Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Here it is December, where did November go. I had only written twice last month, boy that is not much. It's been a lot of what I have been doing this year, Mom is doing Okay. She was able to stay out of the hospital last month which is a move in the right direction. And we had a good Thanksgining with family I haven't seen in a couple years. Now it's Christmas next. Been working some on quilting the Scandiavian Christmas but I'm nowhere done.  Do have one of the four sections done and I have followed some of what Lynnette Anderson did on her pattern but there is some of the quilting designs I will not use.  When I get to that point I'll have to shown what I mean. Today I'm off to Tulsa in search of (believe it or not) Christmas fabric that I can make pillowcases for the grandsons. I have plenty of good fabric suitable for a Christmas quilt or others things but not fun kid stuff. Need to find Rudolph and Santa. I'll have

My Sunday was far from slow, seems like lately my weekends are all about catching up on things around the house seeing how I am gone a lot during the week. I have been working hard trying to finishing quilting on Blue Rocky Road but need to put that aside again because I want to get the Scandinavian  Christmas wallhanging completed so I can display it this Christmas. Pinned basted the sandwich. Figure since I won't be handle this for too long that pinned basting will be good enough. Haven't used this PVC hoop before and it's really not bad. Working out so far I'm doing a general outline of the large appliqued right now but will do snowflakes in the open spaces and then something around the cross stitch frame. I will quilt on this like I had been, in the morning but also put in some time in the evening too. Linking up with Kathy

What's up is all good.  I did complete the hearts and cross stitched snowflakes, made the border and attached it to the top.  Can now say that I am one step closer to having this up on the wall for Christmas this year. Need to locate a backing so I can start quilting on this, was done in a big stitch using the embroidery floss, using whats on the snowflakes Now it's onto "Words to Live By".  I've been writing the words on the blocks. It took me a while to decide whether or not I wanted the words but they are so nicely written and when I did a practice word I decided that it wasn't to obstructive. And while doing the words on the blocks I realize that some of the blocks had not been completed with any embroidery accents Put them aside in a pile so I could be working on those while watching TV. I decided also on which method I'm going to use on the HST. Seeing h

It's been a rainy day which makes for a great day to spend time inside with my hubby and doing some needlework.  Oh ya, a nap too. I'm in the making of the final few blocks for the boarder. Last 3 cross stitch snowflakes and 7 hearts.  Not sure those will get finished by tonight but I'll give it a healthy try.  Mainly today thou is enjoying the rain and my hubby. Linking up with Kathy

It sure feels so good to have a finished project. Well semi finished I have the top done at least.  I finished constructing the Metro Twist this morning but not after having a few hiccups along the way.  When in the process of putting the units together made a mistake as you can tell from this picture, can you see it.  I constructed the block wrong. Had to get out the trustee seam ripper and reassemble.  Then came along the second hiccup, major hiccup. This had to do with my sewing machine. I could sew along till when the seams all came together when my thread would break. I'd rethread, tried again and it would work until I got to the next congested point where all the seams meant. Sure enough break again. I put up with this for about 10 rethreads and just about pulled my hair out when I said the heck with this.  So I unplugged the big expensive machine and put in my trusty old 1970s sears Kenmore. Sure enough that little workhors

Made it back from Dallas around midnight and slept in this morning. Felt good.  The Dallas show was excellent, the quilts gorgeous, and we did pretty well at our booth also. I have been working the Dallas show for six years now and I have enjoyed it every time I go. It's just a wonderful show. And if you ever get a chance you ought to try. Mark it on your calendar and.  it's usually the second weekend in March So what I have up on my wall is the start of the last block to be appliquéd to my Words to Live By quilt. I'm working on tracing my appliqué pieces to some Soft Fuse. I like using Soft Fuse with wool, because it's so flexible and works with the wool very well, sticks to it excellently. The other half of the wall is devoted to the Scandinavian Christmas wall hanging. I'm working on the churn dashes for blocks 4.  Already have the crossed stitch snowflake block finish for that section.  And I