Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I mentioned the other day that I would share some of the new projects I'm working on and my "one thing" It's the first block of The Garden Party quilt I started last year. This is the "one thing with Amy" I posted on Instagram.   Top is where I am now and bottom shows the lace flowers added there is a couple pedals left to applique and then the laced motifs flowers. Goal is by Friday. Now a new project is a stitch journal. Have seen various form of these on Instagram and was intrigued but it wasn't until I saw   Claire Wellesley-Smith and  Bonnie Sennott works. It spoke to me and I knew I needed to do one of mine own. I'm taking their Que and each day I stitch a representation of something I see outside. So far I have the last of the Dogwoods on the first of May in the center. As I go around the center each day I'm adding, have the variety of Iris's in the yard  I'm having

I have to admit it wasn't as slow of day as I would of liked. Between cleaning, cooking a nd helping "the Man of the Place" loading and unloading wood to the back porch. This is are 3rd pick up load and smallest so far this winter. we only burn wood to heat our home. Love wood heat but boy it is messy between the tracking in of dirt and wood shavings, then the cleaning out of the stove. Wish they made self cleaning stoves like they do ovens. Also finished up cleaning my sewing room which I started yesterday Before After It was such a mess from pretty much being a catch all during the holidays But now it's fit for me to get back in there and do some creating. So I wasn't able to get to any handwork till this evening Working on a Garden Party block Over half way done with this block Like how the butterfly looks While I was picking up I noticed the underside of the box the little plants w