Saturday, February 2, 2013
Ranchers Daughter Blocks!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
1.21.13
Morning Everyone! (1.21.13)
Had a busy weekend. Went shopping with Hubby and stocked up a lot of household items.! Paid for the long shopping hours though pain in leg worse after all the walking and driving in truck!! But at least the cabinets look full.
Got the house mostly cleaned just have to dust and wash kitchen floor.
This week I will be working on ufo's all week long!! I knocked out a few already this year but boy do I have a lot more to get done. I have nearly caught up with Esther's forget me not blocks a few more to get prepped then I can get them sewn.
Yesterday I finished the backs for funky chicken and country cottages and got things ready for a baby quilt that my mother started before Kyle was born ( he will be 21 yrs next month!!)
Today I am going to tackle the Wedding quilt I started for him from a Bom in 2009 It was the Baltimore Bliss pattern by Sindy Rodenmayer. It is all hand applique it was fun making it just have to put it all together now.
I have a pile of quilts sitting now to take to the quilters but I have a few more to get done before a trip to see her.!
Wednesday 1.23.13
I forgot to post this the other day so I thought I would just add to it!!
I finished the Wedding quilt and finished a yellow lap quilt today. I have another of Esthers blocks prepped and today I am going to sit and prep the last two flowers and then I can get them sewn over the weekend.!
I also finished a small afghan for Gizmo which she has promptly dragged off and hid in her hiddy hole!! I guess she liked it. I also finished up my country cottage quilt and it is also going to the quilters to have it done right.!!I will just add the photos in a row as there are a few. I hope you all have a great week. I have a few more ufo's to get working on this next week I am trying for one project a day now as most are smaller ones left.
Had a busy weekend. Went shopping with Hubby and stocked up a lot of household items.! Paid for the long shopping hours though pain in leg worse after all the walking and driving in truck!! But at least the cabinets look full.
Got the house mostly cleaned just have to dust and wash kitchen floor.
This week I will be working on ufo's all week long!! I knocked out a few already this year but boy do I have a lot more to get done. I have nearly caught up with Esther's forget me not blocks a few more to get prepped then I can get them sewn.
Yesterday I finished the backs for funky chicken and country cottages and got things ready for a baby quilt that my mother started before Kyle was born ( he will be 21 yrs next month!!)
Today I am going to tackle the Wedding quilt I started for him from a Bom in 2009 It was the Baltimore Bliss pattern by Sindy Rodenmayer. It is all hand applique it was fun making it just have to put it all together now.
I have a pile of quilts sitting now to take to the quilters but I have a few more to get done before a trip to see her.!
Wednesday 1.23.13
I forgot to post this the other day so I thought I would just add to it!!
I finished the Wedding quilt and finished a yellow lap quilt today. I have another of Esthers blocks prepped and today I am going to sit and prep the last two flowers and then I can get them sewn over the weekend.!
I also finished a small afghan for Gizmo which she has promptly dragged off and hid in her hiddy hole!! I guess she liked it. I also finished up my country cottage quilt and it is also going to the quilters to have it done right.!!I will just add the photos in a row as there are a few. I hope you all have a great week. I have a few more ufo's to get working on this next week I am trying for one project a day now as most are smaller ones left.
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| wedding quilt (baltimore bliss) |
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| yellow lap quilt |
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| backing for yellow quilt |
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| funky chicken lap quilt |
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| gizmo's afgahn |
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| country cottages wall quilt |
Saturday, January 12, 2013
jan 12 2013
I have had a halfway productive week this past week.
I finally after alot of set backs got my Raspberry Rabbit quilt completed. I don't have a place to hang it yet so it will go in the closet to be stored until I have a sewing room to my self!!
I have also completed all but two country junktion mini quilts. I did so many extra ones for grandma that I got really behind on my own ones.!! I have the last two appliqued now just to do the eyes on them then I can sew together today hopefully and that will be another ufo done for this year.
Hubby is working all this weekend so I will try to sew all weekend on the borders and get a few more boms done. I am determined not to start any large boms for this year until all and I do mean all my ufos are completed so if this means I have to wait until next year to start the Dear Jane quilt than so be it.
