Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I've had one of those weeks, I have intended to get so much done and just didn't happen. So I had nothing to write about.  It's a new week and been able to get a little done. Up on the wall is a little progress on the Scandinavian Christmas.  All 4 blocks completed and sew. Added the inter border and now working on the prepping the applique blocks.  There are 23 heart blocks.  Doing the method of using freezer paper templates and with stray starch and a brush, moisten the edge and press it back onto the templates. Then tack it done onto the background with a little glue and it's ready to stitch. Also on the wall is a baby quilt I did last year. Going to add a border, want it to be a little bigger. Then it's going to get sandwiched to be machine quilted. Need to get in some more practice in. So far I only have 4.5 hours in and nowhere near my goal. But little by little I'll get there The backg

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

LWanted to share some more pictures from the Dallas Show. There are so many beauty and this is just a taste.

Yesterday at the Dallas Quilts Show was very busy. I had full intention of getting this out last night but I couldn't figure out how to get the pics on using my IPad. Finally did as you can see. Had to use my blogger app but there must be a way, just haven't figured it out yet. We had our booth is all ready and we had a pretty good day If you happen to come to the show we are booth 252, Studio 180. This one is a lot of fun.   Love the user using what looks dated fabric making it look young again Just in love Beautiful

I've made it to Dallas yesterday and our booth is set up and ready for the show today. Driving south you can see more signs of spring than at home. With all the rain we received and warm temps, we too are starting to see life coming back to plants around the yard. These pictures are from earlier this week and wanted to share  The first to show itself was the Daffodils No, I take that back, it's the birth of baby calves. The lilac bush is showing buds. Then the peach tree is too, but I'm concerned because we could have one more freeze before spring. Then all would be lost  Last and most showy in the Phloxes. Just wish I had more of them planted.  Take care Kat