Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Yesterday my plan was to finish cleaning and then try to get a little sewing in. Well it started out pretty good I straightened up, did a little cleaning, and then proceeded to straighten up my sewing room. Hello how easily I can get distracted. Got the cutting table cleared off, was thinking about projects I wanted to finish before the end of the year, and started a list. As you can tell I'm a list person.  Then I was thinking what if there that I can get done off of my 2015 list. Looked at it, decided how I can add this and this and so went looking for these projects.  If you're following along you're probably already ahead of the game and realized, oh I know where this is going. That's right I started searching for one thing and found another.  And another.  And another. Then there was a project I thought oh I haven't seen them in ages, and start wrestling through it, and realized where are the blocks I had already made for this

Yeah, I have now 2 finished tops. This was one of my  RSC14, 1/4 Log Cabin  I was so in a hurry to get into my sewing room and sew after getting back from California, I quickly lay out  the blocks and sew it together. I'm really sure if the layout is the best one I could of done. There's something about I not completely happy with after I have it completed. But I will leave it as it is.  The pattern is just one I have seen on Pinterest, in magazines and such. I do not know of it being copyrighted as pattern so I have not one to credit.  The blocks finish 12" and there are 24 of them. Now that I have this RSC done I'm ready to start this years RSC's. In addition of making this years I decided that I am going to try to get my scraps organized. I have tubs and I mean tubs of scraps that I have saved for decades. Some of my scraps I have divided by colors, then I have tubs that still need to be separated and cut into usable pieces.

I am so pleased to say I have a finish top for this new year. I'm going to take that as a good sign.   I can cross of my first UFO, #31. It is a Lori Smith pattern called Lily's Garden. It is made using 30's reproduction fabric. I did machine appliqueing, using Ricky Tim's applique paper. The quilt is a wall hanging or crib size, 45" x 45". Used Kona Cotton in Snow for the background. I haven't yet decided if I will attempt to machine quilt myself or have a pro quilt it.  One of my goals is to be good enough at quilting on my domestic machine. I have tried it on a couple of small projects but I really do need to get quite a few more hours under my belt to feel comfortable at it. Right now I feel like hands don't know which way to go half the time or to have my feet to go in sync with my hands. Practice, Practice, Practice. Isn't that what it takes! It's now time for