I have started to work on a farmers wife quilt as a quilt along project online I am waiting for the second block to be posted
http://thescrappyappleyard.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-new-farmers-wife-quilt-along.html#comment-form
I have also joined a new group of stitchers on facebook Crafts Delight they also have a yahoo group link
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACraftsDelightStitchingGroup/
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I have been making monthly granny squares and monthly craft swaps that has been fun and then we started a block a month sew along .
It is nice to have a slower pace this year.
My hubby finally bought the light for the light box the other day but I have to wait until he has time to install it for me properly. I will try to get my Esther forget me knot blocks ready to go. I have to pick material for a few blocks and get the applique prepared. then when I get the box up and running I can get it all pinned on and hand sewed. I have about 3 or 4 blocks to catch up.
I also finished the Crinoline picture and hubby framed it and we delivered it on x-mas eve.!!
We bought a new pick up truck over the holidays and traded in the Equinox for it.
I actually have the keys for it in my purse. Poor Kyle has been told he can't take it to go places!! He can only drive it for emergencies or if I send him to get something done for me or to take me somewhere. I still can't drive with my right leg thought it was better until last night and it started to hurt again. I will have to break down and to to the specialist next month. I did order a couple of herb filled pads that you can put in the freezer or the micro they are said to be good for the arthritis so we will see how that does first before I pay for the dr!!
Well I had better go and get a move on or I will never get anything done today!!.
Have a great weekend everyone
Jennifer
I finally after alot of set backs got my Raspberry Rabbit quilt completed. I don't have a place to hang it yet so it will go in the closet to be stored until I have a sewing room to my self!!I have also completed all but two country junktion mini quilts. I did so many extra ones for grandma that I got really behind on my own ones.!! I have the last two appliqued now just to do the eyes on them then I can sew together today hopefully and that will be another ufo done for this year.
Hubby is working all this weekend so I will try to sew all weekend on the borders and get a few more boms done. I am determined not to start any large boms for this year until all and I do mean all my ufos are completed so if this means I have to wait until next year to start the Dear Jane quilt than so be it.
I have started to work on a farmers wife quilt as a quilt along project online I am waiting for the second block to be posted
http://thescrappyappleyard.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-new-farmers-wife-quilt-along.html#comment-form
I have also joined a new group of stitchers on facebook Crafts Delight they also have a yahoo group link
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACraftsDelightStitchingGroup/
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I have been making monthly granny squares and monthly craft swaps that has been fun and then we started a block a month sew along .It is nice to have a slower pace this year.
My hubby finally bought the light for the light box the other day but I have to wait until he has time to install it for me properly. I will try to get my Esther forget me knot blocks ready to go. I have to pick material for a few blocks and get the applique prepared. then when I get the box up and running I can get it all pinned on and hand sewed. I have about 3 or 4 blocks to catch up.
I also finished the Crinoline picture and hubby framed it and we delivered it on x-mas eve.!!
We bought a new pick up truck over the holidays and traded in the Equinox for it.
Well I had better go and get a move on or I will never get anything done today!!.
Have a great weekend everyone
Jennifer
Monday, January 7, 2013
1.7.13
Morning everyone! It has been a busy month or so. Christmas and NewYear went smoothly this year. I don't think we have had such a relaxing holiday season for years.
We now have the house straightened back out and all cleaned up for the time being.
We lost a member of our furry family before Christmas. Moms Missy went to heaven to be with her we hated to take her to the vet but she really couldn't manage anymore and she was really upset .
My Smudge has started to sit with me again and even Mocha has begun to find laps to sit in. That just leaves us one of moms cats , Salvador he is a good age now as well but still doing good!
We traded in our equinox for a brand new gmc sierra extended cab truck.
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It is really nice. I haven't been able to it yet but I have gone for a run in it with Hubby. My right leg still in alot of pain need to go to orthopedic people and have it tended but I keep putting it off I don't want to put the extra bills on us. But I think I will have to cave before too much longer.
