PANTRY BOX AND SOME WORKS IN PROGRESS

WE TOOK A LITTLE TWO NIGHT TRIP INTO

WISCONSIN THIS PAST WEEKEND FOR A BELATED

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.  I GOT TO DO A

LITTLE ANTIQUING AND FOUND THIS ATTIC

FINISH 10" PANTRY BOX (ON THE BOTTOM) FOR

MY BIG GREEN CUPBOARD IN THE LIVING ROOM.

HERE IS MY COLLECTION. THE NEW ONE

IS ON THE TOP ROW, MIDDLE BOTTOM.

I'VE BEEN WORKING A BIT ON A SAMPLER

FOR OUR BEDROOM AND THIS IS WHAT I HAVE

SO FAR. THE HOUSE WAS INSPIRED BY AN ANTIQUE

SAMPLER. THE REST I'M MAKING UP AS I GO. IT

HAS TO FIT IN A FRAME I HAVE ON HAND

SO I DID A RUNNING STITCH WITH A

DARKER THREAD SO I KNOW WHAT MY WORK

AREA SHOULD BE.

I STARTED PIECING SOME SCHOOLHOUSE QUILT

BLOCKS TODAY FOR A WALL HANGING ALSO

FOR OUR BEDROOM. THE PATTERN IS ONE OF MY

FAVORITES AND BY MY DEAR FRIEND CAROLE COLLINS.

I'M GOING TO DO SOME BROWN HOUSES TOO. I

THINK THERE WILL BE SIX OF EACH WITH SASHING

IN BETWEEN. I'LL TRY TO GET MORE DONE YET

THIS WEEK AND SHOW YOU MORE ON THE

WEEKEND. AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR

STOPPING BY. UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

FINISHED RUG

HERE IS THE RUG I'VE BEEN

WORKING ON. IT'S BASED ON AN ANTIQUE

RUG. THE DATE IS TO COMMEMORATE

OUR ANNIVERSARY YEAR ONLY I

WANTED IT TO LOOK MORE ANTIQUE LIKE

 SO I PUT 1876 INSTEAD OF 1976.

ALSO I WANTED A RUG THAT WAS NOT

DIRECTIONAL. IT'S A SIMPLE RUG BUT

I DO LOVE IT. I USED MOSTLY AS IS WOOL IN

8, 8.5, 9 AND 9.5 CUTS. IT MEASURES

28" X 48".  I DREW THE RECTANGLE SIZE

I NEEDED TO FIT BESIDE THE BED AND THEN

JUST DREW THE HALF CIRCLES AND BRANCHES

WITH LEAVES FREEHAND.

NOW I'M WORKING ON A SAMPLER FOR OUR

BEDROOM THAT I AM MAKING UP TO

FIT A FRAME I HAVE ON HAND.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL DAY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

YAY! I'M RUG HOOKING AGAIN....

HERE'S A LITTLE PEEK AT A RUG

I HAD STARTED BEFORE MY ECZEMA

DIAGNOSIS AND HAD TO PUT UP TILL

I WAS HEALED. I WENT YESTERDAY TO THE

DERMATOLOGIST AND I AM GOOD TO GO

SO I HAVE BEEN ENJOYING RUG HOOKING AGAIN.

THIS RUG WAS INSPIRED BY AN ANTIQUE

RUG BUT I DREW MY OWN DESIGN OUT.

IT'S QUITE A LARGE RUG BUT WILL FIT

NICELY NEXT TO THE GUEST BED ON THE

FLOOR I THINK. I HOPE TO MAKE LOTS OF

PROGRESS THIS WEEKEND AND FINISH IT

SOME TIME NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE KIND COMMENTS

ABOUT MY STAR QUILT. I SO APPRECIATE EVERYONE

THAT TOOK TIME TO TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS.

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

NOW BACK TO MY RUG. UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

PRIMITIVE STAR QUILT DONE

MY QUILT IS DONE AND HANGING ON THE

WALL! YAY!!

