Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I'm so excited to say I had finished my first woven rug. Very pleased with how it turned out and the length is perfect for in front of the stove. Next is one to lay in front of the sink. Also finished "one thing with Amy" for this week It was to take this woven fabric and cover these two pillow I have in the car. The fabric I wove was not wide enough to a be wrap I was wanting so after some thought, decided to use some it. It was a lot easier than I thought. I was worried about the fabric unraveling.  But with a simple zig zag stitch, no problems. On the design wall I had these blocks that needed to be assembled    They are a very simple 4 patch block and was able to get these done and now I need to put together more to stitch. What I have done so far. My last finish is something so totally different. It is a Boho wrap bracelet  I had to purchase the leather cord and bead thread but the rest I had. A pe

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

Hope all you Moms out there had a good Mother's Day Mine was and I made myself some flowers. This is a free pattern at Annie Design Crochet She has another flower pattern I've used too. These are about 3" but if you were to use DK they would be larger. Last year I had purchased this box of assorted sock weight yarn at Hobby Lobby. Cutest little skeins.  So this evening I worked on making a few flowers that will go in the car as spring/summer deco. Been a very enjoyable day. Before we went out to lunch with my Mom and Dad I was able to warp the loom with cotton thread for the latest project. I'm going to attempt a rag rug. Another stash buster sort of. Tomorrow I'll wash and cut the fabric to use. Till next time  Linking up with Kathy

Spring is diffidently in the air (pollen) My Christmas cactus has becomed an Easter cactus.    So very delicate and beautiful.    Not only are the cactus blooming but the Redbuds and Dogwoods are also in full bloom right now. I hope to this weekend be able to take a walk around our property to see some of the places where we have a lot of dogwoods growing. The weather is supposed to be very favorable for that and should be a spectacular show of flowers. If I do I'll post pictures.  This past week I have been able to finish the washcloths that I had started weaving a few of weeks ago  After they had came off the loom I needed to sew the ends of each washcloth to make sure it didn't ravel when the cardboard separator was removed.  Next was to trim the raw edges of yarn once the cardboard was removed. Here is a close up of what one side finished looks like. I turned over the edge and stitched it down and the other side i

Boy am I ready to slow down some. Started this yesterday Sunday I went to Costco for the first time on a Sunday, usually it's during the week while "the man of the place" is at work. Seeing how thou this past month has been even busier with my parents than it has. Besides all the doctor appointments, 1 -2 a week this month; my dad had one of his knees replaced the first of the month. He is recovering very well, thank goodness. That is mainly due to all the help my sister has been giving him. I have been going over there almost everyday to help my sister besides driving mom. My brother and sister in law were here for a few days also. Now you know why I'm wanting to slow down. Need to say this is no stitching going on right now but do want to share something that is just enjoyable while watching TV. Really haven't been sewing as much as I would like but have been weaving on the new loom I received for Christmas. It's a 32 inch Ashford.