Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I stopped working on the So Big Scrappy quilt to finish up the last 30's quilt. I so thought we were having our last meeting and have been trying to get it completed. Well yesterday I knew it wouldn't be totally done (lacking border) but would still bring it as is. I decided to go with the green inside and blue outer. I assembled the four outer corners together and then the sides. I wanted to have no Y seams and didn't  by sewing it this way. Once that was completed I was ready to put on the blue strips. That was all I could do for now. While at the shop I would get some fabric similar to this fat quarter I had. First thing before going to the meeting I went and had my hair cut. Seeing how I just took off about 3" of the colored hair I didn't bother with a before and after. Really no change other than somewhat shorter and very cleaned looking. So after all that done I found out that the meeting was not to be thi...

I have had a busy past 3 days that I was too tired to write. When I'm tired I have very short sentences and feel like it's just not a good post. Friday I went to my parents house to play cards with my aunt and uncle who are here from Salt Lake. Mom is feeling good and so we had a good time playing a few games. Saturday I did get a little time in the sewing room. Mom is going to make a quilt for one of the grand kids. She has problems rotary cutting so I did it for her Found this pattern in one of her magazine and purchase fabric at JoAnns    I cut, labeled and bag the pieces that way she should be able to find what she needs. Then there is the hay. It is that time of year we cut and bale hay. And my job is to help haul it out of the fields to the hay lane where it is kept till needed I drove the "babe getter"  This truck "the Man of the Place" purchased new in 1978 and named it. He said all he had to do is drive this truc...

The more I work on this No Named quilt, the more it gets bigger. I have been making this up from a picture seeing how I know of no known pattern.  I'm getting to the part where I am finish putting together the blocks to assemble. Decided to attach the sashing to each block, so much easier than adding rows of sashing. Then I'll sew the row together then I made enough blocks to be 5 blocks by 6 blocks Figure I would start with rows of 6. That way I'll need to make 5 rows of 6 blocks. The first row is sewn Dang it's long........ Too long for my wall and it's 8 feet... What have I've done. Laid it out on the floor and measured, it measured out to 110" already and will be larger because I'll need to 2 more 3" sections making it closer to 116"  That's my guess. Finally a quilt that will fit my King size bed.  I don't have one that fits the bed. Yesterday I picked some of the...

I didn't do much today but was able to dig out the Red , White and Blue quilts and put them out to display. I've had this one up on the wall in the past but now it has a place of honor on the back of the couch. Don't remember the name of this quilt, was a pattern out of McCall's Quilting The Storm at Sea variation I made last year never did get quilted, meant too. Still wanted in up tho. Newly finished Rocky Road got top billings on the rack, looks good with the Red Irish Chain and Blue Winding Way

It's Independence Day History of the 4th from the History Channel The Fourth of July – also known as Independence Day or July 4th – has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. From 1776 to the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues. Contents A History of Independence Day Early Fourth of July Celebrations Fourth of July Becomes a Federal Holiday A History of Independence Day When the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, few colonis...

This morning I had an appointment to get a bone density test. Seeing how I turned 60, my doctor thought it would be a good time to have my first, a good baseline. So while in Tulsa had lunch with "the Man of the Place" and a trip to Costco. I should of made appointment to get my hair cut I really need to get my hair cut. I had decided I would try my natural color, which is now a lot of grey. My hair grows fast and it was in need of being dyed every 4 weeks and I was getting so tired of doing that. It's been since last October that I last dyed my hair and it's about 4 to 5 inches of grey mix. I'm thinking about getting it cut to the grey. I'll have to take a before and after when I do get it cut. This afternoon I spent some time sewing.    I said yesterday I thought I had made too many nine patches, well again I'm wrong. I still need enough to add to the front stack. Did sew as much I had ready. This is just part of the pil...

I had no intentions of being absent for a month, but life happens. Was busy in the beginning of the month getting ready for the grandsons visit and helping Mom get to appointments. The boys were here for 3 weeks and we had so much fun. Hate that it was so hot already, not good for June and is rough on the pastures and cattle. Ben loves to build things and while I was getting in a little sewing he decided that he would use my rulers and rolls of toilet paper to make a secret fortress.  Quite a site.   So cute he was All month  this has been up on the wall I've made 30 blocks and now I'm working on the sashings Since I don't have a pattern I've had to figure this all out. Been a lot of adding more to what I thought I needed Have this portion of the sashing done but ended up over doing it.  Have too many nine patches now. My Goal for the month is to get this top finished. Figure this is plenty to work ...