for watching our videos!

Here are a few comments (posted elsewhere) about the video titled,
“Songs, Quilts, & Remembrances” 

“Loved this, thanks for posting it”
“Beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing the link!”
“Thanks for sharing. This was really enjoyable”
“Thanks for sharing. Loved John Denver”
“Quilts & John Denver…two of my favorites…” 

If you haven’t seen it, scroll down a bit on this blog.
It’s also on our YouTube Channel.

It hasn’t gone viral, but has had quite a few hits in a short time
and we thing you will love it.

It’s another Muffy, Fluffy & Puffy adventure. This time
it includes a tribute to John Denver and the connection between
scraps of fabric and a quilter’s family ties.

We have a second YouTube Channel, which has different videos
produced by Vaca Vista Video, which we
also think you will love.

Vaca Vista Video is an in-house production service of
chiseledincloth.com and patterns2quilt.com
established to promote, entertain, inform, and enhance
the viewer’s experiences while visiting our websites and blogs. 

We always appreciate your comments and kudos…

They are beautiful and majestic; however, I don’t live by one and have no idea if they are noisy!

We were passing through Sweetwater, Texas and came upon hundreds and hundreds of wind turbines as far as they eye could see. This short video was taken from a cell phone as we passed along one area of “The Wind Energy Capital of Texas”.

Sweetwater began as a railroad town and has grown into a wind-generating area, like no other. And, by the way, they host the world’s largest rattlesnake roundup each year.

In researching Sweetwater, I came across this from Wikipedia:

At Sweetwater during World War II, the Women Airforce Service Pilots were trained under the direction of the famed aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran at Sweetwater’s Avenger Field. These WASP’s were the first women to fly America’s military aircraft. The military airstrip closed abruptly at the end of the war, but pilots flying over Sweetwater can still land at Avenger Field – the Sweetwater Airport (SWW). The National WASP WWII Museum is located at Avenger Field in Sweetwater.[6] The WASP women were not recognized for having served in the armed forces until 1977, when U.S. Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona and Colonel Bruce Arnold, late son of General Hap Arnold, persisted in obtaining their official recognition as military veterans.

“Move over oil, there’s money in Texas wind”
NY Times 

Their first adventure is below.

I’ll let the video explain…

Each of us has a gift or specialty and I think Phillip Bucklew has the gift of movie making.
How else could he weave threads of music, history, quilts, the cowboy way,
a tribute to the old west, native Americans, and memories of our forefathers (and more)
together to form such a beautiful offering for us to view.

We hope you enjoy the video
(and I hope you’ll leave a comment to congratulate him for his excellent work!)

[See post to watch Flash video]

We Remember The Alamo!

March 6, 1836 6.30 am…

…Last firing over. The Alamo has fallen

Between 182 and 260 Texans held off 2400 Mexican troops for 13 days.

“In one of the greatest battles in history, one side will fight without solders.
They were: bankers, farmers, lawyers, husbands, brothers,
fathers, outcasts, dreamers, and legends.”

The Alamo, Touchstone Pictures

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Not only will there be a giveaway beginning March 1, but you won’t want to miss the new movie/video, “Spirit of the West”. It’s not the same short video made to highlight the quilt with the same name; however, it does have great music (as the director knows how to pick the perfect audio to enhance the videos).

This Spirit of the West does include some quilt images, but it’s so much more than just about quilts. If you love history, particularly history of the west, you will enjoy this movie. Even if you don’t love history, you will enjoy the work gone into making this beautiful video.

The premier date isn’t an arbitrary date, it coincides with something within the video.  On the right side of this blog is the movie trailer…it’s just a snippet to encourage you to watch the full presentation March 6…right here! Of course, if you subscribe to the newsletter there will be a link to see it on March 1!