Farm Girl Vintage

DO any of YOU have this book in your collection?

yeah, I'm talkin to YOU

well if you do, Jackie my friend and I 

(and a couple of blog readers too)

will start on Jan 1st with one block

ONE BLOCK

how hard can that be, right?

we will do one block and show them

we will inspire each other and keep us accountable

found some other cute blocks too like these pigs and corn

I may need to figure it out and make one......

and Dunkin and Phoebe have to join the farm too

this one I LOVE.........so need to get this one done

another one I love 

because I am a baker

and milkcans

just SOME of the neat blocks 

you may see in OUR   versions

soon.........

wanna join us????

OF COURSE YOU DO........

If you dont have the book.........

run, hop, jump and get one......

borrow one.........

you won't regret it.......

almost 2017

life is good

yep

been sewing and having a grand old time

for 2017 this is the plan............

one week Jackie and I will work on 

a farm girl block

one week I will work on moving along on 

a UFO project

and one week I will try and make gifts for the

gift box

the other week will be for catching up

on any of the above

sounds like a good plan, right?

we will see if I can keep it up

so far the UFO projects have been moving along

and I know I have a ton of those zippy bags cut and ready to go

heres to hoping that 2017 sees the completion of some

long overdue projects

do you have any plans or resolutions for 2017?

the secret is to have parts already cut

a while back I got a package from JulieRose

with these precut blades

and I and Jackie made her a runner

fast forward to now.......after Christmas

I sewed up not one,

not two

but THREE beginnings

of runners

so I grabbed some border fabrics

to audition

the blue is a little darker but may work

Phoebe and Dunkin are looking at 

the border for  the pink one

dont they look like they are discussing possibilities?

this was Julies

love love love it!

Thanks again Julie for

cutting up those blades

I am having too much fun!

Spring runners? yep

best of 2016

Meadow Mist Designs has a linky party

for your best of 2016

I looked back at a busy year

to see what I accomplished

the deer quilts were a huge accomplishment

so much so I didnt have too many pics

of them finished but rest assured my

brothers and Dad LOVED them!

the rest of the year was busy too as we had a

huge family reunion and I spent a lot of time

making little things

I also took time out to make these cute 

mug rugs for my nieces

just because I was playing in the scraps

I cleaned out closets

wait...... let me explain

if you take tee shirts

they are nice and soft

and usually around the hem edge

and the sleeve edges

you can cut out baby hats and sew them up

a few tees quickly turned into a pile of

about 20 hats that I donated to hospitals

for babies

a couple I gave to new Moms along with their quilts

and bibs

I dabbled in woodburning and I like it!

Big brother supplied me with many birch discs

to practice on........

I fell in love with this pincushion and made a ton

of them too. I gave some to my quilting buddies

this was the beginning of Dads quilt

it became reversible when brother said he

is not fond of bears

so the back has deer

I guess 2016 wasnt a bad year after all............

on to 2017

go check out meadowmistdesigns

for some inspiration

scraps

as I cleaned up small pieces of fabrics

I cut them into 2 1/2 inch strips

then into 5 x 2 1/2 strips

and the small ones 2 1/2 squares

then just because I can..........

I sewed them 2 x 2

then 4 x 4

8x8

16x16 

and finally 32x32

it made almost 3 rows for a coin quilt

how cute would this look

with rows of UFO blocks?

hmmmmm

we will see what this one says to me as I 

go along

for now I cleaned out a whole drawer

of scraps

so that was good...........

more parts are found

I found some of these

anyone who follows my blog 

knows how much I love t o make these little kite

centerpieces

I never did make the centerpiece of the month

for the niece

hmmm..........is that January snowflakes there?

I may be on to something

for the gift box........

gotta refill it you know............

so I also wound up a ton of bobbins for the machine

you know how it goes.

just as you hit the pedal to the medal

you run out of thread...........

and nothing kills finishing a project 

quicker!

what have YOU been up to?

day after Christmas

I had a little time the day after Christmas so ended up in my room

to see if I could find the deer

I looked

and looked 

but he must have run off with Santa to the North Pole

so I went through boxes

and cut fabric into strips and squares

  and then found some UFO projects

this one was a mystery quilt

and I finished 4 blocks LOL

but it will make a nice little table topper

with a small border of blue

that is the plan for this one

this one here was started as a small baby quilt

the baby is now 20!

so it too will be a table topper

I found it

layered it

quilted it

now I just need to trim it and bind

not bad and the new year has not even begun!

linking up with Beth at lovelaughquilt

dont cha just love to see what others are up to?

have you seen this game?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWEwNa8pICg



I am not sure if this link will work but............
if you EVER want a funny game to pass the time with some friends
you GOTTA get this one!

