Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I'm having tension problems and can not figure out how to correct it. I've tried all I know. I had bought a sit down longarm BabyLock Tiara II. Now I have never had just a longarm before and would do any of my machine quilting on my domestic but did want more room so I could do larger quilts without working so hard to move.  I have had this machine for only a couple of weeks and hadn't had much time to use it.  But the past couple of days I have been working on a baby quilt. I am having such a problem with the tension.  I've checked and made adjustment to the bobbin and the top tension.  On the top it looks fine Started out not too bad on the back    But then I change the thread. The thread has matching bobbins.  But now this is the backside. On the back side flat thread and eyelash stitch. Top side not bad, my quilting sucks, need practice for sure. Back yucky I haven't had formal instruction

This morning I finally cleaned out the chicken yard, I try to do this twice a year. It is amazing how much limb, twigs and bark will fall off the persimmon tree that is near. Went to work raking up all the debris into piles and ended up with 2 wheel barrows full . another of limbs, twigs and bark which went to the fire pit. Straw and rocks is what most of the debris was and what I did was to put it out in part of the pasture that the "man of the place" drives through. Just dumped it out and didn't bother to spread it cause The girls will do it for me. The funny thing is that stuff has been in their yard for months now and they hadn't worked this hard scratching through it. Guess it just look good now. Here is the yard now, debris free, for a while.  It is spring and we always get storms but looks good for now. And to celebrate gave the girls a little scratch. Now let me tell you after a few hours

I haven't posted a five on Friday in a while, it's not that I didn't want to I just couldn't think of anything in time. This time is a no brainer  The home we live in was built by a previous couple and the he owners loved Irises. So there are Irises everywhere. This week they started blooming and this is the first five colors to bloom Linking up at a new spot for five on Friday .fastblog

 The loom has some fun yarns on it right now because I had finished two projects since I lasted talked about what I was on working.. Did get the black and orange checkered scarf completed, which I made for my middle daughter and had already mailed it off to her. Baseball season has started here in the U.S. and seeing how she is a  San Francisco Giant fan and at the games in the  San Francisco is can be cool and breezy. She can use it now Then I made another scarf. Again yarn from my stash was used. Just 2 skeins used, light gray and variegated black/gray. So soft and love the look of this one. So after doing this one I was wanting to start another one. Had been pondering using  novelty yarn and ribbons. It has been fun seeing how it turning out. It is also soft, not at all stiff or scratchy, thank goodness. Used 8 different yarns in the warp and only 1 yarn for weft. I'm already thinking about the next

It is such a pretty spring day and I have been busy outside, so I haven't yet got to what's up on the design wall. I have about half of the main body of this top completed and two rows left. And the border to add. Then there is the Jen Kingwell pattern Gardenvale on the cutting table. I did also finish the binding I had started a couple weeks ago. As you can see Pete (or just his tail)is enjoying this quilt. Cats sure like quilts. Now they are ready to find a home. Linking up with  love laugh quilt ems scrapbag patchwork times

Here it is time to make a list of projects I hope to get to the next couple months. 1. This month's stash buster. 2. Jen Kingwell fabric in this pattern. 3. RSC 15  4. Retro Air-Ship Propeller 5. Cleopatra Linking up to she can quilt

For Today Looking out my window I'm seeing how green the pastures are getting. The cows and their babies are just loving the green grass. I am thinking  about the veggie garden and whether or not I will plant as much as I have in the past. With the grandsons birthday in May and going out to California to spend time with them, it makes it a real big chore to maintain when I get back. Last year I did very little and the garden became a weed patch. And sure do not want that again.  I am thankful for so much and do my best to give thanks daily. I try to take time and become aware of the little things around me. Give thanks to all big and small.  One of my favorite things is to take a nap. Would like to say I do this daily but it's not possible. But when I can I do and cherish those times. I need recharging during the day. I am creating all of the time whether it's sewing on a quilt to working with yarn, I always have something to work on. I