YOU CAN SEE THE QUILTING IN THIS PIC.

NOW I'M IN THE QUILT MAKING MOOD! OH~OH!

IT'S A LONG PROCESS TO DO LARGER

QUILTS SO I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE TIME RIGHT NOW

BUT A SCHOOLHOUSE QUILT IS CALLING TO

ME SO I MAY START PIECING SOME BLOCKS.

MORE ON THAT LATER. UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

RUG FOR SALE

I'VE DECIDED TO OFFER THIS RUG FOR SALE

SINCE WE HAD THE NEW CARPETING PUT IN IT DOESN'T

SHOW UP AGAINST IT. THE BACKGROUND ON THE

HOOKED RUG IS TOO SIMILAR TO THE

CARPETING COLOR SO I THINK I WILL

HOOK IT AGAIN IN A DARKER BACKGROUND.

THE DESIGN IS BY MARIA BARTON OF

STAR RUG COMPANY.  IT MEASURES ABOUT

23-1/4" X 30-1/4" AND IS HOOKED ON GOOD QUALITY

LINEN WITH HAND DYED AND AS IS OFF THE BOLT

WOOL, ALSO GOOD QUALITY. I'VE HOOKED IT IN

SIZE 8 CUTS WHICH ARE 1/4" WIDE STRIPS OF WOOL.

I'M ASKING $600.00 FOR IT WITH SHIPPING INCLUDED.

I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND ALL AT

ONCE SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED I WILL DO A LAYAWAY

FOR THREE MONTHS. IF

INTERESTED OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE

MORE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL ME AT

homespunprimsbylori@gmail.com

I HAVE MY STAR QUILT DONE.  JUST NEED TO ADD A SLEEVE

FOR HANGING. I'LL SHOW A PICTURE MAYBE ON

TUESDAY. RIGHT NOW I'M STITCHING ANOTHER SAMPLER

INSPIRED BY AN ANTIQUE ONE.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

OLD TIN

AFTER SEEING HOW WONDERFUL

MY FRIEND JUDY'S CANDLE MOLDS

LOOKED IN HER BOWL RACK I DECIDED

TO COLLECT A FEW FOR THE BOWL RACK

SHE GIFTED ME A FEW YEARS AGO.

I BOUGHT THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM (12 HOLE)

FROM PAINTED PONY PRIMITIVES

AND THE ONE ON THE UPPER LEFT (8 HOLE) ON EBAY.

THE ONE ON THE UPPER RIGHT (6 HOLE) WAS GIFTED TO

ME BY JUDY JUST THE OTHER DAY WHEN

WE HAD A BELATED CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE.

SHE LIVES OVER AN HOURS DRIVE FROM ME AND WE JUST

HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET TOGETHER SO SHE

CAME FOR THE DAY LAST FRIDAY.

A CLOSER LOOK.

I'VE ALSO BEEN COLLECTING OLD TIN

HORSE COOKIE CUTTERS. I LIKE THEM TO

HAVE A DARK PATINA AND EVEN SOME

RUST ON THEM IS OK WITH ME. IN THE BOWLS ABOVE

ARE THREE I HAVE COLLECTED.

ABOVE ARE TWO MORE IN MY COLLECTION.

THE ONE ON THE LEFT WAS ANOTHER OF MY

WONDERFUL GIFTS FROM JUDY. THE ONE

ON THE RIGHT I PURCHASED AT AN ANTIQUES SHOP.

I HAVE A FEW HEARTS TOO. THESE ARE NOT SO

DARK A PATINA BUT I LOVE THEM JUST THE SAME.

THE ONE IN FRONT WAS PURCHASED ON EBAY AND IS

VERY TINY. THE ONE IN BACK ANOTHER OF MY GIFTS

FROM JUDY.

I HAVE THE HEARTS SETTING ON THE SHELF OF

MY SPOON RACK WHERE I HAVE AN OLD

TIN MEASURE NEXT TO THEM.

I HAVE A FEW OTHER PIECES THAT I HAVEN'T

SHOWN BUT MAYBE ANOTHER DAY. THANK YOU

DEAR JUDY FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL GIFTS

AND MOSTLY FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP. IT WAS A

VERY SPECIAL DAY SPENT WITH A TRUE FRIEND.

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

NEW SAMPLER GROUPING AND QUILTING MY STAR QUILT

ABOVE ARE THE THREE NEW SAMPLERS

I RECENTLY STITCHED FOR OUR BLUE/BROWN

GUEST BEDROOM.

ABOVE IS THE THIRD ONE I STITCHED THIS PAST

WEEK. IT'S A STACY NASH PATTERN CALLED

MISS MAE'S SPRING SAMPLER. IT'S STITCHED ON

LINEN USING DMC THREADS.

THE LIGHTING ISN'T SO GOOD BUT YOU CAN

GET AN IDEA OF HOW THEY LOOK NEXT TO

THE LITTLE INDIGO DRESSES.

THE LARGE SAMPLER ABOVE WAS WHERE

THE LUCINDA SAMPLER IS NOW. I MOVED

IT HERE ABOVE THE LITTLE BLACK DRY SINK

AND DECIDED I LIKED IT SO I PUT THE RED

GAMEBOARD THAT WAS IN

IT'S PLACE OUT IN THE LIVING ROOM.

I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE HOW I AM

QUILTING MY STAR QUILT. BAPTIST FAN IS

 MY FAVORITE QUILTING DESIGN. IT'S AN ALL OVER

DESIGN WHICH MEANS YOU DO THE SAME PATTERN TO

COVER THE ENTIRE QUILT. I START AT THE BOTTOM

RIGHT CORNER AND WORK TO THE LEFT, ONE ROW

AT A TIME. ABOVE IS THE PLASTIC TEMPLATE

I USE. THIS IS THE LARGEST I HAVE BUT

I DO HAVE SEVERAL SMALLER SIZES AND USE

THEM ACCORDING TO THE SIZE OF THE QUILT I AM DOING.

HERE I AM MIDWAY ON A ROW AND DRAWING MY

NEXT SET OF ARCS.  I JUST DO ONE SET AT

AT TIME WITH A CHALK MARKER. I LINE UP

THE TEMPLATE LINES ON THE RIGHT WITH THE

PREVIOUSLY QUILTED LINES, MAKE SURE

I HAVE THE TEMPLATE STRAIGHT AND DRAW

MY NEXT SET.

ABOVE ARE THE LINES I JUST DREW. I START

WITH THE SMALLEST ARC AND WORK MY WAY OUT.

HERE I AM HAND QUILTING USING THE ROCKING

THE CRADLE MOTION. AFTER GETTING SEVERAL

STITCHES ON MY NEEDLE I PULL IT THROUGH.

I USE A METAL QUILTERS THIMBLE WITH A RIDGE

ON TOP TO KEEP THE NEEDLE FROM SLIPPING AND

SIZE EIGHT QUILTING NEEDLES. I HAD TO SET

MY QUILT ASIDE UNTIL MONDAY BECAUSE

I HAVE TO USE THE ECZEMA OINTMENT TODAY AND

TOMORROW AND THEN AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND AND

THEN I AM DONE! I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE

GETTING THE GREASY STUFF ON MY QUILT! I

DID GET TWO AND A HALF ROWS OF QUILTING DONE

THIS PAST WEEK SO I MADE GOOD

PROGRESS ON IT.  I HOPE TO HAVE IT HANGING

IN THE HALLWAY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'M STILL

NOT HOOKING UNTIL I'M DONE WITH THE ECZEMA TREATMENT.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON IRRITATING IT SINCE

I AM SO CLOSE TO BEING DONE. HAVE A GREAT

WEEKEND AND THANKS FOR DROPPING BY. 

UNTIL NEXT TIME......LORI