New Bandanas

We heard the word "biscuit" and Mom finally got a good photo of us!

Scary Noise this morning!

7:00 this morning a scary noise terrified the dogs-and me- till I remembered I've heard that noise before!!  Ran outside in my PJs and took this photo just as it was ascending.  It had been right over the house!  Wow!  Looks like a good idea for hay art....hmmmmm!

Quilts I've made

Here are some of the quilts that I have made (or attempted!).  I tend to start one and not finish it!

Size:  Wallhanging
Kit?: No
Pattern?: Yes
I designed?: No
Status: Finished!
History:  Pattern look challenging and I was up for it! Was fun to put together.

Size:  Large Wallhanging
Kit?: Yes
Pattern?: No
I designed?: No
Status: Top not done
History:  Saw this kit and thought it would be fun.  Learned the hard way that
HeatnBond Ultrahold is NOT sewable.  Argh!

Size:  Baby quilt
Kit?: Yes
Pattern?: No
I designed?: No
Status: Finished!
History:  Saw this kit and thought it would be fun to work with Minkee.

Size:  Large baby quilt
Kit?: No
Pattern?: Yes
I designed?: No but I did pick out fabrics.
Status: Finished!
History:  I LOVE MINKEE!  So soft!  Each square is 10"x10" as shown by ruler.

Size:  Wallhanging or Throw
Kit?: No
Pattern?: Yes, but I added a blue crab.
I designed?: No but sand-dollar topstitching was my idea.
Status: Finished!
History:  Saw this pattern and it reminded me of Chesapeake Bay.  The back fabric is a blue crab pattern.

Size:  Baby quilt
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes!
Status: Finished!
History:  For my niece's new baby, Beverly, born May 14, 2011.  Backing is pink Minkee!

Size:  Twin
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes
Status: Bound but not quilted
History:  Love blue/white.

Size:  Wallhanging
Kit?: No
Pattern?: Yes
I designed?: No
Status: Not finished with top-need to finish adding whiskers.
History:  Saw this pattern and thought it looked colorful.

Size:  Throw
Kit?: Yes
Pattern?: No
I designed?: No but added dark green Minkee as the backing fabric.
Status: Finished!
History:  Loved the stripes and optical illusion of this quilt.  Would do another one in a heartbeat.

Size:  Wallhanging or Table Runner
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes
Status: Need to add the stems to each leaf and quilt the layers.
History:  Saw the quilt square and thought it would look good in my dining room.

Size:  Couch pillow
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes
Status: Top not done
History:  Love crazy quilts and the look of hand-stitched embroidery.

Size:  Full
Kit?: Yes
Pattern?: No
I designed?: No
Status: Bound but not quilted
History:  My first block-of-the-month kit.

Size:  Queen
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes
Status: Bound but not quilted
History:  My very first quilt that I designed.  Has been sitting on shelf in closet for many, many years.

Size:  Baby quilts
Kit?: Left one was not, right one was.
Pattern?: Left one was, right one was not.
I designed?: No
Status: Finished!
History:  Love working with Minkee and soft fabrics.

Creating "Cars 2" car ... Carla Veloso #8

This was my second attempt at "freehanding" the design.

(Cross-stitch grid paper is great!)

For Descolada who blinked and missed it!

My Pocket Frog!

Farm Story creators need to get their act together!

I am getting so tired of seeing the ironic  "HOORAY!" message....

...it is never "a few minutes" and it is usually without consequences!

Inspirations for Sheep and Taekwondo Designs

Inspirations for Sheep and Taekwondo Designs

 The above screenshot came from a YouTube video of a game called "Minecraft".  It's an awesome game that my kids and I play on the computer.  Video link is In Search of Diamonds

Naptime for River and Buster

Naptime!

Caught this photo this afternoon.  They were escaping the Texas heat.

Old photos of my farm

These are old photos of my farm!  It's come a long way!