The Rancher's Wife finally Found Time to Stitch Some Quilt Along Blocks

Last week was a too many trips to town week, but the reasons for going have been for fun. I had to make one day an errand day, but the rest of the trips were for a Safari Club Banquet, and a wedding which had me making an extra trip a day earlier in order to help prepare all the food. I think I made 100 jalapeno poppers and peeled about 200 shrimp. Needless to say, with the green chile chicken enchiladas, red beef enchiladas, pork tacos, and everything else that a sweet daughter, who is expecting, put together, we had enough food to feed people for a  month. :)

The happy couple is now headed to happily ever after and I am NOT going back to town for as long as I can manage.

I am woefully behind on John'aLee's Rancher's Daughter Quilt Along. I think they are on block 7...or possibly 8 and I hadn't even chosen a color scheme. Then I spied a pile. This pile:

I won this very generous collection from Kelly over at Charming Chatter in 2011. It's Wuthering Heights from Moda and I thought it would be just the ticket for this quilt along.

It takes me a coon's age to decide on fabrics for each part of the blocks, but I'm thinking these all came together in a collection so everything will play nicely in the blocks.

So I have managed to piece together block 1:

  Block 2 - which for some reason looks quite twisted. It really isn't. I think it is being poked in the back by an unruly bit of hay, and an uncooperative wind. I kind of look like that too after one of our windy days:

Block 3

and Block 4:

 I am really enjoying these sweet fabrics and their pretty colors and John'aLee is putting together some darling blocks that are a joy to piece.

However, I have heard that the next blocks will be a challenge. Taking a deep breath...and making sure I still have that emergency supply of chocolate.

Saddling Up for the Rancher's Daughter Quilt Along

My list of projects is already long and it's only February. I was determined to be strong and not take on any new projects. Ha! Along comes sweet John'aLee  and I am completely sunk. I tried and tried to resist, but I should have known it would be futile.

Look what she is hosting!

I didn't grow up a Rancher's Daughter, but I am married to a rancher's son for nigh on 26 years and that makes me a rancher's wife and we HAVE a rancher's daughter. Does that qualify me? 

She's already posted 5 blocks so I had better pick up the pace and trot a little faster in order to catch up! Wait for me at the gate girls!

 Now I need to decide what fabric to select. Do I use my enormous collection of western prints or do I use lots of pretty florals that I have been itching to use. Someone come pop me on the head because I just heard a voice and it said "Make both". Very funny.