Love Dove in Big Sky Country!

The newest member of my little flock flew in from Virginia Tuesday! (THANK YOU Wanda!!!)

Her timing couldn't have been better, as we were en route to a mountain camping trip!

Welcome to Big Sky Country Love Dove!

She was unruffled by an evening storm that rolled through!

bright fresh morning for a hike!

yep! we are headed...UP!

this almost makes me dizzy!

hold onto yer hat, Nash!

 We were all lovey-dovey once we made the top! 

Taking in a little alpine sunshine!

can you spot the boys?

These flowers were so pretty, and a surprise up high!

The boys really enjoyed fishing for trout...a nice change from our usual catfish.

 Mountains are such a refreshing change for us "prairie chickens"!

A change of scenery as we head for home.

This week I will be "hatching out" a few more chickens for the next relay of the Chicken Run!

So please join me for

  my very first ever

GIVEAWAY!!!!

You will have a chance to win a chicken!

(I am a little excited!)

 

Love from Indiana

from my Dad :)

Mmmmm!  I can  almost smell 'em!

photos courtesy of my Dad's lovely neighbor,
Thank you Lynda!

Color Me Happy Candy Sampler

Way back in January I found out the Fat Quarterly was looking for submission ideas for using mini charm packs.  I had several ideas for charm packs drawn out and thought they would work equally well with the mini charms, so I thought, "Why not?" and posted my ideas.  Lo and behold I was one of several gals whose ideas were accepted!  I was really excited, and kinda nervous too!

  

Candy packs are so darn cute!

The girls at Fat quarterly were so nice to work with...encouraging the creative liberty to make just about anything!  I've never done something like this and they really made it a pleasure!  

One "Candy Pack" and lots of HSTs later...

and I had myself a sweet little simple sampler!

I love all the colors in this line!

candy striped back

This is in the current issue, Number 17 (!!!)...so many fun projects using mini charms and also other precuts as well.

Little four patch blocks!

Yep, there is a mistake! Can you spot it?

I never did, until it was bound! 

**smiling and shaking head**

I machine quilted the sashings and hand quilted the little 3 inch blocks

I would have loved to have had some perle cotton on hand!

"Candy Sampler"

19" x 19"

fabric: Color Me Happy by V and Co.

binding and stripes on back: Simply Style, also by V and Co.

This is my entry in the mini category for 

The Spring Bloggers Quilt Festival

@AmysCreativeSide

I am really happy to share this with you!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Rerun!

Welcome to my entry in the Small Quilt Category!
It was an "Aha!" moment for me, a couple years ago, when I realized this big wonderful quilty party really is for any and everyone!
A finished quilt is a wonderful accomplishment, and this is such a fun way to show it off to folks who really appreciate it...fellow quilters!
If you have never entered a quilt in the Bloggers Quilt Festival, I would encourage you to make a new little post and join in the fun!
And who knows, maybe you'll win a little (or big!) something besides!
Here is where it all happens:

Amy's Creative Side

Spring Bloggers Quilt Festival!

So with that all said, may I present:
 "Winter Sparkle"

Completed in December 2013

 Started and finished on a whim!

 Thanks to the Ladies Night Challenge, 

dreamed up by

 Chrissy@ SewLux, 

Sarah@Stitching and Bacon 

and Lee@May Chappell

I think they have some fun in North Carolina!!!

"Winter Sparkle"

21 1/2" x 21 1/2"

Is it a mini or a small?

Either way, it hangs on my wall!

Thank you for stopping by!

Enjoy the Festival!

Happy Mothers Day!

If you are a Mom, or have a Mom, Happy Mothers Day!!!

Fern LaVonne Zimmerman and Julie V. Curtis, my Moms :)

"...and her children shall rise up and call her blessed..."

my babies, and me :)

April

My sweet Sandy girl died on the 2nd.

when they were all pups

You all know how sad it is.

But there were better days...

changing seasons, changing weather

dug up some sweet memories making my little cowboy vest and tutorial :)

I think I've said this before:  I could take a picture every single day!

Spring turkey season :)

preparing for fair weather building projects!

this rock reminded me of "Nordika"...is that crazy?!

Did I mention it was turkey season? :)

George! Seriously? No matter WHAT your internal map says, this is NOT Palm Springs...!!!

I asked my FaceBook friends for help with a caption for this one...this was my favorite :)

 same hills....

...different clouds :)

Hello handsome!

the best thing about the end of April...

is the first weekend in May :)