Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I don't know if anybody else feels this way but since I retired, I love Mondays. It's like the fresh start to a week. So on my What' Up day here I will finish putting on the binding for Ben's I spy quilt,  Want to add this, when linking up at Beth's Cooking Up Quilts that she gave a link to a link on a YouTube video on How to put on bindings. A very good one by Sharon Schamber. Here is the link and start on month #14  Farmers Wife 1930s blocks.  Then what I'll need to do is start cleaning out my sewing room for the carpet layers to come in.  What I'll do is going to show you the before pictures of my messy, crowded but happy place.  And then when all is done and said and have the room back the way I want it, I'll show you the after pictures. Haven't decided yet if I will post anything about the room in between, but chances are probably will, because it will probably take me a while. 

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

At the beginning of this month, August, there was the annual Roaring River retreat. It's held at the Roaring River Park near Cassville, Missouri in the lodge that is located there at the park. A beautiful, wonderful place that I love going to. It's been going on for seven years which I have been able to attend the last three. It's such a great group of ladies and we have so much fun for four days.  I took this year one project and that was it I spy quilt.  I had over 250 circle to complete so I could put the tops together. So that was my task was to fussy cut these circles. And preparing them for the squares. I wish I could say after four days I got all 250  circles completed but I did not.  Did make a good amount of progress so when I got home that week I started finishing them. Enough of mine for now I want to also show pictures of what was going on around me by the other ladies so enjoy If

This has been such a busy, exciting and tiring month. Been able to finalize all the flooring and has it scheduled for installment next week. Had done cleaning and organizing and redoing the house all in preparation for the flooring plus the "little dude's" visit.  The "little dudes" were here this past week and boy was it so good to have them here. It went by way too fast as always, you just wish time would slow down when you have events like this. But we had a good time we were able to get a lot of Grammy and Papa time in. They left Tuesday morning and it's taken me a couple days to just kind of mellow out and get my footing back. I'm already planning their visit for Christmas. With all of my busy work with the house and riding around for flooring I was able to complete the Boy's I spy quilt.  Well almost completed, I have the binding to put on, but I still put them on their beds so they can enjoy doing I spy. Which just

It's been a busy and sometimes hectic past two days. I've been meaning to write but just couldn't get the time to do it. Tuesday at Sager Creek Quilt Shop in Siloam Springs Arkansas, my friend Pam Goggans, had a blockbuster class. It's a once a month class using Deb Tucker's trimmers. And by the way Pam has another one of her patterns published,  this one was in the July/August issue of Fons and Porter's magazine, Quilting Quickly.  Even though I have been using these trimmers for a few years now I always seem to learn something new. And this month was no exception. Learn how to make these shaded 4 patches units. I've seen the demo sheet and even have talked about it at quilt shows when we're there at the booth but personally have never made one.  My goodness they are so easy to make this unit that looks so complicated. Here is a brief example of the steps taken to make the unit. And here is a link to one of Deb Tucker's

What's up on the wall this week will be the "Words to Live By. Last week I was able to complete all the 12 inch blocks and now ready to sew the setting triangles on.  Been working steadily on the HST, have the fabric marked and ready to sew. Started with 28 pieces that marked for making the HST and now I'm down to nine. I have sewn some of the half square triangles.  Waiting to be trimmed.  And have completed trimming over 250 of the HST. So looking forward to having all of these HST completed so I can start assembling the center block and the borders. 672 HST it's quite a few. The center is almost done, just 2 leaves left to be appliqued and doing the stems. I've been so busy trying to get this quilt top completed that I have put off my circles and my rainbow scrap challenge. Linking with  love laugh quilt super mom no cape what a hoot quilts bambisyr-evaj patchwork times cooking up quilts ems sc

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