Campfire Cones

 In our church 

we have an annual tradition 

where the men and boys gather for an overnight

Father and Sons Camp Out

They head to the mountains,

pitch their tents

cook food

let the little boys run in packs

(and get plenty dirty)

and tell stories around the campfire.

It's a "GUY THANG"

and I don't know who is more excited to attend

Mr. Cactus 

our son-in-law

or our grandsons.

 I sent along a fun little treat

that I saw on Pinterest.

Campfire Cones

by Laura of Come Together Kids

 You start with a waffle cone

 and frost the inside with peanut butter.

 Fill the insides with a mixture of 

chocolate chips

mini marshmallows

and chopped bananas.

 A mouthwatering blend of flavors.

 Fill as many as needed

for an ooey-gooey time.

 Campfire Joy

 Wrap each individual cone in foil.

 I packed the 

Campfire Cones in a zip-lock bag with 

easy to follow instructions.

 Turning every few minutes, the cones only need 5-10 minutes on the coals

to melt the chocolate with the marshmallows.

 Then be prepared for some happy faces.

 Our grandson Noah said he couldn't decide what he liked more:

Campfire Cones

or 

listening to grandpa tell stories

in the campfire darkness

about aliens

who sucked up camper's tents

and transported them into spaceships.

*fortunately, all ended well  :)

yep, it's a guy thang.

Greetings From Arizona, A to Z Quilt

When Arizona turned 100 

in 2012 

many quilters throughout the State

paid tribute by creating

Centennial Quilts

Several of these quilts 

from the Prescott area

are currently on display

at the 

Sharlot Hall Museum

 Greetings From Arizona, A to Z

by Ann Novak

Chino Valley, AZ

 When Ann was a teenager in the 1950's, 

her family took a road trip

that included

following Route 66 through Arizona.

She wrote:

"I collected postcards along the way 

and my favorite cards featured

balloon letters filled with photo scenes."

 When it came time for Ann to show her love of Arizona

through a Centennial Quilt

she chose to combined personal photo's 

in a picture card format.

Have you collected postcards like these on trips?

I think it's interesting that the 

balloon letter format

 can still be found today

on State postcards.

Nice job Ann!

Viewing your quilt really took me on a trip down Memory Lane.

Slot Canyon Quilt

 Another wonderful quilt

currently being shown

at Sharlot Hall Museum

 Slot Canyon at Page, Arizona

by Beverly Ann Markham

Prescott, AZ

 Beverly wrote that she created this quilt from

a photograph of Antelope Canyon

"I have attempted to render in fabric and capture

the after-effect of centuries of water that

has coursed down it's gorge and shaped

the rocks as we see them 

and also capture the effect of 

diffused light from above."

"I love the rocks and rock formations

and especially the color changes in the rocks

as the sun moves across the sky."

Cowgirl's Scrapbook Quilt

 Sometimes you see a quilt

that just makes you smile :)

Cowgirl's Scrapbook

was that kind of quilt for me.

Currently being shown 

at the Sharlot Hall Museum

in Prescott, Arizona

 By Lorraine Owens

Chino, Arizona

 Lorraine wrote:

"Cowgirl's Scrapbook was inspired by all the women

I have ridden horses with

throughout the state of Arizona."

"A lot of them are ranch girls

that grew up on the back of a horse,

and some like me dreamed of being on a ranch,

but grew up in the big city."

 "I wanted to create something to 

remember them all by 

and their friendship was the inspiration 

for this quilt."

 Isn't it interesting that

no matter our background,

whether we are a ranch girl

or city girl,

we still feel the need to create and

memorialize through quilting.

Ye Haw!

Sunglasses, earrings and cowgirl hats

What fun girlfriends!

Arizona Colors Quilt

 While visiting the 

Sharlot Hall Museum 

I was excited to see a 

selection of quilts displayed

in one of the exhibit rooms.

 The Yavapia County Quilters

of Prescott 

shared their contributions

to the 

100 Years 100 Quilts

honoring Arizona's Centennial.

 Arizona Colors

by Carol Miller

comes with a wonderful story.

Carol's mother

Pauline McCollough Brown 

hand pieced this star when she was

in college in the 1930's.

Carol wrote:

"It rested in a box untouched and unknown to me,

for 50 years or so.  

Mom was moving out of her homestead

when I found it under a bed."

 Carol rescued the quilt with a promise to finish it one day.

She eventually added the contemporary fabric 

that surrounds the star 

and the pieced border.

 Do you ever wonder what may 

become of your UFO's 

that might get tucked away in a box under a bed?

 Who knows?

Maybe some day your quilt 

might hang in a beautiful museum.

It's possible!

There were several other 

wonderful quilts 

as part of the exhibit

that I will share with you this week.