I got one for daughters family and one for sons
and my niece had gotten one too

they played it and she posted a video.
OMG I was cracking up

my niece laughing hysterically at her Dad my brother made me cry I was laughing to hard.
true, false..........FALSE   and she couldnt get it because it was so so funny.

this is what the holidays are about. getting together with family and friends for some fun.
love it!

more cool gifts

my friend Jackie had someone make this for me

be still my heart

we had gone shopping together and I had seen 

a cookie jar with the red truck and tree on it

I  LOVED it BUT we try not to do 

cookies around here much so I didnt get it

she remembered and had this made and framed

I LOVE IT

It matches my truck Christmas coffee mug!

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and she also gave me this little sewing basket ornament

look at the details

scissors, measuring take

notions

fabric bolt

even quilting magazines!

LOVE it

and this pretty mousepad

does that Jackie know me or what???

mini canning jars so so cute

ignore my horrible hands.......in need of a manicure badly!

she also gifted me a mason jar spoonrest

which is currently in use

LOVE it

and LOVE MY FRIEND

Jackie

thanks so much!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

lookie what I got! 

don't be jealous

I had "liked" it on facebook and my sis in law got it for me

says LIFE IS GOOD

and be still my heart........she is SEWING

love love love it!

Phoebe loved her gift

or the wrapping at least LOL

and Dunks loved having a new box to play in

they had me up EARLY..........like little kids!

work spoiled us with pretty flowers...........

and a new Samsonite luggage piece

that was also filled with goodies

blanket, new jammies, beauty products

Vera Bradley travel bag, Godiva truffles

and two gift cards

yes I guess I  WAS  a good girl

I also got a new Bonnie Hunter book signed by Bonnie from a friend

who went to one of her sewing weekends

along with some fabric 

and some sweaters

and gift cards to go out to eat

and some teeny tiny Mason jars

with a cool Mason jar spoon rest for my kitchen

and a cute little sewing basket ornament

and a scrap quilted mouse pad

thanks Jackie! LOVE them ALL

especially the card........

I took so many pics that I have to recharge my camera battery!

will show more later........

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope yours is just as wonderful as mine

has been.........

Santa thought I was good......and don't you tell him otherwise

Collette of What about Rheema made me this

ornament last year

this year....be still my heart....

she gave me a gift certificate to Missouri Star

I KNOW  my FAV place!

how sweet is she?

and of course I showed you what my niece made me

hubs and I do not exchange gifts

we get what we need year round so why spend money

just to get a gift?  We both got new computers this year

and he got the used car to replace his

I think that is enough don't you? LOL

I did get him a box of sugar free Russel Stovers

I didnt know they made them! hee hee

work gave us a ton of nice things

they started on Thurs with a beautiful arrangement of flowers

then on Friday we received a piece of luggage

AND it was filled with all kinds of goodies!

a pr of pjs, Godiva chocolates, a blanket, two gift cards over 100 dollars

lipstick, face serum

WOW  I guess they LIKE us LOL

my boss got me a nice sweater

her boss got me a gift card to the local coffee stop

the salesman got me a gift card to a local restaurant

 I guess I HAVE been a good girl!

Hope your Christmas was Merry and bright!

you better watch out you better not cry...........

Phoebe is such a good girl

she always trys to cover for Dunkin

I mean he is a little buggar

and she is such an angel

someone knocked this over in a fit

then pushed his sister out of the covers

then cried because he couldnt get his way 

clawing at the couch

then hid in shame

because HE KNOWS

you better watch out

cause Santa Claus is coming to town..........

one brother with bear

warning............my brothers are hunters

they eat the meat they hunt

if you go to their house

you may have bear meatloaf

or deer steaks

or rabbit stew

anywho, this is one brother with the bear

he got in Maine

this guy was causing havoc on the property

so he had to be taken out

he is now meatloaf

and meat in their freezer

maybe I should have given this brother

my fathers bear quilt LOL

naw........he is getting a deer quilt

he is a shy nice guy who never married

I felt bad for him as he is a workaholic

(reason for not meeting anyone)

and he loves kids......my nieces were

spoiled rotten by Uncle Joe

they went skiing, snowmobiling

and did all kinds of cool things with him and still do!

he is the next to the last sibling.........

you know the one

not the first

not the last

the in between one nobody notices

but I notice him and love him

so I spoil my baby brother with a deer quilt

because I can...........

this is the back of his

deer print in middle  and wolf border

someone is looking at me hee hee

and this is the back of my oldest brothers quilt....

found a panel (not the other deer I was looking for)

but he should have been a game warden

he loves the outdoors and animals

and can tell their tracks and habitats etc

I am thinking he will like this on the back of his

hey, you know Dad's quilt started it with the

reversible thing going on LOL

hoping they will like them

one is wrapped and one is in the

washing machine as we speak

down to the wire!

just the one brother to go..........

should I pray to St Anthony the

saint that helps you find things? 

I NEED THAT PANEL   grrrrrrrrrrr