Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

What a week with both good and not good news to share. I'll just start with last Tuesday. Tuesday I was able to get the my No Brainer done. Well sort of, I need to get a border on but need to look for something to use. Wednesday This day I spent most of it cleaning in preparation for the boys coming. Did do some handwork, worked on the Diamonds hexies. As you can see that there are 5 diamonds.  I was hoping to get more fabric cut out but just never got around to it. Thursday I had a list of tasks to which was baking pound cakes (which I did on Friday morning) for the salad luncheon we were having Friday at church when I received a call from my Dad to see if I could come help mom get ready to go to the doctor. Come to find out she had been feeling bad for a couple days now. I talked with her Monday and all she talked about was the floaters she was having in her eyes. Well after seeing the Oncologist she sent her to the ER and admitted he...

I meant to write all weekend but here it is Monday. Weekends sometimes just are not long enough. Was able to get a little more done on the No Brainer quilt. I named it that because it was suppose to be a mindless, just stitch squares together and call it good but my mind couldn't just rest. It evolve to this now. Of course it is taking a little long to assemble. I found this golden beige in my stash, tone wise goes well but in a way boring. It will be a good gift quilt because of it's safe color palette. Spent some of the weekend potted up the herbs. Almost done with potting plants and cleaning up the porches. Would of gotten more done but I just had to take time out and sit and enjoy the day. I spent an evening working on the Hexagon Diamonds  The 3/4" shapes came in the mail and I was excited to get back to it. And spent last night crocheting. I'm now adding the blue. It was the only dark blue available of that line...

It's been a couple days since I've written and boy have I been busy around here. Mom had her follow up appointment after her first treatment yesterday and all looks good and she's having no side effects due to the treatment. I've been busy in the morning working around the yard trying to get the flowerbeds, potted plants and such in order. Last night "the man of the place" and I cut out what I call weed trees. It's amazing each year how many of these little tree seedlings come up in my flowerbeds. This bed is in really poor shape and the next one to work on. Beside major weeds there are quite a few unwanted trees. Yesterday since I wasn't home during the broadcast of Mr Comey testifying before the Senate, I had recorded it all. So yesterday afternoon while resting after getting back from Mom's appt.  I worked on a new crocheting project watching what I recorded. Have been working on baby blankets but I decided that I...

I had remember the other day that it has been 6 years now that I started blogging and have enjoyed every time I write. Some days are better than others but the main thing is how lucky and grateful I am for all of you who take time to read and comment. Thank you so much. Yeah the top is finished. Measure out to be 61 x 47 as it is now. I'm not sure if I want to add a border, sort of like it as it is. Plan is to hang it up on the wall. I did try auditioning some different pieces of different colors and just didn't like any of them. Thinking the binding will be all it needs. I still haven't heard back yet from the designer Amy in Texas about a pattern. I'll let you know when I do. Today and yesterday morning have been perfect (weather wise) and been taking advantage of it. Been weeding some of the beds around the house. I'm only about 1/4 done.  And then some of the potted plants  needed to be  re-potted  Had these Boston ...

It has been over a month since I've done a "what's up" on the design wall. I have up the flag quilt and in the process of sewing the rows together. I had been searching more on who the designer of this quilt is. Last week I tried a way to get a hold of her and today I tried another method. Hope to hear back so I can give information on a pattern maybe. But the best part of the day was this morning Bob of Bob's Shop delivered the Pressing Station I order while attending The Springdale Quilt Show in April. I am so pleased with it. Fits perfect on the wall I had been setting up the ironing board with a outlet for my iron and a base to sit the iron on. Besides the pressing surface it has shelving with some containers.  Which I have plans on what to use them for. It took me no time to start adding stuff. Great place for the odd shaped rulers and trimmers. The binder has the Deb Tucker trimmer inside. The Go cu...

I did not make a goal last month with all that went on and April's goal I didn't complete. Retro Air-Ship Propeller This is where it all started ( here ) With that said I am going to extends April to this month and I'm going to add the flag only because I want to have it done in time for the fourth. Should be able to. Linking with Elm Street Quilts

A lot of times when I do not complete the tasks that is written down in my bullet journal I had hope to have done during the week, I'll try to do them on the weekend. That is why it was such a hodge podge of a day. Did some cleaning and finally hung the turkey platters back up on the wall in the dining room.  I had taken them down to put up Christmas plates, which it's been 6 months...no hurry. You see I was in one of those moods where I wanted to clean and organize. Yesterday I thought I would try to finish the Flag Quilt today ....  and I did do a little sewing, finished all the missing units that were needed.  Maybe tomorrow I'll get it done. I thought I would organize the hexies I'm working on and realize that I had this cute case that I had purchased with fat quarters of Kaye England fabric lying around for a good many years and I'm now finally going to use it.  Wanted some dividers for the hexies when I get the...