IT'S STILL WINTER

Starting the day with appliqué

Part of the rooster block on Down on the Farm

And speaking of roosters here are Sheran's family

enjoying bits of frozen pumpkins

while Sheran is in the nest sitting on eggs.

I want it to be Spring but it's a bit too early

for baby chickens, Sheran.  

We have a ground surface heat pump but 

when it gets down to 28 we augment it

with wood heat.

 

We bring wood in from the woodpile and

Pep starts a fire in the woodturning stove

in the fireplace about 4.

Once the fire gets going, it warms up the brick

surround which retains the heat

and we can sit and watch TV while I stitch.

Elizabeth and Sam-I-am tend to slip into

my bedroom and doze on the bed until

the fire gets going and warms things up.

And we're all pretty sick and tired of the cold - 

so

we decided to put a summery quilt

on sale this week.  

this is "Spring Break" BOM

and you can get the pattern for 20% off by

going to the store and clicking 

here.

We're getting pretty close to February when I'm

supposed to hear about Blockheads 4.

So have a good week and Keep Quilting.

 

Happy Blockheads Wednesday

We're getting a lot closer

to Blockheads 4

Moda told me I'd get all 

the information in February. 

Meanwhile

Starting the Day with Applique -

working on the winter Tablestand quilt.

It still needs a moon and 2 stars but

I'm getting there.

This is my bird feeder out front.

I can sit in my chair and stitch and watch

the birds.  I've been trying to get close enough

to get a good picture of all the birds but I just

can't get one.  I've even tried without the help of

Elizabeth and Dobby but I still can't get one.  

I finally gave up and bought a redbird to sit on

the front porch.

Dueces is Pep's cat.  Here they were in 09.

And here they are now.  He's still a handsome

fellow - the cat and the husband.  :)

On sale this week is the 

"I can't wait until Spring"

Tablestand kit.

In case I didn't mention it last

week, our Vintage book for January 

is Say it with Flowers for

50% off.

You can get the Tablestand kit

and the vintage book

by clicking here

Tammy is sick this week so shipping

may be a little slow but it will get there.

Say a little prayer for her.  

Jeff was sick last week but he's OK now.

Have a good week ladies.

Stay warm and covid free.

Happy Almost New Year

And I hate to be a scrooge

but Thank God no snow so far.

I hope you all had a great Christmas.

Jake came over on Christmas Eve and on Christmas 

we all went down to Kansas City and had dinner with 

our son Max, his wife Valerie and kids, Cullen and Quinn.

Everyone had their shots and boosters.  Max is a 

bartender at a restaurant in Westport and asked Pep

what flavor profile he said wanted for his drink.

Pep said " "spicy" so Max made us these 

awesome cocktails with gin, elderflower liquer, 

jalapeño juice and ginger beer.  I 

don't know what it was called but it

was delicious.  

Over the years Pep has gotten me quite

a few bulldog shirts and this year's

gift is one of my favorites.  As you can tell Elizabeth

is wearing her Girl Gang jacket.  I have no

idea where he got it but I love it.  :)

Not to be outdone, Tammy got me a chicken 

T-shirt.  I'm getting quite a collection of t-shirts.

This is the last week of the month so it's also

the last week Up on the Rooftop will be on special

for 1/2 price.

This is my Pinetree Village quilt - one

of my favorite patterns from that book.

I just love homespun plaids and stripes.

The special this week is Winter Weekend.

Both the BOM pattern and the kit are on

sale for 20% off.  

You can go to the store to get them and

Up on the Rooftop by clicking here.

Have a good week ladies and a 

safe New Year's Eve.

 

Happy almost Christmas - Iris & Ivy

Iris and Ivy

 

I just love this fabric line -

especially the purples :)

and the greens

 

and the lavenders

and definitely the creams

(can you see the iris on that top one ?)

And the Black (that 3rd one down with the

Iris and and the Ivy - the purple and green.

I'd say it's my favorite but I think they all are.

They all make me almost want Christmas

to be over so I can just QUILT.                                 

 My computer is acting up so I can't get

the pictures bigger but our special this week is the

 kits for the Snowman and 

"Olive" (as in "all of the" other reindeer)

stockings for 20 % off.  You can go to

the store to get the kits by clicking here.

Have a great week, ladies and a safe and merry Christmas.

New fabric line - Iris and Ivy and December Special

We're getting there ladies - 

the holidays are almost here.

And we're all busy, busy, busy.

Our special this week is

No Room at the Inn

This is the Tablestand version

and you can get a kit to make it 

by clicking here

I've been busily working on

patterns for my latest fabric line

Iris and Ivy.

 

This is Down at the Farm.

I love the fabric in this quilt and this line.

I went up to the loft to take pictures of the fabrics

to show you but forgot that the lighting distorts

the color.  Tammy and I will take them fabric

out on the deck and take the pictures again and

can show you next week.

Everyone stay safe and go to the basement if

you need to.

Happy almost Winter

And Winter means a change

in the quilts in the house           

   

This is Winter Wonderland hanging in the foyer

and I'm pretty sure that a kit for this quilt is on

sale for 20% off this week.

And of course we have to have a

Christmas tree.  We've been getting

small live trees at Walmart the last

few years and planting them outside

after Christmas.

This year they had them for sale 

before Thanksgiving.They would

have been a dried out fire hazard by

Christmas so we reverted to the tree

I bought to take to Market years ago.

I'm quite happy with it and think

 I've found my Christmas tree for a few years.

Here it is sitting on a table behind my 

favorite chair for doing my appliqué.

The quilt is "Over the River" 

 Moving to the couch we have the "Olive" pillow

                                                    on the left,  the"Keeping Watch" pillow 

                                                    on the right and the Santa Claus Lane wallhanging 

                                                    in the middle.        

We have to have a Tablestand on my desk.  This

is "Holly Tree Lane" sitting besides Pep's Mother's angel

Patterns for all of the quilts are in the store - the

angel is not.  :)

Neither is the small Nativity scene on the mantel.  

I found this treasure years ago and it's now

a tradition on the mantel.

 

Outside the chickens got a treat.

They don't mind the cold yet

but Nancy bought them a winter treat.

 It's a Lays treat mix with Cheetos, pretzels

and Doritos.  

She says they LOVE it.

We need to get them more for Christmas :)

 

And here is Elizabeth's Christmas treat

A raccoon chew toy - the only kind of raccoon

I want on the property.

I'll give it to her anyway but

here's what she did while I was working on

the house.  She told me she was keeping the bed

warm for me in case I needed a nap.

You can get patterns for all of the quilts

by clicking here 

Have a cozy winter ladies.  

See you next week and Keep quilting.

Happy December

And our Vintage book

this month

 is

Jake is 23 now and a student

at UMKC school of Dentistry

and as long as I have 

Up on the Rooftop

I'll have the memories of

when he was five.

(The reindeer head is his 

footprint and the antlers

are his handprints).

It also has the one of my favorites,

the pattern for the quilt

that goes on the bed in the kids room

every Christmas -   Pinetree Village

It's simple and says Christmas to me

Home

Trees

and

Snowmen.

Our special this week is the kit for

Holly Tree Lane Tablestand.

Front 

and back

for 20% off

That's it for now ladies,  Pep and I got

our booster shots yesterday and I'm going to take a liedown.   Keep quilting. :)

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