Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I get P3 Designs newsletter but apparently I haven't read it. It just happened that I was reading others blogs and checking new ones out when I came across someone mentioning P3 Designs and thought I need to go to the website and see if anything new is out and sure enough she has a new BOM that is free for a  month, then it will cost. Here is the layout. And these are the months blocks. If you are interested in this, hurry and go to the website , then to shopping/downloadable patterns and add the pattern to your cart. It's free but you still have to go through all that to get it. But its worth it if you ask me. Also I have my right sidebar all the other BOM's I have found so far.  Over at  Estheraliu  she has a new one she started and I am drooling over cause its all in blue  Oma's Blue That's a must see. If you know of any others, I would love it if you could share it with me and others by please leaving the info in the comment

This is not up yet on my design wall but it will be. Now it will take a year before it will look like this but I am so in love with this design the thought of having to wait a year seems cruel but it's really not like I will be getting right to it anyway with that UFO'S list I have. Now this is a BOM that Reeze at Morning Glory Quilts Has design for 2015. What do you think? You love it too! I'm putting a link on my side bar to her blog to use whenever you need to get there any time.  Next task is going through my stash to see what I have. I can work that in as part of my organizing my sewing room. But what's up on my wall right now is nothing, so I have no picture to show at this time. Sorry.

I have had a couple of good and productive days here on the farm but they had little sewing involved. More in the way of getting ready for when the rain stops and I can get back out there in the garden  So I started my sweet potatoes, I have wrote about how to start your own plants last year  here .  I did not plant my potatoes last weekend because I figure the weatherman could be right about the rain  we're to receive and they were right. We have had 8.5" in the past few days. So I'm getting my potatoes ready by laying them out in the light, this is called "chitting" or "greening". This will lead to a stronger plant, earlier harvest and heavier yield. What you do is a week or two before planting, spread  your seed potatoes in a shallow, open top box or I just used newspaper. Lay them in a warm spot that has bright light but not direct sun. The warmth will cause the eyes to sprout while the light keeps them stubby and less prone to breakage.

So it is Monday and I have been working on what was up on my wall last week. I am really looking forward to getting it off my wall. Making progress and I should be done with it hopeful this week. Six more blocks to go I'm using Ricky Tim's Stable Stuff and will be doing invisible machine appliqueing. I like how it looks like I needle turn them and I do not have to worry about fraying. I'm linking this to What a Hoot

I finished the first 6 blocks for Take 2  free bi-monthly BOM given by Gay at Sentimental Stitches and Brenda at Dear Jane. Gay does her patterns on the 1st and Brenda will do hers on the 15th.  This is the first set given and they went together like a piece of cake. There are 6 blocks of various sizes.  And yes they are Blue and White. So far so good, I am keeping up and a little ahead of schedule, my goal is to not get behind.  Update on the "girls" they gave me 6 eggs today. If you have chickens too, do you keep records of your egg production. I haven't or even thought about because I keep chickens for pleasure not profit so I had never consider doing so. But after reading The Hen Blog the other day Terry, she  was talking about keeping records and this cool old form she had. She is making it available to us on her blog. Here is the link  to download a copy of your own. So now I'm keeping track. I am going to have plenty of eg

So I wanted to show what I have been working on and is up on my wall. The picture is lousy, lighting is bad and I have no flash. That is next on my wish list, new camera. (with flash and other bells and whistles) Here is it I had to start Take 2 even if I was working on this I have it all printed off, fabric picked. I'm going with blue print and Kona white. I was hoping to get more gone but "the man of the place" is home and needed help loading up some wood up on the back porch. Well I did something to my back and I was not good for half the day. There is tomorrow. That's after I clean out my frig cause I'm getting a new one delivered tomorrow but than I can busy. I was not able to do the stash report last year for 2 reasons, first I had started my bog till the end of May and second I did not know about it until just a few months ago. But I am going to do it this year. I'm not going to figure out what I have already, I'

Here it is Dec. 10th already and the last day of Occupy Your Sewing Room and I did not get to stay in mine as long as I wish I could of. Had to be in Tulsa 2 days, a day in  Arkansas and 2 Christmas parties to attend this week. But I was able to put together a top that was our 30's BOM. Not sure what to do about the border or even if it should have one. As I look at the picture, it's pretty busy, I'll have to ponder this and if anyone has any suggestions they would greatly be appreciated.  Here are a few close ups of a couple individual  blocks. I really like the fabric choices in this block.  This block was in a book that Terry Thompson  wrote about her Aunts quilts. But also all these blocks were published or popular in the 30's This is a copy of a Marie Webster block from her Basket Quilt Then because I needed to get the 30's done so it could be put up for display at the shop,  I was not able to finish the Christmas String Quilt. I hav

I have been working on some more of BB CWBOW, and when I went on her blog today to do another block I notice, not knowing when she had posted it, that she is going to leave her Civil War blog up until April so us who are behind can get caught up. Now I really didn't need to hear that. I can procrastinate and heaven know that is just to tempting. I'm going to pretend I didn't read that.  I did my quota of 10 blocks for last week and 3 blocks done for this week.  I notice that it seems like I can spend  just as much time picking out the fabric as it take to make the block. But there's so much involved, I'm trying not to use the same fabric more than once. There will come a time I'll need to but it's a challenge to see if can get away with using all the fabric just once. #17 Comfort Quilt    #3 Seven Sisters  #12 Louisiana  #8 Cotton Boll  I'm really feeling good about each one I get done. I'm almost done with a 1/4 on

It has been a couple of days since I last post and it is not because I could not think of anything but because I have been busy doing a little of this and that. So bear with me and I will just be somewhat general in giving you some updates of my doings. Do not want to bore you. But where do I start, let's see Monday I was able to finish another snowman block. I have 2 block left and then need to assemble. Oh ya and all those snowflakes. That evening I did crochet 2 more but I'll wait to show you those when I have more. And being able to buy them by the bag at Hobby Lobby is a no, they do not have them this year. I guess I'm just going to have to keep crocheting. I also made some Red Pepper Jelly from chili peppers I grew this year. I had 5 plants of various kinds and I thought I had pick some really hot ones but I guess not because my jelly just has enough kick to it to know it's chili but not enough to make you want to pull your tongue out. I'

I have found patterns that were published once a month online and I am trying the Crumb's thing but this is the first time for online BOM and I wasn't sure what this would be like.  So far it is easy. The block that has been chosen is a simple block and your color choices are what is going to make this interesting. Here is my version of the block This is a block that goes by the name Crockett Cabin Quilt - Marshall ( 1123a) in Barbara Brackman, Encyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns. If you change some squares to a different color or fabric it can be called by another name. Now I'm using fabric from my stash, this is mainly why I'm doing this, it is to use up fabric from my stash. So I have a large piece (2yd.) for background and then I have 2 charm packs,  Acorn Hallow by Kathy Schmitz LLC for Moda. I guess with it feeling like fall here in NE Oklahoma I  just had to pick fabric colors to go with how I feel. I love fall, it is my favorite time of year