Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

It's not just slow Sunday but I have myself been moving slowly and stiffly. For some reason unknown to me, my sciatic nerve is bothering me.  I'm having no problem fitting right in with the theme today of  slow Sunday but it does hurt a little if I sit around to much or long. But while I am, a little embroidery work is what I'm doing today.  It's Winter Wonderland by Crab-apple Hill design  I final finished the largest section last month. Boy was that a lot of work. It didn't seem that it would at first but those trees were for me what took so long.  Also finished another smaller one since the last time I posted a picture back on May 20. This is how many sections that are completed.  This next section is also a large section but at least not as big as the other. Expect this to take me a little while too. For the Winter Wonderland and many other embroidery work, I use a product that is printable, sticky back and...

I'm home. Arrived back Sunday evening and after all the tests and scans it is agreed that Mom will take treatment here in Tulsa but will go back to Houston for progress follow ups.  I left leaving MD Anderson very impress with the facilities, staff and the efficiency. I feel my Mom received the best care while there. Now that I'm home I have been getting back into a routine, funny how I missed that.  I don't live an exciting life, (it's a good life) but I did missed it. I just have to get back (long time gone) in the habit of writing. While gone I did get another baby blanket crochet, spent a lot of time in waiting rooms. Turned out sweet and now I need to find a baby to give it to.   And did start another one.  My Mom was making this pattern and thought it was so pretty. Since I didn't take a sewing machine with me I just had to have something to sew. Seeing that I have many things started and didn't want to duplic...

I do not know how people can stand humidity, it's bad enough in Tulsa but here it is May in Houston and it feels like July in Tulsa. Thank goodness that my parents have a/c in their trailer.  We got here Sunday afternoon and Mom had her first appointment Monday morning and for the next two days she had so many tests and scans. So today was the first day that we hadn't had to be at the hospital. While waiting for Mom, I had brought with me a bunch of baby yarn to make some blankets.      This is what I have so far, this pattern I haven't done before and I'm liking it. Fun one to do. I bet I'll have this completed by the time I go home next week. At least I hope to and would like to have another one at least started. Hopefully we will have positive news when the doctors get back with us on options of treating her cancer. We are not sure if the treatments will need to be done here or if we can have them done back in Tulsa. There is a MD Anders...

I'm prepping some projects that I have started and they're doing a rotation on the wall today I'm preparing the 4th and last block of Scandinavian Christmas. Don't you find it exciting when you get down to the end of the project. It's will be ready to appliqué, then I will do the embroidery work. For the appliqué pieces of Scandinavian Christmas you can use a wash away appliqué sheet which works beautiful. I run it through  the printer then I roughly cut the shapes out and press them onto my wool or cotton. Will turn under the edge and glue baste it down. Now they're ready to be appliquéd. I've used freezer paper using this technique but some of these pieces are so small I find it easier to use a product like this which will wash away and you can just print it in your printer.  Small pieces can be quite challenging with freezer paper.  The products I've tried are C&T and the other called Hugs and Kisses. Both work equall...