BIG LOG HOUSE RUG FINISHED!

I FINISHED HOOKING MY BIG LOG HOUSE RUG

ON THURSDAY, SEWED DOWN THE BINDING 

ON FRIDAY AND STEAMED IT TODAY!

IT WILL GO IN THE HALLWAY WHEN I 

GET THE QUILT I DESIGNED QUILTED AND HUNG

BUT FOR NOW TO GIVE AN IDEA OF HOW 

BIG THE RUG IS I'VE TAKEN SOME PICS

OF IT IN FRONT OF OUR DINING ROOM HUTCH.

I CHANGED THE FLOWER TO A COXCOMB TO 

GO WITH MY QUILT AND ADDED THE STAR ON 

THE RIGHT SIDE, ALONG WITH MY INITIALS

AND THE DATE.  MY FRIEND PAM IS STILL 

WORKING ON HERS BUT I'LL SHOW PICS

OF THEM TOGETHER WHEN SHE 

FINISHES HERS.

RAIN, RAIN, RAINING HERE.  VERY COOL

TODAY AS WELL BUT IT WAS A GOOD DAY

TO STEAM A RUG!!  NOW ON TO OTHER 

THINGS!!  HAVE SOME FALL CROSS STITCH

DESIGNS IN MIND TO CREATE AND I HOPE

TO BASTE MY QUILT THIS WEEK SO I CAN 

BEGIN TO HAND QUILT IT.

I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

UNTIL NEXT TIME......LORI

NEW CROSS STITCH PATTERN AVAILABLE.....

I'M HAPPY TO SAY I HAVE MY

LATEST E-PATTERN,

A REPRODUCTION SAMPLER,

 POLLY COLE

READY FOR PURCHASE!  POLLY NEVER

FINISHED HER SAMPLER ON THE BOTTOM

SO I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF ADDING

SOME MOTIFS THAT CAN BE STITCHED

OR LEFT OUT TO KEEP IT AUTHENTIC 

LIKE THE ANTIQUE SAMPLER.

TO PURCHASE PLEASE VISIT MY 

PICTURETRAIL WEBSITE

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY TROUBLE

WITH THE PAYPAL BUTTON PLEASE

EMAIL ME AND I CAN INVOICE YOU.

homespunprimsbylori@gmail.com

I HOPE TO HAVE MORE RUG 

PROGRESS TO SHARE SOON! 

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

A FEW FUN PICS......

THIS PAST MONDAY MY FRIEND KATHY AND I WENT

BUMMING TO A FLEA MARKET IN WISCONSIN

FOR MY 60TH BIRTHDAY.

WE EACH BOUGHT A HANDMADE RUSTY 

METAL FLOWER. HERS WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT

THAN MINE.  I PUT MINE IN THE CORNER OF

OUR FRONT FLOWER BED WHERE I NEEDED A 

LITTLE SOMETHING MORE. THE LEAVES WILL

RUST IN TIME. I LOVE IT! 

I PURCHASED THIS OLD HAND PLOW

LAST FALL FROM OUR  ANTIQUES

PLACE IN OUR LITTLE TOWN AND

PLACED THAT ON THE OTHER END OF

THE SAME FLOWER BED IN FRONT OF 

OUR HOUSE.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED AN 

ANTIQUE TRUNDLE BED IN ORIGINAL DARKER

RED PAINT FROM A PERSON ON FB. MY FRIEND

TINA WOLTMAN PURCHASED A BIGGER ANTIQUE 

ROPE BED FROM THE SAME PERSON AT THE SAME 

TIME. TINA AND HER FAMILY WERE KIND

ENOUGH TO PICK MINE UP AT THE SAME

TIME. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU

TO TINA FOR THAT!  I MIGHT NOT HAVE GOTTEN

IT IF SHE HADN'T OFFERED TO GET MINE TOO.

I'D BEEN WANTING ONE FOR A LONG TIME.

I HAVE TO MAKE A TICKING MATTRESS OR 

SOMETHING FOR IT YET BUT FOR NOW 

I AM JUST ENJOYING IT ROPED. SORRY THE

PICS ARE DARK. WE DON'T HAVE BIG WINDOWS

IN OUR BEDROOM SO IT'S HARD TO GET 

GOOD PICS.