Hubby and I sat down at the New Year and made our new 10 year plan out we have been doing this for a while but it has been 2-5 year plans this time we decided on a 10 yr one!! and a 1 year one. we hope to get the house fixed up this year and the fence work finally done then we can get the new driveway put in and a double car garage in the back finally to clean up the front yard area. We will have to do the fence first to stop the stray animals getting in and under the trailer we have atom cat living under the house off and on now trying to keep warm. We went out and put a pet carrier with blankets in it for him to sleep in this week and that seems to have worked for now. I feel bad for them but I can't take care of anymore animals.
Well lets see what else is going on this year so far. Oh we got word quite a few family and friends are expecting bundles of joy this coming year I believe the count now is 5. It seems so strange to see kids that you watched grow having there own children now I know I Know I'm getting Old!!!
I finished my Crinoline picture and Hubby helped frame it. We delivered it to my friend on christmas eve. It was so nice to see her face when she finally got it. You always worry in case they don't like something when you make for someone but she really seemed to love it.
I have been trying to catch up with my 2012 boms but I seem to have fallen helplessly behind! I have tried to limit my 2013 new starts but I don't know how well that will go!! I did a block from farmers wife from the scrappy appleyard blog it was an easy one!!
I have also started on a block bom from a crafts delight stitching group. hopefully I will get it done today!!
I also signed up for a ufo challenge on this same site so we will see if I can get some things caught up this year.
Well I need to get off this computer. To all who are reading this I wish you all a very prosperous and Healthy 2013.
Jennifer
We now have the house straightened back out and all cleaned up for the time being.
We lost a member of our furry family before Christmas. Moms Missy went to heaven to be with her we hated to take her to the vet but she really couldn't manage anymore and she was really upset .
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| moms missy |
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| Mocha |
My Smudge has started to sit with me again and even Mocha has begun to find laps to sit in. That just leaves us one of moms cats , Salvador he is a good age now as well but still doing good!
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| salvador |
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| smudge |
We traded in our equinox for a brand new gmc sierra extended cab truck.
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Hubby and I sat down at the New Year and made our new 10 year plan out we have been doing this for a while but it has been 2-5 year plans this time we decided on a 10 yr one!! and a 1 year one. we hope to get the house fixed up this year and the fence work finally done then we can get the new driveway put in and a double car garage in the back finally to clean up the front yard area. We will have to do the fence first to stop the stray animals getting in and under the trailer we have atom cat living under the house off and on now trying to keep warm. We went out and put a pet carrier with blankets in it for him to sleep in this week and that seems to have worked for now. I feel bad for them but I can't take care of anymore animals.
Well lets see what else is going on this year so far. Oh we got word quite a few family and friends are expecting bundles of joy this coming year I believe the count now is 5. It seems so strange to see kids that you watched grow having there own children now I know I Know I'm getting Old!!!
I have been trying to catch up with my 2012 boms but I seem to have fallen helplessly behind! I have tried to limit my 2013 new starts but I don't know how well that will go!! I did a block from farmers wife from the scrappy appleyard blog it was an easy one!!
I have also started on a block bom from a crafts delight stitching group. hopefully I will get it done today!!
I also signed up for a ufo challenge on this same site so we will see if I can get some things caught up this year.
Well I need to get off this computer. To all who are reading this I wish you all a very prosperous and Healthy 2013.
Jennifer
Friday, December 21, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
12.21.12
Well were still here!!! My son says we are really in the afterlife and don't know it!!!
I hope everyone is having a great Pre Christmas time!!! Yesterday I was finally feeling better and decided to clean the house good before everyone was off for the holidays. Then I started my x-mas baking.
I thought I had enough done until Hubby came home and had to taste
test everything. I finally put the boxes in the other room and shut the
door to stop him eating it all!! He is a diabetic and should not be
snacking on all that sugar!! Today I will have to package the cookies
up on individual plates and wrap for the gifts then I will see what I
need to make for the next week for around the house.! I still have all
the peanut butter pies to make but I need to see when Hubby is going to
his parents house so he can bring them with him. He will go and stay
over night with them and come back the next day sometime that way he
can spend some good quality time with them. I have to stay here and
take care of the animals plus my health makes it hard to go out to any
ones house for extended visits. I tried new medicines this past week and
it looked like it was going to work for me finally then they messed up
the liver and kidneys again and I ended up flat on my back in bed for
four days until they wore off. Can you say was not a happy camper. I
had to stop all my meds until I got better now I have to start adding
them again one at a time. A Real pain. Any how enough of that!!!
