the

shop was open.  That cluttered table had seen a lot of

quilts made, classes taken, friendships formed, tears shed

and plenty of laughter and good food..

It is where we sat at our monthly Stitch in Time Guild meeting.

 Pretty Christmas display.

This is the very last Shop Hop Quilt from the Spring of

2012 made by Carol, each block was made by a different

shop owner on the hop.

 I love these scripture quilts and have the fabric to do this, it's

in my "WIP's" work in progress.

This is a quilt Carol made that sat on a table at the

entrance/ exit...where the door always stuck on me.

Good bye Kountry Kin and thank you to Carol Farley

for 19 years she gave to the business community of little

old Rich Hill, Missouri and all she of gave of herself to

the manywho entered her store.

Happy RETIREMENT...enjoy.  See you at the

local quilt shows and guild meetings.

I am gonna miss this place.

It was a therapeutic place for me at times!!!

Stack and Whack Blocks

Well, these block seem to boggle my mind.  I have to

really pay attention to what I am doing.  I love

the Stack and Whack quilts I have seen, and everyone

says they are fun to do!!

I think they are a little bit complicated, but then maybe after

you do a few more they get easier.  I plan to do 8 of these

blocks and make a couch throw for my Mom's apartment.

I love how they remind me of those little kaleidoscopes we had when

we were kids back in the day.  Those were so fun to play with, you

never did know what design you would end up with.  I was always

trying to turn it and get the same one to show up twice.

This is just a beautiful one a lady from my guild made...

Kay W. from Stitch in Time, this thing is a California

King Size....and I am worrying about doing 8 blocks?

Then again I have the energy challenge (CFS) that likes

to dictate when and how much I do.

If you have the patience they sure do make beautiful quilts.

Patriotic Crazy Quilt and the 4th Quilt Show

This is the first crazy quilt I have ever attempted to make. I just pretty much

grabbed pieces and sewed them together...some in more of a Log

Cabin type block, others hog podge. In the middle there

are 4 paper pieced blocks surrounded by the 5 heart blocks.

It was a fun quilt to make.  This was the first time it

went to a quilt show.

 Here is my favorite and first nine patch making a showing and probably 

the last time I will show it.  I like using it.  It was on the bed most of  this

last winter.

The Wedding Ring Quilt is mine but was purchased at an antique shop, wish they would

have labeled it!!  The one in the middle next to it was the one my grammie has started

and hand pieced. I finished it and had it quilted in 2012.

 This Dresden Plate quilt is also from the antique store and I have no idea who put all

that hard work into it or saved up all those feed sacks.  The prairie point binding is really

unusual and they did a great job hand quilting it. Still I wish I knew who and when it

was made, but and sure glad I am the owner. I will enjoy and appreciate it!!

This is the first of two raffle quilts made by a couple ladies at the Stitch In Time 

Quilt Guild.  I hope it is in a home that appreciates it as a lot of hard work

went into this lovely quilt.

This is the second raffle quilt made by many of the members of the guild. We each made 

a few tossed 4 patches and then turned them in to the shop owner who them stipple quilted each

and everyone of them. They then went to the president of the guild and she and another

lady put them together by machine and then by hand with those skinny black strips.

This is the one I wish they would have drawn my ticket for!!!

Happy thing is the shop is closing and the owner is going to retire and she did

all that hard work stipple quilting those block and guess what???

 They drew her name and she won the quilt!!! What a great way to end your 

last month in business after 19 year....winning the raffle quilt you put a lot of

hours work into.!!!!  Glad she won it if I didn't  LOL!!!

University of Missouri Quilt

My husband's aunt just finished having this quilted for her grand daughter

for graduation this spring. She designed the quilt all on her own and

I think it turned out pretty nice. In fact I know her nephew sure thinks

it's grand.

She has her trimming and binding

 to do and it will be ready to wrap.

I love how the quilter labeled it for her!!!!

Some of the grand kids refer to Joe's uncle as the

"Old Fart."  Lovingly that is..

Judy Fullerton, up in Butler did a super job

 quilting this for Marie. Judy sure

is becoming a pretty darn good quilter if I may say so!!

Finished Round Robin Quilts of Spring 2012

  I knew when I saw this material that it would be the perfect border to

finish  the last Round Robin Exchange quilt I had to

work on in quick order this week.  I love it, the brights

with the black background would just pull this

spool themed quilt together.

 I think it really did make a good border for this quilt. It

is the last one of this exchange ...whew...I always

wait till the last minute.  I wouldn't mind being the owner

of this one at all.

 This lady wanted hers to be a fall theme and I think it

turned out just beautiful.

 I think us girls did an outstanding job this time

and got really creative with these borders.

The quilts look like they all stayed pretty

squared up, which is a task when

you have so many different people

sewing on each quilt.

 This black and red one belongs to the quilt shop owner and

we all know she is a Kansas City Chief fan ....so I know

there will be KC Chief backing on this quilt for her

to be cuddled up under during this winters games!!!

 The next two below are pillow tops the lady wanted

for her grand daughter. She was a beginner and

had never done an exchange quilting before

and wanted to keep it simple.

 I really like the orange one and it is bigger than the pink one.

I am sure her grand daughter will love them.

 For some reason my camera did not do well picking

up the colors on this one. It was really bright and

beautiful.

 Now this one below is the one I really love as IT IS MINE!!!

I am going to add one more border that pulls together the

flowers from my middle block. I don't think I have enough

of that original Eleanor Burns fabric but will find

something close to it. It is much brighter than the camera

shows it...must have been my flash with the evening sun

coming in the windows washed the colors out a little.

There are a few more that didn't make it in this evening but hope to

get pictures of them soon.  I love these Round Robin Exchange Quilts,

but am sure glad when we get the project finished. Then I say I

won't do another one as it is always hanging over my head to

get to it and my health is not always cooperative....but

I love owning one so I usually cave in and do them.

But, not another one for a while.!!

Bright Words Quilt

This is the block of the month quilt

at Kountry Kin Quilt Shop that we are

starting.  I like the bright colors and

the positive words.

I have never made blocks with words before, it looks fun.



 Carol did a great job putting this together and

I hope mine looks half as good as hers

when it is finished!

I can see this being a quilt I will use on a depressed

or draggy fatigued day

and hope its words and colors will lift my spirits when

I am under it!!

Old Time Story Book Quilt

When I went to pick up my block kit the owner

of the shop had just finished this small quilt top.It reminds me of books I read or looked at

as a young child. I know she plans for it

to be a child's quilt, but I wouldn't mind

having one with these old fashioned

picture squares.

Click and enlarge the pic and see if it

takes you back to days long past......

Bright Modern Quilt

I really like how the owner of the quilt shop

put these Beatitude strips together.She has made it a bright modern quilt that

is as uplifting as the scriptures that are

sewed into it!

Guild Charity Quilt

This is a quilt that the guild I belong to made

for an auction. We each were given a baggy full of

the pieces for blocks. Mine were those tall

skinny hearts in the middle top.

It was the first time I had ever made yo yo's! This quilt was fun and money raised went for a good

cause. I would have liked to have been the

winning bidder on this quilt.....it would

have looked great hanging on my bedroom wall!!

Same Quilt, Different Colors

I saw these two quilts at

the guild meeting I went

to last month.I bought the pattern and it includes

the panel with the scripture blocks.

Comfort of Psalms One Fabric Too! Pattern by Jeanne Cloverdale for Block Party Studios, Inc.