Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I have had a very slow Sunday, moved in slow motion all day....still  am. One task I did that was perfect for being slow was rewinding the yarn I have.  Started with this tub and decided to wind the yarn up thinking it would take up less space in the tub. Wasn't sure until I did it. It did but as much as I thought. Enough that I could add this bag before after  and a few other loose yarn around the house. Now with the bag and the few stragglers added to the tub and it's now full.  Now that, this was done I went on to mark some of the Rocky Road I'm quilting on. I know it's hard to see the blue marker I used. Then Pete felt he needed to help me out some but I don't find him sitting on it a big help Then I was thinking about Christmas and the quilts I have and ones I would like to do.  Which made me think about this one I had finished, thought it was quilted but can no

My driveway I walk. This morning will be I expect the slowest part of my day. I've been able to take a nice walk this morning since the temperatures are just so fall like, gorgeous. The breeze feels nice and the smells,  oh it makes me so ready for Autumn.  Then the other thing I was able to take care of was taking some time out to write this.  I know any stitching that I'll do will be this evening, just like yesterday.  I can say that Blake's binding is finished and now it's on to Ben's. After writing this, it's full steam ahead I'm afraid.  The bathroom floor finally is installed. Yesterday they didn't show up till 4 o'clock and we're here until eight putting in the new flooring.  Looks good,  I will have to do some touching up the paint on the walls and work on the trim a little bit but other than that I'm very pleased with how it looks.  The walk-in closet adjacent to the bathroom i

So happy to be able to say and show something on this last Sunday of August, which is so hard to believe that another month has gone by. You know it's 119 days till Christmas, WowWee. My day is making, attaching and sewing down the binding on the 2 I Spy quilts. I decided to just use the leftover trimmed pieces from the backs. It will be a colorful binding don't you think. I like to start with a 2 1/4 inch strip, I find 2 1/2 too wide and 2 inch usually not enough. I had thought about putting it all on by machine but I like to do the last step by hand. Find it very soothing. So my afternoon/evening is near perfect in someways.  Hope yours is too. Linking up with Kathy"s Quilt

It's been a few days since I had last written but it's because I have been so busy that I haven't wanted to stop and write. I'm sorry I have a new addiction, like I need another one, it's weaving. While at my daughters in May, I came across this little rigid heddle loom. It's a Schacht Cricket 10" Loom. A little one. Wasn't sure if this was something I would like or be able to master, so a small one made since. Thought was didn't want to spend too much on something I had no idea about what I was getting into. Knowing that knitting, crocheting and all other handwork aggravates my carpel tunnel and can only do so much before it starts to bother me.  And I have all this yarn in my stash that I want to use. Made a few scarfs but had to stop and rest, doesn't help that hand sewing affects the wrist also. I have to pick and choose what to work on. Figure weaving would be easier on the wrist and it is. It's very f

I love Sunday for so many reasons and one is spending time with "The Man of the Place". We don't see enough of each other.  A lot of our time is sitting and talking or watching movies or something, that's a great time for hand work. Last night while watching the finale of Outlander I was working on this block. By looking at it, it just didn't quite looked balanced, missing something. Oh crap, a set of berries. Looked at the picture  and sure enough I left them out, how can that be. Funny how we see what we think is correct. That means I'll need to remove and move these pieces over to the right to make room for the berries I left out.  Now I haven't done much ripping out of an appliqued piece, especially wool. Thank goodness the wool is of very good quality, very little stretch.  Plus using Soft Fuse on this made it come off nicely and surprisingly I was able to refuse it down. That is what I

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

Today after church I just moved in slow speed. I had intended to do a little outside but didn't. Ended up doing some reading, helped "the man of the place" feed the cows and then some prep work on the outer border for the Scandinavian Christmas. I had finished the last block (4) this week and now it's time to work on all the little blocks. There are 4 churn dash blocks to do for this last section. And there is the outer border too. It has a couple churn dash blocks, applique hearts blocks and cross stitch snowflakes. I was going through the package with the pattern and fabric. I had purchased this BOM years ago and at the time didn't go through it to see if all the fabric was included.  Has had all the fabric in each month up till now. Should of  Cause I'm missing the piece that I have highlighted.That is a good size piece and did not have scraps leftover that big. Thank goodness I had bought some of that fab