 

BECAUSE I WAS GETTING THE TRUNDLE

I HAD TO PLAY WITH MOVING SOME THINGS

TO MAKE IT ALL WORK. I THINK I LIKE 

HOW IT ALL WORKED OUT.

I'VE ALSO BEEN HOOKING ON MY HUGE CABIN 

RUG AND AM HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS.

BEEN STITCHING A PATTERN OF ONE OF MY

ANTIQUE SAMPLERS TOO AND HOPE TO HAVE

THAT AVAILABLE YET THIS MONTH.  

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO!  HOPE EVERYONE

IS WELL AND ENJOYING YOUR SUMMER.

UNTIL NEXT TIME......LORI

BIG LOG CABIN RUG

I STARTED HOOKING THIS HUGE RUG

A FEW DAYS AGO AND WANTED TO SHARE

MY PROGRESS.  MY FRIEND PAM IN DELAWARE

IS HOOKING IT AT THE SAME TIME I AM HERE

IN MICHIGAN.  IT WILL BE FUN TO SEE HOW

DIFFERENT THEY LOOK USING DIFFERENT WOOLS.

THE DESIGN IS BY THE LATE LINDA BRANNOCK

AND THE RUG PATTERN IS SOLD 

WOOLY WOOLENS.

I HAVE MY QUILT IN MIND WHILE HOOKING 

MINE.  I THINK THEY WILL LOOK GOOD

TOGETHER.  I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HAND

BASTE THE LAYERS TOGETHER ON MY QUILT

YET SO HAVEN'T STARTED TO QUILT IT BUT I 

WILL SHARE WHEN I DO!

WE'VE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF RAIN ON AND OFF

FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT TODAY THE SUN

IS SHINING AND IT'S IN THE LOW SIXTIES.

I JUST GOT BACK FROM A 3 MILE WALK AND

IT FELT GOOD TO GET OUTSIDE FOR A WHILE.

NOW ON TO OTHER THINGS HERE IN THE HOUSE.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

Happy Memorial Day!

WE HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL

MEMORIAL WEEKEND.  WE SURE DID!

WE CAUGHT UP WITH THINGS THAT

NEEDED DOING AROUND THE YARD AND 

GARDENS WHEN IT WASN'T RAINING. 

STILL RAINING BUT EVERYTHING IS SO NICE

AND GREEN NOW.  THE APPLE BLOSSOMS 

ARE BLOOMING AND SMELL SO GOOD.  

WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR MILITARY

AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR SERVICE

TO MAKE OUR LAND FREE AND GIVE US 

THE RIGHT TO LIVE AS WE CHOOSE.

ALL THOSE THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE AND

ALL THOSE CURRENTLY SACRIFICING SO MUCH

FOR ALL OF US, WE HONOR YOU!

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

OUR SON SCOTT WHEN A BABY.  HE'S 38 NOW!

HE WAS SUCH A GOOD BABY.

BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT THAT CAME TODAY

FROM SCOTT AND MY DIL EMILY.

WISHING ALL A WONDERFUL 

MOTHER'S DAY.  FUR BABIES COUNT TOO!

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NEW CROSS STITCH PATTERNS.....

HELLO MY FRIENDS!  

EVEN THO IT'S VERY COLD HERE...WAS

ONLY 39* THIS MORNING....I'VE BEEN 

THINKING ABOUT WARMER DAYS.

I'VE JUST FINISHED SOME FUN AMERICANA

DESIGNS AND PUT THEM IN LITTLE VINTAGE

FRAMES I HAPPENED TO HAVE ON HAND.

THEY WOULD BE FUN AS PINKEEPS TOO

OR PERHAPS EVEN STITCHED TOGETHER

AND FRAMED AS ONE PIECE.

YOU CAN FIND THESE NEW E-PATTERNS

 ON MY PICTURETRAIL WEBSITE WITH PAYPAL

BUTTONS FOR EASY PURCHASE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH THE BUTTONS

PLEASE DO EMAIL ME AND I CAN SEND YOU

AN INVOICE FOR THE DESIRED PATTERN/PATTERNS.

homespunprimsbylori@gmail.com

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO FIND PATTERNS.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI