Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Up on my design wall was one of last years RSC. It is the 1/4 Log Cabin blocks. I love how it is looking so far but I'm going to need to make two more blocks of my own color choice. Over at So Scrappy she did not pick a color for Dec. and my pattern needs the extra blocks. Decided on a lavender color. When I get back this weekend I can get busy on this one. I am going to try to finish it before the next week.   You see I haven't decided on what to make for this years RSC.  I have a few patterns picked out, I'll share what I have picked out but just let the pattern speak for itself. Then when I decide I'll go into more about the patterns and my thoughts. Otherwise this could get be pretty wordy post. Simple alternating nine-patch  Decisions, Decisions.

I had a very pleasant Sunday. It started with a hike on some property we have that "The man of the place" goes deer hunting each fall.  He went up there to check the roads, the deer stands and just to see what kind of activity has been going on around there. My task basically was just to enjoy a pleasant day in the woods. At one spot near where "the man of the place" has his stand, there a spot where the deer have dug it out so water would collect and created a little pond for them to drink from.  Pretty clever animals.  I had a good hike, enjoy the scenery, with the peace and quiet of nature. When I came back to the house I worked on my rainbow colored scrap quilt blocks. I have this month color done for my quarter log cabin.  Now I am all caught up for that one. I have the pieces cut out for my railroad crossing blocks  but I didn't have a chance to do them today. Earlier this

Well that is a big question, what's up Seeing how I haven't posted since before the retreat I went to. So I will show what I did at the retreat and what I have been doing these past few days, which is this Log Cabin Christmas Tree  wall hanging I have the blocks completed and now it just a matter of getting them sewn together. I'll get to that tomorrow. While at the retreat I made this baby quilt top with the disappearing 4-patch block. I had a charm pack and used some "snow" fabric Kaufman snow is one of my favorite whites to use. It's white but not a stark, bright white, goes well with a majority of the fabric I've collected. I started late making my blocks for RCS14 First I wasn't sure what pattern I wanted to make and then with all that was going on the first part of the year, I didn't start until July. One quilt is using a quarter log cabin in solid colors. I made these at the retreat, have the other half t

What's up, I am going to a retreat for the first time in years this weekend. I am so excited I can burst.  So I've been getting ready things to work on while I'm there the four days. I'm working on my nested churn dash block . I have all my RSC14 blocks ready, January through July. I got a late start on things. This block or quilt is called railroad crossing, which has a lot of flying geese in it. And I love making flying geese with my Wing Clipper trimmer by Deb Tucker. Then I'm starting a rainbow quarter log cabin block that I will be set on point. I saw  it's somewhere on the Internet and I just couldn't get it out of my mind. I wish I could remember where I saw it but all I can do now is go by my memory. I'm taking some charm packs also to make a disappearing 4-patch quilt, if with high ambitions, I get these other blocks made. But I can only sit at a machine and sew for so long without having to get up and move. So I&#