TURKEY TALK IN MARCH!

I STARTED THESE TURKEY BLOCKS FROM A

PATTERN BY COUNTRY THREADS SOME YEARS

AGO AND NEVER GOT BACK TO THEM SO ONE

OF MY GOALS THIS YEAR IS TO GET THIS

DONE FOR OUR HOME BY FALL! I ONLY HAVE ONE

MORE TURKEY BLOCK TO APPLIQUE. IN PLACE

OF THE PIECED STAR BLOCKS I'M GOING TO

DO SMALL APPLIQUED PUMPKIN BLOCKS. I'M

ALWAYS IN THE MOOD TO WORK ON FALL PROJECTS!

IT'S MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO COUNTRY THREADS

QUILT SHOP IN IOWA TRY TO GET THERE IN YOUR

TRAVELS. BRIAN'S FAMILY LIVES IN MISSOURI

AND SO WE GO RIGHT BY THE EXIT EVERY TIME WE

GO TO VISIT. I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO VISIT

COUNTRY THREADS SEVERAL TIMES. IT'S ON A WORKING

FARM AND SO QUAINT. LOTS OF INSPIRATION THERE!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVELY EMAILS AND

FOR STOPPING BY MY PT UPDATE! I APPRECIATE

IT SO VERY MUCH. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR

AN UPDATE TO PURCHASE. JUST EMAIL ME ANY TIME

YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE.

WE HAVE A LITTLE SNOW IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND

TODAY. MY FRIEND KATHY IS COMING FOR THE DAY.

TOMORROW IS HER BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MY DEAR FRIEND! I KNOW WE ARE

GOING TO HAVE A FUN DAY. I HOPE YOU WILL HAVE

A WONDERFUL DAY TOO!

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

UPDATE IS OPEN...

HOPE YOU CAN JOIN ME ON MY PICTURE TRAIL!

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK AND LOOK FOR THE

ITEMS FOR SALE ALBUM.

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

LORI

UPDATE PREVIEW....

HERE ARE THE OFFERINGS I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

BUNNIES (ABOVE)

ALL THREE ARE RAG STUFFED.

BLACK BUNNY DESIGN BY JACKIE SCHMIDT.

I ADDED THE LITTLE WOOL POUCH WITH

HOMESPUN CARROT.

THE TWO LIGHTER BUNNIES ARE MY

DESIGN FROM LAST YEAR BASED ON AN

ANTIQUE BUNNY DOLL. I CHANGED THE EARS

THIS YEAR. THEY ARE LINED WITH A BROWN PRINT

AND I MADE THEM POINT DOWN INSTEAD OF UP.

4 PATCH QUILT

BASED ON AN ANTIQUE DOLL QUILT.

SPOOLS QUILT

DOLLS...PATIENCE ON THE LEFT

LINSEY & WOOLSEY (HER SHEEP) ON RIGHT

BOTH RAG STUFFED. SHEEP IS COTTON STUFFED.

BOTH MY OWN DESIGNS.

PEEP MAKE~DO.

I USED A RUSTY HOG SCRAPER

FOR THE BASE. FILLED WITH CRUSHED WALNUT

SHELLS AND FIBERFILL.

LARGE BLACK WALLBOX MADE OUT OF PINE.

REALLY WELL MADE WITH LEATHER HINGES

ON THE TOP.

THE UPDATE WILL BE THIS THURSDAY MORNING

MARCH 29, AT 9 AM CENTRAL TIME.

I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN ME THEN.

THE ITEMS FOR SALE ALBUM ON MY

PICTURETRAIL IS CLOSED UNTIL THE UPDATE.

I AM STILL WORKING ON A PN DESIGN

BASED ON AN ANTIQUE HOOKED RUG.

IF I CAN'T GET IT DONE IN TIME FOR THE

UPDATE I WILL OFFER IT AFTERWARDS.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

SPOOLS/COXCOMB QUILT TOP

HERE IS THE BROWN SPOOLS QUILT TOP

ALL READY TO BASTE AND HAND QUILT.

I JUST FINISHED  HAND APPLIQUEING THE LAST BIRD.

I THINK IT TURNED OUT NEAT AND I AM

EXCITED TO START THE BAPTIST FAN QUILTING

ON IT. IT WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE SOON.

GOTTA GO LOOK FOR THE PERFECT BACKING

AND GET IT BASTED SO I CAN SIT AND QUILT ON IT

THIS EVENING.

HAVE A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

OFFERINGS I'M WORKING ON....

HERE IS A BOWL FULL OF ITEMS TO

BE AGED FOR MY NEXT PT UPDATE.

I'M HOPING TO GET TO THAT TODAY.

THEN THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FINISHING TO DO!

DOLLS, BUNNY DOLLS, A PEEP MAKE~DO, OH MY!!

THE SHEEP GOES WITH THE BIGGEST DOLL.

WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT I NAME THEM!

I PIECED THIS SPOOL QUILT YESTERDAY.

ALL THE SPOOLS ARE BROWNS AND TANS.

I AM NOW APPLIQUEING A COXCOMB FLOWER

ON TOP OF THEM AND MAYBE A BIRD OR TWO.

MY OWN IDEA. I THINK IT'S GOING TO TURN

OUT NEAT! IT WILL BE HAND QUILTED IN THE BAPTIST

FAN QUILT DESIGN.

HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A SUPER DAY.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DAYS IN THE 70'S AND OUR

SNOW IS ABOUT GONE. JUST A FEW PATCHES

LEFT BUT I'M SURE WE'LL GET A LITTLE WHITE STUFF YET.

GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE MORE WARM DAYS IN

THE 70'S AND THEN BACK DOWN TO 40'S AND 50'S.

ENJOY YOUR DAY WHEREVER YOU ARE!

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

BLUE ~N~ BROWN FOUR PATCH

I PIECED THIS SWEET LITTLE QUILT TOP

YESTERDAY. IT WAS INSPIRED BY AN ANTIQUE

DOLL QUILT. IT WILL BE HAND QUILTED AND

OFFERED FOR SALE ON MY NEXT PT UPDATE.

WE'VE HAD DAYS IN THE 50's AND 60's THIS WEEK

SO OUR SNOW IS GOING FAST. SUPPOSED TO BE

ALMOST 70 TODAY. I'M TAKING ZOE 45 MILES TO

THE GROOMER. IT WILL BE A NICE DAY

FOR A DRIVE. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

PRIMITIVE EGGS

LAST WEEK MY FRIEND KATHY AND I STARTED

THESE FUN BUT MESSY PRIMITIVE EGGS.

THEY ARE MADE FROM DOLLAR STORE PLASTIC

EASTER EGGS. I FOUND THE TUTORIAL ON

WHITE SHEEP FARM BLOG.

CLICK HERE TO FIND IT.

WE HAD FUN DOING THEM TOGETHER.

WE DID THE EXTRA DIPPING IN WAX STEP TODAY.

I DECIDED AFTER MUCH THOUGHT TO LEAVE THE

GROUP SELLING BLOG AND GO BACK TO

HAVING MY PT UPDATES ONLY. THE PRESSURE

OF A DEADLINE EVERY MONTH WAS JUST NOT FOR ME.

I KNOW SOME THRIVE ON THAT AND CAN PRODUCE

MUCH BUT I WAS GETTING TOO STRESSED OUT

AND I WANT TO ENJOY DOING MY HAND~MADE'S SO

THIS IS JUST THE BEST FOR ME AT THIS TIME.

BUT PLEASE DO STOP  BY AND VISIT THE OTHER GIRLS

THIS FRIDAY AS THEY HAVE THEIR NEWEST CREATIONS

 AVAILABLE FOR SALE. THERE ARE MANY TALENTED

ARTISANS ON THERE. IN THE MEANTIME I AM WORKING

HARD ON LOTS OF NEW GOODIES FOR MY NEXT PT

UPDATE TO BE ANNOUNCED IN A FEW WEEKS TIME.

HAVE A GLORIOUS REST OF THE DAY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

MUSTARD HORSE RUG FINISHED

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THIS BUT I HOOKED THIS

RUG IN JUST 5 DAYS!

MOVE OVER RHONDA (MY GLORYSTARS! he he)

 IT MEASURES 22" X 31~1/2". A

PRETTY GOOD SIZED RUG. I DON'T REALLY HAVE BLUES

IN OUR BEDROOM BUT I NEEDED TO ADD ANOTHER COLOR

AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TURQUOISE BLUE IN

THE DOUBLE HORSE RUG OVER OUR BED SO DECIDED

TO ADD A BIT OF TURQUOISE TO THIS RUG BUT

IT'S REALLY MORE TOWARDS BLUE/GREEN IN

PERSON I THINK. I USED SEVERAL DIFFERENT MUSTARD'S

IN THE HORSE BUT OUTLINED IT IN ONE TEXTURED MUSTARD.

I'M PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS.

THIS IS WHERE I PLACED IT IN OUR BEDROOM.

JUST OVER FROM ZOE'S STEPS.

I MAY HOOK ONE MORE NEW RUG FOR THE LIVING ROOM

BEFORE I TAKE ALL NEW HOME PICS FOR MY PT SO IT

MAY BE A FEW WEEKS YET BUT DON'T GIVE UP ON ME!

I WILL GET THEM ON THERE FOR SURE THIS SPRING.

NOW I NEED TO GET BACK TO HAND~MADES FOR SALE

AND GIFTS FOR MY TWO BESTEST BUDDIES WHO

BOTH HAVE BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH....KATHY AND JUDY!

HOPING YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

HORSING AROUND!

I STARTED HOOKING ON THIS HORSE RUG

FOR OUR BEDROOM ON MONDAY. I CAN'T SEEM

TO PUT IT DOWN SO WILL GET IT DONE THIS WEEK.

IT'S A GOOD SIZED ONE BUT I'M USING 9 CUTS

SO IT'S GOING PRETTY FAST.

I USED AND ANTIQUE COOKIE CUTTER FOR

THE HORSE SHAPE.

THE BIRD WAS INSPIRED BY AN ANTIQUE PIECE

OF NEEDLEWORK. SORRY THE PICS ARE SO DARK

WE GOT 18" OF SNOW YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK

THEM SO THE LIGHTING WASN'T SO GOOD.

HERE'S THE PICNIC TABLE ON THE BACK DECK

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. WE HAVEN'T SEEN A SNOWSTORM

LIKE THIS ONE FOR YEARS. I HAD TO SHOVEL THE DECK

OFF TWICE YESTERDAY TO KEEP UP WITH IT. AND IT

WAS THAT WET HEAVY KIND OF SNOW SO THIS

ALMOST 55 YEAR OLD WAS PLUM TUCKERED OUT!

HOPING EVERYONE HAS A MOST WONDERFUL DAY.

I'M HOPING TO FINISH MY RUG THIS WEEKEND SO

LOOK FOR A COMPLETE PICTURE THEN.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI