Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Yesterday after I finished the string quilt, I took a break from the sewing machine and did some quilting and some embroidering. I put Doc Martin on Netflix and did some hand quilting.  Was able to finish this one block  and now I'm ready to start on this one. Finally I can start seeing the end. That's only because I'm being pretty persistent about getting in some quilting at least every other day I have only these two big blocks to do. And some smaller ones that are fillers. Then of course the border. I normally quilt during the day because in the evening after "The Man of the Place" gets home I try to spend time visiting and catching up on our day. So if I do hand  work it's usually something that I don't really have to pay to close attention to or if not too cumbersome. Did worked some on the Scandinavian Christmas  I'm doing a Crosstitch around the outside of the

Yeah!!!! It's done.  I really need to check and add up how many I've done this year to see what's the number is. That way The Red String quilt would have a number. But until then, Here it is. Measures out to 99" x 99" Some how bigger than I first considered.  The block size is 12" finished. Have 7 rows with 7 blocks in each row. The border is 8" right now. I inserted a 2" strip of string pieced. This is the book that has this pattern Linking with; blossom heart quilts

I'm almost done with the Red String. Yesterday while watching Bonnie's Quilt Cam, I was able to finish putting the rows together. What better time to work on a scrap quilt than watching the Queen of scrap quilts. Just love the look of this pattern. It looks like it would be challenging to assemble but really its not. The pattern has a plain border but was thinking about using the leftover strips and cutting them down to 2" strips to finish out to be 1 1/2". Insert that strip between the background fabric for the border. Hard to decide cause I like the look of both ways. I added 2 rows to make it square. Right now before border it's  84" x 84" Can go with the suggested 6" border to make the quilt  96" x 96" or go with a slightly larger, say 7" or 71/2" to make the finish size 98" x 98" I'm leaning towards slightly larger border, thinking the small fi

I am having a true slow Sunday. Got up at 7, which is sleeping in. And slowly had my cup of coffee, then finally got dressed and out of the house shortly before 9 o'clock. Now that is being slow.  This morning is another gorgeous pre-fall morning.  It was a pleasant walk Then I spent some time in the garden.  Tending to some weeds and planting a few more seeds for a fall crop. It's getting towards the end of the planting season. Our first frost is around the first part of November. Then this afternoon Bonnie Hunter had one of her "Quilt Cams".  Which I haven't seen in a long time. So I stitched along with Bonnie. Worked on the Red String. And then this evening I believe I am going  to work some more on my Scandinavian Christmas. I've been taking a little break from hand quilting and appliquéing these past couple nights and doing some embroidery. If you get a chance go over

OK I know it's not Friday But I was gone all day yesterday and really didn't have a chance to do this. Besides feeling a lot like fall this weekend, it is starting to shows signs of it being near here on the farm.  My Lady apples start to turn a slight red tint more towards the end on the month but apples always mean autumn to me. The Dogwoods are one of the first trees to change color in our woods. This year is a good year for the pears. It will be October before they'll be ready. Beside the Dogwoods the Sassafras trees are turning also. Some of squashes and pumpkins I harvest this morning. I wish I could of gotten a picture of the bucks I saw this morning. They were out in the pasture locking antlers. A sign of the rutting season coming soon. Go to Amy's at Love Made my Home I missed the deadline to link but go over and see what others share. 

It's hard to believe it's been a week since I last wrote. But I can understand because a lot has been going on this past week Last Thursday it started with Bible study in the morning, stitch group in the afternoon and Thursday evening preparing for my daughters visit for the weekend. Friday was an exciting day I caught the groundhog that's been visiting in the hen house. I will show more of that at the end of the post. And Crystal showed up that afternoon. Saturday we had a small family gathering to celebrate Crystal's birthday with dinner and some cake. Sunday Crystal and I did a little cooking, little lounging and a lot of visiting. Monday being Labor Day "The Man of the Place" was home and we had planned to go out to eat and just do a little drive around. But that got put back by a few hours due to the fact that we lost water to the house. You see we are on well water and so if you lose electricity water goes out. We have no water.  So

I haven't done much knitting these past couple of months other than trying to work on the "2 at a time Toe up magic loop socks". I had worked on them while in Colorado last month but I haven't picked up my needles since then. Right now I'm at the heel point of the socks.  It's not that they are hard or anything it's just that I just haven't been spending the time knitting like I should. I need to complete these so I can start on my daughters socks.  Found this nifty orange and black dyed yarn at a yarn shop in Tulsa and a bonus is that they are from a local company here in Oklahoma For ones who do not know the school colors of orange and black, is OSU. That is where my youngest daughter attended college and graduated from.  And for the reading portion of this post I am currently listening to Of Mice and Men.  I am joining a reading group this month and this was one of the books requ