We do have some sad news to share for those of you who have been patient with me this year as I talked about Moms Missy, she went to heaven to be with mom Monday 10th. When Hubby took me to Dr's Kyle(my son) took her to the vet. She was starting to be in a lot of pain and failing badly She has been greatly missed I was so used to her sitting with me all the time.
I started my block book hope to get it done to use for making the dear jane quilt.
I have managed to finish a few bom blocks that I was behind on and I have started to get the final batch ready for applique. I have 3 country junktion ,3 Esthers forget me knots1 raspberry rabbit, 1 country cottage, 1 funky chicken left to do. I hope to get to my light box to help me get Esthers blocks caught up over the x-mas week. I am hoping santa remembers to get me a strip light to go under it!!
Santa did bring me new area rugs for the living room just in time for the cold weather!! He also brought my hubby a reclining message chair for the living room but the elves still have to figure out how to put it together!!!
Oh and the frame came for the crinoline picture. it is 28x28 I didn't
realize it was so big until I measured for the frame. We will get it
done next week and I will post a picture of it all done for everyone to
see. My friend is so excited to finally be getting it!! I told her I
would make sure she got it before New Years!!
I have had a great time this month looking at everyone's posts I have also found a lot and I do mean a lot !! of new projects for 2013. I told myself that this next year I was only going to work on ufos and until then nothing else well..... you all know how that works out!!! Maybe if I took all of January and Feb I could get projects done and then catch up on the boms that are starting but I hate getting behind on any of them!!!
The weather here is cold now, not as cold as other people are getting!! but to us it is cold! I snapped these pictures of my babies yesterday as I got them in their shirts for the cold afternoon. I didn't want to put the heater up yet and they were shivering so on with the clothes!!! poor princess she acts like I'm punishing her but after she gets it on she won't let you take it off!!!
Well I hope everyone has a Happy Christmas and a great New Year.
From everyone at the Thornton House hold Many Blessings !!
Jennifer and Family
I hope everyone is having a great Pre Christmas time!!! Yesterday I was finally feeling better and decided to clean the house good before everyone was off for the holidays. Then I started my x-mas baking.
We do have some sad news to share for those of you who have been patient with me this year as I talked about Moms Missy, she went to heaven to be with mom Monday 10th. When Hubby took me to Dr's Kyle(my son) took her to the vet. She was starting to be in a lot of pain and failing badly She has been greatly missed I was so used to her sitting with me all the time.
I have managed to finish a few bom blocks that I was behind on and I have started to get the final batch ready for applique. I have 3 country junktion ,3 Esthers forget me knots1 raspberry rabbit, 1 country cottage, 1 funky chicken left to do. I hope to get to my light box to help me get Esthers blocks caught up over the x-mas week. I am hoping santa remembers to get me a strip light to go under it!!
Santa did bring me new area rugs for the living room just in time for the cold weather!! He also brought my hubby a reclining message chair for the living room but the elves still have to figure out how to put it together!!!
I have had a great time this month looking at everyone's posts I have also found a lot and I do mean a lot !! of new projects for 2013. I told myself that this next year I was only going to work on ufos and until then nothing else well..... you all know how that works out!!! Maybe if I took all of January and Feb I could get projects done and then catch up on the boms that are starting but I hate getting behind on any of them!!!
The weather here is cold now, not as cold as other people are getting!! but to us it is cold! I snapped these pictures of my babies yesterday as I got them in their shirts for the cold afternoon. I didn't want to put the heater up yet and they were shivering so on with the clothes!!! poor princess she acts like I'm punishing her but after she gets it on she won't let you take it off!!!
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| Daisy stealing snacks! |
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| Maggie and Cletus! (can you believe he is only around 5 months?) |
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| Princess "Do I have to wear this?" |
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| Gizmo If I stay real quite she might not find me!! |
Well I hope everyone has a Happy Christmas and a great New Year.
From everyone at the Thornton House hold Many Blessings !!
Jennifer and Family
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